The Ekstraliga (), officially known as Orlen Ekstraliga due to its sponsorship by Orlen, is the top Polish league for women's association football teams.
The league's first season was in 1979âÂÂ80. Initially, it was called I liga polska kobiet. The first title holder was Czarni Sosnowiec. In 2005, the league was renamed to Ekstraliga kobiet. The winner of the league qualifies for the UEFA Women's Champions League.
Relegated teams descend to the I liga.
Up to the 2009âÂÂ10 season with six teams in the league, the teams played each other four times per season. Thus, each club was totalling 20 matches. The last-place finisher was relegated while the 5th-place finisher played a two-legged relegation play-off.
For the 2010âÂÂ11 season, the whole women's football of Poland was reorganized. The amount of teams in the Ekstraliga was increased from six to ten. For this to happen, two teams from each of the two 2nd divisions were promoted directly to the top tier, and the two 3rd-place finishers played a two-legged playoff with the winner playing a two-legged playoff against the 6th-place finisher from the Ekstraliga.
Since the 2014âÂÂ15 season, 12 teams participate in the top-tier competition. Since the 2015âÂÂ16 until the end of the 2019âÂÂ20 campaign, after the regular season, the teams were divided into a championship and relegation group. Points scored during this stage were added to those of the regular season.
Still active teams are in bold.