The 2019–20 III liga season was the 12th edition of the fourth tier domestic division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 2008 under its current title (III liga) and the 4th season under its current league division format.

The competition was contested by 72 clubs split geographically across 4 groups of 18 teams each, with the winners of each group gaining promotion to the II liga. The season was played in a round-robin tournament. It began in August 2019 and was supposed to end in June 2020. The teams included amateur clubs (although a few are semi-professional) and the reserve teams of professional clubs.

The season was suspended indefinitely on 12 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] On May 14–18, 2020, the regionals federations announced the termination of the competition. The leaders of each group (except Group 4)[D] have been promoted to the II liga. No team has been relegated to the IV liga.[3]

Teams

Geographical criteria.

72 teams are divided into four groups according to geographical criteria:


Each group of III liga is managed by a different voivodeship football association. In the 2019–20 season these are the following regionals federations:[4]

  • Group 1 – Warmian-Masurian Football Association
  • Group 2 – Greater Poland Football Association
  • Group 3 – Silesian Football Association
  • Group 4 – Lublin Football Association


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Location of teams and stadiums in 2019–20 III liga. Red: Group I, Green: Group II, Yellow: Group III, Blue: Group IV

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 Sokół Ostróda 18 11 4 3 38 19 +19 37 Promotion to II liga
2 Legia Warsaw II 18 10 6 2 30 17 +13 36[a]
3 Sokół Aleksandrów Łódzki 19 10 6 3 37 22 +15 36[a]
4 Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki 19 9 6 4 32 20 +12 33
5 Znicz Biała Piska 19 9 5 5 33 24 +9 32[b]
6 Pelikan Łowicz 19 10 2 7 37 26 +11 32[b]
7 Huragan Morąg 19 8 6 5 26 21 +5 30
8 Unia Skierniewice 19 9 1 9 33 39 −6 28
9 Concordia Elbląg 19 7 6 6 23 25 −2 27
10 Broń Radom 19 7 5 7 26 27 −1 26
11 RKS Radomsko 19 7 3 9 26 28 −2 24
12 Olimpia Zambrów 19 6 5 8 31 35 −4 23
13 Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki 19 6 3 10 31 35 −4 21
14 Lechia Tomaszów Mazowiecki 19 5 5 9 23 32 −9 20
15 Ursus Warsaw 19 4 7 8 17 21 −4 19
16 Ruch Wysokie Mazowieckie 19 3 8 8 23 31 −8 17[c]
17 Polonia Warsaw 19 4 5 10 16 28 −12 17[c]
18 KS Wasilków 19 2 3 14 12 44 −32 9
Source: Soccerway, 90minut
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams are tied); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fairplay ranking.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head away goals: Legia Warsaw II 1, Sokół Aleksandrów Łódzki 0.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Znicz Biała Piska 3, Pelikan Łowicz 0.
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Ruch Wysokie Mazowieckie 3, Polonia Warsaw 0.

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 KKS 1925 Kalisz 18 14 3 1 41 12 +29 45 Promotion to II liga
2 Radunia Stężyca 18 11 7 0 37 10 +27 40
3 Świt Skolwin 18 11 6 1 30 7 +23 39[a]
4 Kotwica Kołobrzeg 18 13 0 5 37 22 +15 39[a]
5 Mieszko Gniezno 18 11 3 4 33 17 +16 36
6 Unia Janikowo 18 10 3 5 43 29 +14 33
7 Sokół Kleczew 18 8 3 7 22 22 0 27
8 KP Starogard Gdański 18 7 4 7 19 20 −1 25
9 Polonia Środa Wlkp. 18 6 5 7 28 24 +4 23
10 Pogoń Szczecin II 18 6 3 9 23 30 −7 21[b]
11 Chemik Police 18 6 3 9 21 27 −6 21[b]
12 Gwardia Koszalin 18 5 3 10 19 37 −18 18
13 Bałtyk Koszalin 18 4 5 9 17 35 −18 17
14 Nielba Wągrowiec 18 4 4 10 22 38 −16 16
15 Jarota Jarocin 18 3 6 9 18 24 −6 15
16 Górnik Konin 18 4 2 12 22 37 −15 14[c]
17 Grom Nowy Staw[d] 18 3 5 10 19 35 −16 14[c] Relegation to IV liga
18 Bałtyk Gdynia 18 3 1 14 12 37 −25 10
Source: Soccerway, 90minut
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams are tied); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fairplay ranking.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Świt Skolwin 3, Kotwica Kołobrzeg 0.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Pogoń Szczecin II 3, Chemik Police 0.
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Górnik Konin 3, Grom Nowy Staw 0.
  4. ^ Grom Nowy Staw withdrew from the league.

