I Liga (basketball)

I Liga
Organising body	Polish Basketball Association
Founded	1954; 72 years ago
First season	1954–55
Country	Poland
Confederation	FIBA Europe
Number of teams	18
Level on pyramid	2
Promotion to	Polish Basketball League
Relegation to	II Liga
Current champions	Astoria Bydgoszcz (2nd title) ; (2025–26)

The I Liga (English: First League), officially known as the Bank Pekao S.A. I Liga due to its sponsorship by Bank Pekao,^[1] is the second-tier level league of basketball in Poland. It is organised by the Polish Basketball Association. Teams that win the championship have the option to be promoted to the first-tier level Polish Basketball League (PLK). The first I Liga season was held in the 1954–55 season.

Recent champions

Season	Champions	Runners-up
2013–14	Polfarmex Kutno	MCKiS Jaworzno
2014–15	Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski	Politechnika Poznańska
2015–16	Miasto Szkła Krosno	Legia Warsaw
2016–17	Legia Warsaw	GTK Gliwice
2017–18	Spójnia Stargard	Sokół Łańcut
2018–19^[2]	Astoria Bydgoszcz	Śląsk Wrocław
2019–20^[3]	Górnik Wałbrzych	Czarni Słupsk
2020–21	Czarni Słupsk	Górnik Wałbrzych
2021–22	Sokół Łańcut	Górnik Wałbrzych
2022–24	Dziki Warsaw	Górnik Wałbrzych
2023–24	Górnik Wałbrzych	Astoria Bydgoszcz
2024–25^[4]	Miasto Szkła Krosno	Astoria Bydgoszcz
2025–26^[5]	Astoria Bydgoszcz	ŁKS Coolpack Łódź

References

↑ "Bank Pekao S.A. nowym sponsorem I ligi". projektkosz.pl (in Polish). 17 April 2023. Archived from the original on 4 November 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
↑ "Wyborcza.pl". bydgoszcz.wyborcza.pl. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
↑ The season ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. No team was promoted to the Polish Basketball League
Klasyfikacja w ligach prowadzonych przez PZKosz (in Polish). Rozgrywki.pzkosz.pl. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
↑ "Miasto Szkła wygrywa Pekao S.A. 1 Ligę Mężczyzn". 1lm.pzkosz.pl (in Polish). 24 May 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
↑ "Enea Abramczyk Astoria Bydgoszcz wygrywa Pekao S.A. 1 Ligę Mężczyzn". 1lm.pzkosz.pl (in Polish). 28 May 2026. Retrieved 27 May 2026.

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[1] "Bank Pekao S.A. nowym sponsorem I ligi". projektkosz.pl (in Polish). 17 April 2023. Archived from the original on 4 November 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2025.

[2] "Wyborcza.pl". bydgoszcz.wyborcza.pl. Retrieved 28 July 2019.

[season2020-3] The season ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. No team was promoted to the Polish Basketball League
Klasyfikacja w ligach prowadzonych przez PZKosz (in Polish). Rozgrywki.pzkosz.pl. Retrieved 3 February 2021.

[4] "Miasto Szkła wygrywa Pekao S.A. 1 Ligę Mężczyzn". 1lm.pzkosz.pl (in Polish). 24 May 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2025.

[5] "Enea Abramczyk Astoria Bydgoszcz wygrywa Pekao S.A. 1 Ligę Mężczyzn". 1lm.pzkosz.pl (in Polish). 28 May 2026. Retrieved 27 May 2026.

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