Kosovo Basketball First League

Kosovo Basketball First League

Sport	Basketball
Founded	2001
No. of teams	10
Country	Kosovo
Continent	FIBA Europe (Europe)
Most recent champion(s)	KB Rahoveci
TV partner(s)	RTV21 / RTK
Level on pyramid	2nd
Promotion to	Kosovo Basketball Superleague
Relegation to	Kosovo Basketball Second League
Domestic cup(s)	Kosovo Basketball Cup
Official website	Liga e Parë

Kosovo Basketball First League (Albanian: Liga e Parë e Kosovës në Basketboll) is the second-tier professional basketball league in Kosovo. It was founded in 2001 it is run by the Basketball Federation of Kosovo.

Rules

Competition format

The league, operated by the Basketball Federation of Kosovo, 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 and second best will play in an Relegation Playoff with the second from the bottom of Kosovo Basketball Superleague. 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

• Kosovo Basketball Cup

2015–16 teams

Team	City	Arena	Capacity
KB Besa	Pejë	Karagaq Sports Hall	3.500
KB Fushe Kosova	Fushë Kosovë	Salla e Sporteve Fushë Kosovë	1.000
New Born	Prishtinë	Pallati i Rinisë dhe Sporteve	2500
KB Kosova Vushterri	Vushtrri	Palestra "Jeton Tërstena"	2000
KB Megasport	Prizren	Palestra Sportive "Sezair Surroi"	3200
KB Rahoveci	Rahovec	Salla e sporteve Rahovec	1300
KB Kalaja	Prizren	Palestra Sportive "Sezair Surroi"	3200
KB Lipjani	Lipjan	Palestra e Lipjanit	1.000
KB AS Kastrioti	Kastriot	Palestra "Adem Jashari"	1000
KB Kaçaniku	Kaçanik	Palstra Kaqanik
KB Prishtina e Re	Prishtinë	Pallati i Rinisë dhe Sporteve	2500

External links

• Official website