I Liga (basketball)

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I Liga (basketball)
Puchar za I miejsce w I lidze.jpg
The trophy of the I Liga
Organising body Polish Basketball Association
Founded1954
No. of teams14
Country Poland
Confederation FIBA Europe
Most recent
champion(s)
Sokół Łańcut (1st)
Level on pyramid 2
Promotion to Polish Basketball League
Relegation toII Liga

The I Liga (English: First League) 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

SeasonChampionsRunners-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 [1]
Astoria Bydgoszcz Śląsk Wrocław
2019–20 [2]
Górnik Wałbrzych Czarni Słupsk
2020–21
Czarni Słupsk Górnik Wałbrzych
2021–22
Sokół Łańcut Górnik Wałbrzych

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References

  1. "Wyborcza.pl". bydgoszcz.wyborcza.pl. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  2. 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.