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]

Liga Unike
Organising body
Founded10 September 2020; 4 years ago (2020-09-10)
First season2020–21
Country
ConfederationFIBA Europe
Number of teams8
Level on pyramid1
Domestic cup(s)
SupercupNationwide Supercup
Current championsTrepça (1st title)
(2023–24)
Most championshipsTrepça, Peja, Ylli (1 title)
CEODren Zatriqi
PresidentIlir Trebicka
TV partnersArtmotion, Kujtesa and RTSH
Websitehttps://ligaunike.com/
2024–25 Liga Unike

Teams

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Top four teams from Kosovo Basketball Superleague and Albanian Basketball Superleague respectively will participate in the competition.[3]

2023–24 teams

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Locations of the 2023–24 Liga Unike teams
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team Location Arena and capacity Founded Joined Qualified as
  Besëlidhja Lezhë Lezhë Farie Hoti Sports Palace 1,200 1930 2024 Runner-up of ABSL
  Kamza Kamez Bathore Sports Hall 400 1962 2022 Fourth place of ABSL
  Peja Peja Karagaq Sports Hall 2,500 1993 2020 Champion of KBSL
  Prishtina Pristina Palace of Youth and Sports 3,000 1970 2020 First place of KBSL
  Teuta Durrës Durrës Ramazan Njala Sports Palace 2,000 1925 2020 Third place of ABSL
  Tirana Tirana Farie Hoti Sports Palace 1,200 1946 2020 Champion of ABSL
  Trepça Mitrovica Minatori Sports Hall 3,500 1947 2023 Runner-up of KBSL
  Ylli Suva Reka 13 June Sports Hall 1,800 1975 2020 Third place of KBSL
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Liga Unike champions

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Season Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
1 2020–21   Ylli   Peja   Rahoveci   Goga Basket
2 2021–22   Peja   Ylli   Prizreni-16   Teuta Durrës
3 2022–23 Not held due to withdrawal of two teams
4 2023–24   Trepça   Golden Eagle Ylli   Peja   Sigal Prishtina

See also

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References

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  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.
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