Polska Liga Koszykówki (PLK) (English: Polish Basketball League), officially known as the Orlen Basket Liga due to its sponsorship by Orlen, 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). In the 2000–01 season, the league turned professional.
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.
Legia Warsaw are the defending champions.
Naming and logos Due to sponsorship reasons, the league has been known under several names:
Teams Team Location Arena Capacity Anwil Włocławek Włocławek Hala Mistrzów Arka Gdynia Gdynia Gdynia Sports Arena Śląsk Wrocław Wrocław Hala Orbita Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski Ostrów Wielkopolski Arena Ostrów GTK Gliwice Gliwice Centrum Sportowo-Kulturalne Łabędź / Gliwice Arena / Górnik Wałbrzych Wałbrzych Aqua Zdrój Legia Warsaw Warsaw OSiR Bemowo Astoria Bydgoszcz Bydgoszcz Sisu Arena MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza Dąbrowa Górnicza Centrum Hall Czarni Słupsk Słupsk Hala Gryfia Twarde Pierniki Toruń Toruń Arena Toruń Zastal Zielona Góra Zielona Góra CRS Hall Zielona Góra Start Lublin Lublin Globus Hall Dziki Warsaw Warsaw Hala Koło Trefl Sopot Sopot Ergo Arena / Hala Stulecia Sopot / Wilki Morskie Szczecin Szczecin Netto Arena
Medalists
Season Champion Score Runner-up Third place1997–98 Śląsk Wrocław (13) 4–3 Znicz Pruszków Bobry Bytom1998–99 Śląsk Wrocław (14) 4–3 KK Włocławek Bobry Bytom1999–00 Śląsk Wrocław (15) 4–1 Anwil Włocławek Znicz Pruszków2000–01 Śląsk Wrocław (16) 4–1 Anwil Włocławek Trefl Sopot2001–02 Śląsk Wrocław (17) 4–1 Trefl Sopot Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski2002–03 Włocławek (1) 4–2 Trefl Sopot Śląsk Wrocław2003–04 Trefl Sopot (1) 4–1 Śląsk Wrocław Polonia Warszawa2004–05 Trefl Sopot (2) 4–2 Włocławek Polonia Warszawa2005–06 Trefl Sopot (3) 4–1 Włocławek Czarni Słupsk2006–07 Trefl Sopot (4) 4–1 Turów Zgorzelec Śląsk Wrocław2007–08 Trefl Sopot (5) 4–3 Turów Zgorzelec Śląsk Wrocław2008–09 Trefl Sopot (6)4–1 Turów Zgorzelec Anwil Włocławek2009–10 Gdynia (7) 4–0 Włocławek SKS Starogard Gdański2010–11 Gdynia (8)4–3 Turów Zgorzelec Czarni Słupsk2011–12 Gdynia (9)4–3 Trefl Sopot Zastal Zielona Góra2012–13 Zastal Zielona Góra (1) 4–0 Turów Zgorzelec AZS Koszalin2013–14 Turów Zgorzelec (1) 4–2 Zastal Zielona Góra Trefl Sopot2014–15 Zastal Zielona Góra (2) 4–2 Turów Zgorzelec Czarni Słupsk2015–16 Zastal Zielona Góra (3) 4–0 Rosa Radom Czarni Słupsk2016–17 Zastal Zielona Góra (4) 4–1 Toruń Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski2017–18 Włocławek (2) 4–2 Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski Toruń2018–19 Anwil Włocławek (3) 4–3 Toruń Arka Gdynia2019–20 Zielona Góra (5) Start Lublin Anwil Włocławek2020–21 Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski (1) 4–2 Zastal Zielona Góra WKS Śląsk Wrocław2021–22 Śląsk Wrocław (18) 4–1 Legia Warszawa Anwil Włocławek2022–23 King Szczecin (1) 4–2 Śląsk Wrocław Anwil Włocławek2023–24 Trefl Sopot (1) 4–3 King Szczecin WKS Śląsk Wrocław2024–25 Legia Warsaw (8) 4–3 Start Lublin Trefl Sopot2025–26Legia Warsaw (9)4–3Zastal Zielona GóraDziki Warsaw
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) Player 1. Edward Jurkiewicz 23,126
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.
Player 1. Eugeniusz Kijewski 10,185 395 2. Adam Wójcik 10,097 651 3. Edward Jurkiewicz 9,832 306 4. Jerzy Bińkowski 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
Single game scoring highs Mieczysław Młynarski: 90 points (1982–83 season: Górnik Wałbrzych versus Pogoń Szczecin: 10 December 1982) Edward Jurkiewicz: 84 points (1969–70 season: Wybrzeże Gdańsk versus Baildon Katowice: March 15 March 1970) Mieczysław Łopatka: 77 points (1962–63 season: Śląsk Wrocław versus AZS Gdańsk) Leszek Doliński: 74 points (1988–89 season: Gwardia Wrocław versus AZS Koszalin) Edward Jurkiewicz: 67 points (1974–75 season: Górnik Wałbrzych versus Wybrzeże Gdańsk: 9 October 1974) Mieczysław Młynarski: 63 points (1982–83 season: Górnik Wałbrzych versus Pogoń Szczecin)
Team records Highest attendance in a single 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 2024: Trefl Sopot 2025: Legia Warsaw 2026: Legia Warsaw
Titles by club Club Champions Winning years Śląsk Wrocław 1965, 1970, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2022 Lech Poznań 1935, 1939, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1955, 1958, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1990 Arka Gdynia 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Legia Warsaw 1956, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1969, 2025, 2026 Wisła Kraków 1954, 1962, 1964, 1968, 1974, 1976 Zastal Zielona Góra 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020 AZS Poznań 1930, 1931, 1932, 1937 Wybrzeże Gdańsk 1971, 1972, 1973, 1978 KK Włocławek 2003, 2018, 2019 YMCA Kraków 1933, 1934 Cracovia 1929, 1938 Społem Łódź 1950, 1952 AZS Warsaw 1947, 1967 Zagłębie Sosnowiec 1985, 1986 Górnik Wałbrzych 1982, 1988 MKS Znicz Basket Pruszków 1995, 1997 Czarna Trzynastka Poznań 1928 YMCA Łódź 1948 ŁKS Łódź 1953 Polonia Warsaw 1959 Resovia 1975 Turów Zgorzelec 2014 Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski 2021 Wilki Morskie Szczecin 2023 Trefl Sopot 2024
See also Basketball in Poland Polish basketball league system Polish Basketball All-Star Game I Liga (basketball) Basket Liga Kobiet Polish Basketball Cup Polish Basketball Supercup Polish Basketball Federation
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References
External links
Polish League at Eurobasket.com