2019–20 II liga

The 2019–20 II liga was the 72nd season of the third tier domestic 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 was operated by the PZPN. The league was contested by 18 teams. The regular season was played in a round-robin tournament. The season started on 27 July 2019 and concluded 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
ChampionsGórnik Łęczna
PromotedGórnik Łęczna
Widzew Łódź
Resovia
RelegatedStal Stalowa Wola
Elana Toruń
Legionovia Legionowo
Gryf Wejherowo
Matches played306
Goals scored870 (2.84 per match)
Top goalscorerMichał Bednarski
(24 goals)
Biggest home winSkra 7–0 Gryf
(27 June 2020)
Biggest away winZnicz 0–6 Widzew
(10 November 2019)
Highest scoringWidzew 7–3 Pogoń
(12 October 2019)
Longest winning run5 matches
Górnik Łęczna (two times)
GKS Katowice
Longest unbeaten run12 matches
Lech II Poznań
Longest winless run12 matches
Gryf Wejherowo
Longest losing run10 matches
Legionovia Legionowo
Gryf Wejherowo
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 52 matches due to the COVID-19 pandemic[upper-alpha 2]
Total attendance380,690[upper-alpha 3]
Average attendanceBefore COVID-19 pandemic:
1,706[upper-alpha 4]
Season average attendance:
1,244
← 2018–19
2020–21 →

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 Resovii3,420
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 Górnik Łęczna (C, P) 34 18 9 7 47 37 +10 63 Promotion to I liga
2 Widzew Łódź (P) 34 17 8 9 65 37 +28 59
3 GKS Katowice 34 17 8 9 57 40 +17 59 Qualification for Promotion play-offs
4 Bytovia Bytów 34 14 10 10 50 48 +2 52[lower-alpha 1]
5 Resovia Rzeszów (P) 34 13 13 8 50 32 +18 52[lower-alpha 1]
6 Stal Rzeszów 34 15 6 13 55 44 +11 51
7 Garbarnia Kraków 34 14 8 12 46 40 +6 50[lower-alpha 2]
8 Olimpia Elbląg 34 13 11 10 46 38 +8 50[lower-alpha 2]
9 Znicz Pruszków 34 15 4 15 49 52 −3 49[lower-alpha 3]
10 Pogoń Siedlce 34 15 4 15 54 53 +1 49[lower-alpha 3]
11 Górnik Polkowice 34 13 9 12 60 47 +13 48
12 Błękitni Stargard 34 14 5 15 54 53 +1 47[lower-alpha 4]
13 Lech II Poznań 34 12 11 11 49 47 +2 47[lower-alpha 4]
14 Skra Częstochowa 34 13 8 13 37 44 −7 47[lower-alpha 4]
15 Stal Stalowa Wola (R) 34 13 7 14 45 49 −4 46 Relegation to III liga
16 Elana Toruń (R) 34 11 8 15 50 54 −4 41
17 Legionovia Legionowo (R) 34 6 6 22 33 64 −31 24
18 Gryf Wejherowo (R) 34 3 5 26 23 91 −68 14
Source: Soccerway, 90minut.pl
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]
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head points: Bytovia Bytów 4, Resovia Rzeszów 1
  2. Head-to-head points: Garbarnia Kraków 4, Olimpia Elbląg 1
  3. Head-to-head points: Znicz Pruszków 6, Pogoń Siedlce 0
  4. Head-to-head points (goal difference): Błękitni Stargard 7 (+4), Lech Poznań II 5 (-1), Skra Częstochowa 4 (-4)

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
      
3 GKS Katowice 0
6 Stal Rzeszów 2
6 Stal Rzeszów 0 (6)
5 Resovia Rzeszów 0 (7)
4 Bytovia Bytów 1 (6)
5 Resovia Rzeszów 1 (7)
Bytovia Bytów1–1Resovia Rzeszów
Feruga  107' Report Radulj  95' (pen.)
Penalties
Czubak
Deleu
Zawistowski
Ameyaw
Feruga
Giel
Rutkowski
Kwiatkowski 		6–7 Kubowicz
Zalepa
Radulj
Dziubinski
Platek
Adamski
Feret
Twardowski
Municipal Stadium, Bytów
Attendance: 500[upper-alpha 5]
Referee: Paweł Malec (Łódź)
GKS Katowice0–2Stal Rzeszów
Report Gałecki  31' (o.g.)
Sylwestrzak  62'
Attendance: 1,660[upper-alpha 6]
Referee: Jacek Małyszek (Lublin)
Resovia Rzeszów0–0Stal Rzeszów
Report
Penalties
Kubowicz
Geniec
Krykun
Dziubiński
Radulj
Twardowski
Płatek 		7–6 Kotwica
Reiman
Sylwestrzak
Głowacki
Pieczara
Kostkowski
Kłos
Stadion Resovii, Rzeszów
Attendance: 712[upper-alpha 7]
Referee: Sebastian Krasny (Kraków)
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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, three matches of 27 round, three matches of 28 round, one match of 29 round, two matches of 30 round, one match of 31 round, two matches of 32 round, one match of 33 round and two matches of 34 round have been played behind closed doors without any spectators.
  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.
  5. Match have been played with "no more than 25 percent of the number of seats allocated to the public" due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  6. Match have been played with "no more than 25 percent of the number of seats allocated to the public" due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  7. Match have been played with "no more than 25 percent of the number of seats allocated to the public" due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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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