Korvpalli Meistriliiga
Founded1925 (1925)
First season1925
CountryEstonia
ConfederationFIBA Europe
Number of teams8
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toI liiga
Domestic cup(s)Estonian Cup
International cup(s)Champions League
FIBA Europe Cup
Current championsBC Kalev/Cramo (13th title)
(2022–23)
Most championshipsTartu Ülikool (26 titles)
TV partnersDelfi TV, Inspira
Websitebasket.ee
2022–23

The Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML), known as the PAF Korvpalli Meistriliiga for sponsorship reasons, is the top-tier men's basketball league in Estonia. The league is organized by the Estonian Basketball Association.

The competition was founded in 1925. From the 1998–99 season until the end of the 2001–02 season the league was organized by the Eesti Korvpalliklubide Assotsiatsioon (English: Estonian Basketball Clubs' Association). As of the 2018–19 season, Estonian-Latvian Basketball League regular season games count towards the KML standings. The games are played under FIBA rules. The most successful team in the competition is Tartu Ülikool (University of Tartu), with 26 titles.[1] BC Kalev/Cramo are the defending league champions.

History

Names of the competition

  • 1994–1998: Eesti Meeste Korvpalliliiga (EMKL)
  • 1998–2002: Eesti Korvpalliklubide Assotsiatsioon (EKKA)
  • 2002–present: Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML)

Title sponsorship

  • 2002–2004: Peugeot Korvpalli Meistriliiga
  • 2004–2009: Ühispanga/SEB Korvpalli Meistriliiga
  • 2009–2013: G4S Korvpalli Meistriliiga
  • 2013–2018: Alexela Korvpalli Meistriliiga
  • 2018–2019: OlyBet Korvpalli Meistriliiga
  • 2019–present: PAF Korvpalli Meistriliiga

Current teams

Team Home city Arena Capacity
AVIS UTILITAS Rapla Rapla Sadolin Sports Hall 958[2]
BC Kalev/Cramo Tallinn Tondiraba Sports Center 7,700[3]
Kalev Sports Hall 1,700[4]
Keila KK Keila Keila Health Center 800[5]
Pärnu Sadam Pärnu Pärnu Sports Hall 1,820[6]
Tallinn Kalev Tallinn TalTech Sports Hall 1,000[7]
Nord Cramo Sports Hall 980[8]
TalTech/OPTIBET TalTech Sports Hall 1,000[7]
Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits Tartu University of Tartu Sports Hall 2,600[9]
Viimsi Haabneeme Forus Sports Center 500[10]

