Ekstraklasa (ice hockey)

Ekstraklasa
FormerlyI Liga
Polska Liga Hokejowa
SportIce hockey
Founded1926 (Original)
1955 (I Liga)
FounderPolish Ice Hockey Federation
First season1955–56
CountryPoland
Most titlesPodhale Nowy Targ (19)
Related
competitions
Polish Cup
Polish 1. Liga
Official websitehokej.net

The Polish ice hockey Ekstraklasa (Polish: Ekstraliga polska w hokeju na lodzie) 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

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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

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Year 1st place 2nd place 3rd place
1925-26
1926-27 AZS Warszawa WTŁ Warszawa Pogoń Lwów
1927-28 AZS Warszawa Legia Warszawa TKS Toruń
1928-29 AZS Warszawa Pogoń Lwów Legia Warszawa
1929-30 AZS Warszawa Pogoń Lwów Legia Warszawa
1930-31 AZS Warszawa Legia Warszawa AZS Poznań
1931-32 [1]
1932-33 Legia Warszawa & Pogoń Lwów AZS Poznań
1933-34 AZS Poznań Czarni Lwów Lechia Lwów
1934-35 Czarni Lwów Lechia Lwów KS Cracovia
1935-36 [2]
1936-37 KS Cracovia Warszawianka KTH Krynica
1937-38 [3]
1938-39 Dąb Katowice Warszawianka Ognisko Wilno
1940–45 [4]
1945-46 KS Cracovia ŁKS Łódź Siła Giszowiec
1946-47 KS Cracovia Wisła Kraków ŁKS Łódź
1947-48 KS Cracovia [5]
1948-49 KS Cracovia KTH Krynica Legia Warszawa
1949-50 KTH Krynica Górnik Janów Kolejarz Toruń
1950-51 Legia Warszawa KTH Krynica KS Cracovia
1951-52 Legia Warszawa Górnik Janów KTH Krynica
1952-53 Legia Warszawa KTH Krynica Górnik Janów
1953-54 Legia Warszawa Gwardia Bydgoszcz Górnik Janów
1954-55 Legia Warszawa Gwardia Bydgoszcz Górnik Katowice
1955-56 Legia Warszawa Górnik Katowice Start Katowice
1956-57 Legia Warszawa Górnik Katowice KTH Krynica
1957-58 Górnik Katowice Legia Warszawa Podhale Nowy Targ
1958-59 Legia Warszawa Górnik Katowice ŁKS Łódź
1959-60 Górnik Katowice Legia Warszawa Podhale Nowy Targ
1960-61 Legia Warszawa Górnik Katowice Podhale Nowy Targ
1961-62 Górnik Katowice Legia Warszawa Podhale Nowy Targ
1962-63 Legia Warszawa Podhale Nowy Targ Górnik Katowice
1963-64 Legia Warszawa Podhale Nowy Targ Polonia Bydgoszcz
1964-65 GKS Katowice Legia Warszawa Polonia Bydgoszcz
1965-66 Podhale Nowy Targ Legia Warszawa GKS Katowice
1966-67 Legia Warszawa GKS Katowice Pomorzanin Toruń
1967-68 GKS Katowice Pomorzanin Toruń Podhale Nowy Targ
1968-69 Podhale Nowy Targ GKS Katowice Pomorzanin Toruń
1969-70 GKS Katowice Podhale Nowy Targ KS Baildon Katowice
1970-71 Podhale Nowy Targ Naprzód Janów ŁKS Łódź
1971-72 Podhale Nowy Targ KS Baildon Katowice Naprzód Janów
1972-73 Podhale Nowy Targ Naprzód Janów KS Baildon Katowice
1973-74 Podhale Nowy Targ KS Baildon Katowice Naprzód Janów
1974-75 Podhale Nowy Targ KS Baildon Katowice GKS Katowice
1975-76 Podhale Nowy Targ KS Baildon Katowice Naprzód Janów
1976-77 Podhale Nowy Targ Naprzód Janów KS Baildon Katowice
