I Liga (basketball)

I Liga

Organising body	Polish Basketball Association
Founded	1954;71 years ago (1954)
First season	1954–55
Country	Poland
Confederation	FIBA Europe
Number of teams	18
Level on pyramid	2
Promotion to	Polish Basketball League
Relegation to	II Liga
Current champions	Miasto Szkła Krosno (2nd title) (2024–25)

The I Liga (English: First League), officially known as the Bank Pekao S.A. I Liga due to its sponsorship by Bank Pekao, ^[1] is the second-tier level league of basketball in Poland. It is organised by the Polish Basketball Association. Teams that win the championship have the option to be promoted to the first-tier level Polish Basketball League (PLK). The first I Liga season was held in the 1954–55 season.

Recent champions

Season	Champions	Runners-up
2013–14	Polfarmex Kutno	MCKiS Jaworzno
2014–15	Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski	Politechnika Poznańska
2015–16	Miasto Szkła Krosno	Legia Warsaw
2016–17	Legia Warsaw	GTK Gliwice
2017–18	Spójnia Stargard	Sokół Łańcut
2018–19 [2]	Astoria Bydgoszcz	Śląsk Wrocław
2019–20 [3]	Górnik Wałbrzych	Czarni Słupsk
2020–21	Czarni Słupsk	Górnik Wałbrzych
2021–22	Sokół Łańcut	Górnik Wałbrzych
2022–24	Dziki Warsaw	Górnik Wałbrzych
2023–24	Górnik Wałbrzych	Astoria Bydgoszcz
2024–25 [4]	Miasto Szkła Krosno	Astoria Bydgoszcz

References

1. "Bank Pekao S.A. nowym sponsorem I ligi". projektkosz.pl (in Polish). 17 April 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
2. "Wyborcza.pl". bydgoszcz.wyborcza.pl. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
3. The season ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. No team was promoted to the Polish Basketball League
   Klasyfikacja w ligach prowadzonych przez PZKosz (in Polish). Rozgrywki.pzkosz.pl. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
4. "Miasto Szkła wygrywa Pekao S.A. 1 Ligę Mężczyzn". 1lm.pzkosz.pl (in Polish). 24 May 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2025.