IV liga Warmia-Masuria

IV liga Warmia-Masuria group (grupa warmińsko-mazurska) 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 season IV liga was placed 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 Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship compete in this group. The winner of the league is promoted to III liga group I. The bottom teams are relegated to the groups of Liga okręgowa from Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. These groups are Warmia-Masuria I and Warmia-Masuria II.

Season 2000–01
IV liga is placed at 4th level of Polish football league system until the end of 2007–08 season.

Warmia-Masuria group was created with the following 18 clubs: Final table:
 * moved from "Białystok-Ciechanów-Łomża-Olsztyn-Ostrołęka-Suwałki-Warszawa I" group: MKS Szczytno, Mrągowia Mrągowo and Tęcza Biskupiec.
 * moved from "Białystok-Ciechanów-Łomża-Olsztyn-Ostrołęka-Suwałki-Warszawa II" group: Mamry Giżycko, Motor Lubawa, Rolimpex Dobre Miasto and Stomil II Olsztyn.
 * moved from "Bydgoszcz-Elbląg-Toruń" group: Błękitni Orneta, Polonia Elbląg and Polonia Pasłęk.
 * promoted from Liga okręgowa: Start Działdowo ("Ciechanów" group), Syrena Młynary ("Elbląg" group), Łyna Sępopol, Polonia Lidzbark Warmiński and Sokół Ostróda. ("Olsztyn" group), Mazur Ełk and Płomień Ełk ("Suwałki" group) and Drwęca Nowe Miasto Lubawskie ("Toruń" group).
 * Płomień Ełk merged with Znicz Biała Piska before the season to form Płomień/Znicz Biała Piska. Znicz became legal successor of this merge.

Season 2001–02
New clubs:
 * relegated from III liga "Łódź-Mazovia-Podlasie-Warmia/Masuria" group: Granica Kętrzyn, Jeziorak Iława and Zatoka Braniewo.
 * promoted from Liga okręgowa: Czarni Małdyty and Victoria Bartoszyce ("Warmia-Masuria I" group), Olimpia Olsztynek and Start Nidzica ("Warmia-Masuria II" group), Mazur Pisz and Orlęta Reszel ("Warmia-Masuria III" group).

Final table:
 * Rolimpex Dobre Miasto changed name into Warfama Dobre Miasto.
 * Zatoka Braniewo withdrew in mid-season. Its results were cancelled.

Season 2002–03
New clubs:
 * relegated from III liga "Łódź-Mazovia-Podlasie-Warmia/Masuria" group: Polonia Lidzbark Warmiński.
 * promoted from Liga okręgowa: Mazur Ełk and Tęcza Biskupiec ("Warmia-Masuria I" group) and Sokół Ostróda and Start Działdowo ("Warmia-Masuria II" group).

Final table:
 * Stomil II Olsztyn changed name into Warmia i Mazury Olsztyn.
 * Czarni Małdyty withdrew after the season.
 * Warmia i Mazury Olsztyn after the season was replaced by the first team of the club (Stomil Olsztyn) relegated from II liga.

Season 2003–04
Final table:
 * relegated from II liga: Stomil Olsztyn (the club did not get license to play in III liga).
 * promoted from Liga okręgowa: MKS Korsze and Warmia Olsztyn ("Warmia-Masuria I" group), Ewingi Zalewo and Huragan Morąg ("Warmia-Masuria II" group).
 * Warmia i Mazury Olsztyn (reserve team of Stomil Olsztyn) was replaced by the first team of the club but kept the name.

Season 2004–05
New clubs: Final table:
 * relegated from III liga "Łódź-Mazovia-Podlasie-Warmia/Masuria" group: Polonia-Olimpia Elbląg.
 * promoted from Liga okręgowa: Rominta Gołdap and Victoria Bartoszyce ("Warmia-Masuria I" group), Warmiak Łukta and Zamek Kurzętnik ("Warmia-Masuria II" group).
 * Polonia-Olimpia Elbląg changed name into Olimpia Elbląg.

