2012–13 I liga

The 2012–13 I liga was the 65th season of the second tier domestic division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1949 and the 5th season of the Polish I liga under its current title. The league was operated by the Polish Football Association (PZPN).

I liga
Season2012–13
ChampionsZawisza Bydgoszcz
PromotedZawisza Bydgoszcz
Cracovia
RelegatedWarta Poznań
Polonia Bytom
ŁKS Łódź
Matches played291
Goals scored730 (2.51 per match)
Top goalscorerMaciej Kowalczyk
(22 goals)
Biggest home winZąbki 5–0 Łęczna
Tychy 5–0 Warta
Biggest away winŁKS 1–7 Flota
Highest scoringŁKS 1–7 Flota
Longest winning run8 games
Dolcan
Flota
Longest unbeaten run12 games
Flota
Longest winless run18 games
Bytom
Longest losing run6 games
Bytom
Highest attendance10,348[1]
Cracovia 1–0 Sandecja
(3 November 2012)
Lowest attendance150[upper-alpha 1][1]
Tychy 1–0 Miedź
(19 September 2012)
Average attendance2,026 Decrease 9.9%[2]

The league is contested by 18 teams who competing for promotion to the 2013–14 Ekstraklasa. The regular season was played in a round-robin tournament. The champions and runners-up would receive promotion. The bottom four teams were automatically demoted to the II liga.

According to the competition rules, all clubs are required to field at least one youth player (born on 1992 or later and trained in Poland) in every game (except for the times when the only youth player on the roster is sent off or unable to continue playing, in which case he can't be substituted by a senior player).[3]

On 28 February 2013 the Disciplinary Commission of the Polish FA suspended the ŁKS's license to compete in the I liga, because of non-payment of salaries to former players.[4] Since the club's appeal was unsuccessful, on 5 April the Polish FA announced the cancellation of Warta–ŁKS game on the 22nd match day.[5] On 10 April the club announced its withdrawal from the I liga.[6] As ŁKS had already played over 50% of their games, according to the rules of I liga, they will be ranked in the final league table, with the cancelled games counted as lost 0–3.[3]

Changes from last season

From I liga

Promoted to 2011–12 Ekstraklasa

Relegated to II liga, Group East

Relegated to II liga, Group West

Withdrew (see below)

To I liga

Relegated from 2011–12 Ekstraklasa

Promoted from II liga, Group East

Promoted from II liga, Group West

Additionalnotes

Before the start of the season Ruch Radzionków withdrew from 2012–13 I liga, citing financial problems.[7] The club also withdrew its reserve team from Bytom region Klasa A (7th level).[8] However, Ruch will be able to join the 2013–14 III liga, after a one-year suspension.[9]

Ruch's I liga spot was taken by another Silesian club, Polonia Bytom, the highest placed team of the previous season's I liga relegation zone.[10]

Team overview

Stadiums and locations
Location of teams and stadiums in 2012–13 I liga
Location of teams in the Upper Silesian Industrial Region
Team Stadium Capacity
Arka GdyniaStadion Miejski15,139
CracoviaStadion im. Józefa Piłsudskiego15,016
Dolcan ZąbkiStadion Miejski2,100
Flota ŚwinoujścieStadion Miejski4,500
GKS BogdankaStadion Górnika7,200
GKS KatowiceStadion GKS Katowice9,511
GKS TychyStadion Miejski w Jaworznie[11]7,000
Kolejarz StróżeStadion Kolejarza2,000
ŁKS ŁódźStadion ŁKS7,000
Miedź LegnicaStadion im. Orła Białego6,244
Okocimski KS BrzeskoStadion Miejski3,000
Olimpia GrudziądzStadion Centralny5,250
Polonia BytomStadion im. Edwarda Szymkowiaka6,000
Sandecja Nowy SączStadion im. Ojca Władysława Augustynka5,000
Stomil OlsztynStadion Miejski16,800
NiecieczaStadion Nieciecza2,093
Warta PoznańStadion Lecha41,609
Zawisza BydgoszczStadion Miejski im. Zdzisława Krzyszkowiaka20,247

