# 2021–22 III liga

The 2021–22 III liga season was the 14th 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 6th season under its current league division format. The league was operated by the Polish Football Association (PZPN).
The competition was contested by 73 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 2021 and ended in June 2022. The teams included semi-professional clubs (although a few are professional) and the reserve teams of professional clubs.

## Format

73 teams were 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)
Since 2021–22 season each group of III liga was operated by Polish Football Association (PZPN), not a different voivodship football association.

## Changes from last season

The following teams have changed division since the 2020–21 season.

### To III liga

| Relegated from 2020–21 II liga | Olimpia Grudziądz Błękitni Stargard | Promoted from 2020–21 IV liga | Group 1 ŁKS Łódź II Pilica Białobrzegi Wissa Szczuczyn Mamry Giżycko | Group 2 Zawisza Bydgoszcz Stolem Gniewino Pogoń Nowe Skalmierzyce Kluczevia Stargard | Group 3 Karkonosze Jelenia Góra Carina Gubin Odra Wodzisław Śląski | Group 4 Tomasovia Tomaszów Lubelski Unia Tarnów Korona Rzeszów Czarni Połaniec |

### From III liga

| Promoted to 2021–22 II liga | Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki Radunia Stężyca Ruch Chorzów Wisła Puławy | Relegated to 2021–22 IV liga | Group 1 GKS Wikielec Concordia Elbląg RKS Radomsko Olimpia Zambrów Ruch Wysokie Mazowieckie Huragan Morąg KS Wasilków | Group 2 Nielba Wągrowiec Flota Świnoujście Pomorzanin Toruń Unia Swarzędz Gwardia Koszalin Gryf Wejherowo Górnik Konin Chemik Police Mieszko Gniezno | Group 3 ROW 1964 Rybnik Polonia-Stal Świdnica Polonia Nysa | Group 4 Lewart Lubartów KS Wiązownica Korona II Kielce Stal Kraśnik Jutrzenka Giebułtów Hetman Zamość |

## League tables
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Polonia Warsaw (C, P) | 36 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 80 | 27 | +53 | 81 | Promotion to II liga |
| 2 | Legionovia Legionowo | 36 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 76 | 39 | +37 | 80 | |
| 3 | Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki | 36 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 58 | 46 | +12 | 59 | |
| 4 | Legia Warsaw II | 36 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 77 | 55 | +22 | 58 | |
| 5 | Błonianka Błonie | 36 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 61 | 62 | −1 | 57 | |
| 6 | Lechia Tomaszów Mazowiecki | 36 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 63 | 48 | +15 | 56 | |
| 7 | ŁKS Łódź II | 36 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 63 | 52 | +11 | 54 | |
| 8 | Ursus Warsaw | 36 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 53 | 63 | −10 | 53 | |
| 9 | Jagiellonia Białystok II | 36 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 66 | 58 | +8 | 52 | |
| 10 | Broń Radom | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 48 | 55 | −7 | 51 | |
| 11 | Unia Skierniewice | 36 | 15 | 4 | 17 | 60 | 58 | +2 | 49 | |
| 12 | Pelikan Łowicz | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 46 | |
| 13 | Pilica Białobrzegi | 36 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 57 | 72 | −15 | 45 | |
| 14 | KS Kutno (R) | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 47 | 61 | −14 | 43 | Relegation to IV liga |
| 15 | Mamry Giżycko (R) | 36 | 13 | 3 | 20 | 40 | 66 | −26 | 42 | Relegation to IV liga |
| 16 | GKS Wikielec (R) | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 42 | Relegation to IV liga |
| 17 | Znicz Biała Piska (R) | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 55 | 69 | −14 | 42 | Relegation to IV liga |
| 18 | Sokół Aleksandrów Łódzki (R) | 36 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 36 | 64 | −28 | 25 | Relegation to IV liga |
| 19 | Wissa Szczuczyn (R) | 36 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 28 | 73 | −45 | 21 | Relegation to IV liga |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Kotwica Kołobrzeg (C, P) | 34 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 75 | 25 | +50 | 78 | Promotion to II liga |
| 2 | Olimpia Grudziądz | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 77 | 24 | +53 | 77 | |
| 3 | Unia Janikowo | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 62 | 47 | +15 | 60 | |
| 4 | Pogoń Szczecin II | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 60 | 36 | +24 | 58 | |
| 5 | Pogoń Nowe Skalmierzyce | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 54 | 42 | +12 | 58 | |
| 6 | Sokół Kleczew | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 53 | 39 | +14 | 56 | |
| 7 | Świt Szczecin | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 56 | 37 | +19 | 56 | |
| 8 | Zawisza Bydgoszcz | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 57 | 51 | +6 | 50 | |
| 9 | Błękitni Stargard | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 48 | 54 | −6 | 45 | |
| 10 | Polonia Środa Wielkopolska | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 40 | 63 | −23 | 43 | |
| 11 | KP Starogard Gdański | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 44 | 51 | −7 | 42 | |
| 12 | Stolem Gniewino | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 43 | 66 | −23 | 41 | |
| 13 | Jarota Jarocin | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 36 | |
| 14 | Bałtyk Gdynia | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 36 | |
| 15 | GKS Przodkowo | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 40 | 51 | −11 | 36 | |
| 16 | Bałtyk Koszalin (R) | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 40 | 58 | −18 | 35 | Relegation to IV liga |
| 17 | Kluczevia Kluczewo (R) | 34 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 28 | 65 | −37 | 26 | Relegation to IV liga |
| 18 | Elana Toruń (W) | 34 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 36 | 84 | −48 | 21 | Withdrawal |
* ↑ Elana Toruń withdrawn the league after the first half of the season. They relegated to IV liga replacing their reserve team.

