2022–23 II liga

The 2022–23 II liga (also known as eWinner II liga due to sponsorship reasons) is the 75th season of the third tier domestic division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1948 and the 15th season of the Polish II liga under its current title. The league is operated by the Polish Football Association.

II liga
Season2022–23
Dates16 July 2022 – 11 June 2023
ChampionsPolonia Warsaw
PromotedPolonia Warsaw
Znicz Pruszków
Motor Lublin
RelegatedŚląsk Wrocław II
Garbarnia Kraków
Siarka Tarnobrzeg
Górnik Polkowice
Matches played306
Goals scored845 (2.76 per match)
Top goalscorerMaciej Firlej
(21 goals)
Biggest home winHutnik 6–0 Siarka
(7 August 2022)
Biggest away winHutnik 1–5 Kotwica
(14 August 2022)
Motor 2–6 Wisła
(18 September 2022)
Lech II 0–4 Śląsk II
(9 October 2022)
Jastrzębie 0–4 Wisła
(5 November 2022)
Zagłębie II 0–4 Stomil
(13 November 2022)
Zagłębie II 1–5 Znicz
(5 March 2023)
Lech II 0–4 Kalisz
(23 April 2023)
Highest scoringStomil 6–2 Zagłębie II
(24 July 2022)
Motor 2–6 Wisła
(18 September 2022)
Garbarnia 4–4 Jastrzębie
(15 October 2022)
Longest winning run9 matches
Kotwica Kołobrzeg
Longest unbeaten run16 matches
Polonia Warsaw
Stomil Olsztyn
Longest winless run11 matches
Zagłębie Lubin II
Longest losing run8 matches
Zagłębie Lubin II
Highest attendance5,053
Polonia 1–1 Motor
(4 June 2023)[1]
Lowest attendance0[upper-alpha 1]
10 matches
Total attendance284,317[2]
Average attendance961[upper-alpha 2] Decrease 13.7%
929[upper-alpha 3] Decrease 11.7%

The league is contested by 18 teams. The regular season is played in a round-robin tournament. The season started on 16 July 2022 and will conclude on 3 June 2023 (regular season).

Teams

A total of 18 teams participate in the 2022–23 II liga season.

Changes from last season

The following teams have changed division since the 2021–22 season.[3][4][5]

Stadiums and locations
Location of teams in 2021–22 II liga.
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Garbarnia KrakówKrakówStadion RKS Garbarnia963
GKS JastrzębieJastrzębie-ZdrójStadion Miejski5,650
Górnik PolkowicePolkowiceStadion Miejski4,325
Hutnik KrakówKrakówStadion Suche Stawy6,500
KKS 1925 KaliszKaliszStadion OSRiR8,166
Kotwica KołobrzegKołobrzegStadion im. Sebastiana Karpiniuka3,014
Lech Poznań IIPoznańStadion Amiki Wronki5,296
Motor LublinLublinArena Lublin15,400
Olimpia ElblągElblągStadion Miejski3,000
Pogoń SiedlceSiedlceStadion ROSRRiT2,901
Polonia WarsawWarsawStadion im. gen. Kazimierza Sosnkowskiego7,150
Radunia StężycaStężycaArena Radunia950
Siarka TarnobrzegTarnobrzegStadion Miejski3,770
Stomil OlsztynOlsztynStadion OSiR4,200
Śląsk Wrocław IIWrocławStadion Oporowska8,346
Wisła PuławyPuławyStadion MOSiR4,418
Zagłębie II LubinLubinStadion Zagłębia Lubin16,032
Znicz PruszkówPruszkówStadion MZOS1,977

