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The 2025–26 I liga (also known as Betclic I liga for sponsorship reasons)[5] was the 78th season of the second tier domestic division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1949 and the 18th season of the Polish I liga under its current title. The league was operated by the PZPN.

Season2025–26
Dates18 July 2025 – 24 May 2026
ChampionsWisła Kraków
PromotedWisła Kraków
Śląsk Wrocław
Wieczysta Kraków
Quick facts Season, Dates ...
I liga
Season2025–26
Dates18 July 2025 – 24 May 2026
ChampionsWisła Kraków
PromotedWisła Kraków
Śląsk Wrocław
Wieczysta Kraków
RelegatedZnicz Pruszków
Górnik Łęczna
GKS Tychy
Matches305
Goals908 (2.98 per match)
Top goalscorerÁngel Rodado
(21 goals)[1]
Biggest home winWisła 5–0 ŁKS
(26 July 2025)
ŁKS 5–0 Polonia
(1 August 2025)
Wisła 5–0 Śląsk
(24 August 2025)
Miedź 6–1 Tychy
(28 November 2025)
Biggest away winZnicz 0–7 Wisła
(19 August 2025)
Highest scoringZnicz 4–5 Stal M.
(25 July 2025)
Longest winning run6 matches
Wisła Kraków
Longest unbeaten run13 matches
Śląsk Wrocław
Longest winless run21 matches
GKS Tychy
Longest losing run6 matches
GKS Tychy
Stal Mielec
Znicz Pruszków
Highest attendance53,314
Ruch 1–1 Wisła
(19 April 2026)[2]
Lowest attendance317
Znicz 0–3 Puszcza
(24 October 2025)[3]
Total attendance1,628,154[4]
Average attendance5,338 Increase 19.7%
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Season overview

The season started on 18 July 2025 and go into the winter break after the 19th matchday on 6 December. With the 20th matchday, the season will continue on 7 February 2026. The final 34th matchday was scheduled for 24 May 2026.[6]

The regular season was 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 2024–25 Ekstraklasa and the remaining three to be promoted from the 2024–25 II liga. Each team played a total of 34 matches, half at home and half away.

Teams

A total of 18 teams participated in the 2025–26 edition of the I liga.

Changes from last season

The following teams have changed division since the 2024–25 season.

More information Relegated from 2024–25 Ekstraklasa, Promoted from 2024–25 II liga ...
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Stadiums and locations

Location of teams in 2025–26 I liga.
Location of teams in the Metropolis GZM in 2025–26 I liga.
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
More information Team, Location ...
TeamLocationVenueCapacity
Chrobry GłogówGłogówGOS Stadium2,817
GKS TychyTychyTychy Stadium15,150
Górnik ŁęcznaŁęcznaGórnik Łęczna Stadium7,464
ŁKS ŁódźŁódźWładysław Król Stadium18,029
Miedź LegnicaLegnicaWhite Eagle Stadium6,864
Odra OpoleOpoleItaka Arena11,600
Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki1Grodzisk Mazowiecki
Pruszków		Municipal Sports Stadium
MZOS Stadium		1,000
1,977
Pogoń SiedlceSiedlceROSRRiT Stadium2,901
Polonia BytomBytomPolonia Bytom Stadium2,220
Polonia WarsawWarsawGeneral Kazimierz Sosnkowski Stadium7,150
Puszcza NiepołomiceNiepołomicePuszcza Stadium2,118
Ruch ChorzówChorzówSuperauto.pl Silesian Stadium254,378
Stal RzeszówRzeszówStal Stadium11,547
Stal MielecMielecGrzegorz Lato Stadium6,864
Śląsk WrocławWrocławTarczyński Arena Wrocław42,771
Wieczysta Kraków3SosnowiecArcelorMittal Park11,600
Wisła KrakówKrakówHenryk Reyman Synerise Arena33,326
Znicz PruszkówPruszkówMZOS Stadium1,977
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  1. ^ Due to accommodating Municipal Sports Stadium to I liga regulations, Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki host their matches in Pruszków starting from matchday 3.[7][8]
  2. ^ Since 28 October 2023, Ruch Chorzów host their games at the Silesian Stadium.[9] It remains unclear if they will stay there or move to the Ruch Chorzów Stadium.
  3. ^ Due to the fact Wieczysta Stadium doesn't meet the I liga regulations, Wieczysta Kraków host their matches in Sosnowiec. Initially scheduled to return to Kraków to play at the Henryk Reyman Synerise Arena after winter break, they will move to that venue for the 2026–27 season.[10][11][12]

Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
ŁKS Łódź Poland Ryszard Robakiewicz[13] End of interim spell 31 May 2025 Pre-season Poland Szymon Grabowski[13] 1 June 2025
Znicz Pruszków Poland Marcin Przygoda End of caretaker spell 16 June 2025 Poland Marcin Matysiak[14] 1 July 2025
Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki Poland Adam Mrówka 17 June 2025 Poland Piotr Stokowiec[15]
Górnik Łęczna Slovakia Pavol Staňo[16] End of contract 30 June 2025 Poland Maciej Stolarczyk[17]
Miedź Legnica Poland Wojciech Łobodziński[18] Mutual consent 4 August 2025 17th Poland Janusz Niedźwiedź[19] 5 August 2025
Ruch Chorzów Poland Dawid Szulczek[20] 5 August 2025 12th Poland Waldemar Fornalik[21] 6 August 2025
Znicz Pruszków Poland Marcin Matysiak[22] Sacked 13 August 2025 18th Slovakia Peter Struhár[23] 14 August 2025
Stal Mielec Serbia Ivan Đurđević[24] 27 September 2025 15th Poland Ireneusz Mamrot[25] 30 September 2025
Górnik Łęczna Poland Maciej Stolarczyk[26] 30 September 2025 17th Poland Daniel Rusek[26] 30 September 2025
Wieczysta Kraków Poland Przemysław Cecherz[27] 5 October 2025 2nd Italy Gino Lettieri[28] 10 October 2025
Italy Gino Lettieri[29] 3 November 2025 6th Poland Rafał Jędrszczyk[29] 3 November 2025
GKS Tychy Poland Artur Skowronek[30] 15th Poland Michael Chojnicki[30]
ŁKS Łódź Poland Szymon Grabowski[31] 11 November 2025 12th Poland Grzegorz Szoka[32] 11 November 2025
GKS Tychy Poland Michael Chojnicki[33] End of caretaker spell 12 November 2025 16th Poland Łukasz Piszczek[34] 12 November 2025
Wieczysta Kraków Poland Rafał Jędrszczyk 24 November 2025 8th Poland Kazimierz Moskal[35] 24 November 2025
Polonia Bytom Poland Łukasz Tomczyk[36] Signed by Raków Częstochowa 22 December 2025 2nd Poland Patryk Czubak[37] 5 January 2026
Górnik Łęczna Poland Daniel Rusek End of interim spell 2 January 2026 18th RussiaPoland Yuriy Shatalov[38] 2 January 2026
Odra Opole Poland Jarosław Skrobacz[39] Sacked 2 March 2026 14th Poland Piotr Plewnia[39] 2 March 2026
GKS Tychy Poland Łukasz Piszczek[40] Mutual consent 9 March 2026 18th Austria René Poms[41] 10 March 2026
Polonia Bytom Poland Patryk Czubak[42] 26 March 2026 11th Poland Wojciech Mróz[43] 26 March 2026
Znicz Pruszków Slovakia Peter Struhár[44] 17th Poland Łukasz Smolarow[45] 30 March 2026
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  • Italics for interim managers.

League table

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 Wisła Kraków (C, P) 34 20 11 3 72 32 +40 71 Promotion to Ekstraklasa
2 Śląsk Wrocław (P) 34 17 11 6 69 47 +22 62
3 Wieczysta Kraków (O, P) 34 16 9 9 70 47 +23 57 Qualification for promotion play-offs
4 Chrobry Głogów 34 16 7 11 48 36 +12 55
5 ŁKS Łódź 34 15 9 10 56 48 +8 54
6 Polonia Warsaw 34 15 8 11 52 49 +3 53[a]
7 Ruch Chorzów 34 14 11 9 54 46 +8 53[a]
8 Miedź Legnica 34 15 7 12 52 53 −1 52
9 Puszcza Niepołomice 34 12 13 9 45 40 +5 49
10 Polonia Bytom 34 13 8 13 56 50 +6 47
11 Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki 34 11 12 11 51 54 −3 45
12 Odra Opole 34 11 11 12 34 40 −6 44
13 Stal Rzeszów 34 12 7 15 49 60 −11 43
14 Stal Mielec 34 10 6 18 51 62 −11 36[b]
15 Pogoń Siedlce 34 9 9 16 33 43 −10 36[b]
16 Znicz Pruszków (R) 34 7 7 20 40 68 −28 28 Relegation to II liga
17 Górnik Łęczna (R) 34 5 12 17 39 62 −23 27
18 GKS Tychy (R) 34 5 8 21 40 74 −34 23
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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)[46]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Head-to-head results: Polonia Warsaw 4 pts, Ruch Chorzów 1 pt.
  2. [b]
    Head-to-head results: Stal Mielec 4 pts, Pogoń Siedlce 1 pt.

