The 2024–25 III liga (also known as Betclic III liga for sponsorship reasons)[1] is the 17th 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 8th season under its current league division format.[2] The league is operated by the Polish Football Association (PZPN).

III liga
Season2024–25
DatesAugust 2024 – June 2025

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 in 2024 and will conclude in 2025. The teams include semi-professional clubs (although a few are professional) and the reserve teams of professional clubs. From this season onwards, promotion/relegation play-offs will be played, with two second-placed teams facing teams placed 13th and 14th from the II liga.[3]

Changes from last season

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The following teams have changed division since the 2023–24 season.

To III liga

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Relegated from
2023–24 II liga
  Lech Poznań II
  Sandecja Nowy Sącz
  Stomil Olsztyn
Promoted from
2023–24 IV liga
Group 1
  Sokoł Aleksandrów Łódzki
  Wisła Płock II
  Wigry Suwałki
  Polonia Lidzbark Warmiński
Group 2
  Wda Świecie
  Kotwica Kórnik
  Gryf Słupsk
  Wybrzeże Rewalskie Rewal
Group 3
  Miedź Legnica II
  Polonia Słubice
  Stal Brzeg
  Podlesianka Katowice
Group 4
  Korona Kielce II
  Wisła Kraków II
  Lewart Lewartów
  Pogoń-Sokół Lubaczów

From III liga

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Promoted to
2024–25 II liga
  Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki
  Świt Szczecin
  Rekord Bielsko-Biała
  Wieczysta Kraków
Relegated to
2024–25 IV liga
Group 1
  Olimpia Zambrów
  Concordia Elbląg
  Legionovia Legionowo
  Pilica Białobrzegi
Group 2
  Wikęd Luzino
  Stolem Gniewino
  KP Starogard Gdański
  Unia Solec Kujawski
Group 3[a]
  Gwarek Tarnowskie Góry
  LZS Starowice Dolne
  Raków Częstochowa II
Group 4
  Garbarnia Kraków[b]
  Karpaty Krosno
  Orlęta Radzyń Podlaski
  Sokół Sieniawa
  1. ^ After Radunia Stężyca's withdrawal from the II liga, only three teams were relegated from Group 3.
  2. ^ Unia Tarnów was initially scheduled for relegation, before Garbarnia withdrew from competition on 30 July 2024.[4]

Format

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72 teams are divided into four groups according to geographical criteria:[2]

Teams

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The following teams are competing in the III liga for the 2024–25 season.

Group I Group II Group III Group IV

League tables

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Group I

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III liga Group I
Season2024–25
Dates2 August 2024 –
Matches played159
Goals scored474 (2.98 per match)
Top goalscorerHubert Antkowiak
(14 goals)
Biggest home winMławianka 6–0 Świt
(14 September 2024)
Unia 6–0 Polonia
(17 November 2024)
Biggest away winVictoria 0–5 Świt
(16 November 2024)
Highest scoringŚwit 2–6 Unia
(17 August 2024)
Lechia 4–4 ŁKS
(14 September 2024)
GKS B. 6–2 Mławianka
(23 November 2024)
All statistics correct as of 2 December 2024.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Unia Skierniewice 18 12 3 3 41 19 +22 39 Promotion to II liga
2 Legia Warsaw II 17 11 2 4 38 20 +18 35 Qualification to the promotion play-offs
3 Wigry Suwałki 18 8 7 3 29 17 +12 31
4 ŁKS Łomża 17 8 5 4 29 23 +6 29
5 Wisła Płock II 18 7 6 5 36 31 +5 27
6 Broń Radom 18 7 6 5 17 17 0 27
7 GKS Bełchatów 18 7 5 6 28 22 +6 26
8 Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki 18 8 2 8 25 34 −9 26
9 Warta Sieradz 17 7 4 6 23 25 −2 25
10 Jagiellonia Białystok II 18 7 3 8 29 24 +5 24
11 Victoria Sulejówek 18 6 4 8 28 31 −3 22
12 Lechia Tomaszów Mazowiecki 18 6 4 8 26 29 −3 22
13 GKS Wikielec 17 4 8 5 16 20 −4 20
14 Pelikan Łowicz 17 6 1 10 20 28 −8 19
15 Stomil Olsztyn 18 5 4 9 22 33 −11 19 Relegation to IV liga
16 Mławianka Mława 17 5 3 9 34 38 −4 18
17 Polonia Lidzbark Warmiński 18 3 7 8 27 42 −15 16
18 Sokół Aleksandrów Łódzki 18 2 6 10 12 27 −15 12
Updated to match(es) played on 30 November 2024. Source: 90minut.pl Soccerway
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 II

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III liga Group II
Season2024–25
Dates3 August 2024 –
Matches played162
Goals scored498 (3.07 per match)
Top goalscorerPatryk Mikita
(12 goals)
Biggest home winVineta 6–0 Gedania
(7 September 2024)
Wda 6–0 Polonia
(13 October 2024)
Biggest away winKotwica 0–5 Polonia
(26 October 2024)
Highest scoringPolonia 6–4 Vineta
(24 November 2024)
All statistics correct as of 2 December 2024.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Błękitni Stargard 18 11 4 3 40 21 +19 37 Promotion to II liga
2 Lech Poznań II 18 10 4 4 39 23 +16 34 Qualification to the promotion play-offs
3 Sokół Kleczew 18 10 4 4 28 22 +6 34
4 Pogoń Szczecin II 18 9 5 4 38 26 +12 32
5 Unia Swąrzedz 18 8 5 5 33 25 +8 29
6 Zawisza Bydgoszcz 18 7 7 4 35 24 +11 28
7 Wda Świecie 18 7 5 6 24 19 +5 26
8 Noteć Czarnków 18 7 4 7 29 38 −9 25
9 Elana Toruń 18 6 6 6 20 22 −2 24
10 Flota Świnoujście 18 6 6 6 24 27 −3 24
11 Polonia Środa Wielkopolska 18 6 5 7 33 32 +1 23
12 Cartusia Kartuzy 18 6 4 8 18 24 −6 22
13 Pogoń Nowe Skalmierzyce 18 6 4 8 23 30 −7 22
14 Gryf Słupsk 18 4 8 6 19 19 0 20
15 Vineta Wolin 18 4 4 10 33 38 −5 16 Relegation to IV liga
16 Kotwica Kórnik 18 3 7 8 28 36 −8 16
17 Wybrzeże Rewalskie Rewal 18 4 4 10 14 27 −13 16
18 Gedania Gdańsk 18 3 4 11 20 45 −25 13
Updated to match(es) played on 30 November 2024. Source: 90minut.pl Soccerway
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 III

