The 2017–18 Albanian Basketball Superleague, is the 52nd season of the top professional basketball league in Albania.
| Albanian Basketball Superleague | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2017–18 |
| Duration | 13 October 2017 – 13 May 2018 |
| Teams | 6 |
| TV partner(s) | Telesport TVSH |
| Regular season | |
| Relegated | Eagles |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Tirana (20th title) |
| Runners-up | Teuta |
← 2016–17 2018–19 → | |
League started on 13 October 2017 and will end on 13 May 2018.[1]
Competition format
editThe six clubs played a four-legged round robin tournament where the four first qualified teams would advance to the playoffs.
The fifth qualified team faced the runner-up of the second division in a best-of-three games playoff for avoiding relegation, and the last qualified team was directly relegated.
Clubs and arenas
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| Club | Location | Founded | Colours | Arena | Capacity | Head Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagles | Tirana | Farie Hoti Sports Palace | 3,000
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| Kamza | Kamëz | 1962
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Bathore Sports Hall | 500
|
 Adem Muhametaj
| |
| Partizani | Tirana | 1946
|
Asllan Rusi Sports Palace | 3,000
|
E.Ismeti
| |
| Teuta | Durrës | 1925
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Ramazan Njala Sports Palace | 1,000
|
Artan Kalaja
| |
| Tirana | Tirana | 1946
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Farie Hoti Sports Palace | 3,000
|
Bujar Shehu
| |
| Vllaznia | Shkodër | 1919
|
Qazim Dërvishi Sports Palace | 1,200
|
Bledar Gjeçaj
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Regular season
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tirana | 20 | 19 | 1 | 1654 | 1251 | +403 | 39 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Teuta | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1534 | 1370 | +164 | 33 | |
| 3 | Partizani | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1358 | 1233 | +125 | 33 | |
| 4 | Kamza | 20 | 8 | 12 | 1371 | 1396 | −25 | 28 | |
| 5 | Vllaznia (O) | 20 | 7 | 13 | 1459 | 1434 | +25 | 27 | Relegation playoffs |
| 6 | Eagles[a] (R) | 20 | 0 | 20 | 785 | 1593 | −808 | 20 | Relegation to First Division |
- ^ Retired after 13 rounds. The rest of the games were imposed with a 0–20 loss.
Playoffs
editThe semi-finals were played in a best-of-three playoff format and the finals in a best-of-five playoff format (1-1-1-1-1).
Bracket
edit| Semi-finals | Finals | |||||
1 Tirana | 2 | |||||
4 Kamza | 0 | |||||
1 Tirana | 3 | |||||
2 Teuta | 2 | |||||
2 Teuta | 2 | |||||
3 Partizani | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
edit| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tirana | 2–0 | Kamza | 93–78 | 89–86 | |
| Teuta | 2–0 | Partizani | 77–69 | 75–74 |
Finals
edit| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tirana | 3–2 | Teuta | 73–76 | 74–71 | 76–74 | 73–83 | 68–60 |
Relegation playoffs
edit| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vllaznia | 2–0 | Flamurtari | 90–47 | 89–49 |