Polish Superliga

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Polish Superliga
Current season, competition or edition:
Handball current event 2.svg 2023–24 Superliga (men's handball)
Sport Handball
Founded1956;68 years ago (1956)
First season1956–57
PresidentPiotr Należyty
Administrator Polish Handball Association
No. of teams14
Country Poland
Confederation EHF
Most recent
champion(s)
Wisła Płock
(2023–24)
Most titles Vive Kielce (20 titles)
TV partner(s) Polsat Sport
Streaming partner(s) Emocje.tv
Sponsor(s) Orlen
Relegation toLiga Centralna
Domestic cup(s) Polish Cup
International cup(s) EHF Champions League
EHF European League
Official website Orlen Superliga

The Polish Superliga, also known as the Orlen Superliga for sponsorship reasons, is the top men's handball league in Poland. It is currently a 14 teams league from September to May.

Contents

The competition was founded in 1956 under the name I Liga and changed its name to Ekstraklasa in 1998. Since 2010, it is named Superliga.

Champions

Polish Handball Championship (1955 & 1956)

  • 1955 : Sparta Katowice (1)
  • 1956 : Sparta Katowice (2)

I Liga (1956–1998)

Ekstraklasa (1998–2010)

Superliga (2010–present)

Teams

TeamArenaCapacity
1 Wisła Płock Simple gold crown.svgOrlen Arena5,492
2 Industria Kielce Hala Legionów4,200
3 Górnik Zabrze HWS Pogoń1,013
4 Chrobry Głogów HWS Głogów2,500
5 Azoty Puławy Hala MOSiR3,362
6 MKS Kalisz Arena Kalisz3,164
7 Ostrovia Ostrów Wielkopolski Arena Ostrów2,500
8 MMTS Kwidzyn KWS KCSiR1,504
9 Gwardia Opole Stegu Arena3,378
10 KPR Legionowo Arena Legionowo1,998
11 Piotrkowianin Piotrków Tryb. Hala Relax1,000
12 Zagłębie Lubin HWS RCS Lubin3,714
13 Wybrzeże Gdańsk HWS AWFiS1,700
14 WKS Śląsk Wrocław Hala Orbita2,418

Total titles won

ClubTitlesYears
Vive Kielce 201993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Śląsk Wrocław 151958, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1997
Wybrzeże Gdańsk 101966, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 2000, 2001
Wisła Płock 81995, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2024
Sparta Katowice31957, 1959, 1960
Spójnia Gdańsk31968, 1969, 1970
Hutnik Kraków 31979, 1980, 1981
Pogoń Zabrze 21989, 1990
AZS Katowice11964
Grunwald Poznań 11971
Anilana Łódź 11983
Zagłębie Lubin 12007

EHF coefficients

The following data indicates Polish coefficient rankings between European handball leagues.

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References

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  2. "European handball team ranking". eurotopteam.com. Retrieved 3 May 2024.