2018–19 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League

Latvian–Estonian Basketball League
Competition details
Season 2018–19
Teams 15
Dates 28 September 2018 – 6 April 2019
TV Best4Sport TV, TTV, Delfi TV

The 2018–19 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League, known as OlyBet Latvian–Estonian Basketball League for sponsorship reasons, is the inaugural season of the newly formed Latvian–Estonian Basketball League, the combined top basketball division of Latvia and Estonia.

The season began on 28 September 2018, with the 2018 Estonian champions Kalev/Cramo hosting a game against the 2018 Latvian champions Ventspils.

Competition format

The competition format follows the usual double round-robin format. During the course of the regular season, which lasts from 28 September 2018 to 24 March 2018, all the teams play each other twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 28 games. Teams receive two points for a win and one point for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, with the eight highest-ranked teams advancing to the double-legged quarterfinals. The winning teams will determine the champion in a Final Four tournament.[1][2][3]

Teams

Location of the 2018–19 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League teams

15 teams, 7 from Estonia and 8 from Latvia, are contesting the league in the 2018–19 season.

Venues and locations

Team Home city Arena
Estonia Avis Utilitas Rapla Rapla Sadolin Spordihoone
Latvia Jēkabpils/SMScredit.lv Jēkabpils Jekabpils sporta nams
Latvia Jūrmala Jūrmala Jurmalas valsts gimnazijas sporta zale
Estonia Kalev/Cramo Tallinn Kalevi Spordihall
Latvia Latvijas Universitāte Rīga Elektrum Olimpiskais Sporta centrs
Latvia Liepāja Liepāja Liepajas Olimpiskais centrs
Latvia Ogre Ogre Ogres 1. vidusskola
Estonia Pärnu Sadam Pärnu Pärnu Spordihall
Estonia Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ Tallinn Sõle Spordikeskus
Estonia TalTech Tallinn TalTech Sports Hall
Estonia Tartu Ülikool Tartu TÜ spordihoone
Estonia Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits Valga Valga Spordihoone
Latvia Valmiera Glass/ViA Valmiera Vidzemes Olimpiskais Centrs
Latvia VEF Rīga Rīga Elektrum Olimpiskais Sporta centrs
Latvia Ventspils Ventspils Olimpiskais centrs "Ventspils"

Personnel and sponsorship

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Estonia Avis Utilitas RaplaEstonia Aivar KuusmaaEstonia Rain VeidemanSpaldingFenikss Casino
Latvia Jēkabpils/SMScredit.lvSerbia Marko ŽarkovićLatvia Jurijs AleksejevsJomaPATA
Latvia JūrmalaLatvia Mārtiņš GulbisLatvia Uģis PineteSpalding
Estonia Kalev/CramoLithuania Donaldas KairysEstonia Kristjan KangurNikeCramo
Latvia Latvijas UniversitāteLatvia Guntis EndzelsLatvia Linards JaunzemsNikeUniversity of Latvia
Latvia LiepājaLatvia Artūrs ŠtālbergsLatvia Roberts KrastiņšErreà
Latvia OgreLatvia Artūrs Visockis-RubenisLatvia Rinalds SirsniņšErreàKronus
Estonia Pärnu SadamEstonia Heiko RannulaEstonia Rannar RaapNikePort of Pärnu
Estonia Tallinna Kalev/TLÜEstonia Gert KullamäeEstonia Mario PaisteNikeCity of Tallinn
Estonia TalTechEstonia Rait KäbinEstonia Gregor ArbetNikeTallinn University of Technology
Estonia Tartu ÜlikoolEstonia Priit VeneLithuania Julius KazakauskasNikeUniversity of Tartu
Estonia Valga-Valka/Maks & MooritsLatvia Armands MisusEstonia Timo EichfussTeamshieldSynotTip
Latvia Valmiera Glass/ViALatvia Roberts ZeileLatvia Māris ZiediņšSpaldingValmiera Glass
Latvia VEF RīgaLatvia Jānis GailītisLatvia Kristaps JaničenoksAdidasMākslai vajag telpu
Latvia VentspilsLatvia Roberts ŠtelmahersLatvia Māris GulbisJomaPort of Ventspils

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification
1 Estonia Kalev/Cramo 4 4 0 381 289 +92 1.000 Advance to Playoffs
2 Latvia Ventspils 5 4 1 458 418 +40 .800
3 Estonia Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ 4 3 1 305 281 +24 .750
4 Latvia VEF Rīga 3 2 1 286 214 +72 .667
5 Estonia Tartu Ülikool 3 2 1 256 233 +23 .667
6 Latvia Ogre 4 2 2 350 326 +24 .500
7 Latvia Betsafe Jūrmala 4 2 2 291 288 +3 .500
8 Latvia Valmiera Glass/ViA 4 2 2 364 369 −5 .500
9 Estonia Avis Utilitas Rapla 4 2 2 315 330 −15 .500
10 Latvia Latvijas Universitāte 2 1 1 144 164 −20 .500
11 Estonia Pärnu Sadam 5 2 3 386 415 −29 .400
12 Estonia TalTech 3 1 2 245 253 −8 .333
13 Latvia Liepāja 4 1 3 282 354 −72 .250
14 Latvia Jēkabpils/SMScredit.lv 3 0 3 188 248 −60 .000
15 Estonia Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits 4 0 4 277 346 −69 .000
Updated to match(es) played on 14 October 2018. Source: estlatbl.com

Results

Home \ Away RAP JEK JUR KAL LUN LIE OGR PAR TLU TTB TRT VLG VLM VEF VEN
Avis Utilitas Rapla — 68–71 100–88
Jēkabpils/SMScredit.lv 69–79 — 54–88
Jūrmala — 71–74
Kalev/Cramo — 94–69 97–57 97–85
Latvijas Universitāte —
Liepāja 81–65 — 62–93
Ogre 78–93 — 99–74 92–94
Pärnu Sadam — 87–82
Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ — 87–61
TalTech 99–82 — 78–92
Tartu Ülikool 79–59 79–68 —
Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits 67–90 65–81 —
Valmiera Glass/ViA 106–98 88–84 —
VEF Rīga 102–68 95–56 — 89–90
Ventspils 97–62 —
Updated to match(es) played on 13 October 2018. Source: estlatbl.com
Colours: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
– 0 0
– 0 0
– 0 0
– 0 0

Semi-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
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–

Third place game

Team 1  Score  Team 2
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Final

Team 1  Score  Team 2
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Latvian championship

The six best Latvian teams will qualify for the national play-offs, that will start on 10 April 2019.[4]

Estonian and Latvian clubs in European competitions

TeamCompetitionProgress
Latvia VentspilsChampions LeagueRegular season

References

  1. ↑ "15 teams participating in OlyBet Latvian-Estonian Basketball League". estlatbl.com. 25 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "BK "Jēkabpils" apstiprina līdzdalību Latvijas – Igaunijas apvienotajā līgā" [BC "Jekabpils" confirms the participation in the Latvian-Estonian league] (in Latvian). Basket.lv. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Latvijas – Igaunijas apvienotā līga: apstiprināti klubu pieteikumi un izspēles sistēma" (in Latvian). Basket.lv. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Vīriešu klubu turnīra oficiālais nosaukums – OlyBet Latvijas – Igaunijas Basketbola līga". Basket.lv. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
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