# Polish basketball league system

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/Division | League/Division | League/Division | League/Division | League/Division | League/Division | League/Division | League/Division | League/Division | League/Division | League/Division | League/Division | League/Division | League/Division | League/Division | League/Division | League/Division | League/Division |
| 1 (16) | Polska Liga Koszykówki (PLK) 16 teams ↓ 2 relegation | Polska Liga Koszykówki (PLK) 16 teams ↓ 2 relegation | Polska Liga Koszykówki (PLK) 16 teams ↓ 2 relegation | Polska Liga Koszykówki (PLK) 16 teams ↓ 2 relegation | Polska Liga Koszykówki (PLK) 16 teams ↓ 2 relegation | Polska Liga Koszykówki (PLK) 16 teams ↓ 2 relegation | Polska Liga Koszykówki (PLK) 16 teams ↓ 2 relegation | Polska Liga Koszykówki (PLK) 16 teams ↓ 2 relegation | Polska Liga Koszykówki (PLK) 16 teams ↓ 2 relegation | Polska Liga Koszykówki (PLK) 16 teams ↓ 2 relegation | Polska Liga Koszykówki (PLK) 16 teams ↓ 2 relegation | Polska Liga Koszykówki (PLK) 16 teams ↓ 2 relegation | Polska Liga Koszykówki (PLK) 16 teams ↓ 2 relegation | Polska Liga Koszykówki (PLK) 16 teams ↓ 2 relegation | Polska Liga Koszykówki (PLK) 16 teams ↓ 2 relegation | Polska Liga Koszykówki (PLK) 16 teams ↓ 2 relegation | Polska Liga Koszykówki (PLK) 16 teams ↓ 2 relegation | Polska Liga Koszykówki (PLK) 16 teams ↓ 2 relegation |
| 2 (16) | I Liga 16 teams ↑ 2 promotion ↓ 4 relegation | I Liga 16 teams ↑ 2 promotion ↓ 4 relegation | I Liga 16 teams ↑ 2 promotion ↓ 4 relegation | I Liga 16 teams ↑ 2 promotion ↓ 4 relegation | I Liga 16 teams ↑ 2 promotion ↓ 4 relegation | I Liga 16 teams ↑ 2 promotion ↓ 4 relegation | I Liga 16 teams ↑ 2 promotion ↓ 4 relegation | I Liga 16 teams ↑ 2 promotion ↓ 4 relegation | I Liga 16 teams ↑ 2 promotion ↓ 4 relegation | I Liga 16 teams ↑ 2 promotion ↓ 4 relegation | I Liga 16 teams ↑ 2 promotion ↓ 4 relegation | I Liga 16 teams ↑ 2 promotion ↓ 4 relegation | I Liga 16 teams ↑ 2 promotion ↓ 4 relegation | I Liga 16 teams ↑ 2 promotion ↓ 4 relegation | I Liga 16 teams ↑ 2 promotion ↓ 4 relegation | I Liga 16 teams ↑ 2 promotion ↓ 4 relegation | I Liga 16 teams ↑ 2 promotion ↓ 4 relegation | I Liga 16 teams ↑ 2 promotion ↓ 4 relegation |
| 3 (51) | II Liga Group A (North-West) 12 teams | II Liga Group A (North-West) 12 teams | II Liga Group A (North-West) 12 teams | II Liga Group A (North-West) 12 teams | II Liga Group A (North-West) 12 teams | II Liga Group B (Central-East) 13 teams | II Liga Group B (Central-East) 13 teams | II Liga Group B (Central-East) 13 teams | II Liga Group B (Central-East) 13 teams | II Liga Group B (Central-East) 13 teams | II Liga Group C (South) 13 teams | II Liga Group C (South) 13 teams | II Liga Group C (South) 13 teams | II Liga Group C (South) 13 teams | II Liga Group D (South-West) 13 teams | II Liga Group D (South-West) 13 teams | II Liga Group D (South-West) 13 teams | II Liga Group 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 Liga DZKosz. (DS, LB) 15 teams | III Liga DZKosz. (DS, LB) 15 teams | III Liga KOZKosz. (MA, PK) 10 teams | III Liga KOZKosz. (MA, PK) 10 teams | III Liga KPZKosz. (KP, LD) 6 teams | III Liga KPZKosz. (KP, LD) 6 teams | III Liga OZKosz. (OP) 7 teams | III Liga OZKosz. (OP) 7 teams | III Liga PodkZKosz. (PK, LU) 3 teams | III Liga PodkZKosz. (PK, LU) 3 teams | III Liga POZKosz. (PM, WN) 8 teams | III Liga POZKosz. (PM, WN) 8 teams | III Liga SLZKosz. (SL) 7 teams | III Liga SLZKosz. (SL) 7 teams | III Liga WOZKosz. (MZ) 14 teams | III Liga WOZKosz. (MZ) 14 teams | III Liga WZKosz. (WP) 10 teams | III Liga WZKosz. (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/Division | League/Division | League/Division | League/Division | League/Division | League/Division | League/Division | League/Division | League/Division | League/Division |
| 1 (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] | 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] | 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] | 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] | 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] | 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] | 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] | 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] | 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] | 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 A 10 teams | I Liga Group A 10 teams | I Liga Group A 10 teams | I Liga Group A 10 teams | I Liga Group A 10 teams | I Liga Group B 10 teams | I Liga Group B 10 teams | I Liga Group B 10 teams | I Liga Group B 10 teams | I Liga Group B 10 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 Liga North Group 5 teams | II Liga North Group 5 teams | II Liga South Group A 6 teams | II Liga South Group A 6 teams | II Liga South Group B 6 teams | II Liga South Group B 6 teams | II Liga East Group 6 teams | II Liga East Group 6 teams | II Liga West Group 11 teams | II Liga West Group 11 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) |||||||||||