The Korvpalli Meistriliiga ( en, Basketball Champions League), known as the OlyBet Korvpalli Meistriliiga for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier level and most important professional basketball league in

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. It is controlled by the Estonian Basketball Association. The first Estonian Basketball Championship tournament was held in 1925. During Soviet era (1941–1991) the league was called the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic Championship. After Estonia regained its independence in 1991, the league was reformed as the Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML). The KML, which is played under

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rules, currently consists of eight teams. The current KML champions are

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who won their first Estonian Championship in the 2022 KML Play-offs.

Current clubs

Venues and locations

Title holders

* 1925: Tallinna Sport * 1927: Kalev * 1928: Tallinna Vitjas * 1929: Tallinna Russ * 1930: Kalev * 1931: Kalev * 1932: Tallinna Russ * 1933: Tallinna Russ * 1934: Tartu NMKÜ * 1935: Tallinna NMKÜ * 1936: Tartu NMKÜ * 1937: Tartu NMKÜ * 1938: Tartu EASK * 1939: Tartu EASK * 1940: Tartu EASK * 1941: Tallinna Dünamo * 1943: Kalev * 1944 Summer: Tartu Kalev * 1944 Winter: Kalev * 1945: Kalev * 1946: Kalev * 1947: Kalev * 1948: Tartu ÜSK * 1949: Tartu ÜSK * 1950: Tartu ÜSK * 1958: TRÜ * 1959: TRÜ * 1960:

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* 1961: TPI * 1962: TPI * 1963: TPI * 1964: TPI * 1965: TPI * 1966: TPI * 1967: Kalev * 1968: Kalev * 1969: TRÜ * 1970: TRÜ * 1971: Kalev * 1972: TRÜ * 1973: TRÜ * 1974:

Harju KEK The Korvpalli Meistriliiga ( en, Basketball Champions League), known as the OlyBet Korvpalli Meistriliiga for sponsorship reasons, is the highest tier level and most important professional basketball league in Estonia. It is controlled by the Est ...

* 1975: TRÜ * 1976: TRÜ * 1977: TRÜ * 1977–78: TRÜ * 1978–79:

* 1980:

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* 1981: Metallist * 1981–82:

* 1982–83:

* 1983–84: TPI * 1984–85: TPI * 1985–86:

* 1986–87:

* 1987–88:

* 1988–89:

* 1989–90:

* 1990–91: Asto * 1991–92: Kalev * 1992–93: Kalev/Rafter * 1993–94: Asto * 1994–95: Kalev/Auma * 1995–96: Kalev * 1996–97:

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* 1997–98: Kalev * 1998–99:

* 1999–00: Tartu Ülikool-Delta * 2000–01: Tartu Ülikool-Delta * 2001–02: Kalev * 2002–03: Kalev * 2003–04: TÜ/Rock * 2004–05: Ehitustööriist * 2005–06: Kalev/Cramo * 2006–07: TÜ/Rock * 2007–08: TÜ/Rock * 2008–09: Kalev/Cramo * 2009–10: TÜ/Rock * 2010–11: Kalev/Cramo * 2011–12: Kalev/Cramo * 2012–13: Kalev/Cramo * 2013–14: Kalev/Cramo * 2014–15: TÜ/Rock * 2015–16: Kalev/Cramo * 2016–17: Kalev/Cramo * 2017–18: Kalev/Cramo * 2018–19: Kalev/Cramo * 2020–21: Kalev/Cramo * 2021–22: Pärnu Sadam

Titles by club

‡ Note: ''In the 1944 season two championship tournaments were held (s – summer tournament; w – winter tournament).''

KML Finals

Awards

* KML Most Valuable Player Award * KML Finals Most Valuable Player Award *

KML Best Young Player Award The KML Best Young Player Award ( et, Korvpalli Meistriliiga parim noormängija) is an award for the top-tier professional basketball league in Estonia, the Korvpalli Meistriliiga. Winners See also * Korvpalli Meistriliiga * KML Most Valuabl ...

KML Best Defender Award The KML Best Defender Award ( et, Korvpalli Meistriliiga parim kaitsemängija) is an award for the top-tier professional basketball league in Estonia, the Korvpalli Meistriliiga. Winners See also * Korvpalli Meistriliiga * KML Most Valuable P ...

* KML Coach of the Year *

All-KML Team All-KML Team ( et, Korvpalli Meistriliiga tähtede viisik) is an award for the top-tier professional basketball league in Estonia, the Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML). It is the yearly selection of the league's top five basketball players, by positio ...

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:KML league Basketball leagues in Estonia Basketball leagues in Europe

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Recurring sporting events established in 1925 1925 establishments in Estonia