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Georgian Superliga

{{Infobox basketball league

|name = Georgian Superliga

|image = Georgian Superliga logo.jpg

|pixels =

|country = Georgia

|other countries=

|confed = FIBA Europe

|founded = {{Start date and age|1991}}

|first = 1990–91

|folded =

|divisions =

|teams = 11

|feeds =

|promotion =

|relegation = Georgian A-Liga

|levels = 1

|domest_cup =

|supercup =

|overseas_tournament=

|confed_cup =

|champions = TSU Tbilisi
(1st title)

|season = 2022–23

|most_champs = Vita Tbilisi
Dinamo Tbilisi
(6 titles)

|top_scorer =

|tv =

|sponsor =

|website ={{URL|http://www.superleague.ge/}}

|current = 2023–24 Georgian Superliga

}}

The Georgian Basketball Super League ({{lang-ka|საკალათბურთო სუპერლიგა}}, Sakalatburto Superliga), also known as the Georgian Top League, is the highest professional basketball league in Georgia. The first season was played in 1991, and was won by Dinamo Tbilisi. The 1990s were dominated by BC Vita Tbilisi, who won the title a record 7 times. BC Batumi, and then Energy Invest Rustavi, dominated the following decade. More recently, the league was dominated by clubs attached to State departments, with first BC Armia (Ministry of Defense) establishing themselves as the country's leading club, and later BC MIA Academy(Ministry of Internal Affairs) winning the title.{{Cite web |url=http://gbf.ge/content.php?m=men |title="Past results (in Georgian)" |access-date=2013-11-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623203222/http://www.gbf.ge/content.php?m=men |archive-date=2016-06-23 |url-status=dead }}

2013/14 was the first season when none of the country's universities were represented in the Superliga. This followed the decision by the Ministry of Education to withdraw funding from professional sports teams.[http://worldsport.ge/ge/page/tsu-s-stu-sa-da-tssu-s-gundebi-mtavrobisgan-dafinansebas-itxoven "თსუ-ს, სტუ-სა და თსსუ-ს გუნდები მთავრობისგან დაფინანსებას ითხოვენ (in Georgian)"] That season saw Dinamo Tbilisi regain the title in a convincing manner, only to lose it the following year to a rejuvenated BC MIA Academy side.

The 2014/15 season saw the introduction of a second tier in Georgian basketball, called the A-League (A-Liga). Thus, for the first time, teams at the bottom of the Superliga were in danger of losing their top-tier status through relegation play-offs. It was then announced that from the 2015/16 season, the club finishing bottom of the Superliga will automatically get relegated to the A-Liga.{{Cite web |url=http://a-league.ge/ge/news/?uin=3175 |title=Სუპერლიგა – სიახლე |access-date=2015-06-09 |archive-date=2016-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303224913/http://a-league.ge/ge/news/?uin=3175 |url-status=dead }}

2021–22 teams

Champions

class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders"

