2018–19 Korisliiga season
{{Infobox basketball league season
| updated =
| width =
| prevseason =2017–18
| nextseason = 2019–20
| title = Korisliiga
| t_bg = #024073
| t_color = white; border: solid 2px #F8811B
| image =
| duration = {{Nowrap|7 October 2018 – May 2019}}
| season = 2018–19
| caption =
| champions = Karhu (2nd title)
| runners_up = Kouvot
| third_place = KTP
| fourth_place = Vilpas
| semifinalists =
| continentalcup = | continentalcup qualifiers =
| continentalcup2 = | continentalcup2 qualifiers =
| promoted =
| relegated =
| teams = 11
}}
The 2018–19 Korisliiga season was the 79th season of the top professional basketball league in Finland. Karhu successfully defended their title to repeat as Finnish national champions.
Format
The eleven teams played four times against each one of the other teams for a total of 40 games. The eight best qualified teams joined the playoffs and the last one played a best-of-three relegation playoff against the First Division runners-up.
Teams
{{location map+|Finland|width=250|caption=Location of teams in the 2018–19 Korisliiga|places=
{{location map~ |Finland |label=Seagulls |position=bottom |lat=60.1833 |long=24.9256}}
{{location map~ |Finland |label=Kataja |position=left |lat=62.6017 |long=29.7422}}
{{location map~ |Finland |label=Kauhajoki |position=right |lat=62.4207 |long=22.1749}}
{{location map~ |Finland |label=Kobrat |position=right |lat=62.9661 |long=23.011}}
{{location map~ |Finland |label=Kouvot |position=right |lat=60.8757 |long=26.7261}}
{{location map~ |Finland |label=KTP |position=right |lat=60.4856 |long=26.8571}}
{{location map~ |Finland |label=Nokia |position=left |lat=61.4040 |long=23.3035}}
{{location map~ |Finland |label=Korihait |position=left |lat=60.804861 |long=21.406028}}
{{location map~ |Finland |label=Vilpas |position=bottom |lat=60.3879 |long=23.1248}}
{{location map~ |Finland |label=Pyrintö |position=right |lat=61.4977 |long=23.7337}}
{{location map~ |Finland |label=Ura |position=left |lat=60.4|long=22.366667}}
}}
Ura promoted from First Division and Kobrat remained in the league as Espoo United was expelled due to financial irregularities.{{cite web|url=https://www.basket.fi/korisliiga/uutiset/korisliigojen-sarjalisenssit-kaudelle-2018-19-myonnetty/|publisher=Korisliiga|language=fi|date=18 June 2018|access-date=23 June 2018|title=Korisliigojen sarjalisenssit kaudelle 2018-19 myönnetty}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ts.fi/urheilu/3912893|title=Korisliiga, täältä tullaan! – Ura Basket pokkasi divarin mestaruuden näyttävästi|access-date=9 July 2018}}
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Team
! City ! Arena | ||
---|---|---|
Helsinki Seagulls | Helsinki | Töölö Sports Hall |
Kataja | Joensuu | Joensuu Areena |
Karhu | Kauhajoki | Kauhajoen Yhteiskoulu |
Kobrat | Lapua | Lapuan Urheilutalo |
Korihait | Uusikaupunki | Pohitullin Sports Hall |
Kouvot | Kouvola | Mansikka-Ahon Urheiluhalli |
KTP | Kotka | Steveco-Areena |
Nokia | Nokia | Nokian Palloiluhalli |
Pyrintö | Tampere | Pyynikin Palloiluhalli |
Salon Vilpas | Vilpas | Salohalli |
Ura | Kaarina | Kupittaan palloiluhalli |
Regular season
=League table=
