Korisliiga Explained

Korisliiga
Country:Finland
Confed:FIBA Europe
Founded:1939
Teams:12
Relegation:I-division A
Levels:1
Domest Cup:Finnish Basketball Cup
Confed Cup:Champions League
FIBA Europe Cup
Champions:BC Nokia (1st title)(2023-24 season)
Most Champs:Pantterit (14 titles)
Tv:Elisa Viihde
Current:2023–24 Korisliiga

The Korisliiga is the top-tier professional basketball league in Finland, comprising the top 12 teams of the country. In its current format, each team plays all other teams two times in the regular season, once at home and once away, for a total of 22 regular season games. The top six teams advances continues to upper stage and the bottom six teams plays lower stage after 22 games, 5 games at home and 5 games at away versus all other teams in stage. The best two teams from lower group joins to playoffs with upper group teams. Playoffs are played best of seven format, except the quarter-finals which are played best of 5 format. Pantterit holds the record for the most league titles won, with 14. The top level Finnish league for women is the Naisten Korisliiga.

Teams

Current teams

TeamCityHome arenaFoundedHead coach
Helsinki SeagullsHelsinkiTöölön kisahallialign=center 2013Vesa Vertio
Joensuun KatajaJoensuuMotonet Areenaalign=center 1949Petri Virtanen
Kauhajoen KarhuKauhajokiIKH Areenaalign=center 1910Janne Koskimies
KobratLapuaKobra-Areenaalign=center 1989Ville Turja
KorihaitUusikaupunkiUusikaupunki Areenaalign=center 1974Darko Mihajlovic
KouvotKouvolaMLL Areenaalign=center 1964Jyri Lehtonen
KTP-BasketKotkaSteveco Areenaalign=center 1927Michael Pounds
Lahti BasketballLahtiLahti Energia Areenaalign=center 2015Kristian Palotie
BC NokiaNokiaHarjuniityn palloiluhallialign=center 1997Greg Gibson
Salon VilpasSaloSalohallialign=center 1908Jussi Savolainen
Tampereen PyrintöTamperePyynikin palloiluhallialign=center 1896Tero Vasell
Bisons LoimaaLoimaaLoimaan liikuntahallialign=center 1964Konsta Mastomäki

From 2000s, Korisliiga in timeline

width=2.63% 2000–
2001		2001–
2002		2002–
2003		2003–
2004		2004–
2005		2005–
2006		2006–
2007		2007–
2008		2008–
2009		2009–
2010		2010–
2011		2011–
2012		2012–
2013		2013–
2014		2014–
2015		2015–
2016
Pyrbasket Pyrintö
KTP
Kouvot
Kataja
Namika Lahti
Vilpas
Korihait
Karhu
LrNMKY N. Lpr
Espoon Honka
Tapiolan Honka
Tarmo
LoKoKo
ToPo
Seagulls
Kobrat
FoKoPo
T. Comp.
Pussihukat
Aura Basket
Huima
BC Jyväskylä
BC Nokia
SäyRi
Pantterit

