Basketball Federation of Kosovo
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Sport | Basketball |
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Jurisdiction | Kosovo |
Abbreviation | FBK |
Founded | 1991 |
Regional affiliation | FIBA Europe |
Affiliation date | 2015 |
Headquarters | Pristina |
Location | Pristina |
President | Arben Fetahu |
Vice president(s) | Shaqir Tolaj |
Sponsor | TEB etc. |
Official website | |
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The Basketball Federation of Kosovo[a] (Albanian: Federata e Basketbollit e Kosovës, Serbian: Кошаркашки савез Косова/Košarkaški savez Kosova) is the governing body of basketball in Kosovo.[1][2] It organizes the Kosovo Basketball Superleague and the Kosovo Basketball Cup. It has also fielded a team which has represented Kosovo in international friendlies.
History[]
Kosovo Basketball Federation was founded in 1991. During the Yugoslavian era, Kosovo had own Superleague and lower divisions in both genders. In the 1990s, Kosovo declared political and sports independence from Yugoslavian system, organising its own league based with different teams from major cities of Kosovo. Kosovo was not allowed to play international matches, not even friendlies by FIBA, until 2015 when Kosovo Basketball Federation became official member of FIBA World and FIBA Europe.
Initially the Basketball Federation of Kosovo was denied entry into the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), the last rejection taking place in Beijing at the annual FIBA Central Board meeting on 26 April 2008, with the reason: "Kosovo has not fulfilled all required conditions".[3]
The Basketball Federation of Kosovo was accepted as a full member of FIBA on 13 March 2015.[4] Serbian basketball federation KSS seeks to ban any Kosovo vs Serbia games.[5]
Kosovo competitions[]
Men[]
- Kosovo Basketball Superleague
- Kosovo Basketball First League
- Kosovo Cup
- Kosovo Basketball Second League
- TEB U21 League
- TEB U18 League
- TEB U16 League
- TEB U12 League (Group A&Group B)
Women[]
- Kosovo Women's Basketball Superleague
International competitions[]
Senior teams[]
- Men's national team
- Women's national team
Youth teams[]
- Kosovo national under-20 basketball team
- Kosovo national under-18 basketball team
- Kosovo national under-16 basketball team
- Kosovo national under-14 basketball team
See also[]
- Kosovo national basketball team
Notes[]
a. | ^ The political status of Kosovo is disputed. Having unilaterally declared independence from Serbia in 2008, it is formally recognised as an independent state by 97 UN member states (with another 15 recognising it at some point but then withdrawing recognition), while Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. |
References[]
- ^ "FBK webpage". Archived from the original on 2007-05-16. Retrieved 2007-05-16.
- ^ eurobasket Archived May 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ FIBA Basketball - FIBA Central Board Meeting in Beijing Archived May 6, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Sports Features Communications, 26 April 2008. Link accessed 2008-04-27.
- ^ "Kosovo becomes 215th National Member Federation of FIBA". FIBA. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ^ Саопштење за јавност Кошаркашког савеза Србије [Press release of the Basketball Association of Serbia] (in Serbian), Basketball Federation of Serbia, 2015-03-14[permanent dead link]
External links[]
- Official website (in Albanian, English, and Serbian)
- Basketball in Kosovo
- Sports governing bodies in Kosovo
- Basketball governing bodies in Europe
- Sports organizations established in 1991
- 1991 establishments in Yugoslavia
- Kosovan sport stubs