2009–10 Albanian Superliga

The 2009–10 Albanian Superliga is the 69th season of top-tier football in Albania and the twelfth season under the name Kategoria superiore. The season began on 23 August 2009 and will end in May 2010. KF Tirana are the defending champions.

Team changes from last season

KS Lushnja and KS Elbasani were directly relegated to the First Division after finishing 11th and 12th in the previous year's standings. They were replaced by First Division champions KF Laçi and runners-up Skënderbeu Korçë.

9th placed Bylis Ballsh and 10th placed Partizani Tirana had to compete in single-match relegation play-offs. Both teams were relegated in the process by losing against the third and fourth-placed teams from First Division, Kastrioti Krujë and Gramozi Ersekë.

Stadia and locations

Personnel and sponsoring

League table

Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
¹via 2009–10 Albanian Cup.
²Kastrioti were deducted three points because their players voluntarily left the pitch before the end of the match.^[1][2]
(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.
Head-to-Head: used when head-to-head record is used to rank tied teams.

Results

The schedule consists of three rounds. During the first two rounds, each team plays each other once home and away for a total of 22 matches. The pairings of the third round will then be 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.
²The match was awarded to Flamurtari by 2–0 because Kastrioti's players walked off to protest a referee's decision.^[1][2]
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

Source: soccerway.com
¹The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
²The match was awarded to Skënderbeu by 2–0 after the match was abandoned after 88 minutes at 1–1 due to a pitch invasion by Gramozi fans.^[3]
<3The match (original result 3–2 for Vllaznia) was awarded to Skënderbeu by 2–0 after Vllaznia fielded an ineligible player.^[4]
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation playoffs

Kastrioti Krujë and Skënderbeu Korçë finished 9th and 10th, respectively, in the league competition and therefore had to participate in a relegation playoff to keep their spots in the league. Skënderbeu Korçë faced Kamza, who finished third in the First Division and Kastrioti Krujë faced Lushnja, who finished fourth in the First Division.

Top goalscorers

Including matches played on 17 April 2010; Source: Soccerway

18 goals

• Daniel Xhafaj (Besa Kavaje)

16 goals

• Elis Bakaj (Dinamo Tirana)

15 goals

• Mladen Brkić (Apolonia Fier)

13 goals

• Fatjon Sefa (Dinamo Tirana)

11 goals

• Marko dos Santos (KS Gramozi Ersekë)

10 goals

• Miliam Guerrib (Skënderbeu Korçë)
• Arlind Nora (KF Laçi)

9 goals

• Oriand Abazaj (Kastrioti Krujë)
• Bekim Balaj (Vllaznia Shkodër)
• Ilirjan Çaushaj (Shkumbini Peqin)
• Migen Memelli (KF Tirana/Flamurtari Vlorë)
• Gjergji Muzaka (KF Tirana)

Season statistics

Scoring

• First goal of the season: Robert Alviž for Flamurtari Vlorë against KF Tirana, 11 minutes (23 August 2009).^[5]
• Fastest goal in a match: 1 minute – Daniel Xhafaj for Besa Kavajë against Vllaznia Shkodër (29 November 2009).^[6]
• Goal scored at the latest point in a match: 90+3 minutes
  • Ilir Nallbani for Vllaznia Shkodër against Apolonia Fier (30 August 2009).^[7]
  • Robert Grizhaj for Kastrioti Krujë against Apolonia Fier (7 November 2009).^[8]
  • Robert Alviž for Flamurtari Vlorë against Kastrioti Krujë (21 November 2009).^[9]
• First own goal of the season: Shpëtim Moçka (Flamurtari Vlorë) for Teuta Durrës, 24 minutes (19 September 2009).^[10]
• First penalty kick of the season: 37 minutes – Devis Mema for Flamurtari Vlorë against KF Tirana (23 August 2009).^[5]
• Widest winning margin: 4 goals
  • Dinamo Tirana 4-0 Gramozi Ersekë (31 October 2009).^[11]
  • Shkumbini Peqin 4-0 Dinamo Tirana (19 December 2009).^[12]

Championship-winning squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

References

External links

• Official website (Albanian)