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL
|update=complete
|source=[https://korisliiga.fi/korisliiga/ottelut/sarjataulukko/ Korisliiga]
|for_against_style=points|losspoints=0
|result1=QF |result2=QF |result3=QF |result4=QF |result5=QF |result6=QF |result7=QF |result8=QF |result11=R
|team1 =VIL|win_VIL=33|loss_VIL=7 |pf_VIL=3795|pa_VIL=3442|name_VIL=Salon Vilpas
|team2 =KAU|win_KAU=28|loss_KAU=12|pf_KAU=3513|pa_KAU=3215|name_KAU=Karhu
|team3 =PYR|win_PYR=24|loss_PYR=16|pf_PYR=3574|pa_PYR=3331|name_PYR=Pyrintö
|team4 =KAT|win_KAT=24|loss_KAT=16|pf_KAT=3532|pa_KAT=3371|name_KAT=Kataja
|team5 =KTP|win_KTP=23|loss_KTP=17|pf_KTP=3495|pa_KTP=3410|name_KTP=KTP
|team6 =KOU|win_KOU=19|loss_KOU=21|pf_KOU=3462|pa_KOU=3391|name_KOU=Kouvot
|team7 =HEL|win_HEL=18|loss_HEL=22|pf_HEL=3387|pa_HEL=3393|name_HEL=Helsinki Seagulls
|team8 =NOK|win_NOK=17|loss_NOK=23|pf_NOK=3400|pa_NOK=3539|name_NOK=Nokia
|team9 =KOR|win_KOR=16|loss_KOR=24|pf_KOR=3434|pa_KOR=3602|name_KOR=Korihait
|team10=KOB|win_KOB=9 |loss_KOB=31|pf_KOB=3309|pa_KOB=3707|name_KOB=Kobrat
|team11=URA|win_URA=9 |loss_URA=31|pf_URA=3180|pa_URA=3680|name_URA=Ura
|res_col_header=Q |col_QF=green1|text_QF=Qualification for the playoffs
|col_R=red1 |text_R=Qualification to relegation playoffs
}}
=Results=
{{#invoke:sports results|main
| source = [https://korisliiga.fi/korisliiga/ottelut/otteluohjelma/ Korisliiga]
| update = complete
| matches_style = BSR |legs=2|font_size=90%
| team1= HEL | team2= KAU | team3= KAT | team4= KOB | team5= KOR | team6= KOU | team7= KTP | team8= NOK | team9= PYR | team10= VIL | team11= URA
| name_HEL = Helsinki Seagulls
| name_KAU = Karhu
| name_KAT = Kataja
| name_KOB = Kobrat
| name_KOR = Korihait
| name_KOU = Kouvot
| name_KTP = KTP
| name_NOK = Nokia
| name_PYR = Pyrintö
| name_VIL = Salon Vilpas
| name_URA = Ura
| match1_HEL_KAU = 82–81
| match1_HEL_KAT = 63–85
| match1_HEL_KOB = 73–96
| match1_HEL_KOR = 87–72
| match1_HEL_KOU = 74–88
| match1_HEL_KTP = 93–92
| match1_HEL_NOK = 88–73
| match1_HEL_PYR = 87–82
| match1_HEL_VIL = 91–94
| match1_HEL_URA = 93–70
| match1_KAU_HEL = 85–75
| match1_KAU_KAT = 89-90
| match1_KAU_KOB = 83–74
| match1_KAU_KOR = 100–85
| match1_KAU_KOU = 84–72
| match1_KAU_KTP = 84–87
| match1_KAU_NOK = 86–94
| match1_KAU_PYR = 84–76
| match1_KAU_VIL = 115–112
| match1_KAU_URA = 92–80
| match1_KAT_HEL = 83–81
| match1_KAT_KAU = 65–69
| match1_KAT_KOB = 91–72
| match1_KAT_KOR = 88–77
| match1_KAT_KOU = 91–80
| match1_KAT_KTP = 87–84
| match1_KAT_NOK = 91–82
| match1_KAT_PYR = 82–84
| match1_KAT_VIL = 87–94
| match1_KAT_URA = 80–88
| match1_KOB_HEL = 81-104
| match1_KOB_KAU = 101–85
| match1_KOB_KAT = 94–103
| match1_KOB_KOR = 90-99
| match1_KOB_KOU = 76–93
| match1_KOB_KTP = 102–86
| match1_KOB_NOK = 84-81
| match1_KOB_PYR = 90–108
| match1_KOB_VIL = 85–92
| match1_KOB_URA = 104–94
| match1_KOR_HEL = 66–80
| match1_KOR_KAU = 86–93
| match1_KOR_KAT = 88–80
| match1_KOR_KOB = 79–78
| match1_KOR_KOU = 95–88
| match1_KOR_KTP = 89–99
| match1_KOR_NOK = 77-85
| match1_KOR_PYR = 96–102
| match1_KOR_VIL = 103–104
| match1_KOR_URA = 90–108
| match1_KOU_HEL = 89–86
| match1_KOU_KAU = 94–79
| match1_KOU_KAT = 75–61
| match1_KOU_KOB = 109–90
