| Competition: | Ekstraklasa |
| Season: | 2015–16 |
| Winners: | Legia Warsaw (11th title) |
| Relegated: | Górnik Zabrze Podbeskidzie |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Legia Warsaw |
| Continentalcup2: | Europa League |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Piast Gliwice Zagłębie Lubin Cracovia |
| Matches: | 296 |
| Total Goals: | 778 |
| League Topscorer: | Nemanja Nikolić (28 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | (26 July 2015) (13 February 2016) |
| Biggest Away Win: | (19 September 2015) |
| Highest Scoring: | (20 November 2015) |
| Longest Wins: | 6 matches Lech Poznań |
| Longest Unbeaten: | 12 matches Pogoń Szczecin |
| Longest Winless: | 11 matches Śląsk Wrocław Wisła Kraków |
| Longest Losses: | 6 matches Wisła Kraków |
| Highest Attendance: | 41,567[1] [2] (19 March 2016) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 0[3] (1 December 2015)[4] [5] |
| Attendance: | 2,694,673[6] |
| Average Attendance: | 9,104 9.4%[7] |
| Prevseason: | 2014–15 |
| Nextseason: | 2016–17 |
The 2015–16 Ekstraklasa was the 82nd season of the highest level of football leagues in Poland since its establishment in 1927. A total of 16 teams were participating, 14 of which competed in the league during the 2014–15 season, while the remaining two were promoted from the I Liga. Each team played a total of 37 matches, half at home and half away.
Lech Poznań were the defending champions, having won their 7th title last season.
Promotion and relegation as usual was determined by the position in the table from prior season. The bottom two teams were directly relegated to the I Liga, while the top two teams are promoted to the Ekstraklasa.
Zawisza Bydgoszcz and GKS Bełchatów finished in 15th and 16th place, respectively, and were relegated to the I Liga as a result. Zagłębie Lubin, the 2014–15 I Liga champion, returns to the top level just one year after their relegation. Runners-up Termalica Bruk-Bet Nieciecza was promoted to the Ekstraklasa for the first time.
| Team | Location | Venue | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15,016 | ||||
| 7,226 | ||||
| 24,413 | ||||
| 22,386 | ||||
| 15,550 | ||||
| 41,609 | ||||
| 42,105 | ||||
| 31,103 | ||||
| 10,037 | ||||
| 15,292 | ||||
| 18,027 | ||||
| 9,300 | ||||
| 42,771 | ||||
| 5,200 | ||||
| 33,130 | ||||
| 16,068 |
| Cracovia | Górnik Łęczna | Górnik Zabrze | Jagiellonia | Korona | Lech |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stadion im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego | Stadion Górnika Łęczna | Arena Zabrze | Stadion Jagiellonii | Kolporter Arena | INEA Stadion |
| Capacity: 15,016 | Capacity: 7,226 | Capacity: 24,413 | Capacity: 22,386 | Capacity: 15,550 | Capacity: 41,609 |
| Lechia | Legia | Piast | Podbeskidzie | Pogoń | Ruch |
| Stadion Energa Gdańsk | Stadion Wojska Polskiego | Arena Gliwice | Stadion BBOSiR | Stadion im. Floriana Krygiera | Stadion Ruchu Chorzów |
| Capacity: 42,105 | Capacity: 31,103 | Capacity: 10,037 | Capacity: 15,292 | Capacity: 18,027 | Capacity: 9,300 |
| Śląsk | Termalica | Wisła | Zagłębie | ||
| Stadion Wrocław | Stadion Bruk-Bet | Stadion im. Henryka Reymana | Stadion Zagłębia Lubin | ||
| Capacity: 42,771 | Capacity: 4,595 | Capacity: 33,130 | Capacity: 16,068 | ||
| Team | Chairman | Head coach | Captain | Manufacturer | Sponsors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Janusz Filipiak | Comarch | |||||
| Artur Kapelko | Lubelski Węgiel Bogdanka | |||||
| Marek Pałus | Łomża | |||||
| Cezary Kulesza | Rafał Grzyb | STAG SA, Wschodzący Białystok | ||||
| Marek Paprocki | Lewiatan | |||||
| Karol Klimczak | STS | |||||
| Adam Mandziara | Lotos | |||||