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 Polonia Warsaw (C, P) 34 18 11 5 57 36 +21 65 Promotion to I liga
2 Znicz Pruszków (P) 34 18 5 11 49 37 +12 59
3 Kotwica Kołobrzeg 34 17 8 9 45 33 +12 59 Qualification for Promotion play-offs
4 Stomil Olsztyn 34 14 15 5 51 32 +19 57
5 Wisła Puławy 34 16 8 10 56 38 +18 56
6 Motor Lublin (O, P) 34 15 10 9 52 37 +15 55
7 KKS 1925 Kalisz 34 15 9 10 63 45 +18 54
8 Pogoń Siedlce 34 13 9 12 41 42 −1 48
9 Olimpia Elbląg 34 12 11 11 40 36 +4 47
10 GKS Jastrzębie 34 13 8 13 41 45 −4 47
11 Lech II Poznań 34 10 12 12 45 60 −15 42
12 Hutnik Kraków 34 10 10 14 41 48 −7 40
13 Radunia Stężyca 34 10 9 15 47 57 −10 39
14 Zagłębie II Lubin 34 11 5 18 44 68 −24 38
15 Górnik Polkowice (R) 34 10 7 17 46 52 −6 37 Relegation to III liga
16 Siarka Tarnobrzeg (R) 34 8 9 17 37 57 −20 33
17 Garbarnia Kraków (R) 34 9 5 20 52 65 −13 32
18 Śląsk II Wrocław (R) 34 8 7 19 38 57 −19 31
Source: 90minut.pl
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Number of wins; 8) Number of away wins. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[6]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Positions by round
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Garbarnia Kraków8168116111314911101112121114171816181814151514171714161718181817
GKS Jastrzębie391057912788868658889121211121011101110111110101010
Górnik Polkowice31112271111109101114101110118111113131416161415141415151415
Hutnik Kraków289481315151716161718181818151617131315141313131312101012121212
KKS 1925 Kalisz12568442222354323322222124555656657
Kotwica Kołobrzeg10422111111111111111111212224332223
Lech II Poznań14131416171716161514131515161612111310810109999911121211111111
Motor Lublin81217181818171716181818171717131312111088888867777766
Olimpia Elbląg1514159553446776776556677645788888989
Pogoń Siedlce15711131181113131515161613151718151299911111212109999898
Polonia Warsaw12181815161414965532232233334431111111111
Radunia Stężyca6151617131258101214131010131012913141412101210111213131314141313
Siarka Tarnobrzeg13512151618181817171413151416161415171516171717181816181817171716
Stomil Olsztyn1024614791212131199997664446766332223334
Śląsk II Wrocław61671010151010149121214111215141718161718181818141517151616161618
Wisła Puławy15633366577625444445565577676565475
Zagłębie II Lubin51113141210433348788991014151617161615151618171513131514
Znicz Pruszków1810127938654243565777753353443444542
II liga champion
Promotion to I liga
Promotion to I liga
Qualification for Promotion play-offs
Relegation to III liga
Source: 90minut.pl

