Georgian Superliga

Basketball league

Georgian Superliga

Founded| 1991; 34 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| Kutaisi
(4th title)
(2024–25)
Most championships| Vita Tbilisi
Dinamo Tbilisi
(6 titles)
Website| www.superleague.ge
2024–25 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]

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

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

## Champions

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Season | Champions | Runners-up | Score

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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

2023–24  | Kutaisi | Kavkasia Tbilisi |

3–1

2024–25  | Kutaisi | BC TSU Tbilisi |

3–2

## Number of titles

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Team | Winner | Years

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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
Kutaisi 2010 | 4 | 2016, 2022, 2024, 2025
Mgzavrebi-Armia | 2 | 2011, 2012
MIA Academy | 2 | 2013, 2015
STU Tbilisi | 1 | 2005
Tbilaviamshen Tbilisi | 1 | 2006
Delta | 1 | 2019
TSU Tbilisi | 1 | 2023

### All–time national champions

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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

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Dinamo Tbilisi |

| 1950, 1953, 1954, 1968, 1991, 1992, 2003, 2014, 2017, 2018
VITA Tbilisi |

| 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
BASCO Batumi |

| 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004
Rustavi |

| 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2021
Mgzavrebi-Armia |

| 1944, 1946, 2011, 2012
Kutaisi 2010 |

| 2016, 2022, 2024, 2025
MIA Academy |

| 2013, 2015
STU Tbilisi |

| 2005
Tbilaviamshen Tbilisi |

| 2006
Delta |

| 2019
TSU Tbilisi |

| 2023

## Awards

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### Most Valuable Player

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| Year  | Player  | Position  | Nationality  | Team

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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
2023–24  | Nikoloz Gaprindashvili | F |  Georgia | Kavkasia Tbilisi

### Young Player of the Year

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| Year  | Player  | Position  | Nationality  | Team

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|
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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
2022–23  | Nikoloz Gaprindashvili | F |  Georgia | Kavkasia Tbilisi
2023–24  | Giorgi Ochkhikidze | G |  Georgia | Kutaisi 2010

## References

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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".

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