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Naisten Korisliiga

Naisten Korisliiga is the highest tier of women's basketball in Finland. The competition was formerly known as Koripallon naisten SM-sarja and was renamed Naisten Korisliiga for the 2013–14 season.

History
Women's Finnish Championship was first introduced in 1944. The first championship was won by Helsingin Tarmo. In the 1940s, the league had six teams and the title was awarded after the regular season. In 1953 the number of teams was raised to ten. Postseason playoffs were first played in the 1973–74 season, with Nokian Urheilijat emerging victorious after defeating first Tapiolan Honka (2–1) in the Semifinals and then Työväen Mailapojat (2–1) in the Finals. For the 2014–15 season, the league has 10 teams and each team plays each other three times in the regular season, resulting in 27 games per team. The top 8 teams continue to postseason playoffs which are played in Best-of-five format. The team placed last after the regular season is relegated to Naisten I Divisioona (English: ''Women's First Division''). Lea Hakala could be seen as the most influential player so far in the history of Naisten Korisliiga. Hakala played 25 seasons in the league and currently leads the record for career points. She has won the championship title for record-breaking 15 times and she has also been awarded the Player of the Year Award for 4 times. ==Current teams==
Current teams
celebrating their 2009–10 season championship victory. Teams competing in the 2019–20 Naisten Korisliiga season: • Catz Lappeenranta, LappeenrantaEspoo Basket Team (EBT), EspooForssan Alku (FoA), ForssaHBA-Märsky, HelsinkiHyvinkään Ponteva (HyPo), HyvinkääKouvottaret, KouvolaPeli-Karhut (PeKa), KotkaTapiolan Honka, Espoo • Torpan Pojat (ToPo), Helsinki • Vimpelin Veto (ViVe), Vimpeli ==Recent champions==
Records
Career At least 100 or more games played in the league • Most points: 11563Lea Hakala • Highest points per game average: 19.23Heli Roukanoja • Most assists: 1179Kenya Robinson • Highest assists per game average: 3.26Reetta Piipari • Most rebounds: 6578Kenya Robinson • Highest rebounds per game average: 12.46Kenya Robinson • Highest efficiency: 12294Kenya Robinson • Highest efficiency per game average: 31.15Anna Hollos Season Has played in at least 50% of the season's games • Most points: 911Melissa Jeltema (Tapiolan Honka), 2012–13 • Highest points per game average: 26.47Medina Turner (Äänekosken Huima), 1996–97 • Most assists: 172Reetta Piipari (Peli-Karhut), 2013–14 • Highest assists per game average: 6.15Nikki Speed, (HoNsU), 2013–14 • Most rebounds: 575Shauna Tubbs (Äänekosken Huima), 1997–98 • Highest rebounds per game average: 17.14Sarah Zawodny (Forssan Alku), 2002–03 • Highest efficiency: 1290Keisha Johnson (Tampereen Pyrintö), 1994–95 • Highest efficiency per game average: 36.95Jennie Hall (Nokian Urheilijat), 1983–84 Match • Most points: 53Nina Pajanti-Raudus (Forssan Alku), vs. Peli-Karhut (121–82), October 21, 1995 • Most assists: 16Erja Laaksonen (HNMKY), vs. Tapiolan Honka, (83–73), October 24, 1999 • Most rebounds: 32Oberon Pitterson (Tampereen Pyrintö), vs. Äänekosken Huima (78–58), October 12, 1996 • Highest efficiency: 67Oberon Pitterson (Tampereen Pyrintö), vs. Äänekosken Huima (78–58), October 12, 1996 All records include both regular season and playoffs. Updated as of season 2013–14 ==References==
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