The Kosovo Basketball Superleague ( Albanian : Superliga e Kosovës në Basketboll) and known as the ProCredit Superliga due to sponsorship reasons is the top men's professional basketball league in Kosovo . Basketball Superleague was founded in 1991. It is run by the Basketball Federation of Kosovo .
20-453: Prishtina holds the record for most Superleague titles as it has won the championship 14 times. It consists of eight to ten teams which compete each year in two separate phases. Each team has to play all the other teams in its division four times, twice at home and twice away. This means that in Kosovo basketball, the league's regular season ends after all teams play 28 matches. At the end of
40-563: A player must have either: 2015%E2%80%9316 FIBA Europe Cup The 2015–16 FIBA Europe Cup was the inaugural season of the newly formed basketball competition organised by FIBA . The season started on 21 October 2015 and ended on 1 May 2016. The competition replaced the FIBA EuroChallenge and had the aim to take the place of Eurocup (organised by Euroleague Basketball ), as the second-tier competition in Europe. In
60-636: The First League whilst second from last of Superleague meats the runner up of the First League in e Relegation Playoff. Each team can play 3 foreign players in every match that is organized by BFK . Every team must play two U20 players in every game for at least 20 min otherwise the teams are fined 500 €. Since the establishment of the league, the indoor courts in Kosovo have seen continuous improvements in capacity and facilities, with some municipalities have built and newly built stadiums for basketball clubs in their areas as well as other sports. Today,
80-694: The Kosovo Superleague , Balkan International Basketball League (BIBL) and the FIBA Europe Cup . They are the most successful club in Kosovo, having won 14 national championships , 15 national cups and 7 supercups in the last 14 years. Since 2013 the club has competed in the Balkan International Basketball League (BIBL), and they became the first Kosovar side to win the competition first in 2014–15 after defeating Bulgarian side BC Rilski Sportist in
100-991: The Quarterfinals SCM Craiova they won first away in Romania 73−77 and then at home in Prishtina 70−98 to progress in the Semifinals off this Tournament. In the Semifinals KB Prishtina faced KK Kožuv from Macedonia yet again in this Tournament. At home Prishtina surprised Kožuv and beat them deservedly 85–61 at home in Pristina especially Edin Bavčić scored 25 points in this Match and Dardan Berisha with six assist points helped Prishtina massively at this stage. Away in Kožuv they lost 86-80 but it
120-538: The Regular season, 56 teams are divided into 14 groups of four teams. In the Round of 32, the first and second best teams from the Regular season play in groups of four. Starting from the Round of 16, quarter-finals will be played. The tournament will conclude with a Final Four . The deadline to register in the competition was on July 30. The official list of teams was announced on August 3. Numbers in bracket represent
140-472: The end of the Round of 32, tiebreakers were applied in the following order: Game 1 will be played on February 17. Game 2 will be played on February 24. Game 3, if necessary, will be played on March 2. The eight winners of each series will qualify for the quarterfinals, while the other eight teams will be eliminated. Game 1 will be played on March 16. Game 2 will be played on March 23. Game 3 will be played, if necessary, on March 30. Teams with better record in
160-843: The facilities of the clubs participating in Kosovo Basketball Superleague and hosting the home matches, must have a minimum capacity of 1,000 people. Despite the political status of Kosovo , basketball competitions have been legally organized since 1999 under the Basketball Federation of Kosovo licensed by the United Nations Mission in Kosovo and the Government of Kosovo . However, the KBF has functioned since 1991 and organized amateur basketball leagues. Today, basketball in Kosovo shares
180-414: The finals. They would win the same competition the following season in 2015–16 in which they would beat Montenegrin side Mornar Bar in the final, to win this competition back to back as the only Kosovan Basketball club in the history at this competition. In 2015, Prishtina joined the newly formed European second tier competition, the FIBA Europe Cup . They became the first Kosovar Basketball club to reach
200-679: The first season KB Prishtina took the 2nd place during the Regular Season with 11 wins and 5 losses, qualifying for the Final Four. They were organizers of the Final Four 2013–14 of BIBL , but they lost to Galil Gilboa 74–86 in the semifinal, and to Balkan (BUL) 73–79 in the 3rd place game. In the BIBL Season 2014–15 , KB Prishtina won the Trophy of the for the first time Balkan International Basketball League , KB Prishtina faced in
