PGE Start Lublin
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LeaguesPLK
Founded1953 (age 73)
ArenaGlobus
Capacity5,000
LocationLublin, Poland
PresidentArkadiusz Pelczar
CaptainFilip Put
Websitewww.startlublin.pl
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Start Lublin, officially PGE Start Lublin for sponsporship reasons, is a Polish basketball club based in Lublin. The team plays in the Polish Basketball League (PLK) since 2014.[1] Its home arena is the Globus, which has places for 5,000 people. The basketball team is a part of MKS Start Lublin, which also holds chess and athletics sections.

History

MKS Start Lublin was founded in 1953, along with the basketball team. After seven years of existence, Start promoted to the Polish Basketball League (PLK), the national highest league. In the 1964–65 season, Start captured its first bronze medal. In 1978, Start was the first Polish club to sign an African-American played in Kent Washington. Washington was named PLK Most Valuable Player in 1980.

In the 2002–03 season, Start returned to the PLK after winning the First Division. After two years, the team relegated once again.

In the summer of 2014, Start Lublin received a wild card from the PLK because of the expansion from 12 to 16 teams.

Lublin had its most successful season in the 2019–20 PLK season, which was curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. When the season was ended, the team was in second place with a 17–5 record. As such, it qualified for a European competition for the first time in the 2020–21 Basketball Champions League.[2]

Honours

Polish Basketball League

Polish Basketball Cup
Polish Basketball Supercup

Sponsorship names

Due to sponsorship reasons, the club has been known by several names:

  • Start Jadar (1992–93)
  • Start Instal (1993–96)
  • Start Faelbud (1996–98)
  • Gala Start (1998–99)
  • AICE Start (2000–01)
  • Start Lublin (2002–2005)
  • Start AZS Lublin (2005–2008)
  • Start Lublin (2008–2009)
  • Olimp Start Lublin (2009–2011)
  • Start Lublin (2011–2012)
  • Wikana Start S.A. Lublin (2012–2015)
  • TBV Start Lublin (2015–2019)
  • Pszczółka Start Lublin (2020)
  • Polski Cukier Pszczółka Start Lublin (2021–2025)
  • PGE Start Lublin (2025–present)

Season by season

SeasonTierLeaguePos.Polish CupEuropean competitions
2006–072I liga10th
2007–082I liga16th
2008–0932 Liga1st
2009–102I liga9th
2010–112I liga12th
2011–122I liga12th
2012–132I liga8th
2013–142I liga4th[a]
2014–151PLK14th
2015–161PLK17th
2016–171PLK15th
2017–181PLK9thQuarterfinalist
2018–191PLK10th
2019–201PLK2nd[b]
2020–211PLK6th2 Champions LeagueRS
2021–221PLK12thRunners–up
2022–231PLK13thRunners–upR ENBLSF3rd
2023–241PLK9thQuarterfinalistR ENBLRS
2024–251PLK2ndQuarterfinalist
2025–261PLK13th3 Champions LeagueQR
4 FIBA Europe CupRS
  1. ^ Lublin received a wild card to play in the PLK, due to the expansion of the league.
  2. ^ The 2019–20 PLK season was cancelled prematurely because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland.

Players

Individual awards

PLK Most Valuable Player

Notable players

See also: Category:Start Lublin players

References

  1. ^ Eurobasket.com profile
  2. ^ "Strongest BCL lineup to date ahead of season 5". Basketball Champions League. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.