2016–17 I liga explained

Competition:I liga
Season:2016–17
Dates:29 July 2016 – 4 June 2017
Winners:Sandecja Nowy Sącz
Promoted:Sandecja Nowy Sącz
Górnik Zabrze
Relegated:Wisła Puławy
Znicz Pruszków
MKS Kluczbork
Matches:306
Total Goals:799
League Topscorer:Igor Angulo
(17 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Wigry 6–0 Stal
(28 August 2016)
Biggest Away Win:Wisła 1–5 Miedź
(8 październik 2016)
Pogoń 0–4 Miedź
(5 November 2016)
Kluczbork 0–4 Zagłębie
(8 April 2017)
Stomil 0–4 Stal
(15 April 2017)
Highest Scoring:
(6 August 2016)

(16 September 2016)
Znicz 4–5 Wigry
(25 November 2016)
Longest Wins:8 matches
Sandecja
Longest Unbeaten:18 matches
Chojniczanka
Longest Winless:14 matches
Kluczbork
Longest Losses:6 matches
Tychy
Highest Attendance:20,987[1]
Górnik 1–0 Katowice
(16 May 2017)
Lowest Attendance:250[2]
Znicz 1–3 Sandecja
(21 October 2016)
Attendance:790,237[3]
Average Attendance:2,583 52.1%[4]
Prevseason:2015–16
Nextseason:2017–18

The 2016–17 I liga (currently named Nice I liga due to sponsorship reasons)[5] was the 9th season of the Polish I liga under its current title, and the 69th 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 was played in a round-robin tournament. The season began on 29 July 2016, and concluded on 4 June 2017. After the 19th matchday the league will be on winter break between 28 November 2016 and 2 March 2017.[6]

According to the competition rules, all clubs are required to field at least one youth player (born on 1996 or later and Polish or trained in Poland) in every game (except for the times when the only youth player on the roster is sent off or unable to continue playing).[7]

Changes from last season

The following teams have changed division since the 2015–16 season.

To I liga

Relegated from Ekstraklasa

Promoted from II liga

From I liga

Promoted to Ekstraklasa

Relegated to II liga

Dissolved

Withdrew

Team overview

Stadiums and locations

TeamStadiumCapacity
Stadion MOSiR 1,500
Stadion Miejski Chojniczanka 1930 3,000
Stadion GOS 2,817
6,710
15,300
24,413
Stadion Orła Białego 6,244
Stadion Miejski 2,776
5,000
15,316
Stadion ROSRRiT 2,901
Stadion im. Ojca Władysława Augustynka 2,850
6,800
3,500
Stadion OSiR 3,060
Stadion MOSiR 4,418
7,500
Stadion MZOS Znicz 1,977
  1. Upgrading to 31,871.

Positions by round

Team / Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Sandecja8 10 6 7 5 3 3 4 24 5 5 5 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 5 4111111111
Górnik14 131711 141514 10 11 11 10 8 6 6 9 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 9 8 8 8 9 9 9 6 422
Zagłębie6 4 5 3 322111111113 3 3 3 3 5 212222224224 3
Miedź3 5 7 10 10 12 10 7 7 8 8 7 10 10 7 4 7 6 5 6 6 5 6 7 7 6 5 7 8 6 8 6 5 4
Chojniczanka6 3 4 5 4 4 5 5 4223 3 3 32111111211323 4 7 3 5 3 5
Olimpia17171813 12 9 12 1516131513 11 13 121512 10 9 7 9 8 5 4 6 5 3 5 525 3 7 6
Katowice14 7 8 9 8 6 4 3 5 3 322221222223 3 3 3 4 6 4 3 3 4 7 6 7
Podbeskidzie111225 7 6 6 7 9 10 9 9 10 9 10 12 10 10 10 10 11 11 10 9 9 8 7 8 9 8 8 8
Wigry322111123 5 6 6 8 8 8 11 9 7 7 5 4 6 7 6 5 7 7 6 6 5 7 9 9 9
Stal8 10 11 14151617171818181616161513 14 14 14 14 11 12 10 10 11 11 10 11 11 10 10 10 10 10
Pogoń3 8 131517171511 8 10 7 9 7 7 5 6 5 5 6 9 7 9 9 8 9 10 11 10 10 11 11 11 12 11
Chrobry181816181614 13 13 13 12 13 11 12 14 13 12 13 11 12 12 13 15 13 13 13 12 13 12 12 12 13 12 11 12
Stomil1215 141613 8 8 12 12 9 12 12 13 12 11 7 11 13 13 13 12 11 12 12 12 13 12 13 13 13 12 13 13 13
Tychy14 13 9 8 9 11 6 8 10 14 11 14151516171617151615161515151514 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
Bytovia29 12 6 7 10 11 9 9 6 4 4 4 5 6 10 6 9 11 11 14 14161616161616161716161515
Wisła8 6 3 4 6 7 9 14 1415141514 11 14 14151516151613 14 14 14 141515151515151616
Znicz13161517181818181717171718181716171617171717171717171717171617171717
Kluczbork8 12 10 11 11 1316161516161817171818181818181818181818181818181818181818

