Polska Hokej Liga

The Poska Hokej Liga (polish - Ekstraliga w hokeju na lodzie) is the premier ice hockey league in Poland. Previously, it was known as the I Liga or Ekstraklasa from 1927–1999, 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 voivoideships of inter-war Poland.
The championship was started by the Polish Ice Hockey Federation (Polski Związek Hokeja na Lodzie) in 1927, although the first attempt to stage a national championship was made a year earlier. At first it was a non-league system composed of regional tournaments. There were eight primary regional championships - Kraków, Pomerania, Poznań, Łódz, Lwów (which also featured teams from Tarnopol and Stanislawów), Silesia, Warsaw (also comprised of teams from Kielce), and Wilno. There was also a championship played in Volhynia in 1933 and 1934. Each regional competition was governed by a Okręgowy Związek Hokeja na Lodzie (District Ice Hockey League). Poland was divided into 17 subdivisions, known as Voivoideships, from 1921-1939. By 1936, hockey was played in every voivoideship except for Nowogródek. 
 
The national championship consisted of a preliminary round, featuring the regional champions. The best teams qualified for the final tournament, where the winner was declared champion. In 1938, the Polish Ice Hockey Federation decided to reorganize the championship, by creating a league system. Those plans were abandoned due to outbreak of World War II. After a six-year hiatus, the championship resumed in 1945-46. The Polska Liga Hokejowa was founded as the national ice hockey league in Poland in 1955.
==Current Teams (2016–2017)==
Team 	City 	Arena 	Capacity
ComArch Cracovia 	Kraków 	Lodowisko im. Adama "Rocha" Kowalskiego	2,514
GKS Tychy 	Tychy 	Stadion Zimowy w Tychach 	2,535
TatrySki Podhale Nowy Targ 	Nowy Targ 	Miejska Hala Lodowa w Nowym Targu 	5,000
JKH GKS Jastrzębie 	Jastrzębie-Zdrój	Jastor 	1,986
Unia Oświęcim 	Oświęcim 	Hala Lodowa MOSiR Oświęcim 	5,000
Polonia Bytom 	Bytom 	OSiR w Bytomiu 	3,000
Orlik Opole 	Opole 	Toropol 	3,000
Nesta Mires Toruń 	Toruń 	Lodowisko Tor-Tor 	4,000
MH Automatyka Stoczniowiec 2014	Gdańsk 	Hala Olivia w Gdańsku 	5,500
KH GKS Katowice 	Katowice 	Lodowisko Spodek 	1,500
SMS U20 Sosnowiec 	Sosnowiec 	Stadion Zimowy w Sosnowcu 	3,500
== Medalists ==
Year	1st place 	2nd place 	3rd place
1927	AZS Warszawa 	WTL Warszawa 	Pogoń Lwów
1928	AZS Warszawa 	Legia Warszawa 	TKS Toruń
1929	AZS Warszawa 	Pogoń Lwów 	Legia Warszawa
1930	AZS Warszawa 	Pogoń Lwów 	Legia Warszawa
1931	AZS Warszawa 	Legia Warszawa 	AZS Poznań
1932	No championship due to national team preparation for the Winter Olimpics	 	
1933	Legia Warszawa & Pogoń Lwów 	 	AZS Poznań
1934	AZS Poznań 	Czarni Lwów 	Lechia Lwów
1935	Czarni Lwów 	Lechia Lwów 	KS Cracovia
1936	No championship due to climate conditions 	 	
1937	KS Cracovia 	KS Warszawianka 	KTH Krynica
1938	No championship due to climate conditions 	 	
1939	Dąb Katowice 	KS Warszawianka 	Ognisko Vilnius
1946	KS Cracovia 	ŁKS Łódź 	Siła Giszowiec
1947	KS Cracovia 	Wisła Kraków 	ŁKS Łódź
1948	KS Cracovia 	Due to climate conditions, the championship was abandoned	
1949	KS Cracovia 	KTH Krynica 	Legia Warszawa
1950	KTH Krynica 	Górnik Janów 	Pomorzanin Toruń
1951	Legia Warszawa 	KTH Krynica 	KS Cracovia
1952	Legia Warszawa 	Górnik Janów 	KTH Krynica
1953	Legia Warszawa 	KTH Krynica 	Górnik Janów
1954	Legia Warszawa 	Gwardia Bydgoszcz 	Górnik Janów
1955	Legia Warszawa 	Gwardia Bydgoszcz 	Górnik Katowice
1956	Legia Warszawa 	Górnik Katowice 	Start Katowice
1957	Legia Warszawa 	Górnik Katowice 	KTH Krynica
1958	Górnik Katowice 	Legia Warszawa 	Podhale Nowy Targ
1959	Legia Warszawa 	Górnik Katowice 	ŁKS Łódź
1960	Górnik Katowice 	Legia Warszawa 	Podhale Nowy Targ
1961	Legia Warszawa 	Górnik Katowice 	Podhale Nowy Targ
1962	Górnik Katowice 	Legia Warszawa 	Podhale Nowy Targ