Season 2005–06
New clubs: Final table:
 * relegated from III liga "Łódź-Mazovia-Podlasie-Warmia/Masuria" group: OKS 1945 Olsztyn.
 * promoted from Liga okręgowa: DKS Dobre Miasto and Płomień Ełk ("Warmia-Masuria I" group), Olimpia Olsztynek and Start Nidzica ("Warmia-Masuria II" group).

Season 2006–07
League reduced to 16 teams.

New clubs: Final table:
 * relegated from III liga "Łódź-Mazovia-Podlasie-Warmia/Masuria" group: Jeziorak Iława.
 * promoted from Liga okręgowa: Mamry Giżycko and MKS Szczytno ("Warmia-Masuria I" group), Zamek Kurzętnik and Zatoka Braniewo ("Warmia-Masuria II" group).
 * Rominta Gołdap lost play-off to stay in IV liga.
 * MKS Szczytno won play-off to stay in IV liga.

Season 2007–08
New clubs: Final table:
 * promoted from Liga okręgowa: Czarni Olecko and Vęgoria Węgorzewo ("Warmia-Masuria I" group) and Concordia Elbląg ("Warmia-Masuria II" group).
 * Jeziorak Iława was promoted to II liga (new third level of Polish football league system) after winning the playoff.
 * Teams from places 2-7 were promoted to new created III liga but in fact stayed on 4th level.
 * Teams from places 9-14 stayed in IV liga but in fact they were moved to the 5th level.
 * Zatoka Braniewo lost play-off to play in new III liga and stayed in IV liga.
 * Motor Lubawa won play-off to stay in IV liga.
 * MKS Szczytno lost play-off to stay in IV liga. The club eventually kept the place in IV liga because the league was expanded to 18 teams in the next season.

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.

League expanded to 18 teams.

New clubs: Final table:
 * promoted from Liga okręgowa: Błękitni Pasym, Mazur Ełk, MKS Korsze, Rominta Gołdap and Tęcza Biskupiec ("Warmia-Masuria I" group), GKS Wikielec, Start Nidzica, Tęcza Miłomłyn and ZKS Olimpia Elbląg. ("Warmia-Masuria II" group).
 * ZKS Olimpia Elbląg changed name into Olimpia 2004 Elbląg.

Season 2009–10
League reduced to 16 teams.

New clubs: Final table:
 * promoted from Liga okręgowa: Pisa Barczewo ("Warmia-Masuria I" group) and Błękitni Orneta ("Warmia-Masuria II" group).
 * MKS Szczytno lost 1 point and 2 goals due to financial difficulties.

Season 2010–11
New clubs: Final table:
 * promoted from Liga okręgowa: OKS 1945 II Olsztyn ("Warmia-Masuria I" group) and Olimpia Olsztynek ("Warmia-Masuria II" group).
 * OKS 1945 II Olsztyn changed name into Stomil II Olsztyn.

Season 2011–12
New clubs: Final table:
 * relegated from III liga "Podlasie-Warmia/Masuria" group: Mazur Ełk and Vęgoria Węgorzewo.
 * promoted from Liga okręgowa: Mamry Giżycko and Znicz Biała Piska ("Warmia-Masuria I" group), Barkas Tolkmicko and Drwęca Nowe Miasto Lubawskie ("Warmia-Masuria II" group).

Season 2012–13
New clubs: Final table:
 * relegated from III liga "Podlasie-Warmia/Masuria" group: Zatoka Braniewo.
 * promoted from Liga okręgowa: DKS Dobre Miasto and Omulew Wielbark ("Warmia-Masuria I" group), Polonia Iłowo-Osada and Orzeł Janowiec Kościelny ("Warmia-Masuria II" group).

Season 2013–14
New clubs: Final table:
 * relegated from III liga "Podlasie-Warmia/Masuria" group: Olimpia 2004 Elbląg.
 * promoted from Liga okręgowa: Mazur Ełk and Victoria Bartoszyce ("Warmia-Masuria I" group), Olimpia Olsztynek and Warmiak Łukta ("Warmia-Masuria II" group).
 * Olimpia 2004 Elbląg merged before the season with Olimpia Elbląg and became the reserve (II) team of this club.
 * Drwęca Nowe Miasto Lubawskie after the season merged with Barkas Tolkmicko and played the next season in III liga.
 * Olimpia II Elbląg was relegated (based on the rule that there must be a difference at least two levels between two teams of the same club) because the first team had been relegated to III liga in new season.

