The 2017–18 Ekstraklasa is the 84th season of the Ekstraklasa, the top Polish professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1927. The league is operated by the Ekstraklasa SA.
The season started on 14 July 2017, running to 20 May 2018.After the 21st matchday the league will be on a winter break between 18 December 2017 and 9 February 2018. The regular season will be played in a round-robin tournament. A total of 16 teams participate, 14 of which competed in the league during the 2016–17 season, while the remaining two were promoted from the I liga. The fixtures were announced on 8 June 2017.
Each team plays a total of 30 matches, half at home and half away. After the 30th round (in the beginning of April 2018), the league will be split into two groups: championship round (top eight teams) and relegation round (bottom eight teams). Each team will play 7 more games (teams ranked 1-4 and 9-12 will play four times at home). So, finally each team plays a total of 37 matches. This is the fifth season to take place since the new playoff/playout rule has been introduced.
The defending champions are Legia Warsaw, who won their 12th Polish title the previous season.
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. Sandecja Nowy Sącz were promoted to the Ekstraklasa for the first time. Górnik Zabrze returned to Ekstraklasa after one year absence
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