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.

Polish Basketball Cup
Organising bodyPolish Basketball League
Founded1933; 91 years ago (1933)
First season1933–34
Country Poland
Number of teams8
Related competitionsPolish League
Polish Supercup
Current championsLegia Warsaw (3rd title)
Most championshipsŚląsk Wrocław (14 titles)
2024 Polish Basketball Cup

History

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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

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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

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Season Champion Score Runner-up Location MVP Ref.
2000–01
Prokom Trefl Sopot Znicz Pruszków   Igor Miličić
2001–02
not held
2002–03
not held
2003–04
Śląsk Wrocław 78–72 Anwil Włocławek Włocławek   Lynn Greer
2004–05
Śląsk Wrocław Czarni Słupsk   Michał Ignerski
2005–06
Prokom Trefl Sopot 77–64 Polpharma Starogard Gdański Grudziądz   Christian Dalmau
2006–07
Anwil Włocławek 72–66 Prokom Trefl Sopot Sopot   Andrzej Pluta
2007–08
Prokom Trefl Sopot 81–69 ASCO Śląsk Wrocław Sopot   Mustafa Shakur
2008–09
Kotwica Kołobrzeg 98–89 Asseco Prokom Sopot Lublin   Dawid Przybyszewski [1]
2009–10
AZS Koszalin 80–75 Turów Zgorzelec Warsaw   Dante Swanson [2][3]
2010–11
Polpharma Starogard Gdański 75–67 Anwil Włocławek Gdynia   Robert Skibniewski [4]
2012
Trefl Sopot 77–74 Zastal Zielona Góra Zielona Góra   Łukasz Koszarek [5]
2013
Trefl Sopot 64–59 AZS Koszalin Koszalin   Adam Waczyński [6]
2014
Śląsk Wrocław 90–87 Turów Zgorzelec Wrocław   Michał Gabiński [7]
Stelmet Zielona Góra 77–71 Rosa Radom Gdynia   Przemysław Zamojski [8]
2016
Rosa Radom
74–64
Stelmet Zielona Góra Dąbrowa Górnicza   C. J. Harris
Stelmet Zielona Góra
79–57
Anwil Włocławek Warsaw   Łukasz Koszarek
Polski Cukier Toruń
88–80
Stelmet Enea Zielona Góra Warsaw   Karol Gruszecki
Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
77–74
Arka Gdynia Warsaw   Mateusz Kostrzewski
Anwil Włocławek
103–96
Twarde Pierniki Toruń Warsaw   Shawn Jones
Zastal Zielona Góra
86–73
Spójnia Stargard Lublin   Iffe Lundberg
BM Slam Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
83–76
Polski Cukier Pszczółka Start Lublin Lublin   Jakub Garbacz
Trefl Sopot
91–80
Polski Cukier Pszczółka Start Lublin Lublin   Garrett Nevels
Legia Warsaw
94–71
BM Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski Sosnowiec   Aric Holman

Titles by club

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The trophy the winner of the Puchar Polski receives.
 
Scene of the final of the 2014 Cup in Wrocław.
Club Titles Years won
Śląsk Wrocław
14
1957, 1959, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1980, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2014
Asseco Gdynia1
4
2000, 2001, 2006, 2008
Lech Poznań
4
1936, 1954, 1955, 1984
Anwil Włocławek
4
1995, 1996, 2007, 2020
Legia Warsaw
3
1968, 1970, 2024
Polonia Warsaw
3
1934, 1969, 1975
Trefl Sopot1
3
2012, 2013, 2023
Wybrzeże Gdańsk
3
1976, 1978, 1979
Zielona Góra
3
2015, 2017, 2021
Cracovia
2
1935, 1936
Spójnia Gdańsk
2
1953, 1962
AZS-AWF Warsaw
2
1956, 1958
Pogoń Szczecin
2
1981, 1985
Pekaes Pruszków
2
1998, 1999
Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski
2
2019, 2022
Twarde Pierniki Toruń
1
2018
City Gdańsk
1
1951
Wisła Kraków
1
1952
Resovia
1
1974
Zagłębie Sosnowiec
1
1983
Kotwica Kołobrzeg
1
2009
AZS Koszalin
1
2010
Polpharma Starogard Gdański
1
2011
Rosa Radom
1
2016
^1 The history of Prokom Trefl Sopot stays with Asseco Gdynia.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Kotwica wins Polish Cup". Sportando.com. 2009-03-23. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  2. ^ "Polish Cup final: February 21, 2010". Euroleague.net. 2010-02-21. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  3. ^ "AZS Koszalin wins Polish Cup". Sportando.com. 2010-02-21. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  4. ^ "PLK 2010-11 signings, rumours and results". InterBasket. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  5. ^ "TREFL WYGRYWA INTERMARCHÉ BASKET CUP!" (in Polish). Tauron Basket Liga. 2014-02-19. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  6. ^ "Trefl obronił Puchar Polski Waczyński MVP Final Four w Koszalinie" (in Polish). trojmiasto.pl. 2013-02-10. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  7. ^ "lask Wroclaw triumphs at Intermarche Basket Cup, Gabinski with MVP award". Eurobasket.com. 2014-02-09. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  8. ^ Puchar Polski dla Stelmetu Zielona Góra!
  9. ^ Puchar Polski dla Rosy Radom!
  10. ^ Puchar Polski dla Stelmetu BC Zielona Góra!
  11. ^ "Polski Cukier Toruń zdobywa Puchar Polski". Sport.pl. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  12. ^ "Suzuki Puchar Polski dla Arged BMSlam Stali!". Koszykówka - Polska Liga Koszykówki. 17 February 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  13. ^ Polski Cukier Toruń finalistą Suzuki Pucharu Polski
  14. ^ Suzuki Puchar Polski dla Enea Zastalu BC Zielona Góra!
  15. ^ Jakub Garbacz MVP Turnieju Finałowego Suzuki Pucharu Polski
  16. ^ Garrett Nevels MVP turnieju finałowego Suzuki Pucharu Polski
  17. ^ Aric Holman MVP turnieju finałowego Pekao S.A. Pucharu Polski
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