Ekstraliga (speedway)

Polish motorcycle speedway league

Further information: Speedway in Poland

Ekstraliga żużlowaSport| motorcycle speedway

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Founded| 2000
CEO| League Commissioner:
Wojciech Stępniewski
No. of teams| 8
Country| Poland
Most recent
champion(s)| Unia Leszno – 8
TV partner(s)| England: Premier Sports
Poland: Eleven Sports PL, CANAL+ Sport
Official website| Official site
Notes
League below
Ekstraliga 2
2\. Liga

The Speedway Ekstraliga (English: Polish Extraleague, Polish: Ekstraliga żużlowa) is the top division of motorcycle speedway in Poland and determines the winner of the Team Speedway Polish Championship. It has been called the "richest and most popular speedway league in the world",[1] and attracts riders from all over the world. The Ekstraliga has the highest average attendances for any sport in Poland.[1]

With the fall of communism in Poland in the 1990s and the resultant sharp increase in the value of the Złoty, the sport began to attract a wider range of star riders from other countries. The first of these was Denmark's Hans Nielsen.[1]

In 2000, the First Division was renamed Ekstraliga, and the number of teams was reduced.[1] Since 2015 the official sponsor of Ekstraliga is the Polish energy company PGE, which signed the financial contract for three consecutive seasons in 2021. The top division is called the PGE Ekstraliga.[2]

## 2024 PGE Ekstraliga

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* WTS Wrocław
* Motor Lublin
* Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski
* Unia Leszno
* Włókniarz Częstochowa
* KS Toruń
* GKM Grudziądz
* ZKŻ Zielona Góra

## Teams

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City | Club | Current team name | Seasons in Ekstraliga | Total Seasons

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Leszno | Unia Leszno | Fogo Unia Leszno | 2000–24 | 25
Wrocław | WTS Wrocław | Betard Sparta Wrocław | 2000–24 | 25
Toruń | KS Toruń | KS Apator Toruń | 2000–19, 2021–24 | 24
Częstochowa | Włókniarz Częstochowa | Tauron Włókniarz Częstochowa | 2000–14, 2017–24 | 23
Gorzów Wielkopolski | Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski | ebut.pl Stal Gorzów | 2000–02, 2008–24 | 21
Zielona Góra | ZKŻ Zielona Góra | Novyhotel Falubaz Zielona Góra | 2001, 2003–05, 2007–21, 2024 | 20
Tarnów | Unia Tarnów | Unia Tarnów | 2004–08, 2010–16, 2018 | 13
Bydgoszcz | Polonia Bydgoszcz | Abramczyk Polonia Bydgoszcz | 2000–07, 2009–10, 2012–13 | 12
Grudziądz | GKM Grudziądz | ZOOleszcz GKM Grudziądz | 2015–24 | 10
Gdańsk | Wybrzeże Gdańsk | Zdunek Wybrzeże Gdańsk | 2000, 2002–03, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2014 | 7
Rzeszów | Stal Rzeszów | Texom Stal Rzeszów | 2006–08, 2011–13, 2015 | 7
Lublin | KM Cross Lublin | Orlen Oil Motor Lublin | 2019–24 | 6
Rybnik | ŻKS ROW Rybnik | ROW Rybnik | 2004, 2006, 2016–17, 2020 | 5
Piła | Polonia Piła | Polonia Piła | 2000–03 | 4
Gniezno | Start Gniezno | Start Gniezno | 2013 | 1
Ostrów Wielkopolski | TZ Ostrovia Ostrów Wielkopolski | Arged Malesa Ostrów | 2022 | 1
Krosno | Wilki Krosno | Cellfast Wilki Krosno | 2023 | 1

## Ekstraliga Champions

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Main article: Team Speedway Polish Championship

## References

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1. ^ a b c d Kevin Meynell & Marcin Babnis (7 July 2004), History of Polish Speedway. Main competitions. Rules. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
2. ^ "Speedway from Around the Globe - Poland PGE Ekstraliga". Speedway Star. 10 September 2022. p. 42.

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Speedway Ekstraliga in season 2024

* GKM Grudziądz
* KS Toruń
* Speedway Lublin
* Stal Gorzów Wielkopolski
* Unia Leszno
* Włókniarz Częstochowa
* WTS Wrocław
* ZKŻ Zielona Góra

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Polish speedway teams and seasons

Ekstraliga|

* Częstochowa
* Gorzów
* Grudziądz
* Leszno
* Lublin
* Toruń
* Wrocław
* Zielona Góra

Ekstraliga 2|

* Bydgoszcz
* Gdańsk
* Krosno
* Łódź
* Ostrów
* Poznań
* Rybnik
* Rzeszów

National League|

* Daugavpils
* Gniezno
* Landshut
* Opole
* Piła
* Tarnów

Former|

* Motor Lublin
* Kraków
* Lviv
* Miskolc
* Prague
* Rawicz
* Rivne
* Świętochłowice
* Warsaw
* Wittstock

Seasons|

* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

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International speedway competitions

World|

* Individual (Grand Prix) (Qualification)
* Pairs (Speedway of Nations)
* World Team Cup (World Cup)
* Individual U-21
* Team U-21
* Individual U-16

Europe|

* Individual
* Pairs
* Team
* U21
* U19
* Junior (team)

National Championships|

* Argentina
* Australia / (U-21)
* Austria
* Czech/Czech Rep
* Denmark / (U-21)
* Finland
* France
* Germany/East/West
* Great Britain / (U-21) / (U-19)
* Hungary
* Italy
* Latvia
* New Zealand
* Norway
* Poland / (U-21)
* Romanian
* Russia/Soviet
* Slovenia
* Sweden / (U-21)
* USA (AMA) / USA (SRA)

National Leagues|

* Denmark
* Great Britain
* Poland
* Sweden
* Czech/Czech Rep
* Germany/East/West
* Hungary
* Russia/Soviet

Ice speedway|

* World Championships: Individual
* Team
* European: Individual

Long track|

* World Championships: Individual
* Team

Former Championships|

* Australasian
* British Nordic
* Champions Cup (indiv)
* Champions' Cup (teams)
* Commonwealth
* Continental
* Estonian
* Intercontinental
* Nordic
* Overseas
* Star Riders'

Governing Bodies|

* World (FIM)
* FIM Europe

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