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Korisliiga

Field	Value
name	Korisliiga
image	Korisliiga 2015-16 logo.png
country	Finland
confed	FIBA Europe
founded	1939
Senior Men's (SM) Basketball Championship Series
(1939–1999)
Senior Men's (SM) Basketball Championship
(1999–2004)
Sparliiga
(2004–2005)
Korisliiga
(2005–present)

teams	12
relegation	I-division A
levels	1
domest_cup	Finnish Basketball Cup
confed_cup	Champions League
FIBA Europe Cup
champions	Helsinki Seagulls (2nd title)
most_champs	Pantterit (14 titles)
tv	Elisa Viihde
website
current	2024–25 Korisliiga

Senior Men's (SM) Basketball Championship Series (1939–1999) Senior Men's (SM) Basketball Championship (1999–2004) Sparliiga (2004–2005) Korisliiga (2005–present)

FIBA Europe Cup (2024–25 season) 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, except the 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.

Logos

Korisliiga logo.png|The official Korisliiga logo used until the 2015–16 season

Teams

Current teams

Team	City	Home arena	Founded	Head coach
Helsinki Seagulls	Helsinki	Töölön kisahalli	2013	Timo Saukkola
Joensuun Kataja	Joensuu	Motonet Areena	1949	Petri Virtanen
Kauhajoen Karhu	Kauhajoki	IKH Areena	1910	Janne Koskimies
Kobrat	Lapua	Kobra-Areena	1989	Ville Turja
Korihait	Uusikaupunki	Uusikaupunki Areena	1974	Ivan Ivanovic
Kouvot	Kouvola	MLL Areena	1964	Kari Kurronen
KTP-Basket	Kotka	Steveco Areena	1927	Darko Mihajlovic
BC Nokia	Nokia	Harjuniityn palloiluhalli	1997	Greg Gibson
Salon Vilpas	Salo	Salohalli	1908	Jussi Savolainen
Tampereen Pyrintö	Tampere	Pyynikin palloiluhalli	1896	Tero Vasell
Bisons Loimaa	Loimaa	Loimaan liikuntahalli	1964	Konsta Mastomäki
Tapiolan Honka	Espoo	Tapiolan Urheiluhalli	1957	Aapo Heinonen

From 2000s, Korisliiga in timeline

Pantterit

Title holders

1938–39 Ylioppilaskoripalloilijat
1939–40 Eiran Kisa-Veikot
1940–41 Kadettikoulu
1941–43 Not held due to WWII
1943–44 Kiri-Veikot
1944–45 Kiri-Veikot
1945–46 NMKY Helsinki
1946–47 NMKY Helsinki
1947–48 Kiri-Veikot
1948–49 HOK-Veikot
1949–50 HOK-Veikot
1950–51 HOK-Veikot
1951–52 HOK-Veikot
1952–53 Pantterit
1953–54 Pantterit
1954–55 Pantterit
1955–56 Pantterit
1956–57 Pantterit
1957–58 KTP
1958–59 Pantterit
1959–60 Torpan Pojat
1960–61 Helsingin Kisa-Toverit
1961–62 Helsingin Kisa-Toverit
1962–63 Helsingin Kisa-Toverit
1963–64 Helsingin Kisa-Toverit
1964–65 Helsingin Kisa-Toverit
1965–66 Torpan Pojat
1966–67 KTP
1967–68 Tapion Honka
1968–69 Tapion Honka
1969–70 Tapion Honka
1970–71 Tapion Honka
1971–72 Tapion Honka
1972–73 Turun NMKY
1973–74 Honka Playboys
1974–75 Turun NMKY
1975–76 Honka Playboys
1976–77 Turun NMKY
1977–78 Torpan Pojat
1978–79 Playhonka
1979–80 Pantterit
1980–81 Torpan Pojat
1981–82 Turun NMKY
1982–83 Torpan Pojat
1983–84 NMKY Helsinki
1984–85 NMKY Helsinki
1985–86 Torpan Pojat
1986–87 NMKY Helsinki
1987–88 KTP
1988–89 NMKY Helsinki
1989–90 Uudenkaupungin Urheilijat
1990–91 KTP
1991–92 NMKY Helsinki
1992–93 KTP
1993–94 KTP
1994–95 Kouvot
1995–96 Torpan Pojat
1996–97 Torpan Pojat
1997–98 Torpan Pojat
1998–99 Kouvot
1999-00 Namika Lahti
2000–01 Espoon Honka
2001–02 Espoon Honka
2002–03 Espoon Honka
2003–04 Kouvot
2004–05 Lappeenrannan NMKY
2005–06 Lappeenrannan NMKY
2006–07 Espoon Honka
2007–08 Espoon Honka
2008–09 Namika Lahti
2009–10 Tampereen Pyrintö
2010–11 Tampereen Pyrintö
2011–12 Bisons Loimaa (Nilan)
2012–13 Bisons Loimaa (Nilan)
2013–14 Tampereen Pyrintö
2014–15 Kataja
2015–16 Kouvot
2016–17 Kataja
2017–18 Kauhajoki Karhu
2018–19 Kauhajoki Karhu
2019–20 None
2020–21 Salon Vilpas
2021–22 Kauhajoki Karhu
2022–23 Helsinki Seagulls
2023–24 BC Nokia
2024–25 Helsinki Seagulls
2025–26

