The Lesser Poland regional leagues, or the Ligi regionalne - Małopolski ZPN () are the tier five to tier nine of the football leagues of the
Polish football hierarchy organized in
Lesser Poland
Lesser Poland, often known by its Polish name ''Małopolska'' (; ), is a historical region situated in southern and south-eastern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Kraków. Throughout centuries, Lesser Poland developed a separate cult ...
.
The tournaments are organized by the Lesser Poland Football Association ( MZPN).
History
In connection with the
administrative reform of the country in 1999 and the decisions of the Polish Football Association ( PZPN) congress to establish football associations in all 16 voivodships, the founding assembly of the Krakow Football Association "Lesser Poland" () with its seat in
Kraków
, officially the Royal Capital City of Kraków, is the List of cities and towns in Poland, second-largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, the city has a population of 804,237 ...
was convened on June 2, 2000, covering clubs from the new
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 ...
. In accordance with the recommendation of the Polish Football Association, the new association adopted the name of the Lesser Poland Football Association ( MZPN), its statute was registered on September 22, 2000 by the District Court in Kraków, and on November 22 of that year, the MZPN was registered by the National Court Register.
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Lesser Poland regional leagues system
* * :
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 ...
is not organized by MZPN as it is a national championship divided into groups of bigger regions then
Lesser Poland, but due to the introduction of
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 ...
it has become the fourth level of the
Polish football hierarchy
* The number (#) in Klasa A
(#), Klasa B
(#) and Klasa C
(#), represents the number of groups in these leagues per season.
References
External links
MZPN official website
{{Football in Poland
Football leagues in Poland
Lesser Poland Voivodeship