201617 I liga had eighteen teams, one of which was Grnik Zabrze which was promoted to Ekstraklasa.
In June 2010, the club earned promotion back to the Ekstraklasa for the 201011 season. Bytovia Bytow Chojniczanka Chojnice Chrobry Gogow GKS Katowice GKS Tychy Gornik Zabrze Miedz Legnica MKS Kluczbork Olimpia Grudziadz Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biaa Pogon Siedlce Sandecja Nowy Sacz Stal Mielec Stomil Olsztyn Wigry Suwaki Wisa Puawy Zagebie Sosnowiec Znicz Pruszkow 
