Basket Liga Kobiet
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1929 |
| Inaugural season | 1929 |
| CEO | Grzegorz Bachański |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Country |
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| Continent |
 |
| Most recent champion(s) | CCC Polkowice (2nd title) |
| Most titles | Wisła Kraków (25 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | TVP Sport |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Official website | basketligakobiet.pl |
Basket Liga Kobiet, BLK (2001–2013 Polska Liga Koszykówki Kobiet, PLKK) is a professional women'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.
The BLK, which is played under FIBA rules, currently consists of 12 teams (professional basketball's clubs). A BLK season is split into a league stage and a playoffs stage. At the end of the league stage, the top eight teams qualify for the playoff stage.
History
Founded in 1929, it has been carried out every year since except for 1935 and World War II. Wisła Kraków is the most successful team in the championship with 25 titles, followed by AZS Warsaw, Lotos Gdynia and ŁKS Łódź with fourteen, eleven and nine respectively. Gdynia holds the longest winning streak with eight titles in a row between 1998 and 2005.[1]
2017-18 Teams
| Team | Location | Arena |
|---|---|---|
| Ślęza Wrocław | Wrocław | Hala Sportowa AWF Wrocław |
| Wisła Can-Pack Kraków | Kraków | Hala "TS Wisła" |
| CCC Polkowice | Polkowice | Hala Sportowa - Polkowice |
| Artego Bydgoszcz | Bydgoszcz | Artego Arena |
| Energa Toruń | Toruń | Hala Sportowo-Widowiskowa Toruń |
| AZS AJP Gorzów Wielkopolski | Gorzów Wielkopolski | Hala AJP |
| Pszczółka Polski-Cukier AZS-UMCS Lublin | Lublin | MOSiR im. Zdzisława Niedzieli |
| Basket 90 Gdynia | Gdynia | Gdyńskie Centrum Sportu |
| JAS-FBG Zagłębie Sosnowiec | Sosnowiec | Hala Widowiskowo-Sportowa |
| PGE MKK Siedlce | Siedlce | OSiR Siedlce |
| Cosinus Widzew Łódź | Łódź | Hala Parkowa - MOSiR Łódź |
| TS Ostrovia Ostrów Wielkopolski | Ostrów Wielkopolski | Hala Sportowa SP 11 |
| Enea AZS Poznań | Poznań | Hala Politechniki Poznańskiej |
League championships
| Wins | Team | Year(s) won |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Wisła Can-Pack Kraków | 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1988, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| 14 | AZS Warszawa | 1930, 1931, 1937, 1938, 1947, 1950, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962 |
| 11 | Basket 90 Gdynia | 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010 |
| 9 | ŁKS Łódź | 1967, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1995, 1997 |
| 4 | Włókniarz Pabianice | 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 |
| 4 | Spójnia Warszawa | 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952 |
| 3 | IKP Łódź | 1932, 1933, 1939 |
| 2 | Ślęza Wrocław | 1987, 2017 |
| 2 | Olimpia Poznań | 1993, 1994 |
| 2 | Polonia Warszawa | 1934, 1936 |
| 2 | CCC Polkowice | 2013, 2018 |
| 1 | AZS Poznań | 1978 |
| 1 | Wawel Kraków | 1959 |
| 1 | Lech Poznań | 1957 |
| 1 | TUR Łódź | 1946 |
| 1 | KS Cracovia | 1929 |
In 2017-18 European competitions
| Club | Competition | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| Wisła Can-Pack Kraków | EuroLeague Women | Regular season |
| CCC Polkowice | Regular season | |
| Ślęza Wrocław | EuroCup Women | Regular season |
| Artego Bydgoszcz | Regular season | |
| Energa Toruń | Regular season | |
| AZS AJP Gorzów Wielkopolski | Regular season | |
| Basket 90 Gdynia | Regular season | |