Liga Unike
{{Infobox basketball league
| name = Liga Unike
| image = Liga Unike.svg
| pixels = 200
| organiser = {{plainlist|
| founded = {{Start date and age|2020|9|10|df=yes}}
| first = 2020–21
| country = {{plainlist|
- {{ALB}}
- {{KOS}}}}
| confed = FIBA Europe
| teams = 8
| levels = 1
| domest_cup = {{plainlist|
| supercup = Nationwide Supercup
| champions = Vëllaznimi (1st title)
| season = 2024–25
| most_champs =Vëllaznimi, Trepça, Peja, Ylli (1 title)
| ceo = Dren Zatriqi
| president = Ilir Trebicka
| tv = Artmotion, Kujtesa and RTSH
| website = https://ligaunike.com/
| current = 2024–25 Liga Unike
}}
Liga Unike ({{Translation|Unique League}}) is a professional basketball league in Albania and Kosovo. The first inaugural season will start on 6 April 2021,{{cite web |title=Press release |url=https://ligaunike.com/Article/ArticleSingle?articleId=470 |website=ligaunike.com |access-date=4 April 2021 |language=sq |date=4 April 2021}} and the league was praised from Turgay Demirel, president of FIBA Europe, who was present at the inauguration.{{cite web |title=HISTORIKE: NËNSHKRUHET MARRËVESHJA PËR FORMIMIN E LIGËS UNIKE |url=https://www.basketbolli.com/sq/article/historike-nenshkruhet-marreveshja-per-formimin-e-liges-unike |website=basketbolli.com |accessdate=10 September 2020 |language=sq |date=10 September 2020}}
Teams
Top four teams from Kosovo Basketball Superleague and Albanian 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}}
=2023–24 teams=
{{location map+|Albania|width=250|caption=Locations of the 2023–24 Liga Unike teams|places=
{{location map~|Albania|lat=41.7836|long=19.6436|label=Besëlidhja Lezhë|position=top}}
{{Location map~|Albania|lat=41.3817|long=19.7603|label=Kamza|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=bottom}}
{{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=42.8913909|long=20.8659995|label=Trepça|position=bottom}}
{{Location map~|Albania|lat=42.3800|long=20.8219|label=Ylli|position=bottom}}
}}
:Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| class="wikitable"
!Team !Location !colspan="2"|Arena and capacity !Founded !Joined !Qualified as | |
| {{flagicon|ALB}} Besëlidhja
|align="center"|1,200 |align="center"|1930 |align="center"|2024 |Runner-up of ABSL | |
| {{flagicon|ALB}} Kamza
|align="center"|400 |align="center"|1962 |align="center"|2022 |Fourth place of ABSL | |
| {{flagicon|KOS}} Peja
|Peja |2,500 |align="center"|1993 |align="center"|2020 |Champion of KBSL | |
| {{flagicon|KOS}} Prishtina
|3,000 |align="center"|1970 |align="center"|2020 |First place of KBSL | |
| {{flagicon|ALB}} Teuta | Ramazan Njala Sports Palace
|2,000 |align="center"|1925 |align="center" |2020 |Third place of ABSL |
| {{flagicon|ALB}} Tirana
|1,200 |align="center"|1946 |align="center"|2020 |Champion of ABSL | |
| {{flagicon|KOS}} Trepça
|3,500 |align="center"|1947 |align="center"|2023 |Runner-up of KBSL | |
| {{flagicon|KOS}} Ylli
|13 June Sports Hall |1,800 |align="center"|1975 |align="center"|2020 |Third place of KBSL |
;Notes
- ABSL = Albanian Basketball Superleague
- KBSL = Kosovo Basketball Superleague
Liga Unike champions
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |
| colspan="2"|Season
!Champions !Runners-up !Third place !Fourth place |
|---|
| 1
|{{flagicon|KOS}} Ylli |{{flagicon|KOS}} Peja |{{flagicon|KOS}} Rahoveci |{{flagicon|ALB}} Goga Basket |
| 2
|{{flagicon|KOS}} Peja |{{flagicon|KOS}} Ylli |{{flagicon|KOS}} Prizreni-16 |{{flagicon|ALB}} Teuta |
| 3
|colspan="4" align="center" | Not held due to withdrawal of two teams |
| 4
|{{flagicon|KOS}} Trepça |{{flagicon|KOS}} Golden Eagle Ylli |{{flagicon|KOS}} Peja |{{flagicon|KOS}} Prishtina |
| 5
|{{flagicon|KOS}} Vëllaznimi |{{flagicon|KOS}} Prishtina |{{flagicon|ALB}} Besëlidhja |{{flagicon|KOS}} Golden Eagle Ylli |
See also
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://fshb.basketball/ Albanian Basketball Federation]
- [http://www.basketbolli.com/ Basketball Federation of Kosovo]
- [https://topsporti.com/basketboll/grupet/liga-unike/liga-unike-2020-21 Top Sporti]
{{Liga Unike}}
{{Men's professional basketball leagues}}
Category:Multi-national basketball leagues in Europe
Category:2020 establishments in Europe
Category:Sports leagues established in 2020
Category:Basketball leagues in Albania