2023–24 I liga

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I liga
Season2023–24
Dates21 July 2023 – 26 May 2024
RelegatedPodbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała
Zagłębie Sosnowiec
Europa LeagueWisła Kraków
Matches played243
Goals scored622 (2.56 per match)
Top goalscorerŁukasz Sekulski
(15 goals)
Highest attendance31,916
Wisła 0–0 Stal
(5 August 2023)[1]
Total attendance1,027,560
Average attendance4,229 Increase 19.9%
All statistics correct as of 15 April 2024.

The 2023–24 I liga (also known as Fortuna I liga due to sponsorship reasons)[2] is the 76th season of the second tier domestic division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1949 and the 16th season of the Polish I liga under its current title. The league is operated by the PZPN.

The regular season is being played as a round-robin tournament. A total of 18 teams participate, 12 of which competed in the league campaign during the previous season, while three to be relegated from the 2022–23 Ekstraklasa and the remaining three to be promoted from the 2022–23 II liga. The season started on 21 July 2023 and will conclude on 26 May 2024.[3] Each team will play a total of 34 matches, half at home and half away.

Teams[edit]

A total of 18 teams participate in the 2023–24 I liga season.

Changes from last season[edit]

The following teams have changed division since the 2022–23 season.

Stadiums and locations[edit]

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Location Venue Capacity
Arka Gdynia Gdynia Stadion GOSiR 15,139
Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza Nieciecza Stadion Bruk-Bet 4,666
Chrobry Głogów Głogów Stadion GOS 2,817
GKS Katowice Katowice Stadion GKS Katowice 6,710
GKS Tychy Tychy Stadion Tychy 15,150
Górnik Łęczna Łęczna Stadion Górnika Łęczna 7,464
Lechia Gdańsk Gdańsk Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk 43,615
Miedź Legnica Legnica Stadion Orła Białego 6,864
Motor Lublin Lublin Arena Lublin 15,400
Odra Opole Opole Stadion Odry
GIEKSA Arena1
4,560
5,264
Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała Bielsko-Biała Stadion BBOSiR 15,076
Polonia Warsaw Warsaw Stadion im. gen. Kazimierza Sosnkowskiego 7,150
Resovia Rzeszów Rzeszów Stadion Miejski Stal2 11,547
Stal Rzeszów Rzeszów Stadion Miejski Stal 11,547
Wisła Kraków Kraków Stadion im. Henryka Reymana 33,326
Wisła Płock Płock Orlen Stadion im. Kazimierza Górskiego 15,0043
Zagłębie Sosnowiec Sosnowiec ArcelorMittal Park 11,600
Znicz Pruszków Pruszków Stadion MZOS 1,977
  1. ^ Due to Odra's home venue missing a heated pitch, they played their home games at GIEKSA Arena in Bełchatów from 15 November 2023 to 31 March 2024.[4]
  2. ^ Due to the renovation of the Resovia Stadium in Rzeszów, Resovia play their home games at the Stadion Miejski Stal.
  3. ^ Wisła Płock played the first two home matches at limited capacity of 4,300 due to ongoing construction work. The stadium opened in its full capacity for a matchday 7 fixture against Polonia Warsaw[5].

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 Lechia Gdańsk (P) 32 20 5 7 57 29 +28 65 Promotion to Ekstraklasa
2 Arka Gdynia 32 18 8 6 51 31 +20 62
3 GKS Katowice 32 16 8 8 62 33 +29 56 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4 Górnik Łęczna 32 13 13 6 33 26 +7 52
5 Wisła Płock 32 14 9 9 44 42 +2 51[a]
6 GKS Tychy 32 16 3 13 42 40 +2 51[a]
7 Wisła Kraków 32 13 11 8 60 42 +18 50[b] Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[c]
8 Motor Lublin 32 14 8 10 44 40 +4 50[b]
9 Odra Opole 32 14 7 11 39 31 +8 49
10 Miedź Legnica 32 11 12 9 46 34 +12 45[d]
11 Stal Rzeszów 32 13 6 13 49 57 −8 45[d]
12 Znicz Pruszków 32 11 6 15 32 41 −9 39
13 Chrobry Głogów 32 9 9 14 32 49 −17 36
14 Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza 32 8 11 13 47 51 −4 35
15 Polonia Warsaw 32 7 10 15 38 48 −10 31[e]
16 Resovia Rzeszów 32 8 7 17 36 56 −20 31[e] Relegation to II liga
17 Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała (R) 32 4 11 17 25 56 −31 23
18 Zagłębie Sosnowiec (R) 32 2 10 20 20 51 −31 16
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2024. 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)[6]
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Ranked on head-to-head points: Wisła Płock 6, GKS Tychy 0.
  2. ^ a b Ranked on head-to-head goal difference: Wisła Kraków +1, Motor Lublin -1.
  3. ^ Wisła Kraków qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2023–24 Polish Cup.
  4. ^ a b Ranked on head-to-head points: Miedź Legnica 6, Stal Rzeszów 0.
  5. ^ a b Ranked on head-to-head points: Polonia Warsaw 4, Resovia Rzeszów 1.


