2021–22 I liga

The 2021–22 I liga (also known as Fortuna I liga due to sponsorship reasons)[2] is the 74th season of the second tier domestic division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1949 and the 14th season of the Polish I liga under its current title. The league is operated by the PZPN.

I liga
Season2021–22
Dates30 July 2021 – 22 May 2022
Matches played243
Goals scored609 (2.51 per match)
Top goalscorerKamil Biliński
(16 goals)
Biggest home winArka 6–0 Stomil
(5 December 2021)
Biggest away winJastrzębie 1–5 Arka
(4 October 2021)
Stomil 0–4 Górnik
(20 March 2022)
Highest scoringPuszcza 5–2 Korona
(27 November 2021)
Widzew 2–5 Arka
(25 February 2022)
Longest winning run7 matches
Miedź Legnica
Longest unbeaten run17 matches
Miedź Legnica
Longest winless run18 matches
Górnik Polkowice
Longest losing run6 matches
Stomil Olsztyn
Highest attendance17,409[upper-alpha 1]
Widzew 2–2 ŁKS
(24 October 2021)[1]
Lowest attendance0[upper-alpha 2]
13 matches
Total attendance663,809[upper-alpha 3]
Average attendance2,886 52.7%
All statistics correct as of 12 April 2022.

The regular season is being played as a round-robin tournament. A total of 18 teams participate, 14 of which competed in the league campaign during the previous season, while one to be relegated from the 2020–21 Ekstraklasa and the remaining three to be promoted from the 2020–21 II liga. The season started on 30 July 2021 and will conclude on 22 May 2022. Each team will play a total of 34 matches, half at home and half away.

Teams

A total of 18 teams participate in the 2021–22 I liga season.

Changes from last season

The following teams have changed division since the 2020–21 season.

Stadiums and locations
Location of teams in 2021–22 I liga.
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
TeamLocationVenueCapacity
Arka GdyniaGdyniaStadion GOSiR15,139
Chrobry GłogówGłogówStadion GOS2,817
GKS JastrzębieJastrzębie-ZdrójStadion Miejski5,650
GKS KatowiceKatowiceStadion GKS Katowice6,710
GKS TychyTychyStadion Tychy15,150
Górnik PolkowicePolkowiceStadion Miejski4,325
Korona KielceKielceSuzuki Arena15,550
ŁKS ŁódźŁódźStadion im. Władysława Króla5,700
Miedź LegnicaLegnicaStadion Orła Białego6,864
Odra OpoleOpoleStadion Odry4,560
Podbeskidzie Bielsko-BiałaBielsko-BiałaStadion BBOSiR15,076
Puszcza NiepołomiceNiepołomiceStadion Puszczy2,118
ResoviaRzeszówStadion Stal111,547
Sandecja Nowy SączNowy SączStadion im. Ojca Władysława Augustynka2,988
Skra CzęstochowaCzęstochowaStolzle Stadion STO990
Stomil OlsztynOlsztynStadion OSiR4,200
Widzew ŁódźŁódźStadion Widzewa18,018
Zagłębie SosnowiecSosnowiecStadion Ludowy7,500
  1. ^ Due to the renovation of the Resovia Stadium in Rzeszów, Resovia will play their home games at Stadion Stal in Rzeszów. Originally they declared to play home matches at the Podkarpackie Centrum Piłki Nożnej in Stalowa Wola.[3][4]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 Miedź Legnica (X) 30 19 8 3 51 22 +29 65 Promotion to Ekstraklasa
2 Arka Gdynia (X) 30 18 3 9 58 31 +27 57
3 Widzew Łódź (X) 30 16 8 6 49 32 +17 56 Qualification for Promotion play-offs
4 Korona Kielce 30 14 10 6 41 30 +11 52
5 Chrobry Głogów 30 12 10 8 38 30 +8 46
6 Sandecja Nowy Sącz 30 11 9 10 34 31 +3 42
7 ŁKS Łódź 30 11 9 10 31 30 +1 42
8 Odra Opole 30 11 9 10 41 41 0 42
9 Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała 30 10 11 9 43 35 +8 41
10 GKS Tychy 30 10 10 10 31 35 −4 40
11 GKS Katowice 30 8 12 10 36 44 −8 36
12 Resovia 30 8 11 11 31 34 −3 35
13 Skra Częstochowa 30 7 12 11 25 38 −13 33
14 Puszcza Niepołomice 30 9 6 15 37 44 −7 33
15 Zagłębie Sosnowiec 30 7 10 13 36 41 −5 31
16 Stomil Olsztyn 30 9 3 18 31 51 −20 30 Relegation to II liga
17 Górnik Polkowice 30 4 14 12 28 49 −21 26
18 GKS Jastrzębie 30 4 9 17 26 49 −23 21
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2022. Source: 1liga.org, 90minut.pl
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Number of wins; 8) Number of away wins. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[5]
(X) Assured of at least the play-offs, but may still qualify directly

