Start from the start with episode 1
You’ve met my new assistant. You’ve met our new club. You’ve met our new squad. Now meet the teams that form our new League, the Polish 1st tier, Lotto Ekstraklasa (LE).
Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza
From: Nieciecza
Ground: Nieciecza
Last Season: 14th in LE
Predicted: 11th
Rivals in Lotto Ekstraklasa: N/A
Cracovia
From: Krakow
Ground: Cracovia Stadium
Last Season: 5th in LE
Predicted: 7th
Rivals in Lotto Ekstraklasa: Wisła Kraków (Fierce, Local), Legia (Historic)
GKS Katowice (Us):
From: Katowice
Ground: Stadion GKS Katowice
Last Season: 2nd in First Division, Promoted
Predicted: 16th
Rivals in Lotto Ekstraklasa: Wisła Krakow, Legia, Zagłębie Sosnowiec (Local)
Górnik Łęczna
From: Lublin
Ground: Arena Lublin
Last Season: 9th in LE
Predicted: 10th
Rivals in Lotto Ekstraklasa: N/A
Górnik Zabrze
From: Zabrze
Ground: Ernesta Pohla
Last Season: 11th in LE
Predicted: 15th
Rivals in Lotto Ekstraklasa: Legia (Fierce), Piast
Jagiellonia Białystok
From: Białystok
Ground: Białystok City Stadium
Last Season: 3rd in LE
Predicted: 4th
Rivals in Lotto Ekstraklasa: Legia (Historic)
KGHM Zagłębie Lubin
From: Lubin
Ground: Stadion Zagłebia
Last Season: 10th in LE
Predicted: 8th
Rivals in Lotto Ekstraklasa: N/A
Korona Kielce
From: Kielce
Ground: Kolporter Arena
Last Season: 13th in LE
Predicted: 13th
Rivals in Lotto Ekstraklasa: Wisła Kraków (Competitive), Legia (Historic)
Lech Poznań
From: Poznań
Ground: Inea
Last Season: 2nd in LE
Predicted: 2nd
Rivals in Lotto Ekstraklasa: Legia (Fierce, Historic), Pogoń (Historic), Lechia (Historic), Wisła Kraków (Historic)
Lechia Gdańsk
From: Gdańsk
Ground: Energa Gdańsk
Last Season: 4th in LE
Predicted: 3rd
Rivals in Lotto Ekstraklasa: N/A
Legia Warszawa
From: Warszawa
Ground: Józef Piłudski City Stadium
Last Season: 1st in LE
Predicted: 1st
Rivals in Lotto Ekstraklasa: Lech (Historic), Wisła Kraków (Historic)
Piast Gliwice
From: Gliwice
Ground: Stadion Piast
Last Season: 1st in First Division, Promoted
Predicted: 12th
Rivals in Lotto Ekstraklasa: Górnik Zabrze (Local), GKS Katowice (Local)
Pogoń Szczecin
From: Szczecin
Ground: Floriana Krygiera
Last Season: 8th in LE
Predicted: 5th
Rivals in Lotto Ekstraklasa: Cracovia, Lech, Zagłębie Sosnowiec
Wisła Kraków
From: Krakow
Ground: Henryk Reyman City Stadium
Last Season: 6th in LE
Predicted: 6th
Rivals in Lotto Ekstraklasa: Cracovia (Local), Legia (Competitive)
Wisła Płock
From: Płock
Ground: Kazimierza Gorskiego
Last Season: 7th in LE
Predicted: 9th
Rivals in Lotto Ekstraklasa: Legia (Local)
Zagłębie Sosnowiec
From: Katowice
Ground: Stadion Ludowy
Last Season: 12th in LE
Predicted: 14th
Rivals in Lotto Ekstraklasa: Pogoń (Fierce), GKS Katowice (Fierce, Local), Górnik Zabrze (Fierce, Local), Cracovia (Fierce), Lech (Fierce), Wisła Kraków (Fierce), Piast (Fierce, Local)
The League rules are not all that different to what we’ve become used to in the PT Championship, although for the first time our squad is restricted to no more than 2 non-EU players in the starting lineup. That shouldn’t be a problem though as we don’t currently have any players from outside Europe.
Anyway, there are 16 teams in the Lotto Ekstraklasa who play each other twice, which is 30 matches. The top 8 teams qualify for the Championship Group and the bottom 8 go into the Relegation Group. Seem familiar?
In both the Championship and Relegation Groups, all teams start with all of their stats from the first Stage, like goal difference, goals scored, conceded etc. All teams also start with 50% of the points they’ve accrued. Apart from that it’s very simple: The bottom 2 teams in the Relegation Group are relegated, the top side in the Championship Group qualifies for the Champions League and the next 2 sides qualify for the Europa League.
So that’s all you need to know about the Lotto Ekstraklasa. It’s a big step up and avoiding relegation will be massive ask, but with the right additions anything can happen… Right?
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