2023–24 II liga

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

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[edit]

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

Changes from last season[edit]

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

Stadiums and locations[edit]

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 II Poznań 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 was supposed to play their first home matches in Stadion Odry in Opole.[3] However, they have not played a single match there as all their first six matches were played away. 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[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 Pogoń Siedlce 29 14 10 5 47 35 +12 52 Promotion to I liga
2 KKS 1925 Kalisz 29 13 9 7 42 27 +15 48
3 Kotwica Kołobrzeg 29 13 7 9 53 41 +12 46 Qualification for Promotion play-offs
4 ŁKS II Łódź 29 12 7 10 43 39 +4 43
5 Radunia Stężyca 29 11 10 8 39 36 +3 43
6 Zagłębie II Lubin 29 12 6 11 44 40 +4 42[a]
7 Chojniczanka Chojnice 29 11 9 9 37 35 +2 42[a]
8 Hutnik Kraków 29 11 9 9 39 38 +1 42[a]
9 Polonia Bytom 29 10 11 8 42 40 +2 41[b]
10 Stal Stalowa Wola 29 11 8 10 33 34 −1 41[b]
11 Lech II Poznań 29 10 8 11 33 41 −8 38
12 Skra Częstochowa 29 9 9 11 33 33 0 36
13 Olimpia Elbląg 29 9 8 12 32 40 −8 35
14 Wisła Puławy 29 7 12 10 42 44 −2 33
15 Olimpia Grudziądz 29 8 9 12 30 36 −6 33 Relegation to III liga
16 GKS Jastrzębie 29 8 9 12 33 41 −8 33
17 Stomil Olsztyn 29 8 6 15 25 34 −9 30
18 Sandecja Nowy Sącz 29 7 7 15 29 42 −13 28
Updated to match(es) played on 22 April 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)[6]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Ranked on head-to-head points: Zagłębie II Lubin - 7 pts, Chojniczanka Chojnice - 7 pts, Hutnik Kraków - 2 pts.
    Ranked on head-to-head goal difference: Zagłębie II Lubin +2, Chojniczanka Chojnice +1.
  2. ^ a b Ranked on goal difference: Polonia Bytom +2, Stal Stalowa Wola -1.

Positions by round[edit]

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

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Pogoń Siedlce946111199107106432323233333322111
KKS 1925 Kalisz1414942652311121234322222111222
Kotwica Kołobrzeg1472371112131074213111111111233333
ŁKS II Łódź91511532234325478578581188867654
Radunia Stężyca45786341243354442444554554575
Zagłębie II Lubin357211141279111212131071178119910111296
Chojniczanka Chojnice141013131615161614129786569985696446447
Hutnik Kraków13510108665811119899810764476888108
Polonia Bytom4914141717171715171515151517151616151513131313139969
Stal Stalowa Wola1117151712141514161514121211101014119107757757810
Lech II Poznań7121816141614812131616171816171113141212610111213141111
Skra Częstochowa1811499787968106567556910121112910101212
Olimpia Elbląg71512681311118556797866101191012101112131313
Wisła Puławy61114535691081010111112121314151515151414111414
Olimpia Grudziądz21375479111617171617151617171818181717181817161615
GKS Jastrzębie1113161513101314161413141414131413141616161414141515151516
Stomil Olsztyn138101215121012131112131313141215151213141616171616171717
Sandecja Nowy Sącz1718161818181818181818181816181818181717171818161718181818
Promotion to I liga
Qualification for Promotion play-offs
Relegation to III liga
Updated to match(es) played on 22 April 2024. Source: 90minut.pl

Results[edit]

