Korisliiga
The Korisliiga is the top-tier professional basketball league in Finland, comprising the top 12 teams of the country. In its current format, each team plays all other teams two times in the regular season, once at home and once away, for a total of 22 regular season games. The top six teams advances continues to upper stage and the bottom six teams plays lower stage after 22 games, 5 games at home and 5 games at away versus all other teams in stage. The best two teams from lower group joins to playoffs with upper group teams. Playoffs are played best of seven format, expect quarter-finals which are played best of 5 format. Pantterit holds the record for the most league titles won, with 14. The top level Finnish league for women is the Naisten Korisliiga.
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| Founded | 1939 |
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| Country |  Finland |
| Confederation | FIBA Europe |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Koripallon I-divisioona |
| Domestic cup(s) | Finnish Basketball Cup |
| International cup(s) | Champions League FIBA Europe Cup |
| Current champions | Karhu (2nd title) (2018–19) |
| Most championships | Pantterit (14 titles) |
| TV partners | Elisa Viihde |
| Website | korisliiga |
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Logos
The official Korisliiga logo used until the 2015–16 season
Teams in the 2020–21 season
| Team | City | Home arena | Founded | Head coach |
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| Helsinki Seagulls | Helsinki | Töölön kisahalli | 2013 | Jussi Laakso |
| Joensuun Kataja | Joensuu | Joensuu-areena | 1900 | Petri Virtanen |
| Kauhajoen Karhu | Kauhajoki | Kauhajoen liikuntahalli | 1910 | Janne Koskimies |
| Kobrat | Lapua | Lapuan urheilutalo | 1989 | Ville Turja |
| Korihait | Uusikaupunki | Pohitullin palloiluhalli | 1898 | Jarno Nikula |
| Kouvot | Kouvola | Mansikka-ahon urheiluhalli | 1964 | Tuomas Oja |
| KTP-Basket | Kotka | Steveco-areena | 1927 | Tomi Kaminen |
| Lahti Basketball | Lahti | Lahden suurhalli | 2015 | Pieti Poikola |
| BC Nokia | Nokia | Nokian palloiluhalli | 1997 | Greg Gibson |
| Salon Vilpas | Salo | Salohalli | 1908 | Sami Toiviainen |
| Tampereen Pyrintö | Tampere | Pyynikin palloiluhalli | 1896 | Mikka Sopanen |
| Ura Basket | Kaarina | Kupittaan palloiluhalli | 2005 | Damion Dantzler |
From 2000s, Korisliiga in timeline
| 2000– 2001 | 2001– 2002 | 2002– 2003 | 2003– 2004 | 2004– 2005 | 2005– 2006 | 2006– 2007 | 2007– 2008 | 2008– 2009 | 2009– 2010 | 2010– 2011 | 2011– 2012 | 2012– 2013 | 2013– 2014 | 2014– 2015 | 2015– 2016 |
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Title holders
Finals
Performance by club
Teams shown in italics are no longer in existence.
| Club | Wins | Seasons won |
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| Pantterit | 14 | 1944, 1945, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1980 |
| Espoon Honka | 13 | 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1979, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008 |
| Torpan Pojat | 9 | 1960, 1966, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1996, 1997, 1998 |
| Helsingin NMKY | 7 | 1946, 1947, 1984, 1985,1987, 1989, 1992 |
| KTP | 6 | 1958, 1967, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1994 |
| HKT | 5 | 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 |
| Turun NMKY | 4 | 1973, 1975, 1977, 1982 |
| Kouvot | 4 | 1995, 1999, 2004, 2016 |
| Pyrintö | 3 | 2010, 2011, 2014 |
| Lappeenrannan NMKY | 2 | 2005, 2006 |
| Namika Lahti | 2 | 2000, 2009 |
| Bisons Loimaa | 2 | 2012, 2013 |
| Kataja | 2 | 2015, 2017 |
| Ylioppilaskoripalloilijat | 1 | 1939 |
| Eiran Kisa-Veikot | 1 | 1940 |
| Kadettikoulu | 1 | 1941 |
| Korihait | 1 | 1990 |
| Kauhajoki Karhu | 1 | 2018 |
Records
All-time leaders
| Category | Player | Total |
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| Games | Jarkko Tuomala | |
| Points | Gerald Lee, Sr. | |
| Rebounds | Jonathan Moore | |
| Assists | Petri Virtanen | |
| Steals | Gerald Lee, Sr. | |
| Blocks | Sami Lehtoranta | |
Source: Basket.fi
Single game records
| Category | Player | Record | Season |
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| Points |  Joe Wright | 1991–92 | |
| Rebounds | Garcia Hopkins | 1985–86 | |
| Assists | Petri Niiranen | 1991–92 | |
| Efficiency | Larry Pounds | 1985–86 | |
| Steals | Gerald Lee, Sr. | 1988–89 | |
| Blocks | Damon Vance | 1987–88 | |
Source: Basket.fi
Awards
- MVP – One for domestic players and another for foreign ones.
- Finals MVP
- Defensive Player of the Year
- Rookie of the Year
- Most Improved Player
- Sixth Man of the Year
- Coach of the Year
- Referee of the Year
- Finnish Basketball Hall of Fame
Attendance
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See also
References
- "Korisliigan yleisöennätys 7420 katsojaa". basket.fi (in Finnish). Finnish Basketball Federation. 7 November 2005. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
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