# 2021–22 Korisliiga season

The 2021–22 Korisliiga season was the 82nd season of the top professional basketball league in Finland.

## Format

The twelve teams played two times against each one of the other teams for a total of 22 games. The league splits into two groups (one with the first 6 teams and the other with the last 6 teams) and each team played two games against each one of the teams from the same group (for a total of 10 games). The six teams from the first group and the best two teams from the second group joined the playoffs. The last team would be directly relegated.

## Teams

Ura Basket did not apply for a serial licence for the Men's Korisliiga for season 2021-2022. Ura Basket will be the Division I B team, where the club's own breeders will be able to represent Kaarina basketball at the national level. In the 2020–2021 season, LoKoKo Bisons was able to celebrate the Men's Division A championship. The Bisons climbed back to the Premier Korisliiga to season 2021-2022.
| Team | City | Arena |
| Helsinki Seagulls | Helsinki | Töölö Sports Hall |
| Joensuun Kataja | Joensuu | LähiTapiola Areena |
| Karhu Basket | Kauhajoki | Kauhajoen Yhteiskoulu |
| Kobra-Basket | Lapua | Lapuan Urheilutalo |
| UU-Korihait | Uusikaupunki | Pohitullin Sports Hall |
| Kouvot Basket | Kouvola | Jatke Areena |
| KTP-Basket | Kotka | Steveco-Areena |
| Lahti | Lahti | Energia Areena |
| BC Nokia | Nokia | Nokian Palloiluhalli |
| Pyrintö | Tampere | Pyynikin Palloiluhalli |
| Salon Vilpas | Salo | Salohalli |
| Bisons Loimaa | Loimaa | Loimaan liikuntahalli |

## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Karhu Basket | 22 | 20 | 2 | 1947 | 1552 | +395 | 42 | Advance to Placement round |
| 2 | Kouvot Basket | 22 | 16 | 6 | 2099 | 1911 | +188 | 38 | Advance to Placement round |
| 3 | Helsinki Seagulls | 22 | 15 | 7 | 1840 | 1701 | +139 | 37 | Advance to Placement round |
| 4 | KTP-Basket | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1906 | 1811 | +95 | 35 | Advance to Placement round |
| 5 | Pyrintö | 22 | 12 | 10 | 1976 | 1953 | +23 | 34 | Advance to Placement round |
| 6 | Salon Vilpas | 22 | 12 | 10 | 1995 | 1865 | +130 | 34 | Advance to Placement round |
| 7 | BC Nokia | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1773 | 1807 | −34 | 33 | Advance to Qualifying round |
| 8 | Joensuun Kataja | 22 | 10 | 12 | 1771 | 1811 | −40 | 32 | Advance to Qualifying round |
| 9 | Lahti | 22 | 8 | 14 | 1832 | 2003 | −171 | 30 | Advance to Qualifying round |
| 10 | Kobra-Basket | 22 | 7 | 15 | 1789 | 1871 | −82 | 29 | Advance to Qualifying round |
| 11 | Bisons Loimaa | 22 | 5 | 17 | 1587 | 1828 | −241 | 27 | Advance to Qualifying round |
| 12 | UU-Korihait | 22 | 3 | 19 | 1589 | 1991 | −402 | 25 | Advance to Qualifying round |

### Results

| Home \ Away | BIS | HEL | KAT | KAU | KOB | KOR | KOU | KTP | LAH | NOK | PYR | VIL |
| Bisons Loimaa | — | 76–82 | 53–77 | 71–79 | 64–72 | 79–90 | 68–102 | 60–77 | 88–75 | 71–64 | 80–65 | 70–80 |
| Helsinki Seagulls | 83–71 | — | 85–71 | 84–75 | 67–79 | 88–71 | 97–90 | 97–89 | 87–81 | 54–59 | 76–79 | 85–79 |
| Joensuun Kataja | 82–74 | 78–64 | — | 78–106 | 70–64 | 103–76 | 85–89 | 72–82 | 84–74 | 83–74 | 101–106 | 74–95 |
| Karhu Basket | 83–62 | 96–76 | 92–67 | — | 91–73 | 89–37 | 101–82 | 92–73 | 111–64 | 91–62 | 105–84 | 99–85 |
| Kobra-Basket | 71–78 | 80–84 | 91–84 | 55–72 | — | 96–67 | 107–82 | 79–80 | 84–91 | 62–85 | 93–91 | 88–104 |
| UU-Korihait | 53–73 | 70–96 | 79–87 | 54–79 | 83–95 | — | 76–78 | 77–99 | 86–62 | 72–77 | 88–81 | 68–101 |
| Kouvot Basket | 99–72 | 83–78 | 105–94 | 75–79 | 99–62 | 103–80 | — | 89–80 | 114–88 | 110–79 | 95–103 | 99–87 |
| KTP-Basket | 96–88 | 96–80 | 57–86 | 64–83 | 92–86 | 103–63 | 93–117 | — | 103–77 | 87–59 | 87–77 | 104–113 |
| Lahti | 89–86 | 60–85 | 84–80 | 70–83 | 96–84 | 114–67 | 103–106 | 69–97 | — | 99–103 | 85–94 | 97–95 |
| BC Nokia | 101–62 | 65–92 | 73–75 | 75–82 | 95–91 | 94–72 | 77–83 | 88–86 | 75–76 | — | 92–80 | 100–97 |
| Pyrintö | 104–69 | 72–115 | 104–72 | 85–94 | 100–90 | 96–90 | 98–104 | 78–75 | 90–100 | 101–89 | — | 107–79 |
| Salon Vilpas | 104–72 | 81–85 | 84–68 | 76–65 | 96–87 | 98–70 | 104–95 | 81–86 | 101–78 | 81–87 | 74–81 | — |