! Season !! Champions !! Runners-up !! Score

align=center|1990–91

| Dinamo Tbilisi

align=center|1991–92

| Dinamo Tbilisi

align=center|1992–93

| BC Vita Tbilisi

Merani Tbilisialign=center|2–0
align=center|1993–94

| BC Vita Tbilisi

BC Tbilisialign=center|2–1
align=center|1994–95

| BC Vita Tbilisi

Kaktusi Tbilisialign=center|2–1
align=center|1995–96

| BC Vita Tbilisi

Dinamo Tbilisialign=center|2–1
align=center|1996–97

| BC Vita Tbilisi

Dinamo Tbilisialign=center|2–0
align=center|1997–98

| BC Vita Tbilisi

align=center|
align=center|1998–99

| BASCO Batumi

Azoti Rustavialign=center|3–1
align=center|1999–00

| BASCO Batumi

align=center|
align=center|2000–01

| BASCO Batumi

BC STU Tbilisialign=center|2–0
align=center|2001–02

| BASCO Batumi

Dinamo Tbilisialign=center|3–0
align=center|2002–03

| Dinamo Tbilisi

BASCO Batumialign=center|3–2
align=center|2003–04

| BASCO Batumi

Dinamo Tbilisialign=center|3–2
align=center|2004–05

| STU-Geocell Tbilisi

Aviamsheni Tbilisialign=center|3–2
align=center|2005–06

| Aviamsheni Tbilisi

Azoti Rustavialign=center|3–2
align=center|2006–07

| Azoti Rustavi

Aviamsheni Tbilisialign=center|3–0
align=center|2007–08

| Energy Invest Rustavi

Aviamsheni Tbilisialign=center|3–1
align=center|2008–09

| Energy Invest Rustavi

GSAU Tbilisialign=center|3–0
align=center|2009–10

| Energy Invest Rustavi

BC TSU Tbilisialign=center|3–1
align=center|2010–11

| BC Armia

BC TSU Tbilisialign=center|3–1
align=center|2011–12

| BC Armia

BC Olimpi Tbilisialign=center|3–1
align=center|2012–13

| BC MIA Academy

BC Olimpi Tbilisialign=center|3–2
align=center|2013–14

| Dinamo Tbilisi

Kutaisialign=center|3–1
align=center|2014–15

| BC MIA Academy

Dinamo Tbilisialign=center|3–1
align=center|2015–16

| Kutaisi

Dinamo Tbilisialign=center|3–2
align=center|2016–17

| Dinamo Tbilisi

Kutaisialign=center|3–0
align=center|2017–18

| Dinamo Tbilisi

Kutaisialign=center|3–2
align=center|2018–19

| Delta

Kutaisialign=center|3–2
align=center|2019–20

| Leader BC Batumi

Canceled due to COVID-19{{cite web | url=http://gbf.ge/en/news/gamgeobis-gadatsqhvetilebith-2019-2020-tslebis-sezonis-chempionatebi-gauqmda | title=Გამგეობის გადაწყვეტილებით, 2019-2020 წლების სეზონის ჩემპიონატები გაუქმდა }}
align=center|2020–21

| Rustavi

Tskhum-Abkhazeti{{center|3–0}}
align=center|2021–22

| Kutaisi

BC Olimpi Tbilisi{{center|3–0}}
align=center|2022–23

| BC TSU Tbilisi

BC Rustavi{{center|3–2}}
align=center|2023–24

| Kutaisi

Kavkasia Tbilisi{{center|3–1}}

Number of titles

class="wikitable"

! Team !! Winner !! Years

VITA Tbilisi61993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
Dinamo Tbilisi61991, 1992, 2003, 2014, 2017, 2018
BASCO Batumi51999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004
Rustavi52007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2021
Kutaisi 201032016, 2022, 2024
Mgzavrebi-Armia22011, 2012
MIA Academy22013, 2015
STU Tbilisi12005
Tbilaviamshen Tbilisi12006
Delta12019
TSU Tbilisi12023

=All–time national champions=

Total number of national champions won by Georgian clubs. Table includes titles won during the USSR Premier Basketball League (1923–1992).

class="wikitable"
Club

!Trophies

!Years won

Dinamo Tbilisi

| {{center|10}}

| 1950, 1953, 1954, 1968, 1991, 1992, 2003, 2014, 2017, 2018

VITA Tbilisi

| {{center|6}}

| 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998

BASCO Batumi

| {{center|5}}

| 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004

Rustavi

| {{center|5}}

| 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2021

Mgzavrebi-Armia

| {{center|4}}

| 1944, 1946, 2011, 2012

Kutaisi 2010

| {{center|3}}

| 2016, 2022, 2024

MIA Academy

| {{center|2}}

| 2013, 2015

STU Tbilisi

| {{center|1}}

| 2005

Tbilaviamshen Tbilisi

| {{center|1}}

| 2006

Delta

| {{center|1}}

| 2019

TSU Tbilisi

| {{center|1}}

| 2023

Awards

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{{col-2}}

=Most Valuable Player=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" summary="Year (sortable), Player (sortable), Position (sortable), Nationality (sortable) and Team (sortable)"
scope="col"| Year

