Current season, competition or edition: 2024–25 Albanian Volleyball League | |
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| Sport | Volleyball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1946 |
| Divisions | 1 |
| No. of teams | 9 |
| Country | Albania |
| Confederation | CEV |
| Most recent champion | Partizani (17th title) |
| Most titles | Dinamo (25 titles) |
| Broadcasters | RTSH & TeleSport |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | A1 League |
| International cup | CEV Challenge Cup |
| Official website | fshfv.org |
TheAlbanian Volleyball League is the top flight professionalvolleyball league competition inAlbania, which currently features 7 clubs in 1 division. The league was founded in 1946, shortly after the formation of theAlbanian 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, asStudenti later became a dominant club in the country, winning 14 out of a possible 18 titles between 2000 and 2016.[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 competitionsBalkans, and the sport experiences its peak in popularity during theCommunist 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.
| 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 | Tirana | Farie Hoti Sports Palace | 1,000 | Dritan Bardhi |
| Partizani | Tirana | Asllan Rusi Sports Palace | 2,800 | Ylli Tomorri |
| Skënderbeu | Korçë | Tamara Nikolla Sports Palace | 1,000 | Arben Prifti |
| Studenti | Tirana | Asllan Rusi Sports Palace | 2,800 | Arben Sako |
| Teuta | Durrës | Ramazan Njala Sports Palace | 3,000 | Leonard Marangoni |
| Tirana | Tirana | Farie Hoti Sports Palace | 1,000 | Ilia Koja |
| Vllaznia | Shkodër | Qazim Dërvishi Sports Palace | 1,200 | Mark Kroqi |
| 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 |