The 2019–20 III liga was the 12th season of the fourth tier domestic division in the

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since its establishment in 2008 under its current title (

III liga III liga (Trzecia liga) 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 referred to a league at the third tier (now called II liga) but this was c ...

) and the 4th season under its current league division format. The competition was contested by 72 clubs split geographically across 4 groups of 18 teams each, with the winners of each group gaining promotion to the

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. The season was played in a round-robin tournament. It began in August 2019 and was supposed to end in June 2020. The teams included amateur clubs (although a few are semi-professional) and the reserve teams of professional clubs. The season was suspended indefinitely on 12 March 2020 due to the

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. On May 14–18, 2020, the regionals federations announced the termination of the competition. The leaders of each group (except Group 4) have been promoted to the

. No team has been

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to the

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Teams

72 teams are divided into four groups according to geographical criteria: * Group 1 (

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– Masovian –

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– Warmian-Masurian) * Group 2 ( Kuyavian-Pomeranian – Greater Poland – Pomeranian – West Pomeranian) * Group 3 ( Lower Silesian –

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– Opole – Silesian) * Group 4 ( Świętokrzyskie –

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– Lublin – Podkarpackie) Each group of III liga is managed by a different voivodeship football association. In the 2019–20 season these are the following regionals federations: * Group 1 – Warmian-Masurian Football Association * Group 2 – Greater Poland Football Association * Group 3 – Silesian Football Association * Group 4 – Lublin Football Association

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Notes

References

External links

Official website
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