Central League (Polish men's handball)

The Central League (Polish - Liga Centralna) is a Polish professional handball league and the second level of the Polish men's handball pyramid. It is administered by the Polish Handball Association.
It was created in 2021 with 14 teams,[1] expanded to 15 in 2023. The highest placed team gets promoted to the Superliga, while the second-best team participates in a two-match play-off against the second worst team of the season's Superliga. Two worst teams are demoted to the I liga.[2]

Liga Centralna
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2023/24
AssociationPolish Handball Association
SportHandball
First season2020/21
No. of teams15
CountryPoland
Most recent
champion(s)
KPR Legionowo (1 title)
Most titlesKPR Ostrovia Ostrów Wielkopolski (1 title)
KPR Legionowo (1 title)
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toSuperliga
Relegation to1 liga

Winners

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Sezon 1st place 2nd place 3rd place
2021/2022 Ostrovia Ostrów Wielkopolski KPR Legionowo AZS-AWF Biała Podlaska
2022/2023 KPR Legionowo Stal Mielec AZS-AWF Biała Podlaska
2023/2024 Śląsk Wrocław KPR Padwa Zamość GKS Żukowo

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Wirtualna Polska Media (2021-09-19). "Zaczęła się nowa liga. KPR Legionowo pierwszym liderem". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-06-17.
  2. ^ "Drużyny z Kościerzyny i Legnicy zagrają w Lidze Centralnej | Związek Piłki Ręcznej w Polsce" (in Polish). 2023-05-28. Retrieved 2023-06-26.