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Ekstraliga (men's floorball)

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Ekstraliga
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2022–23 Ekstraliga
SportFloorball
Founded1997; 27 years ago (1997)
AdministratorPolski Unihokej
No. of teams8
CountryPoland
Most recent
champion(s)
UKS Bankówka Zielonka
(2021–22)
Most titlesKS Szarotka Nowy Targ (11 titles)
Sponsor(s)Salming
Relegation toI liga
Domestic cup(s)Polish Cup
International cup(s)EuroFloorball Cup
Official websitepolskiunihokej.pl

Ekstraliga (Polish: Ekstraliga polska w unihokeju mężczyzn) is the highest league in the league system of Polish floorball and comprises the top 8 Polish floorball teams. The league was founded as I liga mężczyzn in 1997 by the Polish Floorball Federation (PZU). It was renamed to Ekstraliga for the 2009–10 season. The season ends with a play-off and a final.

The champion of the league is eligible to compete at the EuroFloorball Cup.[1]

Format

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Regular season

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The regular season is played in a round robin format with each team playing 14 games. The total number of regular season games is 56. The four teams that finish the regular season at the top of the standings qualify for the playoffs in the spring.

Playoffs

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The top eight teams from the regular season play for the Polish Champion. The first placed team from the regular season plays with fourth, the second placed team plays with third. The playoffs are played in best-of-three format.

Teams

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Ekstraliga (men's floorball) is located in Poland
UKS Bankówka Zielonka
UKS Bankówka Zielonka
SKS Olimpia Łochów
SKS Olimpia Łochów
Szarotka Nowy Targ
Szarotka Nowy Targ
KS Górale Nowy Targ
KS Górale Nowy Targ
I LO UKS Floorball Gorzów
I LO UKS Floorball Gorzów
AZS PŁ UMED Cochise Burger Łódź
AZS PŁ UMED Cochise Burger Łódź
JohnnyBros Olimpia Osowa Gdańsk
JohnnyBros Olimpia Osowa Gdańsk
KS Lokomotiv Czerwieńsk
KS Lokomotiv Czerwieńsk
Location of the 2021–22 Ekstraliga teams.

Teams in 2021/22 season:[2]

Team
1 UKS Bankówka Zielonka
2 SKS Olimpia Łochów
3 KS Gorący Potok Szarotka Nowy Targ
4 I LO UKS Floorball Gorzów
5 AZS PŁ UMED Cochise Burger Łódź
6 KS Górale Nowy Targ
7 JohnnyBros Olimpia Osowa Gdańsk
8 KS Lokomotiv Czerwieńsk

Champions

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List of champions in seasons of the league:[3]

General classification

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Season Champions Runner-up Third place
1997/98 Dajar's Team Warszawa Old Boys Podhale KS Szarotka Nowy Targ
1998/99 Podhale Nowy Targ KS Szarotka Nowy Targ Old Boys Nowy Targ
1999/00 KS Szarotka Nowy Targ Podhale Nowy Targ Elhok Elbląg
2000/01 KS Szarotka Nowy Targ UKS Absolwent Siedlec Elhok Elbląg
2001/02 KS Szarotka Nowy Targ UKS Absolwent Siedlec KS Górale Nowy Targ
2002/03 KS Szarotka Nowy Targ UKS Absolwent Siedlec KS Górale Nowy Targ
2003/04 KS Szarotka Nowy Targ UKS Absolwent Siedlec KS Górale Nowy Targ
2004/05 KS Szarotka Nowy Targ KS Górale Nowy Targ UKS Absolwent Siedlec
2005/06 KS Szarotka Nowy Targ KS Górale Nowy Targ UKS Orły Suwałki
2006/07 KS Szarotka Nowy Targ KS Górale Nowy Targ TKKF Pionier Jadberg Tychy
2007/08 KS Szarotka Nowy Targ KS Górale Nowy Targ UKS Absolwent Siedlec
2008/09 KS Szarotka Nowy Targ KS Górale Nowy Targ UKS Absolwent Siedlec
2009/10 KS Szarotka Nowy Targ KS Górale Nowy Targ UKS Bankówka Zielonka
2010/11 KS Górale Nowy Targ KS Szarotka Nowy Targ UKS Absolwent Siedlec
2011/12 KS Górale Nowy Targ KS Szarotka Nowy Targ UKS Bankówka Zielonka
2012/13 KS Górale Nowy Targ UKS Bankówka Zielonka KS Szarotka Nowy Targ
2013/14 UKS Bankówka Zielonka KS Szarotka Nowy Targ KS Górale Nowy Targ
2014/15 KS Górale Nowy Targ UKS Bankówka Zielonka KS Szarotka Nowy Targ
2015/16 KS Górale Nowy Targ KS Szarotka Nowy Targ UKS Bankówka Zielonka
2016/17 UKS Bankówka Zielonka KS Górale Nowy Targ KS Szarotka Nowy Targ
2017/18 KS Górale Nowy Targ UKS Bankówka Zielonka KS Szarotka Nowy Targ
2018/19 KS Górale Nowy Targ KS Szarotka Nowy Targ UKS Bankówka Zielonka
2019/20 KS Górale Nowy Targ UKS Bankówka Zielonka SKS Olimpia Łochów
2020/21 UKS Bankówka Zielonka KS Szarotka Nowy Targ UKS Floorball Gorzów
2021/22 UKS Bankówka Zielonka KS Szarotka Nowy Targ SKS Olimpia Łochów

Titles

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Team Titles Season
KS Szarotka Nowy Targ 11 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
KS Górale Nowy Targ 8 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20
UKS Bankówka Zielonka 4 2013–14, 2016–17, 2020–21, 2021–22
Podhale Nowy Targ 1 1998–99
Dajar's Team Warszawa 1 1997–98

References

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  1. ^ "EuroFloorball Cup". IFF. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Ekstraliga Unihokeja Mężczyzn". www.polskiunihokej.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2022-02-17.
  3. ^ "Archiwum Rozgrywek". www.polskiunihokej.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 17 February 2022.
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