220-437: The four best third-placed teams of all groups (two teams from each Conference) advanced to the Round of 32. If teams in the same group finished tied on points at the end of the Regular Season, tiebreakers were applied in the following order: The round of 32 were played between 16 December 2015 and 3 February 2016. The two top teams of each group advanced to the Round of 16. If teams in the same group finished tied on points at
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#1732802480908240-568: The league, the four best teams in the standings start a play-off, pitting the first place team in the standings versus the 4th place team in the standings, and so on. There is one playoff rounds, and the winner of the finals round becomes the champion of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague . This is similar to the most basketball leagues in Europe. Each season, the last qualified team of the regular season relegates to Kosovo Basketball First League and replaced by champion of
260-566: The new club and they were not dealt with, which led to the club folding once again on 22 September 2011 and a new club was once again formed in its place. In the 2015–16 season , Prishtina made its debut in the FIBA Europe Cup and became the first Kosovo team to play in a European club competition. Since then, Prishtina competed in every season of the FIBA Europe Cup. In the 2013–14 season, Prishtina played its first season in Europe in Balkan International Basketball League (BIBL). In
280-484: The next round with two wins and sour losses in the Group Stage. In the FIBA Europe Cup 2016–17 KB Prishtina faced in the first round Enisey BC Rilski Sportist and Demir İnşaat Büyükçekmece. KB Prishtina did improve in their performances, especially at home. Their only win was a 87–80 at home against Enisey—not enough for KB Prishtina to progress in the next round. The club has had several denominations through
300-611: The place the team took in its 2014–15 domestic championship, representing rankings after eventual Playoffs. The draw was held on August 4, 2015 in Munich , Germany. The seeding was prepared on the basis of the clubs' participation and results in European Club Competition in recent years as well as the clubs' ranking in their respective domestic leagues last season. The regular season was played between 21 October and 2 December 2015. The top two teams of each group and
320-412: The process. But in the next BIBL season 2015–16 , KB Prishtina would compete again in the Balkan International Basketball League where they faced in the first round KK Kožuv KK Mornar Bar and BC Beroe . In this round KB Prishtina won 4 Matches and progressed deservedly in the next Round. In the 2015–16 season, KB Prishtina played in FIBA Europe Cup for the first time. They failed to qualify for
340-475: The round of 16 in the FIBA Europe Cup in the 2018–19 season , winning six matches in their 14 match long campaign. Prishtina has won 15 games in European basketball competitions so far. The club was founded in 1970. By 2004, the club had racked up huge debt, which led to the original club being forced to fold and a new club under the name OJQ KB Prishtina was formed in its place. The debts were then inherited by
360-413: The same popularity with football. Here is the list of the champions of Kosovo year by year Official sponsors Official broadcasters KB Prishtina Klubi i Basketbollit Prishtina ( English : Basketball Club Prishtina ), officially known as Sigal Prishtina Mercure due to sponsorship reasons, is a Kosovar professional basketball club based in Pristina . The team currently competes in
380-898: The years due to its sponsorship: The club play their home games at the smaller of the two arenas in the Pallati i Rinisë dhe Sporteve (Palace of Youth and Sports) which has a capacity of 2,800. The larger arena in the building had a capacity of around 8,000 but it was damaged by a fire on 25 February 2000 and has never been restored fully since. Kosovo Basketball Superleague Kosovo Cup Kosovo Supercup Balkan League European North Basketball League FIBA Europe Cup FIBA Champions League Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA -sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed. Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA -sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed. To appear in this section
400-481: Was enough to qualify for their first ever Finals in the Balkan International Basketball League . In the finals they meet BC Rilski Sportist they won both matches against BC Rilski Sportist first in Prishtina 74–72, and second in Bulgaria 80–71, to win the Trophy in this Campaign. Being the only Basketball Club from Kosovo to achieve this feet so far. In 20 matches KB Prishtina achieved 13 wins and only seven losses in
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