The 2018–19 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League, known as OlyBet Latvian–Estonian Basketball League for sponsorship reasons, was the inaugural season of the newly formed Latvian–Estonian Basketball League, the combined top basketball division of Latvia and Estonia.
The season began on 28 September 2018, with the 2018 Estonian champions Kalev/Cramo hosting a game against the 2018 Latvian champions Ventspils. The Final Four was played at the Saku Suurhall in Tallinn, Estonia, with Ventspils winning the inaugural title.
Competition format
The competition format follows the usual double round-robin format. During the course of the regular season, which lasts from 28 September 2018 to 24 March 2018, all the teams play each other twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 28 games. Teams receive two points for a win and one point for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, with the eight highest-ranked teams advancing to the double-legged quarter-finals. The winning teams will determine the champion in a Final Four tournament.[1][2][3]
Teams
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Location of the 2018–19 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League teams
15 teams, 7 from Estonia and 8 from Latvia, are contesting the league in the 2018–19 season.
Venues and locations
Personnel and sponsorship
Regular season
League table
Source: estlatbl.com
Notes:
- ^ a b c Rapla 2–2 (+10); Pärnu 2–2 (-1); Jūrmala 2–2 (-9)
- ^ a b Liepāja 2–0 Valga-Valka
Results
Home \ Away | RAP | JUR | JEK | KAL | LAT | LIE | OGR | PAR | TLU | TCH | TRT | VLG | VIA | VEF | VEN |
Avis Utilitas Rapla | — | 68–71 | 104–80 | 77–84 | 77–74 | 99–96 | 83–95 | 94–85 | 69–87 | 71–89 | 97–71 | 81–83 | 100–88 | 71–77 | 72–93 |
Jūrmala Betsafe | 67–60 | — | 79–61 | 66–78 | 80–62 | 101–96 | 90–84 | 89–93 | 71–74 | 82–85 | 89–95 | 66–85 | 81–69 | 73–96 | 62–72 |
Jēkabpils/SMScredit.lv | 69–79 | 72–77 | — | 64–102 | 57–90 | 71–63 | 68–113 | 78–85 | 54–88 | 65–76 | 74–93 | 61–79 | 49–71 | 68–123 | 58–115 |
Kalev/Cramo | 81–68 | 103–84 | 104–56 | — | 94–69 | 97–57 | 118–92 | 88–77 | 93–92 | 107–68 | 104–71 | 97–59 | 88–79 | 82–91 | 97–85 |
Latvijas Universitāte | 75–97 | 55–62 | 89–76 | 71–97 | — | 78–70 | 60–86 | 75–70 | 53–66 | 78–76 | 72–77 | 76–84 | 80–71 | 64–91 | 61–89 |
Liepāja | 82–89 | 81–87 | 81–65 | 80–107 | 70–78 | — | 75–93 | 62–93 | 94–88 | 91–98 | 89–78 | 85–76 | 73–71 | 70–106 | 66–110 |
Ogre | 84–77 | 104–83 | 106–72 | 78–93 | 62–67 | 95–68 | — | 99–74 | 94–77 | 97–102 | 99–89 | 86–73 | 92–71 | 75–90 | 92–94 |
Pärnu Sadam | 62–73 | 87–72 | 76–67 | 66–93 | 82–64 | 96–83 | 79–86 | — | 70–65 | 48–70 | 76–82 | 91–79 | 87–82 | 72–76 | 72–82 |
Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ | 83–86 | 96–99 | 85–82 | 72–79 | 84–88 | 73–60 | 83–81 | 85–91 | — | 76–81 | 82–84 | 87–61 | 120–109 | 83–93 | 65–84 |
TalTech | 82–78 | 80–75 | 110–71 | 66–100 | 84–78 | 99–82 | 84–92 | 91–84 | 83–99 | — | 86–94 | 78–66 | 99–73 | 72–95 | 78–92 |
Tartu Ülikool | 85–76 | 79–59 | 101–55 | 58–77 | 82–64 | 86–68 | 91–94 | 52–68 | 75–66 | 79–68 | — | 71–72 | 70–76 | 75–81 | 59–85 |
Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits | 70–85 | 67–90 | 59–70 | 54–88 | 62–58 | 80–102 | 65–81 | 70–79 | 78–90 | 64–87 | 79–83 | — | 74–69 | 54–82 | 65–82 |
Valmiera Glass ViA | 69–82 | 77–103 | 84–82 | 71–84 | 87–63 | 87–93 | 71–86 | 77–75 | 63–86 | 86–75 | 106–98 | 88–84 | — | 76–95 | 97–108 |
VEF Rīga | 102–68 | 81–59 | 102–63 | 84–66 | 82–70 | 102–47 | 111–108 | 91–56 | 95–56 | 86–72 | 99–41 | 96–78 | 92–61 | — | 89–90 |
Ventspils | 100–61 | 72–58 | 112–76 | 91–82 | 78–60 | 97–67 | 99–79 | 97–62 | 80–68 | 88–67 | 88–83 | 77–56 | 95–85 | 61–59 | — |
Source: estlatbl.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Play-offs
The quarter-finals were played with a double-legged format while the semi-finals and final in a Final Four format was hosted at the Saku Suurhall in Tallinn, Estonia.
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Third place game
Final
Individual statistics
Players qualify to this category by having at least 50% games played.
Points
Rebounds
Assists
Awards
Most Valuable Player
Player of the Month
Estonian championship
Bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Third place series
Finals
Latvian championship
The six best Latvian teams qualified for the national play-offs, that started on 10 April 2019.[4]
Quarterfinals and semifinals are played in a best-of-five games format (1-1-1-1-1) while the final in a best of seven one.
Bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Third place series
The team with the higher seed played game one, two, five and seven (if necessary) at home.
Finals
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 |
Ventspils | 1–4 | VEF Rīga | 75–81 | 80–71 | 77–81 | 90–98 | 69–82 | 0 | 0 |
Estonian and Latvian clubs in European competitions
Team | Competition | Progress |
Ventspils | Champions League | Regular season |
FIBA Europe Cup | Round of 16 |
References
- ^ "15 teams participating in OlyBet Latvian-Estonian Basketball League". estlatbl.com. 25 September 2018.
- ^ "BK "Jēkabpils" apstiprina līdzdalību Latvijas – Igaunijas apvienotajā līgā" [BC "Jekabpils" confirms the participation in the Latvian-Estonian league] (in Latvian). Basket.lv. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ "Latvijas – Igaunijas apvienotā līga: apstiprināti klubu pieteikumi un izspēles sistēma" (in Latvian). Basket.lv. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ^ "Vīriešu klubu turnīra oficiālais nosaukums – OlyBet Latvijas – Igaunijas Basketbola līga". Basket.lv. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
External links
- Official website
- Estonian Basketball Association (in Estonian)
- Latvian Basketball Association (in Latvian)
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