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2024–25 I Liga
The 2024–25 I liga (also known as Betclic I liga for sponsorship reasons) is the 77th season of the second tier domestic division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1949 and the 17th season of the Polish I liga under its current title. The league is operated by the PZPN. Season overview The season will start on 19 July 2024 and go into the winter break after the 19th matchday on 9 December. With the 20th matchday, the season will continue on 14 February 2025. The final 34th matchday is scheduled for 25 May 2025. The regular season is being played as a round-robin tournament. A total of 18 teams participate, 12 of which competed in the league campaign during the previous season, while three to be relegated from the 2023–24 Ekstraklasa and the remaining three to be promoted from the 2023–24 II liga. Each team will play a total of 34 matches, half at home and half away. Teams A total of 18 teams will participate in the 2024–25 edition of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
I Liga
I liga (, ), currently named Betclic I liga due to its sponsorship by Betclic, is the men's second professional association football division of the Polish football league system, below the Ekstraklasa and above the II liga via promotion/relegation systems. It is run by the Polish Football Association (PZPN) since its inception on 30 May 1948. The league was renamed from Second League (II liga) to First League (I liga) in 2008. It is currently contested by 18 teams; from 2002, all clubs onwards must have a licence, issued by the Association.. Before 1939, there were several plans to create a second, national level of Polish football system, but all failed. Instead, there were regional leagues of most Polish provinces, the so-called ''A Classes'' (see also Lower Level Football Leagues in Interwar Poland). History State Class in Austrian Galicia In 1913 and 1914, the football championship of Austrian Galicia took place. At that time it was called the ''A Class Championship' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
GKS Górnik Łęczna
Górniczy Klub Sportowy Górnik Łęczna (), commonly referred to as Górnik Łęczna, is a sports club based in Łęczna, Poland. It is best known for its men's professional football team, which competes in I liga, the second division in the Polish football league system. The club also fields teams in women's football and wrestling. History The club was founded in 1979, as a club for the local coal miners. As the years went, the local Bogdanka Coal Mine decided to invest more and more money and as a result the club quickly rose through the leagues. The club shed its relative obscurity when it gained promotion to the Ekstraklasa in 2003. Górnik Łęczna played in the top division from 2003 until 2007, when they were relegated to the 3rd division, as a consequence of their involvement in a match fixing scandal. However they were promoted straight back up as league winners after the 2007–08 season and competed in the I Liga for six years before winning promotion to the 2014 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Lechia Gdańsk
Lechia Gdańsk () is a Polish football (soccer), football club based in Gdańsk. As of the 2025–26 Ekstraklasa, 2025–26 season, they compete in the Ekstraklasa. The club was founded in 1945 by people Polish population transfers (1944–1946), expelled from Lviv, Lwów, who were supporters of Poland's oldest football team Lechia Lwów, founded in 1903. The club's name comes from Lechia, a poetic name for Poland, and is a continuation of the name used by the club based in Lwów. In their early years, Lechia enjoyed some success, most notably finishing third in the Ekstraklasa, Polish top division, before spending decades in the second and third tiers. In the early 1980s, Lechia won the Polish Cup, the Polish Super Cup, and played in a European competition for the first time. After having two mergers with other teams in the 1990s the club had to restart from the sixth tier in 2001. In May 2008 the club was promoted again to the Ekstraklasa, with the club's most recent success co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2024–25 II Liga
The 2024–25 II liga (also known as Betclic II liga for sponsorship reasons) was the 77th season of the third tier domestic division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1948 and the 17th season of the Polish II liga under its current title. The league was operated by the Polish Football Association. The league was contested by 18 teams. The regular season was played in a round-robin tournament. The season started in 19 July 2024 and concluded in 7 June 2025 (regular season). From this season onwards, promotion/relegation play-offs were introduced, with teams placed 13th and 14th facing two second-placed teams from the III liga. Teams A total of 18 teams participated in the 2024–25 II liga season. Changes from last season The following teams have changed division since the 2023–24 season. To II liga From II liga Stadiums and locations :''Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.'' # Due to the renovation of the Resovia Stadium in Rzesz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2024–25 Ekstraklasa
The 2024–25 Ekstraklasa (also known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to sponsorship reasons) was the 99th season of the Polish Football Championship, the 91st season of the highest-tier domestic division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1927 and the 17th season of the Ekstraklasa under its current title. The league is operated by the Ekstraklasa S.A. Jagiellonia Białystok were the defending champions, after winning their first Polish title the previous season. Lech Poznań clinched their ninth Ekstraklasa title on 24 May 2025, following a 1–0 win over Piast Gliwice in the last matchday. The season's runner-ups were Raków Częstochowa, with Jagiellonia Białystok finishing third. Season overview The season started on 19 July 2024 with a match between defending champions Jagiellonia Białystok and Puszcza Niepołomice, and concluded on 24 May 2025. The regular season was played as a round-robin tournament. A total of 18 teams participate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Pogoń Siedlce
