Albanian Volleyball League

Albanian Volleyball League
Current season, competition or edition:; 2023–24 Albanian Volleyball League
Sport	Volleyball
Founded	1946
Divisions	1
No. of teams	9
Country	Albania
Confederation	CEV
Most recent; champion(s)	Partizani (16th title)
Most titles	Dinamo (25 titles)
TV partner(s)	RTSH & TeleSport
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	A1 League
International cup(s)	CEV Challenge Cup
Official website	fshfv.org

The Albanian Volleyball League is the top flight professional volleyball league competition in Albania, which currently features 7 clubs in 1 division. The league was founded in 1946, shortly after the formation of the Albanian Federation of Volleyball (FSHV) and it has remained the top flight men's volleyball competition in the country ever since. Dinamo Tirana have won the most championship titles with 25, but they have won just 2 titles since 1991, as Studenti later became a dominant club in the country, winning 14 out of a possible 18 titles between 2000 and 2016.^[1]

The league currently consists of 9 clubs in 1 division, but other formats have been used such as a division consisting of 7 clubs, as well as 2 divisions consisting of 12 clubs.^[2] Having started in 1946, it is one of the oldest and longest running volleyball competitions Balkans, and the sport experiences its peak in popularity during the Communist era in the 70s and 80s. Since the fall of communism in Albania in 1991 many volleyball clubs struggled to remain active due to a lack of funding, which led to the decline in the popularity of the sport as a whole in the country. However, since 1993 there has been some re-establishment of clubs that had previously folded, as private investment along with some state funded has allowed some of these clubs to continue functioning.

Current teams

Club	Location	Arena	Capacity	Head Coach
Elbasani	Elbasan	Tomorr Sinani Sports Palace	1,000	Fisnik Lushnjari
Erzeni	Durrës	Ramazan Njala Sports Palace	3,000	Rezart Muka
Farka Volley	Tiranë	Farie Hoti Sports Palace	1,000	Dritan Bardhi
Partizani	Tiranë	Asllan Rusi Sports Palace	2,800	Ylli Tomorri
Skënderbeu	Korçë	Tamara Nikolla Sports Palace	1,000	Arben Prifti
Studenti	Tiranë	Asllan Rusi Sports Palace	2,800	Arben Sako
Teuta	Durrës	Ramazan Njala Sports Palace	3,000	Leonard Marangoni
Tirana	Tiranë	Farie Hoti Sports Palace	1,000	Ilia Koja
Vllaznia	Shkodër	Qazim Dërvishi Sports Palace	1,200	Mark Kroqi

Title holders

1946 Ylli i Kuq
1947 17 Nëntori
1948 17 Nëntori
1949 17 Nëntori
1950 Partizani
1951 Puna Durrës
1952 Partizani
1953 Partizani
1954 Partizani
1955 Partizani
1956 Dinamo
1957 Spartaku
1958 Partizani
1959 Partizani
1960 Partizani
1961 Partizani
1962 Partizani
1963 Lokomotiva
1964 Dinamo
1965 Dinamo
1966 Dinamo
1967 Dinamo
1968–69 Dinamo
1969–70 Dinamo
1970–71 Dinamo
1971–72 Dinamo
1972–73 Partizani
1973–74 Dinamo
1974–75 Dinamo
1975–76 Partizani
1976–77 Dinamo
1977–78 Dinamo
1978–79 Dinamo
1979–80 Dinamo
1980–81 Partizani
1981–82 Dinamo
1982–83 Dinamo
1983–84 Dinamo
1984–85 Dinamo
1985–86 Dinamo
1986–87 17 Nëntori
1987–88 17 Nëntori
1988–89 Dinamo
1989–90 Dinamo
1990–91 Dinamo
1991–92 Tirana
1992–93 Tirana
1993–94 Tirana
1994–95 Studenti
1995–96 Olimpik
1996–97 Erzeni
1997–98 Erzeni
1998–99 Erzeni
1999–00 Studenti
2000–01 Teuta
2001–02 Studenti
2002–03 Studenti
2003–04 Studenti
2004–05 Studenti
2005–06 Dinamo
2006–07 Studenti
2007–08 Studenti
2008–09 Studenti
2009–10 Studenti
2010–11 Teuta
2011–12 Studenti
2012–13 Studenti
2013–14 Studenti
2014–15 Studenti
2015–16 Studenti
2016-17 Vllaznia
2017-18 Erzeni
2018-19 Partizani
2019-20 cancelled due to pandemic
2020-21 Partizani
2021–22 Tirana
2022–23 Tirana
2023–24 Partizani

Performance by club

Club	Winner	Years
Dinamo	25	1956, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1995–96, 2005–06
Partizani	16	1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1980–81, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2023–24
Studenti	15	1994–95, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
Tirana	11	1947, 1948, 1949, 1957, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 2021–22, 2022–23
Teuta	5	1946, 1951, 1963, 2000–01, 2010–11
Erzeni	4	1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2017–18
Vllaznia	1	2016–17