| Albanian Basketball Superleague | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2018–19 |
| Duration | 7 October 2018 – May 2019 |
| Teams | 6 |
| TV partner(s) | Telesport TVSH |
| Regular season | |
| Relegated | Kamza |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Goga (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Teuta |
| ← 2017–18 2019–20 → | |
The 2018–19 Albanian Basketball Superleague, is the 53rd season of the top professional basketball league in Albania.
Competition format
The six clubs played a four-legged round robin tournament where the four first qualified teams would advance to the playoffs.
The fifth qualified team faced the runner-up of the second division in a best-of-three games playoff for avoiding relegation, and the last qualified team was directly relegated.
Clubs and arenas
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GogaKamzaPartizaniTeutaTiranaVllazniaclass=notpageimage| Locations of the 2018–19 Albanian Superliga teams
| Club | Location | Founded | Colours | Arena | Capacity | Head Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goga | Durrës | 2015 | Ramazan Njala Sports Palace | 1,000 | ||
| Kamza | Kamëz | 1962 | Bathore Sports Hall | 500 |  Adem Muhametaj
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| Partizani | Tirana | 1946 | Asllan Rusi Sports Palace | 3,000 | E.Ismeti
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| Teuta | Durrës | 1925 | Ramazan Njala Sports Palace | 1,000 |  Miodrag Baletic
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| Tirana | Tirana | 1946 | Farie Hoti Sports Palace | 3,000 | Bujar Shehu
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| Vllaznia | Shkodër | 1919 | Qazim Dërvishi Sports Palace | 1,200 | Bledar Gjeçaj
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Regular season
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goga | 20 | 18 | 2 | 1856 | 1565 | +291 | 38 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Teuta | 20 | 15 | 5 | 1757 | 1488 | +269 | 35 | |
| 3 | Partizani | 20 | 10 | 10 | 1639 | 1536 | +103 | 30 | |
| 4 | Tirana | 20 | 8 | 12 | 1568 | 1656 | −88 | 28 | |
| 5 | Vllaznia | 20 | 5 | 15 | 1569 | 1811 | −242 | 25 | Relegation playoffs |
| 6 | Kamza (R) | 20 | 4 | 16 | 1531 | 1855 | −324 | 24 | Relegation to First Division |
(R) Relegated
Results
| Home \ Away | GOG | KAM | PAR | TEU | TIR | VLL | GOG | KAM | PAR | TEU | TIR | VLL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goga | — | 117–90 | 102–89 | 80–76 | 102–75 | 131–86 | — | 104–93 | 84–71 | 87–81 | 84–71 | 107–77 |
| Kamza | 73–82 | — | 58–100 | 78–116 | 86–82 | 85–80 | 75–92 | — | 46–94 | 85–100 | 82–95 | 108–92 |
| Partizani | 68–74 | 85–66 | — | 65–62 | 75–53 | 82–75 | 79–90 | 93–84 | — | 79–92 | 63–66 | 86–89 |
| Teuta | 90–80 | 111–76 | 74–78 | — | 95–66 | 101–46 | 71–83 | 81–70 | 85–81 | — | 75–74 | 99–77 |
| Tirana | 87–83 | 76–74 | 92–83 | 69–98 | — | 113–79 | 75–98 | 89–59 | 80–91 | 70–83 | — | 97–86 |
| Vllaznia | 62–87 | 70–75 | 74–96 | 56–78 | 78–70 | — | 76–90 | 105–69 | 91–80 | 88–89 | 82–68 | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Playoffs
The semi-finals were played in a best-of-three playoff format and the finals in a best-of-five playoff format (1-1-1-1-1).
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Finals | |||||
| Goga | 2 | |||||
| Tirana | 1 | |||||
| Goga | 3 | |||||
| Teuta | 2 | |||||
| Teuta | 2 | |||||
| Partizani | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goga | 2–1 | Tirana | 81–74 | 75–82 | 100–65 |
| Teuta | 2–0 | Partizani | 83–60 | 69–63 |
Finals
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goga | 3–2 | Teuta | 84–88 | 73–72 | 79–70 | 70–81 | 81–60 |
Relegation playoffs
Vllaznia played legs 1 and 3 at home.
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vllaznia | 2–0 | Invaders | 91–56 | 107–75 | 0 |
Albanian clubs in European competitions
| Team | Competition | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| Teuta | Balkan League | Runner-up |
References
External links
| 2018–19 in European men's basketball | |
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| Domestic leagues |
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| Regional leagues | |
| Domestic cups | |
| Supercups | |
| Continental competitions | |
| International competitions | |