2019–20 II liga

The 2019–20 II liga is the 72nd season of the third highest division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1948, and the 12th season of the Polish II liga under its current title. The league is operated by the PZPN. The league is contested by 18 teams. The regular season is played in a round-robin tournament. The season started on 27 July 2019 and will conclude on 25 July 2020 (regular season).[3][4][5] On 13 March 2020, the PZPN suspended the league due to the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic.[6][7][8][9] After consultation with the Polish government, the league resumed behind closed doors without any spectators on 3 June 2020.

II liga
Season2019–20
Dates27 July 2019 – 25 July 2020
Matches played243
Goals scored672 (2.77 per match)
Top goalscorerMichał Bednarski
(21 goals)
Biggest home winResovia 6–0 Gryf
(29 February 2020)
Biggest away winZnicz 0–6 Widzew
(10 November 2019)
Highest scoringWidzew 7–3 Pogoń
(12 October 2019)
Highest attendance17,435
Widzew 2–0 Błękitni
(9 August 2019)[1]
Lowest attendance0[upper-alpha 1]
Gryf 2–1 Skra
(28 September 2019)[2]
and 40 matches due to the COVID-19 pandemic[upper-alpha 2]
Total attendance341,669[upper-alpha 3]
Average attendance1,706 / 1,406[upper-alpha 4]
← 2018–19
2020–21 →
All statistics correct as of 22 June 2020.

Changes from last season

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

Team overview

Stadiums and locations
Location of teams and stadiums in 2019–20 II liga.
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Błękitni StargardStargardMunicipal Stadium2,850
Bytovia BytówBytówMunicipal Stadium2,043
Elana ToruńToruńMunicipal Stadium6,000
Garbarnia KrakówDębnikiStadion Garbarni5,000
GKS KatowiceKatowiceStadion GKS Katowice6,710
Górnik ŁęcznaŁęcznaStadion Górnika Łęczna7,456
Górnik PolkowicePolkowiceMunicipal Stadium4,365
Gryf WejherowoWejherowoMunicipal Stadium2,500
Lech II PoznańWronkiStadion Amiki5,296
Legionovia LegionowoLegionowoMunicipal Stadium1,730
Olimpia ElblągElblągCity Stadium Elbląg7,000
Pogoń SiedlceSiedlceMunicipal Stadium2,901
ResoviaRzeszówStadion Resovia3,420
Skra CzęstochowaCzęstochowaStadion Loretańska990
Stal RzeszówRzeszówMunicipal Stadium11,547
Stal Stalowa WolaStalowa WolaMunicipal Stadium6,500
Widzew ŁódźŁódźStadion Widzewa18,018
Znicz PruszkówPruszkówStadion Znicza1,977

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
II liga schedule changes[5]
Round Original dates Revised dates
23 14–15 March 3 June (midweek)
24 21–22 March 6–7 June
25 28–29 March 13–14 June
26 4–5 April 17–18 June
27 11 April 20–21 June
28 18–19 April 27–28 June
29 25–26 April 1 July (midweek)
30 2–3 May 4–5 July
31 9–10 May 11–12 July
32 16–17 May 16 July (midweek)
33 23–24 May 19 July
34 30–31 May 25–26 July

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or Relegation
1 Widzew Łódź 27 16 6 5 56 26 +30 54 Promotion to I liga
2 GKS Katowice 28 15 6 7 50 33 +17 51
3 Górnik Łęczna 27 14 7 6 36 31 +5 49 Qualification for Promotion play-offs
4 Resovia 28 12 10 6 44 24 +20 46
5 Olimpia Elbląg 28 11 11 6 40 29 +11 44
6 Bytovia Bytów 27 12 7 8 39 36 +3 43
7 Stargard Szczeciński 28 12 5 11 46 45 +1 41
8 Górnik Polkowice 27 10 7 10 47 35 +12 37[lower-alpha 1]
9 Lech II Poznań 28 9 10 9 38 40 −2 37[lower-alpha 1]
10 Elana Toruń 27 10 6 11 36 38 −2 36[lower-alpha 2]
11 Pogoń Siedlce 27 11 3 13 40 44 −4 36[lower-alpha 2]
12 Stal Rzeszów 27 10 5 12 41 39 +2 35[lower-alpha 3]
13 Skra Częstochowa 27 10 5 12 23 35 −12 35[lower-alpha 3]
14 Znicz Pruszków 27 10 4 13 36 45 −9 34[lower-alpha 4]
15 Stal Stalowa Wola 27 9 7 11 33 39 −6 34[lower-alpha 4] Relegation to III liga
16 Garbarnia Kraków 27 8 8 11 30 33 −3 32
17 Legionovia Legionowo 28 5 6 17 24 49 −25 21
18 Gryf Wejherowo 27 3 5 19 21 59 −38 14
Updated to match(es) played on 27 June 2020. Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if two teams); 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) fairplay ranking.[10]
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points: Górnik Polkowice 4, Lech II Poznań 1.
  2. Head-to-head points: Elana Toruń 3, Pogoń Siedlce 0.
  3. Head-to-head points: Stal Rzeszów 3, Skra Częstochowa 0.
  4. Head-to-head goal difference: Znicz Pruszków +2, Stal Stalowa Wola -2.

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 for next season. All matches will be played in a stadiums of team which occupied higher position in regular season.[11]

Semi-finals
28 July 		Final
31 July
      
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See also

Notes
  1. Match have been played behind closed doors without any spectators.
  2. One match of 22 round, all matches of 23–26 round and three match of 27 round have been played behind closed doors without any spectators (until 19 June 2020).
  3. Selected matches of 27–34 round have been played with "no more than 25 percent of the number of seats allocated to the public".
  4. The average league attendance was 1,706 after 197 matches prior to fixtures being played behind closed doors without any spectators.

References
  1. "Match report". 90minut.pl. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  2. "Match report". 90minut. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  3. "Terminarz". I liga. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  4. "Ramowy terminarz rozgrywek na sezon 2019/2020". PZPN. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  5. "Ramowy terminarz dokończenia sezonu 2019/2020" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  6. "Rozgrywki Fortuna I ligi i II ligi zawieszone" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  7. "Mecze 24. i 25. kolejki w Fortuna I lidze oraz II lidze odwołane" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  8. "Rozgrywki Fortuna I ligi i II ligi zawieszone do 26 kwietnia" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  9. "Rozgrywki Fortuna I ligi i II ligi zostaną wznowione między 30 maja a 6 czerwca" (in Polish). 90minut.pl. 21 April 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  10. "Uchwała nr IV/49 z dnia 24 kwietnia 2019 roku Zarządu Polskiego Związku Piłki Nożnejw sprawie przyjęcia Regulaminu Rozgrywek Piłkarskich o Mistrzostwo I ligi na sezon 2019/2020" (PDF). 1 liga. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  11. "KOMUNIKAT ZARZĄDU PZPN IV/2019Z DNIA 24 KWIETNIA 2019 ROKU" (PDF). PZPN. 24 April 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
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