2010–11 Albanian Superliga

The 2010–11 Albanian Superliga was the 72nd season of top-tier football in Albania and the thirteenth season under the name Kategoria superiore. The season began in August 2010 and ended on 16 May 2011. Dinamo Tirana were the defending champions, having won their 18th Albanian championship last season.

The championship was won by Skënderbeu Korçë, with Flamurtari Vlorë and Vllaznia Shkodër finishing second and third, respectively. On the bottom end of the table, Besa Kavajë and Elbasani were directly relegated, while Shkumbini Peqin and Dinamo Tirana had to compete in the relegation playoffs.

Teams

Apolonia Fier and Gramozi Ersekë were directly relegated to the First Division after finishing 11th and 12th in the previous year's standings. They are replaced by First Division champions Bylis Ballsh and runners-up Elbasani.

9th placed Kastrioti Krujë and 10th placed Skënderbeu Korçë had to compete in single-match relegation play-offs. Kastrioti played against First Division fourth-placed club Lushnja, while Skënderbeu played against First Division third-placed club Kamza. Both Kastrioti and Skënderbeu won their matches 1–0 and retained their places in the league.

Stadia and locations

Personnel and sponsoring

Managerial changes

The Managerial changes^[3]:

League table

Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
¹Flamurtari Vlorë were deducted three points because of leaving a match without finishing it.^[12]
2Tirana have won the 2010–11 Albanian Cup and therefore qualified for the second qualifying round of the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.
³Elbasani were deducted three points because of unpaid salaries to former player Darko Perić.^[13]
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Positions by round

Source: SoccerAssociation.com

Results

The schedule consisted of three rounds. During the first two rounds, each team played each other once home and away for a total of 22 matches. The pairings of the third round were then set according to the standings after the first two rounds, giving every team a third game against each opponent for a total of 33 games per team.

First and second round

Source: soccerway.com
¹The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
²This match was awarded 0–2 to Skenderbeu Korce.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third round

Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 22 games):

23rd round 24th round 25th round 26th round 27th round 28th round
 1 – 12 11 – 1 1 – 10 9 – 1 1 – 8 7 – 1
 2 – 11 10 – 2 2 – 9 8 – 2 2 – 7 6 – 2
 3 – 10 9 – 3 3 – 8 7 – 3 3 – 6 5 – 3
 4 – 9 8 – 4 4 – 7 6 – 4 4 – 5 4 – 12
 5 – 8 7 – 5 5 – 6 5 – 12 11 – 9 8 – 11
 6 – 7 6 – 12 12 – 11 10 – 11 12 – 10 9 – 10

29th round 30th round 31st round 32nd round 33rd round
 1 – 6 5 – 1 1 – 4 3 – 1 1 – 2
 2 – 5 4 – 2 2 – 3 2 – 12 11 – 3
 3 – 4 3 – 12 11 – 5 4 – 11 10 – 4
11 – 7 6 – 11 10 – 6 5 – 10 9 – 5
10 – 8 7 – 10 9 – 7 6 – 9 8 – 6
12 – 9 8 – 9 12 – 8 7 – 8 12 – 7

Updated to games played on 16 May 2011
Source: soccerway.com
¹The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation playoffs

The 9th and 10th place finishers in the league faced the sixth- and fifth-placed teams of the 2010–11 First Division, respectively, in single match relegation playoffs.

All times CEST

Top goalscorers

Including matches played on 16 May 2011.^[14]

See also

• 2010–11 Albanian Cup
• 2010–11 KF Tirana season

References

External links

• Official website (Albanian)