KB Ylli, known as Golden Eagle Ylli for sponsorship reasons, is a professional

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club based in

Suva Reka Suhareka (also known as Suharekë and Therandë in Albanian) оr Suva Reka ( sr-Cyrl, Сува Река) is a town and municipality located in the Prizren district of central-southern Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, the town has 10,422 inh ...

Kosovo Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...

. The club currently plays in the

Kosovo Basketball Superleague The Kosovo Basketball Superleague (Albanian: Superliga e Kosovës në Basketboll) and known as the ArtMotion Superliga due to sponsorship reasons is the top men's professional basketball league in Kosovo. Basketball Superleague was founded in 1991 ...

. Its fan club is called Xhebrailat The 2015–16 season was the second consecutive in the Kosovo Superleague. In the 2014–15 season, they finished fourth and played in playoff finals against

Sigal Prishtina Klubi i Basketbollit Prishtina (English: ''Basketball Club Prishtina''), officially known as Sigal Prishtina due to sponsorship reasons, is a Kosovar professional basketball club based in Pristina. The team currently competes in the IP Superl ...

History

KB Ylli is one of the oldest clubs in Kosovo. It was founded in 1975. The club is known for its fans who support their club in especially in home games at 13 Qërshori sports hall. Their home matches are known for the fantastic atmosphere created by "Xherbrailat". ''Ylli'' means "star" in English. In the 2018-19 season of Kosovo Basketball Superleague they finished second and lost the semi-finals of the play off against

KB Rahoveci KB Rahoveci, or simply Rahoveci, is a professional basketball club based in the city Rahoveci, Kosovo. The club currently plays in the Kosovo First League. Its fan club is called ''Vreshtarët'' History In the 2016–17 season, the small club fr ...

. In the 2019-20 season they lost the final of Kosovan Cup against

KB Peja Klubi i Basketbollit Peja (English: ''Basketball Club Peja'') is a Kosovar professional basketball club based in Pejë. The club currently plays in the Kosovo Basketball Superleague. KB Peja has won 6 National Championships, 4 Kosovo Basketball Cu ...

. In 2008 the club decided to withdraw from Kosovo Superleague due to bad financial conditions, and didn't play until 2014 when Golden Eagle, a beverage company from

Suhareka Suhareka (also known as Suharekë and Therandë in Albanian) оr Suva Reka ( sr-Cyrl, Сува Река) is a town and municipality located in the Prizren district of central-southern Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, the town has 10,422 inha ...

, decided to be the main sponsor of the team and to pay for Wild Card which returned KB Ylli in Kosovo Superleague.

Honours

: **Winners (2): 2020–21, 2021–22 **Runners Up (1) 1994–95 *

Kosovo Cup The Kosovar Cup ( sq, Digitalb Kupa e Kosovës) for sponsorship reasons, is the major football national cup tournament in Kosovo. It was established in 1991, and is organized by the Football Federation of Kosovo. Llapi are the current holders, ...

: **Runners-up (2): 2019–20, 2020–21 *

Liga Unike The Liga Unike () is a professional basketball league in Albania and Kosovo. The first inaugural season will start on 6 April 2021, and the league was praised from Turgay Demirel, president of FIBA Europe, who was present at the inauguration. Te ...

: **Winners (1): 2020–21 **Runners Up(1): 2021-22 *Superkupa Mbarëkombëtare **Winners (1): 2021

Arena

The club currently plays in the sport center Palestra 13 Qershori, in the center of

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, with a capacity for around 1300 spectators.

Season by Season

KB Golden Eagle Ylli (2014–2023)

Matches in European competitions

Current roster

Depth chart

References

External links

EuroBasket.com
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