# 2020–21 III liga

The 2020–21 III liga season was the 13th edition of the fourth tier domestic division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 2008 under its current title (III liga) and the 5th season under its current league division format.
The competition was contested by 84 clubs split geographically across 4 groups, with the winners of each group gaining promotion to the II liga. The season was played in a round-robin tournament. It began in August 2020 and ended in June 2021. The teams included semi-professional clubs (although a few are professional) and the reserve teams of professional clubs.
From October 17, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, all III liga football matches take place behind closed doors without any spectators.

## Format

84 teams are divided into four groups according to geographical criteria:
* Group I (Łódź – Masovian – Podlaskie – Warmian-Masurian)
* Group II (Kuyavian-Pomeranian – Greater Poland – Pomeranian – West Pomeranian)
* Group III (Lower Silesian – Lubusz – Opole – Silesian)
* Group IV (Świętokrzyskie – Lesser Poland – Lublin – Podkarpackie)
Each group of III liga is managed by a different voivodship football association. In the 2020–21 season these are the following regionals federations:
* Group I – Łódź Football Association
* Group II – Pomeranian Football Association
* Group III – Opole Football Association
* Group IV – Świętokrzyskie Football Association

## Changes from last season

The following teams have changed division since the 2019–20 season.

## League tables
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki (C, P) | 35 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 84 | 37 | +47 | 77 | Promotion to II liga |
| 2 | Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki | 35 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 66 | 36 | +30 | 74 | |
| 3 | Legionovia Legionowo | 35 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 68 | 48 | +20 | 64 | |
| 4 | Polonia Warsaw | 35 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 63 | 39 | +24 | 59 | |
| 5 | Unia Skierniewice | 35 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 60 | 50 | +10 | 52 | |
| 6 | Znicz Biała Piska | 35 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 62 | 61 | +1 | 52 | |
| 7 | Legia Warsaw II | 35 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 61 | 54 | +7 | 51 | |
| 8 | Jagiellonia Białystok II | 35 | 13 | 5 | 17 | 57 | 69 | −12 | 44 | |
| 9 | KS Kutno | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 55 | 47 | +8 | 55 | |
| 10 | Ursus Warsaw | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 53 | 45 | +8 | 52 | |
| 11 | Błonianka Błonie | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 65 | 51 | +14 | 50 | |
| 12 | Lechia Tomaszów Mazowiecki | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 49 | 63 | −14 | 50 | |
| 13 | Broń Radom | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 49 | |
| 14 | Sokół Aleksandrów Łódzki | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 53 | 31 | +22 | 48 | |
| 15 | Pelikan Łowicz | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 47 | |
| 16 | GKS Wikielec | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 46 | |
| 17 | Concordia Elbląg | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 46 | −2 | 45 | Relegation to IV liga |
| 18 | RKS Radomsko | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 42 | Relegation to IV liga |
| 19 | Olimpia Zambrów | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 51 | 59 | −8 | 40 | Relegation to IV liga |
| 20 | Ruch Wysokie Mazowieckie | 34 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 71 | −39 | 23 | Relegation to IV liga |
| 21 | Huragan Morąg | 34 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 39 | 76 | −37 | 22 | Relegation to IV liga |
| 22 | KS Wasilków | 34 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 21 | 97 | −76 | 15 | Relegation to IV liga |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Radunia Stężyca (C, P) | 35 | 28 | 3 | 4 | 115 | 24 | +91 | 87 | Promotion to II liga |
| 2 | Świt Skolwin | 35 | 25 | 6 | 4 | 75 | 28 | +47 | 81 | |
| 3 | Polonia Środa Wielkopolska | 35 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 76 | 31 | +45 | 76 | |
| 4 | KP Starogard Gdański | 35 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 48 | 46 | +2 | 61 | |
| 5 | Elana Toruń | 35 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 59 | 33 | +26 | 56 | |
| 6 | Bałtyk Gdynia | 35 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 43 | 52 | −9 | 47 | |
| 7 | GKS Przodkowo | 35 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 42 | 66 | −24 | 40 | |
| 8 | Pogoń Szczecin II | 35 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 61 | 68 | −7 | 39 | |
| 9 | Kotwica Kołobrzeg | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 59 | 40 | +19 | 58 | |
| 10 | Sokół Kleczew | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 63 | 45 | +18 | 57 | |
| 11 | Unia Janikowo | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 54 | 53 | +1 | 54 | |
| 12 | Jarota Jarocin | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 68 | 49 | +19 | 49 | |
| 13 | Bałtyk Koszalin | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 63 | 56 | +7 | 48 | |
| 14 | Nielba Wągrowiec | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 74 | 59 | +15 | 47 | Relegation to IV liga |
| 15 | Flota Świnoujście | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 48 | 55 | −7 | 47 | Relegation to IV liga |
| 16 | Pomorzanin Toruń | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 43 | Relegation to IV liga |
| 17 | Unia Swarzędz | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 51 | 44 | +7 | 41 | Relegation to IV liga |
| 18 | Gwardia Koszalin | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 42 | 52 | −10 | 40 | Relegation to IV liga |
| 19 | Gryf Wejherowo | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 45 | 64 | −19 | 36 | Relegation to IV liga |
| 20 | Górnik Konin | 34 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 32 | 76 | −44 | 26 | Relegation to IV liga |
| 21 | Chemik Police | 34 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 28 | 96 | −68 | 18 | Relegation to IV liga |
| 22 | Mieszko Gniezno | 34 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 15 | 123 | −108 | 4 | Relegation to IV liga |
* ↑ Bałtyk Koszalin avoided relegation as Bytovia Bytów did not apply for a III liga license due to financial difficulties.

