Liga Unike
The Liga Unike () is a professional basketball league in Albania and Kosovo. The first inaugural season will start on 6 April 2021, and the league was praised from Turgay Demirel, president of FIBA Europe, who was present at the inauguration. Teams Top four teams from 2019–20 Kosovo Basketball Superleague and 2019–20 Albanian Basketball Superleague respectively will participate in the competition. Current teams :''Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.'' ;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. Regular season Liga Unike champions Statistical leaders See also *Albanian Basketball Superleague *Kosovo Basketball Superleague The Kosovo Basketball Superleague (Albanian: Superliga e Kosovës në Basketboll) and known as the ArtMotion Superliga due to sponsorship reasons is the top men's professional ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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. Current teams Superliga (2023–24) Winners Total titles by club References See also * Albanian Basketball League * Albanian Basketball Cup * Albanian Basketball Supercup Albanian Basketball Supercup is an event started only from 1999 and involves the Albanian Basketball League champions and Albanian Basketball Cup winners of the previous season. The Supercup consists in a single match which is always played the ye ... {{Men's professional basketball leagues Superleague 1 1946 establishments in Albania Sports leagues established in 1946 Top level basketball leagues in Europe ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Top Channel
Top Channel is a national commercial television network based in Tirana, Albania, founded by Dritan Hoxha in 2001. In January 2008, Top Channel was awarded national frequency coverage by making it the third such channel in Albania. In 2009, it was the first Albanian channel to become available in 16:9 widescreen high-definition television for selected programs. Since September 2003, Top Channel has been present on satellite by broadcasting all over Europe through DigitAlb, and North America through TVALB and Shqip TV. The channel is available through IPTV in Europe and North America, and through local cable in Switzerland. Top Channel forms part of Top Media Group together with Top Albania Radio, Top Gold Radio, My Music Radio, daily newspaper '' Shqip'', ''Shqip Magazine'', coffee producer Lori Caffe, Digitalb, Top News, VGA Studio, musicAL, and Imperial Cinemas. History Top Channel began experimental broadcasts on 30 July 2001 at the International Centre for Cultur ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Palace Of Youth And Sports
Palace of Youth and Sports ( sq, Pallati i Rinise dhe Sporteve; sr, Палата омладине и спорта, Palata omladine i sporta; formerly named "Boro and Ramiz") is a multi-purpose hall located in Pristina, Kosovo. It includes two indoor arenas, the larger of which has a capacity of 8,000 spectators, and the smaller a capacity of 3,000 spectators. It also includes a shopping mall, indoor parking, two convention halls and a library. The building in its entirety measures over 10,000 square meters. History In 1975, a referendum was held, and citizens of Pristina, then capital of the Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo, voted in favor of building a large hall. The complex was finished in 1977. It was originally named "Boro and Ramiz" ( sq, Boro-Ramiz, sh, Боро и Рамиз), after two World War II Yugoslav Partisans and People's heroes of Yugoslavia, Boro Vukmirović and Ramiz Sadiku. Vukmirović was a Serb, while Sadiku was an Albanian, therefore named so to ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pristina
Pristina, ; sr, / (, ) is the capital and largest city of Kosovo. The city's municipal boundaries in Pristina District form the largest urban center in Kosovo. After Tirana, Pristina has the second largest population of ethnic Albanians and speakers of the Albanian language. Inhabited by humans since prehistoric times, the area of Pristina was home to several Illyrian peoples. King Bardyllis of the Dardanians brought various tribes together in the 4th century BC and established the Dardanian Kingdom.''The Cambridge Ancient History: The fourth century B.C.'' Volume 6 of The Cambridge Ancient History Iorwerth Eiddon Stephen Edwards, , , Authors: D. M. Lewis, John Boardman, Editors: D. M. Lewis, John Boardman, Second Edition, Cambr ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Karagaq Sports Hall
Karagaq Sports Hall is a multi–use sports hall in Pejë, Kosovë which is the home of KB Peja and KB Besa KB Besa Pejë is the first basketball Kosovan team from Peja City. It was founded in 1961. This team is part of the Kosovo Superleague. History The team was founded in 1961, and its first name was KK. Buducnosti. The board of the team was mostl .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Shani Nushi Sports Halll Gjakova ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Peja
Peja (Indefinite Albanian form: ''Pejë'' ) or Peć ( sr-Cyrl, Пећ ) is the fourth largest city of Kosovo and seat of Peja Municipality and Peja District. It is situated in the region of Rugova on the eastern section of the Accursed Mountains along Peja's Lumbardh in the western part of Kosovo. In medieval times the city, then commonly known under its Serbian name, was the seat of the Serbian Orthodox Church in 1346. The Patriarchal monastery of Peć is a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Medieval Monuments in Kosovo. Under Ottoman rule the city, then commonly known under the Turkish name ''İpek'', became a district capital with mosques and civil architecture. From the end of the nineteenth century until today, the city has been the site of nationalist aspirations and claims for both ethnic Albanians and Serbs, often resulting in tense inter-ethnic relations and conflict. According to the 2011 census, the city of Peja has 48,962 inhabitants, while the municipa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dhimitraq Goga Sports Palace
