IV liga Lesser Poland group (grupa małopolska), also known as Jako IV liga małopolska for sponsorship reasons,[1] is one of the groups of IV liga, the fifth level of Polish football league system. The league was created in the 2000–01 season after a new administrative division of Poland was introduced. Until the end of the 2007–08 season,[2] IV liga was the fourth tier of league competition in Poland, but this was changed with the formation of the Ekstraklasa as the top level league in Poland.

IV liga Lesser Poland
Organising bodyLesser Poland
Football Association
Founded2001
CountryPoland
Number of teams19
Level on pyramid5
Promotion toIII liga, group IV
Relegation toV liga Lesser Poland I
V liga Lesser Poland II
Current championsWisła Kraków II
(2023–24)
Sponsor(s)Jako

The clubs from Lesser Poland Voivodeship compete in this group. The winner of the league is promoted to III liga, group IV. The bottom teams are relegated to the one of two Lesser Poland groups of the V liga.

Season 2020/21

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The 2020–21 season kicked of 8 August 2020 in two groups: Wschód (east) and Zachód (west). One team will be promoted to III liga, the winner of the play-offs between the champions of the eastern and western group.[3] After the end of the 2020–21 season, the number of teams relegated from a given group of the league will dependent on the number of promoted teams from territoriality appropriate groups of Liga Okręgowa (4 to each group of the IV Liga) and the relegated teams from the III liga, so each group in IV Liga in the 2021–22 season consisted of 18 teams.[4]

For the 2020–21 season, the official sponsor of the IV Liga and lower leagues is KEEZA.[5] It is a brand of sportswear and clubs will receive vouchers for these products, most of them symbolic. Fourth league clubs are supported with a voucher of 1500 PLN, teams from Liga Okręgowa 1000 PLN, teams from Klasa A - 500 PLN, and teams from Klasa B and C - 300 PLN. Additionally, all clubs are entitled to a 50% discount on KEEZA products, calculated on the list prices. As part of the agreement, the leagues official title will bear the brand name as following:

  • „KEEZA” IV liga
  • „KEEZA” Klasa Okręgowa
  • „KEEZA” Klasa A
  • „KEEZA” Klasa B
  • „KEEZA” Klasa C

"Keeza" IV liga (group: Lesser Poland - East)

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Lubań Maniowy 15 12 2 1 38 19 +19 38 Qualification to Promotion play-offs
2 Unia Tarnów 16 12 0 4 54 21 +33 36
3 Wierchy Rabka Zdrój 15 10 4 1 27 11 +16 34
4 Poprad Muszyna 15 11 1 3 43 16 +27 34
5 Limanovia Limanowa 15 11 1 3 36 11 +25 34
6 Bruk-Bet Termalica II Nieciecza 15 10 2 3 49 23 +26 32
7 Sokół Słopnice 15 9 2 4 44 27 +17 29
8 Wolania Wola Rzędzińska 15 8 3 4 28 16 +12 27
9 Glinik Gorlice 15 7 4 4 26 20 +6 25
10 Tarnovia Tarnów 15 6 1 8 26 28 −2 19
11 Metal Tarnów 15 5 4 6 20 25 −5 19
12 Orkan Szczyrzyc 16 5 3 8 22 28 −6 18
13 GKS Drwinia 15 5 2 8 15 25 −10 17
14 Skalnik Kamionka Wielka 15 5 2 8 20 30 −10 17
15 Bocheński KS 16 4 2 10 22 34 −12 14
16 Watra Białka Tatrzańska 15 4 1 10 17 27 −10 13
17 Okocimski KS Brzesko 15 3 1 11 22 41 −19 10
18 Rylovia Rylowa 15 3 1 11 13 49 −36 10
19 Poprad Rytro 17 1 4 12 15 53 −38 7
20 Barciczanka Barcice 16 2 0 14 13 46 −33 6
Updated to match(es) played on 12 March 2021. Source: [1]
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.


"Keeza" IV liga (group: Lesser Poland - West)

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Wiślanie Skawina 13 10 2 1 46 8 +38 32 Qualification to Promotion play-offs
2 Orzeł Ryczów 13 9 2 2 27 13 +14 29
3 Beskid Andrychów 13 8 2 3 26 17 +9 26
4 Dalin Myślenice 13 8 2 3 28 19 +9 26
5 Sokół Kocmyrzów Baranówka 14 7 4 3 30 14 +16 25
6 Unia Oświęcim 13 6 3 4 24 19 +5 21
7 LKS Jawiszowice 13 6 3 4 28 24 +4 21
8 MKS Trzebinia 13 6 3 4 25 21 +4 21
9 Pcimianka Pcim 13 6 3 4 23 15 +8 21
10 KS Chełmek 14 6 2 6 28 20 +8 20
11 LKS Śledziejowice 13 5 2 6 25 35 −10 17
12 Orzeł Piaski Wielkie (Kraków) 13 5 2 6 14 24 −10 17
13 Węgrzcanka Węgrzce Wielkie 13 5 2 6 18 29 −11 17
14 Clepardia Kraków 13 4 4 5 26 23 +3 16
15 Garbarnia II Kraków 14 3 4 7 19 27 −8 13
16 Strażak Rajsko 13 3 3 7 16 29 −13 12
17 Słomniczanka Słomniki 13 3 1 9 15 30 −15 10
18 Puszcza II Niepołomice 14 2 2 10 14 36 −22 8
19 Proszowianka Proszowice 14 0 2 12 9 38 −29 2
Updated to match(es) played on 29 March 2021. Source: [2]
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.