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Zagłębie Lubin II (C, P) | 34 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 86 | 42 | +44 | 77 | Promotion to II liga |
| 2 | Ślęza Wrocław | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 83 | 37 | +46 | 69 | |
| 3 | Polonia Bytom | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 66 | 34 | +32 | 65 | |
| 4 | Rekord Bielsko-Biała | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 70 | 43 | +27 | 62 | |
| 5 | LKS Goczałkowice-Zdrój | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 47 | 41 | +6 | 54 | |
| 6 | Miedź Legnica II | 34 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 56 | 63 | −7 | 52 | |
| 7 | Górnik Zabrze II | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 51 | |
| 8 | Pniówek Pawłowice | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 47 | |
| 9 | Stal Brzeg | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 51 | 47 | +4 | 46 | |
| 10 | Lechia Zielona Góra | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 49 | 44 | +5 | 45 | |
| 11 | Odra Wodzisław Śląski | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 47 | 63 | −16 | 43 | |
| 12 | MKS Kluczbork | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 43 | |
| 13 | Gwarek Tarnowskie Góry | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 39 | |
| 14 | Carina Gubin | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 39 | |
| 15 | Warta Gorzów Wielkopolski | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 36 | |
| 16 | Piast Żmigród (R) | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 46 | 76 | −30 | 36 | Relegation to IV liga |
| 17 | Karkonosze Jelenia Góra (R) | 34 | 9 | 3 | 22 | 40 | 69 | −29 | 30 | Relegation to IV liga |
| 18 | Foto-Higiena Gać (R) | 34 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 29 | 81 | −52 | 18 | Relegation to IV liga |

### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | Siarka Tarnobrzeg (C, P) | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 68 | 29 | +39 | 72 | Promotion to II liga |
| 2 | Chełmianka Chełm | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 55 | 31 | +24 | 66 | |
| 3 | ŁKS Łagów | 34 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 59 | 31 | +28 | 66 | |
| 4 | Avia Świdnik | 34 | 20 | 5 | 9 | 67 | 32 | +35 | 65 | |
| 5 | Podhale Nowy Targ | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 65 | 44 | +21 | 59 | |
| 6 | Cracovia II | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 67 | 38 | +29 | 58 | |
| 7 | Stal Stalowa Wola | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 48 | 38 | +10 | 51 | |
| 8 | KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 51 | |
| 9 | Unia Tarnów | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 48 | |
| 10 | Wisłoka Dębica | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 51 | 59 | −8 | 48 | |
| 11 | Orlęta Radzyń Podlaski | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 55 | 52 | +3 | 46 | |
| 12 | Czarni Połaniec | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 47 | 63 | −16 | 41 | |
| 13 | Sokół Sieniawa | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 38 | 62 | −24 | 41 | |
| 14 | Podlasie Biała Podlaska | 34 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 39 | |
| 15 | Wisła Sandomierz | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 42 | 68 | −26 | 30 | |
| 16 | Korona Rzeszów (R) | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 42 | 74 | −32 | 29 | Relegation to IV liga |
| 17 | Tomasovia Tomaszów Lubelski (R) | 32 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 37 | 69 | −32 | 19 | Relegation to IV liga |
| 18 | Wólczanka Wólka Pełkińska (R) | 34 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 30 | 77 | −47 | 17 | Relegation to IV liga |