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Finnish Basketball Association
Basketball Finland ( fi, Suomen Koripalloliitto ry, sv, Finska Basketbollförbund) is the governing body of Basketball in Finland. It was founded and became members of FIBA in 1939. Basketball Finland operates the Finland men's national team and Finland women's national team. They organize national competitions in Finland, for both the men's and women's senior teams and also the youth national basketball teams. The top professional league in Finland is Korisliiga. See also *Finland men's national basketball team * Finland men's national under-20 basketball team *Finland men's national under-19 basketball team *Finland men's national under-17 basketball team *Finland women's national basketball team *Finland women's national under-18 basketball team *Finland women's national under-16 basketball team References External links *Finlandat FIBA site 1939 establishments in Finland Sports organizations established in 1939 Basketball Basketball is a team spor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a Backboard (basketball), backboard at each end of the court, while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A Field goal (basketball), field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the 3 point line, three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (Overtime (sports), overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finland Men's National Basketball Team
The Finland men's national basketball team ( fi, Suomen koripallomaajoukkue, sv, Finlands herrlandslag i basket) represents Finland in international basketball competition. The national team is governed by Basketball Finland. Finland has played in 17 EuroBasket tournaments, with their best finish coming in sixth place at EuroBasket 1967 on home soil. The national team has also reached the Olympic Games twice, in 1952 as the host, and 1964. In 2014, Finland qualified for their first ever appearance to the FIBA World Cup. Since 2011, Finland has had the highest FIBA World Ranking among Nordic countries. History Early years The Finnish Basketball Association was founded in February 1939. A few months earlier the Finnish Football Federation had decided to add basketball to its own repertoire. Finland first competed at the European championship at its third installment, the EuroBasket 1939. In the round-robin, they initially struggled and lost to each of the other seven teams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sports Organizations Established In 1939
Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to spectators. Sports can, through casual or organized participation, improve participants' physical health. Hundreds of sports exist, from those between single contestants, through to those with hundreds of simultaneous participants, either in teams or competing as individuals. In certain sports such as racing, many contestants may compete, simultaneously or consecutively, with one winner; in others, the contest (a ''match'') is between two sides, each attempting to exceed the other. Some sports allow a "tie" or "draw", in which there is no single winner; others provide tie-breaking methods to ensure one winner and one loser. A number of contests may be arranged in a tournament producing a champion. Many sports leagues make an annual champion by arranging games in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1939 Establishments In Finland
This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Third Reich *** Jews are forbidden to work with Germans. *** The Youth Protection Act was passed on April 30, 1938 and the Working Hours Regulations came into effect. *** The Jews name change decree has gone into effect. ** The rest of the world *** In Spain, it becomes a duty of all young women under 25 to complete compulsory work service for one year. *** First edition of the Vienna New Year's Concert. *** The company of technology and manufacturing scientific instruments Hewlett-Packard, was founded in a garage in Palo Alto, California, by William (Bill) Hewlett and David Packard. This garage is now considered the birthplace of Silicon Valley. *** Sydney, in Australia, records temperature of 45 ˚C, the highest record for the city. *** Philipp Etter took over as Swiss Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finland Women's National Under-16 Basketball Team
The Finland women's national under-16 basketball team is a national women's basketball team of Finland, administered by the Basketball Finland. eurobasket.com It represents the country in women's international under-16 basketball competitions. Finnish women's U16 team is the first and only who had advanced to qualify for the FIBA U17 Women's World Cup. |
Finland Women's National Under-18 Basketball Team
The Finland women's national under-18 basketball team is a national women's basketball team of Finland, administered by the Basketball Finland. FIBA.basketball It represents the country in women's international under-18 basketball competitions. participations See also * * |
Finland Men's National Under-17 Basketball Team
The Finland national under-16 and under-17 basketball team is a national basketball team of Finland, administered by Basketball Finland. It represents the country in men's international under-16 and under-17 basketball competitions. FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup participations FIBA U16 European Championship participations Former players * Joonas Iisalo * Mikael Jantunen See also *Finland men's national basketball team *Finland men's national under-19 basketball team *Finland women's national under-16 basketball team References External linksArchived recordsof Finland team participations {{DEFAULTSORT:Finland men's national under-17 basketball team Finland national basketball teams Men's national under-17 basketball teams Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (bal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finland Men's National Under-20 Basketball Team
The Finland men's national under-20 basketball team is a national basketball team of Finland, administered by the Finnish Basketball Association. eurobasket.com It represents the country in international men's under-20 basketball competitions. participations See also * Finland men's national basketball team * |
Korisliiga
The Korisliiga is the top-tier professional basketball league in Finland, comprising the top 12 teams of the country. In its current format, each team plays all other teams two times in the regular season, once at home and once away, for a total of 22 regular season games. The top six teams advances continues to upper stage and the bottom six teams plays lower stage after 22 games, 5 games at home and 5 games at away versus all other teams in stage. The best two teams from lower group joins to playoffs with upper group teams. Playoffs are played best of seven format, except the quarter-finals which are played best of 5 format. Pantterit holds the record for the most league titles won, with 14. The top level Finnish league for women is the Naisten Korisliiga. Logos Korisliiga logo.png, The official Korisliiga logo used until the 2015–16 season Teams Current teams From 2000s, Korisliiga in timeline Title holders * 1938-39 Ylioppilaskoripalloilijat * 1939-40 Eiran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland across Estonia to the south. Finland covers an area of with a population of 5.6 million. Helsinki is the capital and largest city, forming a larger metropolitan area with the neighbouring cities of Espoo, Kauniainen, and Vantaa. The vast majority of the population are ethnic Finns. Finnish, alongside Swedish, are the official languages. Swedish is the native language of 5.2% of the population. Finland's climate varies from humid continental in the south to the boreal in the north. The land cover is primarily a boreal forest biome, with more than 180,000 recorded lakes. Finland was first inhabited around 9000 BC after the Last Glacial Period. The Stone Age introduced several differ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finland Men's National Under-19 Basketball Team
The Finland men's national under-18 basketball team is a national basketball team of Finland, administered by the Basketball Finland. eurobasket.com It represents the country in international men's under-18 basketball competitions. FIBA U18 European Championship results Former players * *See also * |
Finland Women's National Basketball Team
The Finland women's national basketball team represents Finland in international women's basketball competitions. They are governed by Basketball Finland. Finland has appeared in five editions of the EuroBasket between 1952 and 1987, with 6 wins in 34 matches. It hasn't qualified for a major tournament since. 2021 Roster Roster for the EuroBasket Women 2021 qualification. 2011 Roster * Guards ** .83Krista Gross ** .70Anette Juvonen ** .73Vilma Kesänen ** .75Linda Lehtoranta ** .72 Reetta Piipari * Forwards ** .82Evita Iiskola ** .83Henna Koponen ** .85Heta Korpivaara ** .74Dionne Pounds ** .77 Henna Salomaa ** .87 Minna Sten ** .89Tiina Sten ** .90 Taru Tuukkanen ** .80 Hanna Vapamaa See also * Finland women's national under-19 basketball team * Finland women's national under-17 basketball team * Finland women's national 3x3 team Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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