Current season, competition or edition: 2023/24 | |
| Association | Polish Handball Association |
|---|---|
| Sport | Handball |
| First season | 2020/21 |
| No. of teams | 15 |
| Country | Poland |
| Most recent champion(s) | KPR Legionowo (1 title) |
| Most titles | KPR Ostrovia Ostrów Wielkopolski (1 title) KPR Legionowo (1 title) |
| Level on pyramid | 2 |
| Promotion to | Superliga |
| Relegation to | 1 liga |
The Central League (Polish - Liga Centralna) is a Polish professional handball league and the second level of the Polish men's handball pyramid. It is administered by the Polish Handball Association.
It was created in 2021 with 14 teams,[1] expanded to 15 in 2023. The highest placed team gets promoted to the Superliga, while the second-best team participates in a two-match play-off against the second worst team of the season's Superliga. Two worst teams are demoted to the I liga.[2]
- ^ Wirtualna Polska Media (2021-09-19). "Zaczęła się nowa liga. KPR Legionowo pierwszym liderem". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-06-17.
- ^ "Drużyny z Kościerzyny i Legnicy zagrają w Lidze Centralnej | Związek Piłki Ręcznej w Polsce" (in Polish). 2023-05-28. Retrieved 2023-06-26.