2011–12 I liga explained

Competition:I liga
Season:2011–12
Winners:Piast Gliwice
Promoted:Piast Gliwice
Pogoń Szczecin
Relegated:Wisła Płock
Polonia Bytom
KS Polkowice[1]
Olimpia Elbląg[2]
Matches:306
Total Goals:786
League Topscorer:Wojciech Kędziora
(18 goals)
Biggest Home Win:
Wisła 6–1 Sandecja
Biggest Away Win:Flota 0–4 Sandecja
Highest Scoring:Ruch 4–4 Polkowice
Longest Wins:5 games[3]
Pogoń Szczecin
Longest Unbeaten:12 games
Zawisza Bydgoszcz
Longest Winless:15 games
Flota Świnoujście
Longest Losses:5 games
Sandecja Nowy Sącz
Olimpia Elbląg
Highest Attendance:9,432[4]
Piast 2–1 Wisła
(5 November 2011)
Attendance:688,410[5]
Average Attendance:2,248 9.1%[6]
Prevseason:2010–11
Nextseason:2012–13

The 2011–12 I liga was the 64th season of the second tier domestic division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1949 and the 4th season of the Polish I liga under its current title. The league was operated by the Polish Football Association (PZPN).

The league is contested by 18 teams who competing for promotion to the 2012–13 Ekstraklasa. The regular season was played in a round-robin tournament. The champions and runners-up would receive promotion. The bottom four teams were automatically demoted to the II liga.

Changes from last season

From I liga

Promoted to 2010–11 Ekstraklasa

Relegated

To I liga

Relegated from 2010–11 Ekstraklasa

Promoted from II liga, Group East

Promoted from II liga, Group West

Team overview

Stadiums and locations

TeamStadiumCapacity
15,139
7,200
Stadion Dolcanu 2,100
Stadion Miejski 4,500
9,511
Stadion Kolejarza 2,000
Stadion Miejski 4,365
7,000
5,250
10,037
18,027
6,000
Stadion Ruchu (in Bytom) 3,000
5,000
Stadion Nieciecza 2,093
41,609
12,800
20,247
  1. Piast played 2 home games at Stadion Miejski in Wodzisław Śląski (cap. 7,000
  2. Warta played 3 home games at Stadion im. Edmunda Szyca (cap. 4,000)

Personnel and sponsoring

TeamManagerChairmanTeam captainKit makerShirt sponsor
Arka Gdynia AdidasPolnord, Gdynia
GKS Bogdanka JakoLubelski Węgiel Bogdanka
Dolcan Ząbki ZinaDolcan
Flota Świnoujście JakoLZ
GKS Katowice adidasIdeon
Kolejarz Stróże NikeFPON
KS Polkowice Jako
Olimpia Elbląg AdidasCH Rapsodia
Olimpia Grudziądz NikeGrudziądz
Piast Gliwice AdidasGliwice
Pogoń Szczecin NikeBosman
Polonia Bytom HummelLKJ-Bud, Bytom
Ruch Radzionków ColoRadzionków, O&S Computer-Soft
Sandecja Nowy Sącz AdidasAW Wiśniowski
Termalica Bruk-Bet Nieciecza NikeTermalica
Warta Poznań NikeFamily House
Wisła Płock ZinaPłock
Zawisza Bydgoszcz JakoSolbet
  1. Kolejarz displays the charity's logo on their kit.

