The Polish First League

Polish First League

I Liga is the second level of the Polish association football league, below the Ekstraklasa and above the II Liga. Run by the Polish Football Association since its inception in 1948, all teams from 2002 onwards must have professional status and a licence, issued by the Association...

 2009–10 season saw 18 teams competing for promotion to the Ekstraklasa. The champions and runners-up would receive promotion. Unlike in previous seasons the third-placed team no longer had the opportunity to compete in playoffs for promotion, while the 13th and 14th placed teams no longer had to compete in play-outs to remain in the First League. The bottom four teams were automatically demoted to the II Liga.

Promotion and relegation from 2008–09

Relegated from Ekstraklasa to I Liga:

• Górnik Zabrze
  Górnik Zabrze
  Górnik Zabrze is a Polish football club from Zabrze. The club has won numerous championships, and was a dominant force in the 1960s and 1980s. For now Górnik has the most titles in Poland. The club plays in white or dark blue - red kit, and is based at the Ernest Pohl Stadium...
  
  
• ŁKS Łódź

Promoted from II Liga to I Liga:

• KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski
  KSZO Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
  KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski is a Polish football club based in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland. It was founded on August 11, 1929.In 1995, after several decades in lower league football, mainly the third division, KSZO for the first time promoted to the second division of the Polish football league...
  
  
• MKS Kluczbork
  MKS Kluczbork
  MKS Kluczbork is a football club based in Kluczbork, Opole Voivodeship, Poland. The club was founded in 2003. In season 2008-09 the club won the Polish Second League, Group West, and were consequently promoted to the Polish First League for the 2009-10 season - Current squad :As of November 11,...
  
  
• Pogoń Szczecin
  Pogon Szczecin
  MKS Pogoń Szczecin is a Polish professional football club, based in Szczecin, Poland. The club was founded by Poles from Lwów , who had been transferred west after the Soviet annexation of Poland's eastern territories in 1945. The founders of Pogoń Szczecin had previously been supporters of Pogoń...
  
  
• Sandecja Nowy Sącz
  Sandecja Nowy Sacz
  Sandecja Nowy Sącz is a Polish association football club formed in 1910, its first chairman was Józef Damse. Up to 1997 Sandecja stadium's name was XXV years of PRL. In 1998 it was renamed in honor of Father Władysław Augustynek...
  
  

Others

• Widzew Łódź won the Polish First League in 2008-09 but were relegated for prior corruption, hence remaining in the league. Initially, they were also deducted six points, however, this decision was overturned in September.
• Motor Lublin
  Motor Lublin
  Motor Lublin is a Polish professional football team based in Lublin. The club was founded in December 1950 with their nickname The Yellow, White and Blues reflecting their official colours...
  
   replaced GKS Jastrzębie
  GKS Jastrzebie
  GKS Jastrzębie-Zdrój is a football club based in Jastrzębie-Zdrój, Poland. Currently they play in Division 4 . In season 1988/89 they played in top-flight.- Current squad :Accurate as of March 4, 2011...
  
   who were not successful in their application for a license to play in the league.
• ŁKS Łódź, although not deserving it sportingly, were also relegated from the Ekstraklasa due to license problems.

League table

Results

Top scorers

Source: 90minut.pl


18 goals Marcin Robak

Marcin Robak

Marcin Robak is a Polish footballer playing currently for Konyaspor.-Club career:On January 2011, he joined Turkish club Konyaspor on three and a half year contract.- International Goals :-External links:...

 (Widzew Łódź)

16 goals Piotr Reiss

Piotr Reiss

Piotr Reiss is a Polish football player playing for Warta Poznań.-National team:He has also played for the Poland national football team. Reiss debut for the Poland national team took place on November 10, 1998 in the away game versus Slovakia. He scored at this game and it was his only goal for...

 (Warta Poznań

Warta Poznan

Warta Poznań is a football club based in Poznań, Poland. Founded in 1912, the club are two-time winners of the Polish Football Championship, in 1929 and 1947, but currently reside in the Polish First League. The name means the Guard in Polish and also a name of river Warta on which Poznań is...

) Adrian Świątek

Adrian Świątek

Adrian Świątek is a Polish footballer who plays for Piast Gliwice, on loan from Górnik Zabrze. His position on the pitch is attacker.-Club:In the past he played for UKS SMS Łódź, Stal Głowno, ŁKS Łódź and Piast Gliwice....

