2017–18 Korisliiga | |
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Season | 2017–18 |
Number of teams | 11 |
Regular season | |
Relegated | Kobrat |
Finals | |
Champions | Kauhajoki Karhu (1st title) |
Runners-up | Salon Vilpas Vikings |
Third place | Helsinki Seagulls |
Fourth place | BC Nokia |
← 2016–17 2018–19 → |
The 2017–18 Korisliiga season was the 78th season of the top professional basketball league in Finland. The season started on 28 September 2017 and ended on 18 May 2018.[1] Kataja Basket were the defending champions, but Kauhajoki Karhu achieved their first title ever.
Format
[edit]The eleven teams will play four teams against each one of the other teams for a total of 40 games. The eight best qualified teams will join the playoffs.
Teams
[edit]Espoo United promoted from First Division and no team was relegated.
Team | City | Arena |
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Espoo United | Espoo | Espoo Metro Areena |
Helsinki Seagulls | Helsinki | Töölö Sports Hall |
Kataja | Joensuu | Joensuu Areena |
Kauhajoki 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 |
Regular season
[edit]Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Vilpas Vikings | 40 | 32 | 8 | 3794 | 3137 | +657 | 64 | Qualification for the playoffs |
2 | Kauhajoki Karhu | 40 | 28 | 12 | 3561 | 3305 | +256 | 56 | |
3 | Nokia | 40 | 24 | 16 | 3511 | 3396 | +115 | 48 | |
4 | Helsinki Seagulls | 40 | 24 | 16 | 3489 | 3293 | +196 | 48 | |
5 | Kouvot | 40 | 23 | 17 | 3444 | 3345 | +99 | 46 | |
6 | Kataja | 40 | 22 | 18 | 3446 | 3378 | +68 | 44 | |
7 | Pyrintö | 40 | 22 | 18 | 3503 | 3355 | +148 | 44 | |
8 | KTP | 40 | 16 | 24 | 3347 | 3459 | −112 | 32 | |
9 | Espoo United | 40 | 15 | 25 | 3480 | 3635 | −155 | 30 | |
10 | Korihait | 40 | 7 | 33 | 3292 | 4025 | −733 | 14 | |
11 | Kobrat | 40 | 7 | 33 | 3266 | 3805 | −539 | 14 | Relegation to First Division A |
Source: Korisliiga[2]
Playoffs
[edit]The quarter-finals and semi-finals were played in a best-of-three 1–1–1–1–1 format. The finals were played in a best-of-seven playoff format.
Bracket
[edit]Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
1 | Salon Vilpas | 3 | ||||||||||||
8 | KTP | 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | Salon Vilpas | 4 | ||||||||||||
4 | Helsinki Seagulls | 0 | ||||||||||||
4 | Helsinki Seagulls | 3 | ||||||||||||
5 | Kouvot | 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | Salon Vilpas | 2 | ||||||||||||
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | ||||||||||||||
2 | Kauhajoki Karhu | 4 | ||||||||||||
2 | Kauhajoki Karhu | 3 | ||||||||||||
7 | Pyrintö | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Kauhajoki Karhu | 4 | ||||||||||||
3 | Nokia | 1 | ||||||||||||
3 | Nokia | 3 | ||||||||||||
6 | Kataja | 0 |
Quarterfinals
[edit]Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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Salon Vilpas | 3–1 | KTP | 83–87 | 95–64 | 77–69 | 88–55 | |
Kauhajoki Karhu | 3–0 | Pyrintö | 84–74 | 100–88 | 108–75 | ||
Nokia | 3–0 | Kataja | 95–78 | 103–82 | 92–80 | ||
Helsinki Seagulls | 3–1 | Kouvot | 88–90 | 76–72 | 82–73 | 83–74 |
Semifinals
[edit]Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 |
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Salon Vilpas | 4–0 | Helsinki Seagulls | 78–71 | 86–77 | 79–71 | 86–69 | |||
Kauhajoki Karhu | 4–1 | Nokia | 92–78 | 84–89 | 78–72 | 105–102 | 84–82 |
Third place game
[edit]Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Nokia | 97–104 | Helsinki Seagulls |
Final
[edit]Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 |
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Salon Vilpas | 2–4 | Kauhajoki Karhu | 86–75 | 79–85 | 79–83 | 75–93 | 86–79 | 96–99 |
Clubs in European competitions
[edit]Team | Competition | Progress | Ref |
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Kataja | Champions League | Third qualifying round | [3] |
FIBA Europe Cup | Second round |
References
[edit]- ^ Eurobasket.com – Finland
- ^ "Standings". Korisliiga. 2017. Archived from the original on 7 January 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ "Champions line up in battle for European Glory". BasketballCL.com. 28 June 2017. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.