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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) |
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.
History
Originally 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.
In the second and last season, 11 teams participated (5 from Hungary, 5 from Slovakia and 1 from Croatia).
Finals
| Season | Host | Final | Bronze final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | |||
| 2012–13 | Košice
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 Good Angels Košice |
62–58 |  UNIQA Euroleasing Sopron |
MBK Ružomberok |
79–41 | UNI Győr | |
| 2013–14 | Košice
|
Good Angels Košice |
70–63 | UNIQA Euroleasing Sopron |
PEAC-Pécs |
64–58 |  Novi Zagreb | |
Champions
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Years Won | Years Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Angels Košice
|
2 | – | 2013, 2014 | – |
| UNIQA Euroleasing Sopron
|
– | 2 | – | 2013, 2014 |
MVP by edition
- 2012–13 -
- 2013–14 -
Jia Perkins
References
- ^ "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
- Official website (archived)
- Profile at eurobasket.com
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- Middle European League
- Defunct women's basketball leagues in Europe
- Defunct multi-national basketball leagues in Europe
- Basketball leagues in Croatia
- Basketball leagues in Hungary
- Basketball leagues in Slovakia
- Women's basketball competitions in Croatia
- Women's basketball competitions in Hungary
- Women's basketball in Slovakia
- Sports leagues established in 2012
- 2012 establishments in Europe
- Multi-national women's basketball leagues in Europe