Basketball Finland
Governing body of basketball in Finland
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Basketball Finland (Finnish: Suomen Koripalloliitto ry, Swedish: Finska Basketbollförbund) is the governing body of Basketball in Finland. It was founded and became members of FIBA in 1939.
| FIBA Europe | |
|---|---|
Association crest | |
| Founded | 1939 |
| Headquarters | Espoo |
| President | Timo Elo |
| Website | www |
Basketball Finland operates the Finland men's national team and Finland women's national team. They organize national competitions in Finland, for both the men's and women's senior teams and also the youth national basketball teams.[1] They also organize the Helsinki Basketball Academy.
The top professional league in Finland is Korisliiga.[2]
Men's leagues
| Tier | Leagues/Divisions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korisliiga 12 teams | |||||
| 2 | I-divisioona 12 teams | |||||
| Finnish national cup competition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finnish Cup | |||||
See also
- Finland men's national basketball team
- Finland men's national under-20 basketball team
- Finland men's national under-18 basketball team
- Finland men's national under-17 basketball team
- Finland women's national basketball team
- Finland women's national under-20 basketball team
- Finland women's national under-18 basketball team
- Finland women's national under-16 basketball team