Positions by round[edit]

Note: The place taken by the team that played fewer matches than the opponents was underlined.[A]

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Lechia Gdańsk27868789888993353243321112111111
Arka Gdynia7914979111011116642111111112221222222
GKS Katowice1589542569101110121211121213111111107633334433
Górnik Łęczna79128664122235446610101077101075457974
Wisła Płock119101513141075491110107910977896788899745
GKS Tychy43113563334425534422233346673356
Wisła Kraków766101489111095578988654555457745567
Motor Lublin544354244610767877535444564568688
Odra Opole115423121111112223666899109986899
Miedź Legnica622211356532366457889688910101010111010
Stal Rzeszów1816161717161717171413121313131011111213131314141411111111101111
Znicz Pruszków35379111212121315161518151513121312121211111213131312121212
Chrobry Głogów1616181818181818181818181816141415151514151413131112121213141413
Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza71471115107877788910119899101112121314141414131314
Polonia Warsaw1315131411131516161212131111121314141415161616161615151515151515
Resovia Rzeszów1718171210121415151714141614161616161616141515151516161616161616
Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała119101312151314131617171415171717171717171717171717171717171717
Zagłębie Sosnowiec1313151616171613141516151717181818181818181818181818181818181818
Promotion to Ekstraklasa
Qualification for Promotion play-offs
Relegation to II liga
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2024. Source: 90minut.pl

Results[edit]

Home \ Away ARK BBT CHG KAT TYC GKŁ LGD MLE MOT ODO POD PWA RES STR WKR WPŁ ZSO ZNI
Arka Gdynia 2–2 2–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 2–2 1–0 2–3 3–2 5–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–0
Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza 2–1 1–1 2–2 3–0 0–0 1–4 0–2 0–1 2–2 2–2 1–4 1–2 2–1 2–2 1–1 1–0
Chrobry Głogów 1–0 0–5 1–4 2–1 0–1 2–4 0–0 0–1 0–0 3–0 0–3 1–1 2–1 3–2 0–2 1–0
GKS Katowice 1–1 0–0 3–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–3 5–0 0–2 3–0 8–0 4–1 0–1 3–1
GKS Tychy 0–1 3–2 1–2 2–3 1–3 0–0 2–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 1–3 2–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 2–1
Górnik Łęczna 0–0 0–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 3–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 1–1
Lechia Gdańsk a 3–1 1–0 5–1 3–0 1–1 2–0 0–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 4–0 2–1 0–0 3–1 4–0 1–0
Miedź Legnica 0–1 2–2 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–0 2–0 1–2 6–1 2–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–2
Motor Lublin 2–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 3–2 3–2 1–4 2–2 3–2 3–3
Odra Opole 1–0 2–1 3–0 1–0 0–2 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–2 1–0 3–0 3–0 1–1 1–2 3–0 0–0
Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała 0–0 2–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–2 0–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–2 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–1
Polonia Warsaw 0–3 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–3 0–2 0–1 3–4 0–1 2–0 1–0 2–2 2–3 2–2 3–3 0–1
Resovia Rzeszów 1–2 0–4 0–1 0–2 2–0 2–3 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–0 1–2
Stal Rzeszów 2–3 4–2 2–1 2–2 1–2 3–0 4–2 1–3 2–1 2–5 2–2 2–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 2–0
Wisła Kraków 5–1 1–1 3–2 0–1 4–0 3–4 2–0 1–3 1–3 3–1 2–1 4–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 6–2
Wisła Płock 0–3 3–1 2–1 2–1 4–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 3–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 0–1
Zagłębie Sosnowiec 1–3 1–3 1–2 0–4 0–1 0–1 5–2 0–4 1–1 0–0 0–2 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–1
Znicz Pruszków 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–3 0–1 0–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 2–0 1–2 2–3 1–0
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2024. 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[edit]

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Arka GdyniaDDLWWLLWLWWWWWWWDLDWWWDDWWDWLWDW
Bruk-Bet Termalica NiecieczaDLWLLWWDWDDLWDLLWWDDLDLLLDLDLWDL
Chrobry GłogówLLLLLLWDWDDLLWWWLLWDLDWWWLDLDLDD
GKS KatowiceLWDWWWDLLLDDLDWLDWWLWWWWWWLDDWWW
GKS TychyWWWWLDLWLWLWWLLWWWWLWLDLDLWLWWLL
Górnik ŁęcznaDDDWWWWWDDDDLWDLLDDWWDLDWWWLDLWW
Lechia GdańskWLDWLWLDWDDWWWDLWWLWWWWWWLWWWLWW
Miedź LegnicaWWDWWDDLLDWWDLDWLDDWLWDLLDDWLLDW
Motor LublinWWDWLWWLLLLWWDLWWWLWWDDLDWDLDWLD
Odra OpoleWWLWWDWDWWDWLLLWLDLLWLDDLDWWWLLW
Podbeskidzie Bielsko-BiałaDDDLWLDDDLLLWLDLLWDLLDLLWLLDLLDL
Polonia WarsawLLWLWLLLDWWWLDDLDLLLLDDDDWWDLLDL
Resovia RzeszówLLDWWLLLDLWLLWLLLWDDWLLWLLLWDLDD
Stal RzeszówLLDLLWLLWWWDLDWWDDLLLLLWWWWDWWLW
Wisła KrakówDWDLLWDDWDWWLDDWLWWWLWDWLLDWDWDL
Wisła PłockDDDLWLWWWDLLWDWLWWDLWDWDLWDLWWWL
Zagłębie SosnowiecLDLLLDWWLDLDLDLLLLLLLDDLLDLDLLDL
Znicz PruszkówWDWLLLLWLLLLDLWWWWLWLLWDDLLLWWDD
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2024. Source: 1liga.org, 90minut.pl
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Promotion play-offs[edit]

