Korvpalli Meistriliiga

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Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML)
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2015–16 KML season
ALEXELA Korvpalli Meistriliiga logo.png
Sport Basketball
Founded 1925
Inaugural season 1925
CEO Jüri Ratas
No. of teams 9
Country Estonia Estonia
Continent European Union 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.

Current teams

Team Location Founded Arena Capacity 2014–15 season Head coach
TÜ/Rock Tartu 1945 TÜ Spordihoone 4,000 1st Estonia Gert Kullamäe
Kalev/Cramo Tallinn 1998 Tallinn Arena 7,200 2nd Estonia Alar Varrak
TYCO Rapla Rapla 1996 Sadolin Spordihoone 1,000 3rd Estonia Aivar Kuusmaa
Rakvere Tarvas Rakvere 2006 Rakvere Spordihall 2,422 4th Estonia Andres Sõber
Pärnu Pärnu 2000 Pärnu Spordihall 2,000 5th Estonia Mait Käbin
Valga/Maks & Moorits Valga 2006 Valga Spordihoone 1,000 6th Latvia Varis Krūmiņš
TTÜ Tallinn 2006 TTÜ Spordihoone 1,050 7th Estonia Heino Lill
TLÜ/Kalev Tallinn 2002 Kalevi Spordihall 1,000 8th Estonia Kalle Klandorf
Audentes/Noortekoondis Tallinn 2005 Audentes Spordikeskus 9th Estonia Indrek Visnapuu

Historical performance of the current KML teams

Location of the 2014–15 Korvpalli Meistriliiga teams

Title holders

Performance by club

Club Champions Winning years
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

Season Home court advantage Result Home court disadvantage Top seed Record Champion's coach Finals MVP
1990–91 Baltika 1–2 Asto Baltika 18–4 Estonia Jaanus Levkoi N/A
1991–92 Asto 0–2 Kalev Asto 28–1 Estonia Jaanus Levkoi N/A
1992–93 Kalev/Rafter 2–0 Asto Kalev/Rafter 36–0 Estonia Riho Soonik N/A
1993–94 Asto 2–1 Baltika Asto 25–3 Estonia Jaanus Levkoi N/A
1994–95 Kalev/Auma 3–1 Tallinn Kalev/Auma 28–0 Estonia Jaak Salumets N/A
1995–96 Kalev 3–0 Tartu Kalev 36–0 Estonia Jaak Salumets N/A
1996–97 Tallinn 3–1 Baltika Tallinn 20–5 Estonia Üllar Kerde N/A
1997–98 Kalev 3–1 Tallinn Kalev 22–3 Netherlands Maarten van Gent N/A
1998–99 Tallinn 3–0 Nybit Tallinn 21–4 Estonia Üllar Kerde N/A
1999–00 Kalev 0–3 Tartu Ülikool-Delta Kalev 27–3 Estonia Teet Laur N/A
2000–01 Tartu Ülikool-Delta 3–0 Tallinna Ülikoolid-A. Le Coq Tartu Ülikool-Delta 28–7 Estonia Jüri Neissaar N/A
2001–02 Tartu Rock 2–3 Kalev Tartu Rock 23–7 Estonia Üllar Kerde N/A
2002–03 TTÜ/A. Le Coq 2–4 Kalev TTÜ/A. Le Coq 25–7 Estonia Andres Sõber N/A
2003–04 TÜ/Rock 4–2 EBS/Nybit TÜ/Rock 18–6 Estonia Tõnu Lust N/A
2004–05 TÜ/Rock 3–4 Ehitustööriist TÜ/Rock 12–4 Estonia Allan Dorbek N/A
2005–06 Kalev/Cramo 4–3 TÜ/Rock Kalev/Cramo 21–3 Estonia Aivar Kuusmaa United States James Williams
2006–07 TÜ/Rock 4–2 Kalev/Cramo TÜ/Rock 33–3 Lithuania Algirdas Brazys Estonia Tanel Tein
2007–08 TÜ/Rock 4–0 Kalev/Cramo TÜ/Rock 33–3 Estonia Üllar Kerde United States Brian Cusworth
2008–09 TÜ/Rock 2–4 Kalev/Cramo TÜ/Rock 26–2 New Zealand Nenad Vučinić Estonia Kristjan Kangur
2009–10 TÜ/Rock 4–2 Rakvere Tarvas TÜ/Rock 23–5 Estonia Indrek Visnapuu Estonia Janar Talts
2010–11 Kalev/Cramo 4–0 TÜ/Rock Kalev/Cramo 29–3 Estonia Aivar Kuusmaa Latvia Armands Šķēle
2011–12 Tartu Ülikool 0–4 Kalev/Cramo Tartu Ülikool 25–3 Estonia Aivar Kuusmaa Estonia Tanel Sokk
2012–13 Kalev/Cramo 4–0 TÜ/Rock Kalev/Cramo 28–4 Estonia Alar Varrak Estonia Tanel Sokk
2013–14 TÜ/Rock 0–4 Kalev/Cramo TÜ/Rock 30–2 Estonia Alar Varrak Romania Vlad Moldoveanu
2014–15 TÜ/Rock 4–1 Kalev/Cramo TÜ/Rock 26–6 Estonia Gert Kullamäe Estonia Tanel Kurbas
2015–16 Kalev/Cramo 4–1 TÜ/Rock Kalev/Cramo 32–0 Estonia Alar Varrak Latvia Rolands Freimanis

Awards

Notable players

External links

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