The 2008–09 I liga was the 61st season of
the second tier domestic division in the
Polish football league system The Polish football league system is a series of leagues for club football in Poland.
The men's system
As of 2022/23.
The Ekstraklasa lies at the top of the Polish football system, followed by I liga, II liga and III liga. From 5th tier there is ...
since its establishment in 1949 and the 1st season of the
Polish I liga under its current title (new name). Formerly, the league was known as the II liga (while the current II liga was known as the III liga). The league was operated by the
Polish Football Association
The Polish Football Association ( pl, Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej; PZPN) is the governing body of association football in Poland. It organizes the Polish football leagues (without the Ekstraklasa), the Polish Cup and the Polish national footb ...
(PZPN).
The league was contested by 18 teams who competing for promotion to the
2009–10 Ekstraklasa
The 2009–10 Ekstraklasa was the 76th season since its establishment as the highest football league of Poland. It began on 31 July 2009 and ended on 15 May 2010. The champions were Lech Poznań.
Teams
Due to several non-competitive events be ...
. The regular season was played in a
round-robin tournament. The champions and runners-up will receive automatic promotion. At the other end, the bottom four teams face automatic demotion to the
II liga
II liga (Druga Liga, ), currently named eWinner II liga due to sponsorship reasons by eWinner, is a Polish football league that sits at the third tier of the Polish football league system. Until the end of the 2007–08 season ''II Liga'' refer ...
, while the fate of the 13th and 14th-place finishers will be decided by playoffs.
The season began on 26 July 2008, and concluded on 5 June 2009. After the 19th matchday the league will be on winter break between 16 November 2008 and 13 March 2009.
Changes from last season
Promotion and relegation from
2007–08 season.
Ekstraklasa & I liga
Relegated from
2007–08 Ekstraklasa
The 2007–08 Ekstraklasa started in July 2007 and ended in mid-May 2008. It was run by the Ekstraklasa SA.
The Polish Champion will qualify for the UEFA Champions League second qualifying round. The runner-up and winner of the Polish Cup will qu ...
(former I liga) to I liga
(former II liga)
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Zagłębie Lubin
Zagłębie Lubin S.A. () is a Polish professional football club based in Lubin. Founded in 1945 as ''OMTUR Lubin'', the club competes in the Ekstraklasa.
History
The football team was founded in 1945 as OMTUR Lubin by local members of the ' ...
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Korona Kielce
Korona Kielce, , (Korona – ''Crown'' – symbol of club and city, Kielce – name of city where club is based) is a Polish football club, which will compete in Ekstraklasa in the 2022–23 season. In the years 2002–08 the club ...
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Widzew Łódź
RTS Widzew Łódź () is a Polish football club based in Łódź. The club was founded in 1910. Its official colours are red and white, hence their nicknames ''Czerwona Armia'' (Red Army) and ''Czerwono-biało-czerwoni'' (Red-white-reds).
Histor ...
I liga & II liga
Promoted from
2007–08 third tier (former III liga) to I liga
(former II liga)
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Górnik Łęczna Gornik may refer to one of the following.
* Gornik, Pleven Province, a village in Chechen Republic
* April Gornik, an American painter
*Górnik (means " Miner" in Polish) is a common name of Polish sports teams:
**Górnik Konin
** Górnik Łęczna
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GKP Gorzów Wielkopolski
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Dolcan Ząbki
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Flota Świnoujście
League table
I liga qualification play-offs
Source
90minut.pl
Season statistics
Top scorers
References
External links
Official website
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