Korvpalli Meistriliiga

Korvpalli Meistriliiga
Founded 1925 (1925)
First season 1925
Country  Estonia
Confederation FIBA Europe Cup
Number of teams 8
Level on pyramid 1
Relegation to I Liiga
Domestic cup(s) Estonian Cup
Current champions Kalev/Cramo (10th title)
Most championships University of Tartu (26 titles)
CEO Jaak Salumets
Website basket.ee
2017–18 KML season

The Korvpalli Meistriliiga (English: Basketball Champions League), known as the Alexela Korvpalli Meistriliiga for sponsorship reasons, is the highest level tier and most important professional club basketball competition in Estonia, and is controlled by the Estonian Basketball Association.

The first Estonian Basketball Championship tournament was held in 1925. During the Soviet occupation (1941–1991) the league was called the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic Championship. After Estonia regained its independence in 1991, the league was reformed as the Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML). The KML, which is played under FIBA rules, currently consists of 9 teams. The current KML champions are Kalev/Cramo who won their 10th Estonian Championship in the 2017–18 KML season.

Since 2013, the league has been sponsored by Alexela, an Estonian energy company.

Format

During the regular season teams will play 4 rounds for 28 games (2 at home and 2 away) with following exceptions:

  • G4S Noorteliiga will play 2 rounds (1 round at home and 1 round away in total).

Double points will be awarded to teams winning those games.[1]

Current clubs

Locations of the 2017–18 Korvpalli Meistriliiga teams

Venues and locations

TeamHome cityArenaCapacity
G4S Noorteliiga Tallinn Audentes Sports Centre 1,030[2]
Kalev/Cramo Tallinn Kalev Sports Hall 1,870[3]
Saku Suurhall 7,200[4]
Port of Pärnu Pärnu Pärnu Sports Hall 1,820[5]
AVIS UTILITAS Rapla Rapla Sadolin Sports Hall 818[6]
Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ Tallinn Kalev Sports Hall 1,870[3]
TTÜ Tallinn TTÜ Sports Hall 1,000[7]
University of Tartu Tartu University of Tartu Sports Hall 1,650[8]
Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits Valga Valga Sports Hall 561[9]

Title holders

Titles by club

Team Winners Winning years
University of Tartu 26 1938, 1939, 1940, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2015
Tallinna Kalev 18 1927, 1930, 1931, 1943, 1944 (w)‡, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2003
Kalev/Cramo 10 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018
TTÜ 8 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1984, 1985
Standard 8 1980, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
Tallinna Russ 4 1928, 1929, 1932, 1933
TTÜ-A. Le Coq 4 1991, 1994, 1997, 1999
Tartu NMKÜ 3 1934, 1936, 1937
EMÜ 2 1957, 1960
Harju KEK 2 1974, 1979
Tallinna Sport 1 1925
Tallinna NMKÜ 1 1935
Tallinna Dünamo 1 1941
Tartu Kalev 1 1944 (s)‡
Metallist 1 1981

Note: In the 1944 season two championship tournaments were held (s summer tournament; w winter tournament).

