Korisliiga

Korisliiga is the top-tier professional basketball league in Finland, comprising the top-twelve teams of the country. Pantterit hold the record for the most league titles won, with fourteen. Salon Vilpas are the reigning Finnish Champions (SM) after winning the playoff finals versus Joensuun Kataja in 2026.

The league was founded by Basketball Finland in 1939 as Koripallon ( or 'Basketball Finnish Championship series'). It was renamed ('Finnish Champion[ship] Basket') in 1999 and was known as Sparliiga during the 2004–05 season due to a sponsorship agreement with Spar. The current league name, Korisliiga ('Basket League'), has been used since 2005.

Season format 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.

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 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 2013–20142014–2015 2015–2016 Pyrbasket Pyrintö KTP Kouvot Kataja Namika Lahti Vilpas Korihait Karhu LrNMKY N. Lpr Espoon Honka Tapiolan Honka Tarmo LoKoKo ToPo Seagulls Kobrat FoKoPo T. Comp. Pussihukat Aura Basket Huima BC Jyväskylä BC Nokia SäyRi 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 Salon Vilpas

Finals Season Champion Runner-up Finals score Bronze medal1980–81 Torpan Pojat Tampereen Pyrintö3–0 Hyvinkään Tahko1981–82 Turun NMKY Pantterit3–2 KTP Basket1982–83 Torpan Pojat Pantterit3–2 Turun NMKY1983–84 Helsingin NMKY Tapiolan Honka3–0 KTP Basket1984–85 Helsingin NMKY KTP Basket3–1 UU1985–86 Torpan Pojat KTP Basket3–1 Helsingin NMKY1986–87 Helsingin NMKY KTP Basket3–0 UU1987–88 KTP Basket Helsingin NMKY3–2 Torpan Pojat1988–89 Helsingin NMKY HoNsU3–2 Pantterit1989–90 UU KTP Basket3–1 Helsingin NMKY1990–91 KTP Basket HoNsU3–2 Torpan Pojat1991–92 Helsingin NMKY Pantterit4–2 UU1992–93 KTP Basket Torpan Pojat3–0 HoNsU1993–94 KTP Basket Torpan Pojat3–2 Forssan Koripojat1994–95 Kouvot Korihait3–1 Torpan Pojat1995–96 Torpan Pojat Namika Lahti Espoon Honka1996–97 Torpan Pojat Kouvot Espoon Honka1997–98 Torpan Pojat Kouvot Espoon Honka1998–99 Kouvot Espoon Honka3–1 Turun NMKY1999–00 Namika Lahti Torpan Pojat3–2 Espoon Honka2000–01 Espoon Honka Tampereen Pyrintö3–0 Namika Lahti2001–02 Espoon Honka Namika Lahti3–2 Kataja2002–03 Espoon Honka Kataja3–1 Pussihukat2003–04 Kouvot Namika Lahti3–1 KTP Basket2004–05 Lappeenrannan NMKY Pussihukat3–2 Kataja2005–06 Lappeenrannan NMKY Kataja3–2 Espoon Honka2006–07 Espoon Honka Namika Lahti3–0 Kataja2007–08 Espoon Honka Kouvot3–1 Lappeenrannan NMKY2008–09 Namika Lahti Kataja3–0 Tampereen Pyrintö2009–10 Tampereen Pyrintö Torpan Pojat3–2 Kouvot2010–11 Tampereen Pyrintö Kataja3–2 KTP Basket2011–12 Bisons Loimaa Kataja3–1 Torpan Pojat2012–13 Bisons Loimaa KTP Basket3–2 Kataja2013–14 Tampereen Pyrintö Kataja3–1 Bisons Loimaa2014–15 Kataja Bisons Loimaa3–2 KTP2015–16 Kouvot Tampereen Pyrintö4–1 BC Nokia2016–17 Kataja Salon Vilpas4–2 Helsinki Seagulls2017–18 Kauhajoki Karhu Salon Vilpas4–2 Helsinki Seagulls2018–19 Kauhajoki Karhu Kouvot4–1 KTP2019–20 Not awarded due to the COVID-19 pandemic2020–21 Salon Vilpas Kauhajoki Karhu4–2 Helsinki Seagulls2021–22Kauhajoki KarhuSalon Vilpas3–1Helsinki Seagulls2022–23Helsinki SeagullsKauhajoki Karhu4–2Kataja Basket2023–24BC NokiaHelsinki Seagulls4–3Kauhajoki Karhu2024–25Helsinki SeagullsKauhajoki Karhu4–0Salon Vilpas2025–26 Salon Vilpas Kataja BC4–3 Helsinki Seagulls

