Korvpalli Meistriliiga
Current season, competition or edition: 2015–16 KML season |
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Sport | Basketball |
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Founded | 1925 |
Inaugural season | 1925 |
CEO | Jüri Ratas |
No. of teams | 9 |
Country | Estonia |
Continent | FIBA Europe (Europe) |
Most recent champion(s) | Kalev/Cramo (8th title) |
Most titles | Tartu Ülikool/Rock (26 titles) |
TV partner(s) | TV6 Estonia Delfi TV |
Related competitions | Estonian Basketball Cup |
Level on pyramid | 1st Tier |
Relegation to | I Liiga – 2nd Tier |
Official website | basket.ee |
The Korvpalli Meistriliiga (English: Basketball Premier League) known as the Alexela Korvpalli Meistriliiga (English: Alexela Basketball Premier League) for sponsorship reasons is the first tier level men's professional basketball league in Estonia.
The first Estonian Basketball Championship tournament was held in 1925. During the Soviet occupation (1941–1991) the league was called Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic Championship. The league was named Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML) in 1992 after Estonia regained its independence. The current KML champions are Kalev/Cramo who won their 8th title.
The KML league, which is played under FIBA rules, currently consists of 9 teams. Since 2013, Alexela, an Estonian energy company, has been the main sponsor of the KML league.
Contents
Current teams
Team | Location | Founded | Arena | Capacity | 2014–15 season | Head coach |
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TÜ/Rock | Tartu | 1945 | TÜ Spordihoone | 4,000 | Gert Kullamäe | |
Kalev/Cramo | Tallinn | 1998 | Tallinn Arena | 7,200 | Alar Varrak | |
TYCO Rapla | Rapla | 1996 | Sadolin Spordihoone | 1,000 | Aivar Kuusmaa | |
Rakvere Tarvas | Rakvere | 2006 | Rakvere Spordihall | 2,422 | 4th | Andres Sõber |
Pärnu | Pärnu | 2000 | Pärnu Spordihall | 2,000 | 5th | Mait Käbin |
Valga/Maks & Moorits | Valga | 2006 | Valga Spordihoone | 1,000 | 6th | Varis Krūmiņš |
TTÜ | Tallinn | 2006 | TTÜ Spordihoone | 1,050 | 7th | Heino Lill |
TLÜ/Kalev | Tallinn | 2002 | Kalevi Spordihall | 1,000 | 8th | Kalle Klandorf |
Audentes/Noortekoondis | Tallinn | 2005 | Audentes Spordikeskus | 9th | Indrek Visnapuu |
Historical performance of the current KML teams
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Title holders
Performance by club
Club | Champions | Winning years |
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Tartu Ülikool/Rock | 26 | 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 |
Kalev | 18 | 1927, 1930, 1931, 1943, 1944 (w)‡, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2003 |
TTÜ | 8 | 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1984, 1985 |
Standard | 8 | 1980, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 |
Kalev/Cramo | 8 | 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 |
Tallinna Russ | 4 | 1928, 1929, 1932, 1933 |
TTÜ-A. Le Coq | 4 | 1991, 1994, 1997, 1999 |
Tartu NMKÜ | 3 | 1934, 1936, 1937 |
EMÜ | 2 | 1957, 1960 |
Harju KEK | 2 | 1974, 1979 |
Tallinna Sport | 1 | 1925 |
Tallinna NMKÜ | 1 | 1935 |
Tallinna Dünamo | 1 | 1941 |
Tartu Kalev | 1 | 1944 (s)‡ |
Metallist | 1 | 1981 |
‡ Note: In the 1944 season two championship tournaments were held (s – summer tournament; w – winter tournament).
Finals
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
- All-KML First Team
Notable players
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