The Middle European League, shortly MEL (in Hungarian: Közép-Európai Liga) was a top-level regional women's basketball league, featuring teams from Hungary, Slovakia and Croatia. The competition was founded in 2012 and folded after two seasons in 2014.
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| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 |
| First season | 2012–13 |
| Ceased | 2014 |
| No. of teams | 8 (2012–13) 11 (2013–14) |
| Country |  Hungary Slovakia Croatia |
| Continent | FIBA Europe (Europe) |
| Last champion(s) | Good Angels Košice (2nd title) |
| Most titles | Good Angels Košice (2 titles) |
History
editOriginally created as a joint Hungarian-Slovak competition, the inaugural season had 8 teams competing (4 from Hungary and 4 from Slovakia). It ran simultaneously with the Hungarian and Slovak domestic leagues, and the results between teams from the same country counted for both MEL and domestic leagues.[1]
In the second and last season, 11 teams participated (5 from Hungary, 5 from Slovakia and 1 from Croatia).[1]
Finals
edit| Season | Host | Final | Bronze final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | |||
| 2012–13[2] | Košice
|
 Good Angels Košice |
62–58 |  UNIQA Euroleasing Sopron |
MBK Ružomberok |
79–41 | UNI Győr | |
| 2013–14[3] | Košice
|
Good Angels Košice |
70–63 | UNIQA Euroleasing Sopron |
PEAC-Pécs |
64–58 |  Novi Zagreb | |
Champions
edit| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Years Won | Years Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Angels Košice
|
2
|
–
|
2013, 2014 | – |
| UNIQA Euroleasing Sopron
|
–
|
2
|
– | 2013, 2014 |
MVP by edition
edit- 2012–13 -
- 2013–14 -
Jia Perkins[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "About MEL". MEL Basket. Archived from the original on 1 April 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ "Premiérový titul MEL ostal v Košiciach". MEL Basket (in Slovak). Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ "MEL conquered by Good Angels". MEL Basket. Archived from the original on 17 August 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ "Middle European League 2013-2014 - Women Basketball". Eurobasket. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
External links
edit- Official website (archived)
- Profile at eurobasket.com