LatvianâEstonian Basketball League | ||||||||||
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Season | 2020â21 | |||||||||
Duration | 3 October 2020 â 11 April 2021 | |||||||||
Number of games | 164 | |||||||||
Number of teams | 13 | |||||||||
TV partner(s) | Best4Sport TV, Delfi TV | |||||||||
Regular season | ||||||||||
Season MVP |
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Finals | ||||||||||
Champions |
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Runners-up |
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Third place |
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Fourth place |
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Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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Records | ||||||||||
Biggest home win |
Kalev/Cramo 110â46
Tartu Ălikool (2 December 2020) | |||||||||
Biggest away win |
Latvijas UniversitÄte 42â86
VEF RÄ«ga (4 December 2020) Ventspils 59â103 VEF RÄ«ga (28 March 2021) | |||||||||
Highest scoring |
Ventspils 113â90
Valmiera Glass/ViA (24 October 2020) | |||||||||
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The 2020â21 LatvianâEstonian Basketball League, known as Paf LatvianâEstonian Basketball League for sponsorship reasons, was the 3rd season of the LatvianâEstonian Basketball League, the combined top basketball division of Latvia and Estonia.
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.
It 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.
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Due to the
COVID-19 pandemic risks, it was planned, that from October till 6 December teams would play only within the respective country.
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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]
13 teams, 7 from Estonia and 6 from Latvia, are contesting the league in the 2020â21 season.
Team | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
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Rapla | Sadolin Sports Hall | 1000 |
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Tallinn | Kalev Sports Hall / Saku Suurhall | 1780 / 7200 |
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RÄ«ga | Elektrum Olympic Sports Center | 830 |
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LiepÄja | LiepÄja Olympic Center | 2542 |
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Ogre | Ogre 1st Secondary School | 500 |
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PĂ€rnu | PĂ€rnu Sports Hall | 1820 |
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Rakvere | Rakvere Sports Hall | 2747 |
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Tallinn | SÔle Sports Centre | |
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Tallinn | TalTech Sports Hall | 1000 |
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Tartu | University of Tartu Sports Hall | 2600 |
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Valmiera | Vidzeme Olympic Center | 1500 |
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RÄ«ga | Elektrum Olympic Sports Center / Arena Riga | 830 / 11 200 |
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Ventspils | Ventspils Olympic Center | 3085 |
Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor |
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Joma | |
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Adidas | |
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Joma |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification |
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23 | 21 | 2 | 2066 | 1619 | +447 | .913 | Advance to Final 6 semifinals [7] |
2 |
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24 | 17 | 7 | 1938 | 1830 | +108 | .708 | Advance to Final 6 quarterfinals [7] |
3 |
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24 | 13 | 11 | 1862 | 1793 | +69 | .542 | |
4 |
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24 | 11 | 13 | 1756 | 1899 | −143 | .458 | |
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23 | 10 | 13 | 1806 | 1818 | −12 | .435 | |
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24 | 8 | 16 | 1734 | 1966 | −232 | .333 | |
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24 | 3 | 21 | 1871 | 2108 | −237 | .125 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification |
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25 | 23 | 2 | 2264 | 1768 | +496 | .920 | Advance to Final 6 semifinals [7] |
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25 | 15 | 10 | 2071 | 2044 | +27 | .600 | Advance to Final 6 quarterfinals [7] |
3 |
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25 | 14 | 11 | 2028 | 1922 | +106 | .560 | |
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25 | 12 | 13 | 1988 | 2036 | −48 | .480 | |
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25 | 7 | 18 | 1877 | 2145 | −268 | .280 | |
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25 | 4 | 21 | 1698 | 2011 | −313 | .160 |
Final 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
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Quarterfinal 8 April | Semifinals 10 April | Final April 11 | ||||||||||||
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