2025–26 PLK season
Basketball league season
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The 2025–26 Polish Basketball League (PLK) season, the Orlen Basket Liga for sponsorship reasons, is the 92nd season of the Polish Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in Poland. Legia Warsaw are the defending champions.
| PLK | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2025–26 |
| Dates | 2 October 2025 – June 2026 |
| Games played | 240 + Playoffs |
| Teams | 16 |
| TV partner | Polsat Sport |
| Regular season | |
| Top seed | Legia Warsaw |
| Relegated | Miasto Szkła Krosno |
| Records | |
| Biggest home win | Trefl Sopot 97–61 GTK Gliwice (2 November 2025) |
| Biggest away win | GTK Gliwice 62–86 Zielona Góra (13 October 2025) |
| Highest scoring | Twarde Toruń 98–111 Czarni Słupsk (2 November 2025) |
← 2024–25 2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 12 November 2025. | |
Teams
16 teams will participate this season.[1][2]
Miasto Szkła Krosno was promoted from Liga I.[3] and Spójnia Stargard was relegated after finishing in the last spot for 2024–25 PLK season.
Locations and venues
| Team | Location | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anwil Włocławek | Włocławek | Hala Mistrzów | 3,963 |
| Arka Gdynia | Gdynia | Gdynia Sports Arena | 4,010 |
| Dziki Warsaw | Warsaw | Hala Koło | 1,298 |
| Czarni Słupsk | Slupsk | Hala Gryfia | 2,249 |
| Trefl Sopot | Sopot | Ergo Arena | 11,409 |
| Górnik Wałbrzych | Wałbrzych | Aqua Zdrój | 2,023 |
| Legia Warsaw | Warsaw | OSiR Bemowo | 1,991 |
| MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza | Dąbrowa Górnicza | Centrum Hall | 2,944 |
| Miasto Szkła Krosno | Krosno | Hala MOSiR | 1,690 |
| Start Lublin | Lublin | Hala Globus | 4,221 |
| Śląsk Wrocław | Wrocław | Hala Orbita | 3,000 |
| Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski | Ostrów Wielkopolski | Arena Ostrów | 3,086 |
| GTK Gliwice | Gliwice | Gliwice Arena | 3,360 |
| Twarde Pierniki Toruń | Toruń | Kujawsko-Pomorska Arena Toruń | 6,248 |
| Wilki Morskie Szczecin | Szczecin | Enea Arena | 5,055 |
| Zastal Zielona Góra | Zielona Góra | CRS Hall | 5,080 |
Regular season
Supercup
On September 28, 2025 Start Lublin won the Polish Super Cup, defeating Trefl Sopot 82–77 in the final played at the OSiR Bemowo Hall in Warsaw. In final four also played Legia Warsaw and Górnik Wałbrzych.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Legia Warsaw | 30 | 22 | 8 | 2603 | 2401 | +202 | 52 | Advanced to playoffs |
| 2 | Wilki Morskie Szczecin | 30 | 21 | 9 | 2538 | 2479 | +59 | 51 | |
| 3 | Śląsk Wrocław | 30 | 20 | 10 | 2687 | 2537 | +150 | 50 | |
| 4 | Trefl Sopot | 30 | 19 | 11 | 2640 | 2534 | +106 | 49 | |
| 5 | Dziki Warsaw | 30 | 18 | 12 | 2726 | 2549 | +177 | 48 | |
| 6 | Arka Gdynia | 30 | 18 | 12 | 2570 | 2465 | +105 | 48 | |
| 7 | Anwil Włocławek | 30 | 17 | 13 | 2653 | 2537 | +116 | 47 | Advanced to playins |
| 8 | Zastal Zielona Góra | 30 | 16 | 14 | 2538 | 2438 | +100 | 46 | |
| 9 | MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza | 30 | 16 | 14 | 2651 | 2600 | +51 | 46 | |
| 10 | Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski | 30 | 16 | 14 | 2485 | 2524 | −39 | 46 | |
| 11 | Górnik Wałbrzych | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2464 | 2532 | −68 | 45 | |
| 12 | Twarde Pierniki Toruń | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2647 | 2716 | −69 | 42 | |
| 13 | Start Lublin | 30 | 10 | 20 | 2489 | 2717 | −228 | 40 | |
| 14 | Czarni Słupsk | 30 | 9 | 21 | 2491 | 2621 | −130 | 39 | |
| 15 | GTK Gliwice | 30 | 7 | 23 | 2419 | 2676 | −257 | 37 | |
| 16 | Miasto Szkła Krosno (R) | 30 | 4 | 26 | 2449 | 2724 | −275 | 34 | 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.[4]
| Play-in games | No. 8 seed game | Final seeds | |||||||||||
| 7 | Anwil Włocławek | 71 | Zastal Zielona Góra | No. 7 seed | |||||||||
| 8 | Zastal Zielona Góra | 86 | No. 8 seed | ||||||||||
| 7 | Anwil Włocławek | ||||||||||||
| 9 | MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski | ||||||||||||
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 | Legia Warsaw | |||||||||||||
| 8 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Trefl Sopot | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Dziki Warsaw | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Wilki Morskie Szczecin | |||||||||||||
| 7 | ||||||||||||||
| Third place | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Śląsk Wrocław | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Arka Gdynia | |||||||||||||
Quarterfinals
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legia Warsaw | 0–0 | No. 8 seed | |||||
| Wilki Morskie Szczecin | 0–0 | No. 7 seed | |||||
| Śląsk Wrocław | 0–0 | Arka Gdynia | |||||
| Trefl Sopot | 0–0 | Dziki Warsaw |
Awards
All official awards of the 2025–26 PLK season.
MVP of the Month
| Month | Player | Team | EFF | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ||||
| October | Energa Trefl Sopot | 19.3 | [5] | |
| November | Dziki Warsaw | 24.3 | [6] | |
| December | ORLEN Zastal Zielona Góra | 18.5 | [7] | |
| 2026 | ||||
| January | WKS Śląsk Wrocław | 17.0 | [8] | |
| February | Legia Warsaw | 17.7 | [9] | |
| March | ||||
| April | Anwil Włocławek | 20.0 | [10] | |
MVP of the Round
Polish clubs in European competitions
| Team | Competition | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| Śląsk Wrocław[40] | EuroCup | Regular Season |
| Legia Warsaw[41] | Champions League | Regular Season |
| Start Lublin | Qualifying rounds | |
| FIBA Europe Cup | Regular Season | |
| Trefl Sopot[42] | Second Round | |
| Anwil Włocławek[42] | Regular Season |
Polish clubs in Regional competitions
| Team | Competition | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| Dziki Warsaw[43] | European North Basketball League | Champions |