Polish football league system

The Polish football league system refers to the league system for association football in Poland.

The men's system

As of the 2025–26 season. The Ekstraklasa lies at the top of the Polish football system, followed by I liga, II liga and III liga. From fifth tier (IV liga) downwards, the competition is held under the jurisdiction of the regional football associations.

Level	League(s) / Division(s)
1	Ekstraklasa 18 clubs ↓ 3 teams
2	I liga 18 clubs ↑ 3 teams ↓ 3 teams
3	II liga 18 clubs ↑ 3 teams ↓ 4-6 teams
4	III liga Group I (North-East) 18 clubs ↑ 1-2 teams ↓ 3-7 teams	III liga Group II (North-West) 18 clubs ↑ 1-2 teams ↓ 3-7 teams	III liga Group III (South-West) 18 clubs ↑ 1-2 teams ↓ 3-7 teams	III liga Group IV (South-East) 18 clubs ↑ 1-2 teams ↓ 3-7 teams
5	IV liga — 16 parallel divisions 16–18 clubs (total: 282 clubs) ↑ 16 teams
6	Liga okręgowa / V liga — 43 parallel divisions (total: 685 teams) 14–18 clubs
7	Klasa A / Klasa okręgowa — 106 parallel divisions Up to 14 clubs
8	Klasa B / Klasa A — 168 parallel divisions In most of the regions it is the last league level. Up to 14 clubs
9	Klasa C / Klasa B — 59 parallel divisions Not in all regions. Number of clubs vary
10	Klasa C — 4 parallel divisions Only in Silesian Voivodeship. Number of clubs vary

The women's system

Level	League(s) / Division(s)
1	Ekstraliga 12 clubs ↓ 2 teams
2	I liga 12 clubs ↑ 2 teams ↓ 2 teams
3	II liga (Group South) 12 clubs ↑ 1 team ↓ 2 teams		II liga (Group North) 12 clubs ↑ 1 team ↓ 2 teams
4	III liga (Group 1) 12 clubs ↑ 1 team ↓ 1-3 teams	III liga (Group 2) 12 clubs ↑ 1 team ↓ 1-3 teams	III liga (Group 3) 11 clubs ↑ 1 team ↓ 1-3 teams	III liga (Group 4) 12 clubs ↑ 1 team ↓ 1-3 teams
5	IV liga (Regional, Voivodeship league) — 13 parallel divisions 5-12 clubs ↑ 13 teams
6	V liga (Regional in Lesser Poland Voivodeship) — 2 parallel divisions (Group East and Group West) 6-8 clubs ↑ 2 teams

External links

• Official PZPN website (in Polish)