Dhimitraq Goga Sports Palace is a purpose-built basketball arena built in 2018 in Xhafzotaj, Durrës, Albania History The arena was built by Goga Basket's owner and locals businessman Perikli Goga on a site in Xhafzotaj owned by Diamant Logistics, also owned by Perikli Goga. The arena is part of the Dhimitraq Goga Sport Centre, which includes 2 basketball courts, 2 outdoor basketball courts and an outdoor tennis court. The 2 indoor courts are made up of the main arena and salla B (hall B), the latter of which was inaugurated on 17 September 2017 in a friendly between Goga Basket Goga Basket is an Albanian basketball team that plays in the Albanian Basketball League. Domestic achievements *Albanian Basketball League (1): :2019 *Albanian Basketball Cup The Albanian Basketball Cup, is the top annual national basketball c ... women's and ZKK Lovćen which ended 73–45 to Goga Basket. References Indoor arenas in Albania Basketball venues in Albania Buildings and st ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Shijak
Shijak ( sq-definite, Shijaku) is a town and a municipality in Durrës County, west-central Albania. The municipality was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Gjepalaj, Maminas, Shijak and Xhafzotaj, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the town Shijak. The total population is 27,861 (2011 census), in a total area of 92.24 km2. The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 7,568. Overview Shijak is located 11 km away from the city of Durrës, and 31 km from the city of Tirana. The former municipality had a surface area of about 5 km2, and a reported population of around 12,853 people as of 2007. In reality the population is smaller as many people who claim residency in Shijak actually reside permanently elsewhere. With this taken into account the actual population size is estimated to be around 6,000–7,000 people. Population size has grown at a rate of around 1% per ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Xhafzotaj
Xhafzotaj (IPA: /d͡ʒafzotaj/) is a village and a former municipality in the Durrës County, western Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Shijak Shijak ( sq-definite, Shijaku) is a town and a municipality in Durrës County, west-central Albania. The municipality was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Gjepalaj, Maminas, Shijak and Xhafzo .... The population at the 2011 census was 12,381. The area around Xhafzotaj is very flat. The main road from Durrës to Tirana crossed the municipality while today the road leads mostly along the highway that bypasses the town to the northwest. Once a highly agricultural area, now the region is an important center of industry and trade in the Tirana-Durrës region. References Administrative units of Shijak Former municipalities in Durrës County Villages in Durrës County Populated places disestablished in 2015 {{Durrës-geo-s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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KB Vllaznia
KB Vllaznia is a professional basketball team based in Shkodër, Albania. The club is one of the major basketball teams in Albania, having won 9 leagues, 12 cups and one supercup. The club, founded in 1919, is the oldest in the country. Trophies * Albanian Leagues: 9 :1967, 1990, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2014, 2015, 2015-16 * Albanian Cups: 12 :1957, 1958, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1981, 1985, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2014, 2015 * Albanian Supercup: 1 :1999 Current roster Season by season Notable players * Johnathan Stove (born 1995), basketball player for Hapoel Galil Elyon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional sports, professional competition in Israeli sports club, club basketball, making ... References External linksEurobasket.com KB Vllaznia Page {{Liga Unike Vllaznia Sport in Shkodër Bas ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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KB Tirana
KB Tirana are an Albanian professional basketball team based in Tiranë, which is the basketball branch of SK Tirana. They compete in the Albanian Basketball League, Liga Unike and the Balkan International Basketball League. The club plays its home domestic games at the Farie Hoti Sports Palace, and they play their international games at the Asllan Rusi Sports Palace. Tirana are one of the two most successful teams in the history of Albanian basketball (men), having won the Albanian League 20 times, the Albanian Cup 19 times and the Albanian Supercups 8 times. They have won a total of 47 trophies, and only BC Partizani Tirana have won more in Albania with 48. History Early years (1920–43) On 15 August 1920, shortly after Tirana became the capital city of Albania, patriot and football enthusiast Palokë Nika, who had already formed Vllaznia Shkodër built and trained a new team in Tirana, with A. Erebara, P. Jakova, A. Hoxha, Anastas Koja, P. Berisha, Avni Zajmi, H. Fortuzi, B ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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BC Teuta Durrës
BC Teuta Durrës is an Albanian basketball team that plays in the Albanian Basketball Superliga, the highest division in the Albanian Basketball League. The club was founded in 1925 as part of the multi disciplinary KS Teuta Durrës. Domestic achievements *Albanian Basketball League (4): 1947, 1955, 2021, 2022 ** Runner-up (3): 2016, 2018, 2019 *Albanian Basketball Cup (4): 1956, 1965, 2018-19, 2020-21 ** Runner-up (2): 2016-17, 2017-18 *Albanian Basketball Supercup (3): 2017-18, 2018-19, 2021-22 *Albanian Basketball First Division (1): 2014-15 ** Runner-up (1): 2004-05 *Balkan League ** Runner-up (1): 2018–19 Players Current roster References Teuta Teuta (Illyrian languages, Illyrian: *''Teutana'', 'mistress of the people, queen'; grc, Τεύτα; lat, Teuta) was the queen regent of the Ardiaei tribe in Illyria, who reigned approximately from 231 BC to 228/227 BC. Following the death ... Sport in Durrës Basketball teams established in 1 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |