Latvian–Estonian Basketball League | ||||||||||
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Season | 2020–21 | |||||||||
Duration | 3 October 2020 – 11 April 2021 | |||||||||
Number of games | 164 | |||||||||
Number of teams | 13 | |||||||||
TV partner(s) | Best4Sport TV, Delfi TV | |||||||||
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Finals | ||||||||||
Champions | ![]() | |||||||||
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Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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Records | ||||||||||
Biggest home win | Kalev/Cramo 110–46 Tartu Ülikool (2 December 2020) | |||||||||
Biggest away win | Latvijas Universitāte 42–86 VEF Rīga (4 December 2020) Ventspils 59–103 VEF Rīga (28 March 2021) | |||||||||
Highest scoring | Ventspils 113–90 Valmiera Glass/ViA (24 October 2020) | |||||||||
← 2019–20 2021-22 → |
The 2020–21 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League, known as Paf Latvian–Estonian Basketball League for sponsorship reasons, was the 3rd season of the Latvian–Estonian Basketball League, the combined top basketball division of Latvia and Estonia.
The season began on 3 October 2020 and ended in 11 April 2021. The Final 6 was played at the Elektrum Olimpiskais Sporta centrs in Riga, Latvia, with Kalev/Cramo winning its first title.
Competition format
It was planned, that the competition format would follow the usual double round-robin format: all the teams would play each other twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 24 games; teams would have been ranked by total points, with the eight highest-ranked teams advancing to the quarter-finals; the quarterfinal series would have been played to two wins (best-of-three); the winning teams would determine the champion in a Final Four tournament.[1]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic risks, it was planned, that from October till 6 December teams would play only within the respective country.[2][3][4]
It was announced in 11 November, that after 6 December due to the increasing spread of coronavirus in the region teams will continue competing within their respective country (thefore, playing 3rd and 4th lap), and so no international games will be played in the Regular season.[5] Discussions on the play-off format are still ongoing.[6]
Teams
13 teams, 7 from Estonia and 6 from Latvia, are contesting the league in the 2020–21 season.
Venues and locations
Team | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
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Rapla | Sadolin Sports Hall | 1000 |
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Tallinn | Kalev Sports Hall / Saku Suurhall | 1780 / 7200 |
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Rīga | Elektrum Olympic Sports Center | 830 |
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Liepāja | Liepāja Olympic Center | 2542 |
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Ogre | Ogre 1st Secondary School | 500 |
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Pärnu | Pärnu Sports Hall | 1820 |
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Rakvere | Rakvere Sports Hall | 2747 |
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Tallinn | Sõle Sports Centre | |
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Tallinn | TalTech Sports Hall | 1000 |
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Tartu | University of Tartu Sports Hall | 2600 |
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Valmiera | Vidzeme Olympic Center | 1500 |
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Rīga | Elektrum Olympic Sports Center / Arena Riga | 830 / 11 200 |
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Ventspils | Ventspils Olympic Center | 3085 |
Personnel and kits
Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor |
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Estonia
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification |
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23 | 21 | 2 | 2066 | 1619 | +447 | .913 | Advance to Final 6 semifinals[7] |
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24 | 17 | 7 | 1938 | 1830 | +108 | .708 | Advance to Final 6 quarterfinals[7] |
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24 | 13 | 11 | 1862 | 1793 | +69 | .542 | |
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24 | 11 | 13 | 1756 | 1899 | −143 | .458 | |
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23 | 10 | 13 | 1806 | 1818 | −12 | .435 | |
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24 | 8 | 16 | 1734 | 1966 | −232 | .333 | |
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24 | 3 | 21 | 1871 | 2108 | −237 | .125 |
Results
Latvia
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification |
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25 | 23 | 2 | 2264 | 1768 | +496 | .920 | Advance to Final 6 semifinals[7] |
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25 | 15 | 10 | 2071 | 2044 | +27 | .600 | Advance to Final 6 quarterfinals[7] |
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25 | 14 | 11 | 2028 | 1922 | +106 | .560 | |
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25 | 12 | 13 | 1988 | 2036 | −48 | .480 | |
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25 | 7 | 18 | 1877 | 2145 | −268 | .280 | |
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25 | 4 | 21 | 1698 | 2011 | −313 | .160 |
Results
Final 6
Final 6, which featured 3 of the highest ranked teams from each country, with highest ranked team from each country receiving a bye to semifinals, was held in Riga, Latvia from April 8 to April 11[8]
Quarterfinal 8 April | Semifinals 10 April | Final April 11 | ||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 83 | ||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 69 | 3 | ![]() | 63 | |||||||||
3 | ![]() | 79 | 1 | ![]() | 86 | |||||||||
1 | ![]() | 75 | ||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 90 | ||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 68 | 3 | ![]() | 85 | |||||||||
3 | ![]() | 77 | Bronze medal game | |||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 73 | ||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 75 |
Individual awards
- Tournament MVP[9]
- All-Star Five
- Maurice Kemp (Kalev/Cramo)
- Janari Jõesaar (Kalev/Cramo)
- Brandon Childress (Avis Utilitas Rapla)
- Kyle Allman (VEF Rīga)
- Rihards Kuksiks (Ogre)
References
- ↑ "Latvian - Estonian Basketball League regulations season 2020/2021" (PDF). basket.ee. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ↑ "Pafbet LAT-EST čempionātā piedalīsies 13 komandas". basket.lv. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ↑ "Latvijas - Igaunijas līgā spēlēs nepāra skaits komandu". sportacentrs.com. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ↑ "Latvijas basketbola līgas: četrkāršs starts par spīti pandēmijai un reģionālo komandu rekordskaits". basket.lv. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ↑ "Pafbet LAT-EST līgas pamatturnīrs turpināsies bez starpvalstu spēlēm". estlatbl.com. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ↑ "Eesti ja Läti korvpalliklubid Paf liiga põhiturniiril omavahel ei kohtu". delfi.ee. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 "Pafbet LAT-EST: "Latvijas Universitāte" pārspēj vicelīderus, "VEF Rīga" uzvar Liepājā; valmierieši uzvar "Ogri"". basket.lv. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ↑ "The final tournament of the Paf Estonian-Latvian Basketball League will take place from 8th to 11th of April in Riga". estlatbl.com. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ↑ "Uudised - BC Kalev/Cramo defeated VEF in Paf League final, Ogre brought home the bronze". www.estlatbl.com. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
External links
- Official website
- Estonian Basketball Association (in Estonian)
- Latvian Basketball Association (in Latvian)