Performance by club

Teams shown in italics are no longer in existence. + Korisliiga winners by clubClubWinsSeasons won Pantterit 14 1944, 1945, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1980 Torpan Pojat 9 1960, 1966, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1996, 1997, 1998 Espoon Honka 8 1974, 1976, 1979, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008 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 Tapiolan Honka 5 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 Turun NMKY 4 1973, 1975, 1977, 1982 Kouvot 4 1995, 1999, 2004, 2016 Pyrintö 3 2010, 2011, 2014 Kauhajoki Karhu 3 2018, 2019, 2022 Namika Lahti 2 2000, 2009 2 2005, 2006 Bisons Loimaa 2 2012, 2013 Kataja 2 2015, 2017 Salon Vilpas2 2021, 2026 Helsinki Seagulls2 2023, 2025 Ylioppilaskoripalloilijat 1 1939 Eiran Kisa-Veikot 1 1940 Kadettikoulu 1 1941 Korihait 1 1990 BC Nokia1 2024

Records All-time table of teams Updated after the 2021–22 season. Rank Team SeasonsGPWLDW%1.KTP-Basket67228312731009155.867122.Torpan Pojat511663995662659.89973.Tampereen Pyrintö571921962950950.13514.Kouvot311311711600054.24415.Kataja Basket291230705525057.32656.Pantterit541284695582754.114437.Korihait401542664878043.11138.Helsingin NMKY481191645543354.27389.Namika Lahti351249639610051.224110.Tapiolan Honka 00ers361089600489055.1655

All-time individual player records Career leaders The following table lists the all-time cumulative record holder in each category, inclusive of regular season and playoff games. CategoryPlayerTotal Gamesplayed Games Timo Heinonen Points / Rebounds Damon Williams Assists Steals / Gerald Lee Sr. Blocks Pekka Markkanen

Single-season leaders The following table lists the single-season record holder in each category, only regular season statistics are included. CategoryPlayerTotal Season Points Joe Wright Rebounds Raymond White Assists Teemu Rannikko Steals Obie Trotter Blocks Faisal Abraham

Single-game records The following table lists the single-game record holder in each category, inclusive of regular season and playoff games. Category Player Record Date Game Points Joe Wright 7912 February 1992Turun NMKY 117–145 Pantterit Rebounds / 4216 February 1986Tampereen Pyrintö 131–80 Säynätsalon Riento Assists 2316 February 1992Helsingin NMKY 129–112 Turun NMKY Efficiency / 7024 November 1985KTP-Basket 100–73 Säynätsalo Riento Steals / 1215 February 1989Uudenkaupungin Urheilijat 108–91 Pantterit Blocks Damon Vance 14 23 March 1988Forssan Koripojat 102–111 Salon Palloilijat field goals Cheyenne Jones 254 December 1982Joensuun Kataja 92–96 Tampereen Pyrintö field goals Adonis Jordan 1417 October 1999Espoon Honka 98–84 Pussihukat Free throws Joe Wright 2115 January 1992Turun NMKY 112–102 KTP-Basket

Awards Finnish Basketball Hall of Fame

Seasonal awards MVP Finals MVP Defensive Player of the Year

Attendance

Averages Season 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

Korisliiga

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