Sport | Basketball |
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Founded | 1968 |
Country | Finland |
Continent | Europe |
Most recent champion(s) | Helsinki Seagulls (4th title) (2024) |
Most titles | KTP-Basket (8 titles) |
TV partner(s) | Elisa Viihde |
Related competitions | Korisliiga |
Official website | Miesten Suomen cup |
The Finnish Basketball Cup (Finnish: Koripallon Suomen Cup) is the highest level national domestic basketball cup competition of Finland. It is the second most important basketball competition in the country, after the top-tier level Finnish national domestic league, the Korisliiga. From 2014 to 2018, the competition was not contested.
Rank | Club | Titles | Runner-up | Champion Years |
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1 | Kotkan TP | 8 | 4 | 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1993, 2003, 2004 |
2 | Lappeenrannan NMKY | 4 | 0 | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
3 | Torpan Pojat | 3 | 4 | 1992, 1996, 1997 |
4 | Pantterit | 3 | 3 | 1981, 1991, 1995 |
5 | Joensuun Kataja | 4 | 1 | 2001, 2010, 2011, 2022 |
6 | Helsinki Seagulls | 4 | 1 | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023 |
7 | Espoon Honka | 2 | 2 | 2001, 2009 |
Uudenkaupungin Urheilijat | 2 | 2 | 1986, 1988 | |
8 | Turun Piiloset | 2 | 1 | 1982, 1999 |
9 | Lahden NMKY | 2 | 0 | 1989, 1994 |
10 | Kouvot | 1 | 4 | 1998 |
11 | Tampereen Pyrintö | 1 | 4 | 2013 |
12 | Namika Lahti | 1 | 1 | 2000 |
13 | Salon Vilpas | 1 | 1 | 2019 |
14 | Helsingin NMKY | 0 | 4 | |
15 | Forssan Koripojat | 0 | 1 | |
Loimaan Korikonkarit | 0 | 1 | ||
Tapiolan Honka | 0 | 1 | ||
BC Nokia | 0 | 1 |
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