The 2020–21 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League, known as Paf Latvian–Estonian Basketball League for sponsorship reasons, was the 3rd season of the Latvian–Estonian Basketball League, the combined top basketball division of Latvia and Estonia.
Latvian–Estonian Basketball League | ||||||||||
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Season | 2020–21 | |||||||||
Duration | 3 October 2020 – 11 April 2021 | |||||||||
Games played | 164 | |||||||||
Teams | 13 | |||||||||
TV partner(s) | Best4Sport TV, Delfi TV | |||||||||
Regular season | ||||||||||
Season MVP | Maurice Kemp | |||||||||
Finals | ||||||||||
Champions | Kalev/Cramo | |||||||||
Runners-up | VEF Rīga | |||||||||
Third place | Ogre | |||||||||
Fourth place | Avis Utilitas Rapla | |||||||||
Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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Records | ||||||||||
Biggest home win | Kalev/Cramo 110–46 Tartu Ülikool (2 December 2020) | |||||||||
Biggest away win | Latvijas Universitāte 42–86 VEF Rīga (4 December 2020) Ventspils 59–103 VEF Rīga (28 March 2021) | |||||||||
Highest scoring | Ventspils 113–90 Valmiera Glass/ViA (24 October 2020) | |||||||||
← 2019–20 2021-22 → |
The season began on 3 October 2020 and ended in 11 April 2021. The Final 6 was played at the Elektrum Olimpiskais Sporta centrs in Riga, Latvia, with Kalev/Cramo winning its first title.
Competition format
editIt was planned, that the competition format would follow the usual double round-robin format: all the teams would play each other twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 24 games; teams would have been ranked by total points, with the eight highest-ranked teams advancing to the quarter-finals; the quarterfinal series would have been played to two wins (best-of-three); the winning teams would determine the champion in a Final Four tournament.[1]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic risks, it was planned, that from October till 6 December teams would play only within the respective country.[2][3][4]
It was announced in 11 November, that after 6 December due to the increasing spread of coronavirus in the region teams will continue competing within their respective country (thefore, playing 3rd and 4th lap), and so no international games will be played in the Regular season.[5] Discussions on the play-off format are still ongoing.[6]
Teams
edit13 teams, 7 from Estonia and 6 from Latvia, are contesting the league in the 2020–21 season.
Venues and locations
editTeam | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
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Avis Utilitas Rapla | Rapla | Sadolin Sports Hall | 1000 |
Kalev/Cramo | Tallinn | Kalev Sports Hall / Saku Suurhall | 1780 / 7200 |
Latvijas Universitāte | Rīga | Elektrum Olympic Sports Center | 830 |
Liepāja | Liepāja | Liepāja Olympic Center | 2542 |
Ogre | Ogre | Ogre 1st Secondary School | 500 |
Pärnu Sadam | Pärnu | Pärnu Sports Hall | 1820 |
Rakvere Tarvas | Rakvere | Rakvere Sports Hall | 2747 |
Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ | Tallinn | Sõle Sports Centre | |
TalTech | Tallinn | TalTech Sports Hall | 1000 |
Tartu Ülikool | Tartu | University of Tartu Sports Hall | 2600 |
Valmiera Glass VIA | Valmiera | Vidzeme Olympic Center | 1500 |
VEF Rīga | Rīga | Elektrum Olympic Sports Center / Arena Riga | 830 / 11 200 |
Ventspils | Ventspils | Ventspils Olympic Center | 3085 |
Personnel and kits
editTeam | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor |
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Avis Utilitas Rapla | Toomas Annuk | Roberts Freimanis | Spalding | |
Kalev/Cramo | Roberts Štelmahers | Martin Dorbek | Nike | |
Latvijas Universitāte | Guntis Endzels | Kārlis Žunda | Nike | |
Liepāja | Artūrs Visockis-Rubenis | Roberts Krastiņš | Erreà | |
Ogre | Nikolajs Mazurs | Rinalds Sirsniņš | Erreà | |
Pärnu Sadam | Heiko Rannula | Lauris Blaus | Joma | |
Rakvere Tarvas | Juris Umbraško | Renato Lindmets | Spalding | |
Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ | Valdo Lips | Mario Paiste | Nike | |
TalTech | Kris Killing | Oliver Metsalu | Nike | |
Tartu Ülikool | Toomas Kandimaa | Robin Kivi | Spalding | |
Valmiera Glass VIA | Roberts Zeile | Edmunds Elksnis | Spalding | |
VEF Rīga | Jānis Gailītis | Artis Ate | Adidas | |
Ventspils | Gints Fogels | Māris Gulbis | Joma |
Estonia
editLeague table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification |
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1 | Kalev/Cramo | 23 | 21 | 2 | 2066 | 1619 | +447 | .913 | Advance to Final 6 semifinals[7] |
2 | Pärnu Sadam | 24 | 17 | 7 | 1938 | 1830 | +108 | .708 | Advance to Final 6 quarterfinals[7] |
3 | Avis Utilitas Rapla | 24 | 13 | 11 | 1862 | 1793 | +69 | .542 | |
4 | TalTech | 24 | 11 | 13 | 1756 | 1899 | −143 | .458 | |
5 | Rakvere Tarvas | 23 | 10 | 13 | 1806 | 1818 | −12 | .435 | |
6 | Tartu Ülikool | 24 | 8 | 16 | 1734 | 1966 | −232 | .333 | |
7 | Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ | 24 | 3 | 21 | 1871 | 2108 | −237 | .125 |
Results
editLatvia
editLeague table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification |
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1 | VEF Rīga | 25 | 23 | 2 | 2264 | 1768 | +496 | .920 | Advance to Final 6 semifinals[7] |
2 | Ventspils | 25 | 15 | 10 | 2071 | 2044 | +27 | .600 | Advance to Final 6 quarterfinals[7] |
3 | Ogre | 25 | 14 | 11 | 2028 | 1922 | +106 | .560 | |
4 | Liepāja | 25 | 12 | 13 | 1988 | 2036 | −48 | .480 | |
5 | Valmiera Glass/ViA | 25 | 7 | 18 | 1877 | 2145 | −268 | .280 | |
6 | Latvijas Universitāte | 25 | 4 | 21 | 1698 | 2011 | −313 | .160 |
Results
editFinal 6
editFinal 6, which featured 3 of the highest ranked teams from each country, with highest ranked team from each country receiving a bye to semifinals, was held in Riga, Latvia from April 8 to April 11[8]
Quarterfinal 8 April | Semifinals 10 April | Final April 11 | ||||||||||||
1 | Kalev/Cramo | 83 | ||||||||||||
2 | Ventspils | 69 | 3 | Avis Utilitas Rapla | 63 | |||||||||
3 | Avis Utilitas Rapla | 79 | 1 | Kalev/Cramo | 86 | |||||||||
1 | VEF Rīga | 75 | ||||||||||||
1 | VEF Rīga | 90 | ||||||||||||
2 | Pärnu Sadam | 68 | 3 | Ogre | 85 | |||||||||
3 | Ogre | 77 | Bronze medal game | |||||||||||
3 | Avis Utilitas Rapla | 73 | ||||||||||||
3 | Ogre | 75 |
Individual awards
edit- Tournament MVP[9]
- All-Star Five
- Maurice Kemp (Kalev/Cramo)
- Janari Jõesaar (Kalev/Cramo)
- Brandon Childress (Avis Utilitas Rapla)
- Kyle Allman (VEF Rīga)
- Rihards Kuksiks (Ogre)
References
edit- ^ "Latvian - Estonian Basketball League regulations season 2020/2021" (PDF). basket.ee. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Pafbet LAT-EST čempionātā piedalīsies 13 komandas". basket.lv. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Latvijas - Igaunijas līgā spēlēs nepāra skaits komandu". sportacentrs.com. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Latvijas basketbola līgas: četrkāršs starts par spīti pandēmijai un reģionālo komandu rekordskaits". basket.lv. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Pafbet LAT-EST līgas pamatturnīrs turpināsies bez starpvalstu spēlēm". estlatbl.com. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Eesti ja Läti korvpalliklubid Paf liiga põhiturniiril omavahel ei kohtu". delfi.ee. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Pafbet LAT-EST: "Latvijas Universitāte" pārspēj vicelīderus, "VEF Rīga" uzvar Liepājā; valmierieši uzvar "Ogri"". basket.lv. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "The final tournament of the Paf Estonian-Latvian Basketball League will take place from 8th to 11th of April in Riga". estlatbl.com. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ "Uudised - BC Kalev/Cramo defeated VEF in Paf League final, Ogre brought home the bronze". www.estlatbl.com. 12 April 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
External links
edit- Official website
- Estonian Basketball Association (in Estonian)
- Latvian Basketball Association (in Latvian)