2021–22 Superliga (men's handball) explained

Competition:Polish Superliga
Season:2021–22
Winners:Łomża Vive Kielce (19th title)
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Łomża Vive Kielce
Orlen Wisła Płock
Continentalcup2:European League
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Azoty Puławy
MMTS Kwidzyn
Górnik Zabrze
Relegated:Stal Mielec
League Topscorer:Kacper Adamski (162 goals)
Matches:182
Total Goals:10103
Prevseason:2020–21
Nextseason:2022–23

The 2021–22 Superliga was the 66th season of the Polish Superliga, the top men's handball league in Poland. A total of fourteen teams contested this season's league, which began on 3 September 2021 and concluded on 24 May 2022.[1]

Łomża Vive Kielce won their 19th title of the Polish Champions.

Format

The competition format for the 2021–22 season consists of 14 teams each playing a total of 26 matches, half at home and half away, with the first placed team in the standings earning the Polish Championship. The last placed team is directly relegated to the 1st league, and the penultimate team play relegation playoffs with the willing team from the Central League.[2]

The winners are entitled to play in the EHF Champions League the following season. The 2nd, 3rd and 4th team in the standings gain a chance to take part in the upcoming EHF European League edition.[3]

Teams

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1Hala Legionów4,200
2Orlen Wisła PłockOrlen Arena5,492
3Azoty PuławyHala MOSiR Puławy3,362
4Górnik ZabrzeHWS Pogoń1,013
5Gwardia OpoleStegu Arena3,378
6Energa MKS KaliszArena Kalisz3,164
7Chrobry GłogówHWS Głogów2,500
8Sandra SPA Pogoń SzczecinNetto Arena5,403
9MKS Zagłębie LubinHWS RCS Lubin3,714
10MMTS KwidzynKWS KCSiR1,504
11Torus Wybrzeże GdańskHWS AWFiS Gdańsk1,700
12Grupa Azoty Unia TarnówArena Jaskółka Tarnów4,317
13Piotrkowianin Piotrków TrybunalskiHala Relax1,000
14Handball Stal MielecHala Sportowa SP 7300

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerClubGoals[4] Shots
1 Kacper AdamskiMKS Kalisz162 252 64
2 Arkadiusz MorytoVive Kielce155 192 81
3 Patryk MauerGwardia Opole139 185 75
4 Andrii AkimenkoAzoty-Puławy129 164 79
5 Paweł KrupaPogoń Szczecin124 234 53
6 Sergei KosorotovWisła Płock121 188 64
7 Paweł PaterekChrobry Głogów117 213 55
8 Łukasz GierakPogoń Szczecin116 199 58
9 Damian PrzytułaGórnik Zabrze113 222 51
10 Piotr SwatPiotrkowianin107 156 69

Polish clubs in European competitions

CompetitionTeamProgressResultTotal
EHF<-- Champions League -->
Finalvs Barcelona (L) - p13-1-4
Semifinalvs Telekom Veszprém (W)
Quarter-finalsvs Montpellier Handball (W)
Group phase1st of 8 teams (10-0-4)
<-- European League -->
Orlen Wisła PłockBronze medal matchvs Nexe Našice (W)14-1-3
Semifinalvs SL Benfica (L)
Quarter-finalsvs Kadetten Schaffhausen (W)
Last 16vs TBV Lemgo (W)
Group phase1st of 6 teams (9-0-1)
Qualification Round 2vs HC Dobrogea Sud Constanța (W)
KS Azoty-PuławyQualification Round 2vs Füchse Berlin (L)2-0-2
Qualification Round 1vs MRK Sesvete (W)
Górnik ZabrzeQualification Round 1vs ØIF Arendal (L)1-0-1

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PGNiG Superliga. Znamy terminarz sezonu 2021/22. "Święta wojna" znów na koniec rundy . sport.tvp.pl . pl . 26 July 2021 . 15 November 2021.
  2. Web site: Regulamin . ZPRP . pl . 24 November 2021.
  3. Web site: Men's Ranking – Place Distribution 22/23 . eurohandball.com . 22 October 2021 . 25 November 2021.
  4. https://pgnig-superliga.pl/statystyki/ PGNiG Superliga Statystyki Ógolne 2021/22