2025–26 KS Cracovia season
| 2025–26 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Luka Elsner |
| Stadium | Józef Piłsudski Cracovia Stadium |
| Ekstraklasa | 1st |
| Polish Cup | First round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Filip Stojilković (6) All: Filip Stojilković (6) |
| Biggest win | Lech Poznań 1–4 Cracovia |
| Biggest defeat | Jagiellonia Białystok 5–2 Cracovia |
The 2025–26 season is the 117th in the history of Klub Sportowy Cracovia and the club’s 13th consecutive season in the Polish football league Ekstraklasa. In addition to the domestic league, the club is also competing in the Polish Cup.
Squad
Transfers In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF |  Jani Atanasov
|
 Puszcza Niepołomice
|
Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| MF | Karol Knap
|
Stal Mielec
|
Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| DF | Damian Urban
|
Stal Stalowa Wola
|
Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| MF | Michał Rakoczy
|
 MKE Ankaragücü
|
Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| DF | Dominik Piła
|
Lechia Gdańsk
|
Free | 1 July 2025 | [1] |
| FW | .svg.png){kind=small} Filip Stojilković
|
 Darmstadt 98
|
Undisclosed | 1 July 2025 | [2] |
| MF | Mateusz Praszelik
|
 Hellas Verona
|
Undisclosed | 9 July 2025 | [3] |
| GK | Konrad Cymerys
|
Siarka Tarnobrzeg
|
Undisclosed | 11 July 2025 | [4] |
| MF |  Dijon Kameri
|
Red Bull Salzburg
|
Undisclosed | 21 July 2025 | [5] |
| FW |  Kahveh Zahiroleslam
|
.svg.png){kind=small} Sint-Truiden
|
Free | 31 July 2025 | [6] |
| MF | Mateusz Klich
|
Atlanta United
|
Free | 13 August 2025 | [7] |
| DF |  Boško Šutalo
|
Standard Liège
|
Loan | 21 August 2025 | [8] |
| DF |  Brahim Traoré
|
Caen
|
€500,000 | 31 August 2025 | |
| MF |  Milan Aleksić
|
 Sunderland
|
Loan | 5 September 2025 | |
| FW |  Gabriel Charpentier
|
Parma
|
Free | 8 September 2025 | |
| MF | Mateusz Skoczylas
|
Milan Futuro
|
Undisclosed | 8 September 2025 |
Transfers Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF |  Virgil Ghiță
|
Hannover 96
|
€1,000,000 | 1 July 2025 | [9] |
| MF | Maciej Mrozik
|
KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski
|
Free | 1 July 2025 | |
| DF |  Arttu Hoskonen
|
Stockport
|
End of contract | 1 July 2025 | |
| MF | Filip Rózga
|
Sturm Graz
|
€2,000,000 | 1 July 2025 | [10] |
| FW | Benjamin Källman
|
Hannover 96
|
End of contract | 1 July 2025 | [11] |
| MF | Patryk Sokołowski
|
Śląsk Wrocław
|
Free | 7 July 2025 | |
| FW |  Mick van Buren
|
 Hradec Králové
|
Undisclosed | 9 July 2025 | |
| FW | Kacper Śmiglewski
|
Puszcza Niepołomice
|
Loan | 12 July 2025 | [12] |
| DF | Damian Urban
|
Chełmianka Chełm
|
Free | 15 July 2025 | [13] |
| MF | Jani Atanasov
|
 AEL Larissa
|
Undisclosed | 29 July 2025 | [14] |
| DF |  Andreas Skovgaard
|
 Bryne FK
|
Contract terminated | 28 August 2025 | [15] |
| DF | Patryk Janasik
|
Polonia Warsaw
|
Contract terminated | 4 September 2025 | [16] |
| MF | Fabian Bzdyl
|
 MŠK Žilina
|
Undisclosed | 5 September 2025 |
Friendlies
| 21 June 2025 | Cracovia | 1–1 | Opava | |
| 15:00 |
| 28 June 2025 | Cracovia | 3–1 | Dukla Banska Bystrica | |
| 11:00 |
| 1 July 2025 | Cracovia | 1–1 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | |
| 17:00 |
| 5 July 2025 | Korona Kielce | 1–2 | Cracovia | |
| 16:00 |
| 11 July 2025 | Cracovia | 2–0 | Železiarne Podbrezová | |
| 17:00 |
| 4 September 2025 | Cracovia | 0–0 | Polonia Bytom | |
| 15:00 |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Ekstraklasa | 18 July 2025 | 23 May 2026 | Matchday 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 62.50 |
