KB Besëlidhja

KB Besëlidhja, also known as Besëlidhja Eagles Basket, is a professional basketball club based in Lezhë, Albania. The club currently plays in the Albanian Basketball Superleague and in the Liga Unike. The club is part of the multidisciplinary Besëlidhja Lezhë.

KB Besëlidhja
Leagues	Albanian Superleague Liga Unike
Founded	1930; 95 years ago (1930)
Location	Lezhë, Albania
Team colors	Red, Yellow and black
President	Ylli Ujka
Head coach	Afrim Bilali[1]
Championships	2 National Championships
Home Away

History

Besëlidhja promoted to the Superleague after 30 years in 2022 after winning against Partizani in the play-out.^[2] In the following year, Besëlidhja reached the final of the Superleague but lost against Tirana 3–2.^[3] Besëlidhja debuted in Liga Unike on the 28 March 2024 in the quarterfinals against Sigal Prishtina. Despite the dominance of Besëlidhja in the first half, they lost the game close with the result 79–80.^[4]

Honours

Domestic competitions

Albanian League:

• Winner (2): 2023–24, 2024–25
• Runners-up (1): 2022–23

Albanian Cup :

• Winner (1): 2023
• Runners-up (1): 2024

Regional competitions

Liga Unike

• Third place (1): 2024–25

Notable players

• Julian Hamati
• Eldi Hysa
• Marvin Prodani
• Robert Shestani
• Blake Marquardt
• Philbert Weekes
• Josh Angle

See also

• KF Besëlidhja Lezhë (football)