2018–19 Albanian Basketball Superleague

Albanian Basketball Superleague
Season2018–19
Duration7 October 2018 – May 2019
Teams6
TV partner(s)Telesport
TVSH
Regular season
RelegatedKamza
Finals
ChampionsGoga (1st title)
  Runners-upTeuta

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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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
 Albania Adem Muhametaj
Partizani Tirana
1946
 Asllan Rusi Sports Palace
3,000
 Albania E.Ismeti
Teuta Durrës
1925
   
 Ramazan Njala Sports Palace
1,000
 Montenegro Miodrag Baletic
Tirana Tirana
1946
   
 Farie Hoti Sports Palace
3,000
 Albania Bujar Shehu
Vllaznia Shkodër
1919
   
 Qazim Dërvishi Sports Palace
1,200
 Albania Bledar Gjeçaj

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
Source: FSHB
(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 —
Source: FSHB
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-finalsFinals
 
      
 
 
 
 
Goga2
 
 
 
Tirana1
 
Goga3
 
 
 
Teuta2
 
Teuta2
 
 
Partizani0
 

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