The 2016–17 Kategoria Superiore was the 78th official season, or 81st season of top-tier football in Albania (including three unofficial championships during World War II) and the 17th season under the name Kategoria Superiore. Skënderbeu were the defending champions. The season began on 7 September 2016 and concluded on 27 May 2017.
On 20 May 2017, Kukësi defeated the reigning champions Skënderbeu 2–0 to clinch their first-ever league title, in only their fifth season in the top-flight.
Teams Changes Ten teams competed in the league – the top eight teams from the previous season, as well as two teams promoted from the Kategoria e Parë. Korabi defeated Ada 1–0 at the Reshit Rusi Stadium on the final matchday of the regular season in Group A of the Kategoria e Parë to secure promotion to the Kategoria Superiore after a 54-year absence. Luftëtari were then promoted back to Albanian Superliga after a three-year absence as they defeated Apolonia Fier on the final matchday of the regular season in Group B of the Kategoria e Parë. The two promoted clubs replace Bylis and Tërbuni.
Locations
Team Home city Stadium Capacity 2015–16 season Flamurtari Vlorë Flamurtari Stadium 8th Korabi Peshkopi Selman Stërmasi Stadium Kategoria e Parë Kukësi Kukës Zeqir Ymeri Stadium 3rd Laçi Laç Laçi Stadium 7th Luftëtari Gjirokastër Gjirokastra Stadium Kategoria e Parë Partizani Tirana Selman Stërmasi Stadium 2nd Skënderbeu Korçë Skënderbeu Stadium Champions Teuta Durrës Niko Dovana Stadium 4th Tirana Tirana Selman Stërmasi Stadium 5th Vllaznia Shkodër Loro Boriçi Stadium 6th
Stadiums FlamurtariKorabiKukësiLaçiLuftëtariFlamurtari StadiumSelman Stërmasi StadiumZeqir Ymeri StadiumLaçi StadiumGjirokastra Stadium Capacity: 8,200 Capacity: 9,600 Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 2,300 Capacity: 8,400PartizaniSkënderbeuTeutaTiranaVllazniaSelman Stërmasi StadiumSkënderbeu StadiumNiko Dovana StadiumSelman Stërmasi StadiumLoro Boriçi Stadium Capacity: 9,600 Capacity: 12,000 Capacity: 12,040 Capacity: 9,600 Capacity: 16,022
League table
Results Each team plays every opponent four times, twice at home and twice away, for a total of 36 games.
First half of season
Second half of season
Positions by round The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.
Season statistics
Scoring
Top scorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Pero PejićKukësi282 Caleb EkubanPartizani173 Hamdi SalihiSkënderbeu154 Liridon LatifiSkënderbeu115 Tomislav BušićFlamurtari106 Donjet ShkodraFlamurtari9 Afrim TakuTirana Dejvi BreguLuftëtari9 Izair EminiKukësi8 Idriz BathaPartizani ReginaldoLuftëtari James AdeniyiSkënderbeu
Hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Ref Skënderbeu Laçi 5–1 Kukësi Korabi 3–1
Note 4 Player scored 4 goals
Clean sheets
RankPlayerClubCleansheets1 Orges ShehiSkënderbeu232 Alban HoxhaPartizani21 Enea KoliqiKukësi3 Ilion LikaTirana174 Gentian SelmaniTirana156 Jasmin AgovićVllaznia137 Shpëtim MoçkaTeuta118 Argjent HaliliFlamurtari109 Shkëlzen RuçiLuftëtari7
Discipline
Player
Most yellow cards: 12 Alfred Zefi (Korabi) Vangjel Zguro (Lufëtari)
Most red cards: 2 Arjan Sheta (Korabi) Entonio Pashaj (Kukësi) Stefan Cicmil (Vllaznia) Erjon Vucaj (Tirana/Laçi)
Club
Most yellow cards: 104 Luftëtari
Most red cards: 7 Luftëtari Korabi
Attendances
# Club Average 1 Skënderbeu 2,658 2 Flamurtari 2,505 3 Tirana 2,497 4 Partizani 2,430 5 Vllaznia 2,102 6 Kukësi 2,017 7 Luftëtari 1,299 8 Laçi 1,116 9 Teuta 749 10 Korabi 668
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References
External links
Superliga at uefa.com Livescore