Georgian Superliga

The Georgian Basketball Super League (Georgian: საკალათბურთო სუპერლიგა, Sakalatburto Superliga), also known as the Georgian Top League, is the highest professional basketball league in Georgia. The first season was played in 1991, and was won by Dinamo Tbilisi. The 1990s were dominated by BC Vita Tbilisi, who won the title a record 7 times. BC Batumi, and then Energy Invest Rustavi, dominated the following decade. More recently, the league was dominated by clubs attached to State departments, with first BC Armia (Ministry of Defense) establishing themselves as the country's leading club, and later BC MIA Academy(Ministry of Internal Affairs) winning the title.^[1]

Georgian Superliga

Founded	1991; 33 years ago (1991)
First season	1990–91
Country	Georgia
Confederation	FIBA Europe
Number of teams	11
Level on pyramid	1
Relegation to	Georgian A-Liga
Current champions	TSU Tbilisi (1st title) (2022–23)
Most championships	Vita Tbilisi Dinamo Tbilisi (6 titles)
Website	www.superleague.ge
2023–24 Georgian Superliga

2013/14 was the first season when none of the country's universities were represented in the Superliga. This followed the decision by the Ministry of Education to withdraw funding from professional sports teams.^[2] That season saw Dinamo Tbilisi regain the title in a convincing manner, only to lose it the following year to a rejuvenated BC MIA Academy side.

The 2014/15 season saw the introduction of a second tier in Georgian basketball, called the A-League (A-Liga). Thus, for the first time, teams at the bottom of the Superliga were in danger of losing their top-tier status through relegation play-offs. It was then announced that from the 2015/16 season, the club finishing bottom of the Superliga will automatically get relegated to the A-Liga.^[3]

2021–22 teams

• Batumi
• Cactus Tbilisi
• Tskhum-Abkhazeti (previously BC Delta)
• Dinamo Tbilisi
• Kutaisi
• Mega
• Olimpi Tbilisi
• Rustavi
• Titebi
• TSU Tbilisi
• Vera Tbilisi

Champions

Season	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1990–91	Dinamo Tbilisi
1991–92	Dinamo Tbilisi
1992–93	BC Vita Tbilisi	Merani Tbilisi	2–0
1993–94	BC Vita Tbilisi	BC Tbilisi	2–1
1994–95	BC Vita Tbilisi	Kaktusi Tbilisi	2–1
1995–96	BC Vita Tbilisi	Dinamo Tbilisi	2–1
1996–97	BC Vita Tbilisi	Dinamo Tbilisi	2–0
1997–98	BC Vita Tbilisi
1998–99	BASCO Batumi	Azoti Rustavi	3–1
1999–00	BASCO Batumi
2000–01	BASCO Batumi	BC STU Tbilisi	2–0
2001–02	BASCO Batumi	Dinamo Tbilisi	3–0
2002–03	Dinamo Tbilisi	BASCO Batumi	3–2
2003–04	BASCO Batumi	Dinamo Tbilisi	3–2
2004–05	STU-Geocell Tbilisi	Aviamsheni Tbilisi	3–2
2005–06	Aviamsheni Tbilisi	Azoti Rustavi	3–2
2006–07	Azoti Rustavi	Aviamsheni Tbilisi	3–0
2007–08	Energy Invest Rustavi	Aviamsheni Tbilisi	3–1
2008–09	Energy Invest Rustavi	GSAU Tbilisi	3–0
2009–10	Energy Invest Rustavi	BC TSU Tbilisi	3–1
2010–11	BC Armia	BC TSU Tbilisi	3–1
2011–12	BC Armia	BC Olimpi Tbilisi	3–1
2012–13	BC MIA Academy	BC Olimpi Tbilisi	3–2
2013–14	Dinamo Tbilisi	Kutaisi	3–1
2014–15	BC MIA Academy	Dinamo Tbilisi	3–1
2015–16	Kutaisi	Dinamo Tbilisi	3–2
2016–17	Dinamo Tbilisi	Kutaisi	3–0
2017–18	Dinamo Tbilisi	Kutaisi	3–2
2018–19	Delta	Kutaisi	3–2
2019–20	Leader BC Batumi	Canceled due to COVID-19[4]
2020–21	Rustavi	Tskhum-Abkhazeti	3–0
2021–22	Kutaisi	BC Olimpi Tbilisi	3–0
2022–23	BC TSU Tbilisi	BC Rustavi	3–2

