The 2026–27 II liga (also known as Betclic II liga for sponsorship reasons) is the 79th season of the third tier domestic division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1948 and the 19th season of the Polish II liga under its current title. The league is operated by the Polish Football Association.
The league is contested by 18 teams. The regular season is played in a round-robin tournament. The season started on 24 July 2026 and will conclude on 29 May 2027 (regular season), with play-offs being held in June 2026.
Teams A total of 18 teams participate in the 2026–27 II liga season. This season marks as the first time ever, when the club from Lubusz Voivodeship will play in the central league, after Lechia Zielona Góra was promoted from their group in 2025–26 III liga.
Changes from last season The following teams have changed division since the 2025–26 season.
To II liga Relegated from2025–26 I liga Promoted from2025–26 III liga Górnik Łęczna Znicz Pruszków GKS Tychy Legia Warsaw II Zawisza Bydgoszcz Lechia Zielona Góra Avia Świdnik
From II liga Promoted to2026–27 I liga Relegated to2026–27 III liga Withdrew Unia Skierniewice Warta Poznań Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała Zagłębie Sosnowiec KKS 1925 Kalisz ŁKS Łódź II GKS Jastrzębie
Stadiums and locations
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order. Team Location Venue Capacity Avia Świdnik Świdnik Czesław Krygier Municipal Stadium 2,886 Chojniczanka Chojnice Chojnice Chojniczanka 1930 Municipal Stadium 2,923 GKS Tychy Tychy Tychy Stadium 15,150 Górnik Łęczna Łęczna Górnik Łęczna Stadium 7,464 Hutnik Kraków Kraków Suche Stawy Stadium 6,000 Lechia Zielona Góra Zielona Góra MOSiR Stadium 1,000 Legia Warsaw II Książenice Legia Training Center 1,000 Olimpia Grudziądz Grudziądz Bronisław Malinowski Stadium 5,323 Podhale Nowy Targ Nowy Targ Marshal Józef Piłsudski Stadium 900 Rekord Bielsko-Biała Bielsko-Biała Centrum Sportu REKORD 593 Resovia Rzeszów Rzeszów Stal StadiumSubcarpathian Athletic Center 11,5478,000 Sandecja Nowy Sącz Nowy Sącz Sandecja Stadium 8,111 Sokół Kleczew Kleczew OSiR Stadium 800 Stal Stalowa Wola Stalowa Wola Subcarpathian Football Center 3,764 Śląsk Wrocław II Wrocław Oporowska Stadium 8,346 Świt Szczecin Szczecin Obiekt Sportowy Skolwin 974 Zawisza Bydgoszcz Bydgoszcz Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium 20,187 Znicz Pruszków Pruszków MZOS Stadium 1,977 Due to the renovation of the Resovia Stadium in Rzeszów, Resovia play their home games at the Stal Stadium. However, it is expected for them to play in a new stadium by the end of 2026.
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment Stal Stalowa Wola Dariusz Kantor End of contract 30 June 2026 Pre-season Przemysław Cecherz 1 July 2026 Olimpia Grudziądz Artur Kosznicki Dawid Pędziałek Legia Warsaw II Filip Raczkowski Marcin Matysiak Stal Stalowa Wola Przemysław Cecherz Mutual consent 14 July 2026 Jarosław Skrobacz 17 July 2026 Świt Szczecin Marcin Sasal Sacked 13 August 2026 18th Przemysław Cecherz 14 August 2026 Resovia Kamil Kuzera 12 September 2026 18th Dariusz Kantor 14 September 2026 Stal Stalowa Wola Jarosław Skrobacz 15 September 2026 13th Mariusz Arczewski 15 September 2026 Sandecja Nowy Sącz Rafał Smalec 5 October 2026 9th Ireneusz Mamrot 5 October 2026 Italics for interim managers.
League table
Positions by round
Results
Results by round
Promotion play-offs The promotion play-offs will be played on 1–2 and 5–6 June 2027, between the teams that finish in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place. The fixtures will be determined by final league position – the 3rd team of the regular season will play against the 6th team of the regular season, and the 4th team of the regular season will play against the 5th team of the regular season. The winner of the final match will be promoted to the I liga for the 2026–27 season. All matches will be played in the stadium of the team which finished in a higher position in the regular season.
Relegation play-offs The relegation play-offs will be played on 2, 5–6 and 9 June 2027. The semi-finals will be played over a single leg between the runners-up of each III liga group. The winner of each semi-final will advance to the final, which will be played over two legs against the 13th or 14th-placed II liga team. The winners of the final will earn or keep the right to compete in the II liga for the following season. The final matches will be hosted by the winners of the semi-finals.
Season statistics Top goalscorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 MarcinhoPodhale Nowy Targ72 Bekem BickiLegia Warsaw II6 Andriy RemenyukAvia Świdnik Oskar ZawadaHutnik Kraków5 Adam BrenkusSandecja Nowy Sącz5 Wiktor KamińskiŚląsk Wrocław II Kacper KasprzakRekord Bielsko-Biała Valērijs ŠabalaChojniczanka Chojnice Kacper ŚpiewakSokół Kleczew10 Adam DejaGórnik Łęczna4 Maksymilian HebelStal Stalowa Wola Jakub JeleńStal Stalowa Wola Adrian KazimierczakZnicz Pruszków Bartłomiej KorbeckiGórnik Łęczna
Attendances
Number of teams by region Number Region Team(s)3Hutnik Kraków, Podhale Nowy Targ and Sandecja Nowy Sącz2Zawisza Bydgoszcz and Olimpia GrudziądzAvia Świdnik and Górnik ŁęcznaLegia Warsaw II and Znicz PruszkówResovia and Stal Stalowa WolaGKS Tychy and Rekord Bielsko-Biała1Sokół KleczewŚląsk Wrocław IILechia Zielona GóraChojniczanka ChojniceŚwit Szczecin
See also 2026–27 Ekstraklasa 2026–27 I liga 2026–27 III liga 2026–27 Polish Cup 2026 Polish Super Cup
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