IV liga Lesser Poland group (grupa małopolska), also known as Jako IV liga małopolska for sponsorship reasons, is one of the groups of

IV liga IV liga (Czwarta liga) is the fifth level of the Polish football league system. The current structure of IV liga was created in the 2000–01 season after introducing the new administrative division of Poland. Groups consist most often of 18 c ...

, the fifth level of

Polish football league system The Polish football league system refers to the league system for association football in Poland. The men's system As of the 2023–24 season. The Ekstraklasa lies at the top of the Polish football system, followed by I liga, II liga and III l ...

. 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, IV liga was the fourth tier of league competition in Poland, but this was changed with the formation of the

Ekstraklasa (; meaning "Extra Class" in Polish), officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is a professional association football league in Poland and the highest level of the Polish foo ...

as the top level league in Poland.
The clubs from

Lesser Poland Voivodeship Lesser Poland Voivodeship ( ) is a voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship in southern Poland. It has an area of , and a population of 3,404,863 (2019). Its capital and largest city is Kraków. The province's name recalls the traditional name of a h ...

compete in this group. The winner of the league is promoted to

III liga, group IV III liga, group IV is one of the four groups of III liga, which are competitions of the fourth tier of the Polish football league system. This group was established in 2016, when, after the 2015–16 season, as a result of the reorganization of th ...

. The bottom teams are relegated to the one of two Lesser Poland groups of the

V liga V liga represents the sixth level of the Polish football hierarchy. Teams promoted from V liga move up to IV liga, whilst relegated teams descend to the regional league. Currently, this league is present only in the Greater Poland (Wielkopols ...

Season 2020/21

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 III liga (Trzecia liga), currently named Betclic III liga due to its sponsorship by Betclic, is a Polish football league that sits in the fourth tier of the Polish football league system. Until the end of the 2007–08 season, III liga ref ...

, the winner of the play-offs between the champions of the eastern and western group. 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 The liga okręgowa (in some voivodeship named klasa okręgowa, English: regional league) is one of the tiers of the Polish football league system. The league is split into 60 groups, and is present in every voivodeship. Teams promoted from lig ...

(4 to each group of the IV Liga) and the relegated teams from the

, so each group in IV Liga in the 2021–22 season consisted of 18 teams. For the 2020–21 season, the official sponsor of the IV Liga and lower leagues is KEEZA. 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)

League table

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

League table

Promotion play-offs

Season 2019/20

Due to the

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, the season did not restart after the winter break. The

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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

with 5-1 aggregate score over Unia Tarnów.

IV liga (group: Lesser Poland - East)

League table

IV liga (group: Lesser Poland - West)

League table

Promotion play-offs

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

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

IV liga became the 5th level of Polish football league system due to the formation of

as the top level league in Poland.

League table

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

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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