Results
Home \ Away GAR JAS GPO HUT KAL KOT LP2 MOT ELB PSI PWA RAD SIA STO ŚL2 WPU ZA2 ZNI
Garbarnia Kraków — 4–4 3–1 4–2 3–0 0–1 0–1 2–2 1–2 3–2 1–3 3–1 0–1 1–1 3–1 4–1 0–1 2–3
GKS Jastrzębie 3–1 — 0–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 0–2 3–1 1–2 4–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 0–4 3–1 1–0
Górnik Polkowice 2–1 4–0 — 1–0 1–3 0–1 3–3 2–0 3–4 1–2 2–0 0–1 4–1 0–0 1–3 1–0 3–0 1–2
Hutnik Kraków 1–0 0–0 3–1 — 0–1 1–5 3–2 1–3 2–1 0–0 1–4 1–3 6–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–0 0–1
KKS 1925 Kalisz 3–1 2–0 2–2 2–1 — 4–1 2–2 0–1 0–0 3–2 3–0 5–1 2–2 2–2 3–0 0–1 5–2 1–3
Kotwica Kołobrzeg 3–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 — 3–1 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–2 3–2 0–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–1
Lech II Poznań 3–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–4 2–3 — 2–0 0–0 1–2 1–3 1–0 1–1 0–3 0–4 1–1 2–1 2–2
Motor Lublin 3–0 2–1 3–1 1–1 0–3 3–1 5–1 — 1–1 4–1 0–1 3–1 0–0 1–0 3–0 2–6 2–0 0–0
Olimpia Elbląg 3–2 0–1 0–1 0–1 2–2 2–0 0–1 1–1 — 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–2 4–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 2–1
Pogoń Siedlce 3–0 1–1 3–2 0–0 2–1 0–0 3–0 2–1 0–1 — 2–1 0–1 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 3–4
Polonia Warsaw 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–0 3–2 1–1 3–3 1–1 2–0 0–1 — 3–2 3–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–1
Radunia Stężyca 0–2 4–2 2–2 2–1 0–0 1–2 3–3 1–1 2–2 2–1 2–3 — 4–0 0–0 3–3 0–0 1–1 0–1
Siarka Tarnobrzeg 3–2 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–2 0–1 0–2 1–0 1–2 1–3 0–2 — 0–1 1–0 2–4 2–3 4–0
Stomil Olsztyn 2–2 2–0 2–1 4–3 0–1 1–0 2–2 2–1 0–0 4–0 1–1 3–2 1–1 — 1–0 0–3 6–2 0–0
Śląsk II Wrocław 2–3 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–0 0–2 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–3 — 1–2 4–3 1–3
Wisła Puławy 3–2 0–1 0–0 3–1 3–1 2–1 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–2 0–2 1–0 0–0 2–1 4–0 — 1–2 1–2
Zagłębie II Lubin 1–0 1–2 1–1 4–2 4–3 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–4 3–4 3–3 — 1–5
Znicz Pruszków 2–1 1–2 2–0 0–1 2–0 3–1 0–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 1–0 3–1 0–2 0–2 2–1 1–0 2–0 —
Source: 90minut.pl
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Results by round
Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GarbarniaDLWDWLLLWLWLLDDLLLWLDWLWLLLWLLLLLW
JastrzębieWLDWDDLWLDWWDWDLLLWLLWLWDWLWLLWWDW
PolkowiceWWWDLLLLDDWLLLWLWLWLLLDLLDWLWDLDWL
HutnikWLDWLLLLLWLLLDLWWDDWDLDWLWWWDLDDDL
KKS KaliszWDDWDWWWLDLLWWWDWWLDWLWDLLLWLWDDWL
KotwicaDWWWWWWWWWDLWWLDDLDLWLDWLLWLWWWDLD
Lech II PoznańLDDLLLWDDWDDLLWWDDWWLWDWWDLLLLWDDL
MotorDDLLLLWDDLLWDDWWLWDWWWWLWWWLDWWDWD
ElblągLDDWWDWDWLDDWDLWWWDDDDWWLLLLWLLLWL
SiedlceLDDDWDWWWDWWDDWWWLLDWLDWWWWWDWDWLD
PoloniaLDDDWDWWWDWWDDWWWLLDWLDWWWWWDWWWLD
RaduniaDLDLWWWWLLLDWDLWLWLLDWWLWDLLLDLDWD
SiarkaWDLLDLLLLWDWDLWLDWLDDLLLLLWWLLDLDW
StomilDWDDLWLLDDWWDLWWWWWDDDDWDWWWDWLDDD
Śląsk II WrocławDLWDLDWDLWLLLWLLDLDWLLLLWWLLWLLLDL
PuławyLWWWLLDWLDWWDWWLDWDDDWDLLWLWWLWWLW
Zagłębie II LubinWLLLWWWWWLLLWDLLLLLLLLDLWDLLDWWDLW
ZniczLWLWDWLWDWWLWLLWLLWWWWWLWLWDDWLDWW
Source: 90minut.pl
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Promotion play-offs

II liga play-offs for the 2022–23 season will be played on 7 and 11 June 2023. The teams who finished in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place are set to compete. The fixtures are determined by final league position – 3rd team of regular season vs 6th team of regular season and 4th team of regular season vs 5th team of regular season. The winner of final match will be promoted to the I liga for next season. All matches will be played in a stadiums of team which occupied higher position in regular season.[6][7]