Positions by round

More information Team ╲ Round, Wisła Kraków ...
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Wisła Kraków1111111111111111111111111111111111
Śląsk Wrocław71395935332342235567898672222222222
Wieczysta Kraków7422322224223568786423535784433333
Chrobry Głogów27865891268775443444642424333344444
ŁKS Łódź611510466811121311810712101111111110119910681075565
Polonia Warsaw7139310111268910121313129879574246579557676
Ruch Chorzów741213131011137589101186998910111087657666757
Miedź Legnica131617171717151413141213121210131110101089868895798898
Puszcza Niepołomice712131514151616161616141514141414141414141412121212111291091089
Polonia Bytom2261112774434566543322677111111121112111091010
Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki54232537965343222233353534468811111211
Odra Opole1697981214151510118991310131213121212141313131313131313131112
Stal Rzeszów1481187131310576677976557569101091010111212121313
Stal Mielec1810141415148111415151616161615151617171718161515151515151515151514
Pogoń Siedlce713151211910510119101181111121312131313131414141414141414141415
Znicz Pruszków15161718181818181818181818181818161515151515151616171617171717171716
Górnik Łęczna16181616161617171717171717171717181818181816171717161716161616161617
GKS Tychy434764491213141514151516171716161617181818181818181818181818
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Promotion to Ekstraklasa
Qualification for promotion play-offs
Relegation to II liga
Source: 90minut.pl

Results

More information Home \ Away, CHR ...
Home \ Away CHR TYC GÓR ŁKS MIE ODR PGM PSI PBY PWA PUS RUC SMI SRZ ŚLĄ WIE WIS ZNI
Chrobry Głogów — 3–2 2–0 2–1 2–2 3–0 3–0 2–1 0–1 2–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–2 1–2 0–1 3–2
GKS Tychy 0–1 — 2–2 3–2 4–3 1–1 1–2 1–3 1–2 1–1 1–2 0–4 0–1 3–3 2–4 3–3 3–4 0–1
Górnik Łęczna 1–0 1–0 — 1–2 2–0 0–2 3–0 1–1 0–3 1–2 2–2 0–1 1–1 0–4 0–4 0–3 1–2 1–1
ŁKS Łódź 1–3 3–1 3–1 — 0–0 1–1 3–2 4–0 5–0 2–2 0–3 2–2 2–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–0
Miedź Legnica 0–1 6–1 0–2 2–1 — 2–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–0 2–1 3–1 3–2 2–0 2–1
Odra Opole 0–2 0–0 3–1 1–1 2–1 — 3–1 1–0 0–2 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–2 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2
Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki 1–1 0–0 3–3 3–0 4–0 2–1 — 0–2 2–1 3–2 1–1 2–2 1–2 2–1 2–2 1–4 1–1 4–1
Pogoń Siedlce 1–2 0–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–1 1–2 — 2–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–3 1–2 2–3 0–2 0–0 1–0
Polonia Bytom 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–3 4–0 0–0 3–0 1–1 — 3–2 1–1 0–1 4–1 0–1 1–3 4–2 1–1 2–0
Polonia Warsaw 1–0 1–2 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 2–1 — 1–2 0–0 5–2 2–3 0–4 1–6 0–1 0–0
Puszcza Niepołomice 0–0 1–2 2–1 1–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 — 1–1 1–1 4–1 1–1 0–1 0–3 1–0
Ruch Chorzów 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–1 2–0 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–3 2–0 — 2–1 4–0 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–2
Stal Mielec 1–2 4–0 1–1 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 0–0 4–1 1–3 1–1 2–2 — 3–1 2–3 3–1 0–4 1–2
Stal Rzeszów 2–2 2–1 1–1 1–4 1–2 0–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 0–2 2–2 0–1 3–2 — 2–1 1–5 1–2 1–0
Śląsk Wrocław 2–1 2–1 3–1 2–2 3–1 3–0 0–0 1–0 2–3 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 — 1–1 3–0 (w/o) 2–2
Wieczysta Kraków 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–2 0–1 0–0 2–3 2–1 4–3 1–2 3–1 4–2 2–0 1–2 3–3 — 1–1 4–0
Wisła Kraków 2–0 3–1 3–2 5–0 3–2 2–2 3–2 2–0 1–0 1–2 2–2 3–0 3–0 2–1 5–0 1–1 — 1–1
Znicz Pruszków 0–2 4–0 2–2 1–1 1–2 2–3 0–0 0–1 1–4 1–4 0–3 3–2 4–5 2–3 2–1 2–3 0–7 —
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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

