Albanian Volleyball League

Albanian Volleyball League

Current season, competition or edition: 2016–17 Albanian Volleyball League
Sport	Men's Volleyball
Founded	1946
Divisions	1
No. of teams	9
Country	Albania
Confederation	CEV
Most recent champion(s)	Studenti (15th title)
Most titles	Dinamo (25 titles)
TV partner(s)	RTSH & TeleSport
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	Amateur leagues
International cup(s)	CEV Challenge Cup
Official website	fshfv.org

The Albanian Volleyball League is the top flight professional volleyball league competition in Albania, which currently features 7 clubs in 1 division. The league was founded in 1946, shortly after the formation of the Albanian Federation of Volleyball (FSHV) and it has remained the top flight men's volleyball competition in the country ever since. Dinamo Tirana have won the most championship titles with 25, but they have won just 2 titles since 1991, as Studenti have become the dominant club in the country, winning 14 titles out of a possible 17 since 2000.^[1]

The league currently consists of 9 clubs in 1 division, but other formats have been used such as a division consisting of 7 clubs, as well as 2 divisions consisting of 12 clubs.^[2] Having started in 1946, it is one of the oldest and longest running volleyball competitions Balkans, and the sport experiences its peak in popularity during the Communist era in the 70s and 80s. Since the fall of communism in Albania in 1991 many volleyball clubs struggled to remain active due to a lack of funding, which led to the decline in the popularity of the sport as a whole in the country. However, since 1993 there has been some re-establishment of clubs that had previously folded, as private investment along with some state funded has allowed some of these clubs to continue functioning.

Current teams

Club	Location	Arena	Capacity	Head Coach
Elbasani	Elbasan	Tomorr Sinani Sports Palace	1,000	Fisnik Lushnjari
Erzeni	Durrës	Ramazan Njala Sports Palace	3,000	Rezart Muka
Farka Volley	Tiranë	Farie Hoti Sports Palace	1,000	Dritan Bardhi
Partizani	Tiranë	Asllan Rusi Sports Palace	2,800	Ylli Tomorri
Skënderbeu	Korçë	Tamara Nikolla Sports Palace	1,000	Arben Prifti
Studenti	Tiranë	Asllan Rusi Sports Palace	2,800	Arben Sako
Teuta	Durrës	Ramazan Njala Sports Palace	3,000	Leonard Marangoni
Tirana	Tiranë	Farie Hoti Sports Palace	1,000	Ilia Koja
Vllaznia	Shkodër	Qazim Dërvishi Sports Palace	1,200	Mark Kroqi

Title holders

1946 Ylli i Kuq 1947 17 Nëntori 1948 17 Nëntori 1949 17 Nëntori 1950 Partizani 1951 Puna Durrës 1952 Partizani 1953 Partizani 1954 Partizani 1955 Partizani 1956 Dinamo 1957 Spartaku 1958 Partizani 1959 Partizani 1960 Partizani 1961 Partizani 1962 Partizani 1963 Lokomotiva

1964 Dinamo 1965 Dinamo 1966 Dinamo 1967 Dinamo 1968–69 Dinamo 1969–70 Dinamo 1970–71 Dinamo 1971–72 Dinamo 1972–73 Partizani 1973–74 Dinamo 1974–75 Dinamo 1975–76 Partizani 1976–77 Dinamo 1977–78 Dinamo 1978–79 Dinamo 1979–80 Dinamo 1980–81 Partizani 1981–82 Dinamo

1982–83 Dinamo 1983–84 Dinamo 1984–85 Dinamo 1985–86 Dinamo 1986–87 17 Nëntori 1987–88 17 Nëntori 1988–89 Dinamo 1989–90 Dinamo 1990–91 Dinamo 1991–92 Tirana 1992–93 Tirana 1993–94 Tirana 1994–95 Studenti 1995–96 Olimpik 1996–97 Erzeni 1997–98 Erzeni 1998–99 Erzeni 1999–00 Studenti

2000–01 Teuta 2001–02 Studenti 2002–03 Studenti 2003–04 Studenti 2004–05 Studenti 2005–06 Dinamo 2006–07 Studenti 2007–08 Studenti 2008–09 Studenti 2009–10 Studenti 2010–11 Teuta 2011–12 Studenti 2012–13 Studenti 2013–14 Studenti 2014–15 Studenti 2015–16 Studenti

Performance by club

Club	Winner	Years
Dinamo	25	1956, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1995–96, 2005–06
Studenti	15	1994–95, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
Partizani	13	1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1980–81
Tirana	9	1947, 1948, 1949, 1957, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94
Teuta	5	1946, 1951, 1963, 2000–01, 2010–11
Erzeni	3	1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99

References

1. Giovanni Armillotta for the Albanian Volleyball
2. Volejboll: Më 1 tetor nis kampionati, ja skuadrat pjesëmarrëse

External links

• FSHV official website (Albanian)

See also

• Albanian Volleyball Cup
• Albanian Volleyball Supercup