IV liga Lesser Poland group (grupa małopolska) is one of the groups of IV liga, the 5th level of Polish football league system. The league was created in season 2000/2001 after introducing new administrative division of Poland. Until the end of the 2007/08^[1] season IV liga lay at 4th tier of league system but this was changed with the formation of the Ekstraklasa as the top level league in Poland.
The clubs from Lesser Poland Voivodeship compete in this group. The winner of the league is promoted to III liga group IV. The bottom teams are relegated to the groups of Liga okręgowa from Lesser Poland Voivodeship. These groups are Kraków I, Kraków II, Kraków III, Nowy Sącz, Tarnów I, Tarnów II and Wadowice.

Season 2020/21

The 2020/21 season kicked of 8th August 2020 in two groups: Wschód (east) and Zachód (west). One team will be promoted to III liga, the winner of the play-offs between the champions of the eastern and western group.^[2] After the end of the 2020/2021 season, the number of teams relegated from a given group of the league will dependent on the number of promoted teams from territoriality appropriate groups of Liga Okręgowa (4 to each group of the IV Liga) and the relegated teams from the III liga, so each group in IV Liga in the season 2021/2022 consisted of 18 teams.^[3]

For the 2020/21 season, the official sponsor of the IV Liga and lower leagues is KEEZA.^[4] It is a brand of sportswear and clubs will receive vouchers for these products, most of them symbolic. Fourth league clubs are supported with a voucher of 1500 PLN, teams from Liga Okręgowa 1000 PLN, teams from Klasa A - 500 PLN, and teams from Klasa B and C - 300 PLN. Additionally, all clubs are entitled to a 50% discount on KEEZA products, calculated on the list prices. As part of the agreement, the leagues official title will bear the brand name as following:

• „KEEZA” IV liga
• „KEEZA” Klasa Okręgowa
• „KEEZA” Klasa A
• „KEEZA” Klasa B
• „KEEZA” Klasa C

"Keeza" IV liga (group: Lesser Poland - East)

Lubań Maniowy

1

Wierchy Rabka Zdrój

Poprad Muszyna

Limanovia Limanowa

Bruk-Bet Termalica II Nieciecza

Sokół Słopnice

Wolania Wola Rzędzińska

Glinik Gorlice

2

3

Orkan Szczyrzyc

GKS Drwinia

Skalnik Kamionka Wielka

Bocheński KS

Watra Białka Tatrzańska

Okocimski KS Brzesko

Rylovia Rylowa

Poprad Rytro

Barciczanka Barcice

Tarnów  area clubs
1 - Unia Tarnów
2 - Tarnovia Tarnów
3 - Metal Tarnów

Locations of the 2020/21 IV liga (group: Lesser Poland - East) clubs

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Lubań Maniowy	15	12	2	1	38	19	+19	38	Qualification to Promotion play-offs
2	Unia Tarnów	16	12	0	4	54	21	+33	36
3	Wierchy Rabka Zdrój	15	10	4	1	27	11	+16	34
4	Poprad Muszyna	15	11	1	3	43	16	+27	34
5	Limanovia Limanowa	15	11	1	3	36	11	+25	34
6	Bruk-Bet Termalica II Nieciecza	15	10	2	3	49	23	+26	32
7	Sokół Słopnice	15	9	2	4	44	27	+17	29
8	Wolania Wola Rzędzińska	15	8	3	4	28	16	+12	27
9	Glinik Gorlice	15	7	4	4	26	20	+6	25
10	Tarnovia Tarnów	15	6	1	8	26	28	−2	19
11	Metal Tarnów	15	5	4	6	20	25	−5	19
12	Orkan Szczyrzyc	16	5	3	8	22	28	−6	18
13	GKS Drwinia	15	5	2	8	15	25	−10	17
14	Skalnik Kamionka Wielka	15	5	2	8	20	30	−10	17
15	Bocheński KS	16	4	2	10	22	34	−12	14
16	Watra Białka Tatrzańska	15	4	1	10	17	27	−10	13
17	Okocimski KS Brzesko	15	3	1	11	22	41	−19	10
18	Rylovia Rylowa	15	3	1	11	13	49	−36	10
19	Poprad Rytro	17	1	4	12	15	53	−38	7
20	Barciczanka Barcice	16	2	0	14	13	46	−33	6

Updated to match(es) played on 12 March 2021. Source:
Rules for classification: 1. Number of points reached in the entire series of games; 2. Number of points reached in direct matches; 3. Goal difference in direct matches; 4. Goal difference in direct matches – away goals counted twice; 5. Goal difference in the whole series of games; 6. Number of goals scored in the entire series of games.

