Liga Unike

Liga Unike
Organising body	Albanian Basketball Superleague; Kosovo Basketball Superleague;
Founded	11 September 2020; 17 months ago
First season	2020–21
Country	Albania; Kosovo;
Confederation	FIBA Europe
Number of teams	8
Level on pyramid	1
Domestic cup(s)	Albanian Basketball Cup; Kosovo Basketball Cup;
Supercup	Nationwide Supercup
Current champions	Ylli (1st title) ; (2020–21)
Most championships	Ylli (1 title)
CEO	Dren Zatriqi
President	Ilir Trebicka
TV partners	Artmotion, Kujtesa and RTSH
Website	https://ligaunike.com/
	2021–22 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]

Current teams[]

~~Teuta Durrës~~

Locations of the 2020–21 Liga Unike teams

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Team	Location	Arena and capacity		Founded	Joined	Qualified as
Goga Basket	Xhafzotaj (Shijak)	Dhimitraq Goga Sports Palace	700	2015	2020	Runner-up of ABSL
Peja	Peja	Karagaq Sports Hall	2,500	1993	2020	Fourth place of KBSL
Prishtina	Pristina	Palace of Youth and Sports	3,000	1970	2020	Champion of KBSL
Rahoveci	Orahovac	Mizahir Izma Sports Hall	1,800	2016	2020	Runner-up of KBSL
Tirana	Tirana	Farie Hoti Sports Palace	1,200	1946	2020	Fifth place of ABSL
Vllaznia	Shkodër	Qazim Dervishi Sports Palace	1,200	1919	2020	Third place of ABSL
Ylli	Suva Reka	13 June Sports Hall	1,800	1975	2020	Third place of KBSL

Notes

ABSL = Albanian Basketball Superleague
KBSL = Kosovo Basketball Superleague

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

Regular season[]

Standings[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Ylli	7	6	1	582	507	+75	13
2	Peja	7	5	2	671	550	+121	12
3	Teuta Durrës	7	4	3	648	604	+44	11
4	Prizreni-16	7	4	3	600	625	−25	11
5	Tirana	7	4	3	566	611	−45	11
6	Rahoveci	7	2	5	617	636	−19	9
7	Kamza	7	2	5	589	662	−73	9
8	Vllaznia	7	1	6	539	617	−78	8

Updated to match(es) played on 19 December 2021. Source: Liga Unike

Liga Unike champions[]

Season		Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place
1	2020–21	Ylli	Peja	Rahoveci	Goga Basket
2	2021–22

Statistical leaders[]

Season	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks
2020–21	Darrell Davis (48)	Brandon Walters (38)	Valon Bunjaku (11)	Elyjah Clark (7)	Brandon Walters (4)
2021–22

References[]

^ "Press release". ligaunike.com (in Albanian). 4 April 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
^ "HISTORIKE: NËNSHKRUHET MARRËVESHJA PËR FORMIMIN E LIGËS UNIKE". basketbolli.com (in Albanian). 10 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
^ "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.
^ "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[]

[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.

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