2018–19 Kosovo Basketball Superleague

The 2018–19 IP Superliga e Basketbollit is the 25th season of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague. It started on 22 September 2018.[1]

2018–19 Kosovo Basketball Superleague
Teams	8
Games played	224 (regular season) 9–15 (Playoffs)
Dates	22 September 2018 – 2019
TV	Klan Kosova Art Motion
Final positions
Champions	Z-Mobile Prishtina 14th title
Runners-up	Rahoveci
Relegated	AFK Borea
← 2017–18 2019–20 →

Teams

Bashkimi

Ponte Prizreni

Borea

Prishtina

Trepça

Ylli

Rahoveci

Lipjani

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.[2] Ponte Prizreni replaced them.

Team	City	Venue	Capacity
AFK Borea	Peć	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	Mitrovicë	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[lower-alpha 1]	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-finals				Semi-finals				Finals
					Z-Mobile Prishtina	3
					Bashkimi	0
	Bashkimi	2
	Trepça	0
									Z-Mobile Prishtina	3
									Rahoveci	1
					Golden Eagle Ylli	0
					Rahoveci	3
	Rahoveci	2
	Ponte Prizreni	1

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Series	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	3rd leg
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	1st leg	2nd leg	3rd leg	4th leg	5th leg
Z-Mobile Prishtina	3–0	Bashkimi	111–74	97–88	98–95	0	0
Golden Eagle Ylli	0–3	Rahoveci	93–96	78–80	70–84	0	0

Finals

Team 1	Series	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	3rd leg	4th leg	5th leg
Z-Mobile Prishtina	3–1	Rahoveci	110–82	84–87	106–80	104–75	0

Relegation playoffs

Finals

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Vellaznimi	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.

External links

• Official website of Kosovo Basketball Superleague