IV liga

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IV liga
Founded7 January 2007
(new formula)
CountryPoland
ConfederationUEFA
Number of teams299 (in 2023–24)
Level on pyramid5
Promotion toIII liga
Relegation toLiga okręgowa or V liga
Domestic cup(s)Polish Cup
Current: 2023–24 IV liga

IV liga (Czwarta liga) is the fifth level of the Polish football league system. The current structure of IV liga was created in the 2000–01 season after introducing the new administrative division of Poland. Groups consists most often of 18 clubs, which each group winner earning promotion to III liga. The bottom clubs are relegated to Liga okręgowa or V liga (depending on the voivodeship).

Until the end of the 2007–08 season,[1] IV liga was the fourth tier of league system, but this was changed with the formation of the Ekstraklasa as the highest level of football league in Poland.

Groups[edit]

In the 2023–24 season, there are 17 parallel groups of IV liga.[2] In Silesia, there are two groups; their winners face each other at the end of the season in a promotion play-off.

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