Home \ Away CHC JAS HUT KAL KOT LP2 ŁKS ELB GRU PSI PBT RAD SNS SKC SSW STO WPU ZA2
Chojniczanka Chojnice 1–0 2–2 0–1 1–1 1–0 3–2 1–1 1–2 5–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–1
GKS Jastrzębie 1–0 1–1 3–1 0–2 3–2 1–2 3–2 2–1 4–2 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–0 1–2
Hutnik Kraków 0–2 1–1 2–1 3–5 4–1 1–0 1–1 3–1 1–2 3–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1
KKS 1925 Kalisz 0–1 3–1 3–0 2–1 2–2 2–2 5–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 3–1
Kotwica Kołobrzeg 3–0 2–0 2–1 1–2 0–1 2–0 1–2 2–2 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 1–0 3–2 1–2
Lech II Poznań 1–2 2–0 4–3 1–5 0–3 2–1 0–0 0–4 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 2–1
ŁKS II Łódź 3–2 0–0 3–0 2–3 2–2 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–0 1–3 3–0 2–0 2–1 2–1
Olimpia Elbląg 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–3 2–2 1–3 1–0 1–0 0–1 4–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 3–2 1–2
Olimpia Grudziądz 0–1 2–1 0–2 0–0 1–2 1–1 3–0 2–3 1–0 1–1 3–1 0–0 3–0 1–0 0–2
Pogoń Siedlce 1–1 0–2 3–3 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 3–3 3–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 2–2 2–1
Polonia Bytom 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 3–3 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 2–2 4–3 4–3 2–2 3–1
Radunia Stężyca 1–2 3–0 1–1 1–4 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 5–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 3–2 1–0 3–0
Sandecja Nowy Sącz 1–1 1–3 0–1 0–2 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–3 3–2 2–1 2–2 2–0 0–0 1–2 1–1
Skra Częstochowa 0–0 0–0 1–2 4–1 1–0 0–2 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–2 4–1 2–1
Stal Stalowa Wola 5–2 3–1 2–1 0–1 3–1 1–0 0–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 0–1 2–2
Stomil Olsztyn 2–1 2–0 3–0 0–3 2–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–2
Wisła Puławy 1–0 2–2 0–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 4–0 3–1 0–0 0–1 1–3 1–1 2–1 3–3
Zagłębie II Lubin 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 2–3 1–1 2–1 1–2 3–0 2–0 2–1 0–2 4–0 2–1
Updated to match(es) played on 22 April 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[edit]

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Chojniczanka ChojniceLWLDLDLDWWWWDWDLLDWWLDWWDLWDL
GKS JastrzębieDLLWDWLLLWDDLDWDWLLDWDDLWLLWL
Hutnik KrakówWDDLDWWLWLLLWWLLWWWLDDDDDLWDW
KKS 1925 KaliszLDWWWLWWLWWDDWLDLWWWDDDWDWLLD
Kotwica KołobrzegLWWDLLDWWDWWWLWWWDWLWDLDLDLWL
Lech II PoznańDLLWDLWWLDLLLWDWWLWDWWLDLLWDD
ŁKS II ŁódźDLWWWWLWLDWLDLDWLLWLLWDDWLWDW
Olimpia ElblągDLWWLLWWWDDDDLWLWLWLDLLWLLLDD
Olimpia GrudziądzWWLLWDDLLLLLDLWDLLLDDWLDDWWDW
Pogoń SiedlceDWDLDWDWLDWWWWLWDWLLDWWDWWDDW
Polonia BytomWLLDLLDDWLWDLLDWLDWDWWDDDWWWD
Radunia StężycaWDDDWWDWDLWDLWDWWLLLDLWDDWLLW
Sandecja Nowy SączLLDLDLLLWLLWDWLDLWDDLWLWLLDWL
Skra CzęstochowaLWWLDWDDDWDLWWLLWDLDLLWDDLWLL
Stal Stalowa WolaDLDLWLLWLWDWLWWLLWWWDWLDDWLDD
Stomil OlsztynLWDLLWWLLWLDWLWLLLWDLLLLDWDLD
Wisła PuławyWWDWLLWDLDLWLLDDDDLDDDLDDWWLL
Zagłębie II LubinWDDWWWLWLLLLLDDLWWLWDLWDLLWWW
Updated to match(es) played on 22 April 2024. Source: 90minut.pl
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Promotion play-offs[edit]

