2023–24 II liga

II liga
Season2023–24
Dates22 July 2023 – 26 May 2024
2024–25 →

The 2023–24 II liga (also known as eWinner II liga due to sponsorship reasons[1]) is the 76th season of the third tier domestic division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1948 and the 16th 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 on 22 July 2023 and will conclude on 26 May 2024 (regular season).[2]

Teams

A total of 18 teams participate in the 2023–24 II liga season.

Changes from last season

The following teams have changed division since the 2022–23 season.

Stadiums and locations

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Location of teams in 2023–24 II liga.
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Location Venue Capacity
Chojniczanka Chojnice Chojnice Stadion Miejski Chojniczanka 1930 3,500
GKS Jastrzębie Jastrzębie-Zdrój Stadion Miejski 5,650
Hutnik Kraków Kraków Stadion Suche Stawy 6,000
KKS 1925 Kalisz Kalisz Stadion OSRiR 8,166
Kotwica Kołobrzeg Kołobrzeg Stadion im. Sebastiana Karpiniuka 3,014
Lech Poznań II Poznań Stadion Amiki Wronki 5,296
ŁKS II Łódź Łódź Stadion im. Władysława Króla 18,029
Olimpia Elbląg Elbląg Stadion Miejski 3,000
Olimpia Grudziądz Grudziądz Stadion im. Bronisława Malinowskiego 5,323
Pogoń Siedlce Siedlce Stadion ROSRRiT 2,901
Polonia Bytom Bytom Stadion Odry 1
Stadion im. Edwarda Szymkowiaka		 4,560
2,220
Radunia Stężyca Stężyca Arena Radunia 950
Sandecja Nowy Sącz Nowy Sącz Stadion Garbarnii2
Stadion im. Ojca Władysława Augustynka		 963
8,111
Skra Częstochowa Częstochowa Stoelzle Stadion STO 2,300
Stal Stalowa Wola Stalowa Wola Podkarpackie Centrum Piłki Nożnej 3,764
Stomil Olsztyn Olsztyn Stadion OSiR 4,200
Wisła Puławy Puławy Stadion MOSiR 4,418
Zagłębie II Lubin Lubin KGHM Zagłębie Arena 16,032
  1. ^ Due to building of a new stadium, Stadion Polonii Bytom, which will meet II liga regulations, Polonia Bytom started the league, playing their six home matches in Stadion Odry in Opole.[3] Polonia returned to new ground in round seven against Pogoń Siedlce.[4]
  2. ^ Due to rebuilding of the stadium, Sandecja Nowy Sącz will be playing their home matches in Stadion Garbarnii in Kraków. The return to their home ground is expected in a match against Olimpia Grudziądz (Round 18)[5]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 Kotwica Kołobrzeg 20 11 4 5 42 30 +12 37 Promotion to I liga
2 KKS 1925 Kalisz 19 10 4 5 28 17 +11 34
3 Pogoń Siedlce 19 9 6 4 32 22 +10 33 Qualification for Promotion play-offs
4 Radunia Stężyca 19 8 7 4 25 22 +3 31
5 Chojniczanka Chojnice 20 8 6 6 29 25 +4 30
6 Hutnik Kraków 20 9 3 8 30 28 +2 30
7 Zagłębie II Lubin 20 8 4 8 31 28 +3 28
8 ŁKS II Łódź 20 8 4 8 32 30 +2 28
9 Skra Częstochowa 19 7 6 6 25 20 +5 27
10 Stal Stalowa Wola 19 8 3 8 22 24 −2 27
11 Olimpia Elbląg 18 7 5 6 23 21 +2 26
12 Lech II Poznań 19 7 4 8 23 32 −9 25
13 Stomil Olsztyn 19 7 2 10 20 26 −6 23
14 Wisła Puławy 19 5 7 7 28 30 −2 22
15 Polonia Bytom 19 5 6 8 21 27 −6 21 Relegation to III liga
16 GKS Jastrzębie 19 5 6 8 21 28 −7 21
17 Sandecja Nowy Sącz 19 4 5 10 17 28 −11 17
18 Olimpia Grudziądz 19 4 4 11 21 32 −11 16
Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2023. 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)[6]

