The 2026–27 I liga (also known as Betclic I liga for sponsorship reasons) is the 79th season of the second tier domestic division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1949 and the 19th season of the Polish I liga under its current title. The league is operated by the PZPN.
Season overview The season started on 24 July 2026 and will go into the winter break after the 18th matchday on 12 December. With the 19th matchday, the season will continue on 6 February 2027. The final 34th matchday is scheduled for 29 May 2027.
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 2025–26 Ekstraklasa and the remaining three to be promoted from the 2025–26 II liga. Each team will play a total of 34 matches, half at home and half away.
Teams A total of 18 teams will participate in the 2026–27 edition of the I liga.
Changes from last season The following teams have changed division since the 2025–26 season.
To I liga Relegated from2025–26 Ekstraklasa Promoted from2025–26 II liga Lechia Gdańsk Arka Gdynia Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza Unia Skierniewice Warta Poznań Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała
From I liga Promoted to2026–27 Ekstraklasa Relegated to2026–27 II liga Wisła Kraków Śląsk Wrocław Wieczysta Kraków Znicz Pruszków Górnik Łęczna GKS Tychy
Stadiums and locations
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order. Team Location Venue Capacity Arka Gdynia Gdynia GOSiR Stadium 15,139 Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza Nieciecza Bruk-Bet Stadium 4,666 Chrobry Głogów Głogów GOS Stadium 2,817 Lechia Gdańsk Gdańsk Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk 41,620 ŁKS Łódź Łódź Władysław Król Stadium 18,029 Miedź Legnica Legnica White Eagle Stadium 6,864 Odra Opole Opole Itaka Arena 11,600 Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała Bielsko-Biała BBOSiR Stadium 15,316 Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki Grodzisk MazowieckiPruszków Municipal Sports StadiumMZOS Stadium 1,0001,977 Pogoń Siedlce Siedlce ROSRRiT Stadium 2,901 Polonia Bytom Bytom Polonia Bytom Stadium 2,220 Polonia Warsaw Warsaw General Kazimierz Sosnkowski Stadium 7,150 Puszcza Niepołomice Niepołomice Puszcza Stadium 2,118 Ruch Chorzów Chorzów Superauto.pl Silesian Stadium54,378 Stal Mielec Mielec Grzegorz Lato Stadium 6,864 Stal Rzeszów Rzeszów Stal Stadium 11,547 Unia Skierniewice Skierniewice Municipal Stadium 3,000 Warta Poznań Poznań Ogródek by TedGifted.com 1,600 Due to accommodating Municipal Sports Stadium to I liga regulations, Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki host their matches in Pruszków. Due to construction of the new Ruch Chorzów Stadium, Ruch Chorzów host their games at the Silesian Stadium..
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment Arka Gdynia Dariusz Banasik Mutual consent 23 May 2026Pre-season Marek Jarolím 17 June 2026 Lechia Gdańsk John Carver Vladyslav Lupashko 1 July 2026 Polonia Warsaw Mariusz Pawlak 30 May 2026 Piotr Stokowiec 1 July 2026 Odra Opole Piotr Plewnia End of caretaker spell 1 June 2026 Łukasz Tomczyk 2 June 2026 Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki Piotr Stokowiec End of contract 30 June 2026 Tomasz Kafarski 1 July 2026 Polonia Bytom Wojciech Mróz End of caretaker spell Konrad Gerega Stal Mielec Ireneusz Mamrot End of contract Damian Skiba Miedź Legnica Janusz Niedźwiedź Sacked 20 September 2026 5th Dawid Kroczek 23 September 2026 Arka Gdynia Marek Jarolím 22 September 2026 12th Tomasz Grzegorczyk 27 September 2026 Italics for interim managers.
League table
Positions by round
Results
Results by round
Promotion play-offs I liga play-offs final for the 2026–27 season will be played on 6 June 2027. The teams who finish in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place are set to compete. The fixtures will be 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.
Season statistics Top goalscorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Artur ShakhLechia Gdańsk6 Kamil ZapolnikBruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza3 Konrad AndrzejczakPolonia Bytom4 Vladislavs GutkovskisArka Gdynia Jakub LisChrobry Głogów Radosław MajewskiPogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki Mateusz StanekWarta Poznań Marcel StefaniakWarta Poznań Ernest TerpiłowskiPolonia Warsaw Marcin UrynowiczPodbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała
Attendances
Awards Monthly awards
Player of the Month MonthPlayerTeamJuly & August 2026 Radosław MajewskiPogoń Grodzisk MazowieckiSeptember 2026 Artur ShakhLechia GdańskOctober 2026November & December 2026February & March 2027April 2027May 2027
Coach of the Month MonthCoachTeamJuly & August 2026 Tomasz KafarskiPogoń Grodzisk MazowieckiSeptember 2026October 2026November & December 2026February & March 2027April 2027May 2027
Number of teams by region Number Region Team(s)3Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Pogoń Siedlce and Polonia WarsawPodbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała, Polonia Bytom and Ruch Chorzów2Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza and Puszcza NiepołomiceChrobry Głogów and Miedź LegnicaŁKS Łódź and Unia SkierniewiceStal Mielec and Stal RzeszówArka Gdynia and Lechia Gdańsk1Warta PoznańOdra Opole
See also 2026–27 Ekstraklasa 2026–27 II liga 2026–27 III liga 2026–27 Polish Cup 2026 Polish Super Cup
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