I liga
Season2023–24
Dates21 July 2023 – 26 May 2024
Matches played144
Goals scored368 (2.56 per match)
Top goalscorerŁukasz Sekulski
(10 goals)
Highest attendance31,916
Wisła 0–0 Stal
(5 August 2023)[1]
Total attendance619,990
Average attendance4,305 Increase 22.1%
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 28 November 2023.

The 2023–24 I liga (also known as Fortuna I liga due to sponsorship reasons)[2] is the 76th season of the second tier domestic division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1949 and the 16th season of the Polish I liga under its current title. The league is operated by the PZPN.

The regular season is 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 2022–23 Ekstraklasa and the remaining three to be promoted from the 2022–23 II liga. The season started on 21 July 2023 and will conclude on 26 May 2024.[3] Each team will play a total of 34 matches, half at home and half away.

Teams

A total of 18 teams participate in the 2023–24 I liga season.

Changes from last season

The following teams have changed division since the 2022–23 season.

Stadiums and locations

Location of teams in the Upper Silesian Industrial Region in 2022–23 I liga.
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
TeamLocationVenueCapacity
Arka GdyniaGdyniaStadion GOSiR15,139
Bruk-Bet Termalica NiecieczaNiecieczaStadion Bruk-Bet4,666
Chrobry GłogówGłogówStadion GOS2,817
GKS KatowiceKatowiceStadion GKS Katowice6,710
GKS TychyTychyStadion Tychy15,150
Górnik ŁęcznaŁęcznaBogdanka Arena7,464
Lechia GdańskGdańskPolsat Plus Arena Gdańsk43,615
Miedź LegnicaLegnicaStadion Orła Białego6,864
Motor LublinLublinArena Lublin15,400
Odra OpoleOpoleStadion Odry
GIEKSA Arena 1		4,560
5,264
Podbeskidzie Bielsko-BiałaBielsko-BiałaStadion BBOSiR15,076
Polonia WarsawWarsawStadion im. gen. Kazimierza Sosnkowskiego7,150
Resovia RzeszówRzeszówStadion Stal211,547
Stal RzeszówRzeszówStadion Stal11,547
Wisła KrakówKrakówStadion im. Henryka Reymana33,326
Wisła PłockPłockOrlen Stadion im. Kazimierza Górskiego315,004
Zagłębie SosnowiecSosnowiecArcelorMittal Park11,600
Znicz PruszkówPruszkówStadion MZOS1,977
  1. ^ Odra Opole play the home matches in Stadion Odry. However due to its lack of heated pitch, they will be playing GIEKSA Arena in Bełchatów since 15 November 2023 to 31 March 2024.[4]
  2. ^ Due to the renovation of the Resovia Stadium in Rzeszów, Resovia played their home games at Stal Stadium in Rzeszów.
  3. ^ Wisła Płock played the first two home matches in a stadium at limited capacity of 4,300. The stadium opened its full capacity on a match against Polonia Warsaw (Round 7)[5].

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 Arka Gdynia 17 10 3 4 27 18 +9 33 Promotion to Ekstraklasa
2 Odra Opole 17 9 3 5 21 15 +6 30
3 Lechia Gdańsk 17 8 5 4 25 16 +9 29 Qualification for Promotion play-offs
4 GKS Tychy 16 9 1 6 22 20 +2 28
5 Miedź Legnica 17 7 6 4 26 17 +9 27
6 Górnik Łęczna 16 6 8 2 18 14 +4 26
7 Motor Lublin 16 8 2 6 21 22 −1 26
8 Wisła Kraków 17 6 7 4 32 21 +11 25
9 Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza 17 6 5 6 29 23 +6 23
10 Wisła Płock 16 6 5 5 21 21 0 23
11 Stal Rzeszów 17 6 4 7 25 26 −1 22
12 GKS Katowice 17 5 6 6 22 21 +1 21
13 Znicz Pruszków 17 6 2 9 13 20 −7 20
14 Polonia Warsaw 17 5 4 8 23 25 −2 19
15 Chrobry Głogów 16 5 3 8 16 26 −10 18
16 Resovia Rzeszów 16 4 2 10 15 30 −15 14 Relegation to II liga
17 Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała 16 2 7 7 11 23 −12 13
18 Zagłębie Sosnowiec 16 2 5 9 13 22 −9 11
Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2023. 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)[6]

Positions by round

Note: The place taken by the team that played fewer matches than the opponents was underlined.[upper-alpha 1]