!scope="col"| Player

!scope="col"| Position

!scope="col"| Nationality

!scope="col"| Team

align=center| 2011–12

| {{sortname| Ben|Woodside}}

| align=center| {{Basketball team player/role/PG}}

| {{USA}}

| Armia

align=center| 2012–13

| {{sortname|Deonta|Vaughn}}

| align=center| {{Basketball team player/role/PG}}

| {{USA}}

| MIA Academy

align=center| 2013–14

| {{sortname| Stevan|Milošević}}

| align=center| {{Basketball team player/role/C}}

| {{MNE}}

| Dinamo Tbilisi

align=center| 2014–15

| {{sortname| Akaki|Dvalishvili}}

| align=center| {{Basketball team player/role/PF}}

| {{GEO}}

| Rustavi

align=center| 2015–16

| {{sortname| Nikola|Gacesa }}

| align=center| {{Basketball team player/role/PF}}

| {{SRB}}

| Rustavi

align=center| 2016–17

| {{sortname| Giorgi|Tsintsadze}}

| align=center| {{Basketball team player/role/PG}}

| {{GEO}}

| Kutaisi

align=center| 2017–18

| {{sortname|Adam|Blazek}}

| align=center| {{Basketball team player/role/PG}}

| {{USA}}

| Rustavi

align=center| 2018–19

| {{sortname|Adrian|Bowie}}

| align=center| {{Basketball team player/role/PG}}

| {{USA}}

| Mgzavrebi

align=center| 2019–20

| {{sortname|Collin|Malcolm}}

| align=center| {{Basketball team player/role/F}}

| {{USA}}

| Batumi

align=center| 2020–21

| {{sortname|Mike|Davis|dab=basketball, born 1996}}

| align=center| {{Basketball team player/role/G}}

| {{USA}}

| Rustavi

align=center| 2021–22

| {{sortname|Lovell|Cabbil}}

| align=center| {{Basketball team player/role/PG}}

| {{USA}}

| TSU Tbilisi

align=center| 2022–23

| {{sortname|Djimon|Henson}}

| align=center| {{Basketball team player/role/PG}}

| {{USA}}

| TSU Tbilisi

align=center| 2023–24

| {{sortname|Nikoloz|Gaprindashvili}}

| align=center| {{Basketball team player/role/F}}

| {{GEO}}

| Kavkasia Tbilisi

{{col-2}}

=Young Player of the Year=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" summary="Year (sortable), Player (sortable), Position (sortable), Nationality (sortable) and Team (sortable)"
scope="col"| Year

!scope="col"| Player

!scope="col"| Position

!scope="col"| Nationality

!scope="col"| Team

align=center| 2011–12

| {{sortname| Duda|Sanadze}}

| align=center| {{Basketball team player/role/SG}}

| {{GEO}}

| Dinamo Tbilisi

align=center| 2012–13

| {{sortname|Revaz|Rogava}}

| align=center| {{Basketball team player/role/SG}}

| {{GEO}}

| MIA Academy

align=center| 2017–18

| {{sortname|Giorgi|Turdziladze}}

| align=center| {{Basketball team player/role/C}}

| {{GEO}}

| Cactus Tbilisi

align=center| 2018–19

| {{sortname|Nika|Darbaidze}} and {{sortname|Giorgi|Korsantia}}

| align=center| {{Basketball team player/role/F}} and {{Basketball team player/role/PF}}

| {{GEO}}

| Olimpi Tbilisi and TSU Hyundai

align=center| 2019–20

| {{sortname| Nikoloz|Gaprindashvili}}

| align=center| {{Basketball team player/role/SF}}

| {{GEO}}

| Dinamo Tbilisi

align=center| 2020–21

| {{sortname|Luka|Maziashvili}}

| align=center| {{Basketball team player/role/G}}

| {{GEO}}

| Vera

align=center| 2021–22

| {{sortname|Vladimer|Tavakarashvili }}

| align=center| {{Basketball team player/role/PF}}

| {{GEO}}

| Dinamo Tbilisi

align=center| 2022–23

| {{sortname|Nikoloz|Gaprindashvili}}

| align=center| {{Basketball team player/role/F}}

| {{GEO}}

| Kavkasia Tbilisi

align=center| 2023–24

| {{sortname|Giorgi|Ochkhikidze}}

| align=center| {{Basketball team player/role/G}}

| {{GEO}}

| Kutaisi 2010

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References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [http://www.superleague.ge Official Website]
  • [https://www.eurobasket.com/Georgia/basketball.aspx Eurobasket.com League Page]

{{Men's professional basketball leagues}}

Category:Basketball leagues in Georgia (country)

Category:Top-level basketball leagues in Europe

Category:Sports leagues established in 1991

Category:1991 establishments in Georgia (country)