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	Górnik Wałbrzych (2nd title) (2023–24)

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

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.