1978–79 Albanian National Championship

The 1978–79 Albanian National Championship was the 40th season of the Albanian National Championship, the top professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1930.

Albanian National Championship
Season1978–79
ChampionsPartizani
12th Albanian title
Relegated
European CupPartizani
UEFA CupNone
Cup Winners' CupVllaznia
Matches played182
Goals scored388 (2.13 per match)
Top goalscorerAgim Murati
Petrit Dibra (12 goals)

Overview

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It was contested by 14 teams, and Partizani won the championship.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Partizani (C) 26 14 8 4 38 20 +18 36 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 17 Nëntori 26 13 9 4 41 27 +14 35
3 Besa 26 11 9 6 36 25 +11 31
4 Flamurtari 26 11 8 7 25 20 +5 30
5 Dinamo Tirana 26 8 13 5 35 24 +11 29
6 Labinoti 26 10 8 8 25 22 +3 28
7 Lokomotiva Durrës 26 6 13 7 30 29 +1 25
8 Tomori 26 7 11 8 21 21 0 25
9 Vllaznia 26 8 7 11 37 33 +4 23 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round
10 Naftëtari 26 6 11 9 21 36 −15 23
11 Shkëndija Tiranë 26 5 11 10 20 29 −9 21
12 Luftëtari 26 8 5 13 21 32 −11 21
13 Besëlidhja (R) 26 10 0 16 19 38 −19 20 Relegation to the 1979–80 Kategoria e Dytë
14 Traktori (R) 26 3 11 12 19 32 −13 17
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Note: '17 Nëntori' is Tirana, 'Labinoti' is Elbasani, 'Lokomotiva Durrës' is Teuta, 'Traktori' is Lushnja

Results

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Home \ Away 17N BES BSL DIN FLA LAB LOK LUF NAF PAR SHK TOM TRA VLL
17 Nëntori 2–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–0 5–2 2–2 2–0 1–0 3–1 3–1
Besa 0–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 3–2 1–1 6–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–0
Besëlidhja 3–4 1–2 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–3
Dinamo 2–2 2–0 3–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 0–0 5–0 0–2 4–2 1–0 1–1 2–0
Flamurtari 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 3–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 3–1
Labinoti 3–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–2 0–0 1–0 2–1
Lokomotiva 3–0 2–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 2–2 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 3–4
Luftëtari 0–2 3–1 3–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0
Naftëtari 0–0 1–1 3–2 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–0
Partizani 1–0 3–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 0–0 3–0 2–0
Shkëndija 0–0 0–1 1–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 2–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–1
Tomori 2–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 2–3 1–1 2–0 2–3
Traktori 2–2 2–2 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 3–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–2 2–1
Vllaznia 1–1 1–1 5–0 2–1 0–0 1–1 3–0 3–1 3–0 1–2 1–1 0–1 1–1
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

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Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1   Petrit Dibra 17 Nëntori 14
  Agim Murati Partizani
3   Ferdinand Lleshi Labinoti 13
4   Ilir Pernaska Dinamo Tirana 12
5   Shtini Besa 11
  Dashnor Bajaziti Besa
  Vladimir Skuro Naftëtari
  Hima Lokomotiva Durrës

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References

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