The 2023–24 I liga (also known as Fortuna I liga due to sponsorship reasons) was the 76th season of the second tier domestic division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1949 and the 16th season of the Polish I liga under its current title. The league was operated by the PZPN.
The regular season was being played as a round-robin tournament. A total of 18 teams participate, 12 of which competed in the league campaign during the previous season, while three to be relegated from the 2022–23 Ekstraklasa and the remaining three to be promoted from the 2022–23 II liga. The season started on 21 July 2023 and will conclude on 26 May 2024. Each team will play a total of 34 matches, half at home and half away.
Teams A total of 18 teams participate in the 2023–24 I liga season.
Changes from last season The following teams have changed division since the 2022–23 season.
To I liga Relegated from2022–23 Ekstraklasa Promoted from2022–23 II liga Wisła Płock Lechia Gdańsk Miedź Legnica Polonia Warsaw Znicz Pruszków Motor Lublin
From I liga Promoted to2023–24 Ekstraklasa Relegated to2023–24 II liga ŁKS Łódź Ruch Chorzów Puszcza Niepołomice Skra Częstochowa Sandecja Nowy Sącz Chojniczanka Chojnice
Stadiums and locations
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order. Team Location Venue Capacity Arka Gdynia Gdynia Stadion GOSiR 15,139 Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza Nieciecza Stadion Bruk-Bet 4,666 Chrobry Głogów Głogów Stadion GOS 2,817 GKS Katowice Katowice Stadion GKS Katowice 6,710 GKS Tychy Tychy Stadion Tychy 15,150 Górnik Łęczna Łęczna Stadion Górnika Łęczna 7,464 Lechia Gdańsk Gdańsk Polsat Plus Arena Gdańsk 43,615 Miedź Legnica Legnica Stadion Orła Białego 6,864 Motor Lublin Lublin Arena Lublin 15,245 Odra Opole Opole Stadion OdryGIEKSA Arena 4,5605,264 Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała Bielsko-Biała Stadion BBOSiR 15,076 Polonia Warsaw Warsaw Stadion im. gen. Kazimierza Sosnkowskiego 7,150 Resovia Rzeszów Rzeszów Stadion Miejski Stal 11,547 Stal Rzeszów Rzeszów Stadion Miejski Stal 11,547 Wisła Kraków Kraków Stadion im. Henryka Reymana 33,326 Wisła Płock Płock Orlen Stadion im. Kazimierza Górskiego 15,004 Zagłębie Sosnowiec Sosnowiec ArcelorMittal Park 11,600 Znicz Pruszków Pruszków Stadion MZOS 1,977 Due to Odra's home venue missing a heated pitch, they played their home games at GIEKSA Arena in Bełchatów from 15 November 2023 to 31 March 2024. Due to the renovation of the Resovia Stadium in Rzeszów, Resovia play their home games at the Stadion Miejski Stal. Wisła Płock played the first two home matches at limited capacity of 4,300 due to ongoing construction work. The stadium opened in its full capacity for a matchday 7 fixture against Polonia Warsaw.
League table
Positions by round Note: The place taken by the team that played fewer matches than the opponents was underlined.
Results
Results by round
Promotion play-offs I liga play-offs final for the 2023–24 season will be played on 2 June 2024. 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.
Matches Semi-finals
Final
Season statistics Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Ángel RodadoWisła Kraków212 Karol CzubakArka Gdynia15 Łukasz SekulskiWisła Płock4 Sebastian BergierGKS Katowice13 Olaf KobackiArka Gdynia6 Piotr CeglarzMotor Lublin12 Arkadiusz JędrychGKS Katowice8 Mikołaj LebedyńskiChrobry Głogów11 Joan RománWisła Kraków10 Wiktor BiedrzyckiBruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza10 Shuma NagamatsuZnicz Pruszków
Attendances
Awards Monthly awards
Player of the Month MonthPlayerClubJuly & August 2023 Borja GalánOdra OpoleSeptember 2023 Maciej GostomskiGórnik ŁęcznaOctober 2023 Olaf KobackiArka GdyniaNovember 2023 Adler Da SilvaStal RzeszówDecember 2023 Szymon SobczakWisła KrakówFebruary & March 2024 Maksym KhlanLechia GdańskApril 2024 Kacper SkóraArka GdyniaMay 2024 Adrian BłądGKS Katowice
Coach of the Month MonthCoachClubJuly & August 2023 Radosław BellaMiedź LegnicaSeptember 2023 Adam NocońOdra OpoleOctober 2023 Wojciech ŁobodzińskiArka GdyniaNovember 2023 Wojciech ŁobodzińskiArka GdyniaDecember 2023 Gonçalo FeioMotor LublinFebruary & March 2024 Rafał GórakGKS KatowiceApril 2024 Marek ZubStal RzeszówMay 2024 Rafał GórakGKS Katowice
Number of teams by region Number Region Team(s)4GKS Katowice, GKS Tychy, Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała and Zagłębie Sosnowiec3Polonia Warsaw, Wisła Płock and Znicz Pruszków2Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza and Wisła KrakówChrobry Głogów and Miedź LegnicaResovia Rzeszów and Stal RzeszówArka Gdynia and Lechia GdańskGórnik Łęczna and Motor Lublin1Odra Opole0
See also 2023–24 Ekstraklasa 2023–24 II liga 2023–24 III liga 2023–24 Polish Cup 2023 Polish Super Cup
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