The 2021–22 I liga (also known as Fortuna I liga due to sponsorship reasons)[3] was the 74th season of the second tier domestic division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1949 and the 14th season of the Polish I liga under its current title. The league is operated by the PZPN.

I liga
Season2021–22
Dates30 July 2021 – 22 May 2022
ChampionsMiedź Legnica
PromotedMiedź Legnica
Widzew Łódź
Korona Kielce
RelegatedGKS Jastrzębie
Górnik Polkowice
Stomil Olsztyn
Matches played306
Goals scored760 (2.48 per match)
Top goalscorerKamil Biliński
(19 goals)
Biggest home winArka 6–0 Stomil
(5 December 2021)
Biggest away winJastrzębie 1–5 Arka
(4 October 2021)
Stomil 0–4 Górnik
(20 March 2022)
ŁKS 0–4 Odra
(15 May 2022)
Highest scoringPuszcza 5–2 Korona
(27 November 2021)
Widzew 2–5 Arka
(25 February 2022)
Longest winning run7 matches
Miedź Legnica
Longest unbeaten run17 matches
Miedź Legnica
Longest winless run18 matches
Górnik Polkowice
Longest losing run6 matches
Stomil Olsztyn
Highest attendance17,409[A]
Widzew 2–2 ŁKS
(24 October 2021)[1]
Lowest attendance0[B]
20 matches
Total attendance863,386[C][2]
Average attendance3,019[D] Increase 59.7%
2,822[E] Increase 49.3%

The regular season was played as a round-robin tournament. A total of 18 teams participated, 14 of which competed in the league campaign during the previous season, while one to be relegated from the 2020–21 Ekstraklasa and the remaining three to be promoted from the 2020–21 II liga. The season started on 30 July 2021 and concluded on 22 May 2022. Each team played a total of 34 matches, half at home and half away.

Teams

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A total of 18 teams participate in the 2021–22 I liga season.

Changes from last season

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The following teams have changed division since the 2020–21 season.

Stadiums and locations

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Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Location Venue Capacity
Arka Gdynia Gdynia Stadion Miejski 15,139
Chrobry Głogów Głogów Stadion GOS 2,817
GKS Jastrzębie Jastrzębie-Zdrój Stadion Miejski 5,650
GKS Katowice Katowice Stadion GKS 6,710
GKS Tychy Tychy Stadion Miejski 15,150
Górnik Polkowice Polkowice Stadion Miejski 4,325
Korona Kielce Kielce Suzuki Arena 15,550
ŁKS Łódź Łódź Stadion im. Władysława Króla 5,700 -> 18,033 2
Miedź Legnica Legnica Stadion Orła Białego 6,864
Odra Opole Opole Stadion Odry 4,560
Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała Bielsko-Biała Stadion Miejski 15,076
Puszcza Niepołomice Niepołomice Stadion Miejski 2,118
Resovia Rzeszów Stadion Stal1 11,547
Sandecja Nowy Sącz Nowy Sącz Stadion im. Ojca Władysława Augustynka 2,988
Skra Częstochowa Częstochowa GIEKSA Arena 3 5,264
Stomil Olsztyn Olsztyn Stadion Miejski 4,200
Widzew Łódź Łódź Stadion Widzewa 18,018
Zagłębie Sosnowiec Sosnowiec Stadion Ludowy 7,500
  1. ^ Due to the renovation of the Resovia Stadium in Rzeszów, Resovia will play their home games at Stadion Stal in Rzeszów. Originally they declared to play home matches at the Podkarpackie Centrum Piłki Nożnej in Stalowa Wola.[4][5]
  2. ^ ŁKS played its home games in a partially-completed stadium until the April 22 match against Chrobry Głogów, when the remainder of the stadium was officially opened for use.[6]
  3. ^ In the first half of the 2021/2022 season Skra played every home match on the opponent's stadium, as the home team, because Municipal Football Stadium Loretańska in Częstochowa didn't meet the license requirements of the I liga. From April 7, 2022, they play their home games at a substitute stadium GIEKSA Arena. Originally they declared to play home matches at the Stadion Ludowy in Sosnowiec.[7]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 Miedź Legnica (C, P) 34 23 8 3 56 22 +34 77 Promotion to Ekstraklasa
2 Widzew Łódź (P) 34 18 8 8 53 38 +15 62
3 Arka Gdynia 34 19 4 11 62 39 +23 61 Qualification for Promotion play-offs
4 Korona Kielce (O, P) 34 15 11 8 46 37 +9 56
5 Odra Opole 34 14 9 11 51 46 +5 51
6 Chrobry Głogów 34 13 11 10 43 34 +9 50
7 Sandecja Nowy Sącz 34 12 11 11 39 36 +3 47
8 GKS Katowice 34 11 13 10 44 47 −3 46
9 Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała 34 11 12 11 48 41 +7 45
10 ŁKS Łódź 34 12 9 13 33 37 −4 45
11 Resovia 34 11 11 12 42 39 +3 44
12 GKS Tychy 34 11 11 12 37 41 −4 44
13 Skra Częstochowa 34 8 14 12 28 41 −13 38
14 Puszcza Niepołomice 34 10 7 17 41 50 −9 37
15 Zagłębie Sosnowiec 34 8 12 14 41 48 −7 36
16 Stomil Olsztyn (R) 34 10 5 19 32 52 −20 35 Relegation to II liga
17 Górnik Polkowice (R) 34 5 14 15 32 54 −22 29
18 GKS Jastrzębie (R) 34 5 10 19 32 58 −26 25
Source: 1liga.org, 90minut.pl
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Number of wins; 8) Number of away wins. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[8]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Positions by round

