Basket Liga Kobiet
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.
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1929 |
| Inaugural season | 1929 |
| CEO | Grzegorz Bachański |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Country |  |
| Continent |  |
| Most recent champion(s) | CCC Polkowice (3rd title) |
| Most titles | Wisła Kraków (25 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | TVP Sport |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Official website | basketligakobiet.pl |
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]
2019-20 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 |
| MMKS Katarzynki Toruń | Toruń | Hala Sportowo-Widowiskowa Toruń |
| PolskaStrefaInwestycji Enea Gorzów Wielkopolski | Gorzów Wielkopolski | Hala AJP |
| AZS Uniwersytet Gdańsk | Gdańsk | MOSiR Gdańsk |
| Arka Gdynia | Gdynia | Gdyńskie Centrum Sportu |
| Politechnika Gdańsk | Gdańsk | Centrum Sportu Akademickiego Politechniki Gdańskiej |
| Widzew Łódź | Łódź | Hala Parkowa - MOSiR Łódź |
| Enea AZS Poznań | Poznań | Hala Politechniki Poznańskiej |
| Pszczółka Polski-Cukier AZS-UMCS Lublin | Lublin | MOSiR im. Zdzisława Niedzieli |
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 | Arka 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 | CCC Polkowice | 2013, 2018, 2019 |
| 3 | IKP Łódź | 1932, 1933, 1939 |
| 2 | Ślęza Wrocław | 1987, 2017 |
| 2 | Olimpia Poznań | 1993, 1994 |
| 2 | Polonia Warszawa | 1934, 1936 |
| 1 | AZS Poznań | 1978 |
| 1 | Wawel Kraków | 1959 |
| 1 | Lech Poznań | 1957 |
| 1 | TUR Łódź | 1946 |
| 1 | KS Cracovia | 1929 |
In 2019-20 European competitions
| Club | Competition | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| Arka Gdynia | EuroLeague Women | Qualification round |
| Artego Bydgoszcz | EuroCup Women | Regular season |
| AZS AJP Gorzów Wielkopolski | Regular season | |
| CCC Polkowice | Regular season | |
See also
- Sports in Poland
- Basketball in Poland
- Polish basketball league system
- Polish Basketball League
References
- List of champions Archived 2012-07-16 at the Wayback Machine in onet.pl