Polish football league system
The Polish football league system is a series of leagues for club football in Poland.
The men's system
The Ekstraklasa lies at the top of the Polish football system, followed by I liga, II liga and III liga. Starting from the 2016/2017, 4th tier in Poland has 4 groups. Size of 5th level is under discussion. [1]
Level |
League(s)/Division(s) | |||||||||||||||
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1 |
Ekstraklasa | |||||||||||||||
2 |
I liga | |||||||||||||||
3 |
II liga | |||||||||||||||
4 |
III liga |
III liga |
III liga |
III liga | ||||||||||||
5 | IV liga - 21 parallel divisions (Regional) 16-20 clubs total - 368 clubs | |||||||||||||||
6 | Regional league "Klasa okręgowa" - 55 parallel divisions 14 up to 18 clubs | |||||||||||||||
7 | A class "Klasa A" - 128 parallel divisions 14 clubs | |||||||||||||||
8 | B class "Klasa B" - 192 parallel divisions In most of the regions it is the last league level. | |||||||||||||||
9 | C class "Klasa C" - 23 parallel divisions Not in all regions. |
The women's system
The women's league system was changed massively in 2010-11:[2]
Level |
League(s)/Division(s) | |||||||||||||||
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1 |
Ekstraliga Kobiet | |||||||||||||||
2 |
I liga (Group North) |
I liga (Group South) | ||||||||||||||
3 |
II liga |
II liga |
II liga |
II liga | ||||||||||||
4 |
III liga(Regional) 16 provincial leagues |
References
- ↑ "Ekstraklasa". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- ↑ ekstrasligakobiet.pl Archived May 31, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.