KML Finals

Season Home court advantage Result Home court disadvantage Top seed Record Champion's coach Finals MVP
1991–92 Asto 0–2 Kalev Asto 28–1 Estonia Jaanus Levkoi
1992–93 Kalev/Rafter 2–0 Asto Kalev/Rafter 36–0 Estonia Riho Soonik
1993–94 Asto 2–1 Baltika Asto 25–3 Estonia Jaanus Levkoi
1994–95 Kalev/Auma 3–1 Tallinn Kalev/Auma 28–0 Estonia Jaak Salumets
1995–96 Kalev 3–0 Tartu Kalev 36–0 Estonia Jaak Salumets
1996–97 Tallinn 3–1 Baltika Tallinn 20–5 Estonia Üllar Kerde
1997–98 Kalev 3–1 Tallinn Kalev 22–3 Netherlands Maarten van Gent
1998–99 Tallinn 3–0 Nybit Tallinn 21–4 Estonia Üllar Kerde
1999–00 Kalev 0–3 Tartu Ülikool-Delta Kalev 27–3 Estonia Teet Laur
2000–01 Tartu Ülikool-Delta 3–0 Tallinna Ülikoolid-A. Le Coq Tartu Ülikool-Delta 28–7 Estonia Jüri Neissaar
2001–02 Tartu Rock 2–3 Kalev Tartu Rock 23–7 Estonia Üllar Kerde
2002–03 TTÜ/A. Le Coq 2–4 Kalev TTÜ/A. Le Coq 25–7 Estonia Andres Sõber
2003–04 TÜ/Rock 4–2 EBS/Nybit TÜ/Rock 18–6 Estonia Tõnu Lust
2004–05 TÜ/Rock 3–4 Ehitustööriist TÜ/Rock 12–4 Estonia Allan Dorbek
2005–06 Kalev/Cramo 4–3 TÜ/Rock Kalev/Cramo 21–3 Estonia Aivar Kuusmaa United States James Williams
2006–07 TÜ/Rock 4–2 Kalev/Cramo TÜ/Rock 33–3 Lithuania Algirdas Brazys Estonia Tanel Tein
2007–08 TÜ/Rock 4–0 Kalev/Cramo TÜ/Rock 33–3 Estonia Üllar Kerde United States Brian Cusworth
2008–09 TÜ/Rock 2–4 Kalev/Cramo TÜ/Rock 26–2 New Zealand Nenad Vučinić Estonia Kristjan Kangur
2009–10 TÜ/Rock 4–2 Rakvere Tarvas TÜ/Rock 23–5 Estonia Indrek Visnapuu Estonia Janar Talts
2010–11 Kalev/Cramo 4–0 TÜ/Rock Kalev/Cramo 29–3 Estonia Aivar Kuusmaa Latvia Armands Šķēle
2011–12 Tartu Ülikool 0–4 Kalev/Cramo Tartu Ülikool 25–3 Estonia Aivar Kuusmaa Estonia Tanel Sokk
2012–13 Kalev/Cramo 4–0 TÜ/Rock Kalev/Cramo 28–4 Estonia Alar Varrak Estonia Tanel Sokk
2013–14 TÜ/Rock 0–4 Kalev/Cramo TÜ/Rock 30–2 Estonia Alar Varrak Romania Vlad Moldoveanu
2014–15 TÜ/Rock 4–1 Kalev/Cramo TÜ/Rock 26–6 Estonia Gert Kullamäe Estonia Tanel Kurbas
2015–16 Kalev/Cramo 4–1 TÜ/Rock Kalev/Cramo 32–0 Estonia Alar Varrak Latvia Rolands Freimanis
2016–17 Kalev/Cramo 4–0 AVIS UTILITAS Rapla Kalev/Cramo 29–3 Estonia Alar Varrak Bulgaria Branko Mirković
2017–18 Kalev/Cramo 4–0 Tartu Ülikool Kalev/Cramo 25–1 Lithuania Donaldas Kairys Estonia Kristjan Kangur

Awards

See also

References

  1. "Korvpalli Meistriliiga võistlusjuhend hooajaks 2017/2018" (in Estonian). Estonian Basketball Association. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  2. "Audentese Spordikeskuse spordihoone". Spordiregister.ee.
  3. 1 2 "Kalevi Spordihall". Spordiregister.ee.
  4. "Saku Suurhall". Spordiregister.ee.
  5. "Pärnu Spordihall". Spordiregister.ee.
  6. "Sadolin Spordihoone". Spordiregister.ee.
  7. "Tallinna Tehnikaülikooli spordihoone". Spordiregister.ee.
  8. "Tartu Ülikooli Spordihoone". Spordiregister.ee.
  9. "Valga Spordihoone". Spordiregister.ee.
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