2020–21 I liga

The 2020–21 I liga (currently named Fortuna I liga due to sponsorship reasons)[4] is the 73rd season of the second tier domestic division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1949 and the 13th season of the Polish I liga under its current title. The league is operated by the PZPN.

I liga
Season2020–21
Dates28 August 2020 – 13 June 2021
Matches played150
Goals scored357 (2.38 per match)
Top goalscorerRoman Gergel
(14 goals)
Biggest home winMiedź 4–0 Resovia
(11 September 2020)
Arka 4–0 Miedź
(18 September 2020)
Tychy 4–0 Chrobry
(16 October 2020)
ŁKS 4–0 Chrobry
(7 November 2020)
Biggest away winJastrzębie 0–4 Arka
(28 August 2020)
Odra 0–4 ŁKS
(28 August 2020)
Sandecja 1–5 Arka
(8 November 2020)
Highest scoringŁKS 4–4 Puszcza
(22 November 2020)
Longest winning run7 matches
ŁKS Łódź
Bruk-Bet Termalica
Longest unbeaten run12 matches
Bruk-Bet Termalica
Longest winless run13 matches
Sandecja
Longest losing run8 matches
Sandecja
Highest attendance8,750[upper-alpha 1]
Jastrzębie 0–1 Widzew
(25 September 2020)[2]
Lowest attendance0[upper-alpha 2]
All matches from 17 October 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Total attendance129,154[upper-alpha 3][3]
Average attendance1,987[upper-alpha 4] 0,8%
All statistics correct as of 14 December 2020.

The league is contested by 18 teams. The regular season is played in a round-robin tournament. The season started on 28 August 2020 and will conclude on 13 June 2021 (regular season).[5][6] Each team plays a total of 34 matches, half at home and half away. After the 17th matchday the league went on a winter break between 14 December 2020 and 19 February 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 65 matches have been played with a limited number of spectators. The rest of the matches (until 17 October 2020) were played behind closed doors without any spectators.

Changes from last season

The following teams have changed division since the 2019–20 season.

Team overview
Location of teams and stadiums in 2020–21 I liga.

Stadiums and locations
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
TeamLocationVenueCapacity
Arka GdyniaGdyniaStadion GOSiR15,139
Bruk-Bet Termalica NiecieczaNiecieczaStadion Bruk-Bet 4,666
Chrobry GłogówGłogówStadion Chrobrego Głogów2,817
GKS BełchatówBełchatówGIEKSA Arena5,264
GKS JastrzębieJastrzębie-ZdrójStadion Miejski5,650
GKS TychyTychyStadion Tychy15,150
Górnik ŁęcznaŁęcznaStadion Górnika7,456
Korona KielceKielceSuzuki Arena15,550
ŁKS ŁódźŁódźStadion ŁKS5,700
Miedź LegnicaLegnicaStadion Orła Białego6,864
Odra OpoleOpoleStadion Odry4,560
Puszcza NiepołomiceNiepołomiceStadion Puszczy2,118
Radomiak RadomRadomStadion im. Braci Czachorów4,066
ResoviaRzeszówStadion Miejski111,547
Sandecja Nowy SączNowy SączWładysław Augustynek Stadium2,988
Stomil OlsztynOlsztynStadion OSiR4,200
Widzew ŁódźŁódźStadion Widzewa18,018
Zagłębie SosnowiecSosnowiecStadion Ludowy7,500
  1. ^ Due to the renovation of the Resovia Stadium in Rzeszów, Resovia will play their home games at Stadion Miejski in Rzeszów. Originally they declared to play home matches at the Podkarpackie Centrum Piłki Nożnej in Stalowa Wola.[7][8]

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza 17 13 3 1 30 8 +22 42 Promotion to Ekstraklasa
2 ŁKS Łódź 16 10 2 4 36 17 +19 32
3 Górnik Łęczna 17 9 5 3 26 12 +14 32 Qualification for Promotion play-offs
4 Radomiak Radom 17 8 6 3 22 13 +9 30
5 Arka Gdynia 17 8 5 4 26 14 +12 29
6 Miedź Legnica 17 7 6 4 31 23 +8 27
7 GKS Tychy 16 7 6 3 22 14 +8 27
8 Odra Opole 16 7 4 5 16 19 −3 25
9 Puszcza Niepołomice 17 6 5 6 17 20 −3 23
10 Chrobry Głogów 17 6 4 7 22 26 −4 22
11 Korona Kielce 16 6 3 7 13 20 −7 21
12 Stomil Olsztyn 17 5 5 7 17 22 −5 20
13 Widzew Łódź 15 5 4 6 13 18 −5 19
14 GKS Jastrzębie 17 5 1 11 16 30 −14 16
15 GKS Bełchatów[lower-alpha 1] 17 4 4 9 12 21 −9 14
16 Sandecja Nowy Sącz 17 3 4 10 14 29 −15 13
17 Zagłębie Sosnowiec 17 3 2 12 14 24 −10 11
18 Resovia 17 2 3 12 10 27 −17 9 Relegation to II liga
Updated to match(es) played on 13 December 2020. Source: 1liga.org, 90minut.pl
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Games won; 8) Away games won; 9) PZPN draw.[10]
Notes:
  1. GKS Bełchatów was punished with a deduction of 2 points for licensing process violating.[9]

Positions by round

Note: The list does not include the matches postponed to a later date.[upper-alpha 5]

The place taken by the team that played fewer matches than the opponents was underlined.

