PBC Tirana (women)

PBC Tirana
Nickname Tirona
Leagues Albanian A-1 League
Albanian Basketball Cup
Founded 1946
History 1946 - present
Arena Asllan Rusi Palace of Sports
Location Tirana, Albania
Team colors Blue and White
Head coach Albania Roland Avrami
Championships Albanian A-1 League - 40 times
Uniforms
Active branches of KF Tirana
Football (Men's) Football (Women's) Football (B team)
Football (Youth) Futsal Basketball (Men's)
Basketball (Women's) Volleyball (Men's) Volleyball (Women's)

PBC Tirana (women) is a basketball team that play in the Albanian A-1 League. It is the most successful club in the Albanian Basketball history, with 40 championship titles won.[1]

History

On August 16, 1920, the patriot P. Nika altogether with gentlemen A. Erebara, P. Jakova, A. Hoxha, A. Koja, P. Berisha, A. Zajmi, H. Fortuzi, B. Pazari, L. Berisha, S. Frasheri, H. Alizoti, A. Gjitomi and V. Fekeci founded "Agimi Sports Association". In 1927 on the initiative of Mr S. Stermasi, Mr A. Erebara, Mr A. Zajmi and Mr A. Koja, "Agimi" changed its name to Sportklub Tirana (SK Tirana). PBC Tirana Basketball (women) are 40 times Champions of Albania, and also 24 times winners of the Cup, more than any other Albanian club. PBC Tirana have also taken part in some European competitions and in many friendly international tournaments, where occasionally have reached several successes, like winning against very strong opponents BC Levski Sofia in the 1st round of 1994-95 Champions Clubs Cup. PBC Tirana are a legendary club in female basketball of Albania, dominating this discipline throughout the course of the history.

Since 2003, Tirana are trying to compete in the highest levels of women's basketball and a bid to return in their glorious era. They have not been very successful in the championship, however have won 3 domestic cups and 3 supercups from 2003 to date.

Home Court: Asllan Rusi (3.000)

Domestic achievements

Albanian A-1 League Champions - 40 (1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999)

Albanian Basketball Cup Winners - 24 (1956, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2005, 2013, 2018)

Albanian Basketball Supercup Winners - 3 (2003, 2016, 2018)

PBC Tirana (men)

For the male basketball team see PBC Tirana

References

  1. ↑ Historia e kampioneve shqiptare
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