| Polish Cup | 23 September 2025[17] | First round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
| Total | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 62.50 | |||
Last updated: 19 September 2025
Source: Competitions
Ekstraklasa
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Górnik Zabrze | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 27 | +5 | 34 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Wisła Płock | 21 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 33 | Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round |
| 4 | Cracovia | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 22 | +5 | 33 | |
| 5 | Zagłębie Lubin | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 32 | |
| 6 | Lech Poznań | 21 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 32 |
Updated to match(es) played on 16 February 2026. Source: ekstraklasa.org 90minut.pl
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Number of wins; 7) Number of away wins; 8) Lower number of points based on yellow and red cards (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, sending-off = 3 points - including 1 point for first yellow card); 9) Fairplay ranking; 10) Draw.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[18]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Number of wins; 7) Number of away wins; 8) Lower number of points based on yellow and red cards (red card = 3 points, yellow card = 1 point, sending-off = 3 points - including 1 point for first yellow card); 9) Fairplay ranking; 10) Draw.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[18]
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 | +7 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 |
Last updated: 19 September 2025.
Source:
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 19 September 2025. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Matches
| 18 July 2025 1 | Lech Poznań | 1–4 | Cracovia | Poznań |
| 20:30 |
|
|
Stadium: Poznań Stadium Attendance: 29,123 Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak |
| 25 July 2025 2 | Cracovia | 2–0 | Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza | Kraków |
| 18:00 |
|
Stadium: Józef Piłsudski Cracovia Stadium Attendance: 12,780 Referee: Jarosław Przybył |
| 3 August 2025 3 | Cracovia | 2–2 | Lechia Gdańsk | Kraków |
| 14:45 |
|
Stadium: Józef Piłsudski Cracovia Stadium Attendance: 13,388 Referee: Mateusz Piszczelok |
| 10 August 2025 4 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 5–2 | Cracovia | Białystok |
| 17:30 |
|
Stadium: Stadion Miejski Attendance: 19,589 Referee: Patryk Gryckiewicz |
| 15 August 2025 5 | Cracovia | 1–0 | Widzew Łódź | Kraków |
| 20:30 |
|
Stadium: Józef Piłsudski Cracovia Stadium Referee: Marcin Kochanek |
| 24 August 2025 6 | Piast Gliwice | 0–0 | Cracovia | Gliwice |
| 14:45 | Stadium: Piotr Wieczorek Municipal Stadium Referee: Wojciech Myć |
| 31 August 2025 7 | Cracovia | 2–1 | Legia Warsaw | Kraków |
| 20:15 |
|
|
Stadium: Józef Piłsudski Cracovia Stadium Referee: Piotr Lasyk |
| 19 September 2025 9 | GKS Katowice | 0–3 | Cracovia | Katowice |
| 18:00 |
|
|
Stadium: Arena Katowice Referee: Szymon Marciniak |
Polish Cup
| 23 September 2025 First round[19] | Górnik Łęczna | v | Cracovia | Łęczna |
Statistics
Goalscorers
| Position | Player | Ekstraklasa | Polish Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Filip Stojilković |
6 | 0 | 6 |
| FW |  Ajdin Hasić |
3 | 0 | 3 |
| FW |  Martin Minchev |
2 | 0 | 2 |
| DF | Mauro Perković |
2 | 0 | 2 |
| DF |  Gustav Henriksson |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| MF |  Otar Kakabadze |
1 | 0 | 1 |
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