III liga
Season2020–21
Dates1 August 2020 – 26 June 2021
ChampionsPogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki
Radunia Stężyca
Ruch Chorzów
Wisła Puławy
Top goalscorerPoland Krzysztof Bartoszak
(29 goals)[1]

The 2020–21 III liga was the 13th season 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 5th season under its current league division format.

The competition was contested by 84 clubs split geographically across 4 groups, 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 2020 and ended in June 2021. The teams included semi-professional clubs (although a few are professional) and the reserve teams of professional clubs.

From October 17, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, all III liga football matches take place behind closed doors without any spectators.[2]

Format

Geographical criteria.

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


Each group of III liga is managed by a different voivodship football association. In the 2020–21 season these are the following regionals federations:

  • Group I – Łódź Football Association
  • Group II – Pomeranian Football Association
  • Group III – Opole Football Association
  • Group IV – Świętokrzyskie Football Association


Location of teams and stadiums in 2020–21 III liga. Red: Group I, Green: Group II, Yellow: Group III, Blue: Group IV

Changes from last season

The following teams have changed division since the 2019–20 season.

League tables

Group 1

III liga Group 1
Season2020–21
Dates8 August 2020 – 20 June 2021
ChampionsPogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki
Top goalscorerPoland Bartosz Giełażyn
Poland Kamil Zalewski
(27 goals each)[3]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki (C, P) 35 25 2 8 84 37 +47 77 Promotion to II liga
2 Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki 35 23 5 7 66 36 +30 74
3 Legionovia Legionowo 35 19 7 9 68 48 +20 64
4 Polonia Warsaw 35 17 8 10 63 39 +24 59
5 Unia Skierniewice 35 15 7 13 60 50 +10 52
6 Znicz Biała Piska 35 14 10 11 62 61 +1 52
7 Legia Warsaw II 35 15 6 14 61 54 +7 51
8 Jagiellonia Białystok II 35 13 5 17 57 69 −12 44
9 KS Kutno 34 16 7 11 55 47 +8 55
10 Ursus Warsaw 34 15 7 12 53 45 +8 52
11 Błonianka Błonie 34 15 5 14 65 51 +14 50
12 Lechia Tomaszów Mazowiecki 34 15 5 14 49 63 −14 50
13 Broń Radom 34 14 7 13 46 44 +2 49
14 Sokół Aleksandrów Łódzki 34 12 12 10 53 31 +22 48
15 Pelikan Łowicz 34 13 8 13 47 46 +1 47
16 GKS Wikielec 34 13 7 14 50 57 −7 46
17 Concordia Elbląg 34 12 9 13 44 46 −2 45 Relegation to IV liga
18 RKS Radomsko 34 11 9 14 51 50 +1 42
19 Olimpia Zambrów 34 12 4 18 51 59 −8 40
20 Ruch Wysokie Mazowieckie 34 4 11 19 32 71 −39 23
21 Huragan Morąg 34 4 10 20 39 76 −37 22
22 KS Wasilków 34 4 3 27 21 97 −76 15
Source: 90minut.pl
Rules for classification: 1. Number of points reached in the entire series of games; 2. Number of points reached in direct matches; 3. Goal difference in direct matches; 4. Goal difference in direct matches – away goals counted twice; 5. Goal difference in the whole series of games; 6. Number of goals scored in the entire series of games.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Group 2

III liga Group 2
Season2020–21
Dates1 August 2020 – 26 June 2021
ChampionsRadunia Stężyca
Top goalscorerPoland Krzysztof Bartoszak
(29 goals)[1]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Radunia Stężyca (C, P) 35 28 3 4 115 24 +91 87 Promotion to II liga
2 Świt Skolwin 35 25 6 4 75 28 +47 81
3 Polonia Środa Wielkopolska 35 23 7 5 76 31 +45 76
4 KP Starogard Gdański 35 19 4 12 48 46 +2 61
5 Elana Toruń 35 15 11 9 59 33 +26 56
6 Bałtyk Gdynia 35 13 8 14 43 52 −9 47
7 GKS Przodkowo 35 11 7 17 42 66 −24 40
8 Pogoń Szczecin II 35 11 6 18 61 68 −7 39
9 Kotwica Kołobrzeg 34 16 10 8 59 40 +19 58
10 Sokół Kleczew 34 17 6 11 63 45 +18 57
11 Unia Janikowo 34 15 9 10 54 53 +1 54
12 Jarota Jarocin 34 14 7 13 68 49 +19 49
13 Bałtyk Koszalin[lower-alpha 1] 34 13 9 12 63 56 +7 48
14 Nielba Wągrowiec 34 13 8 13 74 59 +15 47 Relegation to IV liga
15 Flota Świnoujście 34 12 11 11 48 55 −7 47
16 Pomorzanin Toruń 34 11 10 13 39 40 −1 43
17 Unia Swarzędz 34 11 8 15 51 44 +7 41
18 Gwardia Koszalin 34 11 7 16 42 52 −10 40
19 Gryf Wejherowo 34 10 6 18 45 64 −19 36
20 Górnik Konin 34 7 5 22 32 76 −44 26
21 Chemik Police 34 4 6 24 28 96 −68 18
22 Mieszko Gniezno 34 0 4 30 15 123 −108 4
Source: 90minut.pl
Rules for classification: 1. Number of points reached in the entire series of games; 2. Number of points reached in direct matches; 3. Goal difference in direct matches; 4. Goal difference in direct matches – away goals counted twice; 5. Goal difference in the whole series of games; 6. Number of goals scored in the entire series of games.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ↑ Bałtyk Koszalin avoided relegation as Bytovia Bytów did not apply for a III liga license due to financial difficulties.

