The 2017–18 Polish Basketball League (PLK) season, the Energa Basket Liga for sponsorship reasons, was the 84th season of the Polish Basketball League, the highest professional basketball league in the Poland. The season started on 30 September 2017 and ended 4 June 2018. Anwil Włocławek won its second ever title in club history.
Teams
Polfarmex Kutno and Siarka Tarnobrzeg were relegated to the I Liga after finishing in the 15th and 16th place in the 2016–17 PLK season. Legia Warsaw promoted to the PLK 15 years later, after winning the I Liga championship.[1]
On July 28, 2017, the PLK announced it expanded the number of teams to 17 by giving a wild card to GTK Gliwice, the runner-up of the I Liga.[2]
Locations and venues
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Location of teams in
2017–18 Polish Basketball League Team | Location | Arena | Capacity |
Anwil Włocławek | Włocławek | Hala Mistrzów | 4,200 |
Asseco Gdynia | Gdynia | Gdynia Sports Arena | 5,500 |
AZS Koszalin | Koszalin | Hala Widowiskowo-Sportowa | 3,000 |
BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski | Ostrów Wielkopolski | Hala Sportowa Stal | 1,200 |
Energa Czarni Słupsk | Słupsk | Hala Gryfia | 3,200 |
GTK Gliwice | Gliwice | Centrum Sportowo-Kulturalne Łabędź | 400 |
Legia Warsaw | Warsaw | OSiR Bemowo | 1,000[3] |
Miasto Szkła Krosno | Krosno | MOSiR Krosno | 1,380 |
MKS Dąbrowa Górnicza | Dąbrowa Górnicza | Centrum Hall | 2,944 |
PGE Turów Zgorzelec | Zgorzelec | PGE Turów Arena | 3,500 |
Polpharma Starogard Gdański | Starogard Gdański | Argo-Kociewie | 2,500 |
Polski Cukier Toruń | Toruń | Arena Toruń | 6,248 |
Rosa Radom | Radom | ZSE Radom | 1,200 |
Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra | Zielona Góra | CRS Hall | 6,080 |
TBV Start Lublin | Lublin | Hala Globus | 5,000 |
Trefl Sopot | Sopot | Ergo Arena | 15,000 |
Wilki Morskie Szczecin | Szczecin | Azoty Arena | 7,403 |
Regular season
League table
Source: PLK
(D) Disqualified
Notes:
- ^ On 31 January 2018, Czarni Słupsk retired from the league and was dissolved due to financial collapse.[4]
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). The third place series are played in a double-legged format.
Bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Third-place game
Final
Awards
- PLK Most Valuable Player
- PLK Finals MVP
- All-PLK Team
In European competitions
References
- ^ "Legia Warszawa wywalczyła awans do Polskiej Ligi Koszykówki". Eurosport.onet.pl. 2017-05-20.
- ^ "PLK: 17 klubów z licencjami, jedna warunkowa". Polsatsport.pl. 2017-07-28.
- ^ "Legia Warszawa". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ "Czarni Słupsk wycofali się z Energa Basket Ligi, więc Legia się utrzyma" (in Polish). Sport.pl. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ "Nagrody za sezon zasadniczy EBL 2017/18". plk.pl. 2018-04-28.
- ^ "KAMIL ŁĄCZYŃSKI MVP FINAŁÓW EBL". 4 June 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ "Nagrody za sezon zasadniczy EBL 2017/18". plk.pl. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
- ^ Basketball Champions League Qualification Rounds and Regular Season draw completed
- ^ "FIBA Europe Cup Qualification Round 1 and 2 pairings confirmed". FIBA.com. 2017-08-03. Archived from the original on September 19, 2017.
External links
- Polska Liga Koszykówki - Official Site (in Polish)
- Polish League at Eurobasket.com
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