Polish Superliga

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Polish Superliga
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2022–23 Superliga (men's handball)
File:PGNiG Superliga.png
SportHandball
Founded1956; 68 years ago (1956)
PresidentPiotr Należyty
No. of teams14
CountryPoland
ConfederationEHF
Most recent
champion(s)
Vive Kielce
(2021–22)
Most titlesVive Kielce (19 titles)
TV partner(s)TVP Sport
Emocje.tv
Sponsor(s)PGNiG
Relegation toLiga Centralna
Domestic cup(s)Polish Cup
International cup(s)EHF Champions League
EHF European League
Official websitePGNiG Superliga

The Polish Superliga, also known as the PGNiG 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.

Champions

  • The complete list of the Polish indoor handball champions since 1955:

Polish Handball Championship (1955 & 1956)

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

I Liga (1956–1998)

Ekstraklasa (1998–2010)

Superliga (2010–present)

Teams

  • The following teams compete in the Superliga during the 2022–23 season:
Team Arena Capacity
1 Vive Kielce Simple gold crown.svg Hala Legionów 4,200
2 Wisła Płock Orlen Arena 5,492
3 Azoty Puławy Hala MOSiR Puławy 3,362
4 MMTS Kwidzyn KWS KCSiR 1,504
5 Górnik Zabrze HWS Pogoń 1,013
6 MKS Kalisz Arena Kalisz 3,164
7 Piotrkowianin Piotrków Trybunalski Hala Relax 1,000
8 Chrobry Głogów HWS Głogów 2,500
9 Gwardia Opole Stegu Arena 3,378
10 Zagłębie Lubin HWS RCS Lubin 3,714
11 Wybrzeże Gdańsk HWS AWFiS Gdańsk 1,700
12 Unia Tarnów Arena Jaskółka Tarnów 4,317
13 Pogoń Szczecin Netto Arena 5,403
14 Ostrovia Ostrów Wielkopolski Arena Ostrów 2,500

Total titles won

Club Titles Years
Vive Kielce 19 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
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

EHF coefficients

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

References

  1. ^ "EHF Club Competitions – Ranking for 2022/23" (PDF). EHF. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  2. ^ "European handball team ranking". eurotopteam.com. Retrieved 12 October 2022.

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