2019–20 Korisliiga season

The 2019–20 Korisliiga season was the 80th season of the top professional basketball league in Finland. Karhu were the defending champions. On 13 March 2020, the season was ended prematurely due to the coronavirus pandemic.[1]

Korisliiga
Competition details
Season 2019–20
Teams 12
← 2018–19
2020–21 →

Format

The eleven teams would play four teams against each one of the other teams for a total of 40 games. The eight best qualified teams would join the playoffs, the 11th qualified would play a best-of-three relegation playoff against the First Division runners-up and the last team would be directly relegated.

However, the league ended without finishing the regular season.

Teams
Location of teams in the 2019–20 Korisliiga

Lahti promoted as champion of the First Division.

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

Regular season

League table
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Salon Vilpas 36 30 6 3356 2840 +516 60 Qualification for the playoffs
2 Helsinki Seagulls 36 30 6 3338 2860 +478 60
3 Karhu 37 28 9 3250 2904 +346 56
4 KTP 36 19 17 3246 3158 +88 38
5 Pyrintö 37 19 18 3358 3385 −27 38
6 Nokia 37 18 19 3141 3114 +27 36
7 Kataja 36 17 19 3070 3100 −30 34
8 Kouvot 36 15 21 3048 3085 −37 30
9 Lahti 36 12 24 3011 3179 −168 24
10 Ura eGameStars 36 12 24 3027 3377 −350 24
11 Kobrat 36 11 25 2965 3248 −283 22 Qualification to relegation playoffs
12 Korihait 37 7 30 2914 3474 −560 14 Relegated to First Division
Updated to match(es) played on 11 March 2020. Source: Korisliiga

Results
Home \ Away HEL KAU KAT KOB KOR KOU KTP LAH NOK PYR VIL URA HEL KAU KAT KOB KOR KOU KTP LAH NOK PYR VIL URA
Helsinki Seagulls — 72–66 89–80 94–64 109–75 98–63 76–75 80–64 102–83 103–89 111–76 97–80 — 97–74 97–88 97–79 91–72 113–76 104–72 96–86
Karhu 93–100 — 89–74 86–64 81–69 96–79 95–71 84–92 94–102 79–75 70–69 93–72 91–71 — 86–70 92–76 94–86 88–75 88–67 88–76
Kataja 99–106 80–106 — 91–67 95–77 95–86 91–86 62–82 79–72 88–73 76–78 97–72 71–85 89–95 — 91–86 89–86 99–82 89–88 102–81
Kobrat 70–96 81–96 82–94 — 88–89 88–77 90–80 79–99 80–81 97–92 90–84 102–85 72–87 71–89 — 105–79 75–86 77–90 65–81 84–107 82–68
Korihait 68–108 79–81 69–84 88–94 — 88–75 71–106 66–87 55–91 94–96 63–95 89–108 70–104 90–87 82–94 — 78–99 91–82 71–102 98–75 83–96
Kouvot 81–71 75–87 84–88 96–81 108–75 — 98–86 84–83 79–86 102–86 59–69 97–82 66–85 81–73 92–70 86–88 — 85–95 75–94 85–84
KTP 101–85 88–93 100–82 109–97 99–84 98–71 — 94–85 97–79 104–96 78–89 100–72 101–85 89–95 84–80 88–94 — 78–101 102–77 92–129 113–78
Lahti 84–90 75–84 86–69 81–92 106–73 95–104 95–98 — 71–87 84–88 91–99 84–81 95–82 60–99 86–81 73–100 — 77–75 75–111
Nokia 83–90 81–72 102–94 98–69 88–82 68–77 72–85 94–81 — 91–97 73–83 100–84 63–87 89–84 77–86 90–88 — 93–97 77–84 90–82
Pyrintö 91–105 86–73 99–102 105–88 87–78 69–94 103–99 115–104 110–90 — 85–96 119–77 92–90 82–104 86–84 98–78 101–94 101–65 — 75–89 127–88
Salon Vilpas 100–88 82–68 97–65 105–91 92–77 95–77 88–90 89–84 77–74 99–77 — 100–76 81–62 90–72 87–80 115–65 93–82 97–76 106–85 —
Ura eGameStars 82–97 83–117 85–73 117–93 77–92 99–89 82–77 102–98 92–76 83–86 92–87 — 80–93 84–75 98–83 77–74 73–81 82–85 71–130 —
Updated to match(es) played on 11 March 2020. Source: Korisliiga
Colours: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Relegation playoffs
Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg
0 0 0

Finnish clubs in European competitions
TeamCompetitionProgress
KarhuChampions LeagueSecond qualifying round
KatajaFIBA Europe CupRegular season

References
  1. "Myös miesten ja naisten Korisliiga- ja divisioonakaudet päätökseen". Korisliiga. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
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