Finnish Basketball Cup

The Finnish Basketball Cup (Finnish: Koripallon Suomen Cup) is the highest level national domestic basketball cup competition of Finland. It is the second most important basketball competition in the country, after the top-tier level Finnish national domestic league, the Korisliiga. From 2014 to 2018, the competition was not contested.

Finnish Basketball Cup
SportBasketball
Founded1968
CountryFinland Finland
ContinentEuropean Union Europe
Most recent
champion(s)
Helsinki Seagulls (4th title)
(2024)
Most titlesKTP-Basket (8 titles)
TV partner(s)Elisa Viihde
Related
competitions
Korisliiga
Official websiteMiesten Suomen cup

Finals

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Year Winner Runners-up Score
2024 Helsinki Seagulls (4) BC Nokia 83–76
2023 Joensuun Kataja (4) Helsinki Seagulls 86–84
2022[1] Helsinki Seagulls (3) Salon Vilpas 104–94
2021 Helsinki Seagulls (2) Tampereen Pyrintö 97–95
2020 Helsinki Seagulls Tampereen Pyrintö 94–93
2019 Salon Vilpas Tampereen Pyrintö 106–93
2014–2018 Inactive
2013[a] Tampereen Pyrintö Loimaan Korikonkarit 78–73
2012 Joensuun Kataja (3) Tampereen Pyrintö 78–68
2011 Joensuun Kataja (2) Torpan Pojat 95–88
2009 Espoon Honka (2) Tampereen Pyrintö 101–83
2008 Lappeenrannan NMKY (4) Torpan Pojat, Helsinki 98-83
2007 Lappeenrannan NMKY (3) Kouvot, Kouvola 74-56
2006 Lappeenrannan NMKY (2) Espoon Honka 78-70
2005 Lappeenrannan NMKY Joensuun Kataja 88-58
2004 Kotkan TP (8) Namika Lahti 104-96
2003 Kotkan TP (7) Kouvot 88-65
2002 Joensuun Kataja Salon Vilpas 102-76
2001 Espoon Honka Kouvolan Kouvot 83-73
2000 Namika Lahti Pyrbasket, Tampere 96-75
1999 Turun Piiloset (2) Espoon Honka 105-94
1998 Kouvot Torpan Pojat 57-50
1997 Torpan Pojat (3) Kouvot 71-67
1996 Torpan Pojat (2) Tapiolan Honka, Espoo 81-77
1995 Pantterit, Helsinki (3) Uudenkaupungin Korihait 89-88
1994 Lahden NMKY (2) Kotkan TP 90-89
1993 Kotkan TP (6) Forssan Koripojat 89-84
1992 Torpan Pojat Kotkan TP 92-81
1991 Pantterit (2) Torpan Pojat 85-60
1990 Kotkan TP (5) Helsingin NMKY 78-72
1989 Lahden NMKY Helsingin NMKY 74-73
1988 Uudenkaupungin Urheilijat (2) Kotkan TP 171-169 (98-85, 73–84)
1987 Kotkan TP (4) Uudenkaupungin Urheilijat 169-168 (96-83, 73–85)
1986 Uudenkaupungin Urheilijat Kotkan TP 180-176 (83-96, 97–80)
1985 Kotkan TP (3) Helsingin NMKY 78-65
1984 Kotkan TP (2) Pantterit 144–129 (78–80, 66–49)
1983 Kotkan TP Pantterit 162–148 (82–72, 80–76)
1982 Turun NMKY Helsingin NMKY 201–175 (110–97, 91–78)
1981 Pantterit Turun NMKY 193–183 (94–94, 97–87)

Performance by club

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Rank Club Titles Runner-up Champion Years
1 Kotkan TP 8 4 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1993, 2003, 2004
2 Lappeenrannan NMKY 4 0 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
3 Torpan Pojat 3 4 1992, 1996, 1997
4 Pantterit 3 3 1981, 1991, 1995
5 Joensuun Kataja 4 1 2001, 2010, 2011, 2022
6 Helsinki Seagulls 4 1 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023
7 Espoon Honka 2 2 2001, 2009
Uudenkaupungin Urheilijat 2 2 1986, 1988
8 Turun Piiloset 2 1 1982, 1999
9 Lahden NMKY 2 0 1989, 1994
10 Kouvot 1 4 1998
11 Tampereen Pyrintö 1 4 2013
12 Namika Lahti 1 1 2000
13 Salon Vilpas 1 1 2019
14 Helsingin NMKY 0 4
15 Forssan Koripojat 0 1
Loimaan Korikonkarit 0 1
Tapiolan Honka 0 1
BC Nokia 0 1

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ In the 2012–13 season, instead of the normal cup competition, the Finnish "League Cup" was played, which was contested between the top four placed teams of the halfway point of the Korisliiga season.

References

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  1. ^ "Suomen Cup -finaali äityi jännäriksi, mutta Seagulls otti jälleen voiton". www.basket.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2022-06-13.