Kataja Basket Club is a professional

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club of sports club

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from

Joensuu Joensuu (; ; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of North Karelia. It is located in the eastern interior of the country and in the Finnish Lakeland. The population of Joensuu is approximately , while the sub-region has a population ...

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. The team plays in the

Korisliiga The Korisliiga is the top-tier professional basketball league in Finland, comprising the top 12 teams of the country. In its current format, each team plays all other teams two times in the regular season, once at home and once away, for a total o ...

, the highest tier of Finnish basketball. In 2015, Kataja won its first national championship, after it beat

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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 The Finnish Cup (; ) is Finland's main national cup competition in football. This yearly competition is open for all member clubs of the FA of Finland and has been played since 1955. The winner qualifies for the UEFA Europa Conference League ...

. In 2015, the first championship of Kataja was realized after a 3–2 Finals series win against

. In the 2012–13 season, Kataja started participating in European competitions when it entered the

EuroChallenge FIBA EuroChallenge (called the FIBA Europe League in 2003–05, and FIBA EuroCup in 2005–08) was the 3rd-tier continental club basketball competition in Europe, from 2003 to 2015. It was organized and run by FIBA Europe. It is not to be confus ...

. The team immediately reached the quarterfinals of the competition, and has played in Europe every season since.

Achievements

:Champions (2): 2014–15, 2016–17 *

:Champions (4): 2002, 2011, 2012, 2023

Players

Retired numbers

Current roster

Notable players

- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.

Season by season

References

External links

Official site
{{Korisliiga 1949 establishments in Finland Basketball teams established in 1949 Basketball teams in Finland Joensuu Sport in North Karelia