Title holders

Finals

Seasonwidth=170 Championwidth=170 Runner-upFinals scorewidth=170Bronze medal
1980–81Torpan PojatTampereen Pyrintö3–0Hyvinkään Tahko
1981–82Turun NMKYPantterit3–2KTP Basket
1982–83Torpan PojatPantterit3–2Turun NMKY
1983–84Helsingin NMKYTapiolan Honka3–0KTP Basket
1984–85Helsingin NMKYKTP Basket3–1UU
1985–86Torpan PojatKTP Basket3–1Helsingin NMKY
1986–87Helsingin NMKYKTP Basket3–0UU
1987–88KTP BasketHelsingin NMKY3–2Torpan Pojat
1988–89Helsingin NMKYHoNsU3–2Pantterit
1989–90UUKTP Basket3–1Helsingin NMKY
1990–91KTP BasketHoNsU3–2Torpan Pojat
1991–92Helsingin NMKYPantterit4–2UU
1992–93KTP BasketTorpan Pojat3–0HoNsU
1993–94KTP BasketTorpan Pojat3–2Forssan Koripojat
1994–95KouvotKorihait3–1Torpan Pojat
1995–96Torpan PojatNamika LahtiEspoon Honka
1996–97Torpan PojatKouvotEspoon Honka
1997–98Torpan PojatKouvotEspoon Honka
1998–99KouvotEspoon Honka3–1Turun NMKY
1999–00Namika LahtiTorpan Pojat3–2Espoon Honka
2000–01Espoon HonkaTampereen Pyrintö3–0Namika Lahti
2001–02Espoon HonkaNamika Lahti3–2Kataja
2002–03Espoon HonkaKataja3–1Pussihukat
2003–04KouvotNamika Lahti3–1KTP Basket
2004–05Lappeenrannan NMKYPussihukat3–2Kataja
2005–06Lappeenrannan NMKYKataja3–2Espoon Honka
2006–07Espoon HonkaNamika Lahti3–0Kataja
2007–08Espoon HonkaKouvot3–1Lappeenrannan NMKY
2008–09Namika LahtiKataja3–0Tampereen Pyrintö
2009–10Tampereen PyrintöTorpan Pojat3–2Kouvot
2010–11Tampereen PyrintöKataja3–2KTP Basket
2011–12Bisons LoimaaKataja3–1Torpan Pojat
2012–13Bisons LoimaaKTP Basket3–2Kataja
2013–14Tampereen PyrintöKataja3–1Bisons Loimaa
2014–15KatajaBisons Loimaa3–2KTP
2015–16KouvotTampereen Pyrintö4–1BC Nokia
2016–17KatajaSalon Vilpas4–2Helsinki Seagulls
2017–18Kauhajoki KarhuSalon Vilpas4–2Helsinki Seagulls
2018–19Kauhajoki KarhuKouvot4–1KTP
2019–20Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020-21Salon VilpasKauhajoki Karhu4–2Helsinki Seagulls
2021–22Kauhajoki KarhuSalon Vilpas3–1Helsinki Seagulls
2022–23Helsinki SeagullsKauhajoki Karhu4–2Kataja Basket
2023–24BC NokiaHelsinki Seagulls4–3Kauhajoki Karhu

Performance by club

Teams shown in italics are no longer in existence.

Korisliiga winners by club
ClubWinsSeasons won
14 1944, 1945, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1980
Espoon Honka 13 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1979, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008
9 1960, 1966, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1996, 1997, 1998
7 1946, 1947, 1984, 1985,1987, 1989, 1992
6 1958, 1967, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1994
5 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965
4 1973, 1975, 1977, 1982
4 1995, 1999, 2004, 2016
3 2010, 2011, 2014
3 2018, 2019, 2022
2 2005, 2006
Namika Lahti 2 2000, 2009
2 2012, 2013
2 2015, 2017
1 1939
1 1940
1 1941
1 1990
Salon Vilpas1 2021
Helsinki Seagulls1 2023
BC Nokia1 2024

Records

All-time table of teams

Updated after the 2021-22 season.[1]

RankTeamSeasonsGPWLDW%
1.KTP-Basket6522151245969156.26712
2.Torpan Pojat511663995662659.8997
3.Tampereen Pyrintö551853935909950.5351
4.Pantterit541284695582754.11443
5.Kouvot291241676565054.5441
6.Kataja Basket271144662482057.9264
7.Helsingin NMKY481191645543354.2738
8.Namika Lahti351249639610051.2241
9.Korihait381474633841042.9113
10.Tapiolan Honka 00ers361089600489055.1655

All-time leaders

CategoryPlayerTotal
Games width=170 Jarkko Tuomala
Points Gerald Lee, Sr.
Rebounds
Assists
Steals Gerald Lee, Sr.
Blocks Sami Lehtoranta
Source: Basket.fi

Single game records

CategoryPlayerRecordSeason
Points width=170
Rebounds Garcia Hopkins
Assists Petri Niiranen
Larry Pounds
Steals Gerald Lee, Sr.
Blocks Damon Vance
Source: Basket.fi

Individual player records

As of after the 2021-22 season.[2]

Awards

Attendance

Averages
Season
248
546
550
367
609
686
643
571
588
660
719
668
793
809
785
736
790
728
808
850
863
918
883
911
905
868
949
776
861
938
1,024
1,017
874
907
830
144
640
879
Records[3]
AttendanceGameYear
Torpan Pojat – Espoon Honka
Torpan Pojat – Kouvot
Turun NMKY – Forssan Koripojat
Espoon Honka – Namika Lahti
Espoon Honka – Piiloset
Namika Lahti – Kouvot
Torpan Pojat – Karkkilan Urheilijat
Kataja Basket — Salon Vilpas

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Historia . 2022-08-09 . www.basket.fi . fi.
  2. Web site: Historia . 2022-08-09 . www.basket.fi . fi.
  3. Web site: Korisliigan yleisöennätys 7420 katsojaa. basket.fi. Finnish Basketball Federation. 17 November 2014. fi. 7 November 2005.

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