Liga Unike
Organising body
Founded11 September 2020; 3 years ago (2020-09-11)
First season2020–21
Country
ConfederationFIBA Europe
Number of teams8
Level on pyramid1
Domestic cup(s)
SupercupNationwide Supercup
Current championsPeja (1st title)
(2021–22)
Most championshipsPeja, Ylli (1 title)
CEODren Zatriqi
PresidentIlir Trebicka
TV partnersArtmotion, Kujtesa and RTSH
Websitehttps://ligaunike.com/
2022–23 Liga Unike

The Liga Unike (transl. Unique League) is a professional basketball league in Albania and Kosovo. The first inaugural season will start on 6 April 2021,[1] and the league was praised from Turgay Demirel, president of FIBA Europe, who was present at the inauguration.[2]

Teams

Top four teams from 2019–20 Kosovo Basketball Superleague and 2019–20 Albanian Basketball Superleague respectively will participate in the competition.[3]

2021-22 teams

Liga Unike is located in Albania
Goga Basket
Peja
Prishtina
Rahoveci
Teuta Durrës
Tirana
Vllaznia
Ylli
Locations of the 2020–21 Liga Unike teams
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Location Arena and capacity Founded Joined Qualified as
Albania Goga Basket Xhafzotaj (Shijak) Dhimitraq Goga Sports Palace 700 2015 2020 Runner-up of ABSL
Kosovo Peja Peja Karagaq Sports Hall 2,500 1993 2020 Fourth place of KBSL
Kosovo Prishtina Pristina Palace of Youth and Sports 3,000 1970 2020 Champion of KBSL
Kosovo Rahoveci Orahovac Mizahir Izma Sports Hall 1,800 2016 2020 Runner-up of KBSL
Albania Tirana Tirana Farie Hoti Sports Palace 1,200 1946 2020 Fifth place of ABSL
Albania Vllaznia Shkodër Qazim Dervishi Sports Palace 1,200 1919 2020 Third place of ABSL
Kosovo Ylli Suva Reka 13 June Sports Hall 1,800 1975 2020 Third place of KBSL
Notes

Former teams

On 5 April 2021, Teuta Durrës withdrew from the competition due to the inability to organize for a short time.[4]

Team Location Arena and capacity Founded Season
First Last
Albania Teuta Durrës Durrës Ramazan Njala Sports Palace 2,000 1925 2020–21

Liga Unike champions

Season Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
1 2020–21 Kosovo Ylli Kosovo Peja Kosovo Rahoveci Albania Goga Basket
2 2021–22 Kosovo Peja Kosovo Ylli Kosovo Prizreni-16 Albania Teuta Durrës
3 2022–23 Not held due to withdrawal of two teams

See also

References

  1. ^ "Press release". ligaunike.com (in Albanian). 4 April 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  2. ^ "HISTORIKE: NËNSHKRUHET MARRËVESHJA PËR FORMIMIN E LIGËS UNIKE". basketbolli.com (in Albanian). 10 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Liga Unike në basketboll, Rama: Shtysë për nisma të tjera Shqipëri-Kosovë" [Unique League at basketball, Rama: Motivation for other initiatives Albania-Kosovo] (in Albanian). Top Channel. 10 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Teuta tërhiqet nga Final 8, Rahoveci në gjysmëfinale" [Teuta withdraws from Final 8, Rahovec in the semifinals] (in Albanian). Liga Unike. 5 April 2021.

External links

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