Korvpalli Meistriliiga

Korvpalli Meistriliiga
Founded	1925; 99 years ago
First season	1925
Country	Estonia
Confederation	FIBA Europe
Number of teams	8
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	I liiga
Domestic cup(s)	Estonian Cup
International cup(s)	Champions League; FIBA Europe Cup
Current champions	BC Kalev/Cramo (14th title) ; (2023–24)
Most championships	Tartu Ülikool (26 titles)
TV partners	Delfi TV, Inspira
Website	basket.ee
	2023–24

The Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML), known as the PAF 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.^[1] BC Kalev/Cramo are the defending league champions.

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–present: PAF Korvpalli Meistriliiga

Current teams

BC Kalev/Cramo
TalTech

Keila Coolbet
Keila KK

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Location of teams in 2024–25 KML

Team	Home city	Arena	Capacity
BC Kalev/Cramo	Tallinn	Tondiraba Sports Center	7,700^[2]
BC Kalev/Cramo	Tallinn	Kalev Sports Hall	1,700^[3]
Keila Coolbet	Keila	Keila Health Center	800^[4]
Keila KK	Keila	Keila Health Center	800^[4]
Pärnu Sadam	Pärnu	Pärnu Sports Hall	1,820^[5]
TalTech/ALEXELA	Tallinn	TalTech Sports Hall	1,000^[6]
Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits	Tartu	University of Tartu Sports Hall	2,600^[7]
Utilitas Rapla	Rapla	Sadolin Sports Hall	958^[8]
Viimsi	Haabneeme	Forus Sports Center	500^[9]

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

Finals

Season	Champion	Series	Runner-up	Champion's coach	Finals MVP
1990–91	Asto		Baltika	Jaanus Levkoi	Not awarded
1991–92	Kalev Tallinna		Asto	Jaanus Levkoi
1992–93	BC Rafter	2–0	Asto	Riho Soonik
1993–94	Asto	2–1	Baltika	Jaanus Levkoi
1994–95	BC Kalev/Auma	3–1	BC Tallinn	Jaak Salumets
1995–96	BC Kalev	3–0	KK Tartu	Jaak Salumets
1996–97	BC Tallinn	3–1	Baltika	Üllar Kerde
1997–98	BC Kalev	3–1	BC Tallinn	Maarten van Gent
1998–99	BC Tallinn	3–0	Nybit	Üllar Kerde
1999–00	Tartu Ülikool-Delta	3–0	Tallinna Kalev	Teet Laur
2000–01	Tartu Ülikool-Delta	3–0	Tallinna Ülikoolid-A. Le Coq	Jüri Neissaar
2001–02	Tallinna Kalev	3–2	Tartu Rock	Üllar Kerde
2002–03	Tallinna Kalev	4–2	TTÜ/A. Le Coq	Andres Sõber
2003–04	TÜ/Rock	4–2	EBS/Nybit	Tõnu Lust
2004–05	Ehitustööriist	4–3	TÜ/Rock	Allan Dorbek
2005–06	BC Kalev/Cramo	4–3	TÜ/Rock	Aivar Kuusmaa	James Williams
2006–07	TÜ/Rock	4–2	Tallinna BC Kalev/Cramo	Algirdas Brazys	Tanel Tein
2007–08	TÜ/Rock	4–0	Tallinna BC Kalev/Cramo	Üllar Kerde	Brian Cusworth
2008–09	BC Kalev/Cramo	4–2	TÜ/Rock	Nenad Vučinić	Kristjan Kangur
2009–10	TÜ/Rock	4–2	BC Rakvere Tarvas	Indrek Visnapuu	Janar Talts
2010–11	BC Kalev/Cramo	4–0	TÜ/Rock	Aivar Kuusmaa	Armands Šķēle
2011–12	BC Kalev/Cramo	4–0	Tartu Ülikool	Aivar Kuusmaa	Tanel Sokk
2012–13	BC Kalev/Cramo	4–0	TÜ/Rock	Alar Varrak	Tanel Sokk
2013–14	BC Kalev/Cramo	4–0	TÜ/Rock	Alar Varrak	Vlad Moldoveanu
2014–15	TÜ/Rock	4–1	BC Kalev/Cramo	Gert Kullamäe	Tanel Kurbas
2015–16	BC Kalev/Cramo	4–1	TÜ/Rock	Alar Varrak	Rolands Freimanis
2016–17	BC Kalev/Cramo	4–0	AVIS UTILITAS Rapla	Alar Varrak	Branko Mirković
2017–18	BC Kalev/Cramo	4–0	Tartu Ülikool	Donaldas Kairys	Kristjan Kangur
2018–19	BC Kalev/Cramo	3–0	Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ	Donaldas Kairys	Branko Mirković
2019–20	Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020–21	BC Kalev/Cramo	3–1	Pärnu Sadam	Roberts Štelmahers	Chavaughn Lewis
2021–22	Pärnu Sadam	3–0	Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits	Heiko Rannula	Andris Misters
2022–23	BC Kalev/Cramo	3–0	Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits	Heiko Rannula	Oleksandr Kovliar
2023–24	BC Kalev/Cramo	3–0	Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits	Heiko Rannula	Ben Shungu

