BC Valga-Valka explained

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Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits
Leagues:Latvian–Estonian Basketball League
History:Valga KK
(2001–2015)
BC Valga-Valka
(2015–present)
Arena:Valga Sports Hall
Capacity:561[1]
Location:Valga, Estonia
Colors:Blue, White
Coach:Mikhail Karpenko
Captain:Timo Eichfuss
H Body:white
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H Shorts:white
H Pattern S:_bluesides

BC Valga-Valka, also known as BC Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball club representing the twin towns of Valga, Estonia and Valka, Latvia. The team plays in the Latvian–Estonian Basketball League. Their home arena is the Valga Sports Hall. From 2015 to 2018 the team uniquely competed in both Estonian and Latvian domestic top leagues.

History

Valga Korvpallikool (Valga Basketball School) was founded in 2001. In 2006, the team won the third tier II Liiga and was promoted to the top tier Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML). Valga finished the 2006–07 regular season in eighth place and advanced to the playoffs, where they were defeated in the quarterfinals by eventual champions University of Tartu, losing the series 0–2.

Valga finished the 2008–09 regular season in fourth place. In the playoffs, Valga defeated Tallinna Kalev in the quarterfinals, winning the series 3–2, but were swept by University of Tartu in the semifinals. The team faced TTÜ in the third place games, losing the series 0–2 and placing fourth in the final standings. Valga also made their debut in the Baltic Basketball League (BBL) in the 2008–09 season, but failed to advance past the group stage of the Challenge Cup competition.

In July 2015, it was announced that Valga will join the Latvian Basketball League (LBL) for the 2015–16 season, thus becoming the first club to simultaneously compete in both the Estonian and the Latvian League.[2] Valga finished the 2015–16 regular season in sixth place. In the playoffs, the team faced VEF Rīga in the quarterfinals and lost the series 0–3.[3]

Sponsorship naming

Valga has had several denominations through the years due to its sponsorship:

Home arena

Players

Depth chart

Coaches

Season by season

SeasonTierDivisionEstonian CupLatvian Basketball LeagueBaltic Basketball League
2005–063II Liiga1st19–3Round of 16
2006–071Korvpalli Meistriliiga8th14–20Fourth place
2007–081Korvpalli Meistriliiga6th18–16Quarterfinalist
2008–091Korvpalli Meistriliiga4th17–19QuarterfinalistBBL Challenge Cup4–10
2009–101Korvpalli Meistriliiga5th11–18QuarterfinalistBBL Challenge Cup1–7
2010–111Korvpalli Meistriliiga5th15–21Quarterfinalist
2011–121Korvpalli Meistriliiga8th3–24Quarterfinalist
2012–131Korvpalli Meistriliiga7th13–18QuarterfinalistBaltic Basketball League2–8
2013–141Korvpalli Meistriliiga8th6–27QuarterfinalistBaltic Basketball League0–12
2014–151Korvpalli Meistriliiga6th12–19QuarterfinalistBaltic Basketball League4–8
2015–161Korvpalli Meistriliiga8th10–22QuarterfinalistLatvijas Basketbola Līga11–12
2016–171Korvpalli Meistriliiga6th10–20Fourth placeLatvijas Basketbola Līga3–15
2017–181Korvpalli Meistriliiga5th13–17Latvijas Basketbola Līga6–13

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Valga Spordihoone. Estonian. Eesti Spordiregister.
  2. Web site: Tehtud! Valga/Valka ühisklubi hakkab mängima kahe riigi meistrivõistlustel. Estonian. 29 July 2015. Delfi Sport.
  3. Web site: Valga-Valka kaotas napilt Riia VEFile ja langes Läti liiga konkurentsist. Estonian. 4 May 2016. Delfi Sport.
  4. Web site: Valga/Valka ühisklubi hakkab osalema kahes rahvusliigas . ERR . 6 October 2018.