III liga
4th tier in the Polish football league
Football league
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Founded | 19 February 2000 (New Formula) 2008 (as III liga) |
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Country | Poland |
Confederation | UEFA |
Number of teams | 72 (in 2024–25) |
Level on pyramid | 4 |
Promotion to | II liga |
Relegation to | IV liga |
Domestic cup(s) | Polish Cup |
Current champions | Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki (Group I) Świt Szczecin (Group II) Rekord Bielsko-Biała (Group III) Wieczysta Kraków (Group IV) (2023–24 III liga) |
Current: 2024–25 III liga |
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III liga (Trzecia liga) is a Polish football league that sits in the fourth tier of the Polish football league system. Until the end of the 2007–08 season, III liga referred to a league at the third tier (now called II liga) but this was changed with the formation of the Ekstraklasa as the top level league in Poland.
Groups of III liga are divided based on administrative division of Poland. Top teams of III liga are promoted to II liga and bottom teams are relegated to IV liga.
Seasons 2000–01 — 2007–08
18–21 parallel divisions as IV liga (one or two in each of 16 Voivodeship)
- 2000–01 season – 21 groups
- 2001–02 season – 20 groups
- 2002–03 season – 19 groups
- 2003–04 season – 19 groups
- 2004–05 season – 19 groups
- 2005–06 season – 19 groups
- 2006–07 season – 18 groups
- 2007–08 season – 18 groups
Seasons 2008–09 — 2015–16
8 parallel divisions as III liga.[1]
- Group A (Łódź – Masovian)
- Group B (Podlaskie – Warmian-Masurian)
- Group C (Kuyavian-Pomeranian – Greater Poland)
- Group D (Pomeranian – West Pomeranian)
- Group E (Lower Silesian – Lubusz)
- Group F (Opole – Silesian)
- Group G (Świętokrzyskie – Lesser Poland)
- Group H (Lublin – Podkarpackie)
Seasons 2016–17 and onwards
4 parallel divisions as III liga.[2]
- Group I (Łódź – Masovian – Podlaskie – Warmian-Masurian)
- Group II (Kuyavian-Pomeranian – Greater Poland – Pomeranian – West Pomeranian)
- Group III (Lower Silesian – Lubusz – Opole – Silesian)
- Group IV (Świętokrzyskie – Lesser Poland – Lublin – Podkarpackie)
Champions of the Polish fourth level
Season | Group I | Group II | Group III | Group IV |
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2016–17 | Drwęca Nowe Miasto Lubawskie | Gwardia Koszalin | GKS Jastrzębie | Garbarnia Kraków |
2017–18 | Widzew Łódź | Elana Toruń | Skra Częstochowa | Resovia |
2018–19 | Legionovia Legionowo | Lech Poznań II | Górnik Polkowice | Stal Rzeszów |
2019–20 | Sokół Ostróda | KKS 1925 Kalisz | Śląsk Wrocław II | Motor Lublin |
2020–21 | Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki | Radunia Stężyca | Ruch Chorzów | Wisła Puławy |
2021–22 | Polonia Warsaw | Kotwica Kołobrzeg | Zagłębie Lubin II | Siarka Tarnobrzeg |
2022–23 | ŁKS Łódź II | Olimpia Grudziądz | Polonia Bytom | Stal Stalowa Wola |
2023–24 | Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki | Świt Szczecin | Rekord Bielsko-Biała | Wieczysta Kraków |
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III liga · 2024–25 clubs
- Broń Radom
- GKS Bełchatów
- GKS Wikielec
- Jagiellonia Białystok II
- Lechia Tomaszów Mazowiecki
- Legia Warsaw II
- ŁKS Łomża
- Mławianka Mława
- Pelikan Łowicz
- Polonia Lidzbark Warmiński
- Sokół Aleksandrów Łódzki
- Stomil Olsztyn
- Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki
- Unia Skierniewice
- Warta Sieradz
- Victoria Sulejówek
- Wigry Suwałki
- Wisła Płock II
- Błękitni Stargard
- Cartusia Kartuzy
- Elana Toruń
- Flota Świnoujście
- Gedania Gdańsk
- Gryf Słupsk
- Kotwica Kórnik
- Lech Poznań II
- Noteć Czarnków
- Pogoń Nowe Skalmierzyce
- Pogoń Szczecin II
- Polonia Środa Wielkopolska
- Sokół Kleczew
- Unia Swarzędz
- Vineta Wolin
- Wda Świecie
- Wybrzeże Rewalskie Rewal
- Zawisza Bydgoszcz
- Carina Gubin
- Górnik Zabrze II
- Górnik Polkowice
- Karkonosze Jelenia Góra
- Lechia Zielona Góra
- LKS Goczałkowice-Zdrój
- Miedź Legnica II
- MKS Kluczbork
- Odra Bytom Odrzański
- Podlesianka Katowice
- Polonia Słubice
- Pniówek Pawłowice Śląskie
- Stal Brzeg
- Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski
- Śląsk Wrocław II
- Ślęza Wrocław
- Unia Turza Śląska
- Warta Gorzów Wielkopolski
- Avia Świdnik
- Chełmianka Chełm
- Czarni Połaniec
- Garbarnia Kraków
- Korona Kielce II
- KS Wiązownica
- KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski
- Lewart Lubartów
- Podhale Nowy Targ
- Podlasie Biała Podlaska
- Pogoń-Sokół Lubaczów
- Sandecja Nowy Sącz
- Siarka Tarnobrzeg
- Star Starachowice
- Świdniczanka Świdnik
- Wisła Kraków II
- Wisłoka Dębica
- Wiślanie Jaśkowice