Personnel and sponsoring
Team Manager Chairman Team captain Kit maker Shirt sponsor
Arka Gdynia Poland Paweł Sikora Poland Wojciech Petrkiewicz Poland Tomasz Jarzębowski Adidas Polnord, Gdynia
Cracovia Poland Wojciech Stawowy Poland Janusz Filipiak Poland Arkadiusz Radomski Nike Comarch
Dolcan Ząbki Poland Robert Podoliński Poland Jerzy Szczęsny Maciej Tataj Zina Dolcan
Flota Świnoujście Poland Dominik Nowak Poland Edward Rozwałka Poland Marek Niewiada Jako LZ
GKS Bogdanka Poland Piotr Rzepka Poland Artur Kapelko Serbia Veljko Nikitović Jako Lubelski Węgiel Bogdanka
GKS Katowice Poland Rafał Górak Poland Jacek Krysiak Poland Adrian Napierała adidas Ideon
GKS Tychy Poland Piotr Mandrysz Poland Alina Sowa Poland Łuczak Kopczyk Nike RPWiK Tychy, Tyski Sport
Kolejarz Stróże Poland Przemysław Cecherz Poland Bolesław Dywan Poland Dariusz Walęciak Nike FPON1
ŁKS Łódź Poland Marek Chojnacki Poland Maciej Janicki Poland Bogusław Wyparło Zina Colorit
Miedź Legnica Poland Bogusław Baniak Poland Martyna Pajączek Poland Kamil Hempel Givova DSA SA
Okocimski KS Brzesko Poland Krzysztof Łętocha Poland Czesław Kwaśniak Poland Mateusz Pawłowicz Select Okocim, Imex
Olimpia Grudziądz Poland Tomasz Asensky Poland Jacek Bojarowski Poland Bartłomiej Kowalski Nike Grudziądz
Polonia Bytom Poland Jacek Trzeciak Poland Radosław Nowakowski Mateusz Mika Hummel LKJ-Bud, Bytom
Sandecja Nowy Sącz Poland Janusz Świerad Poland Andrzej Danek Slovakia Ján Fröhlich Adidas AW Wiśniowski
Stomil Olsztyn Poland Zbigniew Kaczmarek Poland Jacek Czałpiński Poland Janusz Bucholc R-Gol DBK
Termalica Bruk-Bet Nieciecza Poland Kazimierz Moskal Poland Danuta Witkowska Karol Piątek Nike Termalica
Warta Poznań Poland Czesław Owczarek Poland Marek Łbik Poland Tomasz Magdziarz Nike Family House
Zawisza Bydgoszcz Ukraine Yuriy Shatalov Poland Anita Osuch Poland Łukasz Skrzyński Jako Solbet
  1. ^ Kolejarz displays the charity's logo on their kit.

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Termalica Slovakia Dušan Radolský Resigned 28 May 2012 Pre-season Poland Kazimierz Moskal 14 June 2011
ŁKS Łódź Poland Andrzej Pyrdoł 1 June 2012 Pre-season Poland Marek Chojnacki 1 June 2011
Cracovia Poland Tomasz Kafarski Mutual consent 11 June 2012 Pre-season Poland Wojciech Stawowy 11 June 2011
Sandecja Poland Robert Moskal End of contract 11 June 2012 Pre-season Poland Jarosław Araszkiewicz 11 June 2011
Olimpia Poland Marcin Kaczmarek End of contract 15 June 2012 Pre-season Poland Tomasz Asensky 15 June 2011
Polonia Poland Dariusz Fornalak End of contract 30 June 2012 Pre-season Poland Piotr Pierścionek 2 July 2012
Flota Poland Ryszard Kłusek Failed to renew his coaching licence 26 July 2012 Pre-season Poland Dominik Nowak 26 July 2012
Polonia Poland Piotr Pierścionek Sacked 2 October 2012 18th Poland Dominik Nowak 2 October 2012
Sandecja Poland Jarosław Araszkiewicz Sacked 2 October 2012 11th Poland Janusz Świerad 2 October 2012
Polonia Poland Piotr Pierścionek 2 October 2012 18th Poland Jacek Trzeciak 2 October 2012
Arka Czech Republic Petr Němec Sacked 14 November 2012 10th Poland Paweł Sikora 14 November 2012
ŁKS Poland Marek Chojnacki Mutual consent 13 December 2012 16th Poland Piotr Zajączkowski 15 January 2013
Warta Poland Czesław Owczarek Mutual consent 21 December 2012 10th Poland Maciej Borowski 15 January 2013
Sandecja Poland Janusz Świerad 18 January 2013 14th Poland Mirosław Hajdo 18 January 2013
Warta Poland Maciej Borowski Appointed goalkeeping coach 2 April 2013 14th Poland Krzysztof Pawlak 2 April 2013
Flota Poland Dominik Nowak Mutual consent 10 April 2013 2nd Poland Tomasz Kafarski 11 April 2013
Okocimski KS Poland Krzysztof Łętocha 11 April 2013 17th Poland Czesław Palik 11 April 2013
Zawisza Ukraine Yuri Shatalov Mutual consent 26 April 2013 7th Poland Ryszard Tarasiewicz 27 April 2013