| Bogusław Leśnodorski | Stanislav Cherchesov | Fortuna | ||||
| Adam Sarkowicz |  Radoslav Látal | Miasto Gliwice, Kar-Tel, E-Toto | ||||
| Tomasz Mikołajko | murapol.pl | |||||
| Jarosław Mroczek | Grupa Azoty, Miasto Szczecin | |||||
| Dariusz Smagorowicz | Węglokoks | |||||
| Paweł Żelem | ||||||
| Danuta Witkowska | Bruk-Bet | |||||
| Piotr Dunin-Suligostowski | Tele-Fonika | |||||
| Tomasz Dębicki | KGHM |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korona Kielce | Ryszard Tarasiewicz[10] | End of contract | 30 June 2015 | Pre-season | Marcin Brosz[11] | 25 June 2015 |
| Górnik Zabrze | Józef Dankowski | End of contract | 30 June 2015 | Robert Warzycha | 16 July 2015 | |
| Górnik Zabrze | Robert Warzycha[12] | Sacked | 13 August 2015 | 16th | Leszek Ojrzyński[13] | 13 August 2015 |
| Lechia Gdańsk | Jerzy Brzęczek[14] | Sacked | 1 September 2015 | 12th | Thomas von Heesen | 1 September 2015 |
| Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała | Dariusz Kubicki[15] | Sacked | 19 September 2015 | 14th | Robert Podoliński[16] | 20 September 2015 |
| Legia Warsaw |  Henning Berg[17] | Sacked | 4 October 2015 | 4th |  Stanislav Cherchesov[18] | 6 October 2015 |
| Lech Poznań | Maciej Skorża[19] | Sacked | 12 October 2015 | 16th | Jan Urban | 12 October 2015 |
| Wisła Kraków | Kazimierz Moskal[20] | Sacked | 30 November 2015 | 7th | Marcin Broniszewski (interim)[21] | 30 November 2015 |
| Lechia Gdańsk | Thomas von Heesen[22] | Sacked | 3 December 2015 | 14th | Dawid Banaczek (interim)[23] | 4 December 2015 |
| Śląsk Wrocław | Tadeusz Pawłowski[24] | Sacked | 7 December 2015 | 16th | Romuald Szukiełowicz | 7 December 2015 |
| Wisła Kraków | Marcin Broniszewski[25] | Caretaking spell over | 22 December 2015 | 13th | Tadeusz Pawłowski | 22 December 2015 |
| Lechia Gdańsk | Dawid Banaczek[26] | Caretaking spell over | 13 January 2016 | 10th | Piotr Nowak | 13 January 2016 |
| Wisła Kraków | Tadeusz Pawłowski[27] | Leave of absence | 29 February 2016 | 15th | Marcin Broniszewski | 29 February 2016 |
| Górnik Zabrze | Leszek Ojrzyński[28] | Sacked | 3 March 2016 | 16th | Jan Żurek | 3 March 2016 |
| Śląsk Wrocław | Romuald Szukiełowicz[29] | Sacked | 9 March 2016 | 15th | Mariusz Rumak[30] | 9 March 2016 |
| Wisła Kraków | Marcin Broniszewski[31] | Caretaking spell over | 13 March 2016 | 15th | Dariusz Wdowczyk | 13 March 2016 |
| Górnik Łęczna | Yuriy Shatalov[32] | Resigned | 6 May 2016 | 14th | Andrzej Rybarski (interim) | 6 May 2016 |
| Month | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|
| August 2015[36] |  Nemanja Nikolić | Legia Warsaw |
| September 2015[37] | Nemanja Nikolić | Legia Warsaw |
| October 2015[38] | Nemanja Nikolić | Legia Warsaw |
| November 2015[39] | Mateusz Cetnarski | Cracovia |
| February 2016[40] | Rafał Murawski | Pogoń Szczecin |
| March 2016[41] | Filip Starzyński | Zagłębie Lubin |
| April 2016[42] | Aleksandar Prijović | Legia Warsaw |
| Award[43] | Player | Club | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player of the Season | Nemanja Nikolić | Legia Warsaw | |
| Goalkeeper of the Season | Jakub Szmatuła | Piast Gliwice | |
| Defender of the Season |  Patrik Mráz | Piast Gliwice | |
| Midfielder of the Season | Rafał Murawski | Pogoń Szczecin | |
| Forward of the Season | Nemanja Nikolić | Legia Warsaw | |
| Coach of the Season | Radoslav Látal | Piast Gliwice | |
| Discovery of the Season | Bartosz Kapustka | Cracovia | |
| Goal of the Season | Jarosław Fojut | Pogoń Szczecin | vs. Piast Gliwice (8th round) |
| Save of the Season | Radosław Cierzniak | Wisła Kraków | vs. Lech Poznań (3rd round) |
| Plus of the Season | Nemanja Nikolić | Legia Warsaw | |
| Turbokozak | Sebastian Steblecki | Górnik Zabrze |