Title holders

Finals

SeasonChampionSeriesRunner-upChampion's coachFinals MVP
1992–93 BC Rafter 2–0 Asto Estonia Riho Soonik Not awarded
1993–94 Asto 2–1 Baltika Estonia Jaanus Levkoi
1994–95 BC Kalev/Auma 3–1 BC Tallinn Estonia Jaak Salumets
1995–96 BC Kalev 3–0 KK Tartu Estonia Jaak Salumets
1996–97 BC Tallinn 3–1 Baltika Estonia Üllar Kerde
1997–98 BC Kalev 3–1 BC Tallinn Netherlands Maarten van Gent
1998–99 BC Tallinn 3–0 Nybit Estonia Üllar Kerde
1999–00 Tartu Ülikool-Delta 3–0 Tallinna Kalev Estonia Teet Laur
2000–01 Tartu Ülikool-Delta 3–0 Tallinna Ülikoolid-A. Le Coq Estonia Jüri Neissaar
2001–02 Tallinna Kalev 3–2 Tartu Rock Estonia Üllar Kerde
2002–03 Tallinna Kalev 4–2 TTÜ/A. Le Coq Estonia Andres Sõber
2003–04 TÜ/Rock 4–2 EBS/Nybit Estonia Tõnu Lust
2004–05 Ehitustööriist 4–3 TÜ/Rock Estonia Allan Dorbek
2005–06 BC Kalev/Cramo 4–3 TÜ/Rock Estonia Aivar Kuusmaa United States James Williams
2006–07 TÜ/Rock 4–2 Tallinna BC Kalev/Cramo Lithuania Algirdas Brazys Estonia Tanel Tein
2007–08 TÜ/Rock 4–0 Tallinna BC Kalev/Cramo Estonia Üllar Kerde United States Brian Cusworth
2008–09 BC Kalev/Cramo 4–2 TÜ/Rock New Zealand Nenad Vučinić Estonia Kristjan Kangur
2009–10 TÜ/Rock 4–2 BC Rakvere Tarvas Estonia Indrek Visnapuu Estonia Janar Talts
2010–11 BC Kalev/Cramo 4–0 TÜ/Rock Estonia Aivar Kuusmaa Latvia Armands Šķēle
2011–12 BC Kalev/Cramo 4–0 Tartu Ülikool Estonia Aivar Kuusmaa Estonia Tanel Sokk
2012–13 BC Kalev/Cramo 4–0 TÜ/Rock Estonia Alar Varrak Estonia Tanel Sokk
2013–14 BC Kalev/Cramo 4–0 TÜ/Rock Estonia Alar Varrak Romania Vlad Moldoveanu
2014–15 TÜ/Rock 4–1 BC Kalev/Cramo Estonia Gert Kullamäe Estonia Tanel Kurbas
2015–16 BC Kalev/Cramo 4–1 TÜ/Rock Estonia Alar Varrak Latvia Rolands Freimanis
2016–17 BC Kalev/Cramo 4–0 AVIS UTILITAS Rapla Estonia Alar Varrak Bulgaria Branko Mirković
2017–18 BC Kalev/Cramo 4–0 Tartu Ülikool Lithuania Donaldas Kairys Estonia Kristjan Kangur
2018–19 BC Kalev/Cramo 3–0 Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ Lithuania Donaldas Kairys Bulgaria Branko Mirković
2019–20 Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020–21 BC Kalev/Cramo 3–1 Pärnu Sadam Latvia Roberts Štelmahers United States Chavaughn Lewis
2021–22 Pärnu Sadam 3–0 Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits Estonia Heiko Rannula Latvia Andris Misters
2022–23 BC Kalev/Cramo 3–0 Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits Estonia Heiko Rannula Ukraine Oleksandr Kovliar

Titles by team

Team Titles Champion years
Tartu Ülikool[lower-alpha 1] 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[lower-alpha 2] 21 1927, 1930, 1931, 1943, 1944[lower-alpha 3], 1945, 1946, 1947, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2003
BC Kalev/Cramo[lower-alpha 4] 13 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023
TPI 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[lower-alpha 5] 4 1991, 1994, 1997, 1999
Tartu NMKÜ 3 1934, 1936, 1937
EMÜ[lower-alpha 6] 2 1957, 1960
Harju KEK 2 1974, 1979
Tallinna Sport 1 1925
Tallinna NMKÜ 1 1935
Tallinna Dünamo 1 1941
Tartu Kalev 1 1944[lower-alpha 7]
Metallist 1 1981
Pärnu Sadam 1 2022
  1. ↑ Includes results as Tartu EASK, Tartu ÜSK and TRÜ
  2. ↑ Folded in 2005
  3. ↑ Winter tournament
  4. ↑ Includes results as Ehitustööriist
  5. ↑ Includes results as Asto and BC Tallinn
  6. ↑ Includes results as EPA
  7. ↑ Summer tournament

Awards

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kullaklubi". Basket.ut.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "Sadolin Spordihoone". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Tondiraba Jäähall". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Kalevi Spordihall". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Keila Tervisekeskus". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Pärnu Spordihall". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  7. 1 2 "Tallinna Tehnikaülikooli spordihoone". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "Nord Cramo spordihoone". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "Tartu Ülikooli Spordihoone". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  10. ↑ "FORUS Spordikeskus Viimsi". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
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