Finals

Season	Champion	Runner-up	Finals score	Bronze medal
1980–81	Torpan Pojat	Tampereen Pyrintö	3–0	Hyvinkään Tahko
1981–82	Turun NMKY	Pantterit	3–2	KTP Basket
1982–83	Torpan Pojat	Pantterit	3–2	Turun NMKY
1983–84	Helsingin NMKY	Tapiolan Honka	3–0	KTP Basket
1984–85	Helsingin NMKY	KTP Basket	3–1	UU
1985–86	Torpan Pojat	KTP Basket	3–1	Helsingin NMKY
1986–87	Helsingin NMKY	KTP Basket	3–0	UU
1987–88	KTP Basket	Helsingin NMKY	3–2	Torpan Pojat
1988–89	Helsingin NMKY	HoNsU	3–2	Pantterit
1989–90	UU	KTP Basket	3–1	Helsingin NMKY
1990–91	KTP Basket	HoNsU	3–2	Torpan Pojat
1991–92	Helsingin NMKY	Pantterit	4–2	UU
1992–93	KTP Basket	Torpan Pojat	3–0	HoNsU
1993–94	KTP Basket	Torpan Pojat	3–2	Forssan Koripojat
1994–95	Kouvot	Korihait	3–1	Torpan Pojat
1995–96	Torpan Pojat	Namika Lahti		Espoon Honka
1996–97	Torpan Pojat	Kouvot		Espoon Honka
1997–98	Torpan Pojat	Kouvot		Espoon Honka
1998–99	Kouvot	Espoon Honka	3–1	Turun NMKY
1999–00	Namika Lahti	Torpan Pojat	3–2	Espoon Honka
2000–01	Espoon Honka	Tampereen Pyrintö	3–0	Namika Lahti
2001–02	Espoon Honka	Namika Lahti	3–2	Kataja
2002–03	Espoon Honka	Kataja	3–1	Pussihukat
2003–04	Kouvot	Namika Lahti	3–1	KTP Basket
2004–05	Lappeenrannan NMKY	Pussihukat	3–2	Kataja
2005–06	Lappeenrannan NMKY	Kataja	3–2	Espoon Honka
2006–07	Espoon Honka	Namika Lahti	3–0	Kataja
2007–08	Espoon Honka	Kouvot	3–1	Lappeenrannan NMKY
2008–09	Namika Lahti	Kataja	3–0	Tampereen Pyrintö
2009–10	Tampereen Pyrintö	Torpan Pojat	3–2	Kouvot
2010–11	Tampereen Pyrintö	Kataja	3–2	KTP Basket
2011–12	Bisons Loimaa	Kataja	3–1	Torpan Pojat
2012–13	Bisons Loimaa	KTP Basket	3–2	Kataja
2013–14	Tampereen Pyrintö	Kataja	3–1	Bisons Loimaa
2014–15	Kataja	Bisons Loimaa	3–2	KTP
2015–16	Kouvot	Tampereen Pyrintö	4–1	BC Nokia
2016–17	Kataja	Salon Vilpas	4–2	Helsinki Seagulls
2017–18	Kauhajoki Karhu	Salon Vilpas	4–2	Helsinki Seagulls
2018–19	Kauhajoki Karhu	Kouvot	4–1	KTP
2019–20	Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21	Salon Vilpas	Kauhajoki Karhu	4–2	Helsinki Seagulls
2021–22	Kauhajoki Karhu	Salon Vilpas	3–1	Helsinki Seagulls
2022–23	Helsinki Seagulls	Kauhajoki Karhu	4–2	Kataja Basket
2023–24	BC Nokia	Helsinki Seagulls	4–3	Kauhajoki Karhu
2024–25	Helsinki Seagulls	Kauhajoki Karhu	4–0	Salon Vilpas

Performance by club

Teams shown in italics are no longer in existence.

