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Albanian Superliga
Kategoria Superiore Logo.svg
Founded 19 January 1910; 109 years ago (1910-01-19)
Country Albania
Confederation UEFA
Number of teams 10 (from 2014–15)
Level on pyramid 1

Relegation to
First Division
Domestic cup(s)
Albanian Cup
Albanian Supercup
International cup(s)
UEFA Champions League
UEFA Europa League
Current champions
Skënderbeu (8th title)
(2017–18)
Most championships
Tirana (24 titles)
Top goalscorer
Vioresin Sinani (207 goals)[note 1]
TV partners SuperSport Albania
Website Official website

2018–19 Albanian Superliga

The Albanian Superliga (Albanian: Kategoria Superiore) is a professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Albanian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 10 clubs, and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Albanian First Division. Seasons run from August to May, with teams playing 36 matches each (playing each team in the league four times, twice at home and twice away).


The competition was founded in 1930 as the Albanian National Championship during the reign of King Zog, shortly after the creation of the Albanian Football Association. Since 1930, 43 clubs have competed in recognized competitions, while only nine clubs have won the title: KF Tirana (24), Dinamo Tirana (18), Partizani (15), Vllaznia (9), Skënderbeu (8), KF Elbasani (2), Flamurtari (1), Teuta (1) and FK Kukësi (1). The current champions are Skënderbeu, who won their 8th title in 2017–18.




Contents






  • 1 History


    • 1.1 Early history


    • 1.2 1911 Fier Fair Football Tournament


    • 1.3 World War II championships




  • 2 Competition format


  • 3 Clubs


    • 3.1 2018–19 season




  • 4 List of seasons


  • 5 List of clubs


  • 6 UEFA Rankings


    • 6.1 Current rankings (2018–19)




  • 7 See also


  • 8 References





History



Early history


Football was first introduced to Albania by an English-Maltese priest named Gut Ruter, who visited the Saverian college in Shkodër in 1908. The first football club in Albania was Indipendenca, founded in Shkodër in 1912 by Palokë Nika.[2] The first 90-minute game to be played with two 45 minute halves took place in October 1913 between Indipendenca Shkodër and the occupying Austro-Hungarian Imperial Navy. The game is considered to be the first international game to be played in Albania, and it ended in a 2–1 loss for Indipendenca, with the captain and founder of the club Palokë Nika scoring the only goal for the Albanians.[2][3]



1911 Fier Fair Football Tournament



In 2012 historians discovered that a football tournament had taken place in Albania in 1911, some 19 years before the establishment of the Albanian National Championship and the Albanian Football Association. The Fier Fair Football Tournament (Albanian: Turneu Futbollistik i Panairit të Fierit) took place in Rahije, Fier while Albania was still under the administration of the Ottoman Empire and it consisted of 8 teams which were Tirana, Elbasani, Kavaja, Berati, Peqini, Vlora, Fieri and Lushnja. Tirana won the tournament after defeating Peqini 6–1 in the final. The tournament is not officially recognised by the Albanian Football Association or UEFA. The Albanian Football Association did not organise the tournament as the organisation was not formed until 1930.[4]



World War II championships



Albania was invaded by Italy in April 1939 and World War II soon broke out, meaning the Albanian Football Association, much like the other organisations in the country, ceased operating. Despite the war, three championships were held between 1939 and 1942, with Tirana winning the championships in 1939 and 1942 and Shkodra winning in 1940. Despite calls to recognise these championships, the Albanian Football Association maintains the position that the championships were not organised by them and cannot be formally recognised.[5][6][7]



Competition format


Since the 2014–15 Albanian Superliga, the league consists of 10 clubs, who face each other four times in a conventional round-robin tournament for a total of 36 matches. At the end of the season, the two lowest-placed teams are relegated to Albanian First Division while two highest-placed teams of Albanian First Division are promoted in their place. Teams are ranked by total points, then head-to-head record, then goal difference, and then goals scored.



Clubs




Albanian Superliga is located in Albania

Flamurtari Vlorë

Flamurtari Vlorë



Luftëtari

Luftëtari



Kamza

Kamza



Kukësi

Kukësi



Laçi

Laçi



Partizani

Partizani



Skënderbeu

Skënderbeu



Teuta

Teuta



Kastrioti

Kastrioti



Tirana

Tirana




2018–19 Albanian Superliga teams.