Positions by round

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

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Kotwica Kołobrzeg1472371112131074213111111
KKS 1925 Kalisz1414942652311121234322
Pogoń Siedlce946111199107106432323233
Radunia Stężyca45786341243354442444
Chojniczanka Chojnice141013131615161614129786569985
Hutnik Kraków1351010866581111989981076
Zagłębie II Lubin35721114127911121213107117
ŁKS II Łódź9151153223432547857858
Skra Częstochowa18114997879681065675569
Stal Stalowa Wola111715171214151416151412121110101411910
Olimpia Elbląg715126813111185567978661011
Lech II Poznań71218161416148121316161718161711131412
Stomil Olsztyn138101215121012131112131313141215151213
Wisła Puławy61114535691081010111112121314
Polonia Bytom49141417171717151715151515171516161515
GKS Jastrzębie1113161513101314161413141414131413141616
Sandecja Nowy Sącz1718161818181818181818181816181818181717
Olimpia Grudziądz21375479111617171617151617171818
Promotion to I liga
Qualification for Promotion play-offs
Relegation to III liga
Updated to match(es) played on 4 December 2023. Source: 90minut.pl

Results

Home \ Away CHC JAS HUT KAL KOT LP2 ŁKS ELB GRU PSI PBT RAD SNS SKC SSW STO WPU ZA2
Chojniczanka Chojnice — 1–0 1–1 1–0 3–2 1–1 1–2 5–1 0–0 1–1 2–1
GKS Jastrzębie — 1–0 0–2 3–2 3–2 2–1 4–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–2
Hutnik Kraków 0–2 — 3–5 4–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 1–2 3–0 2–1 1–1
KKS 1925 Kalisz 0–1 3–1 3–0 — 2–1 2–2 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 3–1
Kotwica Kołobrzeg 2–0 2–1 — 1–2 2–0 1–2 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 3–2
Lech II Poznań 1–2 4–3 1–5 — 0–3 0–4 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–1
ŁKS II Łódź 3–2 3–0 2–3 — 1–1 1–2 1–0 1–3 3–0 2–1 2–1
Olimpia Elbląg 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–3 2–2 — 1–0 1–0 0–1 4–1 0–0 3–2
Olimpia Grudziądz 0–2 1–2 1–1 — 2–3 1–0 3–1 0–0 3–0 0–2
Pogoń Siedlce 0–2 3–3 1–1 — 3–0 2–1 2–0 2–2 2–1
Polonia Bytom 1–1 0–1 3–3 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 — 4–3
Radunia Stężyca 1–1 1–4 1–0 0–0 5–1 1–2 1–1 — 1–1 1–0 3–0
Sandecja Nowy Sącz 1–1 0–2 0–0 1–0 3–2 — 2–2 2–0 1–2
Skra Częstochowa 0–0 1–2 4–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 — 1–2 4–1
Stal Stalowa Wola 5–2 3–1 2–1 3–1 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–2 — 0–1
Stomil Olsztyn 2–1 2–0 0–3 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–1 — 1–2
Wisła Puławy 1–0 2–2 0–1 2–2 3–1 3–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 — 3–3
Zagłębie II Lubin 1–1 2–0 0–0 2–3 2–1 3–0 2–1 0–2 4–0 2–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2023. 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