| match1_KOU_KOR = 102–73
| match1_KOU_KTP = 82-96
| match1_KOU_NOK = 85-90
| match1_KOU_PYR = 94–75
| match1_KOU_VIL = 81–90
| match1_KOU_URA = 97–74
| match1_KTP_HEL = 98-89
| match1_KTP_KAU = 77–86
| match1_KTP_KAT = 79-77
| match1_KTP_KOB = 100–92
| match1_KTP_KOR = 98–81
| match1_KTP_KOU = 82–78
| match1_KTP_NOK = 88-68
| match1_KTP_PYR = 74–98
| match1_KTP_VIL = 76–72
| match1_KTP_URA = 65–91
| match1_NOK_HEL = 75–118
| match1_NOK_KAU = 69–94
| match1_NOK_KAT = 86–88
| match1_NOK_KOB = 93–81
| match1_NOK_KOR = 91–80
| match1_NOK_KOU = 79–69
| match1_NOK_KTP = 89–78
| match1_NOK_PYR = 86–81
| match1_NOK_VIL = 86–89
| match1_NOK_URA = 100–86
| match1_PYR_HEL = 112–90
| match1_PYR_KAU = 83–80
| match1_PYR_KAT = 109–93
| match1_PYR_KOB = 95–87
| match1_PYR_KOR = 92–81
| match1_PYR_KOU = 87–85
| match1_PYR_KTP = 83–91
| match1_PYR_NOK = 111-83
| match1_PYR_VIL = 91–100
| match1_PYR_URA = 110–73
| match1_VIL_HEL = 80-79
| match1_VIL_KAU = 83-77
| match1_VIL_KAT = 87–97
| match1_VIL_KOB = 94–86
| match1_VIL_KOR = 110-71
| match1_VIL_KOU = 106–72
| match1_VIL_KTP = 79–71
| match1_VIL_NOK = 75–69
| match1_VIL_PYR = 94-93
| match1_VIL_URA = 94–78
| match1_URA_HEL = 82–75
| match1_URA_KAU = 75–99
| match1_URA_KAT = 72–81
| match1_URA_KOB = 89–97
| match1_URA_KOR = 83–100
| match1_URA_KOU = 55-93
| match1_URA_KTP = 69–90
| match1_URA_NOK = 74–85
| match1_URA_PYR = 83–75
| match1_URA_VIL = 81–88
| match2_HEL_KAU = 72–74
| match2_HEL_KAT = 64-100
| match2_HEL_KOB = 79–80
| match2_HEL_KOR = 115–79
| match2_HEL_KOU = 90–84
| match2_HEL_KTP = 73–88
| match2_HEL_NOK = 63–87
| match2_HEL_PYR = 82-77
| match2_HEL_VIL = 83–89
| match2_HEL_URA = 101-78
| match2_KAU_HEL = 83–65
| match2_KAU_KAT = 93–92
| match2_KAU_KOB = 94-77
| match2_KAU_KOR = 94–75
| match2_KAU_KOU = 82–79
| match2_KAU_KTP = 98–87
| match2_KAU_NOK = 98–75
| match2_KAU_PYR = 86–79
| match2_KAU_VIL = 96–81
| match2_KAU_URA = 93–70
| match2_KAT_HEL = 102–80
| match2_KAT_KAU = 85–65
| match2_KAT_KOB = 87-84
| match2_KAT_KOR = 102-85
| match2_KAT_KOU = 79-78
| match2_KAT_KTP = 88–69
| match2_KAT_NOK = 93–100
| match2_KAT_PYR = 76–74
| match2_KAT_VIL = 121–128
| match2_KAT_URA = 96–75
| match2_KOB_HEL = 81-82
| match2_KOB_KAU = 71–81
| match2_KOB_KAT = 71-104
| match2_KOB_KOR = 89–80
| match2_KOB_KOU = 78-76
| match2_KOB_KTP = 77–100
| match2_KOB_NOK = 95-73
| match2_KOB_PYR = 75–69
| match2_KOB_VIL = 114-107
| match2_KOB_URA = 102–88
| match2_KOR_HEL = 75-96
| match2_KOR_KAU = 55–97
| match2_KOR_KAT = 90–98
| match2_KOR_KOB = 80–93
| match2_KOR_KOU = 84–87
| match2_KOR_KTP = 84–78
| match2_KOR_NOK = 80-84
| match2_KOR_PYR = 71–83
| match2_KOR_VIL = 81-93
| match2_KOR_URA = 93–75
| match2_KOU_HEL = 94–102
| match2_KOU_KAU = 80-94
| match2_KOU_KAT = 97-78
| match2_KOU_KOB = 109–90
| match2_KOU_KOR = 77-87
| match2_KOU_KTP = 95-93
| match2_KOU_NOK = 79–96
| match2_KOU_PYR = 79–60
| match2_KOU_VIL = 99–103
| match2_KOU_URA = 102–98
| match2_KTP_HEL = 86–84
| match2_KTP_KAU = 98-79
| match2_KTP_KAT = 100-79
| match2_KTP_KOB = 94-69
| match2_KTP_KOR = 105-94
| match2_KTP_KOU = 95–87
| match2_KTP_NOK = 94–89
| match2_KTP_PYR = 92–95
| match2_KTP_VIL = 93–100
| match2_KTP_URA = 88–68
| match2_NOK_HEL = 93–102
