Basket Liga Kobiet
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1929 |
| Inaugural season | 1929 |
| CEO | Grzegorz Bachański |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Country |  Poland |
| Continent |  FIBA Europe (Europe) |
| Most recent champion(s) | VBW Arka Gdynia (13th title) |
| Most titles | Wisła Kraków (25 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | Sportklub, TV.com |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Official website | basketligakobiet.pl |
Energa Basket Liga Kobiet, EBLK (2001–2013 Polska Liga Koszykówki Kobiet, PLKK) is a professional women'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.
The BLK, which is played under FIBA rules, currently consists of 12 teams (professional basketball's clubs). A BLK season is split into a league stage and a playoffs stage. At the end of the league stage, the top eight teams qualify for the playoff stage.
History[]
Founded in 1929, it has been carried out every year since except for 1935 and World War II. Wisła Kraków is the most successful team in the championship with 25 titles, followed by AZS Warsaw, Lotos Gdynia and ŁKS Łódź with fourteen, eleven and nine respectively. Gdynia holds the longest winning streak with eight titles in a row between 1998 and 2005.[1]
2020-21 Teams[]
| Team | Location | Arena |
|---|---|---|
| Ślęza Wrocław | Wrocław | Hala Sportowa AWF Wrocław |
| Sosnowiec | Hala Widowiskowo-Sportowa | |
| CCC Polkowice | Polkowice | Hala Sportowa - Polkowice |
| Basket 25 Bydgoszcz | Bydgoszcz | Artego Arena |
| Toruń | Hala Sportowo-Widowiskowa Toruń | |
| PolskaStrefaInwestycji Enea Gorzów Wielkopolski | Gorzów Wielkopolski | Hala AJP |
| VBW Arka Gdynia | Gdynia | Gdynia Arena |
| Gdynia | Gdynia Arena | |
| Gdańsk | MOSiR Gdańsk | |
| Gdańsk | Centrum Sportu Akademickiego Politechniki Gdańskiej | |
| Enea AZS Poznań | Poznań | Hala Politechniki Poznańskiej |
| Lublin | MOSiR im. Zdzisława Niedzieli |
League championships[]
| Wins | Team | Year(s) won |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Wisła Can-Pack Kraków | 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1988, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| 14 | 1930, 1931, 1937, 1938, 1947, 1950, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962 | |
| 13 | VBW Arka Gdynia | 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2020, 2021 |
| 9 | ŁKS Łódź | 1967, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1995, 1997 |
| 4 | 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 | |
| 4 | 1948, 1949, 1951, 1952 | |
| 3 | CCC Polkowice | 2013, 2018, 2019 |
| 3 | 1932, 1933, 1939 | |
| 2 | Ślęza Wrocław | 1987, 2017 |
| 2 | Olimpia Poznań | 1993, 1994 |
| 2 | 1934, 1936 | |
| 1 | AZS Poznań | 1978 |
| 1 | Wawel Kraków | 1959 |
| 1 | 1957 | |
| 1 | 1946 | |
| 1 | 1929 |
In 2020-21 European competitions[]
| Club | Competition | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| Arka Gdynia | EuroLeague Women | Regular season |
| PolskaStrefaInwestycji Enea Gorzów Wielkopolski | EuroCup Women | Regular season |
See also[]
- Sports in Poland
- Polish basketball league system
- Polish Basketball League
References[]
- ^ List of champions Archived 2012-07-16 at the Wayback Machine in onet.pl
External links[]
- Basketball leagues in Poland
- Women's basketball leagues in Europe
- Sports leagues established in 1928
- Women's basketball in Poland
- 1928 establishments in Poland
- Professional sports leagues in Poland