Positions by round

Note: The place taken by the team that played fewer matches than the opponents was underlined. [upper-alpha 4]

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Miedź Legnica111223334 9643222111111111111
Widzew Łódź2123322221111111222222222222
Arka Gdynia81495667997456575789755453333
Korona Kielce4331111112222333334333334444
Chrobry Głogów545675681010101010101211121111864645555
ŁKS Łódź8544545475887889867999866766
Sandecja Nowy Sącz18967810111038564446455578988677
Odra Opole1771084877869999989101010101111109888
GKS Tychy813171714910664335664676687577999
Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała816151511745537787575434467910101010
Resovia668910119111212141110111012111212111110101111111111
Skra Częstochowa151811111616151211111112121311101098121212121313121212
GKS Katowice611141491313151618131313121313131314131313131212131313
Zagłębie Sosnowiec811710151514171717121416151516161615141414151414141414
Puszcza Niepołomice381111161717131414161614141414151513151515141515151515
Stomil Olsztyn14171818181818181816171715171815141416161616161617171616
Górnik Polkowice8141616131416141313151518181717171817181818181816161717
GKS Jastrzębie15101313121212161517181817161616181718171717171718181818
I liga champion
Promotion to Ekstraklasa
Promotion to Ekstraklasa
Qualification for promotion play-offs
Relegation to II liga
Updated to match(es) played on 6 December 2021. Source: 90minut.pl

Results
Home \ Away ARK CHG JAS KAT TYC GPO KOR ŁKS MIE ODO POD PNI RES SNS SKC STO WID ZSO
Arka Gdynia — 0–2 3–2 2–2 0–1 2–0 0–0 - - 3–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 - 3–2 6–0 3–1 1–1
Chrobry Głogów 1–0 — 2–0 4–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 - 2–2 - 1–0 0–1 2–0 0–0 -
GKS Jastrzębie 1–5 4–2 — 0–0 - 3–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 - 0–1 0–2 1–1 0–3 0–1 1–0 - 1–1
GKS Katowice 2–4 0–0 - — 2–2 1–2 1–0 - 2–3 1–3 2–2 1–0 2–2 0–0 - 2–1 0–2 3–2
GKS Tychy 0–2 1–0 4–1 - — 1–1 - 1–1 0–3 2–1 0–0 - 0–1 2–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 2–1
Górnik Polkowice 2–1 0–0 - 1–1 0–1 — 2–2 - - 1–1 1–1 0–1 - 0–2 0–0 2–2 0–0 2–4
Korona Kielce - 2–2 2–1 - 0–1 - — 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 3–1 2–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 2–1
ŁKS Łódź 1–0 - 2–2 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 — 0–1 - 1–2 2–0 0–3 3–2 3–2 0–2 - 0–1
Miedź Legnica 1–0 - 1–1 1–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 0–2 — 2–0 4–2 3–1 2–0 - 1–1 1–2 - 4–0
Odra Opole 1–3 1–0 2–2 4–2 1–1 1–1 - 3–0 1–4 — 1–1 - - 1–2 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–0
Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała - 2–1 0–0 1–2 0–0 4–0 2–3 1–1 1–1 0–3 — 4–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 - 4–0 -
Puszcza Niepołomice 2–3 2–2 0–0 - 2–2 - 5–2 0–2 0–1 3–0 4–2 — 1–0 1–2 1–2 0–2 0–1 1–1
Resovia - 3–0 1–0 2–2 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 0–2 3–3 1–1 1–1 — 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 -
Sandecja Nowy Sącz 3–1 - 2–0 1–1 2–3 1–1 2–2 0–1 1–3 1–2 - 1–0 0–0 — 0–1 - 2–2 1–1
Skra Częstochowa 2–1 2–2 - 0–0 - 2–2 1–4 0–0 0–2 - 1–1 - 0–1 0–0 — - 2–2 1–2
Stomil Olsztyn 0–1 1–2 0–3 0–1 - 0–4 0–1 0–3 3–0 1–2 2–4 - 4–2 1–2 0–1 — 0–2 3–1
Widzew Łódź 2–5 2–0 3–1 3–1 2–1 4–2 - 2–2 1–1 0–1 - 1–0 - 3–0 4–0 2–0 — 3–2
Zagłębie Sosnowiec 1–0 3–2 2–1 0–1 1–2 5–0 0–0 0–0 - 1–1 2–2 1–2 0–1 - 0–0 - 1–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 6 December 2021. Source: 1liga.org, 90minut.pl
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Results by round
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
ArkaDLWWLWLWLWWDLWLW
ChrobryWWLDLWLLDWDLDLW
GKS JastrzębieLWLDDDLLDLLLWDDL
GKS KatowiceDLDDWLLLDLWDDWDW
GKS TychyDLLDWWWWDWWDLDDW
GórnikDLLDWLDDDLDLLDDD
KoronaWWWWWWDWLDDDLDWL
ŁKSDWWDLWLWLWLWDDL
MiedźWWWDWDDLLWWWWDWD
OdraLWLWWLDDWWLLWDLW
PodbeskidzieDLDDWWWLWWLLWDWL
PuszczaWLLDLLWLDLLWWLDL
ResoviaDWLDDLWLLLWWLLWD
SandecjaLWWDLWWWLWLWWDL
SkraLLWDLDWWLDDLDWW
StomilLLLLLLWDLWLWLLLW
WidzewWWWLWWDWDWWWWDLD
ZagłębieDLWLLLDLDDWLLDDL
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2021. Source: 1 liga.org, 90minut.pl
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Promotion play-offs