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Zawisza Bydgoszcz (P) 34 19 9 6 69 26 +43 66 Promotion to Ekstraklasa
2 Cracovia (P) 34 19 7 8 48 35 +13 64
3 Nieciecza 34 19 6 9 54 28 +26 63[lower-alpha 1]
4 Flota Świnoujście 34 19 6 9 57 33 +24 63[lower-alpha 1]
5 Arka Gdynia 34 17 6 11 46 29 +17 57
6 GKS Tychy 34 15 10 9 44 28 +16 55
7 Dolcan Ząbki 34 16 6 12 52 41 +11 54
8 Miedź Legnica 34 15 8 11 49 42 +7 53
9 Olimpia Grudziądz 34 13 12 9 39 34 +5 51
10 GKS Katowice 34 14 8 12 43 36 +7 50[lower-alpha 2]
11 Kolejarz Stróże 34 14 8 12 47 45 +2 50[lower-alpha 2]
12 GKS Bogdanka 34 11 13 10 37 42 −5 46
13 Stomil Olsztyn 34 8 14 12 37 45 −8 38
14 Sandecja Nowy Sącz 34 10 7 17 35 54 −19 37
15 Okocimski KS Brzesko[lower-alpha 3] 34 7 11 16 38 54 −16 32
16 Warta Poznań (R) 34 7 7 20 34 57 −23 28 Relegation to II liga
17 Polonia Bytom (R) 34 5 7 22 29 64 −35 22
18 ŁKS Łódź[lower-alpha 4] (R) 34 3 5 26 17 82 −65 14
Source: 90minut.pl (in Polish)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. NIE 4–0 FLO; FLO 4–1 NIE
  2. KAT 2–0 KOL; KOL 2–2 KAT
  3. Although Okocimski KS originally finished the season in the relegation zone, they stayed in I liga, since Polonia Warsaw (who were demoted from 2012–13 Ekstraklasa) failed to meet the financial requirements set by the Polish FA for 2013–14 I liga teams.
  4. ŁKS withdrew from the competition after 22nd round.

