The 2025–26 I liga (also known as Betclic I liga for sponsorship reasons) will be the 78th season of the second tier domestic division in the

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since its establishment in 1949 and the 18th season of the Polish

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 ...

under its current title. The league is operated by the

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Season overview

The season will start on 18 July 2025 and go into the winter break after the 19th matchday on 6 December. With the 20th matchday, the season will continue on 7 February 2026. The final 34th matchday is scheduled for 24 May 2026. The regular season is being played as a

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. & ...

. 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

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 ...

and the remaining three to be promoted from the

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 un ...

. 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 the I liga.

Changes from last season

The following teams have changed division since the 2024–25 season.

To I liga

From I liga

Stadiums and locations

:''Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.'' # Due to accomodationg Municipal Sports Stadium to I liga regulations, Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki will play their matches in Pruszków. # Since 28 October 2023,

Ruch Chorzów Ruch Chorzów () is a Polish professional association football, football club based in Chorzów, Upper Silesia. It is one of the most successful football teams in Poland, having won fourteen List of Polish football champions, Polish Championship ...

host their games at the

Silesian Stadium The Silesian Stadium (; Polish: ) is a sport stadium located on the premises of Silesian Park in Chorzów, Poland. The stadium has a fully covered capacity of 54,378, after refurbishment completed in October 2017. The stadium hosted many Poland ...

. It remains unclear if they will stay there or they will move to

Ruch Chorzów Stadium The Ruch Chorzów Stadium (Stadion Ruchu Chorzów), also known as the Cicha Street Stadium (Stadion przy ulicy Cichej), is a multi-purpose stadium in the Chorzów Batory, Batory district of the town Chorzów, Poland. Built in the years 1934-1935 f ...

. # Due to the fact Wieczysta Stadium doesn't meet the I liga regulations,

Wieczysta Kraków Wieczysta Kraków is a Polish Association football, football club, based in Kraków. They will compete in I liga in the 2025–26 II liga, 2025–26 season, after winning the 2024–25 II liga promotion play-offs. History During the Occupation o ...

will play their first half of matches in Sosnowiec and will return to Kraków to play at Wisła Kraków's stadium after winter break.

Managerial changes

*''Italics'' for interim managers.

League table

Notes

References

External links

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