Number Of Titles

Team	Winner	Years
VITA Tbilisi	6	1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
Dinamo Tbilisi	6	1991, 1992, 2003, 2014, 2017, 2018
BASCO Batumi	5	1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004
Rustavi	5	2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2021
Mgzavrebi-Armia	2	2011, 2012
MIA Academy	2	2013, 2015
Kutaisi 2010	2	2016, 2022
STU Tbilisi	1	2005
Tbilaviamshen Tbilisi	1	2006
Delta	1	2019
TSU Tbilisi	1	2023

All–time national champions

Total number of national champions won by Georgian clubs. Table includes titles won during the USSR Premier Basketball League (1923–1992).

Club	Trophies	Years won
Dinamo Tbilisi	10	1950, 1953, 1954, 1968, 1991, 1992, 2003, 2014, 2017, 2018
VITA Tbilisi	6	1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
BASCO Batumi	5	1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004
Rustavi	5	2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2021
Mgzavrebi-Armia	4	1944, 1946, 2011, 2012
MIA Academy	2	2013, 2015
Kutaisi 2010	2	2016, 2022
STU Tbilisi	1	2005
Tbilaviamshen Tbilisi	1	2006
Delta	1	2019
TSU Tbilisi	1	2023

Awards

Most Valuable Player Year Player Position Nationality Team 2011–12 Ben Woodside PG  United States Armia 2012–13 Deonta Vaughn PG  United States MIA Academy 2013–14 Stevan Milošević C  Montenegro Dinamo Tbilisi 2014–15 Akaki Dvalishvili PF  Georgia Rustavi 2015–16 Nikola Gacesa PF  Serbia Rustavi 2016–17 Giorgi Tsintsadze PG  Georgia Kutaisi 2017–18 Adam Blazek PG  United States Rustavi 2018–19 Adrian Bowie PG  United States Mgzavrebi 2019–20 Collin Malcolm F  United States Batumi 2020–21 Mike Davis G  United States Rustavi 2021–22 Lovell Cabbil PG  United States TSU Tbilisi 2022–23 Djimon Henson PG  United States TSU Tbilisi

Young Player of the Year Year Player Position Nationality Team 2011–12 Duda Sanadze SG  Georgia Dinamo Tbilisi 2012–13 Revaz Rogava SG  Georgia MIA Academy 2017–18 Giorgi Turdziladze C  Georgia Cactus Tbilisi 2018–19 Nika Darbaidze and Giorgi Korsantia F and PF  Georgia Olimpi Tbilisi and TSU Hyundai 2019–20 Nikoloz Gaprindashvili SF  Georgia Dinamo Tbilisi 2020–21 Luka Maziashvili G  Georgia Vera 2021–22 Vladimer Tavakarashvili PF  Georgia Dinamo Tbilisi

References

1. ""Past results (in Georgian)"". Archived from the original on 2016-06-23. Retrieved 2013-11-05.
2. "თსუ-ს, სტუ-სა და თსსუ-ს გუნდები მთავრობისგან დაფინანსებას ითხოვენ (in Georgian)"
3. "Სუპერლიგა – სიახლე". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-06-09.
4. "Გამგეობის გადაწყვეტილებით, 2019-2020 წლების სეზონის ჩემპიონატები გაუქმდა".

External links

• Official Website
• Eurobasket.com League Page