2024–25 PLK season
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The 2024–25 Polish Basketball League (PLK) season, the Orlen Basket Liga for sponsorship reasons, is the 91st season of the Polish Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in Poland. Trefl Sopot are the defending champions.
| Orlen Basket Liga | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 2024–25 | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 3 October 2024 – 22 June 2025 | ||||||||||||
| Games played | 277 | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 16 | ||||||||||||
| TV partner | Polsat Sport | ||||||||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||||
| Top seed | Anwil Włocławek | ||||||||||||
| Season MVP | |||||||||||||
| Relegated | Spójnia Stargard | ||||||||||||
| Finals | |||||||||||||
| Champions | Legia Warsaw (8th title) | ||||||||||||
| Runners-up | PGE Start Lublin | ||||||||||||
| Third place | Trefl Sopot | ||||||||||||
| Fourth place | Anwil Włocławek | ||||||||||||
| Finals MVP | |||||||||||||
| Statistical leaders | |||||||||||||
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| Records | |||||||||||||
| Biggest home win | Dziki Warsaw 88–63 Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski (5 October 2024) | ||||||||||||
| Biggest away win | Legia Warsaw 70–99 Trefl Sopot (12 April 2025) | ||||||||||||
| Highest scoring | GTK Gliwice 110–105 Start Lublin (24 October 2024) | ||||||||||||
← 2023–24 2025–26 → | |||||||||||||
Teams
16 teams will participate this season.[1]
Górnik Wałbrzych was promoted from Liga I after spending 14 years in the lower leagues[2] and Sokół Łańcut was relegated.
Locations and venues
| Team | Location | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anwil Włocławek | Włocławek | Hala Mistrzów | 3,963 |
| Arka Gdynia | Gdynia | Gdynia Sports Arena | 4,020 |
| Dziki Warsaw | Warsaw | Hala Koło | 1,298 |
| Czarni Słupsk | Slupsk | Hala Gryfia | 2,249 |
| Górnik Wałbrzych | Wałbrzych | Aqua Zdrój | 2,023 |
| Legia Warsaw | Warsaw | OSiR Bemowo | 1,991 |
| MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza | Dąbrowa Górnicza | Centrum Hall | 2,944 |
| Start Lublin | Lublin | Hala Globus | 4,221 |
| Śląsk Wrocław | Wrocław | Hala Orbita | 3,000 |
| Spójnia Stargard | Stargard | Hala Miejska | 1,937 |
| Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski | Ostrów Wielkopolski | Arena Ostrów | 3,086 |
| GTK Gliwice | Gliwice | Gliwice Arena (small arena) | 1,092 |
| Trefl Sopot | Sopot | Ergo Arena | 10,731 |
| Twarde Pierniki Toruń | Toruń | Arena Toruń | 6,248 |
| Wilki Morskie Szczecin | Szczecin | Netto Arena | 5,055 |
| Zastal Zielona Góra | Zielona Góra | CRS Hall | 5,080 |
Regular season
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anwil Włocławek | 30 | 24 | 6 | 2672 | 2418 | +254 | 54 | Advanced to playoffs |
| 2 | Trefl Sopot | 30 | 20 | 10 | 2676 | 2521 | +155 | 50 | |
| 3 | Start Lublin | 30 | 19 | 11 | 2610 | 2548 | +62 | 49 | |
| 4 | Legia Warsaw (C) | 30 | 19 | 11 | 2462 | 2392 | +70 | 49 | |
| 5 | Górnik Wałbrzych | 30 | 18 | 12 | 2379 | 2311 | +68 | 48 | |
| 6 | Czarni Słupsk | 30 | 17 | 13 | 2401 | 2242 | +159 | 47 | |
| 7 | Wilki Morskie Szczecin | 30 | 17 | 13 | 2605 | 2557 | +48 | 47 | Advanced to playins |
| 8 | Śląsk Wrocław | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2437 | 2412 | +25 | 45 | |
| 9 | Twarde Pierniki Toruń | 30 | 14 | 16 | 2642 | 2632 | +10 | 44 | |
| 10 | Dziki Warsaw | 30 | 13 | 17 | 2302 | 2325 | −23 | 43 | |
| 11 | Zastal Zielona Góra | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2391 | 2497 | −106 | 42 | |
| 12 | GTK Gliwice | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2467 | 2683 | −216 | 42 | |
| 13 | Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski | 30 | 11 | 19 | 2563 | 2610 | −47 | 41 | |
| 14 | MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza | 30 | 11 | 19 | 2472 | 2571 | −99 | 41 | |
| 15 | Arka Gdynia | 30 | 9 | 21 | 2475 | 2701 | −226 | 39 | |
| 16 | Spójnia Stargard (R) | 30 | 9 | 21 | 2278 | 2412 | −134 | 39 | Relegated to I Liga |
Results
Play-in
Under the new format, the 7th to 10th-ranked teams faced each other in the play-in. Each game is hosted by the team with the higher regular season record. The format was similar to the first two rounds of the Page–McIntyre system for a four-team playoff that was identical to that of the NBA play-in tournament. First, the 7th seed will host the 8th seed, with the winner advancing to the playoffs as the 7th seed; likewise the 9th seed will host the 10th seed, with the loser eliminated. Then the loser of the 7-v-8 game will host the winner of the 9-v-10 game, with the winner of that game getting the final playoff spot, as the 8th seed.[3]
| Play-in games | No. 8 seed game | Final seeds | |||||||||||
| 7 | Wilki Morskie Szczecin | 91 | Wilki Morskie Szczecin | No. 7 seed | |||||||||
| 8 | WKS Śląsk Wrocław | 74 | Twarde Pierniki Toruń | No. 8 seed | |||||||||
| 8 | WKS Śląsk Wrocław | 77 | |||||||||||
| 9 | Twarde Pierniki Toruń | 81 | |||||||||||
| 9 | Twarde Pierniki Toruń | 86 | |||||||||||
| 10 | Dziki Warsaw | 82 | |||||||||||
Playoffs
Quarterfinals and semifinals are played in a best-of-five format (2–2–1) while the finals in a best-of-seven one (2–2–1–1–1).
