The LKF Cup was an annual national domestic cup competition for Lithuanian professional basketball teams. It was organised by the Lithuanian Basketball Federation (Lietuvos Krepšinio Federacija - LKF). The competition's full name was Lietuvos Krepšinio Federacija Taurė (English: Lithuanian Basketball Federation Cup). Before 2007, the LKF Cup wasn't held regularly, but after that, its finals were organised every January, February, or March.
Between 2007 and 2014, the competition was played between teams from the LKL, the NKL, and the RKL. In 2015, the LKF decided to change the competition format, and it was then played between the top eight qualified teams of the LKL, after the first half of the season.
Only three teams, (Žalgiris, Lietuvos rytas, and Prienai) won the cup.History of LKF Cup (Lithuanian)
The competition was replaced in 2016, by the King Mindaugas Cup.
Winners
Before 2007 SeasonChampionScoreRunner-upThird1989–90ŽalgirisBC Statyba1997–98Statyba-Lietuvos RytasŠiauliaiŠilutė
Since 2007
SeasonHostChampionScoreRunner-upThirdScoreFourthDatesFinal Four format2007KlaipėdaŽalgiris84–65Lietuvos RytasNevėžis80–78Šiauliai6–7 February 20072008ŠiauliaiŽalgiris83–72Lietuvos RytasŠiauliai111–92Neptūnas5–6 February 20082009PanevėžysLietuvos Rytas84–82ŽalgirisŠiauliai97–89Aisčiai23–24 January 20092010VilniusLietuvos Rytas77–65ŽalgirisŠiauliai79–76Nevėžis19–20 February 20102010–11AlytusŽalgiris81–69Lietuvos RytasPrienai98–74Neptūnas12–13 February 20112011–12KaunasŽalgiris99–62Pieno žvaigždėsKėdainiai Triobet69–65Rudūpis17–18 February 20122012–13Pasvalys/PrienaiPrienai77–7581–60Pieno žvaigždėsNevėžis and Šiauliai(No 3rd place match)15–28 March 2013(Finals)2013–14PanevėžysPrienai 92–91Lietuvos rytasŽalgiris91–67Neptūnas29–30 March 2014Final Eight format2015KaunasŽalgiris82–76Lietuvos rytasŠiauliai77–62Juventus20–22 February 2015Renamed as King Mindaugas Cup2016VilniusLietuvos Rytas67–57Žalgiris colspan="3" rowspan=2 21 February 20162017KaunasŽalgiris84–63Lietkabelis19 February 2017
Absences Team Seasons absent Lietuvos Rytas 2011–12,Lietuvos Rytas declined to participate in LKF Cup 2012 (Lithuanian) 2012–13 Žalgiris 2012–13
Performance by club (since 2007) Team Winners Runners-up Bronzes Winning years Žalgiris 531 2006–07, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2015 Lietuvos Rytas 350 2008–09, 2009–10, 2016 Prienai201 2012–13, 2013–14 Pieno žvaigždės020 Šiauliai004 Nevėžis002
Lithuanian Supercup (2012–2013 season) In the 2012–13 season, Lietuvos Rytas and Žalgiris organized a separate competition, called the Lithuanian Supercup. Two games were played in September 2012: the first one, in Kaunas, was won by Žalgiris, 89–71, and in the second leg, in Vilnius, both teams tied 87–87. Žalgiris won the Supercup by an overall aggregate score of 176–158.Lithuanian Supercup second game (Lithuanian)
See also LKL LKL MVP LKL Finals LKL Finals MVP King Mindaugas Cup King Mindaugas Cup MVP List of Lithuanian basketball league champions Basketball in Lithuania
References
External links Official LKL website Official LKL YouTube.com channel Lithuanian league at Eurobasket.com