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Kosovo Basketball Superleague

{{Short description|Top men's professional basketball league in Kosovo}}

{{Infobox basketball league

| name = Kosovo Basketball Superleague

| image = Kosovo Basketball SL logo.png

| pixels = 150

| organiser = Basketball Federation of Kosovo

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

| first = 1991–92

| folded =

| successor =

| country = Kosovo

| other countries =

| confed = FIBA Europe (Europe)

| divisions =

| teams = 8

| feeds =

| promotion =

| relegation = Kosovo First League

| levels = 1

| domest_cup = Kosovo Cup

| supercup =

| confed_cup =

| champions = Trepça (5th title)

| season = 2023–24

| most_champs = Prishtina (14 titles)

| most_appearances =

| top_scorer =

| ceo =

| commissioner = Faton Kurshumlija

| president = Arben Fetahu

| tv = Art MotionList of broadcasters

| website = [https://basketbolli.com/Results?leagueId=1 Kosovo First League]

| current = 2023–24 Kosovo Basketball Superleague

}}

The Kosovo Basketball Superleague (Albanian: Superliga e Kosovës në Basketboll) and known as the ProCredit Superliga{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketbolli.com/Article/NewsSingle?articleId=11243|title=Fillon ProCredit Superliga|work=FBK|date=14 September 2024|language=sq}} due to sponsorship reasons is the top men's professional basketball league in Kosovo. Basketball Superleague was founded in 1991. It is run by the Basketball Federation of Kosovo.

Prishtina holds the record for most Superleague titles as it has won the championship 14 times.

Current teams

{{Location map+

|Kosovo

|border = black

|caption = Kosovo Basketball Superleague – Club Locations

|float = right

|label = float

|width = 300

|places =

{{Location map~|Kosovo|lat=42.2167|long=20.7333|position = left |label=Bashkimi}}

{{Location map~|Kosovo|lat=42.6667|long=20.3000|position = bottom |label=Peja}}

{{Location map~|Kosovo|lat=42.396600|long=20.4000|position = left |label=Vëllaznimi}}

{{Location map~|Kosovo|lat=42.6667|long=21.167|position = right |label=Pristina}}

{{Location map~|Kosovo|lat=42.6667|long=21.167|position = left |label=Bora}}

{{Location map~|Kosovo|lat=42.8833|long=20.8667|position = top |label=Trepça}}

{{Location map~|Kosovo|lat=42.3800|long=20.8219|position = right |label=Golden Eagle Ylli}}

{{Location map~|Kosovo|lat=42.2167|long=20.7333|position = right |label=Proton Cable Prizreni}}

}}

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Team

!City

!Venue

!Capacity

Bashkimi

|Prizren

|Salla e sporteve "Sezai Surroi"

| align=right | 2500

Bora

|Pristina

|Pallati i Rinisë dhe Sporteve

| align=right | 1800

Prishtina

|Pristina

|Pallati i Rinisë dhe Sporteve

| align=right | 1800

Peja

|Peja

|Karagaq Sports Hall

| align=right | 3000

Trepça

|Mitrovica

|Salla e sporteve Minatori

| align=right | 3000

Golden Eagle Ylli

|Suhareka

|Salla e sporteve "13 Qërshori"

| align=right | 1800

Proton Cable Prizreni

|Prizren

|Salla e sporteve "Sezai Surroi"

| align=right | 2500

Vëllaznimi

|Gjakova

|Palestra Sportive "Shani Nushi"

| align=right | 2500

Rules

=Competition format=

It consists of eight to ten teams which compete each year in two separate phases. Each team has to play all the other teams in its division four times, twice at home and twice away. This means that in Kosovo basketball, the league's regular season ends after all teams play 28 matches.

At the end of the league, the four best teams in the standings start a play-off, pitting the first place team in the standings versus the 4th place team in the standings, and so on. There is one playoff rounds, and the winner of the finals round becomes the champion of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague. This is similar to the most basketball leagues in Europe.

Each season, the last qualified team of the regular season relegates to Kosovo Basketball First League and replaced by champion of the First League whilst second from last of Superleague meats the runner up of the First League in e Relegation Playoff.

=Foreigners=

Each team can play 3 foreign players in every match that is organized by BFK.

=Youngsters=

Every team must play two U20 players in every game for at least 20 min otherwise the teams are fined 500 €.

=Arena standards=

Since the establishment of the league, the indoor courts in Kosovo have seen continuous improvements in capacity and facilities, with some municipalities have built and newly built stadiums for basketball clubs in their areas as well as other sports. Today, the facilities of the clubs participating in Kosovo Basketball Superleague and hosting the home matches, must have a minimum capacity of 1,000 people.

History

Despite the political status of Kosovo, basketball competitions have been legally organized since 1999 under the Basketball Federation of Kosovo licensed by the United Nations Mission in Kosovo and the Government of Kosovo.{{Cite web|url=http://www.eurobasket.com/KOS/introd.asp|title=Eurobasket Kosovo Basketball Introduction}} However, the KBF has functioned since 1991 and organized amateur basketball leagues.

Today, basketball in Kosovo shares the same popularity with football.

