III liga

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

Founded	19 February 2000 (New Formula) 2008 (as III liga)
Country	Poland
Confederation	UEFA
Number of teams	72 (in 2023–24)
Level on pyramid	4
Promotion to	II liga
Relegation to	IV liga
Domestic cup(s)	Polish Cup
Current champions	ŁKS 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.

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.

• 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.

• 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
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 Warszawa	Kotwica Kołobrzeg	Zagłębie Lubin II	Siarka Tarnobrzeg
2022–23	ŁKS Łódź II	Olimpia Grudziądz	Polonia Bytom	Stal Stalowa Wola
2023–24	Broń Radom	Flota Świnoujście	Gornik Zabrze II	Wiazownica