Titles by team

Team	Titles	Champion years
Tartu Ülikool^[a]	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
Tallinna Kalev^[b]	20	1927, 1930, 1931, 1944^[c], 1945, 1946, 1947, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2003
BC Kalev/Cramo^[d]	14	2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024
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^[e]	4	1991, 1994, 1997, 1999
Tartu NMKÜ	3	1934, 1936, 1937
Tartu Kalev	2	1942, 1944^[f]
EMÜ^[g]	2	1957, 1960
Harju KEK	2	1974, 1979
Tallinna Sport	1	1925
Tallinna NMKÜ	1	1935
Tallinna Dünamo	1	1941
Metallist	1	1981
Pärnu Sadam	1	2022

^ Includes results as Tartu EASK, Tartu ÜSK and TRÜ
^ Folded in 2005
^ Winter tournament
^ Includes results as Ehitustööriist
^ Includes results as Asto and BC Tallinn
^ Summer tournament
^ Includes results as EPA

Awards

References

^ "Kullaklubi". Basket.ut.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 July 2023.
^ "Tondiraba Jäähall". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
^ "Kalevi Spordihall". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
^ "Keila Tervisekeskus". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
^ "Pärnu Spordihall". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
^ "Tallinna Tehnikaülikooli spordihoone". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
^ "Tartu Ülikooli Spordihoone". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
^ "Sadolin Spordihoone". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
^ "FORUS Spordikeskus Viimsi". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.

External links

Official website

[fn1-10] Includes results as Tartu EASK, Tartu ÜSK and TRÜ

[fn2-11] Folded in 2005

[fn3-12] Winter tournament

[fn4-13] Includes results as Ehitustööriist

[fn5-14] Includes results as Asto and BC Tallinn

[fn7-15] Summer tournament

[fn6-16] Includes results as EPA

[1] "Kullaklubi". Basket.ut.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 July 2023.

[2] "Tondiraba Jäähall". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.

[3] "Kalevi Spordihall". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.

[4] "Keila Tervisekeskus". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.

[5] "Pärnu Spordihall". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.

[TalTech-6] "Tallinna Tehnikaülikooli spordihoone". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.

[7] "Tartu Ülikooli Spordihoone". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.

[8] "Sadolin Spordihoone". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.

[9] "FORUS Spordikeskus Viimsi". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.

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v t e PAF Korvpalli Meistriliiga
Teams	BC Kalev/Cramo Keila Coolbet Keila KK Pärnu Sadam TalTech/ALEXELA Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits Utilitas Rapla Viimsi
Seasons	1925 1927 1928 ... 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 ~~2019–20~~ 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Awards	MVP Finals MVP Best Defender Best Young Player Coach of the Year All-Star Five