2020–21 Liga Unike
{{Infobox basketball league season
| title = Liga Unike
| image = Liga Unike.svg
| season = 2020–21
| champions = Ylli {{small|(1st title)}}
| runners_up = Peja
| semifinalists = Rahoveci and Goga Basket
| teams = 7
| games = 7
| dates = 6–14 April 2021
| TV = Artmotion, Kujtesa and RTSH
| finals_MVP = Erjon Kastrati
| biggest_home_win = Rahoveci 81–74 Goga Basket
(14 April 2021)
| biggest_away_win = Vllaznia 73–90 Peja
(6 April 2021)
| highest_scoring = Vllaznia 73–90 Peja
(6 April 2021)
| winning_streak = Ylli (3 matches)
| losing_streak = Goga Basket (2 matches)
| lowest_attendance = 0{{Cref2|a|1}}
| updated = 14 April 2021
| nextseason_link = 2021–22 Liga Unike
| nextseason_year = 2021–22
}}
The 2020–21 Liga Unike was the inaugural season of the Liga Unike, a professional basketball league in Albania and Kosovo. It started on 6 April 2021 with the quarter-finals and ended on 14 April 2021 with the finals.
Teams
Top four teams from 2019–20 Albanian Basketball Superleague and 2019–20 Kosovo Basketball Superleague respectively will participate in the competition.{{cite web|url=https://top-channel.tv/2020/09/10/liga-unike-ne-basketboll-rama-shtyse-per-nisma-te-tjera-shqiperi-kosove/|title=Liga Unike në basketboll, Rama: Shtysë për nisma të tjera Shqipëri-Kosovë|trans-title=Unique League at basketball, Rama: Motivation for other initiatives Albania-Kosovo|language=Albanian|publisher=Top Channel|date=10 September 2020}} On 5 April 2021, Teuta Durrës withdrew from the competition due to the inability to organize for a short time.{{cite web|url=https://ligaunike.com/Article/ArticleSingle?articleId=1474|title=Teuta tërhiqet nga Final 8, Rahoveci në gjysmëfinale|trans-title=Teuta withdraws from Final 8, Rahovec in the semifinals|language=Albanian|publisher=Liga Unike|date=5 April 2021}}
=Venues and locations=
{{location map+|Albania|width=250|caption=Locations of the 2020–21 Liga Unike teams|places=
{{location map~|Albania|lat=41.358333|long=19.505|label=Goga Basket|position=top}}
{{Location map~|Albania|lat=42.6521103414|long=20.292069912|label=Peja|position=top}}
{{Location map~|Albania|lat=42.6667|long=21.1667|label=Prishtina|position=top}}
{{Location map~|Albania|lat=42.3998|long=20.6528|label=Rahoveci|position=top}}
{{location map~|Albania|lat=41.33|long=19.455|label=Teuta Durrës|position=bottom}}
{{location map~|Albania|lat=41.322333|long=19.804333|label=Tirana|position=right}}
{{location map~|Albania|lat=42.069333|long=19.503333|label=Vllaznia}}
{{Location map~|Albania|lat=42.3800|long=20.8219|label=Ylli|position=bottom}}
}}
:Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| class="wikitable"
!Team !Town !colspan="2"|Arena and capacity !Qualified as |
| {{flagicon|ALB}} Goga Basket
|align="center"|700 |Runner-up of ABSL |
| {{flagicon|KOS}} Peja
|Peja |2,500 |Fourth place of KBSL |
| {{flagicon|KOS}} Prishtina
|3,000 |Champion of KBSL |
| {{flagicon|KOS}} Rahoveci
|Mizahir Izma Sports Hall |1,800 |Runner-up of KBSL |
| {{flagicon|ALB}} | | |
| {{flagicon|ALB}} Tirana
|1,200 |Fifth place of ABSL |
| {{flagicon|ALB}} Vllaznia
|1,200 |Third place of ABSL |
| {{flagicon|KOS}} Ylli
|13 June Sports Hall |1,800 |Third place of KBSL |
;Notes
- ABSL = Albanian Basketball Superleague
- KBSL = Kosovo Basketball Superleague
Playoff
=Bracket=
The competition will take place in the Final Eight format with single elimination system and the first quarterfinal matches will be played in Rahovec on 6 and 7 April 2021, while the semifinal matches, the race for third place and the grand final of the Liga Unike will take place on 13 and 14 April in Durrës.{{cite press release|url=https://ligaunike.com/Article/ArticleSingle?articleId=470|title=Njoftim për media|trans-title=Press release|language=Albanian|publisher=Liga Unike|date=2 April 2021}}
{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=3|bold_winner=high|3rdplace=yes
|RD1=Quarter-finals|RD2=Semi-finals|RD3=Finals|score-width=25
|6 April – {{flagicon|KOS}} Rahovec|{{flagicon|ALB}} Vllaznia|73|{{flagicon|KOS}} Peja|90
|6 April – {{flagicon|KOS}} Rahovec|{{flagicon|KOS}} Rahoveci|20|{{flagicon|ALB}} Teuta Durrës|0
|7 April – {{flagicon|KOS}} Rahovec|{{flagicon|KOS}} Prishtina|70|{{flagicon|KOS}} Ylli|87
|7 April – {{flagicon|KOS}} Rahovec|{{flagicon|ALB}} Goga Basket|76|{{flagicon|ALB}} Tirana|67
|13 April – {{flagicon|ALB}} Durrës|{{flagicon|KOS}} Rahoveci|71|{{flagicon|KOS}} Peja|73
|13 April – {{flagicon|ALB}} Durrës|{{flagicon|ALB}} Goga Basket|74|{{flagicon|KOS}} Ylli|86
|14 April – {{flagicon|ALB}} Durrës|{{flagicon|KOS}} Peja|79|{{flagicon|KOS}} Ylli|82
|14 April – {{flagicon|ALB}} Durrës|{{flagicon|KOS}} Rahoveci|81|{{flagicon|ALB}} Goga Basket|74}}
Season statistics
=Individual game highs=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |
| Category
!Player !Team !Statistic |
|---|
| Points
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Darrell Davis |align="left"|{{flagicon|KOS}} Rahoveci |48 |
| Rebounds
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Brandon Walters |align="left"|{{flagicon|KOS}} Peja |38 |
| Assists
|align="left"|{{flagicon|KOS}} Valon Bunjaku |align="left"|{{flagicon|KOS}} Prishtina |11 |
| Steals
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Elyjah Clark |align="left"|{{flagicon|KOS}} Ylli |7 |
| Blocks
|align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Brandon Walters |align="left"|{{flagicon|KOS}} Peja |4 |
Notes and references
=Notes=
{{Cnote2 Begin}}
{{Cnote2|a|Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Albania and Kosovo, all this season matches are played behind closed doors.}}
{{Cnote2 End}}
=References=
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|https://ligaunike.com/}} {{in lang|sq}}
{{Liga Unike}}
{{2020–21 in European men's basketball}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2020-21 Liga Unike}}