2018–19 Korisliiga season

Korisliiga
Competition details
Season 2018–19
Teams 11
Dates 7 October 2018 – May 2019
2019–20 →

The 2018–19 Korisliiga season will be the 79th season of the top professional basketball league in Finland. Karhu are the defending champions.

Format

The eleven teams will play four teams against each one of the other teams for a total of 40 games. The eight best qualified teams will join the playoffs and the last one will play a best-of-three relegation playoff against the First Division winners.

Teams

Ura promoted from First Division and Kobrat remained in the league as Espoo United was expelled due to financial irregularities.[1][2]

Team City Arena
Helsinki SeagullsHelsinkiTöölö Sports Hall
KatajaJoensuuJoensuu Areena
KarhuKauhajokiKauhajoen Yhteiskoulu
KobratLapuaLapuan Urheilutalo
KorihaitUusikaupunkiPohitullin Sports Hall
KouvotKouvolaMansikka-Ahon Urheiluhalli
KTPKotkaSteveco-Areena
NokiaNokiaNokian Palloiluhalli
PyrintöTamperePyynikin Palloiluhalli
Salon VilpasVilpasSalohalli
UraKaarinaKupittaan palloiluhalli

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Helsinki Seagulls 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the playoffs
2 Karhu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Kataja 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Kobrat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Korihait 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Kouvot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 KTP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Nokia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Pyrintö 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Salon Vilpas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Ura 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification to relegation playoffs
First match(es) will be played on TBD. Source: Korisliiga

Results

Rounds 1 to 22

Home \ Away HEL KAU KAT KOB KOR KOU KTP NOK PYR VIL URA
Helsinki Seagulls — 87–72
Karhu — 115–112
Kataja —
Kobrat — 90–108
Korihait 86–93 —
Kouvot —
KTP 82–78 —
Nokia 86–88 —
Pyrintö — 110–73
Salon Vilpas 75–69 —
Ura 81–88 —
Updated to match(es) played on 13 October 2018. Source: Korisliiga
Colours: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Rounds 23 to 44

Home \ Away HEL KAU KAT KOB KOR KOU KTP NOK PYR VIL URA
Helsinki Seagulls —
Karhu —
Kataja —
Kobrat —
Korihait —
Kouvot —
KTP —
Nokia —
Pyrintö —
Salon Vilpas —
Ura —
First match(es) will be played on TBD. Source: Korisliiga
Colours: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

The quarter-finals and semi-finals were played in a best-of-three 1–1–1–1–1 format with re-seeding in the semifinals. The finals were played in a best-of-seven playoff format.

Bracket

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
  1  
8  
   
   
4
  5  
(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round)  
 
  2  
7  
 
   
3
  6  

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg4th leg5th leg

Semifinals

Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg4th leg5th leg6th leg7th leg

Third place game

Team 1  Score  Team 2

Final

Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg4th leg5th leg6th leg7th leg

Relegation playoffs

Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg

Finnish clubs in European competitions

TeamCompetitionProgress
KarhuChampions LeagueThird qualifying round
KatajaFIBA Europe CupRegular season

References

  1. ↑ "Korisliigojen sarjalisenssit kaudelle 2018-19 myönnetty" (in Finnish). Korisliiga. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Korisliiga, täältä tullaan! – Ura Basket pokkasi divarin mestaruuden näyttävästi". Retrieved 9 July 2018.
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