2018–19 season


The following teams are competing in the Superliga during the 2018–19 season.[8]





































































Club
Town
Venue
Capacity

Flamurtari

Vlorë

Flamurtari Stadium
16500

Kamza

Kamëz

Kamëz Stadium
5500

Kastrioti

Krujë

Kastrioti Stadium
8400

Kukësi

Kukës

Zeqir Ymeri Stadium
5500

Laçi

Laç

Laçi Stadium
4000

Luftëtari

Gjirokastër

Gjirokastra Stadium
8400

Partizani

Tirana

Selman Stërmasi Stadium (borrowed)
9500

Skënderbeu

Korçë

Skënderbeu Stadium
12343

Teuta

Durrës

Niko Dovana Stadium
12040

Tirana

Tirana

Selman Stërmasi Stadium
9500


List of seasons



  Group tournament format


  Season was not played


  Season is not officially recognised


































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































Season
Champion
Runner-up
Third place
Top scorer(s)
Goals

1930

Tirana

Skënderbeu

Bashkimi Shkodran

Selman Stërmasi
5

1931

Tirana

Teuta

Uneven group format

Teli Samsuri
9

1932

Tirana

Bashkimi Shkodran

Skënderbeu

Selman Stërmasi
11

1933

Skënderbeu

Bashkimi Shkodran

Tirana

Teofik Agaj
7

1934

SK Tirana

Skënderbeu

Bashkimi Shkodran

Mark Gurashi
22

1935

Season was not played

1936

SK Tirana

Vllaznia

Besa

Riza Lushta
11

1937

SK Tirana

Vllaznia

Besa

Riza Lushta
25

1938

Season was not played

1939

Season is not officially recognised

1940

Season is not officially recognised

1941

Season was not played

1942

Season is not officially recognised

1943

Season was not played

1944

Season was not played

1945

Vllaznia

SK Tirana

Besa

Xhevdet Shaqiri
9

1946

Vllaznia

Flamurtari

17 Nëntori

Xhevdet Shaqiri
11

1947

Partizani

Vllaznia

Dinamo Korçë

Zihni Gjinali
13

1948

Partizani

Flamurtari

Uneven group format

Zihni Gjinali
12

1949

Partizani

Vllaznia

Ylli i Kuq Durrës

Zihni Gjinali
14

1950

Dinamo

Partizani

Shkodra

Loro Boriçi
6

1951

Dinamo

Partizani

Puna Tiranë

Refik Resmja
59

1952

Dinamo

Partizani

Uneven group format

Refik Resmja
10

1953

Dinamo

Partizani

Puna Tiranë

Refik Resmja
9

1954

Partizani

Dinamo

Puna Tiranë

Refik Resmja
13

1955

Dinamo

Partizani

Puna Tiranë

Refik Resmja
14

1956

Dinamo

Partizani

Puna Tiranë

Refik Resmja
17

1957

Partizani

Dinamo

Puna Korçë

Niko Bespalla
12

1958

Partizani

Besa

17 Nëntori

Skënder Jareci
13

1959

Partizani

17 Nëntori

Flamurtari

Panajot Pano
9

1960

Dinamo

Partizani

17 Nëntori

Skënder Jareci
13

1961

Partizani

Dinamo

17 Nëntori

Panajot Pano
14

1962–63

Partizani

Dinamo

Besa

Panajot Pano
12

1963–64

Partizani

Dinamo

Besa

Robert Jashari
18

1964–65

17 Nëntori

Partizani

Dinamo

Robert Jashari
19

1965–66

17 Nëntori

Partizani

Dinamo

Iljaz Çeço
12

1966–67

Dinamo

17 Nëntori

Besa

Josif Kazanxhi
17

1968

17 Nëntori

Partizani

Dinamo

Medin Zhega
19

1969–70

