I Liga (basketball)

I Liga
Organising bodyPolish Basketball Association
Founded1954 (1954)
First season1954–55
CountryPoland
ConfederationFIBA Europe
Number of teams18
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toPolish Basketball League
Relegation toII Liga
Current championsAstoria Bydgoszcz (2nd title)
(2025–26)

The I Liga (English: First League), officially known as the Bank Pekao S.A. I Liga due to its sponsorship by Bank Pekao,[1] is the second-tier level league of basketball in Poland. It is organised by the Polish Basketball Association. Teams that win the championship have the option to be promoted to the first-tier level Polish Basketball League (PLK). The first I Liga season was held in the 1954–55 season.

Recent champions

Season Champions Runners-up
2013–14
Polfarmex KutnoMCKiS Jaworzno
2014–15
Stal Ostrów WielkopolskiPolitechnika Poznańska
2015–16
Miasto Szkła KrosnoLegia Warsaw
2016–17
Legia WarsawGTK Gliwice
2017–18
Spójnia StargardSokół Łańcut
2018–19[2]
Astoria BydgoszczŚląsk Wrocław
2019–20[3]
Górnik WałbrzychCzarni Słupsk
2020–21
Czarni SłupskGórnik Wałbrzych
2021–22
Sokół ŁańcutGórnik Wałbrzych
2022–24
Dziki WarsawGórnik Wałbrzych
2023–24
Górnik WałbrzychAstoria Bydgoszcz
2024–25[4]
Miasto Szkła KrosnoAstoria Bydgoszcz
2025–26[5]
Astoria BydgoszczŁKS Coolpack Łódź

References

  1. ↑ "Bank Pekao S.A. nowym sponsorem I ligi". projektkosz.pl (in Polish). 17 April 2023. Archived from the original on 4 November 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "Wyborcza.pl". bydgoszcz.wyborcza.pl. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  3. ↑ The season ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. No team was promoted to the Polish Basketball League
    Klasyfikacja w ligach prowadzonych przez PZKosz (in Polish). Rozgrywki.pzkosz.pl. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "Miasto Szkła wygrywa Pekao S.A. 1 Ligę Mężczyzn". 1lm.pzkosz.pl (in Polish). 24 May 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  5. ↑ "Enea Abramczyk Astoria Bydgoszcz wygrywa Pekao S.A. 1 Ligę Mężczyzn". 1lm.pzkosz.pl (in Polish). 28 May 2026. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
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