Kategoria e Parë
Season2017–18
ChampionsTirana
1st title
PromotedKastrioti
Tirana
RelegatedNaftëtari
Shkumbini
Tërbuni
Vllaznia B
Matches played261
Goals scored577 (2.21 per match)
Top goalscorerAlbi Çekiçi
(17 goals)
Biggest home winTirana 6−0 Pogradeci
(17 December 2017)
Biggest away winShkumbini 0–6 Tirana
(14 October 2017)
Highest scoringTurbina 5–3 Iliria
(12 May 2018)
Longest winning run6 matches
Tirana
Longest unbeaten run19 matches
Tirana
Longest winless run11 matches
Besa
Longest losing run5 matches
Besa
Naftëtari
Tërbuni

The 2017–18 Kategoria e Parë was the 70th official season of the Albanian football second division since its establishment. The season began on 16 September 2017 and ended on 16 May 2018. There were 20 teams competing this season, split in 2 groups, each with 10 teams. The top 5 teams from each group qualified to the promotion round, while the last teams qualified to the relegation round. The 2 winners of the qualification round gained promotion to the 2018–19 Kategoria Superiore, and played the division's final against each other. Kastrioti and Tirana were promoted to the 2018–19 Kategoria Superiore. Naftëtari, Shkumbini, Tërbuni, Vllaznia B were relegated to the 2018−19 Kategoria e Dytë. Tirana won their first Kategoria e Parë title on 16 May 2018 after beating Kastrioti in the final match.

Changes from last season

Team changes

From Kategoria e Parë

Promoted to Kategoria Superiore:

Relegated to Kategoria e Dytë:

To Kategoria e Parë

Relegated from Kategoria Superiore:

Promoted from Kategoria e Dytë:

Locations

Stadia by capacity and locations

Group A

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
BesaKavajëBesa Stadium8,000
BesëlidhjaLezhëBrian Filipi Stadium5,000
Dinamo TiranaTiranaSelman Stërmasi Stadium9,600
KS BurreliBurrelLiri Ballabani Stadium2,500
KF ErzeniShijakTofik Jashari Stadium4,000
EgnatiaRrogozhinëEgnatia Stadium4,000
KF KorabiPeshkopiKorabi Stadium6,000
KastriotiKrujëKastrioti Stadium8,400
KF TërbuniPukëIsmail Xhemali Stadium1,950
Vllaznia BShkodërReshit Rusi Stadium1,200

Group B

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
ApoloniaFierLoni Papuçiu Stadium6,800
BylisBallshAdush Muça Stadium5,200
KS IliriaFushë-KrujëRedi Maloku Stadium3,000
FK ShënkolliShënkollKastrioti Stadium8,400
KS PogradeciPogradecGjorgji Kyçyku Stadium10,700
ShkumbiniPeqinShkumbini Stadium5,000
NaftëtariKuçovëStadiumi Bashkim Sulejmani5,000
KF TiranaTiranaSelman Stërmasi Stadium9,500
TomoriBeratTomori Stadium14,750
TurbinaCërrikNexhip Trungu Stadium6,600

Source:[1]

First phase

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Kastrioti 18 14 2 2 24 7 +17 44 Qualification to the Promotion round
2 Egnatia 18 8 5 5 18 11 +7 29
3 Erzeni 18 7 5 6 22 20 +2 26
4 Besëlidhja 18 7 3 8 19 16 +3 24
5 Dinamo Tirana 18 6 6 6 10 12 2 24
6 Korabi 18 6 5 7 18 20 2 23 Qualification to the Relegation round
7 Besa 18 6 3 9 15 21 6 21
8 Tërbuni 18 5 5 8 16 23 7 20
9 Burreli 18 5 4 9 12 18 6 19
10 Vllaznia B 18 5 4 9 10 16 6 19
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) draw. (Head-to-head record is applied for clubs with the same number of points only once all matches between said clubs have been played.)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Tirana 18 14 3 1 46 6 +40 45 Qualification to the Promotion round
2 Bylis 18 12 5 1 34 13 +21 41
3 Apolonia 18 9 4 5 31 19 +12 31
4 Pogradeci 18 8 3 7 23 24 1 27
5 Tomori 18 8 2 8 23 20 +3 26
6 Iliria 18 8 1 9 19 21 2 25 Qualification to the Relegation round
7 Shënkolli 18 7 2 9 21 31 10 23
8 Turbina 18 4 3 11 19 33 14 15
9 Shkumbini 18 4 3 11 9 29 20 15
10 Naftëtari 18 2 2 14 13 42 29 8
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) draw. (Head-to-head record is applied for clubs with the same number of points only once all matches between said clubs have been played.)

Second phase

Promotion round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Kastrioti (P) 8 5 2 1 39 13 +26 39 Promotion to 2018–19 Kategoria Superiore
2 Egnatia 8 5 0 3 31 22 +9 30
3 Erzeni 8 5 0 3 34 30 +4 28
4 Besëlidhja 8 2 2 4 25 26 1 20
5 Dinamo Tirana 8 0 2 6 14 25 11 14
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) draw. (Head-to-head record is applied for clubs with the same number of points only once all matches between said clubs have been played.)
(P) Promoted

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Tirana (C, P) 8 7 1 0 66 13 +53 42 Promotion to 2018–19 Kategoria Superiore
2 Bylis 8 2 2 4 43 24 +19 29
3 Apolonia 8 2 2 4 38 30 +8 24
4 Tomori 8 2 3 3 34 33 +1 22
5 Pogradeci 8 2 2 4 33 39 6 22
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) draw. (Head-to-head record is applied for clubs with the same number of points only once all matches between said clubs have been played.)
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Relegation round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
6 Korabi 8 3 2 3 28 30 2 23
7 Burreli 8 3 3 2 20 24 4 22
8 Besa 8 3 2 3 28 34 6 22
9 Vllaznia B[lower-alpha 1] (R) 8 3 2 3 20 27 7 21 Relegation to 2018–19 Kategoria e Dytë
10 Tërbuni (R) 8 2 3 3 21 29 8 19
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) draw. (Head-to-head record is applied for clubs with the same number of points only once all matches between said clubs have been played.)
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Vllaznia B was automatically relegated to the 2018−19 Albanian Second Division, after the relegation of the main team to the Albanian First Division.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
6 Iliria 8 3 1 4 33 35 2 23
7 Shënkolli 8 3 1 4 36 50 14 22
8 Turbina 8 4 1 3 36 49 13 21
9 Shkumbini (R) 8 3 2 3 21 39 18 16 Play-out relegation to 2018–19 Kategoria e Dytë
10 Naftëtari (R) 8 3 3 2 23 51 28 16 Relegation to 2018–19 Kategoria e Dytë
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) draw. (Head-to-head record is applied for clubs with the same number of points only once all matches between said clubs have been played.)
(R) Relegated

Final

Tirana2−0Kastrioti
Greca 64', 71'
Referee: Enea Jorgji

Relegation play-offs

Shkumbini0−1Veleçiku
Çokaj 80' (pen.)

Season statistics

Scoring

As of 16 May 2018[2]

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Albania Albi Çekiçi Pogradeci 17
2 Albania Ruben Danaj Shënkolli 16
3 Albania Bedri Greca Tirana 14

References

  1. Besar Bozgo (24 June 2017). "Aleancat, FSHF ndryshon ndarjen e skuadrave në Kategorinë e Parë. Tirana vendoset në grupin e "lehtë"" (in Albanian). Panorama-Sport. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  2. "Albanian First Division statistics". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
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