2018–19 Kosovo Basketball Superleague

2018–19 Kosovo Basketball Superleague
Duration22 September 2018 – 2019
Games played224 (regular season)
9–15 (Playoffs)
Teams8
TV partner(s)Klan Kosova
Art Motion
Regular season
RelegatedAFK Borea
Finals
ChampionsZ-Mobile Prishtina
14th title
  Runners-upRahoveci

The 2018–19 IP Superliga e Basketbollit is the 25th season of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague. It started on 22 September 2018.[1]

Teams

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IP Superliga e Basketbollit – club locations

Lipjani promoted as champion of the second league.

Peja was expelled from the league due to not meeting the criteria for being admitted.[2] Ponte Prizreni replaced them.

Team City Venue Capacity
AFK Borea Peja Karagaq Sports Hall 3,000
Bashkimi Prizren Palestra Sportive Sezair Surroi 3,000
Golden Eagle Ylli Suva Reka Salla e sporteve "13 Qërshori" 1,800
Lipjani Lipljan
Ponte Prizreni Prizren Palestra Sportive Sezair Surroi 3,000
Rahoveci Orahovac Salla e Sporteve Rahovec 1,800
Trepça Mitrovica Salla e sporteve Minatori 2,800
Z-Mobile Prishtina Pristina Pallati i Rinisë dhe Sporteve 2,500

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Z-Mobile Prishtina 28 28 0 2770 2013 +757 56 Qualification to semifinals
2 Golden Eagle Ylli 28 20 8 2422 2005 +417 48
3 Rahoveci 28 18 10 2504 2231 +273 46 Qualification to quarterfinals
4 Bashkimi 28 15 13 2511 2371 +140 43
5 Trepça 28 12 16 2413 2227 +186 40
6 Ponte Prizreni 28 12 16 2335 2308 +27 40
7 Lipjani 28 4 24 2163 2573 −410 32 Qualification for relegation playoffs
8 AFK Borea[a] 28 3 25 1802 3192 −1390 30 Relegation to Kosovo Basketball First League
Source: IP Superliga
Notes:
  1. ^ One point docked.

Results

Home \ Away BOR BAS YLL LIP PON RAH TRE PRI BOR BAS YLL LIP PON RAH TRE PRI
AFK Borea — 91–98 0–20 75–77 97–87 85–101 77–71 64–88 — 58–142 72–143 54–150 47–116 59–129 55–149 52–140
Bashkimi 116–61 — 84–86 82–77 80–77 103–93 84–88 79–103 181–63 — 65–83 102–77 75–83 76–80 96–80 91–102
Golden Eagle Ylli 109–75 93–106 — 105–83 89–75 83–89 79–80 64–82 132–51 86–68 — 134–81 88–83 73–74 77–61 64–68
Lipjani 83–87 77–88 59–94 — 74–87 70–113 65–59 51–90 125–57 97–102 64–96 — 74–101 61–93 67–93 91–103
Ponte Prizreni 73–67 86–94 89–77 84–67 — 66–73 81–76 86–92 99–70 84–91 76–84 92–81 — 69–86 79–97 83–94
Rahoveci 103–90 81–63 78–101 88–66 101–99 — 82–86 70–93 159–54 80–87 61–62 99–77 68–85 — 82–66 91–94
Trepça 136–70 88–74 58–75 88–59 90–70 88–89 — 83–106 155–60 77–81 75–81 104–78 79–81 77–78 — 83–88
Z-Mobile Prishtina 82–59 111–63 96–67 84–64 91–73 107–86 81–76 — 128–52 109–78 90–77 121–66 106–71 89–70 105–49 —
Source: IP Superliga
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

Playoffs will be played in a best-of-five playoff format. The higher seeded teams played game 1, 2 and 5 at home in the semifinals and games 1, 3 and 5 in the finals.

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinals
 
          
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Z-Mobile Prishtina3
 
 
 
Bashkimi0
 
Bashkimi2
 
 
 
Trepça0
 
Z-Mobile Prishtina3
 
 
Rahoveci1
 
 
 
 
 
Golden Eagle Ylli0
 
 
 
Rahoveci3
 
Rahoveci2
 
 
Ponte Prizreni1
 

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Rahoveci 2–1 Ponte Prizreni 70–71 76–72 84–65
Bashkimi 2–0 Trepça 86–73 88–86

Semi-finals

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Z-Mobile Prishtina 3–0 Bashkimi 111–74 97–88 98–95
Golden Eagle Ylli 0–3 Rahoveci 93–96 78–80 70–84

Finals

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Z-Mobile Prishtina 3–1 Rahoveci 110–82 84–87 106–80 104–75

Relegation playoffs

Finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Vëllaznimi 151–158 Lipjani 74–71 77–87

Kosovan clubs in European competitions

Club Competition Progress
Z-Mobile Prishtina Champions League First qualifying round
FIBA Europe Cup Round of 16

References

  1. ^ "Tërhiqet shorti për Superligën e Kosovës, edicioni 2018/19" [Draw of the Kosovan Superleague, 2018/19 edition] (in Albanian). Kosovo Basketball Federation. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Komunikatë për opinionin" [Communication to the people] (in Albanian). Kosovo Basketball Federation. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.