2021–22 I liga

The 2021–22 I liga (also known as Fortuna I liga due to sponsorship reasons)[5] 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 played168
Goals scored415 (2.47 per match)
Top goalscorerKamil Biliński
(13 goals)
Biggest home winChrobry 4–0 Katowice
(29 August 2021)
Podbeskidzie 4–0 Puszcza
(29 August 2021)
Widzew 4–0 Skra
(24 September 2021)
Miedź 4–0 Zagłębie
(16 October 2021)
Podbeskidzie 4–0 Widzew
(13 November 2021)
Podbeskidzie 4–0 Górnik
(20 November 2021)
Biggest away winJastrzębie 1–5 Arka
(4 October 2021)
Highest scoringPuszcza 5–2 Korona
(27 November 2021)
Longest winning run6 matches
Korona Kielce
Longest unbeaten run10 matches
Widzew Łódź
Miedź Legnica
Longest winless run14 matches
Górnik Polkowice
Longest losing run6 matches
Stomil Olsztyn
Highest attendance17,409
Widzew 2–2 ŁKS
(24 October 2021)[1]
Lowest attendance0[upper-alpha 1]
Chrobry 4–0 Katowice
(29 August 2021)[2][3]
Chrobry 0–1 Skra
(10 September 2021)[4]
Total attendance427,268
Average attendance3,008 59.2%
All statistics correct as of 29 November 2021.

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 and stadiums 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.[6][7]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 Widzew Łódź 16 10 4 2 30 13 +17 34 Promotion to Ekstraklasa
2 Miedź Legnica 16 9 5 2 26 12 +14 32
3 Korona Kielce 16 8 5 3 19 12 +7 29 Qualification for Promotion play-offs
4 GKS Tychy 16 7 6 3 20 16 +4 27
5 Arka Gdynia 16 8 2 6 24 14 +10 26
6 Sandecja Nowy Sącz 15 8 2 5 17 14 +3 26
7 Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała 16 7 4 5 25 21 +4 25
8 Odra Opole 16 7 3 6 22 21 +1 24
9 ŁKS Łódź 15 6 4 5 19 18 +1 22
10 Skra Częstochowa 15 5 5 5 10 14 −4 20
11 Chrobry Głogów 15 5 4 6 16 15 +1 19
12 Resovia 16 5 4 7 15 17 −2 19
13 GKS Katowice 16 4 7 5 19 26 −7 19
14 Puszcza Niepołomice 16 4 3 9 16 24 −8 15
15 Stomil Olsztyn 16 4 1 11 19 27 −8 13
16 Zagłębie Sosnowiec 16 2 6 8 16 25 −9 12 Relegation to II liga
17 Górnik Polkowice 16 1 9 6 15 24 −9 12
18 GKS Jastrzębie 16 2 6 8 15 30 −15 12
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2021. 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)[8]

Positions by round

Note: The place taken by the team that played fewer matches than the opponents was underlined. [upper-alpha 2]

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Widzew Łódź2123322221111111
Miedź Legnica1112233349643222
Korona Kielce4331111112222333
GKS Tychy813171714910664335564
Arka Gdynia81497667997456675
Sandecja Nowy Sącz18966810111038564446
Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała81615141184553778757
Odra Opole177108478786999998
ŁKS Łódź8544545475887889
Skra Częstochowa15181112161615121011111212131110
Chrobry Głogów545575681110101010101211
Resovia668910119111212141110111012
GKS Katowice611141591313151618121313121313
Puszcza Niepołomice381110161717131414161614141414
Stomil Olsztyn14171818181818181816181715171815
Zagłębie Sosnowiec811711151514171715131416151516
Górnik Polkowice8141616131416141313151518181717
GKS Jastrzębie15101313121212161517171817161618
I liga champion
Promotion to Ekstraklasa
Promotion to Ekstraklasa
Qualification for promotion play-offs
Relegation to II liga
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2021. Source: 90minut.pl