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Anwil Włocławek | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Twarde Pierniki Toruń | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Anwil Włocławek | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Legia Warsaw | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Legia Warsaw | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Górnik Zamek Książ Wałbrzych | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | PGE Start Lublin | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Legia Warsaw | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Trefl Sopot | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Wilki Morskie Szczecin | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Trefl Sopot | 2 | Third place | |||||||||||
| 3 | PGE Start Lublin | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | PGE Start Lublin | 3 | 1 | Anwil Włocławek | 161 | |||||||||
| 6 | Energa Icon Sea Czarni Słupsk | 2 | 2 | Trefl Sopot | 167 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anwil Włocławek | 3–1 | Twarde Pierniki Toruń | 86–69 | 107–76 | 82–105 | 98–81 | — |
| Trefl Sopot | 3–1 | Wilki Morskie Szczecin | 85–84 | 72–66 | 90–91 | 94–68 | — |
| PGE Start Lublin | 3–2 | Energa Icon Sea Czarni Słupsk | 84–82 | 90–81 | 73–92 | 57–89 | 109–94 |
| Legia Warsaw | 3–1 | Górnik Zamek Książ Wałbrzych | 86–55 | 59–62 | 74–64 | 94–85 | — |
Semifinals
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anwil Włocławek | 0–3 | Legia Warsaw | 76–78 | 85–89 | 80–101 | — | — |
| Trefl Sopot | 2–3 | PGE Start Lublin | 81–100 | 95–79 | 84–92 | 95–93 | 72–79 |
Third place series
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anwil Włocławek | 161–167 | Trefl Sopot | 88–85 | 73–82 |
Finals
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PGE Start Lublin | 3–4 | Legia Warsaw | 82–81 | 78–84 | 86–90 | 77–71 | 97–82 | 83–87 | 82–92 |
Attendance
| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anwil Włocławek | 68,207 | 3,949 | 2,700 | 3,410 | +1.3% |
| 2 | Orlen Zastal Zielona Góra | 48,680 | 4,999 | 2,063 | 3,245 | +40.8% |
| 3 | WKS Śląsk Wrocław | 49,055 | 4,879 | 1,257 | 3,066 | +4.5% |
| 4 | Tasomix Rosiek Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski | 43,833 | 3,086 | 2,478 | 2,922 | −0.3% |
| 5 | Trefl Sopot | 48,612 | 4,657 | 1,327 | 2,315 | −23.3% |
| 6 | Górnik Zamek Książ Wałbrzych | 34,646 | 2,138 | 1,893 | 2,038 | +69.1%1 |
| 7 | King Szczecin | 36,600 | 3,602 | 880 | 2,033 | −26.2% |
| 8 | Energa Icon Sea Czarni Słupsk | 33,766 | 2,000 | 1,922 | 1,986 | +1.0% |
| 9 | PGE Start Lublin | 46,512 | 4,221 | 732 | 1,938 | +61.1% |
| 10 | Legia Warsaw | 37,010 | 1,991 | 1,350 | 1,762 | +3.6% |
| 11 | Arriva Polski Cukier Toruń | 31,577 | 4,000 | 1,088 | 1,754 | +28.5% |
| 12 | AMW Arka Gdynia | 25,691 | 3,022 | 1,141 | 1,713 | +12.5% |
| 13 | Spójnia Stargard | 18,511 | 1,497 | 893 | 1,234 | −4.2% |
| 14 | Dziki Warsaw | 14,932 | 1,190 | 815 | 995 | −6.3% |
| 15 | Tauron GTK Gliwice | 13,291 | 1,092 | 625 | 886 | +14.9% |
| 16 | MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza | 12,490 | 1,000 | 569 | 833 | −34.9% |
| League total | 563,413 | 4,999 | 569 | 2,034 | +2.0% |
Source: PKL.pl
Notes:
1: Team play in I Liga in previous season.
Awards
All official awards of the 2024–25 PLK season.
Season awards
MVP of the Month
| Month | Player | Team | EFF | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ||||
| October | Trefl Sopot | 16.3 | [10] | |
| November | Anwil Włocławek | 16.8 | [11] | |
| December | Start Lublin | 20.2 | [12] | |
| 2025 | ||||
| January | Górnik Zamek Książ Wałbrzych | 15.2 | [13] | |
| February | ||||
| March | Icon Sea Czarni Słupsk | 20.0 | [14] | |
MVP of the Round
Statistical leaders
Leaders at the end of the regular season.[44]
| Category | Player | Team | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Legia Warsaw | 19.9 | |
| Rebounds per game | Arka Gdynia | 8.9 | |
| Assists per game | King Szczecin | 9.6 | |
| Steals per game | Zastal Zielona Góra | 2.1 | |
| Blocks per game | Spójnia Stargard | 1.4 | |
| Evaluation per game | Arka Gdynia | 24.2 |
Polish clubs in European competitions
| Team | Competition | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| Trefl Sopot | EuroCup | Regular Season |
| King Szczecin | Champions League | Regular Season |
| Śląsk Wrocław | Regular Season | |
| Anwil Włocławek | FIBA Europe Cup | Second Round |
| Spójnia Stargard | Regular season |
Polish clubs in Regional competitions
| Team | Competition | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| Dziki Warsaw[45] | European North Basketball League | Final Four |
| Legia Warsaw | European North Basketball League | Quarterfinals |