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Note: The place taken by the team that played fewer matches than the opponents was underlined. [F]

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Miedź Legnica1112233349643222111111111111111111
Widzew Łódź2123322221111111222222222222232222
Arka Gdynia81497667997456675789755455333323333
Korona Kielce4331111112222333334333333444444444
Odra Opole17710847878699999891010101011111010988887555
Chrobry Głogów545575681110101010101211121111864644555555666
Sandecja Nowy Sącz18966810111038564446455578988877666777
GKS Katowice61114159131315161812131312131313131413131313121212131313111212118
Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała816151411845537787575434467991010101099989
ŁKS Łódź85445454758878898679998666667788910
Resovia668910119111212141110111012111212111110101111111111111211111211
GKS Tychy81317171491066433556467668757779991010101012
Skra Częstochowa151811121616151210111112121311101098121212121313131212121413131413
Puszcza Niepołomice381110161717131414161614141414151513151515141515151515151314151314
Zagłębie Sosnowiec811711151514171715131416151516161615141414151414141414141515141515
Stomil Olsztyn14171818181818181816181715171815141416161616161616171616161616161616
Górnik Polkowice8141616131416141313151518181717171817181818181818161717171717171717
GKS Jastrzębie15101313121212161517171817161618181718171717171717181818181818181818
I liga champion
Promotion to Ekstraklasa
Promotion to Ekstraklasa
Qualification for promotion play-offs
Relegation to II liga
Source: 90minut.pl

