2020–21 III liga

The 2020–21 III liga is 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 fifth season under its current league division format.

III liga
Season2020–21
Dates1 August 2020 – June 2021
2021–22 →

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 will end in June 2021. The teams included amateur clubs (although a few are semi-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.[1]

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

Changes from last season

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

League tables

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki 17 13 0 4 42 15 +27 39 Promotion to II liga
2 Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki 18 10 4 4 35 20 +15 34
3 Polonia Warsaw 18 10 4 4 32 18 +14 34
4 Znicz Biała Piska 18 9 6 3 34 23 +11 33
5 Legia Warsaw II 18 9 3 6 33 22 +11 30
6 Unia Skierniewice 18 9 3 6 33 22 +11 30
7 Legionovia Legionowo 17 8 6 3 23 16 +7 30
8 Pelikan Łowicz 18 8 5 5 29 26 +3 29
9 Sokół Aleksandrów Łódzki 18 7 6 5 30 16 +14 27
10 KS Kutno 18 8 2 8 27 28 −1 26
11 RKS Radomsko 18 7 4 7 27 27 0 25
12 GKS Wikielec 18 7 4 7 26 32 −6 25
13 Jagiellonia Białystok II 15 7 4 4 27 21 +6 25
14 Błonianka Błonie 16 7 2 7 32 25 +7 23
15 Broń Radom 18 5 5 8 20 31 −11 20
16 Ursus Warsaw 18 5 4 9 22 29 −7 19
17 Lechia Tomaszów Mazowiecki 17 5 2 10 22 42 −20 17
18 Concordia Elbląg 17 4 5 8 16 22 −6 17
19 Ruch Wysokie Mazowieckie 17 3 8 6 20 31 −11 17
20 Huragan Morąg 18 3 7 8 20 33 −13 16
21 Olimpia Zambrów 18 3 2 13 22 36 −14 11
22 KS Wasilków 18 2 2 14 15 52 −37 8
Updated to match(es) played on 6 December 2020. 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.

Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Radunia Stężyca 17 14 1 2 53 12 +41 43 Promotion to II liga
2 Polonia Środa Wielkopolska 17 13 2 2 41 15 +26 41
3 Świt Skolwin 17 12 4 1 38 12 +26 40
4 GKS Przodkowo 17 8 5 4 31 18 +13 29
5 KP Starogard Gdański 17 9 2 6 27 26 +1 29
6 Bałtyk Gdynia 17 8 5 4 28 18 +10 29
7 Bałtyk Koszalin 17 8 4 5 38 26 +12 28
8 Pogoń Szczecin II 17 8 3 6 43 35 +8 27
9 Elana Toruń 17 7 6 4 35 18 +17 27
10 Kotwica Kołobrzeg 17 6 8 3 22 18 +4 26
11 Jarota Jarocin 17 7 4 6 39 26 +13 25
12 Sokół Kleczew 17 7 3 7 26 23 +3 24
13 Nielba Wągrowiec 17 6 5 6 33 29 +4 23
14 Unia Swarzędz 17 6 4 7 28 20 +8 22
15 Unia Janikowo 17 6 4 7 24 32 −8 22
16 Flota Świnoujście 17 5 5 7 21 33 −12 20
17 Gwardia Koszalin 17 5 4 8 22 28 −6 19
18 Pomorzanin Toruń 17 4 6 7 16 20 −4 18
19 Gryf Wejherowo 17 5 2 10 22 41 −19 17
20 Chemik Police 17 1 3 13 6 48 −42 6
21 Górnik Konin 17 0 2 15 9 50 −41 2
22 Mieszko Gniezno 17 0 2 15 9 63 −54 2
Updated to match(es) played on 6 December 2020. 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.

Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Ruch Chorzów 18 14 2 2 48 15 +33 44 Promotion to II liga
2 Polonia Bytom 18 13 3 2 43 18 +25 42
3 Ślęza Wrocław 18 11 5 2 44 18 +26 38
4 Pniówek Pawłowice 18 10 3 5 32 22 +10 33
5 LKS Goczałkowice-Zdrój 18 10 2 6 33 25 +8 32
6 Lechia Zielona Góra 18 8 4 6 29 30 −1 28
7 Zagłębie Lubin II 18 7 4 7 30 22 +8 25
8 MKS Kluczbork 18 7 4 7 34 34 0 25
9 Stal Brzeg 18 6 6 6 34 28 +6 24
10 Gwarek Tarnowskie Góry 18 6 5 7 29 39 −10 23
11 Rekord Bielsko-Biała 18 6 5 7 27 22 +5 23
12 Miedź Legnica II 18 6 4 8 25 30 −5 22
13 Górnik Zabrze II 18 6 3 9 32 30 +2 21
14 Piast Żmigród 18 4 8 6 31 32 −1 20
15 ROW 1964 Rybnik 18 4 7 7 24 33 −9 19
16 Warta Gorzów Wielkopolski 18 5 3 10 18 35 −17 18 Relegation to IV liga
17 Foto-Higiena Gać 18 4 5 9 26 41 −15 17
18 Polonia Nysa 18 3 2 13 21 49 −28 11
19 Polonia Świdnica 18 3 1 14 20 57 −37 10
Updated to match(es) played on 29 November 2020. 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.

Group 4
III liga, group 4
Season2020–21
Dates1 August 2020 – 20 June 2021
Matches played200
Goals scored678 (3.39 per match)
Top goalscorerAdrian Paluchowski
(19 goals)
Biggest home winKorona II 8–0 Podlasie
(12 September 2020)
Sokół 8–0 Jutrzenka
(23 September 2020)
Biggest away winWiązownica 1–7 Siarka
(23 August 2020)
Highest scoringHetman 2–7 Chełmianka
(25 November 2020)
All statistics correct as of 5 December 2020.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Wisła Puławy 20 15 3 2 54 20 +34 48 Promotion to II liga
2 Sokół Sieniawa 20 12 7 1 38 16 +22 43
3 Stal Stalowa Wola 20 12 2 6 40 23 +17 38
4 Wisła Sandomierz 20 10 7 3 36 24 +12 37
5 Wólczanka Wólka Pełkińska 20 11 3 6 43 26 +17 36
6 Avia Świdnik 20 10 6 4 46 20 +26 36
7 KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski 20 10 2 8 34 23 +11 32
8 Siarka Tarnobrzeg 20 9 4 7 39 29 +10 31
9 Podhale Nowy Targ 20 9 4 7 32 28 +4 31
10 ŁKS Łagów 20 8 4 8 29 33 −4 28
11 Chełmianka Chełm 20 8 4 8 33 30 +3 28
12 Wisłoka Dębica 20 7 7 6 26 21 +5 28
13 Lewart Lubartów 20 6 8 6 26 23 +3 26
14 Korona Kielce II 20 7 2 11 37 45 −8 23
15 Stal Kraśnik 20 6 4 10 25 32 −7 22
16 KS Wiązownica 20 6 3 11 25 45 −20 21 Relegation to IV liga
17 Orlęta Radzyń Podlaski 20 5 4 11 21 42 −21 19
18 Podlasie Biała Podlaska 20 5 3 12 29 55 −26 18
19 Cracovia II 20 5 3 12 22 29 −7 18
20 Jutrzenka Giebułtów 20 4 4 12 25 54 −29 16
21 Hetman Zamość 20 1 4 15 18 60 −42 7
Updated to match(es) played on 5 December 2020. 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.

See also

Notes

    References
    1. "Mecze piłkarskie bez udziału publiczności" [Football matches without audience participation] (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
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