The Polish ice hockey Ekstraklasa () was the premier ice hockey league in Poland. Previously, it was known as the I Liga or Ekstraklasa from 1926–1999, and the Polska Liga Hokejowa from 1999–2013. In 2013, it was reorganized as a limited liability company and renamed the Polska Hokej Liga.
History The championship started in 1925-26. At first it was a non-league system composed of regional tournaments. The tournaments had two stages. The best teams qualified to the final tournament, of which the winner was declared champion. In 1938, the Polish Ice Hockey Federation decided to reorganise the championship, by creating a league system. Those plans were abandoned due to outbreak of World War II.
The current structure of the league began in 1955.
The 2019-20 season was suspended on March 11, 2020, due to health concerns with the spreading coronavirus. GKS Tychy was named league champions and will represent the league in the Champions Hockey League, Re-Plast Unia Oświęcim was named the runner ups and earned a spot in the Continental Cup, third-place was shared by JKH GKS Jastrzębie and GKS Katowice
Medalists Year 1st place 2nd place 3rd place1925-26 1926-27 AZS Warszawa WTŁ Warszawa Pogoń Lwów1927-28 AZS Warszawa Legia Warszawa TKS Toruń1928-29 AZS Warszawa Pogoń Lwów Legia Warszawa1929-30 AZS Warszawa Pogoń Lwów Legia Warszawa1930-31 AZS Warszawa Legia Warszawa AZS Poznań1931-32 No championship due to national team preparation for the Winter Olympics1932-33 Legia Warszawa & Pogoń Lwów AZS Poznań1933-34 AZS Poznań Czarni Lwów Lechia Lwów1934-35 Czarni Lwów Lechia Lwów KS Cracovia1935-36 No championship due to climate conditions1936-37 KS Cracovia Warszawianka KTH Krynica1937-38 No championship due to league reorganization1938-39 Dąb Katowice Warszawianka Ognisko Wilno1940–45 No championship due to World War II 1945-46 KS Cracovia ŁKS Łódź Siła Giszowiec1946-47 KS Cracovia Wisła Kraków ŁKS Łódź1947-48KS CracoviaDue to climate conditions, the championship was abandoned1948-49 KS Cracovia KTH Krynica Legia Warszawa1949-50 KTH Krynica Górnik Janów Kolejarz Toruń1950-51 Legia Warszawa KTH Krynica KS Cracovia1951-52 Legia Warszawa Górnik Janów KTH Krynica1952-53 Legia Warszawa KTH Krynica Górnik Janów1953-54 Legia Warszawa Gwardia Bydgoszcz Górnik Janów1954-55 Legia Warszawa Gwardia Bydgoszcz Górnik Katowice1955-56 Legia Warszawa Górnik Katowice Start Katowice1956-57 Legia Warszawa Górnik Katowice KTH Krynica1957-58 Górnik Katowice Legia Warszawa Podhale Nowy Targ1958-59 Legia Warszawa Górnik Katowice ŁKS Łódź1959-60 Górnik Katowice Legia Warszawa Podhale Nowy Targ1960-61 Legia Warszawa Górnik Katowice Podhale Nowy Targ1961-62 Górnik Katowice Legia Warszawa Podhale Nowy Targ1962-63Legia Warszawa Podhale Nowy Targ Górnik Katowice1963-64 Legia Warszawa Podhale Nowy Targ Polonia Bydgoszcz1964-65GKS Katowice Legia Warszawa Polonia Bydgoszcz1965-66 Podhale Nowy Targ Legia Warszawa GKS Katowice1966-67 Legia WarszawaGKS Katowice Pomorzanin Toruń1967-68 GKS Katowice Pomorzanin Toruń Podhale Nowy Targ1968-69 Podhale Nowy Targ GKS Katowice Pomorzanin Toruń1969-70 GKS Katowice Podhale Nowy Targ KS Baildon Katowice1970-71 Podhale Nowy Targ Naprzód Janów ŁKS Łódź1971-72 Podhale Nowy Targ KS Baildon Katowice Naprzód Janów1972-73 Podhale Nowy Targ Naprzód Janów KS Baildon Katowice1973-74 