Albanian First Division

Albanian First Division

Country	Albania
Confederation	UEFA
Founded	1930
Number of teams	16
Level on pyramid	2
Promotion to	Albanian Superliga
Relegation to	Albanian Second Division
Domestic cup(s)	Albanian Cup
Current champions	Bylis Ballsh (2014–15)
TV partners	TVSH SuperSport
Website	Official
2015–16 Albanian First Division

The Albanian First Division (Albanian: Kategoria e Parë) is the second level of association football in Albania.^[1]^[2]

The league was first created with the name Kategoria e Dytë (Second Division) and had also been named Kategoria A2. Since 2004–05 it was named First Division which holds currently. In the 2013–14 season, list of participants was expanded to 16 teams. Teams ranked 1st and 2nd are promoted to Albanian Superliga and teams ranked 15th and 16th are relegated to Albanian Second Division.

2014–15 member clubs

Group A

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Ada Velipojë	Velipojë	Fusha Sportive Adriatik	1,000
Besa Kavajë	Kavajë	Besa Stadium	8,000
Besëlidhja Lezhë	Lezhë	Brian Filipi Stadium	5,000
KS Burreli	Burrel	Liri Ballabani Stadium	2,500
KS Iliria	Fushë-Krujë	Redi Maloku Stadium	3,000
KS Kamza	Kamëz	Kamëz Stadium	5,500
Kastrioti Krujë	Krujë	Kastrioti Stadium	10,000
KF Adriatiku Mamurrasi	Mamurras	Mamurras Stadium	1,000
Tërbuni Pukë	Pukë	Ismail Xhemali Stadium	1,950
Veleçiku Koplik	Koplik	Kompleksi Vellezërit Duli	2,000

Group B

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Butrinti Sarandë	Sarandë	Butrinti Stadium	5,500
Bylis Ballsh	Ballsh	Adush Muça Stadium	5,200
Dinamo Tirana	Tiranë	Selman Stërmasi Stadium	12,500
Luftëtari Gjirokastër	Gjirokastër	Gjirokastër Stadium	8,400
KS Lushnja	Lushnjë	Abdurrahman Roza Haxhiu Stadium	8,500
Naftëtari Kuçovë	Kuçovë	Bashkim Sulejmani Stadium	5,000
KS Pogradeci	Pogradec	Gjorgji Kyçyku Stadium	8,000
Shkumbini Peqin	Peqin	Shkumbini Stadium	5,000
Sopoti Librazhd	Librazhd	Sopoti Stadium	3,000
Tomori Berat	Berat	Tomori Stadium	14,500

