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Polish Basketball League

Energa Basket Liga
Founded1995; 29 years ago (1995)
First season1995–96
CountryPoland
FederationPZKosz
ConfederationFIBA Europe
Number of teams16
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toI Liga
Domestic cup(s)Polish Cup
SupercupPolish Supercup
International cup(s)Eurocup Basketball
Champions League
FIBA Europe Cup
Current championsTrefl Sopot (1st title)
(2023–24)
Most championshipsŚląsk Wrocław (18 titles)
All-time top scorerEugeniusz Kijewski (10,185)
TV partnersPolsat Sport
Websitewww.plk.pl
2023–24 PLK season

Polska Liga Koszykówki (PLK) (English: Polish Basketball League) is a professional men's club basketball league in Poland. It constitutes the first and highest-tier level of the Polish league pyramid. The winning team of the final round are crowned the Polish Champions of that season. It began in 1947–48, with the name of I Liga, and was originally organized by the Polish Basketball Federation. The league changed to its current form, beginning with the 1997–98 season, after the Polska Liga Koszykówki SA, PLK SA (the Polish Basketball League Joint-stock company) took control over the league (the PLK SA was created in 1995).[1] In 2000–01 season the league turned professional.

The PLK, which is played under FIBA rules, currently consists of 16 teams. A PLK season is split into a league stage and a playoffs stage (since 1984–85 season). At the end of the league stage, the top eight teams qualify for the playoff stage.

The competition Polish basketball men's championships has existed since the year 1928. Śląsk Wrocław is the record holder for most titles, with 18.

King Szczecin are the defending champions.

Naming and logos[edit]

Due to sponsorship reasons, the league has known several names:

  • 1997–1999: Polska Liga Koszykówki (PLK)
  • 1999–2001: Lech Basket Liga (LBL)
  • 2001–2003: Polska Liga Koszykówki (PLK)
  • 2003–2005: Era Basket Liga (EBL)
  • 2005–2006: Dominet Basket Liga (DBL)
  • 2006–2008: Dominet Bank Ekstraliga (DBE)
  • 2008–2010: Polska Liga Koszykówki (PLK)
  • 2010–2016: Tauron Basket Liga (TBL)
  • 2016–2018: Polska Liga Koszykówki (PLK)
  • 2018–2023: Energa Basket Liga[2]
  • 2023–present: Orlen Basket Liga (OBL)
  • PLK original logo (2008–2010, 2016–2018)
    PLK original logo (2008–2010, 2016–2018)

Teams[edit]

TeamLocationArenaCapacity
Anwil WłocławekWłocławekHala Mistrzów4,200
Arka GdyniaGdyniaGdynia Sports Arena5,500
WKS Śląsk WrocławWrocławHala Orbita3,000
Arged BM Slam Stal Ostrów WielkopolskiOstrów WielkopolskiArena Ostrów3,000
GTK GliwiceGliwiceCentrum Sportowo-Kulturalne Łabędź / Gliwice Arena400 / 15,000
Rawlplug Sokół ŁańcutŁańcutMOSiR Łańcut1,200
Legia WarsawWarsawOSiR Bemowo1,000
Enea Astoria BydgoszczBydgoszczSisu Arena1,470
MKS Dąbrowa GórniczaDąbrowa GórniczaCentrum Hall2,944
Czarni SłupskSłupskHala Gryfia2,500
Twarde Pierniki ToruńToruńArena Toruń6,248
Enea Zastal BC Zielona GóraZielona GóraCRS Hall Zielona Góra6,080
Pszczółka Start LublinLublinGlobus Hall5,000
PGE Spójnia StargardStargardHala Miejska2,500
Trefl SopotSopotErgo Arena / Hala Stulecia Sopot15,000 / 1,000
KING SzczecinSzczecinNetto Arena7,403

Medalists[edit]

See also: List of Polish basketball champions
The official PLK medals
SeasonChampionRunner-upScoreThird place
1997–98Śląsk Wrocław (13)Pruszków4–3Bobry Bytom
1998–99Śląsk Wrocław (14)Włocławek4–3Bobry Bytom
1999–00Śląsk Wrocław (15)Włocławek4–1Pruszków
2000–01Śląsk Wrocław (16)Anwil Włocławek4–1Trefl Sopot
2001–02Śląsk Wrocław (17)Trefl Sopot4–1Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
2002–03Włocławek (1)Trefl Sopot4–2Śląsk Wrocław
2003–04Trefl Sopot (1)Śląsk Wrocław4–1Polonia Warszawa
2004–05Trefl Sopot (2)Włocławek4–2Polonia Warszawa
2005–06Trefl Sopot (3)Włocławek4–1Czarni Słupsk
2006–07Trefl Sopot (4)Turów Zgorzelec4–1Śląsk Wrocław
2007–08Trefl Sopot (5)Turów Zgorzelec4–3Śląsk Wrocław
2008–09Trefl Sopot (6)Turów Zgorzelec4–1Włocławek
2009–10Gdynia (7)Włocławek4–0Starogard Gdański
2010–11Gdynia (8)Turów Zgorzelec4–3Czarni Słupsk
2011–12Gdynia (9)Trefl Sopot4–3Zielona Góra
2012–13Zielona Góra (1)Turów Zgorzelec4–0AZS Koszalin
2013–14Turów Zgorzelec (1)Zielona Góra4–2Trefl Sopot
2014–15Zielona Góra (2)Turów Zgorzelec4–2Czarni Słupsk
2015–16Zielona Góra (3)Rosa Radom4–0Czarni Słupsk
2016–17Zielona Góra (4)Toruń4–1Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
2017–18Włocławek (2)Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski4–2Toruń
2018–19Włocławek (3)Toruń4–3Arka Gdynia
2019–20[a]Zielona Góra (5)Start Lublin—Włocławek
2020–21Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski (1)Zastal Zielona Góra4–2WKS Śląsk Wrocław
2021–22Śląsk Wrocław (18)Legia Warszawa4–1Anwil Włocławek
2022–23King Szczecin (1)Śląsk Wrocław4–2Anwil Włocławek
2023–24Trefl Sopot (1)King Szczecin4–3WKS Śląsk Wrocław