=Names of the competition=

  • 1999–2004: Liga e Pare e Kosoves ne Basketboll
  • 2004–2005: Liga Profesionale e Basketbollit te Kosoves
  • 2005–2007: Raiffeisen Superliga
  • 2007–2009: Siguria Superliga
  • 2009–2011: Techno Market Superliga
  • 2011–2013: BKT Superliga
  • 2013–2017: ETC Superliga
  • 2017–2020: IP Superliga
  • 2020-2021: FiveStar Superliga
  • 2021-2022: ArtMotion Superliga
  • 2022–2024: PrinceCaffe Superliga
  • 2024–present: ProCredit Superliga

=Gallery=

=Commissioners=

  • 2006–2011: Nuredin Ibishi
  • 2013–Present: Bajrush Ademi

Other competitions

Winner by season

Here is the list of the champions of Kosovo year by year{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketbolli.com/Article/NewsSingle?articleId=11014|title= Kampionët e Kosovës ndër vite|website=FBK|date=16 May 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://asistionline.com/2023/05/08/asisti-534-trepca-peja-historia-e-finaleve-1993-1994-2000-dhe-sivjet/|title=Trepça-Peja Historia e finaleve 1993, 1994, 2000 dhe sivjet|publisher=asistionline.com|date=8 May 2023|language=sq|access-date=22 May 2024}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
SeasonWinnerRunner–upScore
1991–92align=left|Prishtinaalign=left|Vëllaznimi1–0
1992–93align=left|Trepçaalign=left|Peja1–0
1993–94align=left|Pejaalign=left|Trepça1–0
1994–95align=left|Pejaalign=left|Ylli2–0
1995–96align=left|Pejaalign=left|Vëllaznimi2–0
1996–97align=left|Dritaalign=left|Prishtina
1997–98colspan="3" align="center" | Competition interrupted due to the war in Kosovo
1998–99colspan="3" align="center" | Not held due to war in Kosovo
1999–00align=left|Trepçaalign=left|Peja3–1
2000–01align=left|Trepçaalign=left|Prishtina
2001–02align=left|Prishtinaalign=left|Trepça3–2
2002–03align=left|Prishtinaalign=left|Mabetex3–1
2003–04align=left|Dukagjinialign=left|Prishtina3–0
2004–05align=left|Mabetexalign=left|Dukagjini3–2
2005–06align=left|Prishtinaalign=left|Mabetex3–1
2006–07align=left|Prishtinaalign=left|Trepça4–1
2007–08align=left|Prishtinaalign=left|Peja4–2
2008–09align=left|Prishtinaalign=left|Bashkimi3–2
2009–10align=left|Prishtinaalign=left|Trepça3–1
2010-11align=left|Prishtinaalign=left|Peja3–0
2011-12align=left|Trepçaalign=left|Prishtina3–2
2012-13align=left|Pejaalign=left|Prishtina3–0
2013–14align=left|Prishtinaalign=left|Peja3–0
2014–15align=left|Prishtinaalign=left|Peja2–1
2015–16align=left|Prishtinaalign=left|Peja3–1
2016–17align=left|Prishtinaalign=left|Bashkimi3–1
2017–18align=left|Bashkimialign=left|Prishtina3–1
2018–19align=left|Prishtinaalign=left|Rahoveci3–1
2019–20colspan="3" align="center" | Competition interrupted due to the COVID-19
2020–21align=left|Yllialign=left|Peja3–0
2021–22align=left|Yllialign=left|Trepça3–1
2022–23align=left|Pejaalign=left|Trepça3–2
2023–24align=left|Trepçaalign=left|Ylli3–2

=Titles by Club=

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Club

! Winners

! Runners-up

! class="unsortable" | Years won

scope="row" | Prishtina

| align="center"|14 || align="center"|6 || 1992, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019

scope="row" |Peja

| align="center"|6 || align="center"|9 || 1994, 1995, 1996, 2004, 2013, 2023

scope="row" | Trepça

| align="center"|5 || align="center"|6 || 1993, 2000, 2001, 2012, 2024

scope="row" | Ylli

| align="center"|2 || align="center"|2 || 2021,2022

scope="row" | Bashkimi

| align="center"|1 || align="center"|2 ||2018

scope="row" |Mabetex

| align="center"|1 || align="center"|2 || 2005

scope="row" |Drita

| align="center"|1 || align="center"|0 ||1997

scope="row" | Rahoveci

| align="center"|– || align="center"|1 ||–

Sponsorships and broadcasting rights

Official sponsors

  • IP Petrol
  • TEB Bank
  • STOBI FLIPS
  • Rugove
  • Baker Tilly Kosovo
  • Gowzillas
  • Global CT Digital Kosovo

Official broadcasters

See also

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • [https://www.eurobasket.com/Kosovo/basketball.aspx Kosovan basketball on Eurobasket]
  • [https://www.facebook.com/SuperLigaKosovesneBasketboll/ FanPage]

{{Kosovo Basketball Superleague}}

{{Kosovo Basketball Superleague seasons}}

{{Men's professional basketball leagues}}

Category:Basketball leagues in Kosovo

Category:Top-level basketball leagues in Europe

Category:Sports leagues established in 1991