# 2019–20 Korisliiga season

The 2019–20 Korisliiga season was the 80th season of the top professional basketball league in Finland. Karhu were the defending champions. On 13 March 2020, the season was ended prematurely due to the coronavirus pandemic.

## Format

The eleven teams would play four teams against each one of the other teams for a total of 40 games. The eight best qualified teams would join the playoffs, the 11th qualified would play a best-of-three relegation playoff against the First Division runners-up and the last team would be directly relegated.
However, the league ended without finishing the regular season.

## Teams

Lahti promoted as champion of the First Division.
| Team | City | Arena |
| Helsinki Seagulls | Helsinki | Töölö Sports Hall |
| Kataja | Joensuu | LähiTapiola Areena |
| Karhu | Kauhajoki | Kauhajoen Yhteiskoulu |
| Kobrat | Lapua | Lapuan Urheilutalo |
| Korihait | Uusikaupunki | Pohitullin Sports Hall |
| Kouvot | Kouvola | Mansikka-Ahon Urheiluhalli |
| KTP | Kotka | Steveco-Areena |
| Lahti | Lahti | Energia Areena |
| Nokia | Nokia | Nokian Palloiluhalli |
| Pyrintö | Tampere | Pyynikin Palloiluhalli |
| Salon Vilpas | Vilpas | Salohalli |
| Ura eGameStars | Kaarina | Kupittaan palloiluhalli |

## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Salon Vilpas | 36 | 30 | 6 | 3356 | 2840 | +516 | 60 | Qualification for the playoffs |
| 2 | Helsinki Seagulls | 36 | 30 | 6 | 3338 | 2860 | +478 | 60 | Qualification for the playoffs |
| 3 | Karhu | 37 | 28 | 9 | 3250 | 2904 | +346 | 56 | Qualification for the playoffs |
| 4 | KTP | 36 | 19 | 17 | 3246 | 3158 | +88 | 38 | Qualification for the playoffs |
| 5 | Pyrintö | 37 | 19 | 18 | 3358 | 3385 | −27 | 38 | Qualification for the playoffs |
| 6 | Nokia | 37 | 18 | 19 | 3141 | 3114 | +27 | 36 | Qualification for the playoffs |
| 7 | Kataja | 36 | 17 | 19 | 3070 | 3100 | −30 | 34 | Qualification for the playoffs |
| 8 | Kouvot | 36 | 15 | 21 | 3048 | 3085 | −37 | 30 | Qualification for the playoffs |
| 9 | Lahti | 36 | 12 | 24 | 3011 | 3179 | −168 | 24 | |
| 10 | Ura eGameStars | 36 | 12 | 24 | 3027 | 3377 | −350 | 24 | |
| 11 | Kobrat | 36 | 11 | 25 | 2965 | 3248 | −283 | 22 | Qualification to relegation playoffs |
| 12 | Korihait | 37 | 7 | 30 | 2914 | 3474 | −560 | 14 | Relegated to First Division |

### Results

| Home \ Away | HEL | KAU | KAT | KOB | KOR | KOU | KTP | LAH | NOK | PYR | VIL | URA | HEL | KAU | KAT | KOB | KOR | KOU | KTP | LAH | NOK | PYR | VIL | URA |
| Helsinki Seagulls | — | 72–66 | 89–80 | 94–64 | 109–75 | 98–63 | 76–75 | 80–64 | 102–83 | 103–89 | 111–76 | 97–80 | — | | 97–74 | | | 97–88 | 97–79 | 91–72 | 113–76 | 104–72 | | 96–86 |
| Karhu | 93–100 | — | 89–74 | 86–64 | 81–69 | 96–79 | 95–71 | 84–92 | 94–102 | 79–75 | 70–69 | 93–72 | 91–71 | — | | 86–70 | 92–76 | 94–86 | 88–75 | 88–67 | 88–76 | | | |
| Kataja | 99–106 | 80–106 | — | 91–67 | 95–77 | 95–86 | 91–86 | 62–82 | 79–72 | 88–73 | 76–78 | 97–72 | 71–85 | 89–95 | — | | | | | 91–86 | 89–86 | 99–82 | 89–88 | 102–81 |
| Kobrat | 70–96 | 81–96 | 82–94 | — | 88–89 | 88–77 | 90–80 | 79–99 | 80–81 | 97–92 | 90–84 | 102–85 | 72–87 | 71–89 | | — | 105–79 | | 75–86 | 77–90 | 65–81 | | 84–107 | 82–68 |
| Korihait | 68–108 | 79–81 | 69–84 | 88–94 | — | 88–75 | 71–106 | 66–87 | 55–91 | 94–96 | 63–95 | 89–108 | 70–104 | | 90–87 | 82–94 | — | 78–99 | 91–82 | | 71–102 | 98–75 | | 83–96 |
| Kouvot | 81–71 | 75–87 | 84–88 | 96–81 | 108–75 | — | 98–86 | 84–83 | 79–86 | 102–86 | 59–69 | 97–82 | 66–85 | | 81–73 | 92–70 | 86–88 | — | 85–95 | | 75–94 | 85–84 | | |
| KTP | 101–85 | 88–93 | 100–82 | 109–97 | 99–84 | 98–71 | — | 94–85 | 97–79 | 104–96 | 78–89 | 100–72 | 101–85 | 89–95 | 84–80 | 88–94 | | | — | | 78–101 | 102–77 | 92–129 | 113–78 |
| Lahti | 84–90 | 75–84 | 86–69 | 81–92 | 106–73 | 95–104 | 95–98 | — | 71–87 | 84–88 | 91–99 | 84–81 | 95–82 | 60–99 | | | 86–81 | 73–100 | | — | 77–75 | | 75–111 | |
| Nokia | 83–90 | 81–72 | 102–94 | 98–69 | 88–82 | 68–77 | 72–85 | 94–81 | — | 91–97 | 73–83 | 100–84 | | 63–87 | 89–84 | | | | 77–86 | 90–88 | — | 93–97 | 77–84 | 90–82 |
| Pyrintö | 91–105 | 86–73 | 99–102 | 105–88 | 87–78 | 69–94 | 103–99 | 115–104 | 110–90 | — | 85–96 | 119–77 | | 92–90 | 82–104 | 86–84 | 98–78 | 101–94 | | 101–65 | | — | 75–89 | 127–88 |
| Salon Vilpas | 100–88 | 82–68 | 97–65 | 105–91 | 92–77 | 95–77 | 88–90 | 89–84 | 77–74 | 99–77 | — | 100–76 | 81–62 | 90–72 | 87–80 | | 115–65 | 93–82 | 97–76 | 106–85 | | | — | |
| Ura eGameStars | 82–97 | 83–117 | 85–73 | 117–93 | 77–92 | 99–89 | 82–77 | 102–98 | 92–76 | 83–86 | 92–87 | — | | 80–93 | | 84–75 | 98–83 | 77–74 | | 73–81 | | 82–85 | 71–130 | — |

## Relegation playoffs

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| | | | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Finnish clubs in European competitions

| Team | Competition | Progress |
| Karhu | Champions League | Second qualifying round |
| Kataja | FIBA Europe Cup | Regular season |