PBC Tirana
| PBC Tirana | |||
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| Nickname | Tirona | ||
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Albanian A-1 League Albanian Basketball Cup | ||
| Founded | 1946 | ||
| History | 1946 - present | ||
| Arena | Salla Sportive Farie Hoti | ||
| Location | Tiranë, Albania | ||
| Team colors | Blue and White | ||
| Head coach |
 Bujar Shehu | ||
| Championships | Albanian A-1 League - 18 times | ||
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| Active branches of KF Tirana | |||
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| Futsal | Basketball | Volleyball (Men's) | Volleyball (Women's) |
PBC Tirana is a basketball team that plays in the Albanian A-1 League. It is the second most successful club in the Albanian Basketball history, after Partizani Tirana with 18 championship titles won.[1]
History
On August 16, 1920, the patriot P. Nika altogether with gentlemen A. Erebara, P. Jakova, A. Hoxha, A. Koja, P. Berisha, A. Zajmi, H. Fortuzi, B. Pazari, L. Berisha, S. Frasheri, H. Alizoti, A. Gjitomi and V. Fekeci founded "Agimi Sports Association". In 1927 on the initiative of Mr S. Stermasi, Mr A. Erebara, Mr A. Zajmi and Mr A. Koja, "Agimi" changed its name to Sportklub Tirana (SK Tirana). PBC Tirana are 18 times Champions of Albania, and also 16 times winners of Albanian Cup. PBC Tirana have also taken part in European Competitions, and in many friendly international tournaments, where occasionally have reached several successes. Unforgettable the matches against 1971-72 Champions Club's Cup finalists, KK Jugoplastika Split in the 2-nd round, after eliminating in the first round Cercle Jeunesse winning both matches, white and blue team performed well despite 77-90 loss in Tirana and 58-85 loss in Split. Or the matches against Cup Winners of 1973-74 season, Crvena Zvezda Belgrade, home and away losses 83-99 and 70-114.
Since 2000, a new era has started for white and blue team. Winning 8 trophies within 4 years, with only a short period of interruption between years 2004-06, they returned to win another 5 titles, 5 cups and 5 supercups. Last 2 years, however, due to key players leaving abroad and rivals Kamza Basket and Vllaznia reaching their peak, Tirana hasn't been able to lift trophies. But there they are still, competing strongly each season for glory and trophies.
Home Court: Asllan Rusi (3.000)
Domestic achievements
Albanian A-1 League Champions - 18 (1946, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1971, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
Albanian Basketball Cup Winners - 16 (1961, 1962, 1963, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1977, 1988, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012)
Albanian Basketball Supercup Winners - 7 (2001, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
Players
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Depth chart
| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 | Bench 3 |
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| C | Abidal Gjyzeli | |||
| PF | Erind Hasani | Endri Roshi | ||
| SF | Redi Vogli | Abdel Troja | ||
| SG | Genti Lasku | Ditmar Mara | ||
| PG | Redi Jani | Majk Vaqarri |
PBC Tirana (women)
For the women basketball team see PBC Tirana