Polish Basketball League

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.

Energa Basket Liga
Founded1995 (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 championsKing Szczecin (1st title)
(2022–23)
Most championshipsŚląsk Wrocław (18 titles)
All-time top scorerEugeniusz Kijewski (10,185)
TV partnersPolsat Sport
Websitewww.plk.pl
2023–24 PLK season

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.

Śląsk Wrocław are defending champions.

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)
  • 2018–2023: 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
Team Location Arena Capacity
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
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[lower-alpha 1]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

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.

  • Most Valuable Player
  • Finals MVP
  • Top Scorer
  • Best Defender
  • Rookie of the Year (defunct)
  • Best Coach
  • All-PLK Team
  • Best Young Player

List of Polish basketball champions
  • 1928: Czarna Trzynastka Poznań
  • 1929: Cracovia
  • 1930: AZS Poznań
  • 1931: AZS Poznań
  • 1932: AZS Poznań
  • 1933: YMCA Kraków
  • 1934: YMCA Kraków
  • 1935: KPW Poznań
  • 1936: Not played due to the 1936 Summer Olympics.
  • 1937: AZS Poznań
  • 1938: Cracovia
  • 1939: KPW Poznań
  • 1940: Not played due to World War II.
  • 1941: Not played due to World War II.
  • 1942: Not played due to World War II.
  • 1943: Not played due to World War II.
  • 1944: Not played due to World War II.
  • 1945: Not played due to World War II.
  • 1946: KKS Poznań
  • 1947: AZS Warszawa
  • 1948: YMCA Łódź
  • 1949: ZZK Poznań
  • 1950: Spójnia Łódź
  • 1951: Kolejarz Poznań
  • 1952: Spójnia Łódź
  • 1953: Włókniarz Łódź
  • 1954: Gwardia Kraków
  • 1955: Kolejarz Poznań
  • 1956: CWKS Warszawa
  • 1957: Legia Warszawa
  • 1958: Lech Poznań
  • 1959: Polonia Warszawa
  • 1960: Legia Warszawa
  • 1961: Legia Warszawa
  • 1962: Wisła Kraków
  • 1963: Legia Warszawa
  • 1964: Wisła Kraków
  • 1965: Śląsk Wrocław
  • 1966: Legia Warszawa
  • 1967: AZS Warszawa
  • 1968: Wisła Kraków
  • 1969: Legia Warszawa
  • 1970: Śląsk Wrocław
  • 1971: Wybrzeże Gdańsk
  • 1972: Wybrzeże Gdańsk
  • 1973: Wybrzeże Gdańsk
  • 1974: Wisła Kraków
  • 1975: Resovia Rzeszów
  • 1976: Wisła Kraków
  • 1977: Śląsk Wrocław
  • 1978: Wybrzeże Gdańsk
  • 1979: Śląsk Wrocław
  • 1980: Śląsk Wrocław
  • 1981: Śląsk Wrocław
  • 1982: Górnik Wałbrzych
  • 1983: Lech Poznań
  • 1984: Lech Poznań
  • 1985: Zagłębie Sosnowiec
  • 1986: Zagłębie Sosnowiec
  • 1987: Śląsk Wrocław
  • 1988: Górnik Wałbrzych
  • 1989: Lech Poznań
  • 1990: Lech Poznań
  • 1991: Śląsk Wrocław
  • 1992: PCS Śląsk Wrocław
  • 1993: PCS Śląsk Wrocław
  • 1994: Śląsk Wrocław
  • 1995: Mazowszanka Pruszków
  • 1996: Śląsk Eska Wrocław
  • 1997: Mazowszanka PEKAES Pruszków
  • 1998: Zepter Śląsk Wrocław
  • 1999: Zepter Śląsk Wrocław
  • 2000: Zepter Śląsk Wrocław
  • 2001: Zepter Śląsk Wrocław
  • 2002: Idea Śląsk Wrocław
  • 2003: Anwil Włocławek
  • 2004: Prokom Trefl Sopot
  • 2005: Prokom Trefl Sopot
  • 2006: Prokom Trefl Sopot
  • 2007: Prokom Trefl Sopot
  • 2008: Prokom Trefl Sopot
  • 2009: Asseco Prokom Sopot
  • 2010: Asseco Prokom Gdynia
  • 2011: Asseco Prokom Gdynia
  • 2012: Asseco Prokom Gdynia
  • 2013: Stelmet Zielona Góra
  • 2014: PGE Turów Zgorzelec
  • 2015: Stelmet Zielona Góra
  • 2016: Stelmet Zielona Góra
  • 2017: Stelmet Zielona Góra
  • 2018: Anwil Włocławek
  • 2019: Anwil Włocławek
  • 2020: Stelmet Enea BC Zielona Góra
  • 2021: Arged BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
  • 2022: Śląsk Wrocław
  • 2023: King Szczecin

Titles by club
Club Champions Winning 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

See also
  • Basketball in Poland
  • Polish basketball league system
  • I Liga (basketball)
  • Basket Liga Kobiet
  • Polish Basketball Cup
  • Polish Basketball Supercup
  • Polish Basketball Federation

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

References
  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.
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