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Chojniczanka ChojniceLWLDLDLDWWWWDWDLLDWW
GKS JastrzębieDLLWDWLLLWDDLDWDWLL
Hutnik KrakówWDDLDWWLWLLLWWLLWWWL
KKS 1925 KaliszLDWWWLWWLWWDDWLDLWW
Kotwica KołobrzegLWWDLLDWWDWWWLWWWDWL
Lech II PoznańDLLWDLWWLDLLLWDWWLW
ŁKS II ŁódźDLWWWWLWLDWLDLDWLLWL
Olimpia ElblągDLWWLLWWWDDDDLWLWL
Olimpia GrudziądzWWLLWDDLLLLLDLWDLLL
Pogoń SiedlceDWDLDWDWLDWWWWLWDWL
Polonia BytomWLLDLLDDWLWDLLDWLDW
Radunia StężycaWDDDWWDWDLWDLWDWWLL
Sandecja Nowy SączLLDLDLLLWLLWDWLDLWD
Skra CzęstochowaLWWLDWDDDWDLWWLLWDL
Stal Stalowa WolaDLDLWLLWLWDWLWWLLWW
Stomil OlsztynLWDLLWWLLWLDWLWLLLW
Wisła PuławyWWDWLLWDLDLWLLDDDDL
Zagłębie II LubinWDDWWWLWLLLLLDDLWWLW
Updated to match(es) played on 3 December 2023. Source: 90minut.pl
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Promotion play-offs

II liga play-offs for the 2023–24 season will be played on 30 May and 2 June 2024. 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 the I liga for next season. All matches will be played in a stadiums of team which occupied higher position in regular season.[6][19]

Semi-finals
30 May 2024 		Final
2 June 2024
      
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Matches

Semi-finals

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Final

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Season statistics

Top goalscorers

As of 3 December 2023.[20]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Poland Hubert Sobol KKS 1925 Kalisz 13
2 Poland Mateusz Kuzimski Radunia Stężyca 11
3 Brazil Jonathan Kotwica Kołobrzeg 10
4 Poland Cezary Demianiuk Pogoń Siedlce 9
5 Poland Tomasz Mikołajczak Chojniczanka Chojnice 8
Poland Dawid Retlewski Wisła Puławy
Poland Dawid Wolny Polonia Bytom
8 Poland Michał Cywiński Kotwica Kołobrzeg 7
Poland Oskar Koprowski ŁKS II Łódź

Number of teams by region

Number Region Team(s)
3  Silesian Voivodeship GKS Jastrzębie, Polonia Bytom and Skra Częstochowa
2  Greater Poland Voivodeship KKS 1925 Kalisz and Lech Poznań II
 Lesser Poland Voivodeship Hutnik Kraków and Sandecja Nowy Sącz
 Pomeranian Voivodeship Chojniczanka Chojnice and Radunia Stężyca
 Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship Olimpia Elbląg and Stomil Olsztyn
1  Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Olimpia Grudziądz
 Lower Silesian Voivodeship Zagłębie Lubin II
 Lublin Voivodeship Wisła Puławy
 Łódź Voivodeship ŁKS II Łódź
 Masovian Voivodeship Pogoń Siedlce
 Podkarpackie Voivodeship Stal Stalowa Wola
 West Pomeranian Voivodeship Kotwica Kołobrzeg
0  Lubusz Voivodeship
 Opole Voivodeship
 Podlaskie Voivodeship
 Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The list of postponed matches:
    • Zagłębie II Lubin – Kotwica Kołobrzeg (8th round, played on 20 September 2023)[7]
    • Olimpia Elbląg – Pogoń Siedlce (8th round, played on 20 September 2023)[8]
    • Lech II Poznań – Stomil Olsztyn (13th round, played on 8 November 2023)[9]
    • Zagłębie II Lubin – GKS Jastrzębie (13th round, played on 26 October 2023)[10]
    • Skra Częstochowa – Hutnik Kraków (18th round, played on 29 November 2023)[11]
    • Lech II Poznań – Olimpia Elbląg (18th round)[12]
    • Stal Stalowa Wola – Wisła Puławy (20th round)[13]
    • Sandecja Nowy Sącz – Radunia Stężyca (20th round)[14]
    • Polonia Bytom – Skra Częstochowa (20th round)[15]
    • Pogoń Siedlce – Stomil Olsztyn (20th round)[16]
    • GKS Jastrzębie – KKS 1925 Kalisz (20th round)[17]
    • Olimpia Grudziądz – Olimpia Elbląg (20th round)[18]

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  18. ^ "Mecz Olimpia Grudziądz vs. Olimpia Elbląg – odwołany!" (in Polish). olimpiagrudziadz.com. 30 November 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
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