2025–26 II liga
| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25 July 2025 – 9 June 2026 |
| Matches | 170 |
| Goals | 512 (3.01 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Kamil Sabiłło (14 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Unia 5–1 Rekord (29 August 2025) |
| Biggest away win | Rekord 0–5 Chojniczanka (16 November 2025) |
| Longest winning run | 7 matches Unia Skierniewice Warta Poznań |
| Longest unbeaten run | 11 matches Podhale Nowy Targ Warta Poznań |
| Longest winless run | 19 matches GKS Jastrzębie |
| Longest losing run | 6 matches GKS Jastrzębie |
| Highest attendance | 8,111 Sandecja 1–1 Chojniczanka (31 August 2025)[1] |
| Lowest attendance | 0[A] 2 matches |
| Total attendance | 202,603 |
| Average attendance | 1,192 23.5% |
← 2024–25
All statistics correct as of 4 December 2025. | |
The 2025–26 II liga (also known as Betclic II liga for sponsorship reasons)[2] is 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 started on 25 July 2025 and will conclude on 30 May 2026 (regular season), with play-offs being held in June 2026.[3]
Teams
A total of 18 teams participates in the 2025–26 II liga season.
Changes from last season
The following teams have changed division since the 2024–25 season.
To II liga
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From II liga
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Stadiums and locations
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
- ^ Due to the renovation of the Resovia Stadium in Rzeszów, Resovia play their home games at the Stal Stadium.
- ^ The stadium was opened at full capacity on 31 August 2025.[4]
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warta Poznań | Ryszard Tarasiewicz[5] | Mutual consent | 10 June 2025 | Pre-season | Maciej Tokarczyk[6] | 25 June 2025 |
| Zagłębie Sosnowiec | Bartłomiej Bobla[7] | End of contract | 30 June 2025 | Marek Gołębiewski[7] | 1 July 2025 | |
| GKS Jastrzębie | Peter Struhár[8] | Maciej Tarnogrodzki[9] | 5 July 2025 | |||
| Zagłębie Sosnowiec | Marek Gołębiewski[10] | Mutual consent | 7 September 2025 | 15th | Wojciech Łobodziński[11] | 8 September 2025 |
| Chojniczanka Chojnice | Damian Nowak[12] | Sacked | 17 September 2025 | 16th | Marek Brzozowski[13] | 19 September 2025 |
| GKS Jastrzębie | Maciej Tarnogrodzki[14] | Mutual consent | 22 September 2025 | 18th | Marcin Radzewicz[14] | 22 September 2025 |
| Marcin Radzewicz[15] | End of caretaker spell | 25 September 2025 | Krzysztof Górecko[15] | 25 September 2025 | ||
| Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała | Krzysztof Brede[16] | Sacked | 5 October 2025 | 10th | Tomasz Pawliczak[17] | 6 October 2025 |
| KKS 1925 Kalisz | Michał Gościniak[18] | 6 October 2025 | 14th | Bartosz Sieroń[19] | 10 October 2025 | |
| Bartosz Sieroń | End of caretaker spell | 14 October 2025 | 11th | Damian Nowak[20] | 14 October 2025 | |
| Stal Stalowa Wola | Marcin Płuska[21] | Sacked | 9th | Maciej Musiał[22] | 15 October 2025 | |
| Sandecja Nowy Sącz | Łukasz Mierzejewski[23] | 22 October 2025 | 7th | Ján Fröhlich[23] | 22 October 2025 | |
| Ján Fröhlich | End of caretaker spell | 28 October 2025 | 9th | Rafał Smalec[24] | 28 October 2025 | |
| Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała | Tomasz Pawliczak[25] | 5 November 2025 | 14th | Marcin Włodarski[25] | 5 November 2025 | |
| Resovia | Piotr Kołc[26] | Sacked | 24 November 2025 | 12th | Paweł Młynarczyk[a] | 24 November 2025 |
| Rekord Bielsko-Biała | Dariusz Rucki[28] | 20 December 2025 | 15th | To be announced | ||
- Italics for interim managers.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unia Skierniewice | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 38 | 20 | +18 | 41 | Promotion to I liga |
| 2 | Warta Poznań | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 38 | |
| 3 | Podhale Nowy Targ | 19 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 35 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Olimpia Grudziądz | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 34 | |
| 5 | Świt Szczecin | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 32 | +5 | 32 | |
| 6 | Stal Stalowa Wola | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 26 | |
| 7 | Resovia Rzeszów | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 24 | +1 | 25 | |
| 8 | Podbeskidzie BB | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 31 | −3 | 25 | |
| 9 | Śląsk Wrocław II | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 24 | |
| 10 | Sokół Kleczew | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 24 | |
| 11 | Chojniczanka Chojnice | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 24 | |
| 12 | Sandecja Nowy Sącz | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 27 | −3 | 24 | |
