Polish 2. Liga

The Polish 2. Liga is the third-level ice hockey league in Poland, below the Polska Liga Hokejowa and the Polish 1. Liga.

History

During the 1950s and 1960s, Poland featured a provincial league, where the winner (after playoffs) was promoted to the 2. Liga (now the 1. Liga). In later years the competition system changed, and a regional 3. Liga was created. It functioned as the third level of Polish ice hockey until it folded in 1980. In mid-2011, the 2. Liga was created under the auspices of the Polish Ice Hockey Federation. Thus, the 2011-12 season marked the first third-level competition to be played in Poland in 31 years.

Champions

Original League

• 1956-57: Górnik 09 Myslowice (Silesian Group), Stal Rzeszow (Rzeszow Group)
• 1957-58: Naprzód Janów (Silesian Group), Resovia Rzeszow (Rzeszow Group)
• 1958-59: Polonia Bytom (Silesian Group), Sanoczanka Sanok (Rzeszow Group)
• 1959-60: Gwardia Katowice (Silesian Group), Sanoczanka Sanok (Rzeszow Group)
• 1960-61: Gwardia Katowice (Silesian Group), Stal Sanok (Rzeszow Group)
• 1961-62: Elektro Łaziska Górne (Silesian Group)
• 1966-67: Baildon Katowice II
• 1967-68: Zaglebie Sosnowiec
• 1968-69: Fortuna Wyry
• 1969-70: Dolmel Wroclaw
• 1970-71: Stal Sanok
• 1971-72: Polonia Bytom
• 1972-73: Górnik Jastrzębie
• 1974-75: Fortuna Wyry
• 1975-76: Elektro Łaziska Górne
• 1978-79: Boruta Zgierz (North), JKH GKS Jastrzębie (South)
• 1979-80: Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski

New League

• 2011-12: PTH Poznan
• 2012-13: KKH Kaszowski
• 2013-14: MH Automatyka Dragons Gdańsk
• 2014-15: Mad Dogs Sopot
• 2015-16: Niespelnieni Oświęcim
• 2016-17: 1928 KTH Krynica
• 2017-18: Gazda Nowy Targ
• 2018-19: KS Hockey Oświęcim

European Hockey Overview

Top-Level Leagues

International Alps Hockey League - BeNe League - Erste Liga - International Hockey League - Kontinental Hockey League National Andorra - Armenia - Austria - Belarus - Belgium - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bulgaria - Croatia - Cyprus - Czech Republic - Denmark - Estonia - Finland - France - Georgia - Germany - Greece - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Luxembourg - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Romania - Serbia - Slovakia - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine - United Kingdom

Second-Level Leagues

Belarus - Belgium - Bulgaria - Czech Republic - Denmark - England - Finland - France - Germany - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Russia - Slovakia - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine

Third-Level Leagues

Austria - Belgium - Czech Republic - Denmark - England - Finland - France - Germany - Hungary - Italy - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Russia - Scotland - Slovakia - Sweden - Switzerland

Fourth-Level and lower Leagues

Austria - Belgium (4, 5) - Czech Republic (4, 5) - Finland (4, 5, 6, 7) - France - Germany (4, 5) - Hungary - Italy - Netherlands (4, 5, 6, 7) - Norway (4, 5, 6, 7) - Poland - Russia (Night League, Amateur Leagues) - Sweden (4, 5, 6, 7, 8), Switzerland (4, 5, 6, 7)

Cup Competitions

Cups Belarus - Belgium - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bulgaria - Czech Republic - Denmark - East Germany - Estonia - Finland - France - Germany - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Luxembourg - Netherlands (Cup, Ron Berteling Schaal) - Norway - Poland - Romania - Scotland - Serbia - Slovakia - Slovenia - Soviet Union - Spain - Switzerland - Ukraine - Yugoslavia Supercups Belgium - Estonia - Hungary - Italy - Poland - Netherlands - Slovenia - Spain

Defunct Leagues

Soviet Union - Russia - Czechoslovakia - Yugoslavia - West Germany - East Germany - Ireland - Luxembourg - Macedonia - Malta - Portugal - Alpenliga - Interliga - Inter-National League - North Sea Cup - Panonian League - Eastern European - Balkan League (1994-1997) - Baltic League (2001) - Baltic Hockey League (2020) - Carpathian League - Slohokej Liga - Balkan Ice Hockey League - English League - English National League - Scottish National League - British Hockey League - Ice Hockey Superleague - German Championship - Swedish Championship - Klass I - Svenska Serien - Elitserien - Swedish Division I - SM-sarja - Swiss National Championship - Swiss International Championship

Women's Leagues

International leagues European Women's Hockey League - EWHL Super Cup National leagues Austria - Belarus - Belgium - Bulgaria - Croatia - Czech Republic - Denmark - Estonia - Finland (1, 2, 3, U20, U18, U16) - France - Germany (1, 2, 3, Cup) - Great Britain (England U16) - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Romania - Russia (U18) - Slovakia - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden (1, 2, 3, 4, U20) - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine Defunct leagues Czechoslovakia - Interliga - Low Countries Cup

Junior Leagues

Austria - Belarus - Belgium - Bosnia and Herzegovina - Bulgaria - Croatia - Czech Republic (Czechoslovakia) - Denmark - Estonia - Finland - France - Germany (East Germany) - Great Britain - Hungary - Iceland - Italy - Kazakhstan - Latvia - Lithuania - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Romania - Russia (Soviet Union) - Serbia - Slovakia - Slovenia - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Turkey - Ukraine - Yugoslavia

University Leagues

European University Hockey League - Czech Republic - Great Britain - Netherlands - Russia (RSHL, MSHL, SHLC, SHLMO, SibSHL, SPSHL) - Sweden