2024–25 II liga

II liga
Season2024–25
Dates19 July 2024 – 7 June 2025

The 2024–25 II liga (also known as Betclic II liga for sponsorship reasons)[1] is the 77th season of the third tier domestic division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1948 and the 17th 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 will start in July 2024 and will conclude in May 2025 (regular season). From this season onwards, promotion/relegation play-offs will be played, with teams placed 13th and 14th facing two second-placed teams from the III liga.[2]

Teams

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A total of 18 teams participate in the 2024–25 II liga season.

Changes from last season

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The following teams have changed division since the 2023–24 season.

Stadiums and locations

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Location of teams in the Katowice urban area in 2024–25 II Liga.
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Location Venue Capacity
Chojniczanka Chojnice Chojnice Chojniczanka 1930 Municipal Stadium 3,500
GKS Jastrzębie Jastrzębie-Zdrój Jastrzębie-Zdrój Municipal Stadium 5,650
Hutnik Kraków Kraków Suche Stawy Stadium 6,000
KKS 1925 Kalisz Kalisz OSRiR Stadium 8,166
ŁKS Łódź II Łódź Władysław Król Stadium 18,029
Olimpia Elbląg Elbląg Elbląg Municipal Stadium 3,000
Olimpia Grudziądz Grudziądz Bronisław Malinowski Stadium 5,323
Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała Bielsko-Biała BBOSiR Stadium 15,076
Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki Grodzisk Mazowiecki Municipal Sports Stadium 1,000
Polonia Bytom Bytom Polonia Bytom Stadium 2,220
Rekord Bielsko-Biała Bielsko-Biała Centrum Sportu REKORD 2,000
Resovia Rzeszów Rzeszów Stal Stadium1 11,547
Skra Częstochowa Częstochowa Stoelzle Stadion STO 2,300
Świt Szczecin Szczecin Obiekt Sportowy Skolwin 625
Wieczysta Kraków Kraków Wieczysta Stadium 2,000
Wisła Puławy Puławy MOSiR Stadium 4,418
Zagłębie Lubin II Lubin KGHM Zagłębie Arena 16,032
Zagłębie Sosnowiec Sosnowiec ArcelorMittal Park 11,600
  1. ^ Due to the renovation of the Resovia Stadium in Rzeszów, Resovia play their home games at the Stal Stadium.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 Polonia Bytom 11 10 0 1 29 9 +20 30 Promotion to I liga
2 Wieczysta Kraków 12 9 1 2 28 5 +23 28
3 Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki 11 8 3 0 22 8 +14 27 Qualification for the promotion play-offs
4 Hutnik Kraków 13 6 4 3 20 24 −4 22
5 Chojniczanka Chojnice 13 6 3 4 18 12 +6 21
6 Zagłębie Sosnowiec 12 6 3 3 18 14 +4 21
7 Resovia Rzeszów 13 6 2 5 21 22 −1 20
8 KKS 1925 Kalisz 13 5 4 4 12 15 −3 19
9 Olimpia Grudziądz 13 5 2 6 19 17 +2 17
10 Wisła Puławy 13 5 1 7 18 21 −3 16
11 Świt Szczecin 13 4 4 5 15 18 −3 16
12 Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała 13 3 4 6 15 19 −4 13
13 GKS Jastrzębie 13 3 3 7 16 16 0 12 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
14 Rekord Bielsko-Biała 13 3 3 7 20 27 −7 12
15 ŁKS Łódź II 12 2 4 6 12 23 −11 10 Relegation to III liga
16 Zagłębie Lubin II 12 1 5 6 16 22 −6 8
17 Olimpia Elbląg 12 1 4 7 11 24 −13 7
18 Skra Częstochowa[a] 12 4 0 8 11 25 −14 5
Updated to match(es) played on 13 October 2024. Source: 90minut.pl
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)[4]
Notes:
  1. ^ Skra Częstochowa was punished with a deduction of 7 points for financial arrears.[3]

Positions by round

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Note: The place taken by the team that played fewer matches than the opponents was underlined.[A]

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Polonia Bytom16974332231111
Wieczysta Kraków141053223343322
Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki3111111112233
Hutnik Kraków17171291088865544
Chojniczanka Chojnice3865777756665
Zagłębie Sosnowiec5222544579776
Resovia Rzeszów6386456424457
KKS 1925 Kalisz7748665687888
Olimpia Grudziądz131517171413141411111099
Wisła Puławy111214159119109891010
Świt Szczecin76378101191010111111
Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała9131513131213111212121312
GKS Jastrzębie1491011910121313131513
Rekord Bielsko-Biała15151112151515161614141214
ŁKS Łódź II251011121412131415151415
Zagłębie Lubin II11141615171616171516161616
Olimpia Elbląg9111314161717151717171717
Skra Częstochowa18181818181818181818181818
Promotion to I liga
Qualification for promotion play-offs
Qualification for relegation play-offs
Relegation to II liga
Updated to match(es) played on 13 October 2024. Source: 90minut.pl