| 13 | Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 23 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 14 | Hutnik Kraków | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 30 | −3 | 21 | |
| 15 | Rekord Bielsko-Biała | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 21 | Relegation to III liga |
| 16 | KKS 1925 Kalisz | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 27 | −6 | 19 | |
| 17 | ŁKS Łódź II | 19 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 35 | −16 | 13 | |
| 18 | GKS Jastrzębie | 19 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 41 | −25 | 7 |
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)[29]
Positions by round
| Promotion to I liga | |
| Qualification for promotion play-offs | |
| Qualification for relegation play-offs | |
| Relegation to II liga |
Results
Results by round
Promotion play-offs
The promotion play-offs will be played on 3 and 6 June 2026. The teams finished in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place are set to compete. The fixtures will be determined by final league position – 3rd team of the regular season will play against 6th team of the regular season and 4th team of the regular season will play against 5th team of the regular season. The winner of the final match will be promoted to the I liga for the 2026–27 season. All matches will be played in a stadiums of team which occupied higher position in the regular season.[29][3]
| Semi-finals 3 June 2026 | Final 6 June 2026 | ||||||||
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| 6 | |||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||
| 5 | |||||||||
Relegation play-offs
The relegation play-offs will be played on 3, 6 and 9 June 2026. The semi-finals will be played over a single leg between runners-up of each III liga group. The winner of each semi-final advances to the final, played over two legs against a 13th or a 14th-placed II liga team. The winner of the final match will play in the II liga the following season. The final matches will be hosted by the winners of the semi-finals.[29][3]
| Semi-finals 3 June 2026 | Final 6 & 9 June 2026 | |||||||||
| Winner SF1 | ||||||||||
| III liga, group I runner-up | 13 | |||||||||
| III liga, group III runner-up | ||||||||||
| Winner SF2 | ||||||||||
| III liga, group II runner-up | 14 | |||||||||
| III liga, group IV runner-up | ||||||||||
Season statistics
Top goalscorers
- As of 30 November 2025[30]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kamil Sabiłło | Unia Skierniewice | 14 |
| 2 | Oskar Kubiak | Sokół Kleczew | 13 |
| 3 | Valērijs Šabala | Chojniczanka Chojnice | 10 |
| 4 | Dominik Frelek | Olimpia Grudziądz | 8 |
| Maciej Mas | Olimpia Grudziądz | ||
| Wiktor Niewiarowski | Śląsk Wrocław II | ||
| Kacper Prusiński | Hutnik Kraków | ||
| Dawid Wolny | Stal Stalowa Wola | ||
| 9 | Bartosz Kurzeja | Podhale Nowy Targ | 7 |
| Krzysztof Ropski | Świt Szczecin |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maksymilian Hebel | Stal Stalowa Wola | Świt Szczecin | 5–2 (H) | 7 September 2025 | [31] |
| Wiktor Niewiarowski | Śląsk Wrocław II | Sandecja Nowy Sącz | 4–0 (A) | 21 October 2025 | [32] |
| Oskar Kubiak | Sokół Kleczew | Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała | 5–2 (H) | 31 October 2025 | [33] |
Attendances
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandecja Nowy Sącz | 47,651 | 8,111 | 0 | 5,295 | n/a2 |
| 2 | Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 26,595 | 4,928 | 2,048 | 3,324 | −36.2% |
| 3 | Stal Stalowa Wola | 25,776 | 3,764 | 1,640 | 2,578 | −5.6%1 |
| 4 | Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała | 20,116 | 5,500 | 908 | 2,012 | −3.3% |
| 5 | Unia Skierniewice | 15,549 | 2,322 | 1,485 | 1,728 | n/a2 |
| 6 | Chojniczanka Chojnice | 7,449 | 1,095 | 644 | 828 | −13.2% |
| 7 | Warta Poznań | 6,351 | 922 | 722 | 794 | −1.6%1 |
| 8 | Hutnik Kraków | 6,809 | 990 | 595 | 757 | −0.9% |
| 9 | Resovia Rzeszów | 6,712 | 1,309 | 343 | 746 | −4.1% |
| 10 | Podhale Nowy Targ | 6,924 | 829 | 359 | 692 | n/a2 |
| 11 | GKS Jastrzębie | 6,137 | 893 | 385 | 682 | −22.7% |
| 12 | KKS 1925 Kalisz | 5,230 | 1,200 | 222 | 523 | −23.4% |
| 13 | Sokół Kleczew | 5,136 | 800 | 198 | 514 | n/a2 |
| 14 | Olimpia Grudziądz | 5,024 | 700 | 345 | 502 | +20.1% |
| 15 | Rekord Bielsko-Biała | 4,067 | 585 | 181 | 407 | −48.0% |
| 16 | Świt Szczecin | 3,221 | 493 | 141 | 322 | −38.2% |
| 17 | Śląsk Wrocław II | 2,086 | 334 | 103 | 232 | n/a2 |
| 18 | ŁKS Łódź II | 1,770 | 274 | 108 | 197 | −37.1% |
| League total | 202,603 | 8,111 | 0 | 1,192 | +23.1% |
Updated to games played on 4 December 2025.
Source: 90minut.pl
Notes:
1. Team played last season in I liga.
2. Team played last season in III liga.
See also
Notes
- ^ First two games hosted by Sandecja Nowy Sącz were played behind closed doors without any spectators.
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