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The 1969–70 I liga was the 44th season of the Polish Football Championship and the 36th season of the
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/rel ...
, the top Polish professional league for
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clubs, since its establishment in
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. The league was operated by the
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(PZPN). The defending champions were
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, who won their 4th Polish title.


Competition modus

The season started on 9 August 1969 and concluded on 21 June 1970 (autumn-spring league). The season was played as a
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. The team at the top of the standings won the league title. A total of 14 teams participated, 12 of which competed in the league during the 1968–69 season, while the remaining two were promoted from the 1968–69 II liga. Each team played a total of 26 matches, half at home and half away, two games against each other team. Teams received two points for a win and one point for a draw.


League table


Results


Top goalscorers


References


Bibliography

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External links


Poland – List of final tables
at
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