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Bruk-Bet Termalica73124223221211111
ŁKS Łódź15211111112122222
Górnik Łęczna52543455533333333
Radomiak Radom3665689101087764564
Arka Gdynia11332544466645445
Miedź Legnica6948876677811109876
GKS Tychy10139107677655477657
Odra Opole16171265332344556788
Puszcza Niepołomice15161415121088899981010129
Chrobry Głogów8108799101112121413121313910
Korona Kielce847910131113131310109891011
Stomil Olsztyn1011131613111212111113141412111112
Widzew Łódź1414181311121499101181111121313
GKS Jastrzębie1618171817171717171717171715161514
GKS Bełchatów1812151416161515151512121314141415
Sandecja Nowy Sącz1314161718181818181818181818181716
Zagłębie Sosnowiec127101114141314141415151516151617
Resovia48111215151616161616161617171818
I liga champion
Promotion to Ekstraklasa
Promotion to Ekstraklasa
Qualification for promotion play-offs
Relegation to II liga
Source: 90minut.pl

Results
Home \ Away ARK BBT GŁO BEŁ JAS TYC GÓR KOR ŁKS MLE ODR PNI RAD RES SNS STO WID ZSO
Arka Gdynia — 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–0 0–0 4–0 3–2 2–0
Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza 0–1 — 2–0 2–0 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 3–2 2–0 2–0 1–0
Chrobry Głogów 0–2 — 1–0 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–2 3–0 0–2 3–0 3–0
GKS Bełchatów 1–2 — 1–1 0–1 1–3 1–0 0–2 3–0 1–0
GKS Jastrzębie 0–4 3–2 — 0–3 0–1 0–1 2–1
GKS Tychy 4–0 3–1 — 0–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–1
Górnik Łęczna 2–0 3–0 2–1 1–1 — 2–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 4–1
Korona Kielce 0–3 3–2 0–2 — 0–2 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–3
ŁKS Łódź 4–0 2–0 — 3–4 4–4 2–1 4–1 3–0
Miedź Legnica 2–3 2–2 1–1 1–1 — 4–2 1–1 4–0 3–1 2–2 1–1
Odra Opole 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 0–4 — 1–1 1–0 1–0
Puszcza Niepołomice 0–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 — 0–3 0–1 0–2 1–0
Radomiak Radom 0–0 2–0 2–2 1–0 0–2 2–0 — 4–1 0–0
Resovia 1–2 1–2 0–0 — 0–0
Sandecja Nowy Sącz 1–5 0–1 0–0 3–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 — 1–4
Stomil Olsztyn 1–1 1–4 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 — 1–0
Widzew Łódź 2–1 0–0 0–2 2–0 2–1 2–0 — 1–1
Zagłębie Sosnowiec 1–2 3–0 1–3 1–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 3–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 13 December 2020. Source: 1 liga.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
ArkaWWWWLDDDLWLWWLWDD
Bruk-Bet TermalicaWWWWLWWWWWWWDDWDW
ChrobryDWLWLDDLLLWLWLWWD
GKS BełchatówLWLDLLDWDWDWLLLLL
GKS JastrzębieLLLLLLDLLWLLWWWLW
GKS TychyDLWDWWLWWDDDLDWW
GórnikWWWWDDWWLWDLDWLWD
KoronaDWDLDLWLWLWLWWLL
ŁKSWWWWWWWDWWWLDLLL
MiedźWLWLDWDDDLDLWWWDW
OdraLWWWWWDWDLLWDLLD
PuszczaLLDWWWDLDWWDDLLLW
RadomiakWWWLLLDWDWDWDWDDW
ResoviaWLLLLLLDWLLDLLLDL
SandecjaLLLLLLLLDLLDDWWWD
StomilDLLLWWDDDLLWLWWDL
WidzewLLLWWDLWDDDWLWL
ZagłębieLWLLLDWLLLDLLLWLL
Updated to match(es) played on 13 December 2020. Source: 1 liga.org
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Promotion play-offs

I liga play-offs for the 2020–21 season will be played in June 2021. 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 Ekstraklasa for next season. All matches will be played in a stadiums of team which occupied higher position in regular season.[6]

Semi-finals
16 June 		Final
20 June
      
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4  
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Top goalscorers
As of 13 December 2020.
Rank Player Club Goals[23]
1 Roman Gergel Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza 14
2 Kamil Zapolnik Miedź Legnica 11
3 Juliusz Letniowski Arka Gdynia 9
4 Pirulo ŁKS Łódź 8
5 Antonio Domínguez ŁKS Łódź 7
6 Karol Angielski Radomiak Radom 6
Maksymilian Banaszewski Chrobry Głogów
Leândro Radomiak Radom
Szymon Matuszek Miedź Legnica
Marcin Robak Widzew Łódź
Joan Román Miedź Legnica
Daniel Rumin GKS Jastrzębie
Łukasz Sekulski ŁKS Łódź