More information Team ╲ Round, Chrobry Głogów ...
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Chrobry GłogówWLDWDLDDWLWWWWLWLWLDWWLWLWDLWLWLWD
GKS TychyWWLDDWLLLLLLDLLLLLDLDLLLLDLWWLLLDD
Górnik ŁęcznaLLDDDDDLDLLWDLLLLDLLDWDLDWLWWDLLLL
ŁKS ŁódźWLWLWLDDLDLWWLWLWDDWLWDWDDWLWWWDLW
Miedź LegnicaLLLLDWWWDLWLDWWLWWWDWLDWLDDWLLWWLW
Odra OpoleLWWDDLLDDWDWDDLWLLLWDLLWDDWWDLLWWL
Pogoń Grodzisk MazowieckiWDWLWLDLDWWWDWWWDLDDDDWLWLLLDLLLDD
Pogoń SiedlceDLLWWDDWLLWLDWDDDLLLWDDLWLLLWWLLLL
Polonia BytomWWLLLWDWWWLDDLWWWDWLLDLLDDDLLWWWLL
Polonia WarsawDLWWDLDWDLDLLWWWWWDWDWWLLDLLWWLWLW
Puszcza NiepołomiceDDDLDLDDLWDDLWDWLLDWLWWWWDWLWDWDWL
Ruch ChorzówDWLLDWDDWWLLDDWWLWWDLLWWWDDLDDWWWL
Stal MielecLWLDLWWDLLLLLLDDLLLLDLWWLWWWLLLDWW
Stal RzeszówLWDWDLLWWLWWLLDWWWDDWLLLDWLLLLLWLD
Śląsk WrocławDLWWDWLWWWDLWWLLDDDDLWWWWDWWDWWDWD
Wieczysta KrakówDWWWWDLWDWDLDLLLWDWWWDLWLLWDWWWLWD
Wisła KrakówWWWWWWLDWWDWWWWLDWDWDDDLWDWDDDWWWW
Znicz PruszkówLLLLLLWLLWLWDLLLWDWLDDDLLLWLDDLLLW
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Source: 1liga.org, 90minut.pl
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Promotion play-offs

I liga play-offs final for the 2025–26 season will be played on 31 May 2026. The teams who finished in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place were set to compete. The fixtures were 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.[46][6]

Semi-finals
28 May 2026 		Final
31 May 2026
      
3 Wieczysta Kraków 3
6 Polonia Warsaw 2
3 Wieczysta Kraków 2
4 Chrobry Głogów 1
4 Chrobry Głogów 1 (5)
5 ŁKS Łódź 1 (4)

Matches

Semi-finals

More information Chrobry Głogów, 1–1 (a.e.t.) ...
Chrobry Głogów1–1 (a.e.t.)ŁKS Łódź
  • Laskowski 76'
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  • Arasa 61'
Penalties
 5–4
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Stadion GOS, Głogów
Attendance: 2,619
More information Wieczysta Kraków, 3–2 ...
Wieczysta Kraków3–2Polonia Warsaw
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Attendance: 6,073
Referee: Jarosław Przybył (Kluczbork)