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Ruch Chorzów (C, P) | 36 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 93 | 30 | +63 | 92 | Promotion to II liga |
| 2 | Polonia Bytom | 36 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 86 | 42 | +44 | 81 | |
| 3 | Ślęza Wrocław | 36 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 97 | 38 | +59 | 78 | |
| 4 | Pniówek Pawłowice | 36 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 68 | 45 | +23 | 68 | |
| 5 | Zagłębie Lubin II | 36 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 71 | 43 | +28 | 59 | |
| 6 | Rekord Bielsko-Biała | 36 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 71 | 57 | +14 | 58 | |
| 7 | LKS Goczałkowice-Zdrój | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 56 | 55 | +1 | 51 | |
| 8 | Stal Brzeg | 36 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 61 | 54 | +7 | 49 | |
| 9 | Górnik Zabrze II | 36 | 15 | 4 | 17 | 61 | 56 | +5 | 49 | |
| 10 | Lechia Zielona Góra | 36 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 50 | 59 | −9 | 47 | |
| 11 | Miedź Legnica II | 36 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 47 | 59 | −12 | 46 | |
| 12 | Gwarek Tarnowskie Góry | 36 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 51 | 67 | −16 | 44 | |
| 13 | MKS Kluczbork | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 57 | 77 | −20 | 41 | |
| 14 | Warta Gorzów Wielkopolski | 36 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 36 | 53 | −17 | 39 | |
| 15 | Piast Żmigród | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 53 | 56 | −3 | 39 | |
| 16 | Foto-Higiena Gać | 36 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 51 | 87 | −36 | 33 | |
| 17 | ROW 1964 Rybnik | 36 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 45 | 75 | −30 | 30 | Relegation to IV liga |
| 18 | Polonia Świdnica | 36 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 43 | 101 | −58 | 25 | Relegation to IV liga |
| 19 | Polonia Nysa | 36 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 42 | 85 | −43 | 24 | Relegation to IV liga |

### Group 4

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Wisła Puławy (C, P) | 40 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 100 | 31 | +69 | 96 | Promotion to II liga |
| 2 | Chełmianka Chełm | 40 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 70 | 45 | +25 | 73 | |
| 3 | Sokół Sieniawa | 40 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 61 | 37 | +24 | 73 | |
| 4 | Stal Stalowa Wola | 40 | 22 | 7 | 11 | 77 | 44 | +33 | 73 | |
| 5 | Avia Świdnik | 40 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 88 | 40 | +48 | 70 | |
| 6 | Wisłoka Dębica | 40 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 75 | 45 | +30 | 70 | |
| 7 | Podhale Nowy Targ | 40 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 58 | 49 | +9 | 65 | |
| 8 | Wólczanka Wólka Pełkińska | 40 | 18 | 8 | 14 | 74 | 58 | +16 | 62 | |
| 9 | KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski | 40 | 19 | 4 | 17 | 63 | 50 | +13 | 61 | |
| 10 | Siarka Tarnobrzeg | 40 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 59 | 53 | +6 | 59 | |
| 11 | Cracovia II | 40 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 56 | 49 | +7 | 54 | |
| 12 | Wisła Sandomierz | 40 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 53 | 62 | −9 | 54 | |
| 13 | ŁKS Łagów | 40 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 57 | 62 | −5 | 52 | |
| 14 | Podlasie Biała Podlaska | 40 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 60 | 84 | −24 | 48 | |
| 15 | Orlęta Radzyń Podlaski | 40 | 14 | 5 | 21 | 58 | 71 | −13 | 47 | |
| 16 | Lewart Lubartów (R) | 40 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 46 | Relegation to IV liga |
| 17 | KS Wiązownica (R) | 40 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 53 | 81 | −28 | 46 | Relegation to IV liga |
| 18 | Korona Kielce II (R) | 40 | 12 | 6 | 22 | 50 | 78 | −28 | 42 | Relegation to IV liga |
| 19 | Stal Kraśnik (R) | 40 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 51 | 58 | −7 | 42 | Relegation to IV liga |
| 20 | Jutrzenka Giebułtów (R) | 40 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 48 | 107 | −59 | 28 | Relegation to IV liga |
| 21 | Hetman Zamość (R) | 40 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 35 | 140 | −105 | 14 | Relegation to IV liga |