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) | Vive Kielce (2022–23) |
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. 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.
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 | Vive Kielce | Hala Legionów | 4,200 |
2 | Wisła Płock | Orlen Arena | 5,492 |
3 | Górnik Zabrze | HWS Pogoń | 1,013 |
4 | Chrobry Głogów | HWS Głogów | 2,500 |
5 | Wybrzeże Gdańsk | HWS AWFiS | 1,700 |
6 | Azoty Puławy | Hala MOSiR | 3,362 |
7 | Unia Tarnów | Arena Jaskółka | 4,317 |
8 | MMTS Kwidzyn | KWS KCSiR | 1,504 |
9 | Ostrovia Ostrów Wielkopolski | Arena Ostrów | 2,500 |
10 | Gwardia Opole | Stegu Arena | 3,378 |
11 | Piotrkowianin Piotrków Trybunalski | Hala Relax | 1,000 |
12 | MKS Kalisz | Arena Kalisz | 3,164 |
13 | Zagłębie Lubin | HWS RCS Lubin | 3,714 |
14 | KPR Legionowo | Arena Legionowo | 1,998 |
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 | 7 | 1995, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011 |
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 25 April 2024: [2]
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