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.

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. 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 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.