LKL Finals
LKL Finals | |
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Status | Active |
Genre | Sporting event |
Date(s) | June |
Frequency | Annual |
Country | Lithuania |
Inaugurated | 1994 |
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The Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL) Finals is the championship finals series for the top-tier level professional club basketball league in Lithuania, the LKL, and the conclusion of the league's postseason. The Finals have been played in either a best-of-seven, or a best-of five format. The first LKL Finals series was held in 1994, and was contested by Žalgiris and Atletas, with Žalgiris winning the series 3–1.
Žalgiris Kaunas has been the most successful team, having won 19 out of the 24 LKL Finals series that have been played so far. Lietuvos rytas Vilnius is the only other team to win the LKL Finals.
LKL Finals champions (1994–present)
The champions of the LKL's Finals:
- 1994 Žalgiris Kaunas
- 1995 Žalgiris Kaunas
- 1996 Žalgiris Kaunas
- 1997 Žalgiris Kaunas
- 1998 Žalgiris Kaunas
- 1999 Žalgiris Kaunas
- 2000 Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
- 2001 Žalgiris Kaunas
- 2002 Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
- 2003 Žalgiris Kaunas
- 2004 Žalgiris Kaunas
- 2005 Žalgiris Kaunas
- 2006 Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
- 2007 Žalgiris Kaunas
- 2008 Žalgiris Kaunas
- 2009 Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
- 2010 Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
- 2011 Žalgiris Kaunas
- 2012 Žalgiris Kaunas
- 2013 Žalgiris Kaunas
- 2014 Žalgiris Kaunas
- 2015 Žalgiris Kaunas
- 2016 Žalgiris Kaunas
- 2017 Žalgiris Kaunas
- 2018 Žalgiris Kaunas
History
1994–2000: Early dominance by Žalgiris Kaunas
Žalgiris Kaunas won the first 6 LKL Finals series, from 1994 to 1999. The team's dominance in the LKL Finals came to an end in the 2000 LKL Finals, when they lost to Lietuvos rytas Vilnius. During that same period, Žalgiris had also won the second tier level European-wide FIBA Saporta Cup in the 1997–98 season, and the first tier level European-wide 1999 FIBA EuroLeague Final Four. From 1994 to 2000, Atletas Kaunas was the only other club that came close to winning the LKL Finals, as they won the first two games of the 5 game 1996 LKL Finals.
2000–2010: Lietuvos rytas Vilnius and Žalgiris dominate
Lietuvos rytas Vilnius finally ended Žalgiris Kaunas' run of winning the first 6 LKL Finals, when they won the finals in 2000. Over an 11 year period, from 2000 to 2010, all of the LKL Finals were won by the two clubs, with Lietuvos rytas winning 5 LKL Finals series, and Žalgiris Kaunas winning 6 LKL Finals series.
2011–present: Žalgiris Kaunas again dominates
Starting with the 2011 LKL Finals, Žalgiris Kaunas began another long run of dominance, winning 7 straight LKL Finals series, from 2011 to 2018.
LKL Finals series results
Season | Champion | Runner-up | Result |
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Žalgiris | Atletas | 3–1 | |
Žalgiris | Atletas | 3–0 | |
Žalgiris | Atletas | 3–2 | |
Žalgiris | Olimpas | 3–0 | |
Žalgiris | Atletas | 3–1 | |
Žalgiris | Lietuvos rytas | 3–0 | |
Lietuvos rytas | Žalgiris | 3–1 | |
Žalgiris | Lietuvos rytas | 3–2 | |
Lietuvos rytas | Žalgiris | 4–3 | |
Žalgiris | Lietuvos rytas | 4–2 | |
Žalgiris | Lietuvos rytas | 4–0 | |
Žalgiris | Lietuvos rytas | 4–0 | |
Lietuvos rytas | Žalgiris | 4–0 | |
Žalgiris | Lietuvos rytas | 4–2 | |
Žalgiris | Lietuvos rytas | 4–1 | |
Lietuvos rytas | Žalgiris | 4–1 | |
Lietuvos rytas | Žalgiris | 4–3 | |
Žalgiris | Lietuvos rytas | 4–1 | |
Žalgiris | Lietuvos rytas | 3–0 | |
Žalgiris | Lietuvos rytas | 4–0 | |
Žalgiris | Neptūnas | 4–2 | |
Žalgiris | Lietuvos rytas | 4–0 | |
Žalgiris | Neptūnas | 4–1 | |
Žalgiris | Lietkabelis | 4–1 |
LKL Finals 3rd place and 4th place
Season | 3rd place | 4th place |
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Statyba Vilnius | Lavera Kaunas | |
Lavera Kaunas | Šiauliai | |
Olimpas Plungė | Sakalai Vilnius | |
Šilutė | Šiauliai | |
Lietuvos rytas Vilnius | Sakalai Vilnius | |
Sakalai Vilnius | Šiauliai | |
Šiauliai | Sakalai Vilnius | |
Šiauliai | Alita Alytus | |
Alita Alytus | Šiauliai | |
Alita Alytus | Šiauliai | |
Šiauliai | Sakalai Vilnius | |
Šiauliai | Sakalai Vilnius | |
Šiauliai | Nevėžis Kėdainiai | |
Šiauliai | Neptūnas Klaipėda | |
Šiauliai | Alita Alytus | |
Šiauliai | Neptūnas Klaipėda | |
Šiauliai | Juventus Utena | |
Prienai | Juventus Utena | |
Prienai | Šiauliai | |
Neptūnas Klaipėda | Prienai | |
Lietuvos rytas Vilnius | Prienai | |
Juventus Utena | Neptūnas Klaipėda | |
Lietuvos rytas Vilnius | Juventus Utena | |
Lietuvos rytas Vilnius | Neptūnas Klaipėda |
Top 4 finishes by club
Club | Champion | Runner-up | 3rd Place | 4th Place | Winning years |
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Žalgiris | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
Lietuvos rytas | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2000, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2010 |
Atletas | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
Neptūnas | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
Olimpas | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Lietkabelis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Šiauliai | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | |
Vytautas | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Alita | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
Sakalai | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
Juventus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
Lavera | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Statyba | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Šilutė | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Nevėžis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Alytus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
LKL Finals won by head coach
Lithuanian coach Jonas Kazlauskas, has won a record of 6 LKL Finals series, as a head coach.
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Season | Champion's Head Coach |
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