II liga

II liga
Founded26 February 1966; 58 years ago (26 February 1966)
1948–1950 (as A klasa)
1951–1952 (as Klasa wojewódzka)
1953–1956 (as Liga międzywojewódzka)
1957–1966 (as Liga okręgowa)
1966–2008 (as III liga)
2008– (as II liga)
CountryPoland
ConfederationUEFA
Number of teams18
Level on pyramid3
Promotion toI liga
Relegation toIII liga
Domestic cup(s)Polish Cup
International cup(s)UEFA Europa Conference League (via Polish Cup)
Current championsPogoń Siedlce
(2023–24)
TV partnersTVP Sport
Sponsor(s)Betclic
Websitelaczynas2liga.pl
Current: 2024–25 II liga
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II liga (Druga liga, Polish pronunciation: [ˈdruɡa ˈliɡa]), currently named Betclic II liga due to its sponsorship by Betclic,[1] is a Polish football league that sits at the third tier of the Polish football league system. Until the end of the 2007–08 season, II Liga referred to a league at the 2nd tier,[2] although this changed with the formation of the Ekstraklasa as the top level league in Poland. Currently, II liga is below I liga and above III liga.

Since the 2014–15 season, the league consists of a single division, unlike previous seasons when it was divided into two groups, West and East. The league consists of 18 teams.

The top two finishers are rewarded with automatic promotion to the I liga, while the teams ranked third to sixth face each other in promotion play-offs. Teams who finish 14th and 15th compete in the promotion/relegation play-offs against III liga group winners, and the last three teams are automatically relegated to the fourth division.

  1. ^ "Betclic Sponsorem Tytularnym 1. Ligi do końca sezonu 2027/2028". I liga. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Polish league results and tables at RSSSF". Retrieved 4 February 2011.