Results

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Home \ Away CHC JAS HUT KAL ŁKS ELB GRU POD PGM PBT REK RES SKR ŚWI WIE WPU ZAG ZSO
Chojniczanka Chojnice 0–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–1
GKS Jastrzębie 1–1 5–0 1–2 0–1 2–4 1–0 1–2
Hutnik Kraków 3–2 1–1 1–1 3–2 0–1 1–0
KKS 1925 Kalisz 1–1 2–2 1–0 0–2 2–1 1–2
ŁKS Łódź II 0–1 0–0 2–4 0–1 3–1 0–0
Olimpia Elbląg 1–1 2–4 0–1 0–3 0–0 4–1
Olimpia Grudziądz 0–1 4–0 2–1 0–1 2–2 1–0
Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–3 3–0 1–0 0–0
Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki 1–1 2–1 3–1 2–0 3–1 4–1 2–1
Polonia Bytom 3–0 3–0 2–0 5–1 3–1 4–2
Rekord Bielsko-Biała 0–2 0–1 2–4 1–1 2–3 1–2
Resovia Rzeszów 1–0 2–0 2–2 2–1 2–3 3–3
Skra Częstochowa 2–0 2–1 1–4 0–2 2–1
Świt Szczecin 1–1 3–0 3–3 0–1 2–0 0–3 1–0
Wieczysta Kraków 1–0 7–1 4–0 1–1 0–1 4–1
Wisła Puławy 1–2 3–2 2–1 1–3 2–0 0–2 5–1
Zagłębie Lubin II 1–1 4–0 3–3 0–1 0–0
Zagłębie Sosnowiec 1–0 2–3 2–2 2–1 2–0 4–1
Updated to match(es) played on 13 October 2024. Source: 90minut.pl
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Results by round

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Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Chojniczanka ChojniceWLWWLLWDWDDLW
GKS JastrzębieWDLDLWLLDLLLW
Hutnik KrakówLLWWLWWDWWDDD
KKS 1925 KaliszDWWLWLWDLWDLD
ŁKS Łódź IIWDLLDLWLLLDD
Olimpia ElblągDDLLLLLWLLDD
Olimpia GrudziądzLLLLWWLDWLWWD
Podbeskidzie Bielsko-BiałaDLLDDWLWLDLLW
Pogoń Grodzisk MazowieckiWWWWWWDDWDW
Polonia BytomLWWWWWWWWWW
Rekord Bielsko-BiałaLLWLLDLDLWDWL
Resovia RzeszówWWLWWLDWWLDLL
Skra CzęstochowaLLLWLLWLWLWL
Świt SzczecinDWWLDLLWLLDWD
Wieczysta KrakówLWWWWWDLWWWW
Wisła PuławyDLLWWLWWWLLLL
Zagłębie Lubin IILLDLLDDWLLDD
Zagłębie SosnowiecWWWDDWLLDWLW
Updated to match(es) played on 13 October 2024. Source: 90minut.pl
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Promotion play-offs

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The promotion play-offs will be played on 11 and 15 June 2025. 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 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 2025–26 season. All matches will be played in a stadiums of team which occupied higher position in the regular season.[4][14]

Semi-finals
11 June 2025
Final
15 June 2025
      
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Relegation play-offs

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The relegation play-offs will be played on 11, 15 and 18 June 2025. Besides the teams who finished the regular season in 13th and 14th place, each team who finished III liga group in 2nd place is set to compete. The semi-finals will be played by III liga teams. The winners of the semi-finals will be advanced to the relegation play-offs final where they compete II liga teams. The winner of the final match will play in II liga next season. The fixtures will be determined by a draw. The final matches will be hosted by the winners of the semi-finals.[4][14]

Semi-finals
11 June 2025
Final
15-18 June 2025
 
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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The list of postponed matches:
    • Wisła Puławy – Zagłębie II Lubin (1st round, played on 14 August 2024)[5]
    • Polonia Bytom - Zagłębie II Lubin (8th round, played on 18 September 2024)[6]
    • GKS Jastrzębie - Wisła Puławy (8th round, played on 18 September 2024)[7]
    • Skra Częstochowa - Polonia Bytom (9th round, played on 16 October 2024)[8]
    • Wieczysta Kraków - GKS Jastrzębie (9th round, played on 1 October 2024)[9]
    • Zagłębie Sosnowiec - Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki (9th round, played on 16 October 2024)[10]
    • Wieczysta Kraków - Polonia Bytom (13th round)[11]
    • Zagłębie II Lubin - Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki (13th round)[12]
    • ŁKS II Łódź - Olimpia Elbląg (13th round)[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Betclic Sponsorem Tytularnym 1. Ligi do końca sezonu 2027/2028" (in Polish). I liga. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  2. ^ "PZPN zatwierdził reformę II ligi". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Siedem punktów ujemnych. Surowa kara od PZPN". sportowefakty.wp.pl. WP SportoweFakty. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Uchwała nr VI/86 z dnia 7 czerwca 2024 roku Zarządu Polskiego Związku Piłki Nożnej w sprawie przyjęcia Regulaminu Rozgrywek o Mistrzostwo 1. Ligi, 2. Ligi i 3. ligi na sezon 2024/2025" (PDF). pzpn.pl (in Polish). Polish Football Association. pp. 7–8. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Zmiana terminu meczu Wisła Puławy – Zagłębie II Lubin" (in Polish). PZPN. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Mecz z Zagłębiem II Lubin przeniesiony na inny termin" (in Polish). Polonia Bytom. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Mecz z Wisłą Puławy przełożony na 18 września" (in Polish). GKS Jastrzębie. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  8. ^ "Mecz z Polonią Bytom odwołany" (in Polish). Skra Częstochowa. 14 September 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Mecz z Wieczystą Kraków przełożony na inny termin!" (in Polish). GKS Jastrzębie. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Mecz Zagłębia z Pogonią Grodzisk Mazowiecki został odwołany!" (in Polish). Zagłębie Sosnowiec. 14 September 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Mecz z Wieczystą Kraków przełożony" (in Polish). Polonia Bytom. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  12. ^ "Mecz drugiej drużyny Miedziowych z Pogonią Grodzisk Mazowiecki przełożony" (in Polish). Akademia Piłkarska Zagłębie Lubin. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Weekendowa pauza" (in Polish). Olimpia Elbląg. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  14. ^ a b "Ramowy terminarz II ligi 2024/25". pzpn.pl (in Polish). Polish Football Association. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.