All-time champions, second placed and leading goalscorers

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Leading goalscorer (Club)	Goals
1930	Tomori Berat	Besëlidhja Lezhë	N/A	N/A
1931	(not held)	N/A	N/A	N/A
1932	Besa Kavajë	Flamurtari Vlorë	N/A	N/A
1933	KF Elbasani	Flamurtari Vlorë	N/A	N/A
1934	Luftëtari Gjirokastër	KF Himara	N/A	N/A
1935	(not held)	N/A	N/A	N/A
1936	Besëlidhja Lezhë	SK Përmeti	N/A	N/A
1935–48	(not held)	N/A	N/A	N/A
1948–49	(annulled)	N/A	N/A	N/A
1950	Tomori Berat	Erzeni Shijak	N/A	N/A
1951	Dinamo Vlorë	Erzeni Shijak	N/A	N/A
1952	(not held)	N/A	N/A	N/A
1953	Spartaku Tiranë	KF Elbasani	N/A	N/A
1954	Dinamo Shkodër	Luftëtari Gjirokastër	N/A	N/A
1955	(not held)	N/A	N/A	N/A
1956	Spartaku Tiranë	Apolonia Fier	N/A	N/A
1957	Vllaznia Shkodër	Tomori Berat	N/A	N/A
1958	KF Elbasani	Tomori Berat	N/A	N/A
1959	Teuta Durrës	Erzeni Shijak	N/A	N/A
1960	KS Lushnja	Luftëtari Gjirokastër	N/A	N/A
1961	Teuta Durrës	Korabi Peshkopi	N/A	N/A
1962	Vllaznia Shkodër	Tomori Berat	N/A	N/A
1962–63	Luftëtari Gjirokastër	Erzeni Shijak	N/A	N/A
1963–64	KS Pogradeci	Naftëtari Kuçovë	N/A	N/A
1964–65	Erzeni Shijak	Naftëtari Kuçovë	N/A	N/A
1965–66	Luftëtari Gjirokastër	Albpetrol Patos	N/A	N/A
1966–67	Apolonia Fier	Tekstilisti Stalin Yzberisht	N/A	N/A
1968	Tekstilisti Stalin Yzberisht	Naftëtari Kuçovë	N/A	N/A
1969	(not held)	N/A	N/A	N/A
1969–70	Tomori Berat	Besëlidhja Lezhë	N/A	N/A
1970–71	Shkëndija Tiranë	Studenti Tiranë	N/A	N/A
971–72	Apolonia Fier	Besëlidhja Lezhë	N/A	N/A
1972–73	KS Kamza	Naftëtari Kuçovë	N/A	N/A
1973–74	Albpetrol Patos	Apolonia Fier	N/A	N/A
1974–75	Luftëtari Gjirokastër	KS Kamza	N/A	N/A
1975–76	Skënderbeu Korçë	Tomori Berat	N/A	N/A
1976–77	Tomori Berat	Besëlidhja Lezhë	N/A	N/A
1977–78	Besa Kavajë	Naftëtari Kuçovë	N/A	N/A
1978–79	Apolonia Fier	Skënderbeu Korçë	N/A	N/A
1979–80	Besëlidhja Lezhë	KS Lushnja	N/A	N/A
1980–81	KS Burreli	KF Përmeti	N/A	N/A
1981–82	KS Lushnja	Skënderbeu Korçë	N/A	N/A
1982–83	KS Burreli	SK Tepelena	N/A	N/A
1983–84	Besëlidhja Lezhë	Apolonia Fier	N/A	N/A
1984–85	Apolonia Fier	Shkëndija Tiranë	N/A	N/A
1985–86	Besa Kavajë	Skënderbeu Korçë	N/A	N/A
1986–87	Besëlidhja Lezhë	KS Burreli	N/A	N/A
1987–88	KS Lushnja	Naftëtari Kuçovë	N/A	N/A
1988–89	Luftëtari Gjirokastër	Tomori Berat	N/A	N/A
1989–90	KS Lushnja	Kastrioti Krujë	N/A	N/A
1990–91	KS Pogradeci	KS Selenicë	N/A	N/A
1991–92	Sopoti Librazhd	Albpetrol Patos	N/A	N/A
1992–93	Besëlidhja Lezhë	Shkumbini Peqin	N/A	N/A
1993–94	Luftëtari Gjirokastër	Iliria Fushë Krujë	N/A	N/A
1994–95	Kastrioti Krujë	Skënderbeu Korçë	N/A	N/A
1995–96	KS Lushnja	Bylis Ballsh	N/A	N/A
1996–97	(Interrupted)	N/A	N/A	N/A
1997–98	KS Burreli	KF Memaliaj	N/A	N/A
1998–99	Luftëtari Gjirokastër	Albpetrol Patos	N/A	N/A
1999–00	Besëlidhja Lezhë	Besa Kavajë	N/A	N/A
2000–01	Partizani Tirana	Erzeni Shijak	N/A	N/A
2001–02	KF Elbasani	Besa Kavajë	N/A	N/A
2002–03	Egnatia Rrogozhinë	Tomori Berat	N/A	N/A
2003–04	KF Laçi	Egnatia Rrogozhinë	N/A	N/A
2004–05	Besa Kavajë	Skënderbeu Korçë	N/A	N/A
2005–06	Flamurtari Vlorë	Apolonia Fier	N/A	N/A
2006–07	Skënderbeu Korçë	Besëlidhja Lezhë	N/A	N/A
2007–08	Bylis Ballsh	Apolonia Fier	N/A	N/A
2008–09	KF Laçi	Skënderbeu Korçë	N/A	N/A
2009–10	Bylis Ballsh	KF Elbasani	N/A	N/A
2010–11	KS Pogradeci	Tomori Berat	N/A	N/A
2011–12	Luftëtari Gjirokastër	FK Kukësi	Kreshnik Ivanaj (FK Kukësi & KS Burreli)	27
2012–13	KS Lushnja	Partizani Tirana	Mikel Canka (KS Lushnja)	21
2013–14	KS Elbasani	Apolonia Fier	Mustafa Agastra (Tërbuni Pukë)	21
2014–15	Bylis Ballsh	Tërbuni Pukë	Cate Fonseca (Adriatiku Mamurras) Jasmin Raboshta (Butrinti Sarandë)	17

