Liga Unike

Liga Unike
Organising body
Founded10 September 2020; 4 years ago (2020-09-10)
First season2020–21
Country
ConfederationFIBA Europe
Number of teams8
Level on pyramid1
Domestic cup(s)
SupercupNationwide Supercup
Current championsTrepça (1st title)
(2023–24)
Most championshipsTrepça, Peja, Ylli (1 title)
CEODren Zatriqi
PresidentIlir Trebicka
TV partnersArtmotion, Kujtesa and RTSH
Websitehttps://ligaunike.com/
2023–24 Liga Unike

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

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

2023–24 teams

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Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Location Arena and capacity Founded Joined Qualified as
Albania Besëlidhja Lezhë Lezhë Farie Hoti Sports Palace 1,200 1930 2024 Runner-up of ABSL
Albania Kamza Kamez Bathore Sports Hall 400 1962 2022 Fourth place of ABSL
Kosovo Peja Peja Karagaq Sports Hall 2,500 1993 2020 Champion of KBSL
Kosovo Prishtina Prishtina Palace of Youth and Sports 3,000 1970 2020 First place of KBSL
Albania Teuta Durrës Durrës Ramazan Njala Sports Palace 2,000 1925 2020 Third place of ABSL
Albania Tirana Tirana Farie Hoti Sports Palace 1,200 1946 2020 Champion of ABSL
Kosovo Trepça Mitrovicë Minatori Sports Hall 3,500 1947 2023 Runner-up of KBSL
Kosovo Ylli Therandë 13 June Sports Hall 1,800 1975 2020 Third place of KBSL
Notes

Liga Unike champions

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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
4 2023–24 Kosovo Trepça Kosovo Golden Eagle Ylli Kosovo Peja Kosovo Sigal Prishtina

See also

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References

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  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.
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