1988–89 Ekstraklasa

Statistics of Ekstraklasa for the 1988–89 season.

Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and Ruch Chorzów won the championship.

Relegation playoffs
After the end of the season, play-offs played for two places in the first league in the 1989–90 season between teams from places 13-14 in the first league and runners-up in the 2nd league groups:
 * 13th team of the I league and 2nd team of the II league of group II - Pogoń Szczecin and Motor Lublin,
 * 14th team of the I league and 2nd team of the II league of group I - GKS Jastrzębie and Zawisza Bydgoszcz.

Pogoń Szczecin and GKS Jastrzębie did not hold places at the highest league level.