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Arka Gdynia7914979111011116642111
Odra Opole11542312111111222
Lechia Gdańsk27868789888993353
GKS Tychy43113563334425534
Miedź Legnica62221135653236645
Górnik Łęczna791286641222354466
Motor Lublin544354244610767877
Wisła Kraków766101489111095578988
Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza71471115107877788910119
Wisła Płock119101513141075491110107910
Stal Rzeszów1816161717161717171413121313131011
GKS Katowice15895425691011101212111212
Znicz Pruszków35379111212121315161518151513
Polonia Warsaw1315131411131516161212131111121314
Chrobry Głogów1616181818181818181818181816141415
Resovia Rzeszów1718171210121415151714141614161616
Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała119101312151314131617171415171717
Zagłębie Sosnowiec1313151616171613141516151717181818
Promotion to Ekstraklasa
Qualification for Promotion play-offs
Relegation to II liga
Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2023. Source: 90minut.pl

Results

Home \ Away ARK BBT CHG KAT TYC GKŁ LGD MLE MOT ODO POD PWA RES STR WKR WPŁ ZSO ZNI
Arka Gdynia — 2–2 2–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–3 2–0
Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza — 3–0 0–0 1–4 0–2 2–2 1–2 2–1 1–0
Chrobry Głogów 1–0 0–5 — 2–1 2–4 0–1 0–0 3–0 0–3 1–0
GKS Katowice 1–1 0–0 3–1 — 1–0 0–2 3–0 4–1 0–1
GKS Tychy 3–2 — 1–3 0–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 2–1
Górnik Łęczna 0–0 3–1 1–1 — 0–0 3–1 2–2 1–0 1–1
Lechia Gdańsk 5–1 1–1 — 2–0 0–1 3–0 2–1 0–0 1–0
Miedź Legnica 1–1 1–0 0–0 — 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–1 4–0 2–0
Motor Lublin 1–1 0–1 1–3 — 2–0 3–2 3–2 1–4 2–2 3–2
Odra Opole 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–2 0–3 0–0 — 1–0 3–0 3–0 0–0
Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała 1–1 1–1 0–0 — 0–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–1
Polonia Warsaw 1–1 2–3 0–1 3–4 0–1 2–0 — 2–2 2–3 0–1
Resovia Rzeszów 1–2 0–4 0–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 —
Stal Rzeszów 2–3 2–1 2–2 1–2 3–0 2–5 2–1 — 0–1 0–0
Wisła Kraków 5–1 1–1 3–2 1–3 4–1 0–0 — 0–0 0–0 6–2
Wisła Płock 0–3 3–1 2–1 4–1 1–1 2–0 3–0 — 0–1
Zagłębie Sosnowiec 1–3 1–3 0–1 5–2 0–2 0–1 1–1 —
Znicz Pruszków 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–2 1–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2023. 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
Arka GdyniaDDLWWLLWLWWWWWWWD
Bruk-Bet Termalica NiecieczaDLWLLWWDWDDLWDLLW
Chrobry GłogówLLLLLLWDWDDLLWWW
GKS KatowiceLWDWWWDLLLDDLDWLD
GKS TychyWWWWLDLWLWLWWLLW
Górnik ŁęcznaDDDWWWWWDDDDLWDL
Lechia GdańskWLDWLWLDWDDWWWDLW
Miedź LegnicaWWDWWDDLLDWWDLDWL
Motor LublinWWDWLWWLLLLWWDLW
Odra OpoleWWLWWDWDWWDWLLLWL
Podbeskidzie Bielsko-BiałaDDDLWLDDDLLLWLDL
Polonia WarsawLLWLWLLLDWWWLDDLD
Resovia RzeszówLLDWWLLLDLWLLWLL
Stal RzeszówLLDLLWLLWWWDLDWWD
Wisła KrakówDWDLLWDDWDWWLDDWL
Wisła PłockDDDLWLWWWDLLWDWL
Zagłębie SosnowiecLDLLLDWWLDLDLDLL
Znicz PruszkówWDWLLLLWLLLLDLWWW
Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2023. Source: 1liga.org, 90minut.pl
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Promotion play-offs

I liga play-offs final for the 2023–24 season will be played on 2 June 2024. 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.[6][3]

