2020–21 III liga

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.

III liga

Season	2020–21
Dates	1 August 2020 – 26 June 2021
Champions	Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki Radunia Stężyca Ruch Chorzów Wisła Puławy
Top goalscorer	Krzysztof Bartoszak (29 goals)^[1]
← 2019–20 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 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:

• Group I (Łódź – Masovian – Podlaskie – Warmian-Masurian)
• Group II (Kuyavian-Pomeranian – Greater Poland – Pomeranian – West Pomeranian)
• Group III (Lower Silesian – Lubusz – Opole – Silesian)
• Group IV (Świętokrzyskie – Lesser Poland – Lublin – Podkarpackie)

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^{[citation needed]}
• Group II – Pomeranian Football Association^{[citation needed]}
• Group III – Opole Football Association^{[citation needed]}
• Group IV – Świętokrzyskie Football Association^{[citation needed]}

 

 

Błonianka

 

Broń

 

Concordia

 

Huragan

 

Kutno

 

Jagiellonia II

 

Lechia T.M.

 

Legia II

 

Legionovia

 

Olimpia

 

Pelikan

 

Pogoń G.M.

 

Polonia W.

 

Radomsko

 

Ruch

 

Sokół A.Ł.

 

Stal B.

 

Świt N.D.M.

 

Ursus

 

Unia S.

 

Wasilków

 

Wikielec

 

Znicz

 

Bałtyk G.

 

Bałtyk K.

 

Chemik

 

Elana

 

Flota

 

Górnik K.

 

Gryf

 

Gwardia

 

Jarota

 

Kotwica

 

Mieszko

 

Nielba

 

Polonia Ś.W.

 

Pomorzanin

 

Pogoń II S.

 

Przodkowo

 

Radunia

 

Sokół K.

 

Starogard G.

 

Świt S.

 

Unia J.

 

Unia S.

 

Foto-Higiena

 

Goczałkowice Z.

 

Górnik II Z.

 

Gwarek

 

Kluczbork

 

Lechia Z.G.

 

Miedź II

 

Piast Ż.

 

Pniówek

 

Polonia B.

 

Rekord

 

Polonia-Stal

 

Ruch

 

Rybnik

 

Polonia N.

 

Ślęza

 

Warta G.W.

 

Zagłębie II L.

 

Avia

 

Chełmianka

 

Cracovia II

 

Hetman

 

Jutrzenka

 

Korona II

 

Lewart

 

Łagów

 

Motor

 

Orlęta

 

Ostrowiec Ś.

 

Podhale

 

Podlasie

 

Siarka

 

Stal K.

 

Stal S.W.

 

Wiązownica

 

Wisła P.

 

Wisła S.

 

Wisłoka

 

Wólczanka

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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.

To III liga Relegated from 2019–20 II liga Promoted from 2019–20 IV liga   Legionovia Legionowo   Elana Toruń   Gryf Wejherowo   Stal Stalowa Wola   KS Kutno   Błonianka Błonie   Jagiellonia Białystok II   GKS Wikielec   Pomorzanin Toruń   GKS Przodkowo   Unia Swarzędz   Flota Świnoujście   Polonia-Stal Świdnica   Warta Gorzów Wielkopolski   Polonia Nysa   LKS Goczałkowice-Zdrój   KS Wiązownica   ŁKS Łagów   Lewart Lubartów   Cracovia II

From III liga Promoted to 2020–21 II liga Relegated to 2020–21 IV liga Withdrawn teams 2019–20 III liga   Sokół Ostróda   KKS 1925 Kalisz   Śląsk Wrocław II   Motor Lublin   Hutnik Kraków No teams were relegated.   Grom Nowy Staw   Ruch Zdzieszowice   LZS Starowice Dolne

League tables

Group 1

III liga Group 1

Season	2020–21
Dates	8 August 2020 – 20 June 2021
Champions	Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki
Top goalscorer	Bartosz Giełażyn   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

Season	2020–21
Dates	1 August 2020 – 26 June 2021
Champions	Radunia Stężyca
Top goalscorer	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^[a]	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

Season	2020–21
Dates	1 August 2020 – 19 June 2021
Champions	Ruch Chorzów
Top goalscorer	Marcin Przybylski   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

Season	2020–21
Dates	1 August 2020 – 20 June 2021
Champions	Wisła Puławy
Top goalscorer	Adrian Paluchowski (28 goals)^[5]

Pos	Team v t e	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

• 2020–21 Ekstraklasa
• 2020–21 I liga
• 2020–21 II liga
• 2020–21 Polish Cup

Notes

References

1. "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.

External links

• Official website (in Polish)