1977-78 Podhale Nowy Targ Zagłębie Sosnowiec Naprzód Janów
1978-79 Podhale Nowy Targ Zagłębie Sosnowiec ŁKS Łódź
1979-80 Zagłębie Sosnowiec Podhale Nowy Targ ŁKS Łódź
1980-81 Zagłębie Sosnowiec Podhale Nowy Targ GKS Tychy
1981-82 Zagłębie Sosnowiec Podhale Nowy Targ Naprzód Janów
1982-83 Zagłębie Sosnowiec TMH Polonia Bytom GKS Tychy
1983-84 TMH Polonia Bytom Zagłębie Sosnowiec Podhale Nowy Targ
1984-85 Zagłębie Sosnowiec TMH Polonia Bytom Podhale Nowy Targ
1985-86 TMH Polonia Bytom Podhale Nowy Targ Naprzód Janów
1986-87 Podhale Nowy Targ TMH Polonia Bytom Naprzód Janów
1987-88 TMH Polonia Bytom GKS Tychy Zagłębie Sosnowiec
1988-89 TMH Polonia Bytom Naprzód Janów Podhale Nowy Targ
1989-90 TMH Polonia Bytom Podhale Nowy Targ Zagłębie Sosnowiec
1990-91 TMH Polonia Bytom KS Unia Oświęcim Podhale Nowy Targ
1991-92 KS Unia Oświęcim Naprzód Janów Podhale Nowy Targ
1992-93 Podhale Nowy Targ KS Unia Oświęcim TMH Polonia Bytom
1993-94 Podhale Nowy Targ KS Unia Oświęcim Górnik Katowice
1994-95 Podhale Nowy Targ KS Unia Oświęcim KKH Katowice
1995-96 Podhale Nowy Targ KS Unia Oświęcim TTH Toruń
1996-97 Podhale Nowy Targ KS Unia Oświęcim KKH Katowice
1997-98 KS Unia Oświęcim Podhale Nowy Targ KKH Katowice
1998-99 KS Unia Oświęcim KTH Krynica Podhale Nowy Targ
1999-2000 Dwory Unia Oświęcim Podhale Nowy Targ KTH Krynica
2000-01 Dwory Unia Oświęcim GKS Katowice TMH Polonia Bytom
2001-02 Dwory Unia Oświęcim GKS Katowice GKS Tychy
2002-03 Dwory Unia Oświęcim GKS Katowice Stoczniowiec Gdańsk
2003-04 Dwory Unia Oświęcim Podhale Nowy Targ GKS Tychy
2004-05 GKS Tychy Dwory Unia Oświęcim KS Cracovia
2005-06 KS Cracovia GKS Tychy Podhale Nowy Targ
2006-07 Podhale Nowy Targ GKS Tychy KS Cracovia
2007-08 KS Cracovia GKS Tychy Podhale Nowy Targ
2008-09 KS Cracovia GKS Tychy Podhale Nowy Targ
2009-10 Podhale Nowy Targ KS Cracovia GKS Tychy
2010-11 KS Cracovia GKS Tychy TH Unia Oświęcim
2011-12 KH Sanok KS Cracovia TH Unia Oświęcim
2012-13 KS Cracovia JKH GKS Jastrzębie GKS Tychy
2013-14 KH Sanok GKS Tychy JKH GKS Jastrzebie
2014-15 GKS Tychy JKH GKS Jastrzebie Podhale Nowy Targ
2015-16 Cracovia Krakow GKS Tychy Podhale Nowy Targ
2016-17 Cracovia Krakow GKS Tychy Polonia Bytom
2017-18 GKS Tychy GKS Katowice Podhale Nowy Targ
2018-19 GKS Tychy Cracovia Krakow KH GKS Katowice

Titles by team

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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

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  1. ^ No championship due to national team preparation for the Winter Olympics
  2. ^ No championship due to climate conditions
  3. ^ No championship due to league reorganization
  4. ^ No championship due to World War II
  5. ^ Due to climate conditions, the championship was abandoned
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