Polish Superliga

Top men's handball league in Poland
Polish Superliga
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2023–24 Superliga (men's handball)
SportHandball
Founded1956; 68 years ago (1956)
First season1956–57
PresidentPiotr Należyty
AdministratorPolish Handball Association
No. of teams14
CountryPoland
ConfederationEHF
Most recent
champion(s)
Wisła Płock
(2023–24)
Most titlesVive Kielce (20 titles)
TV partner(s)Polsat Sport
Streaming partner(s)Emocje.tv
Sponsor(s)Orlen
Relegation toLiga Centralna
Domestic cup(s)Polish Cup
International cup(s)EHF Champions League
EHF European League
Official websiteOrlen Superliga

The Polish Superliga, also known as the Orlen Superliga for sponsorship reasons, is the top men's handball league in Poland. It is currently a 14 teams league from September to May.

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 indoor handball champions since 1955:

Polish Handball Championship (1955 & 1956)

  • 1955 : Sparta Katowice (1)
  • 1956 : Sparta Katowice (2)

I Liga (1956–1998)

  • 1957 : Sparta Katowice (3)
  • 1958 : Śląsk Wrocław (1)
  • 1959 : Sparta Katowice (4)
  • 1960 : Sparta Katowice (5)
  • 1961 : Śląsk Wrocław (2)
  • 1962 : Śląsk Wrocław (3)
  • 1963 : Śląsk Wrocław (4)
  • 1964 : AZS Katowice (1)
  • 1965 : Śląsk Wrocław (5)
  • 1966 : Wybrzeże Gdańsk (1)
  • 1967 : Śląsk Wrocław (6)
  • 1968 : Spójnia Gdańsk (1)
  • 1969 : Spójnia Gdańsk (2)
  • 1970 : Spójnia Gdańsk (3)
  • 1971 : Grunwald Poznań (1)
  • 1972 : Śląsk Wrocław (7)
  • 1973 : Śląsk Wrocław (8)
  • 1974 : Śląsk Wrocław (9)
  • 1975 : Śląsk Wrocław (10)
  • 1976 : Śląsk Wrocław (11)
  • 1977 : Śląsk Wrocław (12)
  • 1978 : Śląsk Wrocław (13)
  • 1979 : Hutnik Kraków (1)
  • 1980 : Hutnik Kraków (2)
  • 1981 : Hutnik Kraków (3)
  • 1982 : Śląsk Wrocław (14)
  • 1983 : Anilana Łódź (1)
  • 1984 : Wybrzeże Gdańsk (2)
  • 1985 : Wybrzeże Gdańsk (3)
  • 1986 : Wybrzeże Gdańsk (4)
  • 1987 : Wybrzeże Gdańsk (5)
  • 1988 : Wybrzeże Gdańsk (6)
  • 1989 : Pogoń Zabrze (1)
  • 1990 : Pogoń Zabrze (2)
  • 1991 : Wybrzeże Gdańsk (7)
  • 1992 : Wybrzeże Gdańsk (8)
  • 1993 : Iskra Kielce (1)
  • 1994 : Iskra Kielce (2)
  • 1995 : Wisła Płock (1)
  • 1996 : Iskra Kielce (3)
  • 1997 : Śląsk Wrocław (15)
  • 1998 : Iskra Kielce (4)

Ekstraklasa (1998–2010)

  • 1999 : Iskra Kielce (5)
  • 2000 : Wybrzeże Gdańsk (9)
  • 2001 : Wybrzeże Gdańsk (10)
  • 2002 : Wisła Płock (2)
  • 2003 : Vive Kielce (6)
  • 2004 : Wisła Płock (3)
  • 2005 : Wisła Płock (4)
  • 2006 : Wisła Płock (5)
  • 2007 : Zagłębie Lubin (1)
  • 2008 : Wisła Płock (6)
  • 2009 : Vive Kielce (7)
  • 2010 : Vive Targi Kielce (8)

Superliga (2010–present)

Teams

  • The following teams compete in the Superliga during the 2024–25 season:
Team Arena Capacity
1 Wisła Płock 2023–24 Superliga winners Orlen Arena 5,492
2 Industria Kielce Hala Legionów 4,200
3 Górnik Zabrze HWS Pogoń 1,013
4 Chrobry Głogów HWS Głogów 2,500
5 Azoty Puławy Hala MOSiR 3,362
6 MKS Kalisz Arena Kalisz 3,164
7 Ostrovia Ostrów Wielkopolski Arena Ostrów 2,500
8 MMTS Kwidzyn KWS KCSiR 1,504
9 Gwardia Opole Stegu Arena 3,378
10 KPR Legionowo Arena Legionowo 1,998
11 Piotrkowianin Piotrków Tryb. Hala Relax 1,000
12 Zagłębie Lubin HWS RCS Lubin 3,714
13 Wybrzeże Gdańsk HWS AWFiS 1,700
14 WKS Śląsk Wrocław Hala Orbita 2,418

Total titles won

Club Titles Years
Vive Kielce 20 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Śląsk Wrocław 15 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1997
Wybrzeże Gdańsk 10 1966, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 2000, 2001
Wisła Płock 8 1995, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2024
Sparta Katowice 3 1957, 1959, 1960
Spójnia Gdańsk 3 1968, 1969, 1970
Hutnik Kraków 3 1979, 1980, 1981
Pogoń Zabrze 2 1989, 1990
AZS Katowice 1 1964
Grunwald Poznań 1 1971
Anilana Łódź 1 1983
Zagłębie Lubin 1 2007

EHF coefficients

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

Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.
Country ranking

EHF League Ranking for 2022/23 season:[1]

Club ranking

EHF Club Ranking as of 3 May 2024:[2]

References

  1. ^ "EHF Club Competitions – Ranking for 2022/23" (PDF). EHF. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  2. ^ "European handball team ranking". eurotopteam.com. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
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