Semi-finals
7 June 2023 		Final
11 June 2023
      
3 Kotwica Kołobrzeg 1
6 Motor Lublin 2
6 Motor Lublin 1(4)
4 Stomil Olsztyn 1(1)
4 Stomil Olsztyn 3
5 Wisła Puławy 1

Semi-finals
Kotwica Kołobrzeg1–2 (a.e.t.)Motor Lublin
  • Łysiak 84' (pen.)
  • Ceglarz 90'
  • Kasprzyk 116'
Stadion im. Sebastiana Karpiniuka, Kołobrzeg
Attendance: 2,520
Stomil Olsztyn3–1Wisła Puławy
  • Żwir 16'
  • Stromecki 26'
  • Sadowski 74'
 Report
Attendance: 2,401

Final
Stomil Olsztyn1–1 (a.e.t.)Motor Lublin
  • Żwir 67'
 Report
  • Wójcik 37'
Penalties
 1–4
Referee: Jarosław Przybył (Kluczbork)

Season statistics

Top goalscorers
Rank Player Club Goals[8]
1 Poland Maciej Firlej Znicz Pruszków 21
2 Poland Damian Nowak Pogoń Siedlce 18
3 Poland Adrian Paluchowski Wisła Puławy 15
Poland Daniel Stanclik GKS Jastrzębie
5 Poland Piotr Giel KKS 1925 Kalisz 14
6 Spain Néstor Gordillo KKS 1925 Kalisz 13
Poland Krzysztof Świątek Hutnik Kraków
Poland Filip Wilak Lech II Poznań
9 Poland Michał Fidziukiewicz Polonia Warsaw 11
Poland Rafał Król Motor Lublin
11 Poland Wojciech Fadecki Polonia Warsaw 10
Poland Piotr Kurbiel Stomil Olsztyn
Poland Arkadiusz Piech Górnik Polkowice
14 Ghana Mark Assinor Hutnik Kraków
Garbarnia Kraków		 9

Number of teams by region
Number Region Team(s)
3  Lower Silesian VoivodeshipGórnik Polkowice, Śląsk Wrocław II and Zagłębie II Lubin
 Masovian VoivodeshipPogoń Siedlce, Polonia Warsaw and Znicz Pruszków
2  Greater Poland VoivodeshipKKS 1925 Kalisz and Lech Poznań II
 Lesser Poland VoivodeshipGarbarnia Kraków and Hutnik Kraków
 Lublin VoivodeshipMotor Lublin and Wisła Puławy
 Warmian-Masurian VoivodeshipOlimpia Elbląg and Stomil Olsztyn
1  Podkarpackie VoivodeshipSiarka Tarnobrzeg
 Pomeranian VoivodeshipRadunia Stężyca
 Silesian VoivodeshipGKS Jastrzębie
 West Pomeranian VoivodeshipKotwica Kołobrzeg
0  Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
 Lubusz Voivodeship
 Łódź Voivodeship
 Opole Voivodeship
 Podlaskie Voivodeship
 Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship

See also

Notes
  1. Matches have been played behind closed doors without any spectators.
  2. Average attendance without matches played behind closed doors without any spectators.
  3. Average attendance from all games played.

References
  1. "Match report". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  2. "Podsumowanie statystyczne Ekstraklasy, I i II ligi". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  3. Znamy trzeciego beniaminka eWinner II ligi. Sportowefakty.wp.pl. 2021-06-19.
  4. "Radunia w II lidze". www.90minut.pl.
  5. Fortuna 1 Liga: Skra Częstochowa awansowała po barażu z KKS Kalisz. Polsat Sport. 2021-06-19.
  6. "Uchwała nr IV/65 z dnia 29 kwietnia 2021 roku Zarządu Polskiego Związku Piłki Nożnej w sprawie przyjęcia Regulaminu Rozgrywek o Mistrzostwo 1. Ligi, 2. Ligi i 3. ligi na sezon 2021/2022" (PDF). pzpn.pl (in Polish). Polish Football Association. pp. 6–7. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  7. "Ramowy terminarz rozgrywek Fortuna Pucharu Polski oraz 1. i 2. Ligi na sezon 2021/2022". pzpn.pl (in Polish). Polish Football Association. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  8. "Strzelcy". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 5 June 2023.
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