Final

More information Wieczysta Kraków, 2–1 ...
Wieczysta Kraków2–1Chrobry Głogów
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Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Karol Arys (Szczecin)

Season statistics

Top goalscorers

More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Team Goals[47]
1 Spain Ángel Rodado Wisła Kraków 21
2 Poland Łukasz Zjawiński Polonia Warsaw 20
3 Poland Przemysław Banaszak Śląsk Wrocław 16
4 Austria Stefan Feiertag Wieczysta Kraków 14
Poland Fabian Piasecki ŁKS Łódź
Poland Patryk Szwedzik Ruch Chorzów
7 Brazil Jonathan Stal Rzeszów 12
Poland Daniel Stanclik Miedź Legnica
9 Poland Rafał Adamski Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki 11
Poland Jakub Arak Polonia Bytom
Poland Oliwier Kwiatkowski Polonia Bytom
Poland Radosław Majewski Znicz Pruszków
Poland Piotr Samiec-Talar Śląsk Wrocław
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Hat-tricks

More information Player, For ...
PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef
Portugal Frederico DuarteWisła KrakówŁKS Łódź5–0 (H)26 July 2025[48]
Poland Rafał AdamskiPogoń Grodzisk MazowieckiZnicz Pruszków4–1 (H)16 August 2025[49]
Poland Patryk SzwedzikRuch ChorzówStal Rzeszów4–0 (H)20 August 2025[50]
Spain Ángel RodadoWisła KrakówŚląsk Wrocław5–0 (H)24 August 2025[51]
Poland Rafał AdamskiPogoń Grodzisk MazowieckiGórnik Łęczna3–3 (H)14 September 2025[52]
Poland Daniel StanclikMiedź LegnicaGKS Tychy6–1 (H)28 November 2025[53]
Bosnia and Herzegovina Luka MarjanacŚląsk WrocławPolonia Warsaw4–0 (A)10 April 2026[54]
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Attendances

More information Pos, Team ...
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Wisła Kraków 459,782 33,000 18,025 27,046 +46.8%†
2 Śląsk Wrocław 268,725 31,119 9,530 16,795 −10.8%1
3 Ruch Chorzów 225,943 53,314 7,518 13,291 +1.9%†
4 ŁKS Łódź 117,970 10,868 4,363 6,939 +5.4%†
5 Odra Opole 92,026 10,321 2,731 5,413 +62.8%†
6 GKS Tychy 68,510 7,480 2,156 4,030 −1.9%†
7 Miedź Legnica 52,228 5,816 2,012 3,072 −16.3%†
8 Stal Rzeszów 51,847 6,129 1,748 3,050 −14.4%†
9 Stal Mielec 51,350 6,477 1,253 3,021 −38.9%1
10 Wieczysta Kraków 44,897 31,813 329 2,641 +297.1%2
11 Polonia Warsaw 40,624 5,226 1,121 2,390 +3.4%†
12 Pogoń Siedlce 30,585 2,756 926 1,799 +35.1%†
13 Górnik Łęczna 27,216 4,200 885 1,601 +0.9%†
14 Puszcza Niepołomice 24,948 2,000 735 1,468 −31.8%1
15 Polonia Bytom 21,218 2,200 802 1,248 +23.3%2
16 Chrobry Głogów 20,553 2,407 595 1,209 +26.6%†
17 Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki 16,639 1,650 456 979 +12.4%2
18 Znicz Pruszków 13,093 1,943 317 770 +4.2%†
League total 1,628,154 53,314 317 5,338 +19.7%†
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Source: 90minut.pl
Notes:
1. Team played last season in Ekstraklasa.
2. Team played last season in II liga.

Awards

Monthly awards

More information Month, Player ...
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Annual awards

More information Award, Player ...
Award[68] Player Club
Player of the Season Spain Ángel Rodado Wisła Kraków
Coach of the Season Poland Mariusz Jop Wisła Kraków
Foreigner of the Season Spain Ángel Rodado Wisła Kraków
Young Player of the Season Poland Maciej Kuziemka Wisła Kraków
Discovery of the Season Poland Rafał Adamski Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki
Goal of the Season Poland Jarosław Jach Znicz Pruszków
Save of the Season Poland Patryk Letkiewicz Wisła Kraków
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