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2017–18 Albanian Basketball Superleague

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Albanian Basketball Superleague
Season2017–18
Duration13 October 2017 – 13 May 2018
Teams6
TV partner(s)Telesport
TVSH
Regular season
RelegatedEagles
Finals
ChampionsTirana (20th title)
  Runners-upTeuta

The 2017–18 Albanian Basketball Superleague, is the 52nd season of the top professional basketball league in Albania.

League started on 13 October 2017 and will end on 13 May 2018.[1]

Competition format

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The 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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Locations of the 2017–18 Albanian Superliga teams
Club Location Founded Colours Arena Capacity Head Coach
Eagles Tirana Farie Hoti Sports Palace
3,000
Kamza Kamëz
1962
   
Bathore Sports Hall
500
Albania Adem Muhametaj
Partizani Tirana
1946
   
Asllan Rusi Sports Palace
3,000
Albania E.Ismeti
Teuta Durrës
1925
   
Ramazan Njala Sports Palace
1,000
Albania Artan Kalaja
Tirana Tirana
1946
   
Farie Hoti Sports Palace
3,000
Albania Bujar Shehu
Vllaznia Shkodër
1919
   
Qazim Dërvishi Sports Palace
1,200
Albania Bledar Gjeçaj

Regular season

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League table

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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
Source: FSHB
(O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Retired after 13 rounds. The rest of the games were imposed with a 0–20 loss.

Playoffs

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The 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

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Semi-finalsFinals
 
      
 
 
 
 
1
Tirana
2
 
 
 
4
Kamza
0
 
1
Tirana
3
 
 
 
2
Teuta
2
 
2
Teuta
2
 
 
3
Partizani
0
 

Semi-finals

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Tirana 2–0 Kamza 93–78 89–86 0
Teuta 2–0 Partizani 77–69 75–74 0

Finals

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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

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Vllaznia 2–0 Flamurtari 90–47 89–49 0

References

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