III liga

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.

This article is about the fourth tier of Polish football. For the current third tier which was previously known as III liga, see II liga.
For other uses, see 3. Liga (disambiguation).
III liga
Founded19 February 2000
(New Formula)
2008
(as III liga)
CountryPoland
ConfederationUEFA
Number of teams72 (in 2023–24)
Level on pyramid4
Promotion toII liga
Relegation toIV liga
Domestic cup(s)Polish Cup
Current championsŁKS Łódź II (Group I)
Olimpia Grudziądz (Group II)
Polonia Bytom (Group III)
Stal Stalowa Wola (Group IV)
(2022–23 III liga)
Current: 2023–24 III liga
Geographical criteria since 2016–17 season.

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]

Seasons 2016–17 and onwards

4 parallel divisions as III liga.[2]

Champions of the Polish fourth level
Season Group I Group II Group III Group IV
2016–17Drwęca Nowe Miasto LubawskieGwardia KoszalinGKS JastrzębieGarbarnia Kraków
2017–18Widzew ŁódźElana ToruńSkra CzęstochowaResovia
2018–19Legionovia LegionowoLech Poznań IIGórnik PolkowiceStal Rzeszów
2019–20Sokół OstródaKKS 1925 KaliszŚląsk Wrocław IIMotor Lublin
2020–21Pogoń Grodzisk MazowieckiRadunia StężycaRuch ChorzówWisła Puławy
2021–22Polonia WarszawaKotwica KołobrzegZagłębie Lubin IISiarka Tarnobrzeg
2022–23ŁKS Łódź IIOlimpia GrudziądzPolonia BytomStal Stalowa Wola
2023–24Broń RadomFlota ŚwinoujścieGornik Zabrze IIWiazownica

References
  1. Groups
  2. Groups
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