"Keeza" IV liga (group: Lesser Poland - West)

Wiślanie Jaśkowice

Orzeł Ryczów

Beskid Andrychów

Dalin Myślenice

6

Unia Oświęcim

LKS Jawiszowice

MKS Trzebinia

Pcimianka Pcim

KS Chełmek

5

1

2

3

4

Strażak Rajsko

Słomniczanka Słomniki

Puszcza II Niepołomice

Proszowianka Proszowice

Greater Kraków  area clubs
1 - Orzeł Piaski Wielkie (Kraków)
2 - Węgrzcanka Węgrzce Wielkie
3 - Clepardia Kraków
4 - Garbarnia II Kraków
5 - LKS Śledziejowice
6 - Sokół Kocmyrzów Baranówka

Locations of the 2020/21 IV liga (group: Lesser Poland - West) clubs

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Wiślanie Jaśkowice	13	10	2	1	46	8	+38	32	Qualification to Promotion play-offs
2	Orzeł Ryczów	13	9	2	2	27	13	+14	29
3	Beskid Andrychów	13	8	2	3	26	17	+9	26
4	Dalin Myślenice	13	8	2	3	28	19	+9	26
5	Sokół Kocmyrzów Baranówka	14	7	4	3	30	14	+16	25
6	Unia Oświęcim	13	6	3	4	24	19	+5	21
7	LKS Jawiszowice	13	6	3	4	28	24	+4	21
8	MKS Trzebinia	13	6	3	4	25	21	+4	21
9	Pcimianka Pcim	13	6	3	4	23	15	+8	21
10	KS Chełmek	14	6	2	6	28	20	+8	20
11	LKS Śledziejowice	13	5	2	6	25	35	−10	17
12	Orzeł Piaski Wielkie (Kraków)	13	5	2	6	14	24	−10	17
13	Węgrzcanka Węgrzce Wielkie	13	5	2	6	18	29	−11	17
14	Clepardia Kraków	13	4	4	5	26	23	+3	16
15	Garbarnia II Kraków	14	3	4	7	19	27	−8	13
16	Strażak Rajsko	13	3	3	7	16	29	−13	12
17	Słomniczanka Słomniki	13	3	1	9	15	30	−15	10
18	Puszcza II Niepołomice	14	2	2	10	14	36	−22	8
19	Proszowianka Proszowice	14	0	2	12	9	38	−29	2

Updated to match(es) played on 29 March 2021. Source:
Rules for classification: 1. Number of points reached in the entire series of games; 2. Number of points reached in direct matches; 3. Goal difference in direct matches; 4. Goal difference in direct matches – away goals counted twice; 5. Goal difference in the whole series of games; 6. Number of goals scored in the entire series of games.

Season 2019/20

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season did not restart after the winter break. The Promotion play-offs did go ahead between the first placed teams from the East and West groups, Unia Tarnów and Cracovia II.Eventually Cracovia II was promoted to III liga with 5-1 aggregate score over Unia Tarnów.

IV liga (group: Lesser Poland - East)

Lubań Maniowy

1

Wierchy Rabka Zdrój

Poprad Muszyna

Limanovia Limanowa

Bruk-Bet Termalica II Nieciecza

Wolania Wola Rzędzińska

Glinik Gorlice

2

Orkan Szczyrzyc

GKS Drwinia

Bocheński KS

Watra Białka Tatrzańska

Okocimski KS Brzesko

Poprad Rytro

Barciczanka Barcice

Sandecja II Nowy Sącz

Tarnów  area clubs
1 - Unia Tarnów
2 - Tarnovia Tarnów

Locations of the 2020/21 IV liga (group: Lesser Poland - East) clubs

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Unia Tarnów	16	11	3	2	42	17	+25	36	Qualification to Promotion play-offs
2	Wolania Wola Rzędzińska	16	10	2	4	35	23	+12	32
3	Poprad Muszyna	16	9	5	2	35	17	+18	32
4	Sandecja II Nowy Sącz	16	10	1	5	40	16	+24	31
5	Lubań Maniowy	16	9	2	5	30	21	+9	29
6	Limanovia Limanowa	16	9	2	5	32	25	+7	29
7	Bruk-Bet Termalica II Nieciecza	16	9	2	5	32	22	+10	29
8	Bocheński KS	16	7	4	5	31	27	+4	25
9	Wierchy Rabka Zdrój	16	7	3	6	23	20	+3	24
10	Glinik Gorlice	16	7	2	7	21	20	+1	23
11	GKS Drwinia	16	6	2	8	23	25	−2	20
12	Tarnovia Tarnów	16	6	1	9	25	31	−6	19
13	Orkan Szczyrzyc	16	4	2	10	17	39	−22	14
14	Okocimski KS Brzesko	16	4	2	10	13	30	−17	14
15	Poprad Rytro	16	3	2	11	14	35	−21	11
16	Watra Białka Tatrzańska	15	3	1	11	17	39	−22	10
17	Barciczanka Barcice	15	2	2	11	13	36	−23	8

Updated to match(es) played on 9 November 2020. Source:
Rules for classification: 1. Number of points reached in the entire series of games; 2. Number of points reached in direct matches; 3. Goal difference in direct matches; 4. Goal difference in direct matches – away goals counted twice; 5. Goal difference in the whole series of games; 6. Number of goals scored in the entire series of games.