Club	Wins	Seasons won	Pantterit	Torpan Pojat	Espoon Honka	Helsingin NMKY	KTP	HKT	Tapiolan Honka	Turun NMKY	Kouvot	Pyrintö	Kauhajoki Karhu	Lappeenrannan NMKY	Namika Lahti	Bisons Loimaa	Kataja	Helsinki Seagulls	Ylioppilaskoripalloilijat	Eiran Kisa-Veikot	Kadettikoulu	Korihait	Salon Vilpas	BC Nokia
14	1944, 1945, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1980
9	1960, 1966, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1996, 1997, 1998
8	1974, 1976, 1979, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008
7	1946, 1947, 1984, 1985,1987, 1989, 1992
6	1958, 1967, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1994
5	1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965
5	1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972
4	1973, 1975, 1977, 1982
4	1995, 1999, 2004, 2016
3	2010, 2011, 2014
3	2018, 2019, 2022
2	2005, 2006
2	2000, 2009
2	2012, 2013
2	2015, 2017
2	2023, 2025
1	1939
1	1940
1	1941
1	1990
1	2021
1	2024

Records

All-time table of teams

Updated after the 2021–22 season.

Rank	Team	Seasons	GP	W	L	D	W%
1.	KTP-Basket	67	2283	1273	1009	1	55.8
2.	Torpan Pojat	51	1663	995	662	6	59.8
3.	Tampereen Pyrintö	57	1921	962	950	9	50.1
4.	Kouvot	31	1311	711	600	0	54.2
5.	Kataja Basket	29	1230	705	525	0	57.3
6.	Pantterit	54	1284	695	582	7	54.1
7.	Korihait	40	1542	664	878	0	43.1
8.	Helsingin NMKY	48	1191	645	543	3	54.2
9.	Namika Lahti	35	1249	639	610	0	51.2
10.	Tapiolan Honka 00ers	36	1089	600	489	0	55.1

All-time leaders

Category	Player	Total	Games	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
FIN Timo Heinonen
FIN Gerald Lee, Sr.
USA Damon Williams
BIH Bojan Sarcevic
FIN Gerald Lee, Sr.
FIN Pekka Markkanen

Source: Basket.fi

Single game records

Category	Player	Record	Season	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Efficiency	Steals	Blocks
USA Joe Wright		1991–92
FIN Garcia Hopkins		1985–86
FIN Petri Niiranen		1991–92
FIN Larry Pounds		1985–86
FIN Gerald Lee, Sr.		1988–89
USA Damon Vance		1987–88

Source: Basket.fi

Individual player records

As of after the 2021–22 season.

Most points scored in a game:
- 79 by Joe Wright on February 12, 1992 in Turku NKMY 117–145 Panterit
Highest efficiency score in a game
- 70 by Larry Pounds on November 24, 1985 in Kotka Työväe's Ballers 100–73 Säynätsalo Riento
Most 2-point field goals made in a game
- 24 by Herbert Crook on March 11, 1993 in Helsingin NMKY 132–111 Turun NMKY
Most 3-point field goals made in a game
- 14 by Adonis Jordan on October 17, 1999 in Espoon Honka 98–84 Pussihukat
Most free throws made in a game
- 27 by Ville Kaunisto on April 12, 2004 in Kouvot 96–71 Namika Lahti
Most rebounds in a game
- 32 by Garcia Hopkins on February 16, 1986 in Tampereen Pyrintö 131–80 Säynätsalon Riento

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

;Averages

Season	Avg
	248
	546
	550
	367
	609
	686
	643
	571
	588
	660
	719
	668
	793
	809
	785
	736
	790
	728
	808
	850
	863
	918
	883
	911
	905
	868
	949
	776
	861
	938
	1,024
	1,017
	874
	907
	830
	144
	640
	879

;Records

Attendance	Game	Year
	Torpan Pojat – Espoon Honka
	Torpan Pojat – Kouvot
	Turun NMKY – Forssan Koripojat
	Espoon Honka – Namika Lahti
	Espoon Honka – Piiloset
	Namika Lahti – Kouvot
	Torpan Pojat – Karkkilan Urheilijat
	Kataja Basket — Salon Vilpas

References

"Historia".
"Historia".
(7 November 2005). "Korisliigan yleisöennätys 7420 katsojaa". Finnish Basketball Federation.

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