## Placement round
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Karhu Basket | 32 | 25 | 7 | 2666 | 2294 | +372 | 57 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | Kouvot Basket | 32 | 21 | 11 | 3020 | 2833 | +187 | 53 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 3 | Salon Vilpas | 32 | 20 | 12 | 2882 | 2680 | +202 | 52 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 4 | Helsinki Seagulls | 32 | 19 | 13 | 2720 | 2568 | +152 | 51 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 5 | KTP-Basket | 32 | 18 | 14 | 2696 | 2627 | +69 | 50 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 6 | Pyrintö | 32 | 15 | 17 | 2779 | 2791 | −12 | 47 | Advance to Playoffs |

### Results

| Home \ Away | HEL | KAU | KOU | KTP | PYR | VIL |
| Helsinki Seagulls | — | 72–82 | 85–90 | 95–71 | 97–80 | 84–85 |
| Karhu Basket | 101–98 | — | 113–92 | 107–69 | 0–40 | 76–88 |
| Kouvot Basket | 89–94 | 80–77 | — | 106–74 | 120–83 | 84–95 |
| KTP-Basket | 85–78 | 40–0 | 103–85 | — | 90–75 | 88–101 |
| Pyrintö | 104–90 | 77–82 | 110–86 | 84–94 | — | 60–80 |
| Salon Vilpas | 80–87 | 86–81 | 88–89 | 85–76 | 99–90 | — |

## Qualifying round
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Joensuun Kataja | 32 | 15 | 17 | 2496 | 2536 | −40 | 47 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | Lahti | 32 | 14 | 18 | 2690 | 2826 | −136 | 46 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 3 | BC Nokia | 32 | 14 | 18 | 2591 | 2676 | −85 | 46 | |
| 4 | Kobra-Basket | 32 | 11 | 21 | 2619 | 2711 | −92 | 43 | |
| 5 | UU-Korihait | 32 | 10 | 22 | 2413 | 2785 | −372 | 42 | |
| 6 | Bisons Loimaa | 32 | 10 | 22 | 2407 | 2652 | −245 | 42 | Relegation to Koripallon I-divisioona |

### Results

| Home \ Away | BIS | KAT | KOB | KOR | LAH | NOK |
| Bisons Loimaa | — | 83–75 | 97–85 | 76–82 | 104–102 | 90–71 |
| Joensuun Kataja | 73–63 | — | 85–71 | 60–76 | 73–75 | 81–92 |
| Kobra-Basket | 82–70 | 85–58 | — | 84–90 | 99–97 | 78–82 |
| UU-Korihait | 82–73 | 63–79 | 93–98 | — | 70–63 | 86–80 |
| Lahti | 86–70 | 60–76 | 80–66 | 94–90 | — | 106–97 |
| BC Nokia | 86–94 | 57–65 | 88–82 | 87–92 | 78–95 | — |

## Playoffs

The quarter-finals and semi-finals were played in a best-of-three 1–1–1–1–1 format. The finals were played in a best-of-seven playoff format.

### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Karhu Basket | 3 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Lahti | 0 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Lahti | 0 | 1 | Karhu Basket | 4 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Helsinki Seagulls | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Helsinki Seagulls | 3 | 4 | Helsinki Seagulls | 1 | | | |
| 5 | KTP-Basket | 0 | | | | | | |
| 5 | KTP-Basket | 0 | | | | 1 | Karhu Basket | 4 |
| | | | | | | 3 | Salon Vilpas | 1 |
| 2 | Kouvot Basket | 2 | | | | | | | 3 | Salon Vilpas | 1 |
| 7 | Joensuun Kataja | 3 | | | |
| 7 | Joensuun Kataja | 3 | 7 | Joensuun Kataja | 1 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | 3 | Salon Vilpas | 4 |
| 3 | Salon Vilpas | 3 | 3 | Salon Vilpas | 4 | 4 | Helsinki Seagulls | 84 |
| 6 | Pyrintö | 1 | | | | 7 | Joensuun Kataja | 54 |

## Finnish clubs in European competitions

| Team | Competition | Progress |
| Salon Vilpas | Champions League | Qualifying round |