Results

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Home \ Away ARK GŁO JAS KAT TYC GÓR KOR ŁKS MLE ODR PBB PNI RES SNS SKR STO WID ZSO
Arka Gdynia 0–2 3–2 2–2 0–1 2–0 0–0 2–0 0–2 3–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–1 3–2 6–0 3–1 1–1
Chrobry Głogów 1–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–3 2–2 3–3 1–0 0–1 2–0 0–0 4–0
GKS Jastrzębie 1–5 4–2 0–0 3–2 3–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–1 0–2 1–1 0–3 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–1
GKS Katowice 2–4 0–0 3–1 2–2 1–2 1–0 2–0 2–3 1–3 2–2 1–0 2–2 0–0 3–0 2–1 0–2 3–2
GKS Tychy 0–2 1–0 4–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–3 2–1 0–0 3–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 1–2 1–1 2–1
Górnik Polkowice 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 2–2 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 3–0 0–2 0–0 2–2 0–0 2–4
Korona Kielce 1–2 2–2 2–1 1–2 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 3–1 2–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 2–1
ŁKS Łódź 1–0 0–1 2–2 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–4 1–2 2–0 0–3 3–2 3–2 0–2 0–1 0–1
Miedź Legnica 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 4–2 3–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 4–0
Odra Opole 1–3 1–0 2–2 4–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–0 1–4 1–1 1–2 0–3 1–2 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–0
Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–2 0–0 4–0 2–3 1–1 1–1 0–3 4–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 4–0 0–2
Puszcza Niepołomice 2–3 2–2 0–0 1–1 2–2 3–0 5–2 0–2 0–1 3–0 4–2 1–0 1–2 1–2 0–2 0–1 1–1
Resovia 4–1 3–0 1–0 2–2 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–2 0–2 3–3 1–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–0
Sandecja Nowy Sącz 3–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 2–3 1–1 2–2 0–1 1–3 1–2 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–2 1–1
Skra Częstochowa 2–1 2–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–2 1–4 0–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 2–2 1–2
Stomil Olsztyn 0–1 1–2 0–3 0–1 2–1 0–4 0–1 0–3 3–0 1–2 2–4 1–0 4–2 1–2 0–1 0–2 3–1
Widzew Łódź 2–5 2–0 3–1 3–1 2–1 4–2 1–2 2–2 1–1 0–1 2–1 1–0 1–4 3–0 4–0 2–0 3–2
Zagłębie Sosnowiec 1–0 3–2 2–1 0–1 1–2 5–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 2–2 1–2 0–1 3–3 0–0 0–0 1–2
Source: 1liga.org, 90minut.pl
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Results by round

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Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
ArkaDLWWLWLWLWWDLWLWLLLWWWWDWWWWWWLLDW
ChrobryWWLDLWLLDWDLDLWWLWWDWWDWDDLDWDLLDW
GKS JastrzębieLWLDDDLLDLLLWDDLLDLDLLWDLLWLLLLLWD
GKS KatowiceDLDDWLLLDLWDDWDWLLDWDWDDLLLWDWDWWW
GKS TychyDLLDWWWWDWWDLDDWLWLLDWWLLLDDDLLWLD
GórnikDLLDWLDDDLDLLDDDLLDLLLDWWDDDLWLLWL
KoronaWWWWWWDWLDDDLDWLWLLWDDWDDWWDLWWLLD
ŁKSDWWDLWLWLWLWDDLWWDLDDWLWLDWDLLLWLL
MiedźWWWDWDDLLWWWWDWDWWWWWWWDWWLDDWWWWW
OdraLWLWWLDDWWLLWDLWDLDWDLLWWDWDDLWWWL
PodbeskidzieDLDDWWWLWWLLWDWLWWDLDDLDDLDDLWLWDL
PuszczaWLLDLLWLDLLWWLDLLDWWLLWLDDLLWWDLWL
ResoviaDWLDDLWLLLWWLLWDDWDWLWLLLDDDDDWWLW
SandecjaLWWDLWWWLWLWWDLWLDDLDLDWDWLDDLWDDL
SkraLLWDLDWWLDDLDWWWWLDLLDDLLDDDDLWDLD
StomilLLLLLLWDLWLWLLLWWLLDLWLLLDWLWWLDDW
WidzewWWWLWWDWDWWWWDLDLDWDLWDLWWDWWLWLLW
ZagłębieDLWLLLDLDDWLLDDLWWLWDLLWWDLDDLWDDL
Source: 1 liga.org, 90minut.pl
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Promotion play-offs

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I liga play-offs for the 2021–22 season will be played on 26 and 29 May 2022. The teams who finished in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place are set to compete. The fixtures are determined by final league position – 3rd team of regular season vs 6th team of regular season and 4th team of regular season vs 5th team of regular season. The winner of final match will be promoted to the Ekstraklasa for next season. All matches will be played in a stadiums of team which occupied higher position in regular season.[8][9]

Semi-finals
26 May 2022
Final
29 May 2022
      
3 Arka Gdynia 0
6 Chrobry Głogów 2
4 Korona Kielce 3
6 Chrobry Głogów 2
4 Korona Kielce 3
5 Odra Opole 0

Matches

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Semi-finals

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Korona Kielce3–0Odra Opole
Report
Attendance: 7,030
Referee: Tomasz Musiał (Kraków)
Arka Gdynia0–2Chrobry Głogów
Report
Attendance: 6,438

