| IV liga Lesser Poland | |
| Upright: | 0.8 |
| Country: | Poland |
| Organiser: | Lesser Poland Football Association |
| Founded: | 2001 |
| Teams: | 19 |
| Promotion: | III liga, group IV |
| Relegation: | V liga Lesser Poland I V liga Lesser Poland II |
| Levels: | 5 |
| Champions: | Wisła Kraków II |
| Season: | 2023–24 |
| Sponsor: | Jako |
IV liga Lesser Poland group (grupa małopolska), also known as Jako IV liga małopolska for sponsorship reasons,[1] is one of the groups of IV liga, the fifth level of Polish football league system.The league was created in the 2000–01 season after a new administrative division of Poland was introduced. Until the end of the 2007–08 season,[2] IV liga was the fourth tier of league competition in Poland, 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 one of two Lesser Poland groups of the V liga.
The 2020–21 season kicked of 8 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.[3] After the end of the 2020–21 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 2021–22 season consisted of 18 teams.[4]
For the 2020–21 season, the official sponsor of the IV Liga and lower leagues is KEEZA.[5] 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:
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.
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.
IV liga became the 5th level of Polish football league system due to the formation of Ekstraklasa as the top level league in Poland.
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.