Kosovo Basketball Superleague

The Kosovo Basketball Superleague (Albanian: Superliga e Kosovës në Basketboll) and known as the IP Superliga e Basketbollit 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.

Kosovo Basketball Superleague
Organising bodyBasketball Federation of Kosovo
Founded1991 (1991)
First season1991–92
CountryKosovo
ConfederationFIBA Europe (Europe)
Number of teams8
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toKosovo First League
Domestic cup(s)Kosovo Cup
Current championsPrishtina (14th title)
(2018–19)
Most championshipsPrishtina (14 titles)
TV partnersList of broadcasters
Websitebasketbolli.com/en/league/superliga
2018–19 Kosovo Basketball Superleague

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

Current Teams
Kosovo Basketball Superleague – Club Locations
Team City Venue Capacity
KB Bashkimi Prizren Palestra Sportive Sezai Surroi 3000
KB Ponte Prizreni Prizren Palestra Sportive Sezai Surroi 3000
◆KB Lipjani Lipjan "Better Life" Arena 800
KB Prishtina Prishtina Pallati i Rinisë dhe Sporteve 2500
KB Trepça Mitrovica Salla e sporteve Minatori 2800
◆KB Feronikeli Drenas Palestra "Hysni Jetullahu" Drenas 1000
KB Ylli Suhareka Salla e sporteve "13 Qërshori" 2000
KB Rahoveci Rahoveci Palestra "Mizair Isma" 2500
Notes
◆ Promoted from the 2018–19 Kosovo Basketball First League.

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.[1] However, the KBF has functioned since 1991 and organized amateur basketball leagues.[1]

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

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

Commissioners
  • 2006–2011: Nuredin Ibishi
  • 2013–present: Bajrush Ademi

Other competitions

Winner by season
SeasonWinnerRunner–upScore
1991–92PrishtinaVëllaznimi
1992–93TrepçaPeja
1993–94PejaTrepça
1994–95PejaYlli
1995–96PejaVëllaznimi
1996–97DritaPrishtina
1997–98Competition interrupted due to the war in Kosovo
1998–99Not held due to war in Kosovo
1999–00TrepçaPeja
2000–01TrepçaPrishtina
2001–02PrishtinaTrepça3-2
2002–03PrishtinaMabetex3-1
2003–04DukagjiniPrishtina3–0
2004–05MabetexDukagjini3–2
2005–06PrishtinaMabetex3–1
2006–07PrishtinaTrepça4–1
2007–08PrishtinaPeja4–2
2008–09PrishtinaBashkimi3–2
2009–10PrishtinaTrepça3–1
2010–11PrishtinaPeja3–0
2011–12TrepçaPrishtina3–2
2012–13PejaPrishtina3–0
2013–14PrishtinaPeja3–0
2014–15PrishtinaPeja2–1
2015–16PrishtinaPeja3–1
2016–17PrishtinaBashkimi3–1
2017–18BashkimiPrishtina3–1
2018–19PrishtinaRahoveci3–1

Titles by Club
Club Winners Runners-up Years won
Prishtina 1351992, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
Peja 651993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2004, 2013
Trepça 342000, 2001, 2012
Bashkimi 132018
Mabetex 122005
Drita 111997
Kastrioti –2–
Rahoveci –1–

Sponsorships and broadcasting rights

Official sponsors

Official broadcasters

  • Art Sport Artmotion Kosovo
  • Klan Kosova TV
  • RTV Dukagjini
  • RTK, KTV (highlights only)
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See also

References
  1. Eurobasket Kosovo Basketball Introduction
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