Korisliiga

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.
Logos
Teams
Current teams
From 2000s, Korisliiga in timeline
Title holders
1938-39 Ylioppilaskoripalloilijat
1939-40 Eiran Kisa-Veikot
1940-41 Kadettikoulu
1941-43 Not held due to WWII
1943-44 Kiri-Veikot
1944-45 Kiri-Veikot
1945-46 NMKY Helsinki
1946-47 NMKY Helsinki
1947-48 Kiri-Veikot
1948-49 HOK-Veikot
1949-50 HOK-Veikot
1950-51 HOK-Veikot
1951-52 HOK-Veikot
1952-53 Pantterit
1953-54 Pantterit
1954-55 Pantterit
1955-56 Pantterit
1956-57 Pantterit
1957-58 KTP
1958-59 Pantterit
1959-60 Torpan Pojat
1960-61 Helsingin Kisa-Toverit
1961-62 Helsingin Kisa-Toverit
1962-63 Helsingin Kisa-Toverit
1963-64 Helsingin Kisa-Toverit
1964-65 Helsingin Kisa-Toverit
1965-66 Torpan Pojat
1966-67 KTP
1967-68 Espoon Honka
1968-69 Espoon Honka
1969-70 Espoon Honka
1970-71 Espoon Honka
1971-72 Espoon Honka
1972-73 Turun NMKY
1973-74 Espoon Honka
1974-75 Turun NMKY
1975-76 Espoon Honka
1976-77 Turun NMKY
1977-78 Torpan Pojat
1978-79 Espoon Honka
1979-80 Pantterit
1980-81 Torpan Pojat
1981-82 Turun NMKY
1982-83 Torpan Pojat
1983-84 NMKY Helsinki
1984-85 NMKY Helsinki
1985-86 Torpan Pojat
1986-87 NMKY Helsinki
1987-88 KTP
1988-89 NMKY Helsinki
1989-90 Uudenkaupungin Urheilijat
1990-91 KTP
1991-92 NMKY Helsinki
1992-93 KTP
1993-94 KTP
1994-95 Kouvot
1995-96 Torpan Pojat
1996-97 Torpan Pojat
1997-98 Torpan Pojat
1998-99 Kouvot
1999-00 Namika Lahti
2000-01 Espoon Honka
2001-02 Espoon Honka
2002-03 Espoon Honka
2003-04 Kouvot
2004-05 Lappeenrannan NMKY
2005-06 Lappeenrannan NMKY
2006-07 Espoon Honka
2007-08 Espoon Honka
2008-09 Namika Lahti
2009-10 Tampereen Pyrintö
2010-11 Tampereen Pyrintö
2011-12 Bisons Loimaa (Nilan)
2012-13 Bisons Loimaa (Nilan)
2013-14 Tampereen Pyrintö
2014-15 Kataja
2015-16 Kouvot
2016-17 Kataja
2017-18 Kauhajoki Karhu
2018-19 Kauhajoki Karhu
2019–20 None
2020–21 Salon Vilpas
2021-22 Kauhajoki Karhu
2022-23 Helsinki Seagulls
Finals
Performance by club
Teams shown in italics are no longer in existence.
Records
All-time table of teams
Updated after the 2021-22 season.
All-time leaders
Source: Basket.fi
Single game records
Source: Basket.fi
Individual player records
As of after the 2021-22 season.
Most points scored in a game:
79 by Joe Wright on February 12, 1992 in Turku NKMY 117-145 Panterit
Highest efficiency score in a game
70 by Larry Pounds on November 24, 1985 in Kotka Työväe's Ballers 100-73 Säynätsalo Riento
Most 2-point field goals made in a game
24 by Herbert Crook on March 11, 1993 in Helsingin NMKY 132-111 Turun NMKY
Most 3-point field goals made in a game
14 by Adonis Jordan on October 17, 1999 in Espoon Honka 98-84 Pussihukat
Most free throws made in a game
27 by Ville Kaunisto on April 12, 2004 in Kouvot 96-71 Namika Lahti
Most rebounds in a game
32 by Garcia Hopkins on February 16, 1986 in Tampereen Pyrintö 131-80 Säynätsalon Riento
Awards
MVP – One for domestic players and another for foreign ones.
Finals MVP
Defensive Player of the Year
Rookie of the Year
Most Improved Player
Sixth Man of the Year
Coach of the Year
Referee of the Year
Finnish Basketball Hall of Fame
Attendance
Averages
Records
See also
Finnish Basketball Cup
References
External links
Finnish Basketball Association / Korisliiga
Basketball leagues in Finland
Professional sports leagues in Finland
Finland