LKF Cup
Current season, competition or edition: 2015 LKF Cup | |
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| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2007 |
| Ceased | 2015 |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Country |
 Lithuania |
| Continent |
 Europe |
| Last champion(s) |
Žalgiris Kaunas (5th title) |
| Most titles |
Žalgiris Kaunas (5 titles) |
| Official website | musukrepsinis.lt/lt/index |
LKF Cup was an annual basketball competition for Lithuanian basketball teams. It is organised by Lithuanian Basketball Federation (Lietuvos Krepšinio Federacija - LKF). Before 2007 LKF cup wasn't ran regularly, but since then its finals are organisised every January, February or March.
Between 2007 and 2014 the competition was played between teams from LKL, NKL and RKL. In 2015, the LKF decided to change the competition format and it is played between the eight first qualified teams of the LKL after the first half of the season.
Only three teams (Žalgiris, Lietuvos rytas and Prienai) have won the cup.[1]
The competition was replaced in 2016 by the King Mindaugas Cup.
Winners
Before 2007
| Season | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989–90 | Žalgiris | BC Statyba | ||
| 1997–98 | Statyba-Lietuvos Rytas | Šiauliai | Šilutė |
Since 2007
| Season | Host | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Third | Score | Fourth | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final Four format | ||||||||
| 2006–07 | Klaipėda | Žalgiris | 84–65 | Lietuvos Rytas | Nevėžis | 80–78 | Šiauliai | 6–7 February 2007 |
| 2007–08 | Šiauliai | Žalgiris | 83–72 | Lietuvos Rytas | Šiauliai | 111–92 | Neptūnas | 5–6 February 2008 |
| 2008–09 | Panevėžys | Lietuvos Rytas | 84–82 | Žalgiris | Šiauliai | 97–89 | Aisčiai | 23–24 January 2009 |
| 2009–10 | Vilnius | Lietuvos Rytas | 77–65 | Žalgiris | Šiauliai | 79–76 | Nevėžis | 19–20 February 2010 |
| 2010–11 | Alytus | Žalgiris | 81–69 | Lietuvos Rytas | Rudūpis | 98–74 | Neptūnas | 12–13 February 2011 |
| 2011–12 | Kaunas | Žalgiris | 99–62 | Pieno žvaigždės | Kėdainiai Triobet | 69–65 | Rudūpis | 17–18 February 2012 |
| 2012–13 | Pasvalys/ Prienai |
Prienai | 77–75 81–60 |
Pieno žvaigždės | Nevėžis and Šiauliai (No 3rd place match) |
15–28 March 2013 (Finals) | ||
| 2013–14 | Panevėžys | Prienai | 92–91 | Lietuvos rytas | Žalgiris | 91–67 | Neptūnas | 29–30 March 2014 |
| Final Eight format | ||||||||
| 2015 | Kaunas | Žalgiris | 82–76 | Lietuvos rytas | Šiauliai | 77–62 | Juventus | 20–22 February 2015 |
Absences
| Team | Seasons absent |
|---|---|
| Lietuvos Rytas | 2011–12,[2] 2012–13 |
| Žalgiris | 2012–13 |
Performance by club (since 2007)
| Team | Winners | Runners-Up | Bronzes | Winning years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Žalgiris | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2006–07, 2007–08, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2015 |
| Lietuvos Rytas | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2008–09, 2009–10 |
| Prienai | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2012–13, 2013–14 |
| Pieno žvaigždės | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Šiauliai | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Nevėžis | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Lithuanian Supercup (2012–2013 season)
In the 2012–13 season, Lietuvos Rytas and Žalgiris organized a separate competition, called Lithuanian Supercup. Two games were played in September 2012: the first one in Kaunas, was won by Žalgiris, 89–71, and the second leg, in Vilnius, both teams tied 87–87. Žalgiris won the Supercup by aggregate score 176–158.[3]
References
- ↑ History of LKF Cup (Lithuanian)
- ↑ Lietuvos Rytas declined to participate in LKF Cup 2012 (Lithuanian)
- ↑ Lithuanian Supercup second game (Lithuanian)
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