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| Sport | Basketball | 
|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 | 
| Inaugural season | 2012–13 | 
| Ceased | 2014 | 
| No. of teams | 8 (2012–13) 11 (2013–14)  | 
| Country | |
| Continent | FIBA Europe (Europe) | 
| Last champion(s)  | (2nd title)  | 
| Most titles | (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.[1]
In the second and last season, 11 teams participated (5 from Hungary, 5 from Slovakia and 1 from Croatia).[1]
Finals
| Season | Host | Final | Bronze final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | |||
| 2012–13[2] | Good Angels Košice  | 
62–58 | UNIQA Euroleasing Sopron  | 
MBK Ružomberok  | 
79–41 | UNI Győr  | ||
| 2013–14[3] | Good Angels Košice  | 
70–63 | UNIQA Euroleasing Sopron  | 
PEAC-Pécs  | 
64–58 | Novi Zagreb  | ||
Champions
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Years Won | Years Runner-up | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
2  | 
–  | 
2013, 2014 | – | |
–  | 
2  | 
– | 2013, 2014 | 
MVP by edition
- 2012–13 -
 - 2013–14 - 
 Jia Perkins[4] 
References
- 1 2 "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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