I liga play-offs for the 2021–22 season will be played on 25 and 30 May 2022. The teams who finished in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place are set to compete. The fixtures are determined by final league position – 3rd team of regular season vs 6th team of regular season and 4th team of regular season vs 5th team of regular season. The winner of final match will be promoted to the Ekstraklasa for next season. All matches will be played in a stadiums of team which occupied higher position in regular season.[5][6]

Semi-finals
25 May 2022 		Final
30 May 2022
      
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Season statistics

Top goalscorers
As of 7 November 2021.
Rank Player Club Goals[7]
1 Kamil Biliński Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała 9
2 Patryk Makuch Miedź Legnica 7
Szymon Sobczak Zagłębie Sosnowiec
4 Hubert Adamczyk Arka Gdynia 6
Karol Czubak Arka Gdynia
Jakub Łukowski Korona Kielce
Mateusz Piątkowski Górnik Polkowice
Daniel Rumin GKS Jastrzębie
9 Krzysztof Drzazga Miedź Legnica 5
Bartosz Guzdek Widzew Łódź
Olaf Kobacki Arka Gdynia
Mikołaj Lebedyński Chrobry Głogów
Pirulo ŁKS Łódź

Attendances
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Widzew Łódź 157,462 17,409 13,450 15,923 +173.4%†
2 Korona Kielce 46,574 7,254 3,276 4,913 +107.7%†
3 ŁKS Łódź 39,085 5,108 3,483 4,578 +118.5%†
4 Arka Gdynia 39,314 4,974 3,407 3,920 +15.6%†
5 Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała 33,791 5,030 1,936 2,837 −27.2%1
6 GKS Tychy 26,296 4,817 1,648 2,678 −9.3%†
7 Miedź Legnica 23,108 3,372 2,053 2,497 +49.3%†
8 GKS Katowice 22,263 3,593 1,367 2,399 n/a2
9 Skra Częstochowa 9,514 3,181 0 2,333 n/a2
10 Odra Opole 21,436 2,913 1,480 1,962 +73.9%†
11 Resovia 16,255 3,468 1,014 1,466 −10.7%†
12 Stomil Olsztyn 14,039 3,099 717 1,403 +67.8%†
13 Sandecja Nowy Sącz 4,053 2,592 0 1,311 +308.4%†
14 Zagłębie Sosnowiec 11,290 2,414 959 1,221 −1.6%†
15 GKS Jastrzębie 11,423 1,878 712 1,132 −39.9%†
16 Puszcza Niepołomice 6,047 908 412 531 +38.6%†
17 Górnik Polkowice 5,919 700 310 493 n/a2
18 Chrobry Głogów 4,304 1,083 0 429 −14.7%†
League total 663,809 17,409 0 2,886 +52.7%†

Updated to games played on 11 April 2022.
Source: 90minut.pl (in Polish)
Notes:
1. Team played last season in Ekstraklasa.
2. Team played last season in II liga.

