2025–26 II liga

II liga
Season2025–26
Dates26/27 July 2025 – 9 June 2026
2026–27 →

The 2025–26 II liga (also known as Betclic II liga for sponsorship reasons)[1] will be the 78th season of the third tier domestic division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1948 and the 18th season of the Polish II liga under its current title. The league is operated by the Polish Football Association.

The league is contested by 18 teams. The regular season is played in a round-robin tournament. The season will start on 26 July 2025 and will conclude on 30 May 2026 (regular season), with play-offs being held in June 2026.[2]

Teams

A total of 18 teams will participate in the 2025–26 II liga season.

Changes from last season

The following teams have changed division since the 2024–25 season.

Stadiums and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Location Venue Capacity
Chojniczanka Chojnice Chojnice Chojniczanka 1930 Municipal Stadium 2,923
GKS Jastrzębie Jastrzębie-Zdrój Jastrzębie-Zdrój Municipal Stadium 5,650
Hutnik Kraków Kraków Suche Stawy Stadium 6,000
KKS 1925 Kalisz Kalisz OSRiR Stadium 8,166
ŁKS Łódź II Łódź Władysław Król Stadium 18,029
Olimpia Grudziądz Grudziądz Bronisław Malinowski Stadium 5,323
Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała Bielsko-Biała BBOSiR Stadium 15,316
Podhale Nowy Targ Nowy Targ Marshal Józef Piłsudski Stadium 900
Rekord Bielsko-Biała Bielsko-Biała Centrum Sportu REKORD 593
Resovia Rzeszów Rzeszów Stal Stadium1 11,547
Sandecja Nowy Sącz Nowy Sącz Sandecja Stadium 01
Sokół Kleczew Kleczew OSiR Stadium 800
Stal Stalowa Wola Stalowa Wola Subcarpathian Football Center 3,764
Śląsk Wrocław II Wrocław Stadion Oporowska 8,346
Świt Szczecin Szczecin Obiekt Sportowy Skolwin 974
Unia Skierniewice Skierniewice Municipal Stadium 3,000
Warta Poznań Poznań Dębińska Road Stadium 2,813
Zagłębie Sosnowiec Sosnowiec ArcelorMittal Park 11,600
  1. ^ Due to the renovation of the Resovia Stadium in Rzeszów, Resovia play their home games at the Stal Stadium.
  2. ^ Under construction, expected to hold 8,111 spectators.[3]

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Warta Poznań Ryszard Tarasiewicz[4] Mutual consent 10 June 2025 Pre-season Maciej Tokarczyk[5] 25 June 2025
Zagłębie Sosnowiec Bartłomiej Bobla[6] End of contract 30 June 2025 Marek Gołębiewski[6] 1 July 2025
GKS Jastrzębie Peter Struhár[7] Maciej Tarnogrodzki[8] 5 July 2025
  • Italics for interim managers.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 Chojniczanka Chojnice 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to I liga
2 GKS Jastrzębie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Hutnik Kraków 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4 KKS 1925 Kalisz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 ŁKS Łódź II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Olimpia Grudziądz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Podhale Nowy Targ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Rekord Bielsko-Biała 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Resovia Rzeszów 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Sandecja Nowy Sącz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Sokół Kleczew 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Stal Stalowa Wola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
14 Śląsk Wrocław II 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Świt Szczecin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to III liga
16 Unia Skierniewice 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Warta Poznań 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Zagłębie Sosnowiec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 26-27 July 2025. Source: 1liga.org, 90minut.pl
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Number of wins; 8) Number of away wins.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[9]

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Betclic Sponsorem Tytularnym 1. Ligi do końca sezonu 2027/2028" (in Polish). I liga. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Ramowy terminarz rozgrywek Betclic 2. ligi na sezon 2025/2026". pzpn.pl.
  3. ^ Sierhej, Rafał (29 March 2025). "Farsa na południu Polski. Wydali już ponad 140 mln, a teraz zdemontowali krzesełka". sport.interia.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Ryszard Tarasiewicz zakończył współpracę z Wartą Poznań" (in Polish). Warta Poznań. 10 June 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Nowy trener Zielonych po powrocie z krótkiego urlopu rozpoczął budowanie drużyny, która w tym sezonie będzie rywalizować w ramach rozgrywek Betclic 2 Ligi" (in Polish). Warta Poznań. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Marek Gołębiewski nowym trenerem Zagłębia!" (in Polish). Zagłębie Sosnowiec. 16 June 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Trener Peter Struhár odchodzi z GKS-u Jastrzębie" (in Polish). GKS Jastrzębie. 17 June 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Maciej Tarnogrodzki nowym trenerem GKS-u Jastrzębie" (in Polish). GKS Jastrzębie. 3 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  9. ^ "Uchwała nr VI/86 z dnia 7 czerwca 2024 roku Zarządu Polskiego Związku Piłki Nożnej w sprawie przyjęcia Regulaminu Rozgrywek o Mistrzostwo 1. Ligi, 2. Ligi i 3. ligi na sezon 2024/2025" (PDF). pzpn.pl (in Polish). Polish Football Association. p. 8. Retrieved 21 April 2025.