Polish basketball league system
CountryPoland
SportBasketball
Promotion and relegationYes
National system
FederationPolish Basketball Federation
ConfederationFIBA Europe
Top division
Second divisionI Liga
Cup competition
Basketball in Poland

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
1
(16)
Polska Liga Koszykówki (PLK)
16 teams
↓ 2 relegation
2
(16)
I Liga
16 teams
↑ 2 promotion
↓ 4 relegation
3
(51)
II Liga
Group A (North-West)
12 teams
II Liga
Group B (Central-East)
13 teams
II Liga
Group C (South)
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
KOZKosz.
(MA, PK)

10 teams
III Liga
KPZKosz.
(KP, LD)

6 teams
III Liga
OZKosz.
(OP)

7 teams
III Liga
PodkZKosz.
(PK, LU)

3 teams
III Liga
POZKosz.
(PM, WN)

8 teams
III Liga
SLZKosz.
(SL)

7 teams
III Liga
WOZKosz.
(MZ)

14 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
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]
2
(20)
I Liga Group A
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
South Group A
6 teams
II Liga
South Group B
6 teams
II Liga
East Group
6 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)

See also

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