Results
Home \ Away ARK GŁO JAS KAT TYC GÓR KOR ŁKS MLE ODR PBB PNI RES SNS SKR STO WID ZSO
Arka Gdynia — 0–2 0–1 0–0 3–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1
Chrobry Głogów — 2–0 4–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–1
GKS Jastrzębie 1–5 — 0–0 3–1 0–2 1–1 0–3 1–0 1–1
GKS Katowice 2–4 — 2–2 1–0 2–2 1–0 2–2 0–0 2–1 3–2
GKS Tychy 1–0 4–1 — 1–1 0–3 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–2 1–1
Górnik Polkowice 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 — 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–2 0–0 2–2 2–4
Korona Kielce 2–2 2–1 — 1–0 0–0 2–1 3–1 0–1 2–0 0–1
ŁKS Łódź 1–0 2–2 1–1 — 1–2 0–3 3–2 0–1
Miedź Legnica 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–2 — 4–2 1–1 4–0
Odra Opole 1–0 2–2 4–2 3–0 1–4 — 1–2 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–0
Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała 2–1 0–0 2–3 0–3 — 4–0 2–0 0–1 1–0
Puszcza Niepołomice 2–2 2–2 0–2 0–1 3–0 — 1–2 1–2 0–1
Resovia 3–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–2 1–1 — 0–1 0–1 1–0
Sandecja Nowy Sącz 0–1 1–3 — 1–1
Skra Częstochowa 2–1 0–0 —
Stomil Olsztyn 0–1 1–2 0–1 0–3 3–0 2–4 4–2 1–2 0–1 — 3–1
Widzew Łódź 2–0 3–1 3–1 4–2 2–2 1–1 3–0 4–0 2–0 —
Zagłębie Sosnowiec 1–2 0–0 2–2 1–2 0–1 0–0 1–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 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.[8][9]

Semi-finals
25 May 2022 		Final
30 May 2022
      
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5  
 
 
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Season statistics

Top goalscorers
As of 7 November 2021.
Rank Player Club Goals[10]
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 143,308 17,409 13,450 15,923 +173.4%†
2 Korona Kielce 44,217 7,254 3,276 4,913 +107.7%†
3 ŁKS Łódź 32,051 5,108 3,483 4,578 +118.5%†
4 Arka Gdynia 35,286 4,520 3,407 3,920 +15.6%†
5 Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała 22,698 3,956 1,936 2,837 −27.2%1
6 GKS Tychy 24,107 4,817 1,648 2,678 −9.3%†
7 Miedź Legnica 17,483 3,372 2,053 2,497 +49.3%†
8 GKS Katowice 21,599 3,593 1,367 2,399 n/a2
9 Skra Częstochowa 4,667 3,181 1,486 2,333 n/a2
10 Odra Opole 19,621 2,913 1,480 1,962 +73.9%†
11 Resovia 13,201 3,000 1,014 1,466 −10.7%†
12 Stomil Olsztyn 14,039 2,570 717 1,403 +67.8%†
13 Sandecja Nowy Sącz 3,933 2,592 501 1,311 +308.4%†
14 Zagłębie Sosnowiec 8,547 1,737 959 1,221 −1.6%†
15 GKS Jastrzębie 10,193 1,878 712 1,132 −39.9%†
16 Puszcza Niepołomice 4,252 720 412 531 +38.6%†
17 Górnik Polkowice 5,919 700 310 493 n/a2
18 Chrobry Głogów 2,147 1,083 0 429 −14.7%†
League total 427,268 17,409 0 3,008 +59.2%†

Updated to games played on 7 November 2021.
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[11] Juliusz Letniowski Widzew Łódź
October 2021[12] 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. Matches have been played behind closed doors without any spectators.
  2. The list of postponed matches:
    • Sandecja Nowy Sącz - Skra Częstochowa (6th round, will be 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)
    • 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)
    • Zagłębie Sosnowiec - Chrobry Głogów (17th round)

References
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  2. "Match report". 90minut.pl. 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
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  4. "Match report". 90minut.pl. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  5. "Fortuna sponsorem tytularnym 1 Ligi". I liga. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  6. "Resovia będzie grać spotkania domowe na stadionie w Stalowej Woli" (in Polish). Rzeszow-news.pl. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  7. "Domowe mecze Apklan Resovii na Stadionie Miejskim w Rzeszowie" (in Polish). CWKS Resovia Rzeszów. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  8. "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.
  9. "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.
  10. "16. kolejka. Klasyfikacja strzelców F1L". 1liga.org (in Polish). 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  11. "Juliusz Letniowski piłkarzem września Fortuna 1 Ligi" (in Polish). Fortuna 1 Liga. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  12. "Kamil Biliński piłkarzem października Fortuna 1 Ligi" (in Polish). Fortuna 1 Liga. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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