The 2021–22 Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML) season, also known as PAF Korvpalli Meistriliiga for sponsorship reasons, was the 96th season of the top-tier basketball league in Estonia. The regular season began on 1 October 2021 and finished on 24 April 2022. The play-offs started on 26 April and finished on 26 May with Pärnu Sadam winning their first KML title.
| PAF Korvpalli Meistriliiga1 | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2021–22 |
| Duration | 1 October 2021 – 24 April 2022 (regular season) 26 April 2022 – 26 May 2022 (Play-offs) |
| Teams | 8 |
| Regular season | |
| Top seed | BC Kalev/Cramo |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Pärnu Sadam |
| Runners-up | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits |
| Third place | Kalev/Cramo |
| Fourth place | TalTech/Optibet |
← 2020–21 2022–23 →
1Sponsored league name, referring to PAF. | |
Teams
editVenues and locations
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Location of teams in 2021–22 Korvpalli Meistriliiga
| Team | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| AVIS UTILITAS Rapla | Rapla | Sadolin Sports Hall | 958[1] |
| BC Kalev/Cramo | Tallinn | Kalev Sports Hall | 1,700[2] |
| KK Viimsi/Sportland | Haabneeme | Forus Sports Centre | 500[3] |
| Pärnu Sadam | Pärnu | Pärnu Sports Hall | 1,820[4] |
| Rakvere Tarvas | Rakvere | Rakvere Sports Hall | 2,747[5] |
| Tallinna Kalev | Tallinn | Nord Cramo Sports Hall | 980[6] |
| Sõle Sports Centre | 153[7] | ||
| TalTech/OPTIBET | TalTech Sports Hall | 1,000[8] | |
| Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | Tartu | University of Tartu Sports Hall | 2,600[9] |
Personnel and sponsorship
edit| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVIS UTILITAS Rapla |  Lluís Riera |
 Sven Kaldre |
Spalding | Hepa |
| BC Kalev/Cramo |  Roberts Štelmahers |
Martin Dorbek |
Nike | Unibet |
| KK Viimsi/Sportland | Valdo Lips |
Rain Veideman |
Nike | Sportland |
| Pärnu Sadam | Heiko Rannula |
Mihkel Kirves |
Nike | Betsafe |
| Rakvere Tarvas | Martin Müürsepp |
Sten Saaremäel |
Spalding | Rakvere |
| Tallinna Kalev | Brett Nõmm |
Mario Paiste |
Nike | Tallinn |
| TalTech/OPTIBET | Alar Varrak |
Tanel Sokk |
Nike | |
| Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | Nikolajs Mazurs |
 Adomas Drungilas |
Spalding | Maks & Moorits |
Coaching changes
edit| Team | 2020–21 season | 2021–22 season |
|---|---|---|
| Off-season | ||
| AVIS UTILITAS Rapla | Toomas Annuk |
Lluís Riera
|
| KK Viimsi/Sportland | Martin Toomas |
Valdo Lips
|
| Rakvere Tarvas | Juris Umbraško |
Martin Müürsepp
|
| Tallinna Kalev | Valdo Lips |
Brett Nõmm
|
| TalTech/OPTIBET | Kris Killing |
Alar Varrak
|
| In-season | ||
| Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | Toomas Kandimaa |
Nikolajs Mazurs
|
Regular season
editIn the regular season, teams played against each other once, with all results from the regular season of the 2021–22 Estonian-Latvian Basketball League being carried over.
League table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BC Kalev/Cramo | 33 | 28 | 5 | 2824 | 2174 | +650 | .848 | Qualification to semifinals |
| 2 | TalTech/OPTIBET | 33 | 22 | 11 | 2701 | 2528 | +173 | .667 | Qualification to quarterfinals |
| 3 | KK Viimsi/Sportland | 33 | 21 | 12 | 2609 | 2575 | +34 | .636 | |
| 4 | Pärnu Sadam | 33 | 20 | 13 | 2762 | 2541 | +221 | .606 | |
| 5 | AVIS UTILITAS Rapla | 33 | 14 | 19 | 2687 | 2770 | −83 | .424 | |
| 6 | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | 33 | 14 | 19 | 2521 | 2630 | −109 | .424 | |
| 7 | Tallinna Kalev | 33 | 7 | 26 | 2323 | 2921 | −598 | .212 | |
| 8 | Rakvere Tarvas | 33 | 5 | 28 | 2403 | 2970 | −567 | .152 |
Source: Korvpalli Meistriliiga
Results
editPlayoffs
editPlayoffs series are best-of-five. The first team to win three games wins the series.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Kalev/Cramo | |||||||||||||
| none | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Kalev/Cramo | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Pärnu Sadam | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Pärnu Sadam | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Avis Utilitas Rapla | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Pärnu Sadam | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | TalTech/Optibet | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Tallinna Kalev | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | TalTech/Optibet | 0 | Third place | |||||||||||
| 6 | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Viimsi/Sportland | 1 | 1 | Kalev/Cramo | 3 | |||||||||
| 6 | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | 3 | 2 | TalTech/Optibet | 0 | |||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Sadolin Spordihoone". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "Kalevi Spordihall". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "FORUS Spordikeskus Viimsi". 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.
- ^ "Nord Cramo spordihoone". 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.
External links
edit- Official website (in Estonian)