The league was established to promote improved scouting and youth development in Poland, providing young players with regular competitive matches, as they often faced challenges in securing playing time with their respective first teams.

Typically, matches were scheduled one day after the senior teams of the respective clubs had played, but the venues were reversed.

The team accumulating the highest number of points by the season's conclusion was crowned the Młoda Ekstraklasa Champion.

Bogdan Basałaj conceived the idea of establishing a tournament in Poland for this age group while serving as the president of Wisła Kraków's board.

He drew inspiration from Adam Nawałka, who returned to the club after completing a coaching internship at AS Roma and shared insights about the Italian Campionato Nazionale Primavera (a tournament for young players directly supporting Serie A).