Awards

Player of the Month
Month Player Club
September 2021[8] Juliusz Letniowski Widzew Łódź
October 2021[9] Kamil Biliński Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała
November 2021
December 2021
February 2022
March 2022
April 2022
May 2022

Number of teams by region
Number Region Team(s)
6  Silesian VoivodeshipGKS Jastrzębie, GKS Katowice, GKS Tychy, Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała, Skra Częstochowa and Zagłębie Sosnowiec
3  Lower Silesian VoivodeshipChrobry Głogów, Górnik Polkowice and Miedź Legnica
2  Lesser Poland VoivodeshipPuszcza Niepołomice and Sandecja Nowy Sącz
 Łódź VoivodeshipŁKS Łódź and Widzew Łódź
1  Opole VoivodeshipOdra Opole
 Podkarpackie VoivodeshipResovia
 Pomeranian VoivodeshipArka Gdynia
 Świętokrzyskie VoivodeshipKorona Kielce
 Warmian-Masurian VoivodeshipStomil Olsztyn
0  Greater Poland Voivodeship
 Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
 Lublin Voivodeship
 Lubusz Voivodeship
 Masovian Voivodeship
 Podlaskie Voivodeship
 West Pomeranian Voivodeship

See also

Notes
  1. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the match have been played with a limited number of spectators.
  2. Matches have been played behind closed doors without any spectators.
  3. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some matches have been played with a limited number of spectators or behind closed doors without any spectators.
  4. The list of postponed matches:
    • Sandecja Nowy Sącz - Skra Częstochowa (6th round, played on 17 November 2021)
    • Puszcza Niepołomice - Sandecja Nowy Sącz (7th round, played on 15 September 2021)
    • GKS Katowice - Arka Gdynia (7th round, played on 16 September 2021)
    • GKS Tychy - Chrobry Głogów (7th round, played on 16 September 2021)
    • Górnik Polkowice - Stomil Olsztyn (7th round, played on 16 September 2021)
    • Resovia - Miedź Legnica (9th round, played on 19 October 2021)
    • Stomil Olsztyn - Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała (12th round, played on 21 October 2021)
    • Chrobry Głogów - ŁKS Łódź (12th round, played on 1 December 2021)
    • Górnik Polkowice - Puszcza Niepołomice (12th round, played on 20 October 2021)
    • Odra Opole - Skra Częstochowa (12th round, played on 20 October 2021)
    • Korona Kielce - GKS Tychy (17th round, played on 24 November 2021)
    • Zagłębie Sosnowiec - Chrobry Głogów (17th round, played on 24 November 2021)
    • Resovia - GKS Katowice (18th round, played on 1 December 2021)
    • Stomil Olsztyn - GKS Jastrzębie (19th round, will be played on 16 March 2022)
    • ŁKS Łódź - Puszcza Niepołomice (20th round)

References
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  2. "Fortuna sponsorem tytularnym 1 Ligi". I liga. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  3. "Resovia będzie grać spotkania domowe na stadionie w Stalowej Woli" (in Polish). Rzeszow-news.pl. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  4. "Domowe mecze Apklan Resovii na Stadionie Miejskim w Rzeszowie" (in Polish). CWKS Resovia Rzeszów. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  5. "Uchwała nr IV/65 z dnia 29 kwietnia 2021 roku Zarządu Polskiego Związku Piłki Nożnej w sprawie przyjęcia Regulaminu Rozgrywek o Mistrzostwo 1. Ligi, 2. Ligi i 3. ligi na sezon 2021/2022" (PDF). pzpn.pl (in Polish). Polish Football Association. pp. 6–7. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  6. "Ramowy terminarz rozgrywek Fortuna Pucharu Polski oraz 1. i 2. Ligi na sezon 2021/2022". pzpn.pl (in Polish). Polish Football Association. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  7. "16. kolejka. Klasyfikacja strzelców F1L". 1liga.org (in Polish). 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  8. "Juliusz Letniowski piłkarzem września Fortuna 1 Ligi" (in Polish). Fortuna 1 Liga. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  9. "Kamil Biliński piłkarzem października Fortuna 1 Ligi" (in Polish). Fortuna 1 Liga. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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