Korisliiga

The Korisliiga is the top-tier professional basketball league in Finland, comprising the top 11 teams of the country. In its current format, each team plays all other teams four times in the regular season, twice at home and twice away, for a total of 40 regular season games. The top eight teams continue to the league's playoffs, in which all series are in a best-of-five format. Pantterit holds the record for the most league titles won, with 14. The top level Finnish league for women is the Naisten Korisliiga.

Korisliiga
Founded1939
Country Finland
ConfederationFIBA Europe
Number of teams11
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toKoripallon I-divisioona
Domestic cup(s)Finnish Basketball Cup
International cup(s)FIBA Champions League
FIBA Europe Cup
Current championsKarhu (2nd title)
(2018–19)
Most championshipsPantterit (14 titles)
TV partnersElisa Viihde
Websitekorisliiga.fi
2019–20 Korisliiga season

Logos

Teams in the season 2018–2019

Team City Home arena Founded Head coach
Helsinki Seagulls Helsinki Töölön kisahalli 2013 Mikko Larkas
Joensuun Kataja Joensuu Joensuu-areena 1900 Greg Gibson
Kauhajoen Karhu Kauhajoki Kauhajoen liikuntahalli 1910 Jussi Laakso
Korikobrat Lapua Lapuan urheilutalo 1989 Lars Ekström
Kouvot Kouvola Mansikka-ahon urheiluhalli 1964 Jyri Lehtonen
KTP-Basket Kotka Steveco-areena 1927 Ray Ailus
Korihait Uusikaupunki Pohitullin palloiluhalli 1898 Jarno Nikula
BC Nokia Nokia Nokian palloiluhalli 1997 Ville Tuominen
Salon Vilpas Salo Salohalli 1908 Joonas Iisalo
Tampereen Pyrintö Tampere Pyynikin palloiluhalli 1896 Sami Toiviainen
Ura Basket Kaarina Kupittaan palloiluhalli 2005 Kristian Palotie

From 2000s, Korisliiga in timeline

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PyrbasketPyrintö
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Pussihukat
Aura Basket
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BC Jyväskylä
BC Nokia
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Pantterit

Title holders

Finals

Season Champion Runner-up Score Bronze medal
1980–81 Torpan Pojat Tampereen Pyrintö 3–0 Hyvinkään Tahko
1981–82 Turun NMKY Pantterit 3–2 KTP Basket
1982–83 Torpan Pojat Pantterit 3–2 Turun NMKY
1983–84 Helsingin NMKY Tapiolan Honka 3–0 KTP Basket
1984–85 Helsingin NMKY KTP Basket 3–1 UU
1985–86 Torpan Pojat KTP Basket 3–1 Helsingin NMKY
1986–87 Helsingin NMKY KTP Basket 3–0 UU
1987–88 KTP Basket Helsingin NMKY 3–2 Torpan Pojat
1988–89 Helsingin NMKY HoNsU 3–2 Pantterit
1989–90 UU KTP Basket 3–1 Helsingin NMKY
1990–91 KTP Basket HoNsU 3–2 Torpan Pojat
1991–92 Helsingin NMKY Pantterit 4–2 UU
1992–93 KTP Basket Torpan Pojat 3–0 HoNsU
1993–94 KTP Basket Torpan Pojat 3–2 Forssan Koripojat
1994–95 Kouvot Korihait 3–1 Torpan Pojat
1995–96 Torpan Pojat Namika Lahti Espoon Honka
1996–97 Torpan Pojat Kouvot Espoon Honka
1997–98 Torpan Pojat Kouvot Espoon Honka
1998–99 Kouvot Espoon Honka 3–1 Turun NMKY
1999–00 Namika Lahti Torpan Pojat 3–2 Espoon Honka
2000–01 Espoon Honka Tampereen Pyrintö 3–0 Namika Lahti
2001–02 Espoon Honka Namika Lahti 3–2 Kataja Basket Club
2002–03 Espoon Honka Kataja Basket Club 3–1 Pussihukat
2003–04 Kouvot Namika Lahti 3–1 KTP Basket
2004–05 Lappeenrannan NMKY Pussihukat 3–2 Kataja Basket Club
2005–06 Lappeenrannan NMKY Kataja Basket Club 3–2 Espoon Honka
2006–07 Espoon Honka Namika Lahti 3–0 Kataja Basket Club
2007–08 Espoon Honka Kouvot 3–1 Lappeenrannan NMKY
2008–09 Namika Lahti Kataja Basket Club 3–0 Tampereen Pyrintö
2009–10 Tampereen Pyrintö Torpan Pojat 3–2 Kouvot
2010–11 Tampereen Pyrintö Kataja Basket Club 3–2 KTP Basket
2011–12 Bisons Loimaa Kataja Basket Club 3–1 Torpan Pojat
2012–13 Bisons Loimaa KTP Basket 3–2 Kataja Basket Club
2013–14 Tampereen Pyrintö Kataja 3–1 Bisons Loimaa
2014–15 Kataja Bisons Loimaa 3–2 KTP
2015–16 Kouvot Tampereen Pyrintö (basketball) 4–1 BC Nokia
2016–17 Kataja Salon Vilpas 4–2 Helsinki Seagulls
2017–18 Kauhajoki Karhu Salon Vilpas 4–2 Helsinki Seagulls
2018–19 Kauhajoki Karhu Kouvot 4–1 KTP

Performance by club

Teams shown in italics are no longer in existence.

Korisliiga winners by club
Club Wins Seasons won
Pantterit 141944, 1945, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1980
Espoon Honka 131968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1979, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008
Torpan Pojat 91960, 1966, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1996, 1997, 1998
Helsingin NMKY 71946, 1947, 1984, 1985,1987, 1989, 1992
KTP 61958, 1967, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1994
HKT 51961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965
Turun NMKY 41973, 1975, 1977, 1982
Kouvot 41995, 1999, 2004, 2016
Pyrintö 32010, 2011, 2014
Lappeenrannan NMKY 22005, 2006
Namika Lahti 22000, 2009
Bisons Loimaa 22012, 2013
Kataja 22015, 2017
Ylioppilaskoripalloilijat 11939
Eiran Kisa-Veikot 11940
Kadettikoulu 11941
Korihait 11990
Kauhajoki Karhu 12018

Records

All-time leaders

Category Player Total
Games Jarkko Tuomala
623
Points Gerald Lee, Sr.
12,552
Rebounds Jonathan Moore
4,414
Assists Petri Virtanen
1,653
Steals Gerald Lee, Sr.
1,145
Blocks Sami Lehtoranta
551

Source: Korisliiga

Single game records

Category Player Record Season
Points Joe Wright
79
1991–92
Rebounds Garcia Hopkins
42
1985–86
Assists Petri Niiranen
23
1991–92
Efficiency Larry Pounds
70
1985–86
Steals Gerald Lee, Sr.
12
1988–89
Blocks Damon Vance
14
1987–88

Source: Korisliiga

Awards

Attendance

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See also

References

  1. "Korisliigan yleisöennätys 7420 katsojaa". basket.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Basketball Federation. 7 November 2005. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
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