Performance by club

Club	Winners	Runners-up	Championship seasons	Runners-up seasons
Bylis Ballsh	3	0	2007–08, 2009–10, 2014–15
KF Elbasani	2	1	2001–02, 2013–14	2009–10
KF Laçi	2	0	2003–04, 2008–09
Luftëtari Gjirokastër	2	0	1998–99, 2011–12
Besa Kavajë	1	2	2004–05	1999-00, 2002-02
Skënderbeu Korçë	1	2	2006–07	2004–05, 2008–09
Egnatia Rrogozhinë	1	1	2002–03	2003–04
Besëlidhja Lezhë	2	2	1999–00	2006–07
Partizani Tirana	1	1	2000–01	2012–13
Flamurtari Vlorë	1	0	2005–06
KS Pogradeci	1	0	2011–12
KS Lushnja	1	0	2012–13
Apolonia Fier	4	3		2005–06, 2007–08, 2013–14
Tomori Berat	0	2		2002–03, 2010–11
Erzeni Shijak	0	1		2000–01
Albpetrol Patos	0	1		1998–99
FK Kukësi	0	1		2011–12
Tërbuni Pukë	0	1		2014–15

References

External links

FutbolliShqiptar.net(Albanian)
League at soccerway.com

2015–16 Albanian First Division

Group A	Ada Velipojë Adriatiku Mamurras Besa Kavajë Besëlidhja Lezhë Burreli Erzeni Iliria Kamza Kastrioti Korabi Peshkopi

Group B	Apolonia Fier Butrinti Sarandë Dinamo Tirana Elbasani Luftëtari Gjirokastër Lushnja Pogradeci Shkumbini Peqin Sopoti Librazhd Turbina

Albanian First Division seasons

1930
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1949
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962–63
1963–64
1964–65
1965–66
1966–67
1968
1969–70
1970–71
1971–72
1972–73
1973–74
1974–75
1975–76
1976–77
1977–78
1978–79
1979–80
1980–81
1981–82
1982–83
1983–84
1984–85
1985–86
1986–87
1987–88
1988–89
1989–90
1990–91
1991–92
1992–93
1993–94
1994–95
1995–96
1996–97
1997–98
1998–99
1999–2000
2000–01
2001–02
2002–03
2003–04
2004–05
2005–06
2006–07
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10
2010–11
2011–12
2012–13
2013–14
2014–15
2015–16

Football in Albania

Albanian Football Association

National teams

men:	Albania U23 U21 U20 U19 U18 U17 U16 U15

women:	Albania U19

League system

men:	Albanian Superliga First Division Second Division Third Division

women:	National Championship

Domestic cups

men:	Albanian Cup Albanian Supercup Independence Cup (pre-season) SuperSport Trophy (pre-season)

women:	Women's Cup

Awards

Lists

Men's clubs
Women's clubs
Male players
Female players
Expatriate footballers
Managers
Referees
Venues
Records

Second level football leagues of Europe (UEFA)

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