Albanian Volleyball League

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Albanian Volleyball League
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Volleyball current event.svg 2023–24 Albanian Volleyball League
Albanian Volleyball Federation logo.jpg
Sport Volleyball
Founded1946
Divisions1
No. of teams9
Country Albania
Confederation CEV
Most recent
champion(s)
Partizani (16th title)
Most titles Dinamo (25 titles)
TV partner(s) RTSH & TeleSport
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toA1 League
International cup(s) CEV Challenge Cup
Official website fshfv.org

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 later became a dominant club in the country, winning 14 out of a possible 18 titles between 2000 and 2016. [1]

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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

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

Title holders

Performance by club

ClubWinnerYears
Dinamo 251956, 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
Partizani 161950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1980–81, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2023–24
Studenti 151994–95, 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
Tirana 111947, 1948, 1949, 1957, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 2021–22, 2022–23
Teuta 51946, 1951, 1963, 2000–01, 2010–11
Erzeni 41996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2017–18
Vllaznia 12016–17

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