The Georgian Basketball Super League ( ka, საკალათბურთო სუპერლიგა, Sakalatburto Superliga), also known as the Georgian Top League, is the highest professional

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league in

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. The first season was played in 1991, and was won by

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. The 1990s were dominated by BC Vita Tbilisi, who won the title a record 7 times. BC Batumi, and then Energy Invest Rustavi, dominated the following decade. More recently, the league was dominated by clubs attached to State departments, with first BC Armia (Ministry of Defense) establishing themselves as the country's leading club, and later BC MIA Academy (Ministry of Internal Affairs) winning the title. 2013/14 was the first season when none of the country's universities were represented in the Superliga. This followed the decision by the

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to withdraw funding from professional sports teams. That season saw Dinamo Tbilisi regain the title in a convincing manner, only to lose it the following year to a rejuvenated BC MIA Academy side. The 2014/15 season saw the introduction of a second tier in Georgian basketball, called the A-League (A-Liga). Thus, for the first time, teams at the bottom of the Superliga were in danger of losing their top-tier status through relegation play-offs. It was then announced that from the 2015/16 season, the club finishing bottom of the Superliga will automatically get relegated to the A-Liga.

2021–22 teams

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* Tskhum-Abkhazeti (previously BC Delta) *

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* Mega * Olimpi Tbilisi *

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* Titebi *

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* Vera Tbilisi

Champions

Number of titles

All–time national champions

''Total number of national champions won by Georgian clubs. Table includes titles won during the

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(1923–1992).''

Awards

Most Valuable Player

Young Player of the Year

References

External links

Official WebsiteEurobasket.com League Page
{{Men's professional basketball leagues Basketball leagues in Georgia (country) Top-level basketball leagues in Europe Sports leagues established in 1991 1991 establishments in Georgia (country)