Fixtures

Finland - Korisliigan 05/05 14:00 2 BC Nokia vs Kataja Basket - View

Results

Finland - Korisliigan 05/03 15:30 2 [6] Kataja Basket v BC Nokia [5] W 104-90
Finland - Korisliigan 05/01 15:30 2 [5] BC Nokia v Kataja Basket [6] W 90-93
Finland - Korisliigan 04/29 15:30 2 [6] Kataja Basket v BC Nokia [5] L 80-93
Finland - Korisliigan 04/25 15:30 2 [5] BC Nokia v Kataja Basket [6] L 85-64
Finland - Korisliigan 04/22 15:30 2 [6] Kataja Basket v BC Nokia [5] W 99-75
Finland - Korisliigan 04/19 15:30 2 [5] BC Nokia v Kataja Basket [6] L 86-67
Finland - Korisliigan 04/14 14:00 3 [6] Kataja Basket v Korihait [2] W 71-70
Finland - Korisliigan 04/12 15:30 3 [2] Korihait v Kataja Basket [6] W 74-75
Finland - Korisliigan 04/09 15:30 3 [6] Kataja Basket v Korihait [2] W 91-85
Finland - Korisliigan 04/05 15:30 3 [2] Korihait v Kataja Basket [6] L 95-74
Finland - Korisliigan 03/30 15:00 1 [6] Kataja Basket v Salon Vilpas [4] L 84-90
Finland - Korisliigan 03/22 16:30 1 [6] BC Nokia v Kataja Basket [5] L 97-88

Wikipedia - Kataja BC

Kataja Basket Club is a professional basketball club of sports club Kataja from Joensuu, Finland. The team plays in the Korisliiga, the highest tier of Finnish basketball. In 2015, Kataja won its first national championship, after it beat Bisons Loimaa 3–2 in the Finnish Finals.

History

The basketball activity of the club started in 1955. In 1961, the team started playing in the Joensuu Sports Hall. The team started in provincial competitions, but quickly promoted to the national level in the 1960s. From 1976 till 1980, the team played continuously in the highest Finnish division. In the 2001–02 season, the team won its first trophy when it won the Finnish Cup. In 2015, the first championship of Kataja was realized after a 3–2 Finals series win against Bisons Loimaa. In the 2012–13 season, Kataja started participating in European competitions when it entered the EuroChallenge. The team immediately reached the quarterfinals of the competition, and has played in Europe every season since.

Kataja Basket is een professioneel basketbalteam uit Finland, gevestigd in Joensuu. Het team speelt in de hoogste Finse basketbalcompetitie, de Korisliiga. Kataja Basket is een van de meest succesvolle basketbalteams in Finland, met meerdere nationale kampioenschappen en bekers op hun naam.

Het team is opgericht in 1958 en is sindsdien een constante kracht in het Finse basketbal. Ze hebben 5 keer de Korisliiga gewonnen (in 1973, 1975, 1987, 2001 en 2002) en 10 keer de Finse Beker (in 1969, 1973, 1975, 1987, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2018, 2020 en 2021).

Kataja Basket speelt zijn thuiswedstrijden in de Joensuu Areena, met een capaciteit van 4400 toeschouwers. Het team wordt getraind door Jukka Toijala en de aanvoerder is Elias Valtonen.