2018–19 Finnish Basketball Cup
The 2018–19 of the Finnish Basketball Cup is at its 33rd edition.
| Competition details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | 2018–19 | ||
| Teams | 16 | ||
| Games played | 27 | ||
| TV | Elisa Viihde | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |
Salon Vilpas (1st title) | ||
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← 2013 2019-20 →
All statistics correct as of 8 January 2019. | |||
The competition was interrupted in 2013 and resumed for the season 2018–19. The Opening match was played on 30 October 2018.[1]
Format
Every Finnish basketball team from any league could join voluntarily the Finnish Basketball Cup.[2] The competition is structured in single game play-off series, with the exception that the teams that lose at the first and second round have a second chance to qualify by playing an additional play-out round.[3]
Teams
| Team | City | Tier | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BC Lepi | Nokia | Over 35 Championship | BC Nokia |
| Espoo Basket Team | Espoo | I Division B | |
| Forssan Koripojat | Forssa | I Division A | |
| Jyväskylä Basketball Academy | Jyväskylä | I Division A | |
| Koiviston Kipinä | Äänekoski | II Division South East Area | |
| KTP Basket | Kotka | Korisliiga | |
| Lahti Basketball | Lahti | I Division A | |
| LoKoKo Bisons | Loimaa | I Division A | |
| Munkkiniemen Kisapojat | Helsinki | I Division B | |
| Porvoon Tarmo | Porvoo | I Division A | |
| Pyrintö Akatemia | Tampere | I Division A | Tampereen Pyrintö |
| Tampereen Pyrintö | Tampere | Korisliiga | |
| Raiders Basket | Järvenpää | I Division B | |
| Roosters | Nokia | III Division Western Area | BC Nokia |
| Räppäkäpälät | Porvoo | II Division Southern Area | Porvoon Tarmo |
| Salon Vilpas | Salo | Korisliiga |
First round
In the first round all the teams qualify to the second round, no matter what the result is. But the winners from the first round play against each other in a single game play-off format, while the losers go in a play-out round.
Second round
The second round play-offs are played amongst the teams that won in the first round. The winning teams go directly to the fourth round, while the losing teams play an extra third round with the chance to qualify to the fourth round.
The play-outs are played amongst the teams that lost the first play off round. The losing teams are out from the competition, while the winning teams play in the additional round against the losing team from the play-offs of the second round, with a chance to qualify to the fourth round.
Play off
Play out
Third round
In the third round the teams who won the play-outs play against the teams that lost the second round of play-offs. The winners will qualify to the fourth round and will play against the teams that won the second round of play-offs
Bracket
The final stage is played in single match quarters, semifinals and final.[4]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 6 February 2019 | ||||||||||
| Raiders Basket | 64 | |||||||||
| 5 March 2019 | ||||||||||
| Munkkiniemen Kisapojat | 68 | |||||||||
| Munkkiniemen Kisapojat | 89 | |||||||||
| 22 February 2019 | ||||||||||
| Tampereen Pyrintö | 99 | |||||||||
| Tampereen Pyrintö | 115 | |||||||||
| 16 March 2019 | ||||||||||
| Forssan Koripojat | 90 | |||||||||
| Tampereen Pyrintö | 93 | |||||||||
| 29 January 2019 | ||||||||||
| Salon Vilpas | 106 | |||||||||
| Lahti Basketball | 102 | |||||||||
| 5 March 2019 | ||||||||||
| BC Lepi | 83 | |||||||||
| Lahti Basketball | 79 | |||||||||
| 6 February 2019 | ||||||||||
| Salon Vilpas | 104 | |||||||||
| Salon Vilpas | 98 | |||||||||
| KTP Basket | 86 | |||||||||
Final
| 16 March 2019 Final |
Tampereen Pyrintö | 93–106 | Salon Vilpas | Tampere |
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| 19:00 (EET) | Scoring by quarter: 26–27, 21–25, 23–29, 23–25 | |||
| Elisa Viihde | Pts: Osku Heinonen 20 Rebs: Kenneth Manigault 8 Asts: Kenneth Manigault 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Jack Gibbs 31 Rebs: Juho Nenonen 9 Asts: Teemu Rannikko 5 |
Arena: Pyynikin Palloiluhalli |
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References
- "2018-19 Finnish Basketball Cup games" (in Finnish).
- "2018-19 Finnish Basketball Cup regulation" (PDF) (in Finnish).
- "2018-19 Finnish Basketball Cup format" (in Finnish).
- "2018-19 Finnish Cup Bracket System" (in Finnish).