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)
Vive Kielce
(2022–23)
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. The current champion is Vive Kielce, the most titled Polish handball club, maintaining its position at the top of the table continuously since 2012. 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 Vive Kielce Simple gold crown.svgHala Legionów4,200
2 Wisła Płock Orlen Arena5,492
3 Górnik Zabrze HWS Pogoń1,013
4 Chrobry Głogów HWS Głogów2,500
5 Wybrzeże Gdańsk HWS AWFiS1,700
6 Azoty Puławy Hala MOSiR3,362
7 Unia Tarnów Arena Jaskółka4,317
8 MMTS Kwidzyn KWS KCSiR1,504
9 Ostrovia Ostrów Wielkopolski Arena Ostrów2,500
10 Gwardia Opole Stegu Arena3,378
11 Piotrkowianin Piotrków Trybunalski Hala Relax1,000
12 MKS Kalisz Arena Kalisz3,164
13 Zagłębie Lubin HWS RCS Lubin3,714
14 KPR Legionowo Arena Legionowo1,998

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 71995, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011
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

  1. "EHF Club Competitions – Ranking for 2022/23" (PDF). EHF . Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  2. "European handball team ranking". eurotopteam.com. Retrieved 25 April 2024.