Semi-finals
30 May 2024 		Final
2 June 2024
      
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Matches

Semi-finals

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Final

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Season statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 1 October 2023.[9]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Poland Łukasz Sekulski Wisła Płock 7
2 Poland Karol Czubak Arka Gdynia 6
Spain Luis Fernández Lechia Gdańsk
Poland Mikołaj Lebedyński Chrobry Głogów
Spain Ángel Rodado Wisła Kraków
6 Poland Jakub Branecki Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza 4
Spain Borja Galán Odra Opole
Poland Olaf Kobacki Arka Gdynia
Poland Szymon Kobusiński Polonia Warsaw
Slovenia Egzon Kryeziu Górnik Łęczna
Poland Szymon Łyczko Stal Rzeszów
Poland Damian Michalik Miedź Legnica
Poland Mateusz Michalski Polonia Warsaw
Spain Joan Román Wisła Kraków
Albania Din Sula Odra Opole
Poland Bartosz Wolski Motor Lublin

Attendances

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Wisła Kraków 101,963 31,916 12,603 16,994 +35.7%†
2 Motor Lublin 59,068 13,994 5,116 9,845 +215.4%2
3 Wisła Płock 32,510 13,504 2,794 6,502 +65.7%1
4 Lechia Gdańsk 31,429 8,941 1,171 6,286 −15.5%1
5 Zagłębie Sosnowiec 29,383 7,097 4,313 5,877 +51.0%†
6 GKS Tychy 22,265 7,198 3,877 5,566 +61.9%†
7 Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała 25,724 8,573 3,005 4,287 +6.8%†
8 Miedź Legnica 23,973 4,764 3,522 3,996 −9.7%1
9 Stal Rzeszów 22,155 6,281 2,654 3,693 −7.5%†
10 GKS Katowice 16,539 5,087 2,142 3,308 +86.3%†
11 Odra Opole 17,954 3,255 1,873 2,565 +51.2%†
12 Polonia Warsaw 14,928 4,151 1,573 2,488 +20.7%2
13 Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza 10,256 2,450 1,759 2,051 −8.4%†
14 Górnik Łęczna 11,353 2,450 1,530 1,892 +39.6%†
15 Resovia Rzeszów 8,919 3,286 1,179 1,784 −6.5%†
16 Chrobry Głogów 7,670 2,489 510 1,278 +16.4%†
17 Znicz Pruszków 5,970 1,793 642 1,194 +257.5%2
18 Arka Gdynia 5,436 1,663 523 1,087 −77.4%†
League total 447,495 31,916 510 4,520 +28.2%†

Updated to games played on 8 October 2023.
Source: 90minut.pl
Notes:
1. Team played last season in Ekstraklasa.
2. Team played last season in II liga.

Number of teams by region

Number Region Team(s)
4  Silesian VoivodeshipGKS Katowice, GKS Tychy, Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała and Zagłębie Sosnowiec
3  Masovian VoivodeshipPolonia Warsaw, Wisła Płock and Znicz Pruszków
2  Lesser Poland VoivodeshipBruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza and Wisła Kraków
 Lower Silesian VoivodeshipChrobry Głogów and Miedź Legnica
 Podkarpackie VoivodeshipResovia Rzeszów and Stal Rzeszów
 Pomeranian VoivodeshipArka Gdynia and Lechia Gdańsk
 Lublin VoivodeshipGórnik Łęczna and Motor Lublin
1  Opole VoivodeshipOdra Opole
0  Greater Poland Voivodeship
 Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
 Lubusz Voivodeship
 Łódź Voivodeship
 Podlaskie Voivodeship
 Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
 Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
 West Pomeranian Voivodeship

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The list of postponed matches:
    • Polonia Warsaw - Lechia Gdańsk (12th round, played on 31 October 2023)[7]
    • Resovia - Wisła Płock (17th round)[8]
    • Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała - Motor Lublin (17th round)[8]
    • Zagłębie Sosnowiec - Chrobry Głogów (17th round)[8]
    • Górnik Łęczna - GKS Tychy (17th round)[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Match report". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 5 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "Fortuna sponsorem tytularnym 1 Ligi". I liga. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Ramowy terminarz sezonu 2023/2024". 1liga.org. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "Budowa nowego stadionu w Opolu. Widać już konstrukcję dachu. Bez nowego obiektu zimowe mecze Odra musi grać w Bełchatowie". nto.pl (in Polish). 16 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "Jest termin otwarcia stadionu Wisły Płock! Takiego meczu dawno nie było". Portal Płock. 11 July 2023.
  6. 1 2 "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.
  7. ↑ "Mecz z Lechią Gdańsk został przełożony!". Polonia Warsaw. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Zimowa kolejka w Fortuna 1 Lidze". 1liga.org. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  9. ↑ "Strzelcy" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
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