Wisła Kraków win promotion back to Poland's top-flight Ekstraklasa

Wisła Kraków, one of Poland's most historic clubs, won promotion back to the Ekstraklasa, the country's top football league, after finishing first in the 2025–26 I liga, the second tier. Polish media reported the promotion in May 2026, and the club ended the season with a 2–0 win over Pogoń Siedlce.

The club had dropped out of the top flight in 2022 and spent several seasons in the second division. Its return ended a period away from the elite level for a club with a large national following.

The promotion mattered above all because it brought back the Kraków derby, the long-running local rivalry with Cracovia, which had stayed in the Ekstraklasa. The two clubs had not met in the top flight since Wisła's relegation. Wieczysta Kraków, another city club, and Śląsk Wrocław were also promoted for the 2026/27 season, which makes Kraków unusually well represented in the league.