Polska Liga Koszykówki (PLK) (

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: Polish Basketball League), officially known as the Orlen Basket Liga due to its sponsorship by

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, is a professional men's club

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. 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

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. 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

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) took control over the league (the PLK SA was created in 1995). In the 2000–01 season, the league turned professional. The PLK, which is played under

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rules, currently consists of 16 teams. A PLK season is split into a league stage and a

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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 Wrocławski Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław Spółka Akcyjna, commonly known as WKS Śląsk Wrocław (), is a Polish professional Association football, football club based in Wrocław that plays in , the second level of the Polish football leagu ...

is the record holder for most titles, with 18.

Trefl Sopot Trefl Sopot is a Polish professional basketball team, based in Sopot, Poland. The team plays in the Polish Basketball League and EuroCup Basketball, EuroCup. The club was founded as the replacement of Asseco Gdynia, Prokom Asseco Sopot that left ...

are the defending champions.

Naming and logos

Due to sponsorship reasons, the league has been known under several names: Polish Basketball League logo.png, PLK original logo (2008–2010, 2016–2018) Energa Basket Liga logo.png, Logo used from 2018 to 2023

Teams

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Medalists

Records and statistics

Individual records

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)

All-time scoring leaders (1976–present)

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.

Single game scoring highs

Mieczysław Młynarski Mieczysław Młynarski (born May 17, 1956 in Resko) is a retired Polish professional basketball player, and coach. At a height of 1.99 m (6'6 ") tall, and a weight of 91 kg (200 lbs.), he played at the small forward position, during h ...

: 90 points (1982–83 season: Górnik Wałbrzych versus Pogoń Szczecin: 10 December 1982) #

Edward Jurkiewicz Edward Jurkiewicz (born 22 January 1948 in Pruszcz Gdański, Poland) is a Polish former professional basketball player and coach. During his playing career, he was a 1.95 m tall (6' 4") tall small forward. Jurkiewicz is considered to be one of t ...

: 84 points (1969–70 season: Wybrzeże Gdańsk versus Baildon Katowice: March 15 March 1970) #

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: 77 points (1962–63 season:

versus AZS Gdańsk) # Leszek Doliński: 74 points (1988–89 season: Gwardia Wrocław versus

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) #

: 67 points (1974–75 season:

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versus Wybrzeże Gdańsk: 9 October 1974) #

: 63 points (1982–83 season:

versus Pogoń Szczecin)

Team records

*Highest attendance in a single game: :10,152 –

Asseco Prokom Gdynia Arka Gdynia, also known as AMW Arka Gdynia for sponsorship reasons, is a Polish professional basketball team, based in Gdynia. The team plays in the Polish PLK. The club's sponsorship name comes from Akademią Marynarki Wojennej. Historically t ...

, at

Ergo Arena Ergo Arena (Hala Gdańsk-Sopot) is a multi-purpose indoor arena that was opened in 2010. The boundary between two cities – Sopot and Gdańsk – runs through the very middle of the hall. The arena has a capacity of 11,409 people for sports eve ...

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. *

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* 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:

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* 1931: AZS Poznań * 1932: AZS Poznań * 1933: YMCA Kraków * 1934: YMCA Kraków * 1935: KPW Poznań * 1936: Not played due to the

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. * 1937: AZS Poznań * 1938: Cracovia * 1939: KPW Poznań * 1940: Not played due to

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. * 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:

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* 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 Legia Warszawa (), commonly referred to as Legia Warsaw or simply Legia, is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. Legia is the most successful Polish football club in history, winning a record 15 champions titles, a record 2 ...

* 1958:

Lech Poznań Kolejowy Klub Sportowy Lech Poznań S.A., commonly referred to as KKS Lech Poznań or simply Lech Poznań (), is a Polish professional football club based in Poznań and currently competing in the Ekstraklasa, the nation's highest division. ...

* 1959:

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* 1960: Legia Warszawa * 1961: Legia Warszawa * 1962:

Wisła Kraków Towarzystwo Sportowe Wisła Kraków Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Wisła Kraków (), is a Polish professional football club based in Kraków. They currently compete in the I liga, the second level of Polish football league system, ...

* 1963: Legia Warszawa * 1964: Wisła Kraków * 1965:

* 1966: Legia Warszawa * 1967: AZS Warszawa * 1968: Wisła Kraków * 1969: Legia Warszawa * 1970: Śląsk Wrocław * 1971:

Wybrzeże Gdańsk Wybrzeże Gdańsk was a Polish multi-sports club based in Gdańsk, established in 1945, most known for its motorcycle speedway and handball teams. Club has closed in 2005, due to financial problems. Before 2006 speedway season was established ...

* 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:

* 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:

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* 2004:

Prokom Trefl Sopot Arka Gdynia, also known as AMW Arka Gdynia for sponsorship reasons, is a Polish professional basketball team, based in Gdynia. The team plays in the Polish PLK. The club's sponsorship name comes from Akademią Marynarki Wojennej. Historically t ...

* 2005:

* 2006:

* 2007:

* 2008:

* 2009:

Asseco Prokom Sopot Arka Gdynia, also known as AMW Arka Gdynia for sponsorship reasons, is a Polish professional basketball team, based in Gdynia. The team plays in the Polish Polish Basketball League, PLK. The club's sponsorship name comes from Akademią Marynarki ...

* 2010:

* 2011:

* 2012:

* 2013: Stelmet Zielona Góra * 2014: PGE Turów Zgorzelec * 2015: Stelmet Zielona Góra * 2016: Stelmet Zielona Góra * 2017: Stelmet Zielona Góra * 2018:

* 2019:

* 2020: Stelmet Enea BC Zielona Góra * 2021: Arged BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski * 2022:

* 2023: King Szczecin * 2024:

Titles by club

Notes

References

External links

*
Polish League at Eurobasket.com
{{Men's professional basketball leagues Basketball leagues in Poland 1995 establishments in Poland Sports leagues established in 1995 Professional sports leagues in Poland Top-level basketball leagues in Europe