I liga play-offs final for the 2023–24 season will be played on 2 June 2024. 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.[6][3]

Semi-finals
30 May 2024
Final
2 June 2024
      
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Matches[edit]

Semi-finals[edit]

v
v

Final[edit]

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Season statistics[edit]

Top goalscorers[edit]

As of 7 May 2024.[10]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Spain Ángel Rodado Wisła Kraków 17
2 Poland Karol Czubak Arka Gdynia 15
Poland Łukasz Sekulski Wisła Płock
4 Poland Sebastian Bergier GKS Katowice 13
5 Poland Olaf Kobacki Arka Gdynia 12
6 Poland Piotr Ceglarz Motor Lublin 11
Poland Arkadiusz Jędrych GKS Katowice
Spain Joan Román Wisła Kraków
10 Poland Mikołaj Lebedyński Chrobry Głogów 10
Japan Shuma Nagamatsu Znicz Pruszków

Attendances[edit]

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Wisła Kraków 165,035 31,916 5,417 15,003 +19.8%
2 Motor Lublin 79,700 13,994 3,932 7,970 +155.4%2
3 Lechia Gdańsk 59,935 12,003 1,171 5,994 −19.4%1
4 Zagłębie Sosnowiec 49,787 7,097 1,436 4,979 +27.9%
5 Wisła Płock 48,521 13,504 2,349 4,852 +23.7%1
6 GKS Tychy 42,734 7,198 2,296 4,273 +24.3%
7 Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała 37,020 8,573 3,005 4,113 +2.5%
8 Miedź Legnica 37,448 4,764 3,227 3,745 −15.3%1
9 Stal Rzeszów 36,398 6,281 2,595 3,640 −8.8%
10 GKS Katowice 27,454 5,087 2,142 3,050 +71.7%
11 Arka Gdynia 22,094 11,478 523 2,455 −48.9%
12 Polonia Warsaw 21,919 4,151 1,452 2,192 +6.4%2
13 Odra Opole 23,942 3,255 200 2,177 +28.4%
14 Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza 18,473 2,571 1,146 1,847 −17.5%
15 Górnik Łęczna 16,526 2,450 1,393 1,836 +35.5%
16 Resovia Rzeszów 13,384 3,286 496 1,338 −29.9%
17 Chrobry Głogów 10,462 2,489 457 1,046 −4.7%
18 Znicz Pruszków 7,531 1,793 249 837 +150.6%2
League total 718,363 31,916 200 4,059 +15.1%

Updated to games played on 19 February 2024.
Source: 1liga.org
Notes:
1. Team played last season in Ekstraklasa.
2. Team played last season in II liga.

Awards[edit]

Monthly awards[edit]

Number of teams by region[edit]

Number Region Team(s)
4  Silesian Voivodeship GKS Katowice, GKS Tychy, Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała and Zagłębie Sosnowiec
3  Masovian Voivodeship Polonia Warsaw, Wisła Płock and Znicz Pruszków
2  Lesser Poland Voivodeship Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza and Wisła Kraków
 Lower Silesian Voivodeship Chrobry Głogów and Miedź Legnica
 Podkarpackie Voivodeship Resovia Rzeszów and Stal Rzeszów
 Pomeranian Voivodeship Arka Gdynia and Lechia Gdańsk
 Lublin Voivodeship Górnik Łęczna and Motor Lublin
1  Opole Voivodeship Odra Opole
0  Greater Poland Voivodeship
 Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
 Lubusz Voivodeship
 Łódź Voivodeship
 Podlaskie Voivodeship
 Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
 Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
 West Pomeranian Voivodeship

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The list of postponed matches:
    • Polonia Warsaw – Lechia Gdańsk (12th round, played on 31 October 2023)[7]
    • Resovia – Wisła Płock (17th round, played on 10 February 2024)[8]
    • Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała – Motor Lublin (17th round, played on 28 February 2024)[8]
    • Zagłębie Sosnowiec – Chrobry Głogów (17th round, played on 19 December 2023)[8]
    • Górnik Łęczna – GKS Tychy (17th round, played on 20 February 2024)[8]
    • GKS Katowice – Miedź Legnica (18th round, played on 27 February 2024)[9]

References[edit]

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