Final

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Korona Kielce3–2 (a.e.t.)Chrobry Głogów
Report
Attendance: 14,169

Season statistics

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Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Club Goals[10]
1   Kamil Biliński Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała 19
2   Szymon Sobczak Zagłębie Sosnowiec 17
3   Hubert Adamczyk Arka Gdynia 14
  Patryk Makuch Miedź Legnica
5   Karol Czubak Arka Gdynia 12
6   Szymon Kobusiński Puszcza Niepołomice 11
  Patryk Mikita Stomil Olsztyn
  Mateusz Piątkowski Górnik Polkowice
  Filip Szymczak GKS Katowice
10   Mikołaj Lebedyński Chrobry Głogów 10
  Tomáš Mikinič Odra Opole
  Pirulo ŁKS Łódź

Attendances

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Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Widzew Łódź 268,540 17,409 13,450 15,800 +171.3%
3 ŁKS Łódź 90,807 17,052 0 5,700 +172.1%
4 Arka Gdynia 79,456 7,556 3,407 4,700 +38.6%
2 Korona Kielce 76,846 7,254 3,276 4,500 +90.3%
5 Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała 50,612 5,030 1,936 3,000 −23.0%1
7 Miedź Legnica 46,320 4,146 2,053 2,700 +61.5%
6 GKS Tychy 43,236 4,817 1,648 2,500 −15.3%
8 GKS Katowice 28,687 3,593 0 2,200 n/a2
10 Odra Opole 29,981 2,913 1,480 1,800 +59.6%
9 Skra Częstochowa 26,029 12,820 0 1,600 n/a2
11 Resovia 26,793 3,468 1,014 1,600 −2.5%
12 Stomil Olsztyn 24,044 3,099 717 1,400 +67.5%
14 Zagłębie Sosnowiec 21,434 2,414 959 1,300 +4.8%
15 GKS Jastrzębie 17,810 1,878 712 1,000 −46.9%
13 Sandecja Nowy Sącz 4,053 2,592 0 1,000 +211.5%
18 Chrobry Głogów 10,459 1,083 0 700 +39.2%
16 Puszcza Niepołomice 10,558 908 412 600 +56.7%
17 Górnik Polkowice 7,721 700 310 500 n/a2
League total 863,386 17,409 0 3,019 +59.7%

Source: 90minut.pl (in Polish)
Notes:
1. Team played last season in Ekstraklasa.
2. Team played last season in II liga.

Awards

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Monthly awards

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Player of the Month

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Month Player Club
September 2021[11]   Juliusz Letniowski Widzew Łódź
October 2021[12]   Kamil Biliński Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała
November 2021[13]   Kamil Biliński Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała
March 2022[14]   Rafał Leszczyński Chrobry Głogów
April 2022[15]   Hubert Adamczyk Arka Gdynia
May 2022[16]   Patryk Makuch Miedź Legnica

Number of teams by region

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Number Region Team(s)
6   Silesian Voivodeship GKS Jastrzębie, GKS Katowice, GKS Tychy, Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała, Skra Częstochowa and Zagłębie Sosnowiec
3   Lower Silesian Voivodeship Chrobry Głogów, Górnik Polkowice and Miedź Legnica
2   Lesser Poland Voivodeship Puszcza Niepołomice and Sandecja Nowy Sącz
  Łódź Voivodeship ŁKS Łódź and Widzew Łódź
1   Opole Voivodeship Odra Opole
  Podkarpackie Voivodeship Resovia
  Pomeranian Voivodeship Arka Gdynia
  Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship Korona Kielce
  Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship Stomil Olsztyn
0   Greater Poland Voivodeship
  Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
  Lublin Voivodeship
  Lubusz Voivodeship
  Masovian Voivodeship
  Podlaskie Voivodeship
  West Pomeranian Voivodeship

