2015–16 Ekstraklasa
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Korona Kielce Ryszard Tarasiewicz End of contract 30 June 2015 Pre-season Marcin Brosz 25 June 2015
Górnik Zabrze Józef Dankowski End of contract 30 June 2015 Pre-season Robert Warzycha 16 July 2015
Górnik Zabrze Robert Warzycha Sacked 13 August 2015 16th Leszek Ojrzyński 13 August 2015
Lechia Gdańsk Jerzy Brzęczek Sacked 1 September 2015 12th Thomas von Heesen 1 September 2015
Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała Dariusz Kubicki Sacked 19 September 2015 14th Robert Podoliński 20 September 2015
Legia Warsaw Henning Berg Sacked 4 October 2015 4th Stanislav Cherchesov 6 October 2015
Lech Poznań Maciej Skorża Sacked 12 October 2015 16th Jan Urban 12 October 2015
Wisła Kraków Kazimierz Moskal Sacked 30 November 2015 7th Marcin Broniszewski ( interim ) 30 November 2015
Lechia Gdańsk Thomas von Heesen Sacked 3 December 2015 14th Dawid Banaczek ( interim ) 4 December 2015
Śląsk Wrocław Tadeusz Pawłowski Sacked 7 December 2015 16th Romuald Szukiełowicz 7 December 2015
Wisła Kraków Marcin Broniszewski Caretaking spell over 22 December 2015 13th Tadeusz Pawłowski 22 December 2015
Lechia Gdańsk Dawid Banaczek Caretaking spell over 13 January 2016 10th Piotr Nowak 13 January 2016
Wisła Kraków Tadeusz Pawłowski Leave of absence 29 February 2016 15th Marcin Broniszewski 29 February 2016
Górnik Zabrze Leszek Ojrzyński Sacked 3 March 2016 16th Jan Żurek 3 March 2016
Śląsk Wrocław Romuald Szukiełowicz Sacked 9 March 2016 15th Mariusz Rumak 9 March 2016
Wisła Kraków Marcin Broniszewski Caretaking spell over 13 March 2016 15th Dariusz Wdowczyk 13 March 2016
Górnik Łęczna Yuriy Shatalov Resigned 6 May 2016 14th Andrzej Rybarski ( interim ) 6 May 2016
Teams -- Managerial changes
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.