Korisliiga
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Current season, competition or edition: 2015–16 Korisliiga season |
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| Sport | Basketball |
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| Founded | 1939 |
| No. of teams | 11 |
| Country |  Finland |
| Continent |  FIBA Europe (Europe) |
| Most recent champion(s) | Tampereen Pyrintö (3rd title) |
| Most titles | Pantterit (14 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | YLE TV2 (Streaming: KorisliigaTV, VeikkausTV, ISTV) |
| Related competitions | Finnish Basketball Cup |
| Official website | www.korisliiga.fi |
The Korisliiga is the top league of professional basketball in Finland, comprising the top 11 teams of the country. In current format each team plays all other teams four times in the regular season, twice at home and twice away, for a total of 40 games. The top eight teams continue to the Playoffs, where all instances are in a "Best-of-five" format. Pantterit owns the record for most titles; with 14. The top league for women is Naisten Korisliiga.
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Current teams
- Helsinki Seagulls, Helsinki
- Bisons Loimaa, Loimaa
- Joensuun Kataja, Joensuu
- Kauhajoen Karhu, Kauhajoki
- Korikobrat, Lapua
- Kouvot, Kouvola
- KTP Basket, Kotka
- Namika Lahti, Lahti
- Salon Vilpas, Salo
- Tampereen Pyrintö, Tampere
- Tapiolan Honka, Espoo
Title holders
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Finals
Performance by club
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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 |
| Helsingin Kisa-Toverit | 5 | 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 |
| Turun NMKY | 4 | 1973, 1975, 1977, 1982 |
| Kouvot | 3 | 1995, 1999, 2004 |
| Tampereen Pyrintö | 3 | 2010, 2011, 2014 |
| Lappeenrannan NMKY | 2 | 2005, 2006 |
| Namika Lahti | 2 | 2000, 2009 |
| Bisons Loimaa | 2 | 2012, 2013 |
| Ylioppilaskoripalloilijat | 1 | 1939 |
| Eiran Kisa-Veikot | 1 | 1940 |
| Kadettikoulu | 1 | 1941 |
| UU | 1 | 1990 |
| Kataja Basket Club | 1 | 2015 |
All-time leaders
| Category | Player | Total |
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| Games | Jarkko Tuomala |
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| Points | Gerald Lee, Sr. |
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| Rebounds | Jonathan Moore |
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| Assists | Petri Virtanen |
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| Steals | Gerald Lee, Sr. |
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| Blocks | Sami Lehtoranta |
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Last update: 15 November 2014.
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
Attendance
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References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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