Podhale Nowy Targ KS Baildon Katowice Naprzód Janów1974-75 Podhale Nowy Targ KS Baildon Katowice GKS Katowice1975-76 Podhale Nowy Targ KS Baildon Katowice Naprzód Janów1976-77 Podhale Nowy Targ Naprzód Janów KS Baildon Katowice1977-78 Podhale Nowy Targ Zagłębie Sosnowiec Naprzód Janów1978-79 Podhale Nowy Targ Zagłębie Sosnowiec ŁKS Łódź1979-80 Zagłębie Sosnowiec Podhale Nowy Targ ŁKS Łódź1980-81 Zagłębie Sosnowiec Podhale Nowy Targ GKS Tychy1981-82 Zagłębie Sosnowiec Podhale Nowy Targ Naprzód Janów1982-83 Zagłębie Sosnowiec TMH Polonia Bytom GKS Tychy1983-84 TMH Polonia Bytom Zagłębie Sosnowiec Podhale Nowy Targ1984-85 Zagłębie Sosnowiec TMH Polonia Bytom Podhale Nowy Targ1985-86 TMH Polonia Bytom Podhale Nowy Targ Naprzód Janów1986-87 Podhale Nowy Targ TMH Polonia Bytom Naprzód Janów1987-88 TMH Polonia Bytom GKS Tychy Zagłębie Sosnowiec1988-89 TMH Polonia Bytom Naprzód Janów Podhale Nowy Targ1989-90 TMH Polonia Bytom Podhale Nowy Targ Zagłębie Sosnowiec1990-91 TMH Polonia Bytom KS Unia Oświęcim Podhale Nowy Targ1991-92 KS Unia Oświęcim Naprzód JanówPodhale Nowy Targ1992-93 Podhale Nowy Targ KS Unia Oświęcim TMH Polonia Bytom1993-94 Podhale Nowy Targ KS Unia OświęcimGórnik Katowice1994-95 Podhale Nowy Targ KS Unia Oświęcim KKH Katowice1995-96 Podhale Nowy Targ KS Unia Oświęcim TTH Toruń1996-97 Podhale Nowy Targ KS Unia Oświęcim KKH Katowice1997-98 KS Unia Oświęcim Podhale Nowy Targ KKH Katowice1998-99 KS Unia Oświęcim KTH Krynica Podhale Nowy Targ1999-2000 Dwory Unia Oświęcim Podhale Nowy Targ KTH Krynica2000-01 Dwory Unia OświęcimGKS Katowice TMH Polonia Bytom2001-02 Dwory Unia Oświęcim GKS Katowice GKS Tychy2002-03 Dwory Unia Oświęcim GKS Katowice Stoczniowiec Gdańsk2003-04 Dwory Unia OświęcimPodhale Nowy Targ GKS Tychy2004-05 GKS TychyDwory Unia OświęcimKS Cracovia2005-06KS CracoviaGKS TychyPodhale Nowy Targ2006-07Podhale Nowy TargGKS TychyKS Cracovia2007-08KS CracoviaGKS TychyPodhale Nowy Targ2008-09KS CracoviaGKS TychyPodhale Nowy Targ2009-10Podhale Nowy TargKS CracoviaGKS Tychy2010-11KS CracoviaGKS TychyTH Unia Oświęcim2011-12KH SanokKS CracoviaTH Unia Oświęcim2012-13KS CracoviaJKH GKS JastrzębieGKS Tychy2013-14KH SanokGKS TychyJKH GKS Jastrzebie2014-15GKS TychyJKH GKS JastrzebiePodhale Nowy Targ2015-16Cracovia KrakowGKS TychyPodhale Nowy Targ2016-17Cracovia KrakowGKS TychyPolonia Bytom2017-18GKS TychyGKS KatowicePodhale Nowy Targ2018-19GKS TychyCracovia KrakowKH GKS Katowice
Titles by team Titles Team Year 19 Podhale Nowy Targ 1966, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2007, 2010 13 Legia Warszawa 1933, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1967 11 KS Cracovia 1937, 1946, 1947, 1949, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017 8 Unia Oświęcim 1992, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 6 GKS Katowice 1958, 1960, 1962, 1965, 1968, 1970 6 Polonia Bytom 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 5 AZS Warszawa 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930 5 Zagłębie Sosnowiec 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1985 4 GKS Tychy 2005, 2015, 2018, 2019 2 KH Sanok 2012, 2014 1 Pogoń Lwów 1933 1 AZS Poznan 1934 1 Czarni Lwów 1935 1 Dąb Katowice 1939 1 KTH Krynica 1950
References
External links Hokej.Net The Polish Ice Hockey Federation's website PHL Statistics