Records and statistics[edit]

Individual records[edit]

The all-time scoring leaders of Poland's top-tier level men's pro club basketball competition, since the year 1947, when the competition began. From 1947 to 1975, official records of individual player statistics were not kept. The Polish Basketball Association officially began to keep the records of individual player statistics in 1976.

All-time scoring leaders (1947–present)[edit]

PosPlayerTotal Points Scored
1.Edward Jurkiewicz23,126

All-time scoring leaders (1976–present)[edit]

The all-time scoring leaders of Poland's top-tier level men's pro club basketball competition, since the year 1976, when the Polish Basketball Association officially began to keep the records of individual player statistics.

PosPlayerTotal Points ScoredGames Played
1.Eugeniusz Kijewski10,185395
2.Adam Wójcik10,097651
3.Edward Jurkiewicz9,832306
4.Jerzy Bińkowski9,204586
5.Mieczysław Młynarski9,026357
6.Mariusz Bacik8,706627
7.Maciej Zieliński8,650579
8.Andrzej Pluta8,512591
9.Henryk Wardach8,163557
10.Dominik Tomczyk8,008556
11.Jarosław Jechorek7,681489
12.Dariusz Zelig7,481420
13.Eugeniusz Durejko7,048365
14.Jarosław Marcinkowski6,979499
15.Jarosław Zyskowski6,774484

Single game scoring highs[edit]

  1. Poland Mieczysław Młynarski: 90 points (1982–83 season: Górnik Wałbrzych versus Pogoń Szczecin: 10 December 1982)
  2. Poland Edward Jurkiewicz: 84 points (1969–70 season: Wybrzeże Gdańsk versus Baildon Katowice: March 15 March 1970)
  3. Poland Mieczysław Łopatka: 77 points (1962–63 season: Śląsk Wrocław versus AZS Gdańsk)
  4. Poland Leszek Doliński: 74 points (1988–89 season: Gwardia Wrocław versus AZS Koszalin)
  5. Poland Edward Jurkiewicz: 67 points (1974–75 season: Górnik Wałbrzych versus Wybrzeże Gdańsk: 9 October 1974)
  6. Poland Mieczysław Młynarski: 63 points (1982–83 season: Górnik Wałbrzych versus Pogoń Szczecin)

Team records[edit]

  • Highest attendance in a single game:
10,152 – Trefl Sopot vs Asseco Prokom Gdynia, at Ergo Arena on 14 April 2012

Individual awards[edit]

After the end of each season, individual honors are given to the best performing players of a season. A select group of press members vote for the winners of individual awards.

List of Polish basketball champions[edit]


Titles by club[edit]

ClubChampionsWinning years
Śląsk Wrocław
18
1965, 1970, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2022
Lech Poznań
11
1935, 1939, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1955, 1958, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1990
Arka Gdynia
9
2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Legia Warsaw
7
1956, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969
Wisła Kraków
6
1954, 1962, 1964, 1968, 1974, 1976
Zastal Zielona Góra
5
2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020
AZS Poznań
4
1930, 1931, 1932, 1937
Wybrzeże Gdańsk
4
1971, 1972, 1973, 1978
KK Włocławek
3
2003, 2018, 2019
YMCA Kraków
2
1933, 1934
Cracovia
2
1929, 1938
Społem Łódź
2
1950, 1952
AZS Warsaw
2
1947, 1967
Zagłębie Sosnowiec
2
1985, 1986
Górnik Wałbrzych
2
1982, 1988
MKS Znicz Basket Pruszków
2
1995, 1997
Czarna Trzynastka Poznań
1
1928
YMCA Łódź
1
1948
ŁKS Łódź
1
1953
Polonia Warsaw
1
1959
Resovia
1
1975
Turów Zgorzelec
1
2014
Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
1
2021
Wilki Morskie Szczecin
1
2023
Trefl Sopot
1
2024

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The 2019–20 PLK season was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Standings at the time were declared final results.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "uleb.com". Archived from the original on 2013-12-08. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  2. ^ "Energa sponsorem polskiej koszykówki" (in Polish). Onet.pl. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

External links[edit]

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