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 Śląsk Wrocław II 18 11 4 3 34 17 +17 37 Promotion to II liga
2 Polonia Bytom 18 10 3 5 31 18 +13 33
3 Ruch Chorzów 18 8 7 3 34 20 +14 31
4 MKS Kluczbork 18 9 3 6 30 24 +6 30
5 Rekord Bielsko-Biała 18 9 2 7 27 29 −2 29[a]
6 Ruch Zdzieszowice[b] 18 8 5 5 24 20 +4 29[a] Relegation to IV liga
7 Gwarek Tarnowskie Góry 18 8 4 6 31 26 +5 28
8 Pniówek Pawłowice Śląskie 18 7 6 5 24 20 +4 27[c]
9 Górnik Zabrze II 18 8 3 7 35 30 +5 27[c]
10 Falubaz Zielona Góra 18 8 2 8 30 35 −5 26
11 Ślęza Wrocław 18 6 7 5 22 19 +3 25
12 Foto-Higiena Gać 18 6 6 6 24 26 −2 24
13 Miedź Legnica II 18 5 7 6 33 31 +2 22[d]
14 ROW 1964 Rybnik 18 6 4 8 29 32 −3 22[d]
15 Stal Brzeg 18 4 7 7 22 28 −6 19
16 Zagłębie Lubin II 18 1 11 6 17 23 −6 14[e]
17 Piast Żmigród 18 3 5 10 20 31 −11 14[e]
18 LZS Starowice Dolne[f] 18 0 4 14 7 45 −38 4 Relegation to IV liga
Source: Soccerway, 90minut
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams are tied); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fairplay ranking.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Rekord Bielsko-Biała 3, Ruch Zdzieszowice 0.
  2. ^ Ruch Zdzieszowice withdrew from the league.
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Pniówek Pawłowice Śląskie 3, Górnik Zabrze II 0.
  4. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Miedź Legnica II 3, ROW 1964 Rybnik 0.
  5. ^ a b Head-to-head away goals: Zagłębie Lubin II 2, Piast Żmigród 0.
  6. ^ LZS Starowice Dolne withdrew from the league.

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 Motor Lublin 19 10 6 3 36 16 +20 36[a] Promotion to II liga[E]
2 Hutnik Kraków 19 10 6 3 34 27 +7 36[a]
3 Wólczanka Wólka Pełkińska 19 9 8 2 27 16 +11 35
4 Korona Kielce II 19 10 4 5 38 26 +12 34
5 Siarka Tarnobrzeg 19 8 6 5 30 23 +7 30
6 Wisła Puławy 19 8 5 6 21 19 +2 29
7 Stal Kraśnik 19 7 7 5 29 20 +9 28[b]
8 Avia Świdnik 19 7 7 5 26 27 −1 28[b]
9 Podhale Nowy Targ 19 8 4 7 30 24 +6 28[b]
10 Wisłoka Dębica 19 7 6 6 22 14 +8 27
11 Wisła Sandomierz 19 6 7 6 24 19 +5 25
12 Sokół Sieniawa 19 6 7 6 17 18 −1 25
13 KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski 19 6 6 7 21 21 0 24
14 Hetman Zamość 19 5 7 7 22 25 −3 22
15 Orlęta Radzyń Podlaski 19 3 7 9 15 25 −10 16[c]
16 Jutrzenka Giebułtów 19 4 4 11 14 30 −16 16[c]
17 Chełmianka Chełm 19 1 8 10 12 35 −23 11
18 Podlasie Biała Podlaska 19 1 5 13 20 53 −33 8
Source: Soccerway, 90minut
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams are tied); 6) Goal difference; 7) Goals scored; 8) Fairplay ranking.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Hutnik Kraków 3, Motor Lublin 0.[F]
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head points: Stal Kraśnik 6, Avia Świdnik 3, Podhale Nowy Targ 0.
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head away goals: Orlęta Radzyń Podlaski 1, Jutrzenka Giebułtów 0.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The season was suspended on 12 March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  2. ^ By regional federation decision.
  3. ^ By regionals federations decision, no team was relegated due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  4. ^ In Group 4, promotion was given to the first two teams.
  5. ^ Due to the fact that the competition was not completed, promotion to the II league was granted to Motor Lublin, who, with an equal number of points with Hutnik Kraków, obtained a more favorable goal difference. Then, by the decision of the PZPN Emergency Committee, the number of promotion teams from this group was increased to two.
  6. ^ During the season, the position in the table was determined by the goal difference.

References

  1. ^ a b "Match report". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 26 October 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Koronawirus. PZPN zawiesza rozgrywki od III ligi". przegladsportowy.pl (in Polish). 12 March 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Rozgrywki III ligi zostały zakończone. Lider z awansem oraz brak spadków". infoskierniewice.pl (in Polish). 18 May 2020. Archived from the original on 8 June 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  4. ^ "III liga przerzucana jak gorący kartofel. PZPN też nie wie co z nią zrobić". weszlo.com (in Polish). 12 May 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
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