Polish Basketball Cup
The Polish Basketball Cup (Polish: Puchar Polski w koszykówce mężczyzn) is the annual top-tier level national domestic basketball cup competition for clubs in Poland. It is managed and organised by the Polish Basketball League (PLK). The competition was founded in 1933. Śląsk Wrocław has won the most titles, with 14 trophies.
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Organising body | Polish Basketball League |
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Founded | 1933 |
First season | 1933–34 |
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Number of teams | 8 |
Current champions | Anwil Włocławek (4th title) (2020) |
Most championships | Śląsk Wrocław (14 titles) |
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History
The creation of the tournament was initiated in 1933, by the Polish Association of Sports Games (PZGS), an organisation which carried out the organisation of national sports competitions in Poland.
Format
Since the 2012 season, a Final Eight format is used, in which the highest placed teams from the first half of a given Polish Basketball League (PLK) regular season qualify. Games are usually played over a four-day span in February. Additionally, the host of the tournament gains automatic qualification to the tournament.
Finals
Titles by club
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Club | Titles | Years won |
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Śląsk Wrocław | 1957, 1959, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1980, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2014 | |
Asseco Gdynia1 | 2000, 2001, 2006, 2008 | |
Lech Poznań | 1936, 1954, 1955, 1984 | |
Anwil Włocławek | 1995, 1996, 2007, 2020 | |
Polonia Warsaw | 1934, 1969, 1975 | |
Wybrzeże Gdańsk | 1976, 1978, 1979 | |
Cracovia | 1935, 1936 | |
Spójnia Gdańsk | 1953, 1962 | |
AZS-AWF Warszawa | 1956, 1958 | |
Legia Warsaw | 1968, 1970 | |
Pogoń Szczecin | 1981, 1985 | |
Pekaes Pruszków | 1998, 1999 | |
Trefl Sopot1 | 2012, 2013 | |
Zielona Góra | 2015, 2017 | |
Twarde Pierniki Toruń | 2018 | |
City Gdańsk | 1951 | |
Wisła Kraków | 1952 | |
Resovia | 1974 | |
Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 1983 | |
Kotwica Kołobrzeg | 2009 | |
AZS Koszalin | 2010 | |
Polpharma Starogard Gdański | 2011 | |
Rosa Radom | 2016 | |
Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski | 2019 |
- ^1 The history of Prokom Trefl Sopot stays with Asseco Gdynia.
See also
References
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