Polish Basketball League

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). In 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.
Śląsk Wrocław are defending champions.
Naming and logos
Due to sponsorship reasons, the league has known several names:
Teams
Medalists
Records and statistics
Most seasons:
Śląsk Wrocław (56)
Single game scoring record:
90 – Mieczysław Młynarski (10 December 1982: Górnik Wałbrzych – Pogoń Szczecin)
All-Time Scoring leaders:
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
!
! Player
!
!
|- align="center"
| align="center"| 1.
| align="center"| Eugeniusz Kijewski
| align="center"| 10,185
| align="center"| 395
|- align="center" style="background:#eeeeee"
| align="center"| 2.
| align="center"| Adam Wójcik
| align="center"| 10,097
| align="center"| 651
|- align="center"
| align="center"| 3.
| align="center"| Edward Jurkiewicz
| align="center"| 9,832
| align="center"| 306
|- align="center" style="background:#eeeeee"
| align="center"| 4.
| align="center"| Jerzy Binkowski
| align="center"| 9,204
| align="center"| 586
|- align="center"
| align="center"| 5.
| align="center"| Mieczysław Młynarski
| align="center"| 9,026
| align="center"| 357
|- align="center" style="background:#eeeeee"
| align="center"| 6.
| align="center"| Mariusz Bacik
| align="center"| 8,706
| align="center"| 627
|- align="center"
| align="center"| 7.
| align="center"| Maciej Zieliński
| align="center"| 8,650
| align="center"| 579
|- align="center" style="background:#eeeeee"
| align="center"| 8.
| align="center"| Andrzej Pluta
| align="center"| 8,512
| align="center"| 591
|- align="center"
| align="center"| 9.
| align="center"| Henryk Wardach
| align="center"| 8,163
| align="center"| 557
|- align="center" style="background:#eeeeee"
| align="center"| 10.
| align="center"| Dominik Tomczyk
| align="center"| 8,008
| align="center"| 556
|- align="center"
| align="center"| 11.
| align="center"| Jarosław Jechorek
| align="center"| 7,681
| align="center"| 489
|- align="center" style="background:#eeeeee"
| align="center"| 12.
| align="center"| Dariusz Zelig
| align="center"| 7,481
| align="center"| 420
|- align="center"
| align="center"| 13.
| align="center"| Eugeniusz Durejko
| align="center"| 7,048
| align="center"| 365
|- align="center" style="background:#eeeeee"
| align="center"| 14.
| align="center"| Jarosław Marcinkowski
| align="center"| 6,979
| align="center"| 499
|- align="center"
| align="center"| 15.
| align="center"| Jarosław Zyskowski
| align="center"| 6,774
| align="center"| 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
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
References
External links
Polish League at Eurobasket.com
Basketball leagues in Poland
1995 establishments in Poland
Sports leagues established in 1995
Professional sports leagues in Poland
Top level basketball leagues in Europe