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 11 and 18 June 2017.[8] The winner will compete in the 2017–18 I liga season.

----Bytovia won 6–0 on aggregate and stayed in I liga for next season.

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals[9]
1 Igor AnguloGórnik Zabrze17
2 Jakub ŚwierczokGKS Tychy16
3 Karol AngielskiOlimpia Grudziądz14
Damian KądziorWigry Suwałki
5 Petteri ForsellMiedź Legnica13
6 Kamil ZapolnikWigry Suwałki12
7 Sylwester PatejukWisła Puławy11
Martin PribulaZagłębie Sosnowiec
9 Adrian PaluchowskiZnicz Pruszków10
Paweł ZawistowskiChojniczanka Chojnice

Awards

Annual awards

AwardWinnerClub
Goalkeeper of the Season Tomasz LoskaGórnik Zabrze[10]
Left-back of the Season Jarosław RatajczakStomil Olsztyn
Centre-back of the Season Lukas KlemenzOlimpia Grudziądz
Right-back of the Season Jacek PodgórskiChojniczanka Chojnice
Left Midfielder of the Season Sylwester PatejukWisła Puławy
Central Midfielder of the Season Szymon MatuszekGórnik Zabrze
Right Midfielder of the Season Łukasz WolsztyńskiGórnik Zabrze
Forward of the Season Andrzej RybskiChojniczanka Chojnice
Player of the Season Lukas KlemenzOlimpia Grudziądz

Team of the season

PlayerClub
Tomasz LoskaGórnik Zabrze
Jarosław RatajczakStomil Olsztyn
Mateusz WieteskaChrobry Głogów
Lukas KlemenzOlimpia Grudziądz
Jacek PodgórskiChojniczanka Chojnice
Sylwester PatejukWisła Puławy
Wojciech TrochimSandecja Nowy Sącz
Szymon MatuszekGórnik Zabrze
Łukasz WolsztyńskiGórnik Zabrze
Igor AnguloGórnik Zabrze
Andrzej RybskiChojniczanka Chojnice

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nice I liga 2016/2017 - Kolejka 31 . 90minut.pl . 16 May 2017.
  2. Web site: Nice I liga 2016/2017 - Kolejka 14 . 90minut.pl . 21 October 2016.
  3. Web site: Podsumowanie statystyczne Nice I ligi . 90minut.pl . 20 June 2017.
  4. Web site: Attendances – Archive Poland, 2016-2017, Nice I. Liga . EFS.co.uk . 9 June 2017.
  5. News: Nice I liga nową nazwą rozgrywek . 90minut . 27 February 2017 . 27 February 2017.
  6. Web site: I liga 2016/2017 . 90minut.pl . 16 May 2017.
  7. Web site: Regulamin rozgrywek I ligi. Polski Związek Piłki Nożnej. 7 July 2016.
  8. News: Terminy 33. i 34. kolejki Nice I ligi i II ligi oraz barażów . 90minut . 9 May 2017 . 9 May 2017.
  9. Web site: Najlepsi strzelcy . 90minut.pl . 7 August 2016 . Polish.
  10. News: Poznaliśmy "Jedenastkę i Piłkarza Sezonu Nice 1 Ligi"! Tak rozłożyły się głosy [WYNIKI]]. 26 June 2017. 5 May 2024. I liga.