1963	Legia Warszawa 	Podhale Nowy Targ 	Górnik Katowice
1964	Legia Warszawa 	Podhale Nowy Targ 	Polonia Bydgoszcz
1965	GKS Katowice 	Legia Warszawa 	Polonia Bydgoszcz
1966	Podhale Nowy Targ 	Legia Warszawa 	GKS Katowice
1967	Legia Warszawa 	GKS Katowice 	Pomorzanin Toruń
1968	GKS Katowice 	Pomorzanin Toruń 	Podhale Nowy Targ
1969	Podhale Nowy Targ 	GKS Katowice 	Pomorzanin Toruń
1970	GKS Katowice 	Podhale Nowy Targ 	KS Baildon Katowice
1971	Podhale Nowy Targ 	Naprzód Janów 	ŁKS Łódź
1972	Podhale Nowy Targ 	KS Baildon Katowice 	Naprzód Janów
1973	Podhale Nowy Targ 	Naprzód Janów 	KS Baildon Katowice
1974	Podhale Nowy Targ 	KS Baildon Katowice 	Naprzód Janów
1975	Podhale Nowy Targ 	KS Baildon Katowice 	GKS Katowice
1976	Podhale Nowy Targ 	KS Baildon Katowice 	Naprzód Janów
1977	Podhale Nowy Targ 	Naprzód Janów 	KS Baildon Katowice
1978	Podhale Nowy Targ 	Zagłębie Sosnowiec 	Naprzód Janów
1979	Podhale Nowy Targ 	Zagłębie Sosnowiec 	ŁKS Łódź
1980	Zagłębie Sosnowiec 	Podhale Nowy Targ 	ŁKS Łódź
1981	Zagłębie Sosnowiec 	Podhale Nowy Targ 	GKS Tychy
1982	Zagłębie Sosnowiec 	Podhale Nowy Targ 	Naprzód Janów
1983	Zagłębie Sosnowiec 	TMH Polonia Bytom 	GKS Tychy
1984	TMH Polonia Bytom 	Zagłębie Sosnowiec 	Podhale Nowy Targ
1985	Zagłębie Sosnowiec 	TMH Polonia Bytom 	Podhale Nowy Targ
1986	TMH Polonia Bytom 	Podhale Nowy Targ 	Naprzód Janów
1987	Podhale Nowy Targ 	TMH Polonia Bytom 	Naprzód Janów
1988	TMH Polonia Bytom 	GKS Tychy 	Zagłębie Sosnowiec
1989	TMH Polonia Bytom 	Naprzód Janów 	Podhale Nowy Targ
1990	TMH Polonia Bytom 	Podhale Nowy Targ 	Zagłębie Sosnowiec
1991	TMH Polonia Bytom 	KS Unia Oświęcim 	Podhale Nowy Targ
1992	KS Unia Oświęcim 	Naprzód Janów 	Podhale Nowy Targ
1993	Podhale Nowy Targ 	KS Unia Oświęcim 	TMH Polonia Bytom
1994	Podhale Nowy Targ 	KS Unia Oświęcim 	Górnik Katowice
1995	Podhale Nowy Targ 	KS Unia Oświęcim 	KKH Katowice
1996	Podhale Nowy Targ 	KS Unia Oświęcim 	TTH Toruń
1997	Podhale Nowy Targ 	KS Unia Oświęcim 	KKH Katowice
1998	KS Unia Oświęcim 	Podhale Nowy Targ 	KKH Katowice
1999	KS Unia Oświęcim 	KTH Krynica 	Podhale Nowy Targ
2000	Dwory Unia Oświęcim 	Podhale Nowy Targ 	KTH Krynica
2001	Dwory Unia Oświęcim 	GKS Katowice 	TMH Polonia Bytom
2002	Dwory Unia Oświęcim 	GKS Katowice 	GKS Tychy
2003	Dwory Unia Oświęcim 	GKS Katowice 	Stoczniowiec Gdańsk
2004	Dwory Unia Oświęcim 	Podhale Nowy Targ 	GKS Tychy
2005	GKS Tychy 	Dwory Unia Oświęcim 	KS Cracovia
2006	KS Cracovia 	GKS Tychy 	Podhale Nowy Targ
2007	Podhale Nowy Targ 	GKS Tychy 	KS Cracovia
2008	KS Cracovia 	GKS Tychy 	Podhale Nowy Targ
2009	KS Cracovia 	GKS Tychy 	Podhale Nowy Targ
2010	Podhale Nowy Targ 	KS Cracovia 	GKS Tychy
2011	Cracovia 	GKS Tychy 	Unia Oświęcim
2012	KH Sanok 	Cracovia 	Unia Oświęcim
2013	Cracovia 	JKH GKS Jastrzębie 	GKS Tychy
2014	KH Sanok 	GKS Tychy 	JKH GKS Jastrzębie
2015	GKS Tychy 	JKH GKS Jastrzębie 	Podhale Nowy Targ
2016	Cracovia 	GKS Tychy 	Podhale Nowy Targ
2017	Cracovia 	GKS Tychy 	Polonia Bytom
2018	GKS Tychy 	GKS Katowice 	Podhale Nowy Targ
2019	GKS Tychy 	KS Cracovia 	GKS Katowice
2020	GKS Tychy 	Unia Oświęcim 	GKS Jastrzębie
2021	GKS Jastrzębie 	Comarch Cracovia 	GKS Tychy
2022	GKS Katowice 	Unia Oświęcim 	GKS Jastrzębie
2023	GKS Katowice 	GKS Tychy 	Unia Oświęcim
2024	Unia Oświęcim 	GKS Katowice 	GKS Tychy
==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
9 	Unia Oświęcim 	1992, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2024
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
5 	GKS Tychy 	2005, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020
5 	GKS Katowice 	1965, 1968, 1970, 2022, 2023
3 	Górnik Katowice 	1958, 1960, 1962
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
1 	GKS Jasztrebie 	2021
==See also==
*List of Polska Liga Hokejowa seasons
==References==
 
==External links==
* Hokej.Net
* The Polish Ice Hockey Federation's website
* PLH Statistics
Category:Ice hockey leagues