2020–21 Liga Unike
Liga Unike | |
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Season | 2020–21 |
Dates | 6–14 April 2021 |
Games played | 7 |
Teams | 7 |
TV partner(s) | Artmotion, Kujtesa and RTSH |
Finals | |
Champions | Ylli (1st title) |
Runners-up | Peja |
Semifinalists | Rahoveci and Goga Basket |
Finals MVP | Erjon Kastrati |
Records | |
Biggest home win | Rahoveci 81–74 Goga Basket (14 April 2021) |
Biggest away win | Vllaznia 73–90 Peja (6 April 2021) |
Highest scoring | Vllaznia 73–90 Peja (6 April 2021) |
Winning streak | Ylli (3 matches) |
Losing streak | Goga Basket (2 matches) |
Lowest attendance | 0[a] |
All statistics correct as of 14 April 2021. |
The 2020–21 Liga Unike was the inaugural season of the Liga Unike, a professional basketball league in Albania and Kosovo. It started on 6 April 2021 with the quarter-finals and ended on 14 April 2021 with the finals.
Teams
[edit]Top four teams from 2019–20 Albanian Basketball Superleague and 2019–20 Kosovo Basketball Superleague respectively will participate in the competition.[1] On 5 April 2021, Teuta Durrës withdrew from the competition due to the inability to organize for a short time.[2]
Venues and locations
[edit]- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Team | Town | Arena and capacity | Qualified as | |
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Goga Basket | Xhafzotaj (Shijak) | Dhimitraq Goga Sports Palace | 700 | Runner-up of ABSL |
Peja | Peja | Karagaq Sports Hall | 2,500 | Fourth place of KBSL |
Prishtina | Prishtina | Palace of Youth and Sports | 3,000 | Champion of KBSL |
Rahoveci | Rahovec | Mizahir Izma Sports Hall | 1,800 | Runner-up of KBSL |
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Tirana | Tirana | Farie Hoti Sports Palace | 1,200 | Fifth place of ABSL |
Vllaznia | Shkodër | Qazim Dervishi Sports Palace | 1,200 | Third place of ABSL |
Ylli | Suva Reka | 13 June Sports Hall | 1,800 | Third place of KBSL |
- Notes
- ABSL = Albanian Basketball Superleague
- KBSL = Kosovo Basketball Superleague
Playoff
[edit]Bracket
[edit]The competition will take place in the Final Eight format with single elimination system and the first quarterfinal matches will be played in Rahovec on 6 and 7 April 2021, while the semifinal matches, the race for third place and the grand final of the Liga Unike will take place on 13 and 14 April in Durrës.[3]
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||
6 April – Rahovec | ||||||||||
Vllaznia | 73 | |||||||||
13 April – Durrës | ||||||||||
Peja | 90 | |||||||||
Rahoveci | 71 | |||||||||
6 April – Rahovec | ||||||||||
Peja | 73 | |||||||||
Rahoveci | 20 | |||||||||
14 April – Durrës | ||||||||||
Teuta Durrës | 0 | |||||||||
Peja | 79 | |||||||||
7 April – Rahovec | ||||||||||
Ylli | 82 | |||||||||
Prishtina | 70 | |||||||||
13 April – Durrës | ||||||||||
Ylli | 87 | |||||||||
Goga Basket | 74 | |||||||||
7 April – Rahovec | ||||||||||
Ylli | 86 | Third place | ||||||||
Goga Basket | 76 | |||||||||
14 April – Durrës | ||||||||||
Tirana | 67 | |||||||||
Rahoveci | 81 | |||||||||
Goga Basket | 74 | |||||||||
Season statistics
[edit]Individual game highs
[edit]Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
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Points | Darrell Davis | Rahoveci | 48 |
Rebounds | Brandon Walters | Peja | 38 |
Assists | Valon Bunjaku | Prishtina | 11 |
Steals | Elyjah Clark | Ylli | 7 |
Blocks | Brandon Walters | Peja | 4 |
Notes and references
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Albania and Kosovo, all this season matches are played behind closed doors.
References
[edit]- ^ "Liga Unike në basketboll, Rama: Shtysë për nisma të tjera Shqipëri-Kosovë" [Unique League at basketball, Rama: Motivation for other initiatives Albania-Kosovo] (in Albanian). Top Channel. 10 September 2020.
- ^ "Teuta tërhiqet nga Final 8, Rahoveci në gjysmëfinale" [Teuta withdraws from Final 8, Rahovec in the semifinals] (in Albanian). Liga Unike. 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Njoftim për media" [Press release] (Press release) (in Albanian). Liga Unike. 2 April 2021.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Albanian)