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III liga Group III
Season2024–25
Dates3 August 2024 –
Matches played161
Goals scored478 (2.97 per match)
Top goalscorerMarcin Przybylski
(14 goals)
Biggest home winMKS 6–0 Karkonosze
(9 October 2024)
Biggest away winStilon 1–5 MKS
(21 September 2024)
Highest scoringKarkonosze 5–3 Odra
(17 August 2024)
Miedź II 6–2 Górnik P.
(4 October 2024)
Pniówek 5–3 Stal
(16 November 2024)
All statistics correct as of 2 December 2024.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Śląsk Wrocław II 18 12 3 3 41 16 +25 39 Promotion to II liga
2 Carina Gubin 18 12 1 5 36 20 +16 37 Qualification to the promotion play-offs
3 Miedź Legnica II 18 10 4 4 34 26 +8 34
4 MKS Kluczbork 18 9 5 4 32 18 +14 32
5 LKS Goczałkowice-Zdrój 18 7 10 1 30 18 +12 31
6 Ślęza Wrocław 17 9 3 5 32 26 +6 30
7 Karkonosze Jelenia Góra 18 8 5 5 26 25 +1 29
8 Lechia Zielona Góra 18 8 4 6 30 21 +9 28
9 Pniówek Pawłowice Śląskie 17 9 1 7 27 31 −4 28
10 Warta Gorzów Wielkopolski 18 8 3 7 27 27 0 27
11 Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski 18 7 3 8 22 27 −5 24
12 Górnik Polkowice 18 6 5 7 21 24 −3 23
13 Odra Bytom Odrzański 18 6 4 8 24 27 −3 22
14 Górnik Zabrze II 18 5 5 8 32 28 +4 20
15 Podlesianka Katowice 18 5 4 9 24 31 −7 19 Relegation to IV liga
16 Unia Turza Śląska 18 4 4 10 18 33 −15 16
17 Stal Brzeg 18 0 5 13 12 36 −24 5
18 Polonia Słubice 18 1 1 16 10 44 −34 4
Updated to match(es) played on 27 November 2024. Source: 90minut.pl Soccerway
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 IV

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III liga Group IV
Season2024–25
Dates3 August 2024 –
Matches played161
Goals scored521 (3.24 per match)
Top goalscorerRafał Wolsztyński
(20 goals)
Biggest home winSandecja 6–0 Czarni
(21 August 2024)
Avia 6–0 Lewart
(12 October 2024)
Biggest away winUnia 1–9 Wisłoka
(21 August 2024)
Highest scoringUnia 1–9 Wisłoka
(21 August 2024)
Wisła II 6–4 Pogoń-Sokół
(7 September 2024)
All statistics correct as of 2 December 2024.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Sandecja Nowy Sącz 18 13 4 1 41 15 +26 43 Promotion to II liga
2 Podhale Nowy Targ 18 12 2 4 36 26 +10 38 Qualification to the promotion play-offs
3 Siarka Tarnobrzeg 18 11 2 5 28 19 +9 35
4 KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski 18 10 4 4 29 23 +6 34
5 Wisłoka Dębica 18 10 2 6 42 23 +19 32
6 Chełmianka Chełm 18 10 2 6 40 26 +14 32
7 Star Starachowice 18 9 3 6 35 24 +11 30
8 Avia Świdnik 17 7 6 4 33 19 +14 27
9 Podlasie Biała Podlaska 18 8 3 7 27 23 +4 27
10 Korona Kielce II 17 7 5 5 29 26 +3 26
11 Wiślanie Skawina 18 6 7 5 25 21 +4 25
12 Wisła Kraków II 18 5 6 7 40 33 +7 21
13 Czarni Połaniec 18 5 5 8 26 40 −14 20
14 KS Wiązownica 18 5 3 10 22 32 −10 18
15 Pogoń-Sokół Lubaczów 18 5 3 10 26 38 −12 18 Relegation to IV liga
16 Świdniczanka Świdnik 18 2 5 11 15 36 −21 11
17 Lewart Lubartów 18 3 1 14 15 43 −28 10
18 Unia Tarnów 18 0 3 15 12 54 −42 3
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2024. Source: 90minut.pl Soccerway
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

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References

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  1. ^ "Betclic Sponsorem Tytularnym 1. Ligi do końca sezonu 2027/2028" (in Polish). I liga. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b KOMUNIKAT ZARZĄDU PZPN XI/2013 Z DNIA 22 LISTOPADA 2013 ROKU
  3. ^ "PZPN zatwierdził reformę II ligi". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  4. ^ Pasternak, Dominik (29 July 2024). "Garbarnia Kraków wycofuje się z rozgrywek Betclic 3 Ligi". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 30 July 2024.