Results
Home \ Away ARK CRA DOL FLO BOG KAT TYC KOL ŁKS MLE OKO GRU PBY SNS STO NIE WAP ZAW
Arka Gdynia 1–1 1–2 0–1 2–0 1–2 2–1 3–1 3–0[lower-alpha 1] 1–0 3–1 0–1 3–1 3–0 0–1 0–1 2–0 0–1
Cracovia 1–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 2–2 4–2 1–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 3–1
Dolcan Ząbki 1–4 3–1 0–1 5–0 2–0 0–1 1–4 1–1 1–1 1–0 2–0 4–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 1–0
Flota Świnoujście 3–0 1–2 2–0 3–1 3–1 1–0 0–1 3–0[lower-alpha 1] 1–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 4–0 0–1 4–1 2–1 0–3
GKS Bogdanka 2–1 0–2 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–0 3–0[lower-alpha 1] 2–2 1–2 2–1 3–1 2–2 0–0 1–0 3–1 1–1
GKS Katowice 1–2 1–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–2 0–2 1–2 1–1 4–2 0–0 4–2 1–2 1–1 1–0
GKS Tychy 0–0 2–0 1–2 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–3 5–0 2–2
Kolejarz Stróże 1–1 0–1 2–3 1–2 3–0 2–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 0–0 1–3 1–0 2–2 0–1 1–0 2–1
ŁKS Łódź 0–2 0–3[lower-alpha 1] 0–3[lower-alpha 1] 1–7 1–1 0–1 0–3[lower-alpha 1] 0–3[lower-alpha 1] 0–1 0–3[lower-alpha 1] 0–3 0–3[lower-alpha 1] 3–2 0–2 0–3[lower-alpha 1] 0–2 1–1
Miedź Legnica 1–1 1–3 3–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 2–1 0–0 3–0[lower-alpha 1] 0–0 2–1 1–0 3–1 1–2 2–1 5–2 1–2
Okocimski KS Brzesko 1–1 0–2 1–2 2–2 1–1 1–4 1–3 1–1 0–1 2–2 0–0 1–1 0–1 3–3 1–2 2–0 1–4
Olimpia Grudziądz 0–1 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–3 2–1 3–1 2–0 0–0 2–2 2–2 2–1 0–0 4–2 1–0
Polonia Bytom 0–1 1–3 3–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–3 0–1 1–1 1–3 0–3 1–2 0–1 1–1 0–3 2–0 0–4
Sandecja Nowy Sącz 1–2 1–2 2–1 0–2 1–0 0–2 1–2 1–2 3–0[lower-alpha 1] 1–0 4–3 2–0 3–0 0–2 0–0 0–1 0–5
Stomil Olsztyn 0–2 3–0 1–2 1–1 2–2 0–0 1–1 2–3 0–0 1–2 0–4 1–1 0–0 4–0 0–0 0–2 0–5
Nieciecza 3–2 2–0 3–1 4–0 0–0 1–0 1–3 4–2 3–1 1–2 4–0 1–1 3–0 0–1 1–0 3–0 0–1
Warta Poznań 0–1 2–2 2–2 1–2 1–1 0–2 0–1 4–0 3–0[lower-alpha 1] 0–3[lower-alpha 2] 1–1 0–1 2–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 0–1
Zawisza Bydgoszcz 0–0 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 0–0 2–0 3–0[lower-alpha 1] 5–1 4–0 3–0 3–1 3–1 2–3 1–1 2–0
Source: 90minut.pl (in Polish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. Match cancelled due to ŁKS withdrawing from the competition.
  2. Match declared forfeited due to Warta fielding an ilegible player. The game ended in a 2–2 tie.

Season statistics

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals[12]
1 Poland Maciej Kowalczyk Kolejarz Stróże 22
2 Poland Paweł Abbott Zawisza Bydgoszcz 15
Montenegro Vladimir Boljević Cracovia
Brazil Marcus Vinicius Arka Gdynia
5 Poland Arkadiusz Aleksander Sandecja / Flota 13
Poland Jakub Grzegorzewski Miedź Legnica
Poland Dariusz Pawlusiński Termalica Bruk-Bet Nieciecza
Poland Mateusz Piątkowski Dolcan Ząbki
Poland Przemysław Pitry GKS Katowice
10 Poland Sebastian Olszar Flota Świnoujście 11
Latvia Deniss Rakels GKS Katowice

Clean sheets (player)
Rank Player Club Clean sheets
1 Poland Sebastian Nowak Termalica 16
2 Poland Piotr Misztal GKS Tychy 13
3 Poland Grzegorz Kasprzik Flota 11
Poland Krzysztof Pilarz Cracovia
Poland Michał Wróbel Olimpia Grudziądz
6 Poland Łukasz Budziłek GKS Katowice 9
Poland Marcin Cabaj Sandecja
Poland Rafał Leszczyński Dolcan
9 Poland Wojciech Kaczmarek Zawisza 8
Poland Piotr Skiba Stomil

Scoring
  • First goal of the season: Zbigniew Zakrzewski for Miedź against Bogdanka (4 August 2012)
  • Largest winning margin: 6 goals
    • ŁKS 1–7 Flota (6 October 2012)
  • Highest scoring game: 8 goals
    • ŁKS 1–7 Flota (6 October 2012)
  • Most goals scored in a match by a single team: 7 goals
    • ŁKS 1–7 Flota (6 October 2012)
  • Most goals scored in a match by a losing team: 2 goals
    • Stomil 2–3 Kolejarz (13 April 2013)
    • Kolejarz 2–3 Dolcan (21 April 2013)

Clean sheets (club)

Discipline

Notes
  1. Match played in Jaworzno.

References
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  8. "Ruch Radzionków nie weźmie udziału w rozgrywkach A-klasy". Ruch Radzionków : Oficjalna strona klubu piłkarskiego. 10 August 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2013.
  9. Leśnikowski, Dariusz (19 July 2012). "Jak sobie wymyśliłeś I ligę, to ją prowadź..." (in Polish). Przegladsportowy.pl. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
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  11. GKS's old stadium will be undergoing renovative work.
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