LKL Finals
LKL Finals | |
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Status | Active |
Genre | Sporting event |
Date(s) | June |
Frequency | Annual |
Country | Lithuania |
Inaugurated | 1994 |
Lithuanian Basketball League awards |
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The Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL) Finals is the championship finals series for the top-tier level professional club
Žalgiris Kaunas has been the most successful team, having won 22 out of the 27 LKL Finals series that have been played so far.
History
1994–2000: Early dominance by Žalgiris Kaunas
2000–2010: Lietuvos rytas Vilnius and Žalgiris rivalry
2011–present: Žalgiris Kaunas again dominates
Starting with the 2011 LKL Finals, Žalgiris Kaunas began another long run of dominance, winning 10 straight LKL Finals series, from 2011 to 2021.
LKL Finals series results
Season | Champion | Result | Runner-up |
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1994 | Žalgiris | 3–1 | Atletas |
1995 | Žalgiris | 3–0 | Atletas |
1996 | Žalgiris | 3–2 | Atletas |
1997 | Žalgiris | 3–0 | Olimpas |
1998 | Žalgiris | 3–1 | Atletas |
1999 | Žalgiris | 3–0 | Lietuvos rytas
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2000 | Lietuvos rytas |
3–1 | Žalgiris |
2001 | Žalgiris | 3–2 | Lietuvos rytas
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2002 | Lietuvos rytas |
4–3 | Žalgiris |
2003 | Žalgiris | 4–2 | Lietuvos rytas
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2004 | Žalgiris | 4–0 | Lietuvos rytas
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2005 | Žalgiris | 4–0 | Lietuvos rytas
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2006 | Lietuvos rytas |
4–0 | Žalgiris |
2007 | Žalgiris | 4–2 | Lietuvos rytas
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2008 | Žalgiris | 4–1 | Lietuvos rytas
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2009 | Lietuvos rytas |
4–1 | Žalgiris |
2010 | Lietuvos rytas |
4–3 | Žalgiris |
2011 | Žalgiris | 4–1 | Lietuvos rytas
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2012 | Žalgiris | 3–0 | Lietuvos rytas
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2013 | Žalgiris | 4–0 | Lietuvos rytas
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2014 | Žalgiris | 4–2 | Neptūnas |
2015 | Žalgiris | 4–0 | Lietuvos rytas
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2016 | Žalgiris | 4–1 | Neptūnas |
2017 | Žalgiris | 4–1 | Lietkabelis |
2018 | Žalgiris | 4–1 | Lietuvos rytas
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2019 | Žalgiris | 3–0 | Rytas |
2020 | Finals were not held | ||
2021 | Žalgiris | 3–0 | Rytas |
2022 | Rytas | 4–1 | Lietkabelis |
2023 | Žalgiris | 3–2 | Rytas |
LKL Finals won by head coach
List of winning head coaches:
- 1994 – Jaak Salumets
- 1995 – Jonas Kazlauskas
- 1996 – Jonas Kazlauskas (2)
- 1997 – Jonas Kazlauskas (3)
- 1998 – Jonas Kazlauskas (4)
- 1999 – Jonas Kazlauskas (5)
- 2000 – Šarūnas Sakalauskas
- 2001 – Algirdas Brazys
- 2002 – Jonas Kazlauskas (6)
- 2003 – Antanas Sireika
- 2004 – Antanas Sireika (2)
- 2005 – Antanas Sireika (3)
- 2006 – Neven Spahija
- 2007 – Rimantas Grigas
- 2008 – Rimantas Grigas (2)
- 2009 – Rimas Kurtinaitis
- 2010 – Rimas Kurtinaitis (2)
- 2011 – Ilias Zouros
- 2012 – Aleksandar Trifunović
- 2013 – Joan Plaza
- 2014 – Gintaras Krapikas
- 2015 – Gintaras Krapikas (2)
- 2016 – Šarūnas Jasikevičius
- 2017 – Šarūnas Jasikevičius (2)
- 2018 – Šarūnas Jasikevičius (3)
- 2019 – Šarūnas Jasikevičius (4)
- 2020 – Finals were not held
- 2021 – Martin Schiller
- 2022 – Giedrius Žibėnas
- 2023 – Kazys Maksvytis
LKL Finals Most Valuable Player
This section needs additional citations for verification. (April 2019) |
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The LKL Finals Most Valuable Player Award is the annual
Gintaras Einikis was the winner of the first Finals MVP award, in 1994. So far 5 players, Einikis, Arvydas Macijauskas, Tanoka Beard, Paulius Jankūnas and Edgaras Ulanovas, have won multiple Finals MVP awards. To date, Beard is the only non-Lithuanian player to win multiple Finals MVP awards. The current holder of the award is Arnas Butkevičius.
LKL Finals MVPs
- Player nationality by national team:
* | Member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
** | Member of the FIBA Hall of Fame |
*** | Member of both the Naismith and FIBA Halls of Fame |
† | Denotes player whose team won championship that year |
Player (X) | Denotes the number of times the player has received the Finals MVP award |
Multi-time winners
Player | Team(s) | No. | Years |
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Gintaras Einikis | Žalgiris Kaunas | 2 |
1994, 1995 |
Arvydas Macijauskas | Lietuvos rytas Vilnius |
2 |
2002, 2003 |
Tanoka Beard | Žalgiris Kaunas | 2 |
2004, 2007 |
Paulius Jankūnas | Žalgiris Kaunas | 2 |
2011, 2014 |
Edgaras Ulanovas | Žalgiris Kaunas | 2 |
2017, 2019 |
By player nationality
Number | Country |
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18× |
Lithuania |
7× |
United States |
1× |
Ukraine |
By club
Number | Team |
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24×
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Žalgiris Kaunas |
6×
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Lietuvos rytas Vilnius/Rytas Vilnius |
See also
- LKL
- LKL MVP
- LKL Finals
- LKL Finals MVP
- King Mindaugas Cup
- King Mindaugas Cup MVP
- LKF Cup
- List of Lithuanian basketball league champions
- Basketball in Lithuania
References
- ^ Congratulations Jerome Randle on being named...
- ^ "LKL finalo MVP tapo Edgaras Ulanovas". 24sek.lt. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
- ^ "Sezono uždarymo šventė: LKL titulai byrėjo žalgiriečiams". 15min.lt/24sek. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ "LKL sezono uždaryme – Š.Jasikevičiaus, E.Ulanovo ir "Žalgirio" triumfas". 15min.lt/24sek. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ^ "Th.Walkupas – apie MVP apdovanojimą, ateities klausimą ir amžinus draugus Kaune". 15min.lt/24sek. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "Išdalinti "Betsafe-LKL" apdovanojimai: finalo serijos MVP tapo A. Butkevičius, metų treneris – G. Žibėnas". lkl.lt. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "Išdalinti jubiliejinio "Betsafe-LKL" sezono apdovanojimai: finalo serijos MVP tapo I. Tayloras, metų treneris – V. Šeškus". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 11 June 2023.