17 Nëntori

Partizani

Vllaznia

Skënder Hyka
19

1970–71

Partizani

Dinamo

Vllaznia

Panajot Pano
18

1971–72

Vllaznia

17 Nëntori

Dinamo

Ilir Përnaska
19

1972–73

Dinamo

Partizani

Besa

Ilir Përnaska
17

1973–74

Vllaznia

Partizani

Besa

Ilir Përnaska
12

1974–75

Dinamo

Vllaznia

Partizani

Ilir Përnaska
16

1975–76

Dinamo

17 Nëntori

Vllaznia

Ilir Përnaska
19

1976–77

Dinamo

Skënderbeu

Vllaznia

Ilir Përnaska
17

1977–78

Vllaznia

Luftëtari

Partizani

Agim Murati
12

1978–79

Partizani

17 Nëntori

Besa

Agim Murati
13

1979–80

Dinamo

17 Nëntori

Vllaznia

Përparim Kovaçi
18

1980–81

Partizani

Dinamo

17 Nëntori

Dashnor Bajaziti
12

1981–82
KF Tirana
Flamurtari

Dinamo

Vasil Ruci
12

1982–83

Vllaznia

Partizani

17 Nëntori

Dashnor Bajaziti
16

1983–84
Elbasani
KF Tirana

Partizani

Vasil Ruci
12

1984–85

17 Nëntori

Dinamo

Vllaznia

Arben Minga, Faslli Fakja
13

1985–86

Dinamo

Flamurtari

17 Nëntori

Kujtim Majaci
20

1986–87

Partizani

Flamurtari

Vllaznia

Arben Arbëri
14

1987–88

17 Nëntori

Flamurtari

Labinoti

Agustin Kola
18

1988–89

17 Nëntori

Partizani

Dinamo

Agustin Kola
19

1989–90

Dinamo

Partizani

Flamurtari

Kujtim Majaci
19

1990–91

Flamurtari

Partizani

Besa

Kliton Bozgo
29

1991–92

Vllaznia

Partizani

Teuta

Edmir Bilali
22

1992–93

Partizani

Teuta

Besa

Edmond Dosti
21

1993–94

Teuta

Tirana

Flamurtari

Edi Martini
14

1994–95

Tirana

Teuta

Partizani

Arben Shehu
21

1995–96

Tirana

Teuta

Partizani

Altin Çuko
21

1996–97
KF Tirana
Vllaznia

Vllaznia

Viktor Paço
14

1997–98

Vllaznia

Tirana

Partizani

Dorjan Bubeqi
26

1998–99

Tirana

Vllaznia

Bylis

Artan Bano
23

1999–00

Tirana

Tomori

Teuta

Klodian Arbëri
18

2000–01

Vllaznia

Tirana

Dinamo

Indrit Fortuzi
30

2001–02

Dinamo

Tirana

Partizani

Indrit Fortuzi
24

2002–03

Tirana

Vllaznia

Partizani

Mahir Halili
20

2003–04

Tirana

Dinamo

Vllaznia

Vioresin Sinani
36

2004–05

Tirana

Elbasani

Dinamo

Dorian Bylykbashi
24

2005–06

Elbasani

Tirana

Dinamo

Hamdi Salihi
29

2006–07

Tirana

Teuta

Vllaznia

Vioresin Sinani
23

2007–08

Dinamo

Partizani

Besa

Vioresin Sinani
20

2008–09

Tirana

Vllaznia

Dinamo

Migen Memelli
22

2009–10

Dinamo

Besa

Tirana

Daniel Xhafaj
18

2010–11

Skënderbeu

Flamurtari

Vllaznia

Daniel Xhafaj
18

2011–12

Skënderbeu

Teuta

Tirana

Roland Dervishi
20

2012–13

Skënderbeu

Kukësi

Teuta

Migen Memelli
19

2013–14

Skënderbeu

Kukësi

Laçi

Pero Pejić
20

2014–15

Skënderbeu

Kukësi

Partizani

Pero Pejić
31

2015–16

Skënderbeu

Partizani

Kukësi

Hamdi Salihi
27

2016–17

Kukësi

Partizani

Skënderbeu

Pero Pejić
27

2017–18

Skënderbeu

Kukësi

Luftëtari

Ali Sowe
21


List of clubs


The all-time list of football clubs that have participated in the Superliga, prior to the 2018–2019 season. The ranking is based on the total accumulated points by each club.[9]



