The 2019–20 II liga was the 72nd season of the third tier domestic division in the

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since its establishment in 1948 and the 12th season of the Polish

II liga II liga (Druga liga, ), currently named Betclic II liga due to its sponsorship by Betclic, is a Polish football league that sits at the third tier of the Polish football league system. Until the end of the 2007–08 season, ''II Liga'' referre ...

under its current title. The league was operated by the PZPN. The league was contested by 18 teams. The regular season was played in a

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. The season started on 27 July 2019 and concluded on 25 July 2020 (regular season). On 13 March 2020, the PZPN suspended the league due to the outbreak of

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. After consultation with the

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, the league resumed behind closed doors without any spectators on 3 June 2020.

Changes from last season

The following teams have changed division since the 2018–19 season.

To II liga

Relegated from 2018–19 I liga * Bytovia Bytów *

GKS Katowice GKS Katowice (; GKS stands for , ) is a Polish professional football club based in Katowice. They currently compete in the Ekstraklasa in the 2024–25 season after gaining promotion from the I liga in 2024. History In 1963 in Katowice a spe ...

Garbarnia Kraków Garbarnia Kraków is a Polish football and sports club from Ludwinów, a historical district of the city of Kraków. The club's name comes from the nearby tannery () of the Dłużyński brothers, which was the original club sponsor. After withdr ...

Promoted from 2018–19 III liga * Legionovia Legionowo (Group 1) *

Lech Poznań II Lech Poznań II () is the reserve team and the senior academy team of Lech Poznań, a Polish professional football club based in Poznań. The team and its facilities are based in Wronki. They currently play in group II of the fourth tier of the ...

(Group 2) * Górnik Polkowice (Group 3) * Stal Rzeszów (Group 4)

From II liga

Promoted to 2019–20 I liga * Radomiak Radom *

Olimpia Grudziądz Olimpia Grudziądz is a Polish football club from Grudziądz. The club was formed on 30 June 1923. Currently, Olimpia plays in the II liga, following promotion in the 2022–23 season. On 1 March 2022, thanks to defeating Wisła Kraków in a ...

* GKS Bełchatów Relegated to 2019–20 III liga * Siarka Tarnobrzeg * ROW 1964 Rybnik * Rozwój Katowice *

Ruch Chorzów Ruch Chorzów () is a Polish professional association football, football club based in Chorzów, Upper Silesia. It is one of the most successful football teams in Poland, having won fourteen List of Polish football champions, Polish Championship ...

Team overview

Stadiums and locations

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

League table

Promotion play-offs

II liga play-offs for the 2019–20 season will be played in July 2020. The teams who finished in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place are set to compete. The fixtures are determined by final league position – 3rd team of regular season vs 6th team of regular season and 4th team of regular season vs 5th team of regular season. The winner of final match will be promoted to

I liga I liga (, ), currently named Betclic I liga due to its sponsorship by Betclic, is the men's second professional association football division of the Polish football league system, below the Ekstraklasa and above the II liga via promotion/rel ...

for next season. All matches will be played in a stadiums of team which occupied higher position in regular season. ---- ----

Notes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:2019-20 II liga II liga seasons 2019–20 in Polish football

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