2021–22 III liga

III liga
Season2021–22
Dates6 August 2021 – 18 June 2022
ChampionsPolonia Warsaw
Kotwica Kołobrzeg
Zagłębie Lubin II
Siarka Tarnobrzeg
Matches played1,244
Goals scored3,826 (3.08 per match)
Top goalscorerPoland Wojciech Białek
(25 goals)[1]

The 2021–22 III liga season was the 14th edition 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 6th season under its current league division format.[2] The league was operated by the Polish Football Association (PZPN).

The competition was contested by 73 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 2021 and ended in June 2022. The teams included semi-professional clubs (although a few are professional) and the reserve teams of professional clubs.

Format

Geographical criteria.

73 teams were divided into four groups according to geographical criteria:[2]

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

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Location of teams and stadiums in 2021–22 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 2020–21 season.

To III liga

Relegated from
2020–21 II liga 		Decrease Olimpia Grudziądz
Decrease Błękitni Stargard 		Promoted from
2020–21 IV liga 		Group 1
Increase ŁKS Łódź II
Increase Pilica Białobrzegi
Increase Wissa Szczuczyn
Increase Mamry Giżycko[3] 		Group 2
Increase Zawisza Bydgoszcz
Increase Stolem Gniewino
Increase Pogoń Nowe Skalmierzyce
Increase Kluczevia Stargard[4] 		Group 3
Increase Karkonosze Jelenia Góra
Increase Carina Gubin
Increase Odra Wodzisław Śląski[5] 		Group 4
Increase Tomasovia Tomaszów Lubelski
Increase Unia Tarnów
Increase Korona Rzeszów
Increase Czarni Połaniec[6]

From III liga

Promoted to
2021–22 II liga 		Increase Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki
Increase Radunia Stężyca
Increase Ruch Chorzów
Increase Wisła Puławy 		Relegated to
2021–22 IV liga 		Group 1
Decrease GKS Wikielec
Decrease Concordia Elbląg
Decrease RKS Radomsko
Decrease Olimpia Zambrów
Decrease Ruch Wysokie Mazowieckie
Decrease Huragan Morąg
Decrease KS Wasilków 		Group 2
Decrease Nielba Wągrowiec
Decrease Flota Świnoujście
Decrease Pomorzanin Toruń
Decrease Unia Swarzędz
Decrease Gwardia Koszalin
Decrease Gryf Wejherowo
Decrease Górnik Konin
Decrease Chemik Police
Decrease Mieszko Gniezno 		Group 3
Decrease ROW 1964 Rybnik
Decrease Polonia-Stal Świdnica
Decrease Polonia Nysa 		Group 4
Decrease Lewart Lubartów
Decrease KS Wiązownica
Decrease Korona II Kielce
Decrease Stal Kraśnik
Decrease Jutrzenka Giebułtów
Decrease Hetman Zamość

League tables

Group 1

III liga Group 1
Season2021–22
Dates7 August 2021 – 18 June 2022
ChampionsPolonia Warsaw
RelegatedWissa Szczuczyn
Sokół Aleksandrów Łódzki
Znicz Biała Piska
GKS Wikielec
Mamry Giżycko
KS Kutno
Matches played342
Goals scored1,072 (3.13 per match)
Top goalscorerPoland Michał Strzałkowski
(24 goals)[7]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Polonia Warsaw (C, P) 36 26 3 7 80 27 +53 81 Promotion to II liga
2 Legionovia Legionowo 36 24 8 4 76 39 +37 80
3 Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki 36 17 8 11 58 46 +12 59
4 Legia Warsaw II 36 16 10 10 77 55 +22 58
5 Błonianka Błonie 36 17 6 13 61 62 −1 57
6 Lechia Tomaszów Mazowiecki 36 16 8 12 63 48 +15 56
7 ŁKS Łódź II 36 15 9 12 63 52 +11 54
8 Ursus Warsaw 36 15 8 13 53 63 −10 53
9 Jagiellonia Białystok II 36 16 4 16 66 58 +8 52
10 Broń Radom 36 15 6 15 48 55 −7 51
11 Unia Skierniewice 36 15 4 17 60 58 +2 49
12 Pelikan Łowicz 36 12 10 14 57 46 +11 46
13 Pilica Białobrzegi 36 13 6 17 57 72 −15 45
14 KS Kutno (R) 36 11 10 15 47 61 −14 43 Relegation to IV liga
15 Mamry Giżycko (R) 36 13 3 20 40 66 −26 42
16 GKS Wikielec (R) 36 10 12 14 42 53 −11 42
17 Znicz Biała Piska (R) 36 12 6 18 55 69 −14 42
18 Sokół Aleksandrów Łódzki (R) 36 5 10 21 36 64 −28 25
19 Wissa Szczuczyn (R) 36 4 9 23 28 73 −45 21
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

