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 next season (15/16) 4 th tier in Poland will have 4 groups. Size of 5th level is under discussion. ^[1]

Level	League(s)/Division(s)
1	Ekstraklasa 16 clubs ↓ 2 teams
2	I Liga 18 clubs ↑ 2 teams ↓ 3-4 teams
3	II Liga 18 clubs ↑ 3-4 teams ↓ 4 teams
4	III Liga "Opolsko-Śląska" Group 16 clubs		III Liga "Kujawsko-Pomorsko-Wielkopolska" Group 16 clubs		III Liga "Dolnośląsko-Lubuska " Group 16 clubs		III Liga "Pomorsko-Zachodniopomorska" Group 16 clubs		III Liga "Łódzko-Mazowiecka" Group 16 clubs		III Liga "Małopolsko-Świętokrzyska" Group 16 clubs		III Liga "Podlasko-Warmińsko-Mazurska " Group 16 clubs		III Liga "Lubelsko-Podkarpacka" Group 16 clubs
5	IV Liga - 20 parallel divisions (Regional) 16 clubs
6	Regional league "Klasa okręgowa" - 55 parallel divisions 14 up to 18 clubs
7	A class "A klasa" - 128 parallel divisions 14 clubs
8	B class "B klasa" - 192 parallel divisions In most of the regions it is the last league level. Up to 14 clubs.
9	C class "C klasa" - 23 parallel divisions Not in all regions. Number of clubs vary.

The women's system

The women's league system was changed massively in 2010-11:^[2]

Level	League(s)/Division(s)
1	Ekstraliga Kobiet 12 clubs 2teams (go down)
2	I Liga (Group North) 10 clubs								I Liga (Group South) 10 clubs(one team go up)
3	II Liga locally divided				II Liga locally divided				II Liga locally divided				II Liga locally divided
4	III Liga(Regional) 16 provincial leagues

Youth

• Młoda Ekstraklasa

References

• Official PZPN website

1. "Ekstraklasa". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
2. ekstrasligakobiet.pl Archived May 31, 2010 at the Wayback Machine