Albanian Volleyball League

The Albanian Volleyball League is the top flight professional volleyball league competition in Albania, which currently features 7 clubs in 1 division. The league was founded in 1946, shortly after the formation of the Albanian Federation of Volleyball (FSHV) and it has remained the top flight men's volleyball competition in the country ever since. Dinamo Tirana have won the most championship titles with 25, but they have won just 2 titles since 1991, as Studenti have become the dominant club in the country, winning 13 titles out of a possible 18 since 2000.[1]

Albanian Volleyball League
Current season, competition or edition:
2018–19 Albanian Volleyball League
SportMen's Volleyball
Founded1946
Divisions1
No. of teams9
Country Albania
Confederation CEV
Most recent
champion(s)		Partizani (14th title)
Most titlesDinamo (25 titles)
TV partner(s)RTSH & TeleSport
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toA1 League
International cup(s)CEV Challenge Cup
Official websitefshfv.org

The league currently consists of 9 clubs in 1 division, but other formats have been used such as a division consisting of 7 clubs, as well as 2 divisions consisting of 12 clubs.[2] Having started in 1946, it is one of the oldest and longest running volleyball competitions Balkans, and the sport experiences its peak in popularity during the Communist era in the 70s and 80s. Since the fall of communism in Albania in 1991 many volleyball clubs struggled to remain active due to a lack of funding, which led to the decline in the popularity of the sport as a whole in the country. However, since 1993 there has been some re-establishment of clubs that had previously folded, as private investment along with some state funded has allowed some of these clubs to continue functioning.

Current teams
Club Location Arena Capacity Head Coach
Elbasani Elbasan Tomorr Sinani Sports Palace
1,000
 Fisnik Lushnjari
Erzeni Durrës Ramazan Njala Sports Palace
3,000
 Rezart Muka
Farka Volley Tiranë Farie Hoti Sports Palace
1,000
 Dritan Bardhi
Partizani Tiranë Asllan Rusi Sports Palace
2,800
 Ylli Tomorri
Skënderbeu Korçë Tamara Nikolla Sports Palace
1,000
 Arben Prifti
Studenti Tiranë Asllan Rusi Sports Palace
2,800
 Arben Sako
Teuta Durrës Ramazan Njala Sports Palace
3,000
 Leonard Marangoni
Tirana Tiranë Farie Hoti Sports Palace
1,000
 Ilia Koja
Vllaznia Shkodër Qazim Dërvishi Sports Palace
1,200
 Mark Kroqi

Title holders

Performance by club
Club Winner Years
Dinamo 25 1956, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1995–96, 2005–06
Studenti 15 1994–95, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
Partizani 14 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1980–81, 2018-19
Tirana 9 1947, 1948, 1949, 1957, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94
Teuta 5 1946, 1951, 1963, 2000–01, 2010–11
Erzeni 4 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2017-18
Vllaznia 1 2016-17

References
  1. Giovanni Armillotta for the Albanian Volleyball
  2. Volejboll: Më 1 tetor nis kampionati, ja skuadrat pjesëmarrëse

See also
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