Valga
- Alias
- Valka/Valga
- Leagues Played
- Estónia - KML 126 Letónia - LBL 61 Liga de Basquetebol da Letónia e Estónia 49 Liga Báltica 12
- Links
- Wikipedia
Resultados
Valka/Valga
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Wikipedia - BC Valga-Valka
BC Valga-Valka, also known as BC Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits for sponsorship reasons, is a basketball club representing the twin towns of Valga, Estonia and Valka, Latvia. The team plays in the Latvian–Estonian Basketball League. Their home arena is the Valga Sports Hall. From 2015 to 2018 the team uniquely competed in both Estonian and Latvian domestic top leagues.
History
Valga Korvpallikool (Valga Basketball School) was founded in 2001. In 2006, the team won the third tier II Liiga and was promoted to the top tier Korvpalli Meistriliiga (KML). Valga finished the 2006–07 regular season in eighth place and advanced to the playoffs, where they were defeated in the quarterfinals by eventual champions University of Tartu, losing the series 0–2.
Valga finished the 2008–09 regular season in fourth place. In the playoffs, Valga defeated Tallinna Kalev in the quarterfinals, winning the series 3–2, but were swept by University of Tartu in the semifinals. The team faced TTÜ in the third place games, losing the series 0–2 and placing fourth in the final standings. Valga also made their debut in the Baltic Basketball League (BBL) in the 2008–09 season, but failed to advance past the group stage of the Challenge Cup competition.
In July 2015, it was announced that Valga will join the Latvian Basketball League (LBL) for the 2015–16 season, thus becoming the first club to simultaneously compete in both the Estonian and the Latvian League. Valga finished the 2015–16 regular season in sixth place. In the playoffs, the team faced VEF Rīga in the quarterfinals and lost the series 0–3.
O Valga KK foi fundado em 1994 e rapidamente se tornou uma das principais equipes da Estônia. A equipe conquistou seu primeiro título do campeonato nacional em 1998 e, desde então, conquistou mais seis títulos, em 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006 e 2012. O Valga KK também venceu a Copa da Estônia em duas ocasiões, em 2003 e 2004.
Na temporada 2021-22, o Valga KK terminou em primeiro lugar na Korvpalli Meistriliiga e conquistou o título do campeonato nacional. A equipe também venceu a Copa da Estônia na mesma temporada.
O Valga KK é conhecido por seu estilo de jogo rápido e agressivo. A equipe conta com vários jogadores talentosos, incluindo o armador Kristjan Kitsing, o ala-pivô Gert Dorbek e o pivô Rauno Nurger.
O Valga KK é uma das equipes mais populares da Estônia e tem uma grande torcida. A equipe joga suas partidas em casa no Valga Spordikeskus, um ginásio com capacidade para 1.000 pessoas.