2019–20 Kategoria Superiore

The 2019–20 Kategoria Superiore was the 81st official season, or 84th season of top-tier football in Albania (including three unofficial championships during World War II) and the 20th season under the name Kategoria Superiore. The season began on 23 August 2019 and ended on 29 July 2020. Tirana, won the league title on 19 July 2020 with 2 matches to spare.

The winners of this season's Kategoria Superiore earned a place in the first qualifying round of the 2020-21 Champions League, with the second and third placed clubs earning a place in the first qualifying round of the 2020-21 Europa League. The competition was suspended from 12 March to 3 June 2020, due to a pandemic of COVID-19 in Albania.

Teams Two clubs earned promotion from the Kategoria e Parë, Bylis and Vllaznia. Kastrioti was relegated to Kategoria e Parë at the conclusion of last season, Kamza was excluded from the championship and relegated to the Kategoria e Dytë, after a violent incident during a match against Laçi in the 24th round.

Locations

Team Home city Stadium Capacity 2018–19 season Bylis Ballsh Adush Muça Stadium Champion (Kategoria e Parë) Flamurtari Vlorë Flamurtari Stadium 5th Kukësi Kukës Various 2nd Laçi Laç Laçi Stadium 6th Luftëtari Gjirokastër Gjirokastra Stadium 8th Partizani Tirana Selman Stërmasi Stadium Champion Skënderbeu Korçë Skënderbeu Stadium 4th Teuta Durrës Niko Dovana Stadium 3rd Tirana Tirana Selman Stërmasi Stadium 7th Vllaznia Shkodër Loro Boriçi Stadium Runner-up (Kategoria e Parë)

Stadiums BylisFlamurtariKukësiLaçiLuftëtariAdush Muça StadiumFlamurtari StadiumVariousLaçi StadiumGjirokastra Stadium Capacity: 5,200 Capacity: 11,200 Capacity: 5,300 Capacity: 8,400PartizaniSkënderbeuTeutaTiranaVllazniaSelman Stërmasi StadiumSkënderbeu StadiumNiko Dovana StadiumSelman Stërmasi StadiumLoro Boriçi StadiumUEFA stadium category Capacity: 9,500 Capacity: 12,343 Capacity: 12,040 Capacity: 9,500 Capacity: 16,000

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Team President Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Bylis Besnik Kapllanaj Veljko Dovedan Valentino Murataj Uhlsport − Flamurtari Sinan Idrizi Marcello Troisi Andi Ribaj Joma − Kukësi Safet Gjici Orges Shehi Besar Musolli Macron Kevin Construction Laçi Pashk Laska Armando Cungu Aleksandar Ignjatović Uhlsport Pavin Caffe Luftëtari Bekim Halilaj Neritan Novi Erald Hyseni Macron Energ Company Partizani Gazmend Demi Renaldo Kalari Alban Hoxha Joma MCN Skënderbeu Ardian Takaj Ilir Daja Bajram Jashanica Joma Fix Teuta Edmond Hasanbelliu Edi Martini Renato Arapi Uhlsport Caffè Pascucci Tirana Refik Halili Emmanuel Egbo Erando Karabeci Uhlsport − Vllaznia Municipality of Shkodër Hysen Dedja Gilman Lika Uhlsport −

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner ofdepartureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate ofappointmentPartizani Mutual consent2 June 2019Pre-season 17 June 2019Skënderbeu Resigned8 June 2019Pre-season 8 August 2019Vllaznia Mutual consent19 July 2019Pre-season 19 July 2019Kukësi Sacked19 July 2019Pre-season 25 July 2019Flamurtari Resigned14 August 2019Pre-season 14 August 2019Luftëtari Resigned23 August 2019Pre-season 23 August 2019Luftëtari Mutual consent5 September 201910th 6 September 2019Laçi Sulejman StarovaMutual consent15 October 20198th Armando Cungu15 October 2019Flamurtari Mutual consent24 October 201910th 24 October 2019Tirana Ardian MemaMutual consent25 October 20196th Julian Ahmataj25 October 2019Tirana Julian AhmatajResigned9 December 20198th Ndubuisi Egbo9 December 2019Luftëtari Sacked14 December 20199th 14 December 2019Partizani Sacked14 December 20193rd 14 December 2019Teuta Sacked14 December 20197th 15 December 2019Luftëtari End of caretaker spell3 January 20209th 3 January 2020Partizani End of caretaker spell4 January 20205th 4 January 2020Flamurtari End of caretaker spell25 January 202010th 25 January 2020Luftëtari Resigned24 February 20209th 24 February 2020Kukësi Sacked29 February 20202nd 2 March 2020Vllaznia End of contract5 June 20208th 9 June 2020Partizani Mutual consent13 July 20206th 9 June 2020

League table

Results Clubs will play each other four times for a total of 36 matches each.

First half of season

Second half of season

Relegation play-off

Both clubs remained in their respective leagues.

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Kyrian NwabuezeLaçi232 Vasil ShkurtajKukësi223 Sherif KallakuTeuta144 Michael NgooTirana135 Redon XhixhaLaçi126 Dejvi BreguSkënderbeu10 Eraldo ÇinariPartizani Gilman LikaVllaznia Idriz BathaTirana Kristal AbazajKukësi Saliou GuindoBylis

Discipline

Player Most yellow cards: 14 Albano Aleksi (Teuta)

Most red cards: 2 Agustín Torassa (Tirana) Blagoja Todorovski (Teuta) Donald Mëllugja (Bylis) Fabian Beqja (Teuta) Erion Hoxhallari (Tirana) Theophilus Solomon (Partizani) Valdo Zeqaj (Flamurtari)

Attendances

2019–20 Kategoria Superiore

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