IV liga (group: Lesser Poland - West)

7

Orzeł Ryczów

Beskid Andrychów

Dalin Myślenice

6

Unia Oświęcim

LKS Jawiszowice

MKS Trzebinia

Pcimianka Pcim

5

1

2

3

4

Strażak Rajsko

Słomniczanka Słomniki

Czarni Staniątki

8

Greater Kraków area clubs
1 - Orzeł Piaski Wielkie (Kraków)
2 - Węgrzcanka Węgrzce Wielkie
3 - Clepardia Kraków
4 - Wisła II Kraków
5 - Cracovia II
6 - Sokół Kocmyrzów Baranówka
7 - Wiślanie Jaśkowice*
8 - Skawinka Skawina*

Locations of the 2019/20 IV liga (group: Lesser Poland - West) clubs
* Wiślanie Jaśkowice and Skawinka Skawina share the same ground.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Cracovia II	17	13	2	2	50	13	+37	41	Qualification to Promotion play-offs
2	Wiślanie Jaśkowice	17	12	3	2	39	16	+23	39
3	Wisła II Kraków	17	12	0	5	38	20	+18	36
4	Pcimianka Pcim	17	11	2	4	34	22	+12	35
5	Orzeł Ryczów	17	8	4	5	32	24	+8	28
6	Dalin Myślenice	17	7	7	3	38	17	+21	28
7	Słomniczanka Słomniki	17	8	4	5	28	29	−1	28
8	Orzeł Piaski Wielkie (Kraków)	17	8	3	6	35	32	+3	27
9	Beskid Andrychów	17	7	5	5	31	22	+9	26
10	MKS Trzebinia	17	6	6	5	23	19	+4	24
11	Unia Oświęcim	17	6	3	8	28	31	−3	21
12	Clepardia Kraków	17	6	2	9	26	40	−14	20
13	Strażak Rajsko	17	5	2	10	24	39	−15	17
14	Czarni Staniątki	17	5	1	11	21	33	−12	16
15	LKS Jawiszowice	17	4	2	11	29	51	−22	14
16	Węgrzcanka Węgrzce Wielkie	17	2	5	10	15	34	−19	11
17	Sokół Kocmyrzów Baranówka	17	3	2	12	25	39	−14	11
18	Skawinka Skawina	17	3	1	13	13	48	−35	10	Relegation to Liga okręgowa

Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2020. Source:
Rules for classification: 1. Number of points reached in the entire series of games; 2. Number of points reached in direct matches; 3. Goal difference in direct matches; 4. Goal difference in direct matches – away goals counted twice; 5. Goal difference in the whole series of games; 6. Number of goals scored in the entire series of games.

Promotion play-offs

A two match play-off was held between the first placed teams of the "East" and "West" group, Unia Tarnów and Cracovia II. The winner of the play-offs would win promotion to III liga.

8 July 2020

17:00 CET (UTC+1)

Unia Tarnów	1–1	Cracovia II
Kacper Ostrowski 8'	Report	Tomáš Vestenický 88'

Stadion Miejski Jaskółcze Gniazdo, Tarnów

Attendance: 800

Referee: Przemysław Greń

12 July 2020

17:00 CET (UTC+1)

Cracovia II	4–0	Unia Tarnów
Michał Rakoczy 7' Tomáš Vestenický 36', 45' Mateusz Nowak 62' (og)	Report

Cracovia Training Ground, Kraków

Attendance: 150

Referee: Konrad Kolak

Season 2018/19

Season 2017/18

Season 2016/17

Season 2015/16

Season 2014/15

Season 2013/14

Season 2012/13

Season 2011/12

Season 2010/11

Season 2009/10

Season 2008/09

IV liga became the 5th level of Polish football league system due to the formation of Ekstraklasa as the top level league in Poland.

Season 2007/08

Season 2006/07

Season 2005/06

Season 2004/05

Season 2003/04

Season 2002/03

Season 2001/02

Season 2000/01

All-time table

The table that follows is accurate as of the end of the 2017/18 season. It includes the clubs that played at least one match (even annulled) in IV liga Lesser Poland group.

References