The coat of arms of Lithuania features an armoured knight on horseback, wielding a sword and carrying a shield with a Jagiellonian cross. This emblem is known as ''Vytis'' (). Since the early 15th century, it has served as the official coat of arms of Lithuania and stands among the oldest heraldic symbols in Europe. It is also referred to by different names across languages—for instance, ''Waykimas'' or ''Pagaunė'' in Lithuanian, and ''Pogonia'', ''Pogoń'', or ''Пагоня'' (''Pahonia'') in Polish and Belarusian, all roughly translating to "the Chase." The term ''Vytis'' itself can be interpreted as "Chaser," "Pursuer," "Knight," or "Horseman," bearing similarities to the Slavic '' vityaz'', meaning a brave or valiant warrior. Historically, it has also been described as ''raitas senovės karžygys'' (a mounted hero of ancient times) or in heraldic terms, ''raitas valdovas'' (a mounted sovereign). The Lithuanian state was established by the pagan Lithuanians in respons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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, boxing, and in the past ice hockey, athletics, tennis, table tennis, swimming, cycling, fencing, chess, etc. The club is based at Władysław Król Municipal Stadium, at Aleja Unii Lubelskiej 2 in the West of Łódź. This article focuses on the football club. Their nickname "''Rycerze Wiosny''" ("Knights of Spring") was given to them due to their usually strong performances after the winter break in the league. History The club was founded in 1908. It was one of the founders of the Ekstraklasa, Poland's top division. During World War II, two pre-war players of ŁKS, Adam Obrubański and Alojzy Welnitz, were among Poles murdered by the Russians in the large Katyn massacre in April–May 1940. ŁKS enjoyed greatest success in the 1950s and 1990s, when it reached the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2023–24 II Liga
The 2023–24 II liga (also known as eWinner II liga due to sponsorship reasons) was the 76th season of the third tier domestic division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1948 and the 16th season of the Polish II liga under its current title. The league was operated by the Polish Football Association. The league was contested by 18 teams. The regular season was played in a round-robin tournament. The season started on 21 July 2023 and concluded on 25 May 2024. Teams A total of 18 teams participate in the 2023–24 II liga season. Changes from last season The following teams have changed division since the 2022–23 season. To II liga From II liga Stadiums and locations :''Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.'' # Due to building of a new stadium, Stadion Polonii Bytom, which will meet II liga regulations, Polonia Bytom was supposed to play their first home matches in Stadion Odry in Opole. However, they have not played a single matc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2023–24 Ekstraklasa
The 2023–24 Ekstraklasa (also known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski) was the 98th season of List of Polish football champions, the Polish Football Championship, the 90th season of Sports league, the highest tier domestic division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1927 Ekstraklasa, 1927 and the 16th season of the Ekstraklasa under its current title. The league is operated by the Ekstraklasa S.A. (corporation), S.A. The regular season was played as a round-robin tournament. A total of 18 teams participated, 15 of which competed in the league campaign during the 2022–23 Ekstraklasa, 2022–23 season, while the remaining three is promoted from the 2022–23 I liga. The season started on 21 July 2023 and concluded on 25 May 2024. Each team played a total of 34 matches, half at home and half away. It was the third season in the formula with 18 teams, instead of 16. It was expected that the bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Round-robin Tournament
A round-robin tournament or all-play-all tournament is a competition format in which each contestant meets every other participant, usually in turn.''Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged'' (1971, G. & C. Merriam Co), p.1980. A round-robin contrasts with an elimination tournament, wherein participants are eliminated after a certain number of wins or losses. Terminology The term ''round-robin'' is derived from the French term ('ribbon'). Over time, the term became idiomized to ''robin''. In a ''single round-robin'' schedule, each participant plays every other participant once. If each participant plays all others twice, this is frequently called a ''double round-robin''. The term is rarely used when all participants play one another more than twice, and is never used when one participant plays others an unequal number of times, as is the case in almost all of the major North American professional sports leagues. In the United Kingdom, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Polish Football Association
The Polish Football Association ( PZPN) is the governing body of association football in Poland. It organizes the Polish football leagues (without the ), the national cups, and manages the men's and women's national teams. It also runs the national futsal and beach soccer competitions. It is based in the Polish capital of Warsaw. History The fully-independent federation was established on 20 December 1919 subsuming the autonomous Polish Football Union (PFU) that was part of the disintegrated Austrian Football Union. The PFU was established on 25 June 1911 in Lwów, Austria-Hungary. When the Wehrmacht invaded Poland in September 1939, all Polish institutions and associations were dissolved, including the PZPN. The German occupying forces forbade Poles to organise football matches. In September 2008, the leadership of the Polish Football Association was suspended by the Polish Olympic Committee for " iolatingits statutes in a continuous and flagrant fashion". One year earlie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Polish Football League System
The Polish football league system refers to the league system for association football in Poland. The men's system As of the 2023–24 season. The Ekstraklasa lies at the top of the Polish football system, followed by I liga, II liga and III liga III liga (Trzecia liga), currently named Betclic III liga due to its sponsorship by Betclic, is a Polish football league that sits in the fourth tier of the Polish football league system. Until the end of the 2007–08 season, III liga ref .... From fifth tier downwards, the competition is held under the jurisdiction of the regional football associations. The women's system References External links Official PZPN website Football league systems in Europe Football leagues in Poland {{Poland-footy-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
