The 1996–97 Albanian National Championship was the 58th season of the Albanian National Championship, the top professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1930.
The championship was interrupted after 17th round due to the economic-political crisis in Albania in 1997 and was completed in August. Instead the regular second half, the final play-off phase was played, with the 18 teams were divided into 3 groups of 6 according to standings after the 17 rounds.
Teams
Stadia and last season
Team Location Stadium Capacity Last season Albpetrol Patos Alush Noga Stadium 2,150 11th Apolonia Fier Loni Papuçiu Stadium 10,000 6th Besa Kavajë Besa Stadium 8,000 7th Bylis Ballsh Adush Muça Stadium 6,000 Kategoria e Dytë Elbasani Elbasan Ruzhdi Bizhuta Stadium 15,000 13th Flamurtari Vlorë Flamurtari Stadium 15,000 4th Laçi Laç Laçi Stadium 5,000 12th Lushnja Lushnjë Abdurrahman Roza Haxhiu Stadium 12,000 Kategoria e Dytë Olimpik Tirana Qemal Stafa Stadium 19,700 5th Partizani Tirana Qemal Stafa Stadium 19,700 3rd Skënderbeu Korçë Skënderbeu Stadium 12,000 16th Sopoti Librazhd Sopoti Stadium 3,000 8th Shkumbini Peqin Shkumbini Stadium 6,000 9th Shqiponja Gjirokastër Gjirokastër Stadium 9,000 15th Teuta Durrës Niko Dovana Stadium 12,040 2nd Tirana Tirana Qemal Stafa Stadium 19,700 Champions Tomori Berat Tomori Stadium 14,750 14th Vllaznia Shkodër Loro Boriçi Stadium 15,000 10th
Regular season League table
Results
Final phase Group 1 Played in Tirana.
Results
Group 2 Played in Kavajë and Durrës.
Results
Group 3 Played in Elbasan.
Results
Season statistics
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Viktor PaçoFlamurtari142 Edi MartiniVllaznia9 Alket ZeqoApolonia Agron XhafaOlimpik Alban BushiTirana/Flamurtari6 Indrit FortuziTirana87 Erion BogdaniPartizani7 Gugash MaganiShkumbini9 Shpëtim KushtaFlamurtari6 Saimir MalokuLaçi “Këpucët e Arta” të Shqipërisë, nga Refik Resmja te Iir Përnaska
Notes
References
Albania - List of final tables (RSSSF)