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The 2006–07 SEB Korvpalli Meistriliiga was the 16th season of the Estonian basketball league and the third under the title sponsorship of SEB. Including the competition's previous incarnations, this was the 82nd season of the Estonian men's basketball league. Tallinna Kalev/Cramo came into the season as defending champions of the 2005–06 KML season.
The 2016–17 Korvpalli Meistriliiga season is the 92nd season of top-tier basketball in Estonia. Kalev/Cramo came into the season as defending champions of the 2015–16 season.
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References
- ↑ "Tallinna KK Baltika sai lohutusvõidu" (in Estonian). Postimees. 5 May 1997.
- ↑ "Baltika ja Basket: ebaõnnestunud teatevahetus" (in Estonian). Õhtuleht. 10 September 1998.
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