Albanian Basketball Superleague

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Albanian Basketball Superliga
Organising body Albanian Basketball League
Founded1946
First season1946
Country Albania
Confederation FIBA Europe
Number of teams 11
Level on pyramid1
Relegation to First Division
Domestic cup(s) Albanian Cup
Supercup Albanian Supercup
Current champions Besëlidhja (1st title)
(2023–24)
Most championships Partizani Tirana
(33 titles)
PresidentAvni Ponari
TV partners RTSH, Telesport
Website https://fshb.basketball/
Basketball current event.svg 2023-24 Albanian Basketball Superleague

The Albanian Basketball Superliga is the men's professional basketball league in Albania. It was founded in 1946 shortly after the formation of the Albanian Basketball Association and it is the highest division in the Albanian Basketball League. The team with the most championships is Partizani who have won 33 championships in total, but none since 1996. [1] [2]

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Current teams

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Locations of the 2023–24 Albanian Superliga teams

Superliga (2023–24)

ClubLocationFoundedColoursArenaCapacity
Apolonia Fier
1925
  
Fier Sports Palace
680
Besëlidhja Lezhë
1930
  
Asllan Rusi Sports Palace
4,000
Elbasani Basket Elbasan
1933
  
Tomorr Sinani Sports Palace
2,200
Fieri Basket Fier
2008
  
Fier Sports Palace
680
Flamurtari Vlorë
1924
  
Flamurtari Sports Palace
2,040
Kamza Kamëz
1962
  
Bathore Sports Hall
500
Partizani Tirana
1946
  
Farie Hoti Sports Palace
1,200
Skënderbeu Korçë Korçë
1925
  
Tamara Nikolla Sports Palace
2,400
Teuta Durrës
1925
  
Ramazan Njala Sports Palace
1,663
Tirana Tirana
1946
  
Farie Hoti Sports Palace
1,200
Vllaznia Shkodër
1919
  
Qazim Dervishi Sports Palace
1,200

Winners

Key
(*)
The team wins its 10th title
(**)
The team wins its 20th title
(***)
The team wins its 30th title
SeasonChampion
1945-46 17 Nëntori
1946-47 Ylli Kuq
1947-48 17 Nëntori
1948-49 17 Nëntori
1949-50 17 Nëntori
1950-51 Partizani
1951-52 Partizani
1952-53 Partizani
1953-54 Partizani
1954-55 Teuta
1955-56 Partizani
1956-57 Tirana
1957-58 Partizani
1958-59 Partizani
SeasonChampion
1959-60 Partizani
1960-61 17 Nëntori
1961-62 17 Nëntori
1962-63 17 Nëntori
1963-64 Partizani
1964-65 17 Nëntori
1966-67 Vllaznia
1967-68 Partizani(*)
1968-69 Partizani
1969-70 Partizani
1970-71 17 Nëntori(*)
1971-72 Partizani
1972-73 Partizani
1973-74 Partizani
SeasonChampion
1974-75 Partizani
1975-76 Partizani
1976-77 Partizani
1977-78 Partizani
1978-79 Partizani(**)
1979-80 Partizani
1980-81 Partizani
1981-82 Partizani
1982-83 Partizani
1983-84 Partizani
1984-85 Partizani
1985-86 Partizani
1986-87 Partizani
1987-88 Partizani
SeasonChampion
1988-89 Partizani(***)
1989-90 Vllaznia
1990-91 Partizani
1991-92 Partizani
1992-93 Vllaznia
1993-94 BC Adelin Pogradec
1994-95 Dinamo
1995-96 Partizani
1996-97 Vllaznia
1997-98 Vllaznia
1998-99 Tirana
1999-00 Vllaznia
2000-01 Tirana
2001-02 Tirana
SeasonChampionRunner-upScore
2002-03 Valbona Tirana 3–0
2003-04 Valbona
2004-05 Valbona
2005-06 Valbona Vllaznia 3–0
2006-07 Valbona Tirana 3–2
2007-08 Tirana
2008-09 Tirana Studenti 3-0
2009-10 Tirana Studenti 3–2
2010-11 Tirana UAT 3–0
2011-12 Tirana Kamza 3–0
2012-13 Kamza Vllaznia 3–0
2013-14 Vllaznia Tirana 3–0
2014-15 Vllaznia Tirana 2–0
2015-16 Vllaznia Teuta 3–1
2016-17 Tirana Vllaznia 3–0
2017-18 Tirana (**) Teuta 3–2
2018-19 Goga Teuta 3–2
2019-20 - - -
2020-21 Teuta Goga 3–1
2021-22 Teuta Vllaznia 3–1
2022-23 Tirana Besëlidhja 3–2
2023–24 Besëlidhja Teuta 4–0

Total titles by club

ClubWRWinning years
Partizani 331951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977,
1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1996
Tirana 2141946, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1971, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012,
2017, 2018,2023
Vllaznia 941967, 1990, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2014, 2015, 2016
Kamza 612003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2013
Teuta 431947, 1955, 2021, 2022
Besëlidhja 112024
Goga 112019
Adelin Pogradec 11994
Dinamo 11995

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