Polish 1. Liga

Polish 1. Liga

Sport	Ice Hockey
Founded	1956
No. of teams	8
Country(ies)	Poland
Most recent champion(s)	Naprzód Janów
Official website	pzhl.org
Founder	Polish Ice Hockey Federation

The Polish 1. Liga operates as the second level of ice hockey in Poland. The league lies below the Polska Liga Hokejowa and above the Polish 2. Liga.

Champions

1956 – OWKS Zawisza Bydgoszcz 1957 – Piast Cieszyn 1958 – ŁKS Łódź 1959 – Pomorzanin Toruń 1960 – Polonia Bydgoszcz 1961 – 2. Liga teams included in top-level league 1962 – Naprzód Janów 1963 – ŁKS Łódź 1964 – Górnik Murcki 1965 – Pomorzanin Toruń 1966 – KTH Krynica 1967 – KS Cracovia 1968 – Włókniarz Zgierz 1969 – ŁKS Łódź 1970 – Unia Oświęcim 1971 – Zagłębie Sosnowiec 1972 – KTH Krynica 1973 – Zagłębie Sosnowiec 1974 – Legia Warszawa 1975 – GKS Tychy

1976 – Stal Sanok 1977 – KS Cracovia 1978 – Legia Warszawa 1979 – GKS Tychy 1980 – Budowlani Bydgoszcz 1981 – TMH Polonia Bytom 1982 – Stoczniowiec Gdańsk 1983 – Unia Oświęcim 1984 – Stoczniowiec Gdańsk 1985 – Legia KTH Krynica 1986 – Polonia Bydgoszcz 1987 – Unia Oświęcim 1988 – Pomorzanin Toruń 1989 – Polonia Bydgoszcz 1990 – ŁKS Łódź 1991 – Zofiówka Jastrzębie 1992 – STS Sanok 1993 – MOSiR Sosnowiec 1994 – BTH Bydgoszcz 1995 – Znicz Pruszków

1996 – KTH Optimus Krynica 1997 – Not played 1998 – Not played 1999 – Not played 2000 – TMH Polonia Bytom 2001 – Zagłębie Sosnowiec 2002 – TKH Toruń 2003 – Orlik Opole 2004 – KS Cracovia 2005 – KH Zagłębie Sosnowiec 2006 – KTH Krynica 2007 – TMH Polonia Bytom 2008 – JKH Czarne Jastrzębie 2009 – Unia Oświęcim 2010 – KTH Krynica 2011 – Nesta Toruń 2012 – HC GKS Katowice 2013 – TMH Polonia Bytom 2014 – Naprzód Janów 2015 – Zagłębie Sosnowiec 2016 – Stoczniowiec 2014 Gdańsk 2017 – Naprzód Janów 2018 – Nesta Toruń 2019 – Naprzód Janów

External links

• Polish Ice Hockey Federation

European Hockey Overview

Top-Level Leagues

International Alps Hockey League - BeNe League - Erste Liga - International Hockey League - Kontinental Hockey League National Andorra - Armenia - Austria - Belarus - Belgium - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bulgaria - Croatia - Cyprus - Czech Republic - Denmark - Estonia - Finland - France - Georgia - Germany - Greece - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Luxembourg - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Romania - Serbia - Slovakia - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine - United Kingdom

Second-Level Leagues

Belarus - Belgium - Bulgaria - Czech Republic - Denmark - England - Finland - France - Germany - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Russia - Slovakia - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine

Third-Level Leagues

Austria - Belgium - Czech Republic - Denmark - England - Finland - France - Germany - Hungary - Italy - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Russia - Scotland - Slovakia - Sweden - Switzerland

Fourth-Level and lower Leagues

Austria - Belgium (4, 5) - Czech Republic (4, 5) - Finland (4, 5, 6, 7) - France - Germany (4, 5) - Hungary - Italy - Netherlands (4, 5, 6, 7) - Norway (4, 5, 6, 7) - Poland - Russia (Night League, Amateur Leagues) - Sweden (4, 5, 6, 7, 8), Switzerland (4, 5, 6, 7)

Cup Competitions

Cups Belarus - Belgium - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bulgaria - Czech Republic - Denmark - East Germany - Estonia - Finland - France - Germany - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Luxembourg - Netherlands (Cup, Ron Berteling Schaal) - Norway - Poland - Romania - Scotland - Serbia - Slovakia - Slovenia - Soviet Union - Spain - Switzerland - Ukraine - Yugoslavia Supercups Belgium - Estonia - Hungary - Italy - Poland - Netherlands - Slovenia - Spain

Defunct Leagues

Soviet Union - Russia - Czechoslovakia - Yugoslavia - West Germany - East Germany - Ireland - Luxembourg - Macedonia - Malta - Portugal - Alpenliga - Interliga - Inter-National League - North Sea Cup - Panonian League - Eastern European - Balkan League (1994-1997) - Baltic League (2001) - Baltic Hockey League (2020) - Carpathian League - Slohokej Liga - Balkan Ice Hockey League - English League - English National League - Scottish National League - British Hockey League - Ice Hockey Superleague - German Championship - Swedish Championship - Klass I - Svenska Serien - Elitserien - Swedish Division I - SM-sarja - Swiss National Championship - Swiss International Championship

Women's Leagues

International leagues Elite Women's Hockey League - EWHL Super Cup National leagues Austria - Belgium - Bulgaria - Croatia - Czech Republic - Denmark - Estonia - Finland (1, 2, 3, U20, U18, U16) - France - Germany (1, 2, 3, Cup) - Great Britain (England U16) - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Romania - Russia (U18) - Slovakia - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden (1, 2, 3, 4, U20) - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine Defunct leagues Czechoslovakia - Interliga - Low Countries Cup

Junior Leagues

Austria - Belarus - Belgium - Bulgaria - Croatia - Czech Republic (Czechoslovakia) - Denmark - Estonia - Finland - France - Germany (East Germany) - Great Britain - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Romania - Russia (Soviet Union) - Serbia - Slovakia - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine - Yugoslavia

University Leagues

European University Hockey League - Czech Republic - Great Britain - Netherlands - Russia (RSHL, MSHL, SHLC, SHLMO, SibSHL, SPSHL) - Sweden