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

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, followed by KML Play-offs. The most successful team in the competition is Tartu Ülikool (University of Tartu), with 26 titles.

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 2019–2024: PAF Korvpalli Meistriliiga 2026–present: Optibet Korvpalli Meistriliiga

Current teams

Team Home city Arena Capacity BC PärnuPärnuPärnu Sports HallBigbank/KalevTallinnTondiraba Sports CenterKalev Sports HallNord Sports HallKeila CoolbetKeilaKeila Health CenterKeila KKTalTech/ALEXELATallinnTalTech Sports HallTartu Ülikool Maks & MooritsTartuUniversity of Tartu Sports HallViimsiHaabneemeForus Sports Center

Title holders

1925: Tallinna Sport 1927: Tallinna Kalev 1928: Tallinna Vitjas 1929: Tallinna Russ 1930: Tallinna Kalev 1931: Tallinna Kalev 1932: Tallinna Russ 1933: Tallinna Russ 1934: Tartu NMKÜ 1935: Tallinna NMKÜ 1936: Tartu NMKÜ 1937: Tartu NMKÜ 1938: Tartu EASK 1939: Tartu EASK 1940: Tartu EASK 1941: Tallinna Dünamo 1942: Tartu Kalev 1944 Summer: Tartu Kalev 1944 Winter: Tallinna Kalev 1945: Tallinna Kalev 1946: Tallinna Kalev 1947: Tallinna Kalev 1948: Tartu ÜSK 1949: Tartu ÜSK 1950: Tartu ÜSK 1951: Tartu ÜSK 1952: Tartu ÜSK 1953: Tallinna Kalev 1954: Tallinna Kalev 1955: Tallinna Kalev 1956: TRÜ 1957: EPA 1958: TRÜ 1959: TRÜ 1960: EPA 1961: TPI I 1962: TPI I 1963: TPI I 1964: TPI I 1965: TPI I 1966: TPI I 1967: Tallinna Kalev 1968: Tallinna Kalev 1969: TRÜ 1970: TRÜ 1971: Tallinna Kalev 1972: TRÜ 1973: TRÜ 1974: Harju KEK 1975: TRÜ 1976: TRÜ 1977: TRÜ 1977–78: TRÜ 1978–79: Harju KEK 1980: Standard 1981: Metallist 1981–82: Standard 1982–83: Standard 1983–84: TPI I 1984–85: TPI I 1985–86: Standard 1986–87: Standard 1987–88: Standard 1988–89: Standard 1989–90: Standard 1990–91: Asto 1991–92: BC Kalev 1992–93: BC Rafter 1993–94: Asto 1994–95: BC Kalev/Auma 1995–96: BC Kalev 1996–97: BC Tallinn 1997–98: BC Kalev 1998–99: BC Tallinn 1999–00: Tartu Ülikool-Delta 2000–01: Tartu Ülikool-Delta 2001–02: Tallinna Kalev 2002–03: Tallinna Kalev 2003–04: TÜ/Rock 2004–05: Ehitustööriist 2005–06: BC Kalev/Cramo 2006–07: TÜ/Rock 2007–08: TÜ/Rock 2008–09: BC Kalev/Cramo 2009–10: TÜ/Rock 2010–11: BC Kalev/Cramo 2011–12: BC Kalev/Cramo 2012–13: BC Kalev/Cramo 2013–14: BC Kalev/Cramo 2014–15: TÜ/Rock 2015–16: BC Kalev/Cramo 2016–17: BC Kalev/Cramo 2017–18: BC Kalev/Cramo 2018–19: BC Kalev/Cramo 2019–20: Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 2020–21: BC Kalev/Cramo 2021–22: Pärnu Sadam 2022–23: BC Kalev/Cramo 2023–24: BC Kalev/Cramo 2024–25: BC Kalev/Cramo 2025–26: Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits

Finals Season Champion Series Runner-up Champion's coach Finals MVP 1992–93BC Rafter2–0Asto Riho Soonik rowspan=13 1993–94Asto2–1Baltika Jaanus Levkoi1994–95BC Kalev/Auma3–1BC Tallinn Jaak Salumets1995–96BC Kalev3–0KK Tartu Jaak Salumets1996–97BC Tallinn3–1Baltika Üllar Kerde1997–98BC Kalev3–1BC Tallinn Maarten van Gent1998–99BC Tallinn3–0Nybit Üllar Kerde1999–00Tartu Ülikool-Delta3–0Tallinna Kalev Teet Laur2000–01Tartu Ülikool-Delta3–0Tallinna Ülikoolid-A. Le Coq Jüri Neissaar2001–02Tallinna Kalev3–2Tartu Rock Üllar Kerde2002–03Tallinna Kalev4–2TTÜ/A. Le Coq Andres Sõber2003–04TÜ/Rock4–2EBS/Nybit Tõnu Lust2004–05Ehitustööriist4–3TÜ/Rock Allan Dorbek2005–06BC Kalev/Cramo4–3TÜ/Rock Aivar Kuusmaa James Williams2006–07TÜ/Rock4–2Tallinna BC Kalev/Cramo Algirdas Brazys Tanel Tein2007–08TÜ/Rock4–0Tallinna BC Kalev/Cramo Üllar Kerde Brian Cusworth2008–09BC Kalev/Cramo4–2TÜ/Rock Nenad Vučinić Kristjan Kangur2009–10TÜ/Rock4–2BC Rakvere Tarvas Indrek Visnapuu Janar Talts2010–11BC Kalev/Cramo4–0TÜ/Rock Aivar Kuusmaa Armands Šķēle2011–12BC Kalev/Cramo4–0Tartu Ülikool Aivar Kuusmaa Tanel Sokk2012–13BC Kalev/Cramo4–0TÜ/Rock Alar Varrak Tanel Sokk 2013–14BC Kalev/Cramo4–0TÜ/Rock Alar Varrak Vlad Moldoveanu 2014–15TÜ/Rock4–1BC Kalev/Cramo Gert Kullamäe Tanel Kurbas 2015–16BC Kalev/Cramo4–1TÜ/Rock Alar Varrak Rolands Freimanis2016–17BC Kalev/Cramo4–0AVIS UTILITAS Rapla Alar Varrak Branko Mirković2017–18BC Kalev/Cramo4–0Tartu Ülikool Donaldas Kairys Kristjan Kangur 2018–19BC Kalev/Cramo3–0Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ Donaldas Kairys Branko Mirković2019–20Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.2020–21BC Kalev/Cramo3–1Pärnu Sadam Roberts Štelmahers Chavaughn Lewis 2021–22Pärnu Sadam3–0Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits Heiko Rannula Andris Misters2022–23BC Kalev/Cramo3–0Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits Heiko Rannula Oleksandr Kovliar2023–24BC Kalev/Cramo3–0Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits Heiko Rannula Ben Shungu2024–25BC Kalev/Cramo3–2Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits Indrek Reinbok Severi Kaukiainen2025–26Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits3–2Kalev/Cramo Aivar Kuusmaa Bryce McBride

Titles by team TeamTitlesChampion years Tartu Ülikool 27 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, 2026 Tallinna Kalev 20 1927, 1930, 1931, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2003 15 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025 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 4 1991, 1994, 1997, 1999 Tartu NMKÜ 3 1934, 1936, 1937 Tartu Kalev 2 1942, 1944 EPA 2 1957, 1960 Harju KEK 2 1974, 1979 Tallinna Sport 1 1925 Tallinna NMKÜ 1 1935 Tallinna Dünamo 1 1941 Metallist 1 1981 Pärnu 1 2022

All Star Game

Korvpalli Meistriliiga used to organize the Estonian All-Star Game since 2000-01Eesti Korvpalli Meistriliiga (2000-2001) - eurobasket.com before the merge with the Latvian league. The All-Star Game continued even after the Baltic Basketball All-Star Game was introduced.

Notable players

PlayerAll-Star Tanel SokkTanel Sokkeuroleaguebasketball.net 2005, 2006 Aivar Kuusmaa 2000, 2002, 2006 Martin Müürsepp 2006 Tanel TeinTanel Tein euroleaguebasketball.net 2001 Janar TaltsJanar Talts - euroleaguebasketball.net 2002

Awards KML Most Valuable Player Award KML Finals Most Valuable Player Award KML Best Defender Award KML Best Young Player Award KML Coach of the Year Award KML All-Star Five

See also Estonian-Latvian Basketball League Estonian Basketball Cup

References

External links

KML at eurobasket.com