Naisten Korisliiga

Naisten Korisliiga (Women's Basketball League) is the highest tier of women's basketball in Finland. The competition was formerly known as Koripallon naisten SM-sarja (Women's Basketball Finnish Championship) and was renamed Naisten Korisliiga for the 2013-14 season.
History
Women's Finnish Championship was first introduced in 1944. The first championship was won by Helsingin Tarmo. In the 1940s, the league had six teams and the title was awarded after the regular season. In 1953 the number of teams was raised to ten. Postseason playoffs were first played in the 1973-74 season, with Nokian Urheilijat emerging victorious after defeating first Tapiolan Honka (2-1) in the Semifinals and then Työväen Mailapojat (2-1) in the Finals.
For the 2014-15 season, the league has 10 teams and each team plays each other three times in the regular season, resulting in 27 games per team. The top 8 teams continue to postseason playoffs which are played in Best-of-five format. The team placed last after the regular season is relegated to Naisten I Divisioona (English: Women's First Division).
Lea Hakala could be seen as the most influential player so far in the history of Naisten Korisliiga. Hakala played 25 seasons in the league and currently leads the record for career points. She has won the championship title for record-breaking 15 times and she has also been awarded the Player of the Year Award for 4 times.
Current teams
Teams competing in the 2019–20 Naisten Korisliiga season:
Catz Lappeenranta, Lappeenranta
Espoo Basket Team (EBT), Espoo
Forssan Alku (FoA), Forssa
HBA-Marsky, Helsinki
Hyvinkään Ponteva (HyPo), Hyvinkää
Kouvottaret, Kouvola
Peli-Karhut (PeKa), Kotka
Tapiolan Honka, Espoo
Torpan Pojat (ToPo), Helsinki
Vimpelin Veto (ViVe), Vimpeli
Recent champions
List of champions
Records
Career
At least 100 or more games played in the league
Most points: 11563
Lea Hakala
Highest points per game average: 19.23
Heli Roukanoja
Most assists: 1179
Kenya Robinson
Highest assists per game average: 3.26
Reetta Piipari
Most rebounds: 6578
Kenya Robinson
Highest rebounds per game average: 12.46
Kenya Robinson
Highest efficiency: 12294
Kenya Robinson
Highest efficiency per game average: 31.15
Anna Hollos
Season
Has played in at least 50% of the season's games
Most points: 911
Melissa Jeltema (Tapiolan Honka), 2012–13
Highest points per game average: 26.47
Medina Turner (Äänekosken Huima), 1996–97
Most assists: 172
Reetta Piipari (Peli-Karhut), 2013–14
Highest assists per game average: 6.15
Nikki Speed, (HoNsU), 2013–14
Most rebounds: 575
Shauna Tubbs (Äänekosken Huima), 1997–98
Highest rebounds per game average: 17.14
Sarah Zawodny (Forssan Alku), 2002–03
Highest efficiency: 1290
Keisha Johnson (Tampereen Pyrintö), 1994–95
Highest efficiency per game average: 36.95
Jennie Hall (Nokian Urheilijat), 1983–84
Match
Most points: 53
Nina Pajanti-Raudus (Forssan Alku), vs. Peli-Karhut (121-82), 10-21-1995
Most assists: 16
Erja Laaksonen (HNMKY), vs. Tapiolan Honka, (83-73), 10-24-1999
Most rebounds: 32
Oberon Pitterson (Tampereen Pyrintö), vs. Äänekosken Huima (78-58), 10-12-1996
Highest efficiency: 67
Oberon Pitterson (Tampereen Pyrintö), vs. Äänekosken Huima (78-58), 10-12-1996
All records include both regular season and playoffs. Updated as of season 2013-14
References
External links
Official website
Finland
Basketball leagues in Finland
Sports leagues established in 1944
Professional sports leagues in Finland
Women's sports leagues in Finland