I liga (women's football)

I liga
Organising bodyPolish Football Association (PZPN)
CountryPoland
ConfederationUEFA
Divisions1
Number of clubs12
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toEkstraliga
Relegation toII liga
Domestic cupPolish Cup
Current championsKS Uniwersytet Jagielloński
(2024–25)

The I liga, officially known as Orlen I liga due to its sponsorship by Orlen,[1] is the second tier of women's football league competition in Poland.[2] It is organised and administered by the Polish Football Association (PZPN).[3]

Format

The league consists of a single group of twelve teams who play a double round-robin tournament, each team playing twice against each opponent, home and away. The teams who finish first and second earn a promotion to Ekstraliga, while the teams who finish in eleventh and twelfth are relegated to II liga.[4]

Teams (2025–26 season)

The following teams compete in the I liga as of the 2025–26 season, according to the official season calendar.[5]

Team Home city Notes
Czarni Sosnowiec II Sosnowiec
Legionistki Warsaw Warsaw
1KS Ślęza Wrocław Wrocław
Medyk Konin Konin
KKP Bydgoszcz Bydgoszcz
KKP Unia Lublin Unia Lublin
Stare Oborzyska Stare Oborzyska
Polonia Środa Wielkopolska Środa Wielkopolska
Resovia Rzeszów relegated from 2024–25 Ekstraliga
Skra Częstochowa Częstochowa relegated from 2024–25 Ekstraliga

Teams (2024–25 season)

The following teams compete in the I liga as of the 2024–25 season, according to the official season calendar.[6]

Team Home city Notes
Bielawianka Bielawa Bielawa
KKP Bydgoszcz Bydgoszcz
Czarni Sosnowiec II Sosnowiec reserve team, promoted from 2023–24 II liga
Lech Poznań UAM Poznań
Legionistki Warsaw Warsaw
Medyk Konin Konin relegated from 2023–24 Ekstraliga
Polonia Środa Wielkopolska Środa Wielkopolska
Czwórka Radom Radom
1KS Ślęza Wrocław Wrocław
Stare Oborzyska Stare Oborzyska promoted from 2023–24 II liga
3 Staszkówka Jelna Jelna
KS Uniwersytet Jagielloński Kraków relegated from 2023–24 Ekstraliga

References

  1. ^ "Ekstraliga, I liga i Puchar Polski wreszcie ze sponsorem tytularnym!". kobiecyfutbol.pl (in Polish). 12 January 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Sezony - Tarnovia Tarnów (k)". www.90minut.pl.
  3. ^ "Terminarz I ligi kobiet na sezon 2019/2020 - I Liga kobiet". PZPN - Łączy nas piłka.
  4. ^ "REGULAMIN ROZGRYWEK O MISTRZOSTWO EKSTRALIGI, I LIGI I II LIGI KOBIET NA SEZON 2024/2025 I NASTĘPNE" (pdf) (in Polish). PZPN. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference teams_2025-26 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Terminarz Orlen 1 Ligi kobiet" (pdf) (in Polish). PZPN. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.