Polish Basketball League

Polska Liga Koszykówki
Founded 1995 (1995)
First season 1995–96
Country  Poland
Confederation FIBA Europe
Number of teams 17
Level on pyramid 1
Relegation to I Liga
Domestic cup(s) Polish Cup
Supercup Polish Supercup
International cup(s) Eurocup Basketball
Champions League
FIBA Europe Cup
Current champions Włocławek (2nd title)
Most championships Śląsk Wrocław (17 titles)
Website www.plk.pl
2018–19 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 Association. 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 17 teams (professional basketball's clubs). 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 17.

Naming and logos

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–present: Energa Basket Liga[2]

Teams

As of the 2017–18 season, the teams playing in the PLK are:

Locations and venues

Location of teams in 2017–18 Polish Basketball League
Team Location Arena Capacity
Anwil WłocławekWłocławekHala Mistrzów4,200
Asseco GdyniaGdyniaGdynia Sports Arena5,500
AZS KoszalinKoszalinHala Widowiskowo-Sportowa3,000
BM Slam Stal Ostrów WielkopolskiOstrów WielkopolskiHala Sportowa Stal1,200
Energa Czarni SłupskSłupskHala Gryfia3,200
GTK GliwiceGliwiceCentrum Sportowo-Kulturalne Łabędź400
Legia WarsawWarsawOSiR Bemowo1,000[3]
Miasto Szkła KrosnoKrosnoMOSiR Krosno1,380
MKS Dąbrowa GórniczaDąbrowa GórniczaCentrum Hall2,944
PGE Turów ZgorzelecZgorzelecPGE Turów Arena3,500
Polpharma Starogard GdańskiStarogard GdańskiArgo-Kociewie2,500
Polski Cukier ToruńToruńHala Widowiskowo-Sportowa6,248
Rosa RadomRadomZSE Radom1,200
Stelmet Enea Zielona GóraZielona GóraCRS Hall Zielona Góra6,080
TBV Start LublinLublinGlobus5,000
Trefl SopotSopotErgo Arena15,000
Wilki Morskie SzczecinSzczecinAzoty Arena7,403

Medalists

The official PLK medals
SeasonChampionRunner-upScoreThird place
1997–98Zepter Śląsk WrocławPEKAES Pruszków4–3Ericsson Bobry Bytom
1998–99Zepter Śląsk WrocławAnwil Włocławek4–3Ericsson Bobry Bytom
1999–00Zepter Śląsk WrocławAnwil Włocławek4–1Hoop-Pekaes Pruszków
2000–01Zepter Śląsk WrocławAnwil Włocławek4–1Prokom Trefl Sopot
2001–02Idea Śląsk WrocławProkom Trefl Sopot4–1Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
2002–03Anwil WłocławekProkom Trefl Sopot4–2Idea Śląsk Wrocław
2003–04Prokom Trefl SopotIdea Śląsk Wrocław4–1Polonia Warszawa
2004–05Prokom Trefl SopotAnwil Włocławek4–2Polonia Warszawa
2005–06Prokom Trefl SopotAnwil Włocławek4–1Energa Czarni Słupsk
2006–07Prokom Trefl SopotBOT Turów Zgorzelec4–1ASCO Śląsk Wrocław
2007–08Prokom Trefl SopotPGE Turów Zgorzelec4–3ASCO Śląsk Wrocław
2008–09Asseco Prokom SopotPGE Turów Zgorzelec4–1Anwil Włocławek
2009–10Asseco Prokom GdyniaAnwil Włocławek4–0Polpharma Starogard Gdański
2010–11Asseco Prokom GdyniaPGE Turów Zgorzelec4–3Energa Czarni Słupsk
2011–12Asseco Prokom GdyniaTrefl Sopot4–3Zastal Zielona Góra
2012–13Stelmet Zielona GóraPGE Turów Zgorzelec4–0AZS Koszalin
2013–14PGE Turów ZgorzelecStelmet Zielona Góra4–2Trefl Sopot
2014–15Stelmet Zielona GóraPGE Turów Zgorzelec4–2Energa Czarni Słupsk
2015–16Stelmet Zielona GóraRosa Radom4–0Energa Czarni Słupsk
2016–17Stelmet Zielona GóraPolski Cukier Toruń4–1Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
2017–18Anwil WłocławekStal Ostrów Wielkopolski4–2Polski Cukier Toruń

Records and statistics

  • Most seasons:
Śląsk Wrocław (56)
  • Single game scoring record:
90 – Poland Mieczysław Młynarski (10 December 1982: Górnik Wałbrzych – Pogoń Szczecin)
  • All-Time Scoring leaders:
Pos Player Pnts Mtch
1. Eugeniusz Kijewski 10,185 395
2. Adam Wójcik 10,097 651
3. Edward Jurkiewicz 9,832 306
4. Jerzy Binkowski 9,204 586
5. Mieczysław Młynarski 9,026 357
6. Mariusz Bacik 8,706 627
7. Maciej Zieliński 8,650 579
8. Andrzej Pluta 8,512 591
9. Henryk Wardach 8,163 557
10. Dominik Tomczyk 8,008 556
11. Jarosław Jechorek 7,681 489
12. Dariusz Zelig 7,481 420
13. Eugeniusz Durejko 7,048 365
14. Jarosław Marcinkowski 6,979 499
15. Jarosław Zyskowski 6,774 484
  • Highest attendance in a game:
10,152 – Trefl Sopot vs Asseco Prokom Gdynia, at Ergo Arena on 14 April 2012

Individual awards

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ uleb.com
  2. ↑ "Energa sponsorem polskiej koszykówki" (in Polish). Onet.pl. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Legia Warszawa". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
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