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Estonian basketball league for the highest division From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Founded | 1925 |
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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 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.
Team | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
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BC Kalev/Cramo | Tallinn | Tondiraba Sports Center | 7,700[2] |
Kalev Sports Hall | 1,700[3] | ||
Keila Coolbet | Keila | Keila Health Center | 800[4] |
Keila KK | |||
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] |
Team | Titles | Champion years |
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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 |
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