2023–24 III liga

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III liga
Season2023–24
Dates5 August 2023 – 9 June 2024

The 2023–24 III liga is the 16th 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 7th season under its current league division format.[1] The league was operated by the Polish Football Association (PZPN).

The competition is contested by 72 clubs split geographically across 4 groups of 18 teams, with the winners of each group gaining promotion to the II liga. The season is played in a round-robin tournament. It will begin on 5 August 2023 and will conclude on 9 June 2024. The teams included semi-professional clubs (although a few are professional) and the reserve teams of professional clubs.

Format[edit]

Geographical criteria.

72 teams were divided into four groups according to geographical criteria:[1]

Since 2021–22 season each group of III liga was operated by Polish Football Association (PZPN), not a different voivodship football association.

Changes from last season[edit]

The following teams have changed division since the 2021–22 season.

To III liga[edit]

Relegated from
2022–23 II liga
Decrease Garbarnia Kraków
Decrease Górnik Polkowice
Decrease Siarka Tarnobrzeg
Decrease Śląsk II Wrocław
Promoted from
2022–23 IV liga
Group 1
Increase GKS Bełchatów
Increase Victoria Sulejówek
Increase GKS Wikielec
Increase ŁKS 1926 Łomża
Group 2
Increase Elana Toruń
Increase Wikęd Luzino
Increase Noteć Czarnków
Increase Flota Świnoujście
Group 3
Increase Karkonosze Jelenia Góra
Increase Odra Bytom Odrzański
Increase LZS Starowice Dolne
Increase Unia Turza Śląska
Group 4
IncreaseŚwidniczanka Świdnik
Increase Wiślanie Jaśkowice
Increase Karpaty Krosno
Increase Star Starachowice

From III liga[edit]

Promoted to
2023–24 II liga
Increase ŁKS Łódź II
Increase Olimpia Grudziądz
Increase Polonia Bytom
Increase Stal Stalowa Wola
Relegated to
2023–24 IV liga
Group 1
Decrease Sokół Ostróda
Decrease Błonianka Błonie
Decrease Ursus Warsaw
Decrease Znicz Biała Piska
Decrease Sokół Aleksandrów Łódzki
Decrease Wissa Szczuczyn
Group 2
Increase Jarota Jarocin
Increase Bałtyk Gdynia
Increase Unia Janikowo
Increase Flota Świnoujście
Group 3
Increase Stal Brzeg
Increase Polonia Nysa
Increase Miedź Legnica II
Increase Odra Wodzisław Śląski
Increase Chrobry II Głogów
Group 4
Decrease Cracovia II
Decrease Korona II Kielce
Decrease Wisła Sandomierz
Decrease Lublinianka Lublin
Decrease ŁKS Łagów

League tables[edit]

Group 1[edit]

III liga Group 1
Season2023–24
Dates5 August 2023 – 9 June 2024

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki 27 17 6 4 72 27 +45 57 Promotion to II liga
2 Legia II Warsaw 27 16 7 4 60 32 +28 55
3 Unia Skierniewice 27 14 7 6 54 35 +19 49
4 GKS Bełchatów 27 13 7 7 47 35 +12 46[a]
5 Pelikan Łowicz 27 13 7 7 44 22 +22 46[a]
6 Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki 27 10 11 6 49 38 +11 41
7 Lechia Tomaszów Mazowiecki 27 11 8 8 43 40 +3 41
8 Broń Radom 27 10 9 8 30 33 −3 39
9 Victoria Sulejówek 27 9 7 11 32 38 −6 34
10 ŁKS 1926 Łomża 27 9 6 12 33 41 −8 33
11 Mławianka Mława 27 8 8 11 33 37 −4 32
12 GKS Wikielec 27 7 10 10 26 40 −14 31
13 Olimpia Zambrów 27 7 9 11 38 39 −1 30
14 Jagiellonia II Białystok 27 8 6 13 36 44 −8 30
15 Warta Sieradz 27 8 5 14 31 41 −10 29
16 Concordia Elbląg 27 7 6 14 35 62 −27 27 Relegation to IV liga
17 Legionovia Legionowo 27 7 4 16 34 54 −20 25
18 Pilica Białobrzegi 27 4 7 16 26 65 −39 19
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. 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.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Ranked on head-to-head points: GKS Bełchatów 6, Pelikan Łowicz 0.

