Albanian Volleyball League

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 Volleyball Federation (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 later became a dominant club in the country, winning 14 out of a possible 18 titles between 2000 and 2016.Giovanni Armillotta for the Albanian Volleyball

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.Volejboll: Më 1 tetor nis kampionati, ja skuadrat pjesëmarrëse 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 coachElbasaniElbasanTomorr Sinani Sports Palace Fisnik LushnjariErzeniDurrësRamazan Njala Sports Palace Rezart Muka Farka VolleyTiranaFarie Hoti Sports Palace Dritan BardhiPartizaniTiranaAsllan Rusi Sports Palace Ylli TomorriSkënderbeuKorçëTamara Nikolla Sports Palace Arben PriftiStudentiTiranaAsllan Rusi Sports Palace Arben SakoTeutaDurrësRamazan Njala Sports Palace Leonard MarangoniTiranaTiranaFarie Hoti Sports Palace Ilia KojaVllazniaShkodërQazim Dërvishi Sports Palace 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 2016-17 Vllaznia 2017-18 Erzeni 2018-19 Partizani 2019-20 cancelled due to pandemic 2020-21 Partizani 2021–22 Tirana 2022–23 Tirana 2023–24 Partizani 2024–25 Partizani

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 Partizani 17 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1980–81, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2023–24, 2024-25 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 Tirana 11 1947, 1948, 1949, 1957, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 2021–22, 2022–23 Teuta 5 1946, 1951, 1963, 2000–01, 2010–11 Erzeni 4 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2017–18 Vllaznia 1 2016–17

References

External links FSHV official website

See also Albanian Volleyball Federation Albanian Volleyball Cup Albanian Volleyball Supercup