| match2_NOK_KAU = 66–88
| match2_NOK_KAT = 97–95
| match2_NOK_KOB = 78–81
| match2_NOK_KOR = 89–95
| match2_NOK_KOU = 86-91
| match2_NOK_KTP = 101–89
| match2_NOK_PYR = 69–87
| match2_NOK_VIL = 80–99
| match2_NOK_URA = 104-78
| match2_PYR_HEL = 86–85
| match2_PYR_KAU = 87-86
| match2_PYR_KAT = 95-67
| match2_PYR_KOB = 106–89
| match2_PYR_KOR = 107-72
| match2_PYR_KOU = 80–83
| match2_PYR_KTP = 78-80
| match2_PYR_NOK = 104–93
| match2_PYR_VIL = 89–90
| match2_PYR_URA = 95–60
| match2_VIL_HEL = 84–87
| match2_VIL_KAU = 90–86
| match2_VIL_KAT = 96-78
| match2_VIL_KOB = 103–76
| match2_VIL_KOR = 110–71
| match2_VIL_KOU = 109–86
| match2_VIL_KTP = 101-84
| match2_VIL_NOK = 108-89
| match2_VIL_PYR = 89-85
| match2_VIL_URA = 92–67
| match2_URA_HEL = 89–74
| match2_URA_KAU = 71-101
| match2_URA_KAT = 87–112
| match2_URA_KOB = 79–94
| match2_URA_KOR = 85–80
| match2_URA_KOU = 66-92
| match2_URA_KTP = 82-71
| match2_URA_NOK = 97–87
| match2_URA_PYR = 84-91
| match2_URA_VIL = 78–104
}}
Playoffs
The quarter-finals and semi-finals were played in a best-of-three 1–1–1–1–1 format with re-seeding in the semifinals. The finals were played in a best-of-seven playoff format.
===Bracket===
{{8TeamBracket-Re-seeds
| RD1=Quarterfinals
| RD2=Semifinals
| RD3=Finals
| score-width= 30px
| team-width= 150px
| RD1-seed1=1
| RD1-team1=Salon Vilpas
| RD1-score1=3
| RD1-seed2=8
| RD1-team2=Nokia
| RD1-score2=0
| RD1-seed3=4
| RD1-team3=Kataja
| RD1-score3=1
| RD1-seed4=5
| RD1-team4=KTP
| RD1-score4=3
| RD1-seed5=2
| RD1-team5=Karhu
| RD1-score5=3
| RD1-seed6=7
| RD1-team6=Helsinki Seagulls
| RD1-score6=0
| RD1-seed7=3
| RD1-team7=Pyrintö
| RD1-score7=0
| RD1-seed8=6
| RD1-team8=Kouvot
| RD1-score8=3
| RD2-seed1=1
| RD2-team1=Salon Vilpas
| RD2-score1=3
| RD2-seed2=6
| RD2-team2=Kouvot
| RD2-score2=4
| RD2-seed3=2
| RD2-team3=Karhu
| RD2-score3=4
| RD2-seed4=5
| RD2-team4=KTP
| RD2-score4=0
| RD3-seed1=6
| RD3-team1=Kouvot
| RD3-score1=1
| RD3-seed2=2
| RD3-team2=Karhu
| RD3-score2=4
}}
=Quarterfinals=
{{ThreeLegStart|legs=5}}
{{ThreeLegResult|Salon Vilpas||3–0|Nokia||106–70|88–70|114–87|{{0}}|{{0}}}}
{{ThreeLegResult|Karhu||3–0|Helsinki Seagulls||87–61|98–89|108–68|{{0}}|{{0}}}}
{{ThreeLegResult|Pyrintö||0–3|Kouvot||85–93|83–91|78–83|{{0}}|{{0}}}}
{{ThreeLegResult|Kataja||1–3|KTP||109–72|95–98|92–100|80–96|{{0}}}}
|}
=Semifinals=
{{ThreeLegStart|legs=7}}
{{ThreeLegResult|Salon Vilpas||3–4|Kouvot||87–86|77–85|92–91|71–88|89–73|86–95|82–91|}}
{{ThreeLegResult|Karhu||4–0|KTP||106–72|101–90|94–70|79–68|{{0}}|{{0}}|{{0}}|}}
|}
=Third place game=
=Final=
Relegation playoffs
Finnish clubs in European competitions
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Team | Competition | Progress |
---|---|---|
Karhu | rowspan="1" style="background-color:#071D49;color:#D0D3D4;text-align:center"|Champions League | Third qualifying round |
Kataja | style="background-color:#0080C8;color:white;text-align:center"|FIBA Europe Cup | Second round |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://korisliiga.fi/ Official website]
{{Korisliiga seasons}}
{{2018–19 in European men's basketball}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2017-18 Korisliiga}}