Group 2[edit]

III liga Group 2
Season2023–24
Dates5 August 2023 – 9 June 2024
Highest attendance3,290
Zawisza 0–0 Elana
(12 August 2023)[2]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Świt Szczecin 27 20 4 3 54 12 +42 64 Promotion to II liga
2 Elana Toruń 27 16 6 5 41 17 +24 54
3 Zawisza Bydgoszcz 27 14 6 7 57 28 +29 48
4 Unia Swąrzedz 27 14 5 8 49 38 +11 47
5 Błękitni Stargard 27 14 4 9 61 47 +14 46
6 Pogoń II Szczecin 27 14 2 11 58 49 +9 44
7 Polonia Środa Wielkopolska 27 13 4 10 46 44 +2 43
8 Vineta Wolin 27 13 4 10 33 41 −8 43
9 Pogoń Nowe Skalmierzyce 27 11 6 10 44 43 +1 39[a]
10 Cartusia Kartuzy 27 11 6 10 51 36 +15 39[a]
11 Noteć Czarnków 27 11 5 11 56 50 +6 38
12 Gedania Gdańsk 27 11 2 14 43 46 −3 35
13 Sokół Kleczew 27 9 6 12 42 49 −7 33
14 Flota Świnoujście 27 10 2 15 34 51 −17 32
15 Stolem Gniewino 27 7 8 12 30 46 −16 29
16 Unia Solec Kujawski 27 6 3 18 32 62 −30 21 Relegation to IV liga
17 Wikęd Luzino 27 6 2 19 36 65 −29 20
18 KP Starogard Gdański 27 2 7 18 33 76 −43 13
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2024. 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.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Ranked on head-to-head points: Pogoń Nowe Skalmierzyce 4, Cartusia Kartuzy 1.

Group 3[edit]

III liga Group 3
Season2023–24
Dates5 August 2023 – 9 June 2024

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Śląsk II Wrocław 27 17 8 2 61 27 +34 59 Promotion to II liga
2 Rekord Bielsko-Biała 27 18 4 5 62 29 +33 58
3 MKS Kluczbork 27 16 6 5 47 28 +19 54
4 Górnik Polkowice 27 12 6 9 44 41 +3 42
5 Pniówek Pawłowice 27 10 10 7 44 42 +2 40[a]
6 Górnik II Zabrze 27 12 4 11 45 40 +5 40[a]
7 Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski 27 11 6 10 40 34 +6 39
8 Karkonosze Jelenia Góra 27 11 5 11 35 39 −4 38
9 LKS Goczałkowice-Zdrój 27 10 7 10 38 30 +8 37
10 Ślęza Wrocław 27 10 7 10 52 50 +2 37
11 Lechia Zielona Góra 27 10 6 11 41 46 −5 36
12 Carina Gubin 27 9 4 14 36 47 −11 31
13 Unia Turza Śląska 27 8 6 13 38 47 −9 30
14 Warta Gorzów Wielkopolski 27 7 9 11 33 50 −17 30
15 Odra Bytom Odrzański 27 6 11 10 32 37 −5 29
16 Gwarek Tarnowskie Góry 27 7 7 13 33 43 −10 28 Relegation to IV liga
17 Raków II Częstochowa 27 5 8 14 36 56 −20 23
18 LZS Starowice Dolne 27 3 8 16 28 59 −31 17
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2024. 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.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Ranked on head-to-head points: Pniówek Pawłowice 6, Górnik II Zabrze 0.

Group 4[edit]

III liga Group 4
Season2023–24
Dates5 August 2023 – 9 June 2024
Highest attendance3,500
Karpaty 1–0 Wieczysta
(4 August 2023)[3]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Wieczysta Kraków 27 21 3 3 79 24 +55 66 Promotion to II liga
2 Siarka Tarnobrzeg 27 17 5 5 53 23 +30 56
3 Star Starachowice 27 14 6 7 41 22 +19 48
4 Avia Świdnik 27 14 5 8 48 30 +18 47
5 Chełmianka Chełm 27 13 4 10 52 46 +6 43
6 Podlasie Biała Podlaska 27 11 9 7 40 28 +12 42
7 KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski 27 12 5 10 42 35 +7 41
8 Garbarnia Kraków 27 10 8 9 41 44 −3 38[a]
9 Wiślanie Jaśkowice 27 11 5 11 45 36 +9 38[a]
10 Świdniczanka Świdnik 27 10 7 10 35 40 −5 37
11 Unia Tarnów 27 10 5 12 43 47 −4 35
12 Czarni Połaniec 27 8 9 10 45 47 −2 33
13 Wisłoka Dębica 27 7 9 11 32 45 −13 30
14 Podhale Nowy Targ 27 6 10 11 30 35 −5 28[b]
15 KS Wiązownica 27 7 7 13 37 63 −26 28[b]
16 Orlęta Radzyń Podlaski 27 5 8 14 27 46 −19 23 Relegation to IV liga
17 Sokół Sieniawa 27 6 2 19 29 69 −40 20
18 Karpaty Krosno 27 4 7 16 17 56 −39 19
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2024. 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.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Ranked on head-to-head points: Garbarnia Kraków 4, Wiślanie Jaśkowice 1.
  2. ^ a b Ranked on head-to-head points: Podhale Nowy Targ 4, KS Wiązownica 1.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b KOMUNIKAT ZARZĄDU PZPN XI/2013 Z DNIA 22 LISTOPADA 2013 ROKU
  2. ^ "Match report". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 13 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Match report". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 4 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.

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