How Much Do Ekstraklasa Clubs Earn? League Payouts and the Polish Cup
Lech Poznań received more than PLN 36.8 million from Ekstraklasa for the 2025/26 season. According to the report, PLN 300.02 million was distributed among the clubs under the league’s model. For the 2026/27 Polish Cup, the Polish Football Association (PZPN) has provided for PLN 5 million net for the winner of the trophy.
How much did Ekstraklasa clubs receive for the 2025/26 season?
The official table breaks the payouts down into four components: the fixed amount, the historical ranking, sporting performance and the Pro Junior System.
| No. | Club | Total in the report |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lech Poznań | PLN 36,819,265.27 |
| 2 | Górnik Zabrze | PLN 29,735,411.58 |
| 3 | Jagiellonia Białystok | PLN 26,518,732.98 |
| 4 | Raków Częstochowa | PLN 21,676,992.75 |
| 5 | GKS Katowice | PLN 17,990,565.61 |
| 6 | Legia Warszawa | PLN 16,703,698.83 |
| 7 | KGHM Zagłębie Lubin | PLN 16,042,305.15 |
| 8 | Wisła Płock | PLN 12,635,533.10 |
| 9 | Pogoń Szczecin | PLN 15,955,144.68 |
| 10 | Radomiak Radom | PLN 13,389,752.64 |
| 11 | Korona Kielce | PLN 12,683,556.49 |
| 12 | Motor Lublin | PLN 12,384,360.35 |
| 13 | Cracovia | PLN 12,905,737.66 |
| 14 | Widzew Łódź | PLN 11,878,762.33 |
| 15 | Piast Gliwice | PLN 12,741,301.29 |
| 16 | Lechia Gdańsk | PLN 11,666,098.42 |
| 17 | Arka Gdynia | PLN 9,214,064.74 |
| 18 | Bruk-Bet Termalica | PLN 9,079,486.14 |
The fixed amount was PLN 8,222,700 per club. Of the whole pool, PLN 41.44 million went on the historical ranking, PLN 103.305 million on sporting performance and PLN 7.267 million on the Pro Junior System. These are payouts recorded in the league’s report, not the clubs’ full revenue or financial result.
The asterisk next to the PJS entries for Lechia Gdańsk, Arka Gdynia and Bruk-Bet Termalica refers to a footnote about paying 50% of the remuneration to the Ekstraklasa Foundation; next to this annotation the report shows PLN 132,830.
The report states PLN 320 million in payments made to the clubs and the PZPN in total. By contrast, PLN 300.02 million is the amount distributed among the clubs under the agreed model. Ekstraklasa also paid the clubs PLN 3.6 million for additional advertising services and valued the barter at PLN 2.7 million. An additional PLN 987 thousand of remuneration for Arka and Bruk-Bet Termalica was reported as a single figure; the report does not say how this amount is split between the two clubs.
You can read more about the distribution rules and the competition format in our guide to Ekstraklasa. See also the articles on money in the European cups and on UEFA payouts to Polish clubs. League payouts are only part of a club’s budget; for the full revenue of the richest clubs and for footballers’ earnings, see our article on the richest clubs and the best-paid players.
Ekstraklasa budget for 2026/27: PLN 367.5 million, of which PLN 290 million in the model pool
The approved budget of Ekstraklasa SA for the 2026/27 season is PLN 367.5 million. The announced pool to be shared among the clubs under the model is PLN 290 million, and PLN 4.1 million has been set aside separately as a bonus for the fifth participant in the European cups. The budget also provides for about PLN 3 million for additional advertising services bought from the clubs.
The model divides 50% of the pool equally. A further 33.5% depends on results in the current season, 14% on historical results, and 2.5% funds the Młodzieżowiec 2.0 (young-player) programme. This is the budget and the distribution rules for the current season, not the final amounts assigned to individual clubs.
Polish Cup 2026/27: prize money from PLN 15 thousand to PLN 5 million net
The PZPN regulations set the amount according to the round in which a team is eliminated or its final result. The winner of the Polish Cup receives PLN 5 million net and the finalist PLN 1 million net.
| Result in the competition | Prize |
|---|---|
| Winner of the 2025/26 regional (WZPN) Polish Cup, taking part at the central level | PLN 50,000 net |
| Eliminated in the first round of the central level | PLN 15,000 net |
| Eliminated in the round of 32 (1/16-final) | PLN 45,000 net |
| Eliminated in the round of 16 (1/8-final) | PLN 90,000 net |
| Eliminated in the quarter-final | PLN 190,000 net |
| Eliminated in the semi-final | PLN 380,000 net |
| Finalist at the central level | PLN 1,000,000 net |
| Winner of the Polish Cup at the central level | PLN 5,000,000 net |
| Finalist of the regional (WZPN) competition in the 2025/26 season | PLN 25,000 net |
PLN 50 thousand applies to the winners of the regional (WZPN) cups from the 2025/26 season who take part in the central 2026/27 edition; PLN 15 thousand is the prize for a team eliminated in the first central round. Payment follows after the club issues the relevant debit document, and the central-level prizes under §14.3(b–h) are not due to clubs that have withdrawn or did not enter these competitions.
Sources: Ekstraklasa Report 2025/2026, published on 22 July 2026; Ekstraklasa budget for 2026/27, announcement of 17 July 2026; Polish Cup Regulations 2026/27, PZPN resolution of 14 May 2026. As of 19 October 2026. Report (in Polish) · League budget (in Polish) · PZPN regulations (in Polish).