Group 3

III liga Group 3
Season2020–21
Dates1 August 2020 – 19 June 2021
ChampionsRuch Chorzów
Top goalscorerPoland Marcin Przybylski
Poland Piotr Stępień
(25 goals each)[4]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Ruch Chorzów (C, P) 36 30 2 4 93 30 +63 92 Promotion to II liga
2 Polonia Bytom 36 25 6 5 86 42 +44 81
3 Ślęza Wrocław 36 23 9 4 97 38 +59 78
4 Pniówek Pawłowice 36 20 8 8 68 45 +23 68
5 Zagłębie Lubin II 36 18 5 13 71 43 +28 59
6 Rekord Bielsko-Biała 36 17 7 12 71 57 +14 58
7 LKS Goczałkowice-Zdrój 36 15 6 15 56 55 +1 51
8 Stal Brzeg 36 13 10 13 61 54 +7 49
9 Górnik Zabrze II 36 15 4 17 61 56 +5 49
10 Lechia Zielona Góra 36 12 11 13 50 59 −9 47
11 Miedź Legnica II 36 13 7 16 47 59 −12 46
12 Gwarek Tarnowskie Góry 36 11 11 14 51 67 −16 44
13 MKS Kluczbork 36 11 8 17 57 77 −20 41
14 Warta Gorzów Wielkopolski 36 11 6 19 36 53 −17 39
15 Piast Żmigród 36 9 12 15 53 56 −3 39
16 Foto-Higiena Gać 36 8 9 19 51 87 −36 33
17 ROW 1964 Rybnik 36 6 12 18 45 75 −30 30 Relegation to IV liga
18 Polonia Świdnica 36 7 4 25 43 101 −58 25
19 Polonia Nysa 36 5 9 22 42 85 −43 24
Source: 90minut.pl
Rules for classification: 1. Number of points reached in the entire series of games; 2. Number of points reached in direct matches; 3. Goal difference in direct matches; 4. Goal difference in direct matches – away goals counted twice; 5. Goal difference in the whole series of games; 6. Number of goals scored in the entire series of games.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Group 4

III liga Group 4
Season2020–21
Dates1 August 2020 – 20 June 2021
ChampionsWisła Puławy
Top goalscorerPoland Adrian Paluchowski
(28 goals)[5]
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Wisła Puławy (C, P) 40 30 6 4 100 31 +69 96 Promotion to II liga
2 Chełmianka Chełm 40 22 7 11 70 45 +25 73
3 Sokół Sieniawa 40 21 10 9 61 37 +24 73
4 Stal Stalowa Wola 40 22 7 11 77 44 +33 73
5 Avia Świdnik 40 20 10 10 88 40 +48 70
6 Wisłoka Dębica 40 20 10 10 75 45 +30 70
7 Podhale Nowy Targ 40 18 11 11 58 49 +9 65
8 Wólczanka Wólka Pełkińska 40 18 8 14 74 58 +16 62
9 KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski 40 19 4 17 63 50 +13 61
10 Siarka Tarnobrzeg 40 17 8 15 59 53 +6 59
11 Cracovia II 40 15 9 16 56 49 +7 54
12 Wisła Sandomierz 40 15 9 16 53 62 −9 54
13 ŁKS Łagów 40 14 10 16 57 62 −5 52
14 Podlasie Biała Podlaska 40 14 6 20 60 84 −24 48
15 Orlęta Radzyń Podlaski 40 14 5 21 58 71 −13 47
16 Lewart Lubartów (R) 40 11 13 16 46 48 −2 46 Relegation to IV liga
17 KS Wiązownica (R) 40 13 7 20 53 81 −28 46
18 Korona Kielce II (R) 40 12 6 22 50 78 −28 42
19 Stal Kraśnik (R) 40 10 12 18 51 58 −7 42
20 Jutrzenka Giebułtów (R) 40 7 7 26 48 107 −59 28
21 Hetman Zamość (R) 40 3 5 32 35 140 −105 14
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: 90minut.pl
Rules for classification: 1. Number of points reached in the entire series of games; 2. Number of points reached in direct matches; 3. Goal difference in direct matches; 4. Goal difference in direct matches – away goals counted twice; 5. Goal difference in the whole series of games; 6. Number of goals scored in the entire series of games.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

See also

Notes

    References

    1. 1 2 "Strzelcy (Grupa II)". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 26 June 2021.
    2. ↑ "Mecze piłkarskie bez udziału publiczności" [Football matches without audience participation] (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
    3. ↑ "Strzelcy (Grupa I)". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 20 June 2021.
    4. ↑ "Strzelcy (Grupa III)". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 19 June 2021.
    5. ↑ "Strzelcy (Grupa IV)". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 20 June 2021.
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