The Polish basketball league system, or Polish basketball league pyramid is a series of interconnected competitions for professional and amateur basketball clubs in Poland. The system has a hierarchical format with a promotion and relegation system between competitions at different levels.
Men The tier levels For the 2020–21 season, the Polish men's basketball league system is as follows:
Level(Clubs)League/Division1(16)Polska Liga Koszykówki (PLK)16 teams↓ 2 relegation2(16)I Liga16 teams↑ 2 promotion↓ 4 relegation3(51)II LigaGroup A (North-West)12 teamsII LigaGroup B (Central-East)13 teamsII LigaGroup C (South)13 teamsII LigaGroup D (South-West)13 teams Five rounds of playoffs: ↑ 4 promotion (2 finalists and the winner of the matches for 3rd place)One round of play-out: ↓ 4 relegation (each of the 4 losers)4(78)III LigaDZKosz.(DS, LB)15 teamsIII LigaKOZKosz.(MA, PK)10 teamsIII LigaKPZKosz.(KP, LD)6 teamsIII LigaOZKosz.(OP)7 teamsIII LigaPodkZKosz.(PK, LU)3 teamsIII LigaPOZKosz.(PM, WN)8 teamsIII LigaSLZKosz.(SL)7 teamsIII LigaWOZKosz.(MZ)14 teamsIII LigaWZKosz.(WP)10 teams Semi-finals tournaments: 24 best teams from all the groups will qualify for six semi-final's tournaments (the 4 teams in each tournament)Finals tournaments: 12 best teams of the six semi-final's tournaments (2 teams from each semi-final's tournaments)↑ 6 promotion (2 teams from each final's tournaments)
Women The tier levels For the 2020–21 season, the Polish women's basketball league system is as follows:
Level(Clubs)League/Division1(11)Basket Liga Kobiet (BLK)11 teams↓ 0 or 1 relegation [league contract, 12 clubs participating is guaranteed to play provided they meet the conditions of the license (no relegations);exception: the fall in the event of two classes of one of the last places in consecutive seasons]2(20)I Liga Group A10 teamsI Liga Group B10 teams Four rounds of playoffs: ↑ 1 promotion (the winner of the final matches)One round of play-out: ↓ 2 relegation (each of the 2 losers)3(34)II LigaNorth Group5 teamsII LigaSouth Group A6 teamsII LigaSouth Group B6 teamsII LigaEast Group6 teamsII LigaWest Group11 teams Semi-finals tournaments: 8 best teams from all the groups will qualify for two semi-final's tournaments (the 4 teams in each tournament)Finals tournaments: 4 best teams of the two semi-final's tournaments (2 teams from each semi-final's tournaments)↑ 2 promotion (2 teams from final's tournaments)
See also League system European professional club basketball system French basketball league system German basketball league system Greek basketball league system Hungarian basketball league system Italian basketball league system Russian basketball league system Serbian basketball league system Spanish basketball league system Turkish basketball league system South American professional club basketball system
External links Polish league on Eurobasket Polish Basketball Association