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Liga Unike
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
Seasons
2021–22 →
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

Top four teams from 2019–20 Albanian Basketball Superleague and 2019–20 Kosovo Basketball Superleague respectively will participate in the competition. On 5 April 2021, Teuta Durrës withdrew from the competition due to the inability to organize for a short time.

Venues and locations

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Team	Town	Arena and capacity		Qualified as
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	Pristina	Palace of Youth and Sports	3,000	Champion of KBSL
Rahoveci	Rahovec	Mizahir Izma Sports Hall	1,800	Runner-up of KBSL
Teuta Durrës	Durrës	Ramazan Njala Sports Palace	2,000	Champion of ABSL
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

Bracket

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.

	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

Individual game highs

Category	Player	Team	Statistic
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

Notes

1. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Albania and Kosovo, all this season matches are played behind closed doors.

References

1. "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.
2. "Teuta tërhiqet nga Final 8, Rahoveci në gjysmëfinale" [Teuta withdraws from Final 8, Rahovec in the semifinals] (in Albanian). Liga Unike. 5 April 2021.
3. "Njoftim për media" [Press release] (Press release) (in Albanian). Liga Unike. 2 April 2021.

External links

• Official website (in Albanian)

• 2020–21 in European basketball leagues
• Liga Unike