The 2019–20 I liga (currently named Fortuna I liga due to sponsorship reasons) was the 72nd 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 12th season of the Polish

I liga I liga ( pl, Pierwsza liga, ), currently named Fortuna I liga due to its sponsorship by Fortuna, is the men's second professional association football division of the Polish football league system, below the Ekstraklasa and above the II liga vi ...

under its current title. The league was operated by the

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. The league was contested by 18 teams. The regular season was played in a

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. The season started on 26 July 2019 and concluded on 26 July 2020 (regular season). On 13 March 2020, the PZPN suspended the league due to the outbreak of

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. After consultation with the

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, the league resumed behind closed doors without any spectators on 2 June 2020.

Changes from last season

The following teams have changed division since the 2018–19 season.

To I liga

Relegated from

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Zagłębie Sosnowiec Zagłębie Sosnowiec () is a football club based in Sosnowiec, Poland. The club was established in 1906. It won Polish Cup four times (1962, 1963, 1977, 1978), and also was four times Polish runner up (1955, 1964, 1967, 1972). Apart from footbal ...

Promoted from 2018–19 II liga *

Radomiak Radom Radomiak Spółka Akcyjna (''Radomiak S.A.''), commonly known as Radomiak Radom, is a Polish football (soccer), football club based in Radom, Poland. The club was founded in 1910 and competes in the Ekstraklasa, the top level of Football in Poland ...

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From I liga

Promoted to

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ŁKS Łódź ŁKS Łódź (''Łódzki Klub Sportowy Łódź''; ) is a Polish sports club based in Łódź. They are best known for their football club but are represented in many sports such as basketball, volleyball, tennis, athletics and in the past ice ...

Relegated to

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Bytovia Bytów Bytovia Bytów is a Polish semi-professional association football club based in Bytów, Poland, founded in 1946. Bytovia currently plays in the IV liga Pomerania. Players Current squad Out on loan League histor ...

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Garbarnia Kraków K.S. Garbarnia Kraków is a Polish football and sports club from Ludwinów, a historical district of the city of Kraków. The club's name comes from the nearby tannery () of the Dłużyński brothers, which was the original club sponsor. Garbarni ...

Team overview

Stadiums and locations

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

League table

Positions by round

Results

Results by round

Promotion play-offs

I liga play-offs for the 2019–20 season will be played in July 2020. The teams who finished in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place are set to compete. I liga play-offs will be held for the first time in this format. The fixtures are determined by final league position – 3rd team of regular season vs 6th team of regular season and 4th team of regular season vs 5th team of regular season. The winner of final match will be promoted to

Ekstraklasa Poland Ekstraklasa (), meaning "Extra Class" in Polish, named PKO Ekstraklasa since the 2019–20 season due to its sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is the top Polish professional league for men's association football teams. Contested by 18 cl ...

for next season. All matches will be played in a stadiums of team which occupied higher position in regular season. ---- ----

Top goalscorers

Attendances

Notes

References

External link

* {{DEFAULTSORT:2019-20 I liga I liga seasons 2019–20 in Polish football

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