Korisliiga

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Korisliiga
Korisliiga 2015-16 logo.png
Founded1939
Country Finland
Confederation FIBA Europe
Number of teams 12
Level on pyramid1
Relegation to I-division A
Domestic cup(s) Finnish Basketball Cup
International cup(s) Champions League
FIBA Europe Cup
Current champions BC Nokia (1st title) (2023–24 season)
Most championships Pantterit (14 titles)
TV partners Elisa Viihde
Website korisliiga.fi
Basketball current event.svg 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.

Contents

Logos

Teams

Current teams

TeamCityHome arenaFoundedHead coach
Helsinki Seagulls Helsinki Töölön kisahalli 2013 Vesa Vertio
Joensuun Kataja Joensuu Motonet Areena 1949 Petri Virtanen
Kauhajoen Karhu Kauhajoki IKH Areena 1910 Janne Koskimies
Kobrat Lapua Kobra-Areena 1989 Ville Turja
Korihait Uusikaupunki Uusikaupunki Areena 1974 Darko Mihajlovic
Kouvot Kouvola MLL Areena 1964 Jyri Lehtonen
KTP-Basket Kotka Steveco Areena 1927 Michael Pounds
Lahti Basketball Lahti Lahti Energia Areena 2015 Kristian Palotie
BC Nokia Nokia Harjuniityn palloiluhalli 1997 Greg Gibson
Salon Vilpas Salo Salohalli 1908 Jussi Savolainen
Tampereen Pyrintö Tampere Pyynikin palloiluhalli 1896 Tero Vasell
Bisons Loimaa Loimaa Loimaan liikuntahalli 1964 Konsta Mastomäki

From 2000s, Korisliiga in timeline

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

SeasonChampionRunner-upFinals scoreBronze 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
2002–03 Espoon Honka Kataja 3–1 Pussihukat
2003–04 Kouvot Namika Lahti 3–1 KTP Basket
2004–05 Lappeenrannan NMKY Pussihukat 3–2 Kataja
2005–06 Lappeenrannan NMKY Kataja 3–2 Espoon Honka
2006–07 Espoon Honka Namika Lahti 3–0 Kataja
2007–08 Espoon Honka Kouvot 3–1 Lappeenrannan NMKY
2008–09 Namika Lahti Kataja 3–0 Tampereen Pyrintö
2009–10 Tampereen Pyrintö Torpan Pojat 3–2 Kouvot
2010–11 Tampereen Pyrintö Kataja 3–2 KTP Basket
2011–12 Bisons Loimaa Kataja 3–1 Torpan Pojat
2012–13 Bisons Loimaa KTP Basket 3–2 Kataja
2013–14 Tampereen Pyrintö Kataja 3–1 Bisons Loimaa
2014–15 Kataja Bisons Loimaa 3–2 KTP
2015–16 Kouvot Tampereen Pyrintö 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
2019–20 Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21 Salon Vilpas Kauhajoki Karhu 4–2 Helsinki Seagulls
2021–22 Kauhajoki Karhu Salon Vilpas 3–1 Helsinki Seagulls
2022–23 Helsinki Seagulls Kauhajoki Karhu 4–2 Kataja Basket
2023–24 BC Nokia Helsinki Seagulls 4–3 Kauhajoki Karhu

Performance by club

Teams shown in italics are no longer in existence.

Korisliiga winners by club
ClubWinsSeasons 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
Kauhajoki Karhu 32018, 2019, 2022
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
Salon Vilpas 12021
Helsinki Seagulls 12023
BC Nokia 12024

Records

All-time table of teams

Updated after the 2021–22 season. [1]

RankTeamSeasonsGPWLDW%Gold medal with cup.svgSilver medal with cup.svgBronze medal with cup.svg
1. KTP-Basket 6522151245969156.26712
2. Torpan Pojat 511663995662659.8997
3. Tampereen Pyrintö 551853935909950.5351
4. Pantterit 541284695582754.11443
5. Kouvot 291241676565054.5441
6. Kataja Basket 271144662482057.9264
7. Helsingin NMKY 481191645543354.2738
8. Namika Lahti 351249639610051.2241
9. Korihait 381474633841042.9113
10. Tapiolan Honka 00ers 361089600489055.1655

All-time leaders

CategoryPlayerTotal
Games Flag of Finland.svg Jarkko Tuomala
623
Points Flag of Finland.svg Gerald Lee, Sr.
12,552
Rebounds Flag of Finland.svg Jonathan Moore
4,414
Assists Flag of Finland.svg Petri Virtanen
1,653
Steals Flag of Finland.svg Gerald Lee, Sr.
1,145
Blocks Flag of Finland.svg Sami Lehtoranta
551

Source: Basket.fi

Single game records

CategoryPlayerRecordSeason
Points Flag of the United States.svg Joe Wright
79
1991–92
Rebounds Flag of Finland.svg Garcia Hopkins
42
1985–86
Assists Flag of Finland.svg Petri Niiranen
23
1991–92
Efficiency Flag of Finland.svg Larry Pounds
70
1985–86
Steals Flag of Finland.svg Gerald Lee, Sr.
12
1988–89
Blocks Flag of the United States.svg Damon Vance
14
1987–88

Source: Basket.fi

Individual player records

As of after the 2021–22 season. [2]

Awards

Attendance

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Historia". www.basket.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  2. ↑ "Historia". www.basket.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  3. ↑ "Korisliigan yleisöennätys 7420 katsojaa". basket.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Basketball Federation. 7 November 2005. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
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