Kosovo Basketball First League (
Albanian
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*Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular:
**Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans
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**Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...
: Liga e Parë e Kosovës në Basketboll) is the second-tier professional
basketball
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league in
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 ...
. It was founded in 2001 it is run by the
Basketball Federation of Kosovo
The Basketball Federation of Kosovo (Albanian: ''Federata e Basketbollit e Kosovës'', sr, Кошаркашки савез Косова/''Košarkaški savez Kosova'') is the governing body of basketball in Kosovo. It organizes the Kosovo Basketba ...
.
Rules
Competition format
The league, operated by the
Basketball Federation of Kosovo
The Basketball Federation of Kosovo (Albanian: ''Federata e Basketbollit e Kosovës'', sr, Кошаркашки савез Косова/''Košarkaški savez Kosova'') is the governing body of basketball in Kosovo. It organizes the Kosovo Basketba ...
, consists of Kosovo Basketball First League which have 10 teams. For the 2014–15 season, the top team in "Kosovo Basketball First League" will be promoted to
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 ...
and second best will play in an Relegation Playoff with the second from the bottom of
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 ...
. The teams positioned 9th, 10th, in Kosovo Basketball First League will be relegated to a lower league – Kosovo Basketball Second League.
Arena standards
Currently, clubs must have home arenas with capacity of minimum 1000 seats.
History
The first basketball league in Kosovo started in 2001.
Other competitions
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Kosovo Basketball Cup
2022/23 teams
External links
Official website
{{Men's professional basketball leagues
Basketball leagues in Kosovo
Second level basketball leagues in Europe
Sports leagues established in 2001