Promotion play-offs

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Season 2019/20

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Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season did not restart after the winter break. The Promotion play-offs did go ahead between the first placed teams from the East and West groups, Unia Tarnów and Cracovia II.Eventually Cracovia II was promoted to III liga with 5-1 aggregate score over Unia Tarnów.

IV liga (group: Lesser Poland - East)

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Unia Tarnów 16 11 3 2 42 17 +25 36 Qualification to Promotion play-offs
2 Wolania Wola Rzędzińska 16 10 2 4 35 23 +12 32
3 Poprad Muszyna 16 9 5 2 35 17 +18 32
4 Sandecja II Nowy Sącz 16 10 1 5 40 16 +24 31
5 Lubań Maniowy 16 9 2 5 30 21 +9 29
6 Limanovia Limanowa 16 9 2 5 32 25 +7 29
7 Bruk-Bet Termalica II Nieciecza 16 9 2 5 32 22 +10 29
8 Bocheński KS 16 7 4 5 31 27 +4 25
9 Wierchy Rabka Zdrój 16 7 3 6 23 20 +3 24
10 Glinik Gorlice 16 7 2 7 21 20 +1 23
11 GKS Drwinia 16 6 2 8 23 25 −2 20
12 Tarnovia Tarnów 16 6 1 9 25 31 −6 19
13 Orkan Szczyrzyc 16 4 2 10 17 39 −22 14
14 Okocimski KS Brzesko 16 4 2 10 13 30 −17 14
15 Poprad Rytro 16 3 2 11 14 35 −21 11
16 Watra Białka Tatrzańska 15 3 1 11 17 39 −22 10
17 Barciczanka Barcice 15 2 2 11 13 36 −23 8
Updated to match(es) played on 9 November 2020. Source: [3]
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.

IV liga (group: Lesser Poland - West)

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Cracovia II 17 13 2 2 50 13 +37 41 Qualification to Promotion play-offs
2 Wiślanie Skawina 17 12 3 2 39 16 +23 39
3 Wisła II Kraków 17 12 0 5 38 20 +18 36
4 Pcimianka Pcim 17 11 2 4 34 22 +12 35
5 Orzeł Ryczów 17 8 4 5 32 24 +8 28
6 Dalin Myślenice 17 7 7 3 38 17 +21 28
7 Słomniczanka Słomniki 17 8 4 5 28 29 −1 28
8 Orzeł Piaski Wielkie (Kraków) 17 8 3 6 35 32 +3 27
9 Beskid Andrychów 17 7 5 5 31 22 +9 26
10 MKS Trzebinia 17 6 6 5 23 19 +4 24
11 Unia Oświęcim 17 6 3 8 28 31 −3 21
12 Clepardia Kraków 17 6 2 9 26 40 −14 20
13 Strażak Rajsko 17 5 2 10 24 39 −15 17
14 Czarni Staniątki 17 5 1 11 21 33 −12 16
15 LKS Jawiszowice 17 4 2 11 29 51 −22 14
16 Węgrzcanka Węgrzce Wielkie 17 2 5 10 15 34 −19 11
17 Sokół Kocmyrzów Baranówka 17 3 2 12 25 39 −14 11
18 Skawinka Skawina 17 3 1 13 13 48 −35 10 Relegation to Liga okręgowa
Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2020. Source: [4]
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.

Promotion play-offs

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A two match play-off was held between the first placed teams of the "East" and "West" group, Unia Tarnów and Cracovia II. The winner of the play-offs would win promotion to III liga.

Unia Tarnów1–1Cracovia II
Kacper Ostrowski   8' Report Tomáš Vestenický   88'
Stadion Miejski Jaskółcze Gniazdo, Tarnów
Attendance: 800
Referee: Przemysław Greń
Cracovia II4–0Unia Tarnów
Michał Rakoczy   7'
Tomáš Vestenický   36', 45'
Mateusz Nowak   62' (og)
Report
Cracovia Training Ground, Kraków
Attendance: 150
Referee: Konrad Kolak


Season 2018/19

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Season 2017/18

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Season 2016/17

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Season 2015/16

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Season 2014/15

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Season 2013/14

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Season 2012/13

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Season 2011/12

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Season 2010/11

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Season 2009/10

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Season 2008/09

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IV liga became the 5th level of Polish football league system due to the formation of Ekstraklasa as the top level league in Poland.

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Season 2007/08

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Season 2006/07

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Season 2005/06

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Season 2004/05

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Season 2003/04

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Season 2002/03

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Season 2001/02

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Season 2000/01

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All-time table

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The table that follows is accurate as of the end of the 2017/18 season. It includes the clubs that played at least one match (even annulled) in IV liga Lesser Poland group.

References

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  1. ^ "JAKO sponsorem tytularnym IV ligi". malopolskapilka.pl (in Polish). 11 March 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  2. ^ Maciej Kusina. "90minut.pl". 90minut.pl. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Regulamin rozgrywek piłkarskich IV ligi i niższych klas MZPN na sezon 2020/2021" (PDF). mzpnkrakow.pl (in Polish). MZPN. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Regulamin rozgrywek piłkarskich IV ligi i niższych klas MZPN na sezon 2020/2021" (PDF). mzpnkrakow.pl (in Polish). MZPN. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Piłkarskie ligi w Małopolsce mają tytularnego sponsora - markę KEEZA". gazetakrakowska.pl (in Polish). gazetakrakowska.pl. Retrieved 29 March 2021.