2018–19 Ekstraklasa
The 2018–19 Ekstraklasa was the 93rd season of the Polish Football Championship and the 85th season of the Ekstraklasa, the top Polish professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1927. The league was operated by the Ekstraklasa S.A.
The season started on 20 July 2018 and concluded on 19 May 2019. After the 20th matchday the league went on a winter break between 23 December 2018 and 8 February 2019. The regular season was played as a round-robin tournament. A total of 16 teams participated, 14 of which competed in the league during the 2017–18 season, while the remaining two were promoted from the 2017–18 I liga. The fixtures were announced on 22 March 2018.
Each team played a total of 30 matches, half at home and half away. After the 30th round, the league was split into two groups: championship round and relegation round. Each team played 7 more games. Therefore, each team played a total of 37 matches. The team at the top of the Championship round won the league title. The two teams at the bottom of the Relegation round were relegated to 2019–20 I liga. This was the sixth season to take place since the new playoff structure has been introduced.
The defending champions were Legia Warsaw, who won their 13th Polish title the previous season. Piast Gliwice succeeded Legia, winning its first ever Polish top league title.
Teams
Sixteen teams will compete in the league – the top fourteen teams from the previous season, as well as two teams promoted from the I liga. Miedź Legnica were promoted to the Ekstraklasa for the first time. Zagłębie Sosnowiec will make a return to the Ekstraklasa for the first time since 2008.Stadiums and locations
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity |
| Arka Gdynia | Gdynia | Stadion Miejski | 15,139 |
| Cracovia | Kraków | Stadion Cracovii | 15,016 |
| Górnik Zabrze | Zabrze | Stadion im. Ernesta Pohla | 24,413 |
| Jagiellonia Białystok | Białystok | Stadion Miejski | 22,432 |
| Korona Kielce | Kielce | Suzuki Arena | 15,550 |
| Lech Poznań | Poznań | Stadion Miejski | 43,269 |
| Lechia Gdańsk | Gdańsk | Stadion Energa Gdańsk | 43,615 |
| Legia Warsaw | Warsaw | Stadion im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego | 31,800 |
| Miedź Legnica | Legnica | Stadion im. Orła Białego | 6,244 |
| Piast Gliwice | Gliwice | Stadion Miejski | 10,037 |
| Pogoń Szczecin | Szczecin | Stadion im. Floriana Krygiera | 18,027 |
| Śląsk Wrocław | Wrocław | Stadion Miejski | 42,771 |
| Wisła Kraków | Kraków | Stadion im. Henryka Reymana | 33,326 |
| Wisła Płock | Płock | Stadion im. Kazimierza Górskiego | 12,800 |
| Zagłębie Lubin | Lubin | Stadion Zagłębia | 16,068 |
| Zagłębie Sosnowiec | Sosnowiec | Stadion Ludowy | 7,500 |
- Upgrading to 31,871.
Personnel and kits
Managerial changes
Regular season
League table
Positions by round
Results
Results by round
Play-offs
Championship round
League table
Positions by round
Results
Relegation round
League table
Positions by round
Results
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
Top assists
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
 | Lechia Gdańsk | Zagłębie Lubin | 22 09 2018 | ||
| | Śląsk Wrocław | Jagiellonia Białystok | 01 10 2018 | ||
| | Wisła Kraków | Korona Kielce | 09 03 2019 |