Polish 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.

Polish Superliga
Current season, competition or edition:
2021–22 Superliga season
CountriesPoland
ConfederationEHF
Founded1956 (1956)
Number of teams14
Relegation toI Liga
Domestic cup(s)Polish Cup
International cup(s)EHF Champions League
EHF European League
Current championsVive Kielce (18th title)
Most championshipsVive Kielce (18 titles)
TV partnersTVP Sport
Emocje.tv
WebsitePGNiG Superliga

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 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 2021–22 season:
Team Arena Capacity
1 Vive Kielce Hala Legionów 4,200
2 Wisła Płock Orlen Arena 5,492
3 Azoty Puławy Hala MOSiR Puławy 3,362
4 Górnik Zabrze HWS Pogoń 1,777
5 Gwardia Opole Stegu Arena 3,378
6 MKS Kalisz Arena Kalisz 3,164
7 Chrobry Głogów HWS Głogów 2,500
8 Pogoń Szczecin Netto Arena 5,403
9 Zagłębie Lubin HWS RCS Lubin 3,714
10 MMTS Kwidzyn KWS KCSiR 1,504
11 Wybrzeże Gdańsk HWS AWFiS Gdańsk 1,700
12 Unia Tarnów Arena Jaskółka Tarnów 4,317
13 Piotrkowianin Piotrków Trybunalski Hala Relax 1,000
14 Stal Mielec Hala Sportowa SP 7 300

Total titles won

Club Titles Years
Vive Kielce181993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Śląsk Wrocław151958, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1997
Wybrzeże Gdańsk101966, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 2000, 2001
Wisła Płock71995, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011
Sparta Katowice31957, 1959, 1960
Spójnia Gdańsk31968, 1969, 1970
Hutnik Kraków31979, 1980, 1981
Pogoń Zabrze21989, 1990
AZS Katowice11964
Grunwald Poznań11971
Anilana Łódź11983
Zagłębie Lubin12007

EHF coefficients

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

References

  1. "EHF Club Competitions – Ranking for 2021/22" (PDF). EHF. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  2. "European handball team ranking". eurotopteam.com. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
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