Attendances
Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Widzew Łódź 28,127 8,500 0 4,018 −70.7%2
2 Arka Gdynia 13,353 3,691 0 1,669 −72.3%1
3 GKS Jastrzębie 8,750[upper-alpha 6] 8,750 0 1,458 −2.8%†
4 GKS Tychy 12,671 3,893 0 1,267 −60.4%†
5 ŁKS Łódź 7,863 2,621 0 1,123 −74.4%1
6 Miedź Legnica 10,934 2,900 0 1,093 −59.5%†
7 Korona Kielce 8,615 3,550 0 1,076 −76.3%1
8 Odra Opole 7,343 1,945 0 917 −8.3%†
9 Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza 7,842 1,692 0 712 −55.5%†
10 Zagłębie Sosnowiec 4,758 2,048 0 594 −62.9%†
11 Stomil Olsztyn 4,470 1,381 0 496 −72.4%†
12 Górnik Łęczna 3,879 1,496 0 387 −67.7%2
13 Chrobry Głogów 3,684 1,055 0 368 −47.4%†
14 GKS Bełchatów 2,917 1,740 0 364 −75.7%†
15 Puszcza Niepołomice 2,594 793 0 259 −63.0%†
16 Sandecja Nowy Sącz 1,023 755 0 127 −87.3%†
17 Radomiak Radom 365 185 0 45 −98.6%†
18 Resovia 0 0 0 0 −100.0%2
League total 129,188[3] 8,750 0 1,987 −0.8%†

Updated to games played on 13 December 2020.
Source: 90minut.pl (in Polish)
Notes:
1. Team played last season in Ekstraklasa.
2. Team played last season in II liga.

See also

Notes
  1. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the match have been played with a limited number of spectators at maximum of 50% of stadium capacity.[1]
  2. Matches have been played behind closed doors without any spectators.
  3. Season total attendance after 65 matches (until 17 October 2020). All matches have been played with a limited number of spectators.
  4. Season average attendance after 65 matches (until 17 October 2020). All matches have been played with a limited number of spectators.
  5. The list of postponed matches:
    • Widzew Łódź - ŁKS Łódź (2nd round, played on 16 September 2020)
    • Stomil Olsztyn - Odra Opole (2nd round, played on 16 September 2020)
    • Chrobry Głogów - Radomiak Radom (2nd round, played on 16 September 2020)
    • Górnik Łęczna - Arka Gdynia (3rd round, played on 21 October 2020)[11]
    • Radomiak Radom - Puszcza Niepołomice (4th round, played on 21 October 2020)[12]
    • Górnik Łęczna - GKS Jastrzębie (7th round, played on 11 November 2020)[13]
    • Radomiak Radom - GKS Tychy (8th round, played on 28 October 2020)
    • Chrobry Głogów - Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza (8th round, played on 4 November 2020)[14]
    • Puszcza Niepołomice - Górnik Łęczna (8th round, played on 18 November 2020)[15]
    • Zagłębie Sosnowiec - Resovia (9th round, played on 4 November 2020)[16]
    • ŁKS Łódź - Korona Kielce (9th round, played on 11 November 2020)[17]
    • Widzew Łódź - GKS Bełchatów (10th round, played on 10 November 2020)[18]
    • Chrobry Głogów - Odra Opole (10th round, played on 18 November 2020)[18]
    • Resovia - Sandecja Nowy Sącz (10th round, played on 18 November 2020)[18]
    • Korona Kielce - Stomil Olsztyn (10th round, played on 18 November 2020)[18]
    • Radomiak Radom - ŁKS Łódź (10th round, played on 18 November 2020)[18]
    • Arka Gdynia - Zagłębie Sosnowiec (10th round, played on 18 November 2020)[18]
    • Puszcza Niepołomice - Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza (10th round, played on 25 November 2020)[19]
    • Sandecja Nowy Sącz - GKS Jastrzębie (15th round, played on 9 December 2020)[20]
    • Odra Opole - Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza (15th round, played on 9 December 2020)[20]
    • Resovia - Radomiak Radom (15th round, played on 9 December 2020)[20]
    • Widzew Łódź - Korona Kielce (16th round)[21]
    • Odra Opole - Widzew Łódź (17th round)[22]
    • ŁKS Łódź - GKS Tychy (17th round)[22]
  6. Match GKS Jastrzębie 0–1 Widzew Łódź played on 25 September 2020 took place on Stadion Widzewa, Łódź. GKS Jastrzębie was host of the match. Attendance - 8750 spectators. The attendance has been included in GKS Jastrzębie result.[24]

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  17. "Mecz ŁKS Łódź - Korona Kielce odwołany". 1liga.org. 17 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
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  20. "Trzy mecze odwołane". 1liga.org. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  21. "Mecz Widzew Łódź - Korona Kielce przełożony". 1liga.org. 6 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  22. "Dwa mecze 17. kolejki F1L przełożone". 1liga.org. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
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