2020–21 KML season
Estonian basketball championships
PAF Korvpalli Meistriliiga1 | |
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Season | 2020–21 |
Duration | 10 October 2020 – 17 April 2021 (regular season) 19 April 2021 – 17 May 2021 (play-offs) |
Number of teams | 7 |
Finals | |
Champions | BC Kalev/Cramo 12th Estonian title |
Runners-up | Pärnu Sadam |
Third place | AVIS UTILITAS Rapla |
Fourth place | Rakvere Tarvas |
Finals MVP | Chavaughn Lewis |
← 2019–20 2021–22 → 1Sponsored league name, referring to PAF. |
The 2020–21 Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML) season, also known as PAF Korvpalli Meistriliiga for sponsorship reasons, was the 95th season of the top-tier basketball league in Estonia.
The play-offs began on 19 April 2021 and ended on 17 May with BC Kalev/Cramo defeating Pärnu Sadam in the finals for their 12th Estonian Championship.
Teams
Venues and locations
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Location of teams in 2020–21 Korvpalli MeistriliigaTeam | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
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AVIS UTILITAS Rapla | Rapla | Sadolin Sports Hall | 958[1] |
BC Kalev/Cramo | Tallinn | Kalev Sports Hall | 1,700[2] |
Pärnu Sadam | Pärnu | Pärnu Sports Hall | 1,820[3] |
Rakvere Tarvas | Rakvere | Rakvere Sports Hall | 2,747[4] |
Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ | Tallinn | Sõle Sports Centre | 153[5] |
TalTech | TalTech Sports Hall | 1,000[6] | |
Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | Tartu | University of Tartu Sports Hall | 2,600[7] |
Personnel and sponsorship
Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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AVIS UTILITAS Rapla | ![]() | ![]() | Spalding | Fenix Bet & Casino |
BC Kalev/Cramo | ![]() | ![]() | Nike | Unibet |
Pärnu Sadam | ![]() | ![]() | Joma | Betsafe |
Rakvere Tarvas | ![]() | ![]() | Spalding | Rakvere |
Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ | ![]() | ![]() | Nike | Tallinn |
TalTech | ![]() | ![]() | Nike | Tallinn University of Technology |
Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | ![]() | ![]() | Spalding | Maks & Moorits |
Coaching changes
Team | 2019–20 season | 2020–21 season |
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Off-season | ||
Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | ![]() | ![]() |
In-season | ||
Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ | ![]() | ![]() |
Regular season
Team standings are calculated as follows:
- Four rounds of Estonian-Latvian Basketball League regular season games.
- Two rounds of Korvpalli Meistriliiga regular season games.
- BC Kalev/Cramo's Estonian-Latvian Basketball League third and fourth round games are counted twice.
Any games postponed and not rearranged until 17 April 2021 are cancelled and regular season standings are determined by winning percentage.
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification |
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1 | BC Kalev/Cramo | 34 | 32 | 2 | 2399 | 1901 | +498 | .941 | Qualification to semifinals |
2 | Pärnu Sadam | 34 | 25 | 9 | 2718 | 2468 | +250 | .735 | Qualification to quarterfinals |
3 | AVIS UTILITAS Rapla | 34 | 20 | 14 | 2573 | 2483 | +90 | .588 | |
4 | Rakvere Tarvas | 32 | 12 | 20 | 2436 | 2511 | −75 | .375 | |
5 | TalTech | 31 | 11 | 20 | 2209 | 2454 | −245 | .355 | |
6 | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | 34 | 11 | 23 | 2420 | 2713 | −293 | .324 | |
7 | Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ | 31 | 4 | 27 | 2340 | 2639 | −299 | .129 |
Source: Korvpalli Meistriliiga
Results
Home \ Away | RAP | KAL | PÄR | TRV | TLK | TCH | TRT |
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AVIS UTILITAS Rapla | — | — | 64–72 | 83–81 | 96–88 | — | 81–65 |
BC Kalev/Cramo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pärnu Sadam | — | — | — | 93–62 | 77–66 | 101–73 | 84–62 |
Rakvere Tarvas | 72–84 | — | 58–87 | — | 86–89 | 90–77 | 80–76 |
Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ | 72–87 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
TalTech | 71–87 | — | 83–95 | — | — | — | 78–95 |
Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | 67–77 | — | 77–89 | 104–101 | 86–61 | — | — |
Source: Korvpalli Meistriliiga
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Playoffs
The play-offs began on 19 April and ended on 17 May. The tournament concluded with BC Kalev/Cramo defeating Pärnu Sadam three games to one in the finals.
Bracket
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
1 | BC Kalev/Cramo | 3 | ||||||||||||
4 | Rakvere Tarvas | 0 | ||||||||||||
4 | Rakvere Tarvas | 2 | ||||||||||||
5 | TalTech | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | BC Kalev/Cramo | 3 | ||||||||||||
2 | Pärnu Sadam | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | Pärnu Sadam | 2 | ||||||||||||
7 | Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Pärnu Sadam | 3 | Third place | |||||||||||
3 | AVIS UTILITAS Rapla | 0 | ||||||||||||
3 | AVIS UTILITAS Rapla | 2 | 3 | AVIS UTILITAS Rapla | 3 | |||||||||
6 | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | 1 | 4 | Rakvere Tarvas | 2 |
Awards
Hugo Toom (Pärnu Sadam)[8]
Pos | Player | Team |
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PG | ![]() | BC Kalev/Cramo |
SG | ![]() | Pärnu Sadam |
SF | ![]() | BC Kalev/Cramo |
PF | ![]() | AVIS UTILITAS Rapla |
C | ![]() | BC Kalev/Cramo |
See also
- 2020–21 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League
- 2020–21 VTB United League
- 2020–21 Basketball Champions League
- 2020–21 FIBA Europe Cup
References
- ^ "Sadolin Spordihoone". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "Kalevi Spordihall". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "Pärnu Spordihall". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "Rakvere Spordihall". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "Sõle Spordikeskus". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "Tallinna Tehnikaülikooli spordihoone". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "Tartu Ülikooli Spordihoone". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Pärnu Sadama hoog rauges kolmandal veerandajal, Kalev/Cramo võitis 12. Eesti meistritiitli" (in Estonian). Delfi. 17 May 2021.
External links
- Official website (in Estonian)
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PAF Korvpalli Meistriliiga