# 2017–18 I liga

The 2017–18 I liga (currently named Nice I liga due to sponsorship reasons) was the 10th season of the Polish I liga under its current title, and the 70th season of the second highest division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1949. The league is operated by the Polish Football Association (PZPN). The league is contested by 18 teams. The regular season will be played in a round-robin tournament.

## Changes from last season

The following teams have changed division since the 2016–17 season.

## Team overview
### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Bytovia Bytów | Bytów | Stadion MOSiR | 1,500 |
| Chojniczanka Chojnice | Chojnice | Stadion Miejski Chojniczanka 1930 | 3,000 |
| Chrobry Głogów | Głogów | Stadion GOS | 2,817 |
| GKS Katowice | Katowice | Stadion GKS Katowice | 6,710 |
| GKS Tychy | Tychy | Stadion Tychy | 15,300 |
| Górnik Łęczna | Łęczna | Stadion Górnika | 7,200 |
| Miedź Legnica | Legnica | Stadion Orła Białego | 6,244 |
| Odra Opole | Opole | Stadion Odry | 4,250 |
| Olimpia Grudziądz | Grudziądz | Stadion im. Bronisława Malinowskiego | 5,000 |
| Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała | Bielsko-Biała | Stadion BBOSiR | 15,316 |
| Pogoń Siedlce | Siedlce | Stadion ROSRRiT | 2,901 |
| Puszcza Niepołomice | Niepołomice | Stadion Puszczy | 1,000 |
| Raków Częstochowa | Częstochowa | Miejski Stadion Piłkarski Raków | 8,000 |
| Ruch Chorzów | Chorzów | Stadion Ruchu Chorzów | 9,300 |
| Stal Mielec | Mielec | Stadion MOSiR | 6,800 |
| Stomil Olsztyn | Olsztyn | Stadion OSiR | 3,500 |
| Wigry Suwałki | Suwałki | Stadion OSiR | 3,060 |
| Zagłębie Sosnowiec | Sosnowiec | Stadion Ludowy | 7,500 |
* ^ Stomil Olsztyn intended to play their home games in Ostróda because their home ground (OSiR Stadium) did not fulfill license requirements. On 4 August the club announced that they had received permission to play home games in Olsztyn.

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Relegation |
| 1 | Miedź Legnica (C, P) | 34 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 53 | 27 | +26 | 63 | Promotion to Ekstraklasa |
| 2 | Zagłębie Sosnowiec (P) | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 46 | 32 | +14 | 58 | Promotion to Ekstraklasa |
| 3 | Chojniczanka Chojnice | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 48 | 33 | +15 | 56 | |
| 4 | GKS Tychy | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 55 | |
| 5 | GKS Katowice | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 54 | |
| 6 | Wigry Suwałki | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 40 | 37 | +3 | 52 | |
| 7 | Raków Częstochowa | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 51 | |
| 8 | Stal Mielec | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 51 | |
| 9 | Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 46 | |
| 10 | Chrobry Głogów | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 46 | |
| 11 | Odra Opole | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 45 | |
| 12 | Puszcza Niepołomice | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 44 | |
| 13 | Bytovia Bytów | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 40 | |
| 14 | Stomil Olsztyn | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 39 | |
| 15 | Pogoń Siedlce (R) | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 42 | 50 | −8 | 38 | Qualification to play-off |
| 16 | Górnik Łęczna (R) | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 29 | 42 | −13 | 35 | Relegation to II liga |
| 17 | Olimpia Grudziądz (R) | 34 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 24 | 37 | −13 | 31 | Relegation to II liga |
| 18 | Ruch Chorzów (R) | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 35 | 58 | −23 | 27 | Relegation to II liga |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Raków 1–2 Stal, Stal 2–3 Raków.
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Chrobry 1–1 Podbeskidzie, Podbeskidzie 1–0 Chrobry.
* ↑ Stomil was punished with a deduction of one point for infringement of the licensing regulations.
* ↑ Ruch Chorzów was punished with a deduction of six points for infringement of the licensing regulations (five points before start of the league and six points during the season. The second punishment was reduced to one point).

## Positions by round

| Team / Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Miedź | 10 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Zagłębie | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Chojniczanka | 16 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Tychy | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Katowice | 12 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Wigry | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
| Raków | 10 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Stal | 6 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| Podbeskidzie | 8 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
| Chrobry | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Odra | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 |
| Puszcza | 3 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| Bytovia | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Stomil | 15 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
| Pogoń | 4 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
| Górnik | 17 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Olimpia | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Ruch | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |

## Results

| Home \ Away | BYT | CCH | GŁO | KAT | TYC | GKL | MLE | OOP | GRU | PBB | PSI | PNI | RAK | RUC | STA | STO | WIG | ZSO |
| Bytovia Bytów | — | 0–3 | 3–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 |
| Chojniczanka Chojnice | 4–0 | — | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 |
| Chrobry Głogów | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–5 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 1–2 |
| GKS Katowice | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 |
| GKS Tychy | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 |
| Górnik Łęczna | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Miedź Legnica | 2–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 |
| Odra Opole | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–4 | — | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Olimpia Grudziądz | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–0 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Pogoń Siedlce | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Puszcza Niepołomice | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | — | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Raków Częstochowa | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 |
| Ruch Chorzów | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| Stal Mielec | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | — | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Stomil Olsztyn | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 0–2 |
| Wigry Suwałki | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 |
| Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 5–1 | 0–1 | — |
$^1$ Match declared forfeited due to Ruch Chorzów fielding an ineligible player. The game ended in a 2–1 win for Zagłębie Sosnowiec.

## I liga play-off

The 15th place team from the regular season will compete in a play-off with the 4th place team from II liga. Matches will be played on 9 and 13 June 2018. The winner will compete in the 2018–19 I liga season.
Garbarnia won 3–2 on aggregate and will play in I liga next season.

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Mateusz Machaj | Chrobry Głogów | 16 |
| 2 | Szymon Lewicki | Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 14 |
| 3 | Patryk Klimala | Odra Opole | 13 |
| 4 | Adrian Paluchowski | Pogoń Siedlce | 11 |
| 4 | Artur Siemaszko | Stomil Olsztyn | 11 |
| 4 | Paweł Tomczyk | Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała | 11 |
| 7 | Wojciech Kędziora | Wigry Suwałki | 10 |
| 7 | Janusz Surdykowski | Bytovia Bytów | 10 |
| 7 | Patryk Szysz | Górnik Łęczna | 10 |
| 10 | Maciej Domański | Puszcza Niepołomice | 9 |
| 10 | Fabian Piasecki | Miedź Legnica | 9 |
| 10 | Valērijs Šabala | Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała | 9 |
| 10 | Szymon Skrzypczak | Odra Opole | 9 |
| 10 | Marcin Wodecki | Odra Opole | 9 |