Kosovo Basketball Superleague

IP Superliga e Basketbollit
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2017–18 Kosovo Basketball Superleague
Sport Basketball
Founded 1991
No. of teams 8
Country Kosovo Kosovo
Continent Europe FIBA Europe (Europe)
Most recent
champion(s)		 Bashkimi
Most titles Sigal Prishtina (12 titles)
TV partner(s) List of broadcasters
Level on pyramid 1st
Relegation to Kosovo Basketball First League
Domestic cup(s) Kosovo Basketball Cup
Official website Superliga

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.

Current Teams

Team City Venue Capacity
KB Bashkimi Prizren Palestra Sportive Sezair Surroi 3,200
◆KB Ponte Prizreni Prizren Palestra Sportive Sezai Surroi 3,200
◆KB Lipjani Lipjan Palestra Sportive Lipjan 1,000
KB Sigal Prishtina Priština Pallati i Rinisë dhe Sporteve 2,500
KB Trepça Kosovska Mitrovica Salla e sporteve Minatori 4,100
KB Borea Peć Karagaq Sports Hall 3,500
KB Ylli Suva Reka Salla e sporteve "13 Qërshori" 1,800
KB Rahoveci Orahovac Salla e sporteve "13 Qërshori" 1,800
Notes

◆ Promoted from the 2015–16 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

Title holders

Finals

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
2002–03MEB PrishtinaMabetex3-1
2003–04PejaBpB Prishtina3–0
2004–05MabetexDukagjini3–2
2005–06Sigal PrishtinaMabetex3–1
2006–07Sigal PrishtinaTrepça4–1
2007–08Sigal PrishtinaPeja4–2
2008–09Sigal PrishtinaBashkimi3–2
2009–10Sigal PrishtinaTrepça3–1
2010–11Sigal PrishtinaPeja3–0
2011–12TrepçaSigal Prishtina3–2
2012–13PejaSigal Prishtina3–0
2013–14Sigal PrishtinaPeja3–0
2014–15Sigal PrishtinaPeja2–1
2015–16Sigal PrishtinaPeja3–1
2016–17Sigal PrishtinaBashkimi3–1
2017–18BashkimiSigal Prishtina3–1

Titles by Club

ClubTitlesRunners-upYears Won
Sigal Prishtina1251992, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
KB Peja651993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2004, 2013
KB Trepça342000, 2001, 2012
KB Bashkimi132018
Mabetex122005
KB Drita111997
KB Kastrioti02

Sponsorships and broadcasting rights

Official sponsors

Official broadcasters

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Eurobasket Kosovo Basketball Introduction
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