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][21]

Semi-finals
30 May 2024
Final
2 June 2024
      
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Matches[edit]

Semi-finals[edit]

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Final[edit]

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Season statistics[edit]

Top goalscorers[edit]

As of 5 April 2024.[22]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Poland Hubert Sobol KKS 1925 Kalisz 17
2 Brazil Jonathan Kotwica Kołobrzeg 15
3 Poland Cezary Demianiuk Pogoń Siedlce 13
Poland Mateusz Kuzimski Radunia Stężyca
5 Poland Michał Bednarski KKS 1925 Kalisz 10
6 Poland Dawid Wolny Polonia Bytom 9
7 Poland Tomasz Mikołajczak Chojniczanka Chojnice 8
Latvia Deniss Rakels Hutnik Kraków
Poland Dawid Retlewski Wisła Puławy
10 Poland Michał Biskup Radunia Stężyca 7
Poland Michał Cywiński Kotwica Kołobrzeg
Spain Néstor Gordillo KKS 1925 Kalisz
Poland Oskar Koprowski ŁKS Łódź II

Attendances[edit]

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Stal Stalowa Wola 18,345 2,800 1,215 2,038 n/a
2 Stomil Olsztyn 18,240 4,205 1,170 1,824 n/a
3 KKS 1925 Kalisz 13,597 2,380 700 1,359 n/a
4 Kotwica Kołobrzeg 12,502 2,001 890 1,250 n/a2
5 GKS Jastrzębie 9,764 1,814 502 976 n/a1
6 Pogoń Siedlce 6,481 1,351 503 810 n/a
7 Chojniczanka Chojnice 8,074 1,348 456 807 n/a2
8 Olimpia Elbląg 8,388 1,228 412 762 n/a2
9 Hutnik Kraków 7,376 985 590 737 n/a
10 Polonia Bytom 6,566 1,178 283 729 n/a
11 Olimpia Grudziądz 6,128 1,170 420 680 n/a
12 Wisła Puławy 5,873 789 312 533 n/a1
13 Radunia Stężyca 4,275 870 202 427 n/a
14 ŁKS II Łódź 3,190 730 100 319 n/a
15 Zagłębie II Lubin 1,633 423 75 163 n/a
16 Sandecja Nowy Sącz 1,047 277 61 130 n/a
17 Lech II Poznań 721 122 50 80 n/a
18 Skra Częstochowa 0 0 0 0 n/a1
League total 132,200 4,205 0 759 −78.5%

Updated to games played on 17 February 2024.
Source: 90minut.pl (in Polish)
Notes:
1. Team played last season in I liga.
2. Team played last season in III liga.

Number of teams by region[edit]

Number Region Team(s)
3  Silesian Voivodeship GKS Jastrzębie, Polonia Bytom and Skra Częstochowa
2  Greater Poland Voivodeship KKS 1925 Kalisz and Lech II Poznań
 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 II Lubin
 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[edit]

Notes[edit]

  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, played on 28 February 2024)[12]
    • Stal Stalowa Wola – Wisła Puławy (20th round, played on 20 March 2024)[13]
    • Sandecja Nowy Sącz – Radunia Stężyca (20th round, played on 5 March 2024)[14]
    • Polonia Bytom – Skra Częstochowa (20th round, played on 17 February 2024)[15]
    • Pogoń Siedlce – Stomil Olsztyn (20th round, played on 13 March 2024)[16]
    • GKS Jastrzębie – KKS 1925 Kalisz (20th round, played on 13 March 2024)[17]
    • Olimpia Grudziądz – Olimpia Elbląg (20th round, played on 6 March 2024)[18]
    • Kotwica Kołobrzeg - Zagłębie II Lubin (25th round, played on 9 April 2024)[19]
    • Lech II Poznań - GKS Jastrzębie (25th round, played on 10 April 2024)[20]

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