IV liga
Founded | 7 January 2007 (New Formula) |
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Country | Poland |
Confederation | UEFA |
Number of teams | 337 (in 2019/20) |
Level on pyramid | 5 |
Promotion to | III liga |
Relegation to | Liga okręgowa or V liga |
Domestic cup(s) | Polish Cup |
Current: 2023–24 IV liga |
IV liga (Czwarta liga) is the fifth level of the Polish football league system. The current structure of IV liga was created in season 2000/01 after introducing new administrative division of Poland. 16 clubs, one from each voivodeship (province), are promoted to III liga. The bottom clubs are relegated to Liga okręgowa or V liga (depending on the voivodeship).
Until the end of the 2007/08[1] season IV liga lay at fourth tier of league system but this was changed with the formation of the Ekstraklasa as the highest level of football league in Poland.
Groups[edit]
In 2023/24 season, there are 17 [2] parallel groups of IV liga. There are two groups in 4 voivodeships but only one club can be promoted after winning the play-offs between the winners of these two groups.
- dolnośląska (Lower Silesia)
- kujawsko-pomorska (Cuyavia-Pomerania)
- lubelska (Lublin)
- lubuska (Lubusz)
- łódzka (Łódź)
- małopolska (Lesser Poland)
- mazowiecka (Mazovia)
- opolska (Opole)
- podkarpacka (Subcarpathia)
- podlaska (Podlasie)
- pomorska (Pomerania)
- śląska (Silesia) - 2 groups
- świętokrzyska (Holy Cross)
- warmińsko-mazurska (Warmia-Masuria)
- wielkopolska (Greater Poland)
- zachodniopomorska (West Pomerania)