2021–22 Superliga (men's handball)
Season | 2021–22 |
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Dates | 3 September 2021 – 24 May 2022 |
Champions | Łomża Vive Kielce (19th title) |
Relegated | Stal Mielec |
Champions League | Łomża Vive Kielce Orlen Wisła Płock |
European League | Azoty Puławy MMTS Kwidzyn Górnik Zabrze |
Matches played | 182 |
Goals scored | 10,103 (55.51 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Kacper Adamski (162 goals) |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → |
The 2021–22 Superliga was the 66th season of the Polish Superliga, the top men's handball league in Poland. A total of fourteen teams contested this season's league, which began on 3 September 2021 and concluded on 24 May 2022.[1]
Łomża Vive Kielce won their 19th title of the Polish Champions.
Format
[edit]The competition format for the 2021–22 season consists of 14 teams each playing a total of 26 matches, half at home and half away, with the first placed team in the standings earning the Polish Championship. The last placed team is directly relegated to the 1st league, and the penultimate team play relegation playoffs with the willing team from the Central League.[2]
The winners are entitled to play in the EHF Champions League the following season. The 2nd, 3rd and 4th team in the standings gain a chance to take part in the upcoming EHF European League edition.[3]
Teams
[edit]- The following teams compete in the Superliga during the 2021–22 season:
Team | Arena | Capacity | |
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1 | Łomża Vive Kielce ![]() |
Hala Legionów | 4,200 |
2 | Orlen Wisła Płock | Orlen Arena | 5,492 |
3 | Azoty Puławy | Hala MOSiR Puławy | 3,362 |
4 | Górnik Zabrze | HWS Pogoń | 1,013 |
5 | Gwardia Opole | Stegu Arena | 3,378 |
6 | Energa MKS Kalisz | Arena Kalisz | 3,164 |
7 | Chrobry Głogów | HWS Głogów | 2,500 |
8 | Sandra SPA Pogoń Szczecin | Netto Arena | 5,403 |
9 | MKS Zagłębie Lubin | HWS RCS Lubin | 3,714 |
10 | MMTS Kwidzyn | KWS KCSiR | 1,504 |
11 | Torus Wybrzeże Gdańsk | HWS AWFiS Gdańsk | 1,700 |
12 | Grupa Azoty Unia Tarnów | Arena Jaskółka Tarnów | 4,317 |
13 | Piotrkowianin Piotrków Trybunalski | Hala Relax | 1,000 |
14 | Handball Stal Mielec | Hala Sportowa SP 7 | 300 |
League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Łomża Vive Kielce (C) | 26 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 932 | 649 | +283 | 77 | EHF Champions League |
2 | Orlen Wisła Płock | 26 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 850 | 601 | +249 | 73 | |
3 | Azoty Puławy | 26 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 789 | 670 | +119 | 58 | EHF European League |
4 | MMTS Kwidzyn | 26 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 682 | 684 | −2 | 44 | |
5 | Górnik Zabrze | 26 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 688 | 687 | +1 | 44 | |
6 | Energa MKS Kalisz | 26 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 731 | 713 | +18 | 40 | |
7 | Piotrkowianin Piotrków Trybunalski | 26 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 708 | 771 | −63 | 37 | |
8 | Chrobry Głogów | 26 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 739 | 807 | −68 | 33 | |
9 | Gwardia Opole | 26 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 642 | 711 | −69 | 32 | |
10 | Zagłębie Lubin | 26 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 699 | 756 | −57 | 27 | |
11 | Torus Wybrzeże Gdańsk | 26 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 657 | 754 | −97 | 22 | |
12 | Grupa Azoty Unia Tarnów | 26 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 643 | 731 | −88 | 22 | |
13 | Sandra SPA Pogoń Szczecin | 26 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 664 | 768 | −104 | 21 | |
14 | Stal Mielec (R) | 26 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 679 | 801 | −122 | 16 | Relegation to the Central League |
Results
[edit]Top goalscorers
[edit]Rank | Player | Club | Goals[4] | Shots | % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
MKS Kalisz | 162 | 252 | 64 |
2 | ![]() |
Vive Kielce | 155 | 192 | 81 |
3 | ![]() |
Gwardia Opole | 139 | 185 | 75 |
4 | ![]() |
Azoty-Puławy | 129 | 164 | 79 |
5 | ![]() |
Pogoń Szczecin | 124 | 234 | 53 |
6 | ![]() |
Wisła Płock | 121 | 188 | 64 |
7 | ![]() |
Chrobry Głogów | 117 | 213 | 55 |
8 | ![]() |
Pogoń Szczecin | 116 | 199 | 58 |
9 | ![]() |
Górnik Zabrze | 113 | 222 | 51 |
10 | ![]() |
Piotrkowianin | 107 | 156 | 69 |
Polish clubs in European competitions
[edit]Competition | Team | Progress | Result | Total W–D–L | |||
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EHF | |||||||
Champions League |
Łomża Vive Kielce | Final | vs ![]() |
13-1-4 | |||
Semifinal | vs ![]() | ||||||
Quarter-finals | vs ![]() | ||||||
Group phase | 1st of 8 teams (10-0-4) | ||||||
European League | Orlen Wisła Płock | Bronze medal match | vs ![]() |
14-1-3 | |||
Semifinal | vs ![]() | ||||||
Quarter-finals | vs ![]() | ||||||
Last 16 | vs ![]() | ||||||
Group phase | 1st of 6 teams (9-0-1) | ||||||
Qualification Round 2 | vs ![]() | ||||||
KS Azoty-Puławy | Qualification Round 2 | vs ![]() |
2-0-2 | ||||
Qualification Round 1 | vs ![]() | ||||||
Górnik Zabrze | Qualification Round 1 | vs ![]() |
1-0-1 |
References
[edit]- ^ "PGNiG Superliga. Znamy terminarz sezonu 2021/22. "Święta wojna" znów na koniec rundy". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 26 July 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Regulamin" (PDF). ZPRP (in Polish). Retrieved 24 November 2021.
- ^ "Men's Ranking – Place Distribution 22/23" (PDF). eurohandball.com. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ PGNiG Superliga Statystyki Ógolne 2021/22
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Polish)