Current season, competition or edition: 2023–24 Superliga (men's handball) | |
Sport | Handball |
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Founded | 1956 |
First season | 1956–57 |
President | Piotr Należyty |
Administrator | Polish Handball Association |
No. of teams | 14 |
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 to | Liga 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.
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.
Polish Handball Championship (1955 & 1956)
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I Liga (1956–1998)
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Ekstraklasa (1998–2010)
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Superliga (2010–present)
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Team | Arena | Capacity | |
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1 | Wisła Płock | Orlen Arena | 5,492 |
2 | Industria Kielce | Hala Legionów | 4,200 |
3 | Górnik Zabrze | HWS Pogoń | 1,013 |
4 | Chrobry Głogów | HWS Głogów | 2,500 |
5 | Azoty Puławy | Hala MOSiR | 3,362 |
6 | MKS Kalisz | Arena Kalisz | 3,164 |
7 | Ostrovia Ostrów Wielkopolski | Arena Ostrów | 2,500 |
8 | MMTS Kwidzyn | KWS KCSiR | 1,504 |
9 | Gwardia Opole | Stegu Arena | 3,378 |
10 | KPR Legionowo | Arena Legionowo | 1,998 |
11 | Piotrkowianin Piotrków Tryb. | Hala Relax | 1,000 |
12 | Zagłębie Lubin | HWS RCS Lubin | 3,714 |
13 | Wybrzeże Gdańsk | HWS AWFiS | 1,700 |
14 | WKS Śląsk Wrocław | Hala Orbita | 2,418 |
Club | Titles | Years |
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Vive Kielce | 20 | 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
Śląsk Wrocław | 15 | 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1997 |
Wybrzeże Gdańsk | 10 | 1966, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 2000, 2001 |
Wisła Płock | 8 | 1995, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2024 |
Sparta Katowice | 3 | 1957, 1959, 1960 |
Spójnia Gdańsk | 3 | 1968, 1969, 1970 |
Hutnik Kraków | 3 | 1979, 1980, 1981 |
Pogoń Zabrze | 2 | 1989, 1990 |
AZS Katowice | 1 | 1964 |
Grunwald Poznań | 1 | 1971 |
Anilana Łódź | 1 | 1983 |
Zagłębie Lubin | 1 | 2007 |
The following data indicates Polish coefficient rankings between European handball leagues.
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
EHF League Ranking for 2022/23 season: [1]
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EHF Club Ranking as of 3 May 2024: [2]
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