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. BC Kalev/Cramo are the defending league champions.
Names of the competition
edit- 1994–1998: Eesti Meeste Korvpalliliiga (EMKL)
- 1998–2002: Eesti Korvpalliklubide Assotsiatsioon (EKKA)
- 2002–present: Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML)
- 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
- ^ 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
- KML Most Valuable Player Award
- KML Finals Most Valuable Player Award
- KML Best Defender Award
- KML Best Young Player Award
- KML Coach of the Year Award
- KML All-Star Five
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