The 2025–26 II liga (also known as Betclic II liga for sponsorship reasons) was the 78th season of the third tier domestic division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1948 and the 18th 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 25 July 2025 and concluded on 30 May 2026 (regular season), with play-offs being held in June 2026.
Teams A total of 18 teams participated in the 2025–26 II liga season.
Changes from last season The following teams have changed division since the 2024–25 season.
To II liga Relegated from2024–25 I liga Promoted from2024–25 III liga Warta Poznań Stal Stalowa Wola Unia Skierniewice Sokół Kleczew Śląsk Wrocław II Sandecja Nowy Sącz Podhale Nowy Targ
From II liga Promoted to2025–26 I liga Relegated to2025–26 III liga Relegated to2025–26 Klasa A Polonia Bytom Pogoń Grodzisk Mazowiecki Wieczysta Kraków Zagłębie Lubin II Skra Częstochowa Olimpia Elbląg Wisła Puławy
Stadiums and locations
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order. Team Location Venue Capacity Chojniczanka Chojnice Chojnice Chojniczanka 1930 Municipal Stadium 2,923 GKS Jastrzębie Jastrzębie-Zdrój Jastrzębie-Zdrój Municipal Stadium 5,650 Hutnik Kraków Kraków Suche Stawy Stadium 6,000 KKS 1925 Kalisz Kalisz OSRiR Stadium 8,166 ŁKS Łódź II Łódź Władysław Król Municipal Stadium 18,029 Olimpia Grudziądz Grudziądz Bronisław Malinowski Stadium 5,323 Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała Bielsko-Biała BBOSiR Stadium 15,316 Podhale Nowy Targ Nowy Targ Marshal Józef Piłsudski Stadium 900 Rekord Bielsko-Biała Bielsko-Biała Centrum Sportu REKORD 593 Resovia Rzeszów Rzeszów Stal Stadium 11,547 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 Unia Skierniewice Skierniewice Municipal Stadium 3,000 Warta Poznań Poznań Ogródek by TedGifted.com 1,600 Zagłębie Sosnowiec Sosnowiec ArcelorMittal Park 11,600 Due to the renovation of the Resovia Stadium in Rzeszów, Resovia play their home games at the Stal Stadium. The stadium was opened at full capacity on 31 August 2025.
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment Warta Poznań Ryszard Tarasiewicz Mutual consent 10 June 2025Pre-season Maciej Tokarczyk 25 June 2025 Zagłębie Sosnowiec Bartłomiej Bobla End of contract 30 June 2025 Marek Gołębiewski 1 July 2025 GKS Jastrzębie Peter Struhár Maciej Tarnogrodzki 5 July 2025 Zagłębie Sosnowiec Marek Gołębiewski Mutual consent 7 September 2025 15th Wojciech Łobodziński 8 September 2025 Chojniczanka Chojnice Damian Nowak Sacked 17 September 2025 16th Marek Brzozowski 19 September 2025 GKS Jastrzębie Maciej Tarnogrodzki Mutual consent 22 September 2025 18th Marcin Radzewicz 22 September 2025 Marcin Radzewicz End of caretaker spell 25 September 2025 Krzysztof Górecko 25 September 2025 Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała Krzysztof Brede Sacked 5 October 2025 10th Tomasz Pawliczak 6 October 2025 KKS 1925 Kalisz Michał Gościniak 6 October 2025 14th Bartosz Sieroń 10 October 2025 Bartosz Sieroń End of caretaker spell 14 October 2025 11th Damian Nowak 14 October 2025 Stal Stalowa Wola Marcin Płuska Sacked 9th Maciej Musiał 15 October 2025 Sandecja Nowy Sącz Łukasz Mierzejewski 22 October 2025 7th Ján Fröhlich 22 October 2025 Ján Fröhlich End of caretaker spell 28 October 2025 9th Rafał Smalec 28 October 2025 Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała Tomasz Pawliczak 5 November 2025 14th Marcin Włodarski 5 November 2025 Resovia Piotr Kołc Sacked 24 November 2025 12th Paweł Młynarczyk 24 November 2025 Rekord Bielsko-Biała Dariusz Rucki 20 December 2025 15th Piotr Tworek 23 December 2025 Zagłębie Sosnowiec Wojciech Łobodziński 16 March 2026 14th Grzegorz Bąk 16 March 2026 GKS Jastrzębie Krzysztof Górecko Mutual consent 31 March 2026 18th Club withdrawn from competition Świt Szczecin Tomasz Kafarski Sacked 6th Patryk Kurant 31 March 2026 KKS 1925 Kalisz Damian Nowak 8 April 2026 16th Artur Derbin 10 April 2026 Zagłębie Sosnowiec Grzegorz Bąk 17 April 2026 15th Tomasz Łuczywek 19 April 2026 Resovia Paweł Młynarczyk 21 April 2026 11th Kamil Kuzera 21 April 2026 Świt Szczecin Patryk Kurant 9th Marcin Sasal Stal Stalowa Wola Maciej Musiał 27 April 2026 13th Dariusz Kantor 28 April 2026 Italics for interim managers.
League table
Positions by round
Results
Results by round
Promotion play-offs The promotion play-offs were played on 2 and 6 June 2026, between the teams that finished in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place. The fixtures were determined by final league position – 3rd team of the regular season played against 6th team of the regular season and 4th team of the regular season played against 5th team of the regular season. The winner of the final match, Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała, was promoted to the I liga for the 2026–27 season. All matches were played in a stadiums of team which occupied higher position in the regular season.
Matches Semi-finals
Final
Relegation play-offs The relegation play-offs were played on 3, 6 and 9 June 2026. The semi-finals were played over a single leg between runners-up of each III liga group. The winner of each semi-final would advance to the final, played over two legs against a 13th or a 14th-placed II liga team. The winners of the final would earn or keep the right to compete in the II liga the following season. The final matches were hosted by the winners of the semi-finals.
Matches Semi-finals
Final First leg
Second leg
Season statistics Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Kamil SabiłłoUnia Skierniewice202 Valērijs ŠabalaChojniczanka Chojnice193 Oskar KubiakSokół Kleczew14 Kacper PrusińskiHutnik Kraków5 Dominik FrelekOlimpia Grudziądz13 Lucjan KlisiewiczPodbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała7 Jan CiućkaRekord Bielsko-Biała128 Bartosz KurzejaPodhale Nowy Targ11 Krzysztof RopskiŚwit Szczecin Dawid WolnyStal Stalowa Wola
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Ref Maksymilian Hebel Stal Stalowa Wola Świt Szczecin 5–2 (H) 7 September 2025 Wiktor Niewiarowski Śląsk Wrocław II Sandecja Nowy Sącz 4–0 (A) 21 October 2025 Oskar Kubiak Sokół Kleczew Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała 5–2 (H) 31 October 2025
Attendances
See also 2025–26 Ekstraklasa 2025–26 I liga 2025–26 III liga 2025–26 Polish Cup 2025 Polish Super Cup
Notes
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