Polish football league system

The Polish football league system refers to the league system for association football in Poland.

The men's system

As of the 2023–24 season. The Ekstraklasa lies at the top of the Polish football system, followed by I liga, II liga and III liga. From fifth tier downwards, the competition is held under the jurisdiction of the regional football associations.

Level	League(s) / Division(s)^[1]
1	Ekstraklasa 18 clubs ↓ 3 teams
2	I liga 18 clubs ↑ 3 teams ↓ 3 teams
3	II liga 18 clubs ↑ 3 teams ↓ 4-6 teams for 2024–25 season
4	III liga Group I (North-East) 18 clubs ↑ 1-2 teams ↓ 3-7 teams	III liga Group II (North-West) 18 clubs ↑ 1-2 teams ↓ 3-7 teams	III liga Group III (South-West) 18 clubs ↑ 1-2 teams ↓ 3-7 teams	III liga Group IV (South-East) 18 clubs ↑ 1-2 teams ↓ 3-7 teams
5	IV liga — 17 parallel divisions^[2] 16-19 clubs (total: 299 clubs) ↑ 16 teams
6	Liga okręgowa / V liga — 47 parallel divisions (total: 752 teams) 14 up to 18 clubs
7	Klasa A / Liga okręgowa — 114 parallel divisions (total: 1618 teams) Up to 14 clubs
8	Klasa B / Klasa A — 159 parallel divisions (total: 1908 teams) In most of the regions it is the last league level. Up to 14 clubs
9	Klasa C / Klasa B — 46 parallel divisions (total: 524 teams) Not in all regions. Number of clubs vary

The women's system

Level	League(s) / Division(s)^[3]
1	Ekstraliga 12 clubs ↓ 2 teams
2	I liga 12 clubs ↑ 2 teams ↓ 2 teams
3	II liga (Group South) 12 clubs ↑ 1 team ↓ 2 teams		II liga (Group North) 12 clubs ↑ 1 team ↓ 2 teams
4	III liga (Group 1) 12 clubs ↑ 1 team ↓ 1-3 teams	III liga (Group 2) 12 clubs ↑ 1 team ↓ 1-3 teams	III liga (Group 3) 11 clubs ↑ 1 team ↓ 1-3 teams	III liga (Group 4) 12 clubs ↑ 1 team ↓ 1-3 teams
5	IV liga (Regional, Voivodeship league) — 13 parallel divisions 5-12 clubs ↑ 13 teams
6	V liga (Regional in Lesser Poland Voivodeship) — 2 parallel divisions (Group East and Group West) 6-8 clubs ↑ 2 teams