The 2009–10 I liga was the 62nd season of
the second tier domestic division in the
Polish football league system since its establishment in 1949 and the 2nd season of the
Polish I liga under its current title. The league was operated by the
Polish Football Association (PZPN).
The league is contested by 18 teams who competing for promotion to the
2010–11 Ekstraklasa
The 2010–11 Ekstraklasa was the 77th season of the highest level of football leagues in Poland since its establishment in 1927. It began on 6 August 2010 and concluded on 29 May 2011. A total of 16 teams participated, 14 of which competed in t ...
. The regular season was played in a
round-robin tournament
A round-robin tournament (or all-go-away-tournament) is a competition
Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where one's gain is the other's loss (an example of which is a zero ...
. The champions and runners-up would receive promotion. Unlike in previous seasons the third-placed team no longer had the opportunity to compete in playoffs for promotion, while the 13th and 14th placed teams no longer had to compete in play-outs to remain in the I liga. The bottom four teams were automatically demoted to the
II liga.
The season began on 1 August 2009, and concluded on 9 June 2010. After the 19th matchday the league will be on winter break between 22 November 2009 and 5 March 2010.
Changes from last season
Promotion and relegation from
2008–09 season.
Relegated from
Ekstraklasa to I liga:
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Górnik Zabrze
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ŁKS Łódź
Promoted from
2008–09 II liga to I liga:
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KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski
KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski () is a Polish football club based in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland. It was founded on August 11, 1929.
History
Initially, a club called ''Ostrovia'' existed in the city. It was established between 1922 and 1 ...
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MKS Kluczbork
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Pogoń Szczecin
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Sandecja Nowy Sącz
Sandecja Nowy Sącz is a Polish football club formed in 1910.
In the 2016–17 season, Sandecja won I liga, which promoted the club to the Polish Ekstraklasa, Poland's highest professional football league, for the first time in the club's histor ...
Others
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Widzew Łódź won the I liga in 2008-09 but were relegated for prior corruption, hence remaining in the league.
Initially, they were also docked six points, however, this decision was overturned in September.
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Motor Lublin replaced
GKS Jastrzębie
Klub Sportowy GKS Jastrzębie Spółka Akcyjna ( en, Sports Club GKS Jastrzębie Joint Stock Company), commonly known as GKS Jastrzębie (), is a football club based in Jastrzębie-Zdrój, Poland. As of the 2022–23 season, they will compete i ...
who were not successful in their application for a license to play in the league.
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ŁKS Łódź, although not deserving it sportingly, were also relegated from the
Ekstraklasa due to license problems.
League table
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers
References
External links
Official website
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