2020–21 Superliga (men's handball)

Polish Superliga
Season2020–21
Dates5 September 2020 – 6 June 2021
ChampionsŁomża Vive Kielce (18th title)
Champions LeagueŁomża Vive Kielce
European LeagueOrlen Wisła Płock
Azoty Puławy
Górnik Zabrze
Grupa Azoty SPR Tarnów
Matches played182
Goals scored10,047 (55.2 per match)
Top goalscorerRennosuke Tokuda (160 goals)

The 2020–21 Superliga was the 65th 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 5 September 2020 and concluded on 6 June 2021.

Łomża Vive Kielce won their 18th title of the Polish Champions.[1]

Format

The competition format for the 2020–21 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 1st 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

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Location of the 2020–21 Superliga teams.
  • The following teams compete in the Superliga during the 2021–22 season:
Team Arena Capacity
1 Łomża Vive Kielce Hala Legionów 4,200
2 Orlen Wisła Płock Orlen Arena 5,492
3 Górnik Zabrze HWS Pogoń 1,013
4 Azoty Puławy Hala MOSiR Puławy 3,362
5 Gwardia Opole Stegu Arena 3,378
6 Energa MKS Kalisz Arena Kalisz 3,164
7 MKS Zagłębie Lubin HWS RCS Lubin 3,714
8 Sandra SPA Pogoń Szczecin Netto Arena 5,403
9 Chrobry Głogów HWS Głogów 2,500
10 Piotrkowianin Piotrków Trybunalski Hala Relax 1,000
11 MMTS Kwidzyn KWS KCSiR 1,504
12 Torus Wybrzeże Gdańsk HWS AWFiS Gdańsk 1,700
13 Handball Stal Mielec Hala Sportowa SP 7 300
14 Grupa Azoty Unia Tarnów Arena Jaskółka Tarnów 4,317

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Łomża Vive Kielce 26 25 1 0 0 919 662 +257 77 EHF Champions League
2 Orlen Wisła Płock 26 23 0 1 2 791 570 +221 70 EHF European League
3 Azoty Puławy 26 20 0 1 5 846 687 +159 61
4 Górnik Zabrze 26 19 0 0 7 689 615 +74 57
5 Gwardia Opole 26 12 1 1 12 735 731 +4 39
6 Energa MKS Kalisz 26 11 2 0 13 688 704 −16 37
7 Chrobry Głogów 26 10 2 1 13 725 792 −67 35
8 Sandra SPA Pogoń Szczecin 26 11 0 1 14 687 743 −56 34
9 Zagłębie Lubin 26 8 0 5 13 685 757 −72 29
10 MMTS Kwidzyn 26 7 2 1 16 624 721 −97 26
11 Torus Wybrzeże Gdańsk 26 6 2 1 17 655 762 −107 23
12 Grupa Azoty SPR Tarnów 26 7 0 0 19 646 754 −108 21 EHF European League
13 Piotrkowianin Piotrków Trybunalski 26 5 2 1 18 702 779 −77 20
14 Stal Mielec 26 4 2 1 19 655 770 −115 17
Source: PGNiG Superliga

Results

Home \ Away PUL GLO KAL ZAB TAR OPO KIE KWI PLO PIO SZC MIE GDA LUB
Azoty Puławy 32–27 36–22 20–21 38–23 30–28 29–33 42–27 24–33 31–30 35–24 35–21 30–26 36–29
Chrobry Głogów 28–44 27–29 27–29 25–27 31–35 20–31 23–31 24–35 30–29 30–29 29–27 32–29 32–29
Energa MKS Kalisz 24–35 27–32 21–25 28–27 33–26 28–33 27–16 25–29 35–28 20–18 28–24 30–23 27–28
Górnik Zabrze 22–28 32–27 24–25 28–19 23–24 24–31 31–20 18–27 29–24 28–24 27–25 38–21 28–24
Grupa Azoty SPR Tarnów 20–33 24–34 30–33 20–27 27–34 20–31 26–23 22–27 24–21 19–31 24–20 29–30 24–26
Gwardia Opole 25–35 32–30 28–26 20–29 31–30 29–37 34–20 27–35 33–29 28–21 41–24 27–18 25–26
Łomża Vive Kielce 30–29 37–26 32–25 34–30 37–26 39–24 40–26 33–32 40–21 37–22 38–28 34–25 44–23
MMTS Kwidzyn 25–29 27–28 22–21 23–24 29–26 25–24 24–34 20–29 27–28 25–28 30–23 22–28 28–27
Orlen Wisła Płock 34–25 34–20 30–25 27–18 32–21 28–18 19–31 34–17 30–23 31–16 44–18 29–19 31–25
Piotrkowianin Piotrków Trybunalski 28–40 28–29 26–29 20–30 31–27 29–35 24–38 24–25 23–29 32–29 35–36 26–27 35–34
Sandra SPA Pogoń Szczecin 22–33 34–36 27–24 23–27 31–26 30–24 29–40 31–25 26–24 19–30 34–33 27–26 30–32
Stal Mielec 28–31 26–27 26–28 17–22 29–30 31–28 24–33 25–26 18–28 29–35 24–26 26–22 23–21
Torus Wybrzeże Gdańsk 38–36 29–25 30–32 24–29 23–29 21–36 26–33 25–24 16–31 28–33 29–27 26–27 24–28
Zagłębie Lubin 23–32 34–36 27–25 20–26 22–26 30–26 32–43 19–27 22–32 24–19 29–31 33–34 31–33
Source: PGNiG Superliga
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

References

  1. ^ "Łomża Vive Kielce znowu mistrzem Polski! Kapitalna seria trwa od lat". sport.pl (in Polish). 2 June 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Regulamin" (PDF). ZPRP (in Polish). Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Men's Ranking – Place Distribution 21/22" (PDF). eurohandball.com. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2021.