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the match have been played with a limited number of spectators.
  2. ^ Matches have been played behind closed doors without any spectators.
  3. ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some matches have been played with a limited number of spectators or behind closed doors without any spectators.
  4. ^ Average attendance without matches played behind closed doors without any spectators.
  5. ^ Average attendance from all games played.
  6. ^ The list of postponed matches:
    • Sandecja Nowy Sącz – Skra Częstochowa (6th round, played on 17 November 2021)
    • GKS Katowice – Arka Gdynia (7th round, played on 16 September 2021)
    • GKS Tychy – Chrobry Głogów (7th round, played on 16 September 2021)
    • Górnik Polkowice – Stomil Olsztyn (7th round, played on 16 September 2021)
    • Puszcza Niepołomice – Sandecja Nowy Sącz (7th round, played on 15 September 2021)
    • Resovia – Miedź Legnica (9th round, played on 19 October 2021)
    • Chrobry Głogów – ŁKS Łódź (12th round, played on 1 December 2021)
    • Górnik Polkowice – Puszcza Niepołomice (12th round, played on 20 October 2021)
    • Odra Opole – Skra Częstochowa (12th round, played on 20 October 2021)
    • Stomil Olsztyn – Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała (12th round, played on 21 October 2021)
    • Korona Kielce – GKS Tychy (17th round, played on 24 November 2021)
    • Zagłębie Sosnowiec – Chrobry Głogów (17th round, played on 24 November 2021)
    • Resovia – GKS Katowice (18th round, played on 1 December 2021)
    • Stomil Olsztyn – GKS Jastrzębie (19th round, played on 16 March 2022)
    • ŁKS Łódź – Puszcza Niepołomice (20th round, played on 9 March 2022)
    • GKS Katowice - Widzew Łódź (25th round, played on 6 April 2022)
    • GKS Tychy - Arka Gdynia (25th round, played on 7 April 2022)
    • Korona Kielce - Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała (25th round, played on 5 April 2022)
    • Odra Opole - Górnik Polkowice (25th round, played on 6 April 2022)
    • Puszcza Niepołomice - Zagłębie Sosnowiec (25th round, played on 6 April 2022)
    • Resovia - Stomil Olsztyn (25th round, played on 5 April 2022)
    • Sandecja Nowy Sącz - GKS Jastrzębie (25th round, played on 5 April 2022)
    • Skra Częstochowa - Chrobry Głogów (25th round, played on 7 April 2022)

References

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  2. ^ "Podsumowanie statystyczne Ekstraklasy, I i II ligi". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 31 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Fortuna sponsorem tytularnym 1 Ligi". I liga. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Resovia będzie grać spotkania domowe na stadionie w Stalowej Woli" (in Polish). Rzeszow-news.pl. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Domowe mecze Apklan Resovii na Stadionie Miejskim w Rzeszowie" (in Polish). CWKS Resovia. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Fortuna 1. Liga. ŁKS Łódź otwiera nowy stadion. Komplet kibiców na inaugurację" (in Polish). Sport.TVP.pl. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Skra Częstochowa nadal w Bełchatowie. "Pracowaliśmy nad pozwoleniami"" (in Polish). sport.tvp.pl. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Uchwała nr IV/65 z dnia 29 kwietnia 2021 roku Zarządu Polskiego Związku Piłki Nożnej w sprawie przyjęcia Regulaminu Rozgrywek o Mistrzostwo 1. Ligi, 2. Ligi i 3. ligi na sezon 2021/2022" (PDF). pzpn.pl (in Polish). Polish Football Association. pp. 6–7. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Ramowy terminarz rozgrywek Fortuna Pucharu Polski oraz 1. i 2. Ligi na sezon 2021/2022". pzpn.pl (in Polish). Polish Football Association. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  10. ^ "16. kolejka. Klasyfikacja strzelców F1L". 1liga.org (in Polish). 8 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Juliusz Letniowski piłkarzem września Fortuna 1 Ligi" (in Polish). I liga. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Kamil Biliński piłkarzem października Fortuna 1 Ligi" (in Polish). I liga. 10 November 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Znowu to zrobił! Kamil Biliński piłkarzem listopada w F1L" (in Polish). I liga. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  14. ^ "Rafał Leszczyński Piłkarzem Marca! Bramkarz bezkonkurencyjny!" (in Polish). I liga. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  15. ^ "Hubert Adamczyk piłkarzem kwietnia Fortuna 1 Ligi" (in Polish). I liga. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  16. ^ "Patryk Makuch został wybrany Piłkarzem Maja!" (in Polish). Miedź Legnica. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
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