  Club was disbanded










































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































No.
Club
Apps.
Matches
Wins
Ties
Losses
Goals +/-
Points
Titles
1

Tirana
78
1912
993
495
424
3146:1701
2817
24
2

Vllaznia
78
1919
880
451
590
3101:1990
2526
9
3

Partizani
65
1598
1000
300
267
2891:1395
2519
15
4

Dinamo
61
1715
852
467
396
2769:1520
2349
18
5

Teuta
77
1909
703
530
695
1894:2151
2132
1
6

Flamurtari
71
1834
646
498
690
2083:2216
1991
1
7

Besa
63
1575
542
444
589
1790:1908
1670

8

Elbasani
65
1593
513
423
654
1673:2029
1626
2
9

Skënderbeu
62
1419
477
376
558
1530:1733
1505
8
10

Lushnja
41
1139
299
326
511
1069:1559
1046

11

Luftëtari
41
1060
307
254
509
991:1491
953

12

Tomori
44
1052
297
321
471
1026:1487
938

13

Apolonia
36
953
273
223
442
962:1438
858

14

Shkumbini
18
553
211
107
228
660:708
713

15

Laçi
18
567
204
120
243
598:749
674

16

Besëlidhja
22
575
148
167
260
556:721
497

17

Bylis
13
376
123
87
166
412:507
453

18

Kukësi
6
203
110
55
38
307:169
384
1
19

Kastrioti
11
350
114
75
160
352:470
372

20

Naftëtari
16
384
90
109
185
322:635
289

21

Shkëndija Tiranë
10
258
68
87
103
217:283
223

22

Albpetrol
6
167
49
33
85
158:259
136

23

Pogradeci
9
210
38
39
133
167:466
118

24

Sopoti
4
112
36
25
51
107:150
110

25

Erzeni
6
98
22
20
56
104:208
83

26

31 Korriku
5
109
23
23
63
96:18
77

27

Kamza
3
62
19
16
27
59:73
73

28

Luftëtari Tiranë
5
50
19
7
24
60:64
45

29
Spartaku Shkodër
2
38
12
10
16
45:82
34

30
Dinamo Shkodër
1
30
13
7
10
46:41
33

31
Dinamo Durrës
3
40
8
13
19
30:71
29

32

Egnatia
1
36
7
7
22
26:48
28

33

Selenica
1
30
10
7
13
33:54
27

34

Gramozi
11
33
6
8
19
25:43
26

35
Kombinati Tiranë
2
30
7
11
12
28:39
25

36

Korabi
2
58
3
13
42
21:116
21

37

Tërbuni
1
36
4
6
26
22:81
18

38
Dinamo Vlorë
1
20
6
4
10
19:48
16

39

Iliria
1
30
7
2
21
22:64
16

40

Spartaku Tiranë
3
22
4
5
13
26:52
13

41

24 Maj Përmet
1
26
4
5
1
9:44
13

42
Ylli Shkodër
1
10
5
1
4
29:15
11

43
Liria Korçë
1
10
3
2
5
16:15
8

44

Studenti
1
26
1
6
19
9:43
8

45
Spartaku Korçë
1
12
2
1
9
10:45
5



UEFA Rankings



Current rankings (2018–19)


UEFA Country Ranking for league participation in 2018–19 European football season (Previous year rank in italics).



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See also


  • List of Albanian Superliga all-time goalscorers


References


Notes





  1. ^ 208 goals acccoring to Albanian media [1]



Citations





  1. ^ Admir Uruçi (12 January 2012). "Vioresin Sinani thotë mjaft: E mbyll si futbollist në fund të këtij edicioni" [Vioresin Sinani says enough: I finish as a player at the end of the season] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. Retrieved 1 January 2015..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ ab Gjergj Kola. "Palokë Nika – personazhi historik i sportit Shqiptar" (in Albanian). Shkodra Sport. Retrieved 2014-02-05.


  3. ^ "Një historik i shkurtër i futbollit në Shkodër" (in Albanian). Vllaznia.al. Retrieved 2014-02-05.


  4. ^ Sport Ekspres, 14 February 2012, page 7 Archived 26 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine


  5. ^ RSSSF


  6. ^ http://www.giovanniarmillotta.it/albania/calcio/trekampionate.html


  7. ^ AFA's General Assembly: War championships are not legitimate Archived 20 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine


  8. ^ "Albania Superliga: Summary". Soccerway. Perform. Retrieved 23 February 2017.


  9. ^ Shifrat e 79 Kampionateve














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