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate of appointment
Arka František StrakaEnd of contract30 June 2011Pre-season Petr Němec12 June 2011
Flota Petr NěmecSigned by Arka12 June 2011Pre-season Krzysztof Pawlak12 June 2011
Olimpia E. Jarosław AraszkiewiczResigned12 June 2011Pre-season Grzegorz Wesołowski22 June 2011
Pogoń Jerzy RotTemporary manager12 June 2011Pre-season Marcin Sasal12 June 2011
Termalica Piotr WrześniakAppointed as goalkeeping coach14 June 2011Pre-season Dušan Radolský14 June 2011
Warta Bogusław BaniakSigned by Miedź Legnica15 June 2011Pre-season Czesław Jakołcewicz22 June 2011
Katowice Wojciech StawowyMutual consent17 June 2011Pre-season Rafał Górak21 June 2011
Bogdanka Mirosław JabłońskiEnd of contract21 June 2011Pre-season Piotr Rzepka25 June 2011
Zawisza Adam TopolskiEnd of contract22 June 2011Pre-season Janusz Kubot22 June 2011
Kolejarz Janusz KubotSigned by Zawisza22 June 2011Pre-season Przemysław Cecherz23 June 2011
Warta Czesław JakołcewiczResigned22 August 201110th Piotr Tworek22 August 2011
Warta Piotr TworekTemporary manager24 August 201110th Artur Płatek24 August 2011
Wisła Mieczysław BroniszewskiTemporary manager5 September 201111th Marek Końko5 September 2011
Wisła Marek KońkoTemporary manager8 September 201111th Libor Pala8 September 2011
Polkowice Dominik NowakSacked14 September 201118th Bartłomiej Majewski14 September 2011
Polkowice Bartłomiej MajewskiSacked28 September 201118th Janusz Kudyba28 September 2011
Olimpia E. Grzegorz WesołowskiSacked15 October 201118th Anatoliy Piskovets17 October 2011
Warta Artur PłatekJoined 1. FC Kaiserslautern staff1 November 201110th Jarosław Araszkiewicz1 November 2011
Sandecja Mariusz KurasSacked15 November 20119th Robert Moskal15 November 2011
Olimpia E. Anatoliy PiskovetsSacked9 January 201218th Szymon Szałachowski9 January 2012
Olimpia E. Szymon SzałachowskiSacked16 January 201218th Oleg Radushko16 January 2012
Pogoń Marcin SasalSacked10 April 20121st Ryszard Tarasiewicz10 April 2012
Zawisza Janusz KubotResigned18 April 20125th Yuriy Shatalov19 April 2012
Warta Jarosław AraszkiewiczSacked25 April 20129th Czesław Owczarek25 April 2012
Flota Krzysztof PawlakSacked10 May 20129th Ryszard Kłusek10 May 2012

Statistics

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals[7]
1 Wojciech KędzioraPiast Gliwice18
2 Arkadiusz AleksanderSandecja Nowy Sącz16
3 Adrian BłądZawisza Bydgoszcz14
Maciej TatajDolcan Ząbki
5 Rubén JuradoPiast Gliwice12
Nildo França JúniorGKS Bogdanka
RicardinhoWisła Płock
Jakub ŚwierczokPolonia Bytom
7 AndradinaPogoń Szczecin11
Wojciech ŁuczakWisła Płock

Hat-tricks

PlayerFor !Against Result Date
Sandecja Nowy Sącz Arka Gdynia 3–0
Polonia Bytom Olimpia Grudziądz 4–1
GKS Bogdanka KS Polkowice 3–0
Polonia Bytom GKS Katowice 4–2
KS Polkowice Dolcan Ząbki 3–2
Olimpia Elbląg Dolcan Ząbki 4–1
Wisła Płock Warta Poznań 3–3

Scoring

Disciplinary record by team

RankTeamwidth=30width=30
1Termalica Bruk-Bet Nieciecza643
2Polonia Bytom694
3Ruch Radzionków714
4Arka Gdynia753
5KS Polkowice745
6Wisła Płock784
7Warta Poznań757
8Pogoń Szczecin824
9GKS Katowice855
10Olimpia Grudziądz779
11Piast Gliwice817
12Sandecja Nowy Sącz836
13Flota Świnoujście895
14Dolcan Ząbki877
15Kolejarz Stróże8110
16Olimpia Elbląg849
17GKS Bogdanka977
18Zawisza Bydgoszcz1035
Source:

Clean sheets

Notes and References

  1. News: Spadek KS-u Polkowice z I ligi. 17 May 2012. 90minut.pl. 16 May 2012.
  2. News: Spadek Olimpii Elbląg z I ligi. 4 May 2012. 90minut.pl. 4 May 2012.
  3. News: 1. Division Summary . WhoScored.com . 29 May 2012 .
  4. Web site: I liga 2011/2012 . 90minut.pl . 28 May 2012.
  5. Web site: Podsumowanie statystyczne I ligi 2011/2012 . 90minut.pl . 6 June 2012.
  6. Web site: Attendances – Archive Poland, 2011-2012, I. Liga . EFS.co.uk . 1 December 2015.
  7. News: I liga 2011/2012 – strzelcy . 90minut.pl . 17 May 2012. pl.
  8. News: I liga 2011/2012 . 90minut.pl . 27 May 2012. pl.
  9. News: Kordek. Sebastian. Remis na szczycie - relacja z meczu Piast Gliwice - Termalica Bruk-Bet Nieciecza. 6 May 2012. SportoweFakty.pl. 13 April 2012.
  10. Web site: Analiza statystyczna I ligi. 90minut.pl. 7 June 2012.