Country | Finland |
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Confederation | FIBA Europe |
Founded | 1939 |
Number of teams | 11 |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Relegation to | First Division |
Current champions | Kataja Basket (2nd title) |
Most championships | Pantterit (14 titles) |
TV partners | YLE TV2 |
Website | korisliiga |
2016–17 Korisliiga season |
The Korisliiga is the top league of professional basketball in Finland, comprising the top 11 teams of the country. In current format each team plays all other teams four times in the regular season, twice at home and twice away, for a total of 40 games. The top eight teams continue to the Playoffs, where all instances are in a best-of-five format. Pantterit owns the record for most titles; with 14. The top league for women is Naisten Korisliiga.
The official Korisliiga logo used till the 2015–16 season
Source: Korisliiga
Source: Korisliiga