KB Ylli, known as Golden Eagle Ylli for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Theranda, Kosovo. The club currently plays in the Kosovo Basketball Superleague. Its fan club is called Xhebrailat.
History KB Ylli is one of the oldest basketball clubs in Kosovo. It was founded in 1975. The club is known for its fans who support their club in especially in home games at 13 Qërshori sports hall. Their home matches are known for the fantastic atmosphere created by "Xhebrailat". Ylli means "star" in English.
In 2008 the club decided to withdraw from Kosovo Superleague due to bad financial conditions, and didn't play until 2014 when Golden Eagle, a beverage company from Theranda, decided to be the main sponsor of the team and to pay for Wild Card which returned KB Ylli in Kosovo Superleague. The 2015–16 season was the second consecutive in the Kosovo Superleague. In the 2014–15 season, they finished fourth and played in playoff finals against Sigal Prishtina. In the 2018-19 season of Kosovo Basketball Superleague they finished second and lost the semi-finals of the play off against KB Rahoveci. In the 2019-20 season they lost the final of Kosovan Cup against KB Peja.
In 2021, Ylli won their first league title and the Liga Unike. In the following year, Ylli won the league title again.
Honours Kosovo Superleague: Winners (2): 2020–21, 2021–22 Runners-up (2): 1994–95, 2023–24 Kosovo Cup: Runners-up (2): 2019–20, 2020–21 Liga Unike: Winners (2): 2020–21, 2025-26 Runners-up(2): 2021-22, 2023–24 Superkupa Mbarëkombëtare Winners (1): 2021
Arena The club currently plays in the sport center Palestra 13 Qershori, in the center of Theranda, with a capacity for around 1300 spectators.
Season by Season KB Golden Eagle Ylli (2014–2024) SeasonsDivisionPos.Play OffsKosovo CupLiga UnikeKosovo SupercupEuropean competitions2014-1514thSemifinalist Semifinalist———2015-1615th — QF2016-1715th—QF2017-1814th Semifinalist Semifinalist2018-1912nd Semifinalist Semifinalist2019-2013rdPostponedRunner-up2020-2113rdChampionRunner-upChampionSemifinalist2021-2211stChampion SemifinalistRunner-Up Semifinalist2022–2313rd Semifinalist Semifinalist Postponed SemifinalistChampions League QF1 FIBA Europe Cup RS 2023–2413rdRunner-Up SemifinalistRunner-Up Semifinalist —2024–251 5th Quarterfinalist QuarterfinalistThird place Semifinalist —2025-261 4th Quarterfinalist TBDChampion Postponed —
Matches in European competitions SeasonCompetitionRoundOpponentHomeAway2022-23Champions LeagueQR1 Benfica67–92FIBA Europe CupRS Hapoel Galil Elyon76–9373–85 Brose Bamberg 60–76 81–78 Niners Chemnitz 72–101 60–90
Players
Current roster
Depth chart
Notable players Nikolla Haruni Renaldo Kacori Frenki Lilaj Ismet Sejfić Alexis Wangmene Will Tavares Henrik Širko Valon Bunjaku Artin Gashi Erjon Kastrati Blerim Mazreku Ardit Pepaj Samir Zekiqi Urim Zenelaj Jan Palokaj Gezim Morina Arber Berisha Dajuan Graf Chris Harris Malcolm Armstead
References
External links EuroBasket.com