Latvian–Estonian Basketball League | |
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Season | 2019–20 |
Duration | 27 September 2019 – 11 March 2020 |
Number of games | 189 |
Number of teams | 15 |
TV partner(s) | Best4Sport TV, TTV, Delfi TV |
Finals | |
Champions | Null and void |
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The 2019–20 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League, known as Paf Latvian–Estonian Basketball League for sponsorship reasons, was the 2nd season of the Latvian–Estonian Basketball League, the combined top basketball division of Latvia and Estonia.
On 12 March 2020, the league was suspended until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] Eventually, the league was not resumed and no champions were named. [2]
The competition format follows the usual double round-robin format. During the course of the regular season, which lasts from 27 September 2019 to 22 March 2020, all the teams play each other twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 28 games. Teams are ranked by total points, with the eight highest-ranked teams advancing to the quarter-finals. Unlike the previous season, in this season the quarterfinal series will be played to two wins. The winning teams will determine the champion in a Final Four tournament. [3]
15 teams, 8 from Estonia and 7 from Latvia, are contesting the league in the 2019–20 season.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification |
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1 | VEF Rīga | 25 | 23 | 2 | 2157 | 1799 | +358 | .920 | Qualification for Champions League [a] |
2 | Ogre | 25 | 22 | 3 | 2286 | 1974 | +312 | .880 | |
3 | Kalev/Cramo | 23 | 20 | 3 | 2120 | 1606 | +514 | .870 | |
4 | Ventspils | 24 | 18 | 6 | 2255 | 1789 | +466 | .750 | |
5 | Avis Utilitas Rapla | 24 | 12 | 12 | 1856 | 1909 | −53 | .500 | |
6 | Jūrmala Betsafe | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1702 | 1664 | +38 | .500 | |
7 | Pärnu Sadam | 25 | 12 | 13 | 2046 | 2100 | −54 | .480 | |
8 | Tartu Ülikool | 24 | 10 | 14 | 1783 | 1972 | −189 | .417 | |
9 | Rakvere Tarvas | 24 | 10 | 14 | 1899 | 2032 | −133 | .417 | |
10 | Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ | 24 | 8 | 16 | 2019 | 2110 | −91 | .333 | |
11 | Valmiera Glass/ViA | 24 | 7 | 17 | 1927 | 2154 | −227 | .292 | |
12 | TalTech | 25 | 7 | 18 | 2035 | 2295 | −260 | .280 | |
13 | Latvijas Universitāte | 24 | 5 | 19 | 1684 | 1981 | −297 | .208 | |
14 | Liepāja | 23 | 3 | 20 | 1773 | 2157 | −384 | .130 | |
15 | Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits [b] (D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Retired |
The national play-off was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ranking (no champion, no medallists) was set: [2] [4]
The national play-off was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The classification was made based on overall results in 2019–20 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League as of 13 March: [5] [6]
1 The club Jūrmala Betsafe changed its name to SilJa in mid-March. [7]