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Revision as of 19:22, 20 April 2024
Founded | 2018 |
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First season | 2018–19 |
Countries | Estonia (8 teams) Latvia (7 teams) |
Other club(s) from | Ukraine (1 team) |
Confederation | FIBA Europe |
Number of teams | 16 |
Current champions | BC Prometey (1st title) |
Most championships | BC Kalev/Cramo BC Prometey BK Ventspils VEF Rīga (1 title) |
TV partners | Delfi TV, Inspira, LTV7, TV4 |
Website | estlatbl.com |
2023–24 season |
The Latvian-Estonian Basketball League, known as Paf Latvian-Estonian Basketball League for sponsorship reasons, is the top-tier men's basketball league in Latvia and Estonia. The competition was introduced in 2018 and is organised by the Latvian Basketball Association and the Estonian Basketball Association.
History
Following the demise of the Baltic Basketball League, the LEBL was established in 2018 when the Latvijas Basketbola līga (LBL) and the Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML) largely merged. In its inaugural season, 15 teams participated in the league.[1] After a Final Four is played to determine the winner of the league, there are playoffs to decide the national champions of Latvia and Estonia. The first game was played on 28 September 2018, with Estonian champions BC Kalev/Cramo hosting a game against the Latvian champions BK Ventspils. On 9 April 2019, BK Ventspils won the first league championship.[2] On 19 November 2021, representatives of the Latvian Basketball Association and the Estonian Basketball Association agreed to continue the development of a joint league for the next three years. Both parties acknowledged that the league promotes the development of players and coaches, attracts basketball fans and inspires young people to focus on basketball.[3]
In June 2022, Ukrainian club BC Prometey joined the league as the Ukrainian SuperLeague was suspended due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The team plays its home games in Riga.[4]
Title sponsorships
Since inaugural season, the League has had title sponsorship rights sold to two companies, most recently to the Paf betting company.
Period | Sponsor | Name |
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2018–2019 | Olympic Entertainment Group | OlyBet Latvian-Estonian Basketball League |
2019–present | Paf | Paf Latvian-Estonian Basketball League |
Competition format
The competition follows a double round-robin format. During the course of a season each club plays each other club twice (once at home and once away). Teams' rankings at season end are determined by winning percentage. At season end, the eight top teams play-off, pitting the first place standings team against the 8th place team, and so on. The play-off format initially was supposed to be Quarterfinals and Final Four, but since the inaugural season it has changed every season.
For the 2023-24 season play-off format changed. Quarterfinals and semifinals are to be played in best-of-three series, while bronze and gold medals are to be played out in one game with hosts being a team that finished regular season higher in the standings.
Home Grown Player Rule
A foreign player (not Latvian or Estonian) who has been registered and played in the Latvian National Championship or the Estonian National Championship for three consecutive seasons between the ages of 12 and 19 is considered to be a local player.[5]
Current teams
Team | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
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AVIS UTILITAS Rapla | Rapla | Sadolin Sports Hall | 958[6] |
BC Kalev/Cramo | Tallinn | Unibet Arena | 7,200[7] |
Kalev Sports Hall | 1,700[8] | ||
BC Prometey | Riga | Arena Riga | 11,200 |
Rimi Olympic Sports Center | 830 | ||
BK Liepāja | Liepāja | Liepāja Olympic Center | 2,542 |
BK Ogre | Ogre | Ogre State Gymnasium | |
BK Ventspils | Ventspils | Ventspils Olympic Center | 3,085 |
Keila Coolbet | Keila | Keila Health Center | 800[9] |
Latvijas Universitāte | Riga | Rimi Olympic Sports Center | 830 |
Pärnu Sadam | Pärnu | Pärnu Sports Hall | 1,820[10] |
Rīgas Zeļļi | Riga | Arena Riga | 11,200 |
Daugava Sports Hall | |||
Tallinn Kalev | Tallinn | TalTech Sports Hall | 1,000[11] |
Nord Cramo Sports Hall | 980[12] | ||
TalTech/OPTIBET | TalTech Sports Hall | 1,000[11] | |
Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | Tartu | University of Tartu Sports Hall | 2,600[13] |
Valmiera GLASS VIA | Valmiera | Vidzeme Olympic Center | 1,500 |
VEF Rīga | Riga | Rimi Olympic Sports Center | 830 |
Viimsi | Haabneeme | Forus Sports Center | 500[14] |