Group 2

III liga Group 2
Season2021–22
Dates6 August 2021 – 18 June 2022
ChampionsKotwica Kołobrzeg
RelegatedElana Toruń
Kluczevia Stargard
Bałtyk Koszalin
Matches played290
Goals scored897 (3.09 per match)
Top goalscorerPoland Jakub Bojas
(23 goals)[8]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Kotwica Kołobrzeg (C, P) 34 24 6 4 75 25 +50 78 Promotion to II liga
2 Olimpia Grudziądz 34 24 5 5 77 24 +53 77
3 Unia Janikowo 34 18 6 10 62 47 +15 60
4 Pogoń Szczecin II 34 16 10 8 60 36 +24 58
5 Pogoń Nowe Skalmierzyce 34 17 7 10 54 42 +12 58
6 Sokół Kleczew 34 17 5 12 53 39 +14 56
7 Świt Szczecin 34 16 8 10 56 37 +19 56
8 Zawisza Bydgoszcz 34 14 8 12 57 51 +6 50
9 Błękitni Stargard 34 13 6 15 48 54 −6 45
10 Polonia Środa Wielkopolska 34 12 7 15 40 63 −23 43
11 KP Starogard Gdański 34 11 9 14 44 51 −7 42
12 Stolem Gniewino 34 10 11 13 43 66 −23 41
13 Jarota Jarocin 34 9 9 16 40 47 −7 36
14 Bałtyk Gdynia 34 10 6 18 44 57 −13 36
15 GKS Przodkowo 34 9 9 16 40 51 −11 36
16 Bałtyk Koszalin (R) 34 9 8 17 40 58 −18 35 Relegation to IV liga
17 Kluczevia Kluczewo (R) 34 7 5 22 28 65 −37 26
18 Elana Toruń[a] (W) 34 6 3 25 36 84 −48 21 Withdrawal
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; (W) Withdrawn
Notes:
  1. ^ Elana Toruń withdrawn the league after the first half of the season. They relegated to IV liga replacing their reserve team.

Group 3

III liga Group 3
Season2021–22
Dates7 August 2021 – 15 June 2022
ChampionsZagłębie Lubin II
RelegatedFoto-Higiena Gać
Karkonosze Jelenia Góra
Piast Żmigród
Matches played306
Goals scored954 (3.12 per match)
Top goalscorerPoland Patryk Kusztal
(17 goals)[9]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Zagłębie Lubin II (C, P) 34 23 8 3 86 42 +44 77 Promotion to II liga
2 Ślęza Wrocław 34 20 9 5 83 37 +46 69
3 Polonia Bytom 34 20 5 9 66 34 +32 65
4 Rekord Bielsko-Biała 34 18 8 8 70 43 +27 62
5 LKS Goczałkowice-Zdrój 34 15 9 10 47 41 +6 54
6 Miedź Legnica II 34 15 7 12 56 63 −7 52
7 Górnik Zabrze II 34 15 6 13 49 49 0 51
8 Pniówek Pawłowice 34 12 11 11 55 55 0 47
9 Stal Brzeg 34 14 4 16 51 47 +4 46
10 Lechia Zielona Góra 34 12 9 13 49 44 +5 45
11 Odra Wodzisław Śląski 34 12 7 15 47 63 −16 43
12 MKS Kluczbork 34 12 7 15 55 57 −2 43
13 Gwarek Tarnowskie Góry 34 9 12 13 44 50 −6 39
14 Carina Gubin 34 11 6 17 40 49 −9 39
15 Warta Gorzów Wielkopolski 34 9 9 16 41 54 −13 36
16 Piast Żmigród (R) 34 10 6 18 46 76 −30 36 Relegation to IV liga
17 Karkonosze Jelenia Góra (R) 34 9 3 22 40 69 −29 30
18 Foto-Higiena Gać (R) 34 4 6 24 29 81 −52 18
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

Group 4

III liga Group 4
Season2021–22
Dates7 August 2021 – 18 June 2022
ChampionsSiarka Tarnobrzeg
RelegatedWólczanka Wólka Pełkińska
Tomasovia Tomaszów Lubelski
Korona Rzeszów
Matches played306
Goals scored903 (2.95 per match)
Top goalscorerPoland Wojciech Białek
(25 goals)[1]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Siarka Tarnobrzeg (C, P) 34 22 6 6 68 29 +39 72 Promotion to II liga
2 Chełmianka Chełm 34 20 6 8 55 31 +24 66
3 ŁKS Łagów 34 20 6 8 59 31 +28 66
4 Avia Świdnik 34 20 5 9 67 32 +35 65
5 Podhale Nowy Targ 34 17 8 9 65 44 +21 59
6 Cracovia II 34 17 7 10 67 38 +29 58
7 Stal Stalowa Wola 34 15 6 13 48 38 +10 51
8 KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski 34 14 9 11 41 39 +2 51
9 Unia Tarnów 34 12 12 10 50 48 +2 48
10 Wisłoka Dębica 34 12 12 10 51 59 −8 48
11 Orlęta Radzyń Podlaski 34 12 10 12 55 52 +3 46
12 Czarni Połaniec 34 11 8 15 47 63 −16 41
13 Sokół Sieniawa 34 11 8 15 38 62 −24 41
14 Podlasie Biała Podlaska 34 9 12 13 41 49 −8 39
15 Wisła Sandomierz 34 8 6 20 42 68 −26 30
16 Korona Rzeszów (R) 34 7 8 19 42 74 −32 29 Relegation to IV liga
17 Tomasovia Tomaszów Lubelski (R) 32 5 4 23 37 69 −32 19
18 Wólczanka Wólka Pełkińska (R) 34 4 5 25 30 77 −47 17
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.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Strzelcy (Grupa IV)". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b KOMUNIKAT ZARZĄDU PZPN XI/2013 Z DNIA 22 LISTOPADA 2013 ROKU
  3. ^ "III liga 2021/2022, grupa: I".
  4. ^ "III liga 2021/2022, grupa: II".
  5. ^ "III liga 2021/2022, grupa: III".
  6. ^ "III liga 2021/2022, grupa: IV".
  7. ^ "Strzelcy (Grupa I)". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Strzelcy (Grupa II)". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Strzelcy (Grupa III)". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 16 June 2022.