Season 2014–15
New clubs: Final table:
 * relegated from III liga "Podlasie-Warmia/Masuria" group: Granica Kętrzyn, Motor Lubawa and Mrągowia Mrągowo.
 * promoted from Liga okręgowa: Start Kozłowo and Warmia Olsztyn ("Warmia-Masuria I" group), Błękitni Orneta and Polonia Pasłęk ("Warmia-Masuria II" group).

Season 2015–16
New clubs: Final table:
 * promoted from Liga okręgowa: Śniardwy Orzysz and Tęcza Biskupiec ("Warmia-Masuria I" group), Orzeł Janowiec Kościelny and Unia Susz ("Warmia-Masuria II" group).
 * Start Kozłowo withdrew in mid-season.
 * Omulew Wielbark finally kept the place in IV liga since Start Działdowo relegated from III liga withdrew from playing in IV liga in the next season (Śniardwy Orzysz refused to take over the place from Start Działdowo).

Season 2016–17
New clubs: Final table:
 * relegated from III liga "Podlasie-Warmia/Masuria" group: GKS Wikielec, Granica Kętrzyn, MKS Korsze, Rominta Gołdap and Znicz Biała Piska.
 * promoted from Liga okręgowa: Orlęta Reszel ("Warmia-Masuria I" group) and GSZS Rybno ("Warmia-Masuria II" group).
 * Warmiak Łukta withdrew in mid-season.

Season 2017–18
New clubs: Final table:
 * relegated from III liga group 1: Concordia Elbląg and Motor Lubawa.
 * promoted from Liga okręgowa: Błęklitni Pasym and Pisa Barczewo ("Warmia-Masuria I" group) and Tęcza Miłomłyn ("Warmia-Masuria II" group).
 * Zatoka Braniewo won play-off to stay in IV liga.
 * MKS Korsze won play-off to stay in IV liga.

Season 2018–19
New clubs: Final table:
 * relegated from III liga group 1: Drwęca Nowe Miasto Lubawskie and GKS Wikielec.
 * promoted from Liga okręgowa: Czarni Olecko ("Warmia-Masuria I" group) and Jeziorak Iława ("Warmia-Masuria II" group).
 * co-opted: Olimpia II Elbląg (based on the rule that club playing at least in II liga can apply one year earlier for its reserve team to join IV liga).
 * Unia Susz lost play-off to stay in IV liga.
 * Rominta Gołdap lost play-off to stay in IV liga.

Season 2019–20
New clubs: Final table (due to COVID-19 pandemic league was ended after 17th round) :
 * relegated from III liga group 1: Mazur Ełk.
 * promoted from Liga okręgowa: Pisa Barczewo and Polonia Lidzbark Warmiński ("Warmia-Masuria I" group), Błękitni Orneta and Warmia Olsztyn ("Warmia-Masuria II" group).
 * co-opted: Stomil II Olsztyn (based on the rule that club playing at least in II liga can apply one year earlier for its reserve team to join IV liga).

Season 2020-21
League expanded to 18 teams.

New clubs: Final table:
 * promoted from Liga okręgowa: Błękitni Pasym ("Warmia-Masuria I" group), GSZS Rybno and Olimpia Olsztynek ("Warmia-Masuria II" group).

TBA

All-time table
The table that follows is accurate as of the end of the 2019/20 season. It includes the clubs that played at least one match (even annulled) in IV liga Warmia-Masuria group since 2000/01 season.

Blue colour means that the club plays in IV liga in the current 2020/21 season.

Green colour means that the club plays higher than IV liga in the current 2020/21 season.

Dark grey colour means that the club does not play in any league in the current 2020/21 season.


 * MKS Szczytno lost 1 point and 2 goals due to financial difficulties in 2009/10 season.
 * The results of Warmia i Mazury Olsztyn from 2002/03 season are counted for the reserve team and from 2003/04 season for the first team of Stomil Olsztyn.

Locations of the clubs
Locations of all clubs playing in IV liga Warmia-Masuria group: