# Korvpalli Meistriliiga

The Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML), known as the PAF Korvpalli Meistriliiga for sponsorship reasons, is the top-tier men's basketball league in Estonia. The league is organized by the Estonian Basketball Association and played under FIBA rules.
The competition was founded in 1925. From the 1998–99 season until the end of the 2001–02 season the league was organized by the Eesti Korvpalliklubide Assotsiatsioon (English: Estonian Basketball Clubs' Association). As of the 2018–19 season, Estonian-Latvian Basketball League regular season games count towards the KML standings, followed by KML Play-offs. The most successful team in the competition is Tartu Ülikool (University of Tartu), with 26 titles. BC Kalev/Cramo are the defending league champions.

## History
### Names of the competition

* 1994–1998: Eesti Meeste Korvpalliliiga (EMKL)
* 1998–2002: Eesti Korvpalliklubide Assotsiatsioon (EKKA)
* 2002–present: Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML)

### Title sponsorship

* 2002–2004: Peugeot Korvpalli Meistriliiga
* 2004–2009: Ühispanga/SEB Korvpalli Meistriliiga
* 2009–2013: G4S Korvpalli Meistriliiga
* 2013–2018: Alexela Korvpalli Meistriliiga
* 2018–2019: OlyBet Korvpalli Meistriliiga
* 2019–present: PAF Korvpalli Meistriliiga

## Current teams

| Team | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
| BC Kalev/Cramo | Tallinn | Tondiraba Sports Center | 7,700 |
| BC Kalev/Cramo | Tallinn | Kalev Sports Hall | 1,700 |
| Keila Coolbet | Keila | Keila Health Center | 800 |
| Keila KK | Keila | Keila Health Center | 800 |
| Pärnu Sadam | Pärnu | Pärnu Sports Hall | 1,820 |
| TalTech/ALEXELA | Tallinn | TalTech Sports Hall | 1,000 |
| Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | Tartu | University of Tartu Sports Hall | 2,600 |
| Utilitas Rapla | Rapla | Sadolin Sports Hall | 958 |
| Viimsi | Haabneeme | Forus Sports Center | 500 |

## Title holders

* 1925: Tallinna Sport
* 1927: Tallinna Kalev
* 1928: Tallinna Vitjas
* 1929: Tallinna Russ
* 1930: Tallinna Kalev
* 1931: Tallinna Kalev
* 1932: Tallinna Russ
* 1933: Tallinna Russ
* 1934: Tartu NMKÜ
* 1935: Tallinna NMKÜ
* 1936: Tartu NMKÜ
* 1937: Tartu NMKÜ
* 1938: Tartu EASK
* 1939: Tartu EASK
* 1940: Tartu EASK
* 1941: Tallinna Dünamo
* 1942: Tartu Kalev
* 1944 Summer: Tartu Kalev
* 1944 Winter: Tallinna Kalev
* 1945: Tallinna Kalev
* 1946: Tallinna Kalev
* 1947: Tallinna Kalev
* 1948: Tartu ÜSK
* 1949: Tartu ÜSK
* 1950: Tartu ÜSK
* 1951: Tartu ÜSK
* 1952: Tartu ÜSK
* 1953: Tallinna Kalev
* 1954: Tallinna Kalev
* 1955: Tallinna Kalev
* 1956: TRÜ
* 1957: EPA
* 1958: TRÜ
* 1959: TRÜ
* 1960: EPA
* 1961: TPI I
* 1962: TPI I
* 1963: TPI I
* 1964: TPI I
* 1965: TPI I
* 1966: TPI I
* 1967: Tallinna Kalev
* 1968: Tallinna Kalev
* 1969: TRÜ
* 1970: TRÜ
* 1971: Tallinna Kalev
* 1972: TRÜ
* 1973: TRÜ
* 1974: Harju KEK
* 1975: TRÜ
* 1976: TRÜ
* 1977: TRÜ
* 1977–78: TRÜ
* 1978–79: Harju KEK
* 1980: Standard
* 1981: Metallist
* 1981–82: Standard
* 1982–83: Standard
* 1983–84: TPI I
* 1984–85: TPI I
* 1985–86: Standard
* 1986–87: Standard
* 1987–88: Standard
* 1988–89: Standard
* 1989–90: Standard
* 1990–91: Asto
* 1991–92: BC Kalev
* 1992–93: BC Rafter
* 1993–94: Asto
* 1994–95: BC Kalev/Auma
* 1995–96: BC Kalev
* 1996–97: BC Tallinn
* 1997–98: BC Kalev
* 1998–99: BC Tallinn
* 1999–00: Tartu Ülikool-Delta
* 2000–01: Tartu Ülikool-Delta
* 2001–02: Tallinna Kalev
* 2002–03: Tallinna Kalev
* 2003–04: TÜ/Rock
* 2004–05: Ehitustööriist
* 2005–06: BC Kalev/Cramo
* 2006–07: TÜ/Rock
* 2007–08: TÜ/Rock
* 2008–09: BC Kalev/Cramo
* 2009–10: TÜ/Rock
* 2010–11: BC Kalev/Cramo
* 2011–12: BC Kalev/Cramo
* 2012–13: BC Kalev/Cramo
* 2013–14: BC Kalev/Cramo
* 2014–15: TÜ/Rock
* 2015–16: BC Kalev/Cramo
* 2016–17: BC Kalev/Cramo
* 2017–18: BC Kalev/Cramo
* 2018–19: BC Kalev/Cramo
* 2019–20: Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
* 2020–21: BC Kalev/Cramo
* 2021–22: Pärnu Sadam
* 2022–23: BC Kalev/Cramo
* 2023–24: BC Kalev/Cramo

## Finals

| Season | Champion | Series | Runner-up | Champion's coach | Finals MVP |
| 1992–93 | BC Rafter | 2–0 | Asto | Riho Soonik | Not awarded |
| 1993–94 | Asto | 2–1 | Baltika | Jaanus Levkoi | Not awarded |
| 1994–95 | BC Kalev/Auma | 3–1 | BC Tallinn | Jaak Salumets | Not awarded |
| 1995–96 | BC Kalev | 3–0 | KK Tartu | Jaak Salumets | Not awarded |
| 1996–97 | BC Tallinn | 3–1 | Baltika | Üllar Kerde | Not awarded |
| 1997–98 | BC Kalev | 3–1 | BC Tallinn | Maarten van Gent | Not awarded |
| 1998–99 | BC Tallinn | 3–0 | Nybit | Üllar Kerde | Not awarded |
| 1999–00 | Tartu Ülikool-Delta | 3–0 | Tallinna Kalev | Teet Laur | Not awarded |
| 2000–01 | Tartu Ülikool-Delta | 3–0 | Tallinna Ülikoolid-A. Le Coq | Jüri Neissaar | Not awarded |
| 2001–02 | Tallinna Kalev | 3–2 | Tartu Rock | Üllar Kerde | Not awarded |
| 2002–03 | Tallinna Kalev | 4–2 | TTÜ/A. Le Coq | Andres Sõber | Not awarded |
| 2003–04 | TÜ/Rock | 4–2 | EBS/Nybit | Tõnu Lust | Not awarded |
| 2004–05 | Ehitustööriist | 4–3 | TÜ/Rock | Allan Dorbek | Not awarded |
| 2005–06 | BC Kalev/Cramo | 4–3 | TÜ/Rock | Aivar Kuusmaa | James Williams |
| 2006–07 | TÜ/Rock | 4–2 | Tallinna BC Kalev/Cramo | Algirdas Brazys | Tanel Tein |
| 2007–08 | TÜ/Rock | 4–0 | Tallinna BC Kalev/Cramo | Üllar Kerde | Brian Cusworth |
| 2008–09 | BC Kalev/Cramo | 4–2 | TÜ/Rock | Nenad Vučinić | Kristjan Kangur |
| 2009–10 | TÜ/Rock | 4–2 | BC Rakvere Tarvas | Indrek Visnapuu | Janar Talts |
| 2010–11 | BC Kalev/Cramo | 4–0 | TÜ/Rock | Aivar Kuusmaa | Armands Šķēle |
| 2011–12 | BC Kalev/Cramo | 4–0 | Tartu Ülikool | Aivar Kuusmaa | Tanel Sokk |
| 2012–13 | BC Kalev/Cramo | 4–0 | TÜ/Rock | Alar Varrak | Tanel Sokk |
| 2013–14 | BC Kalev/Cramo | 4–0 | TÜ/Rock | Alar Varrak | Vlad Moldoveanu |
| 2014–15 | TÜ/Rock | 4–1 | BC Kalev/Cramo | Gert Kullamäe | Tanel Kurbas |
| 2015–16 | BC Kalev/Cramo | 4–1 | TÜ/Rock | Alar Varrak | Rolands Freimanis |
| 2016–17 | BC Kalev/Cramo | 4–0 | AVIS UTILITAS Rapla | Alar Varrak | Branko Mirković |
| 2017–18 | BC Kalev/Cramo | 4–0 | Tartu Ülikool | Donaldas Kairys | Kristjan Kangur |
| 2018–19 | BC Kalev/Cramo | 3–0 | Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ | Donaldas Kairys | Branko Mirković |
| 2019–20 | Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2020–21 | BC Kalev/Cramo | 3–1 | Pärnu Sadam | Roberts Štelmahers | Chavaughn Lewis |
| 2021–22 | Pärnu Sadam | 3–0 | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | Heiko Rannula | Andris Misters |
| 2022–23 | BC Kalev/Cramo | 3–0 | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | Heiko Rannula | Oleksandr Kovliar |
| 2023–24 | BC Kalev/Cramo | 3–0 | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | Heiko Rannula | Ben Shungu |

## Titles by team

| Team | Titles | Champion years |
| Tartu Ülikool | 26 | 1938, 1939, 1940, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2015 |
| Tallinna Kalev | 20 | 1927, 1930, 1931, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2003 |
| BC Kalev/Cramo | 14 | 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024 |
| TPI | 8 | 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1984, 1985 |
| Standard | 8 | 1980, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 |
| Tallinna Russ | 4 | 1928, 1929, 1932, 1933 |
| TTÜ-A. Le Coq | 4 | 1991, 1994, 1997, 1999 |
| Tartu NMKÜ | 3 | 1934, 1936, 1937 |
| Tartu Kalev | 2 | 1942, 1944 |
| EMÜ | 2 | 1957, 1960 |
| Harju KEK | 2 | 1974, 1979 |
| Tallinna Sport | 1 | 1925 |
| Tallinna NMKÜ | 1 | 1935 |
| Tallinna Dünamo | 1 | 1941 |
| Metallist | 1 | 1981 |
| Pärnu Sadam | 1 | 2022 |
* ↑ Includes results as Tartu EASK, Tartu ÜSK and TRÜ
* ↑ Folded in 2005
* ↑ Winter tournament
* ↑ Includes results as Ehitustööriist
* ↑ Includes results as Asto and BC Tallinn
* ↑ Summer tournament
* ↑ Includes results as EPA

## Awards

* KML Most Valuable Player Award
* KML Finals Most Valuable Player Award
* KML Best Defender Award
* KML Best Young Player Award
* KML Coach of the Year Award
* KML All-Star Five