 (ŁKS Łódź) 8, (Górnik Zabrze

Górnik Zabrze

Górnik Zabrze is a Polish football club from Zabrze. The club has won numerous championships, and was a dominant force in the 1960s and 1980s. For now Górnik has the most titles in Poland. The club plays in white or dark blue - red kit, and is based at the Ernest Pohl Stadium...

) 8

13 goals Marcin Klatt

Marcin Klatt

Marcin Klatt is a Polish footballer who plays for Pogoń Szczecin.- External links :*...

 (Warta Poznań

Warta Poznan

Warta Poznań is a football club based in Poznań, Poland. Founded in 1912, the club are two-time winners of the Polish Football Championship, in 1929 and 1947, but currently reside in the Polish First League. The name means the Guard in Polish and also a name of river Warta on which Poznań is...

) 10, (Pogoń Szczecin

Pogon Szczecin

MKS Pogoń Szczecin is a Polish professional football club, based in Szczecin, Poland. The club was founded by Poles from Lwów , who had been transferred west after the Soviet annexation of Poland's eastern territories in 1945. The founders of Pogoń Szczecin had previously been supporters of Pogoń...

) 3 Olgierd Moskalewicz

Olgierd Moskalewicz

Olgierd Moskalewicz is a Polish professional soccer player who last plays for Pogoń Szczecin.-Club:In 2001, he had a brief spell with Diyarbakırspor in the Turkish Super Lig, appearing in two league matches....

 (Pogoń Szczecin

Pogon Szczecin

MKS Pogoń Szczecin is a Polish professional football club, based in Szczecin, Poland. The club was founded by Poles from Lwów , who had been transferred west after the Soviet annexation of Poland's eastern territories in 1945. The founders of Pogoń Szczecin had previously been supporters of Pogoń...

) Darvydas Šernas

Darvydas Šernas

Darvydas Šernas is a professional Lithuanian footballer who currently plays for Polish Ekstraklasa team Zagłębie Lubin.-Club:Šernas won his first senior cap in a friendly match against Estonia on May 31, 2008....

 (Widzew Łódź)

12 goals Maciej Tataj

Maciej Tataj

Maciej Tataj is a Polish footballer who currently plays for Dolcan Ząbki, on loan from Korona Kielce.-External links:...

 (Dolcan Ząbki

Dolcan Zabki

Dolcan Ząbki is a Polish professional football club, based in Ząbki, Masovian Voivodeship. It currently competes in the Polish I Liga, one level below the Polish Ekstraklasa.-History:...

) now (Korona Kielce

Korona Kielce

Korona Kielce, , is a Polish football club, currently playing in the Ekstraklasa. In the years 2002-2008 Club belonged to Polish holding company Kolporter Holding and achieved its greatest success - in 2005, winning promotion to the first division...

)

11 goals Dariusz Gawęcki (Sandecja Nowy Sącz

Sandecja Nowy Sacz

Sandecja Nowy Sącz is a Polish association football club formed in 1910, its first chairman was Józef Damse. Up to 1997 Sandecja stadium's name was XXV years of PRL. In 1998 it was renamed in honor of Father Władysław Augustynek...

) Łukasz Gikiewicz

Łukasz Gikiewicz

Łukasz Gikiewicz is a Polish footballer who currently plays for Śląsk Wrocław as a striker.-Club:He is trainee of Warmia Olsztyn. On March 2009, he moved to Polonia Bytom on two and a half year contract from Unia Janikowo. In the summer 2009 his contract with Polonia was terminated. On August...

 (ŁKS Łódź) Daniel Koczon (Wisła Płock) Waldemar Sobota

Waldemar Sobota

Waldemar Sobota is a Polish footballer who currently plays for Śląsk Wrocław as a midfielder.-External links:...

 (MKS Kluczbork

MKS Kluczbork

MKS Kluczbork is a football club based in Kluczbork, Opole Voivodeship, Poland. The club was founded in 2003. In season 2008-09 the club won the Polish Second League, Group West, and were consequently promoted to the Polish First League for the 2009-10 season - Current squad :As of November 11,...

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10 goals Adam Cieśliński

Adam Cieśliński

Adam Cieśliński is a Polish football player currently playing for Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała.-External links:...

 (KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski

KSZO Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski

KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski is a Polish football club based in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland. It was founded on August 11, 1929.In 1995, after several decades in lower league football, mainly the third division, KSZO for the first time promoted to the second division of the Polish football league...

) Sylwester Patejuk

Sylwester Patejuk

Sylwester Patejuk is a Polish footballer who plays for Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała.-External links:...

 (Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała)

External links

• Official website