The 2022-23 Kategoria e Dytë was the 51st official season of the Albanian football third division since its establishment. There were 23 teams competing this season, split in 2 groups. The winners of the groups played the league's final against each other and also gained promotion to the 2023–24 Kategoria e Parë. Teams ranked from the 2nd to the 5th position qualified to the play-off round where the winners played against the 9th and 10th ranked teams in the 2022–23 Kategoria e Parë.[1][2] Elbasani and Vora were promoted to the 2023–24 Kategoria e Parë. Vora won their third Kategoria e Dytë title after beating Elbasani in the final match.
Season | 2022–23 |
---|---|
Champions | Vora 3rd title |
Promoted | Vora Elbasani |
Relegated | Bulqiza Ada Tepelena Albpetrol Memaliaj |
Matches played | 233 |
Goals scored | 801 (3.44 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Anton Lleshi (23 goals) |
Biggest home win | Pogradeci 9−0 Tepelena (5 February 2023) |
Biggest away win | Shënkolli 0−7 Vora (18 February 2023) |
Highest scoring | Iliria 10−4 Bulqiza (3 May 2023) |
Longest winning run | 13 matches Vora |
Longest unbeaten run | 22 matches Elbasani |
Longest winless run | 20 matches Ada |
Longest losing run | 10 matches Ada |
← 2021–22 2023–24 → |
Changes from last season
editTeam changes
editFrom Kategoria e Dytë
editPromoted to Kategoria e Parë:
Relegated to Kategoria e Tretë:
To Kategoria e Dytë
editRelegated from Kategoria e Parë:
Promoted from Kategoria e Tretë:
Locations
editStadia by capacity and locations
editGroup A
editTeam | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Ada | Velipojë | Fusha Sportive Adriatik | 1,000 |
Bulqiza | Bulqizë | National Sports Centre | 50 |
Gramshi | Gramsh | Mislim Koçi Stadium | 3,100 |
Iliria | Fushë-Krujë | Redi Maloku Stadium | 3,000 |
Murlani | Vau i Dejës | Barbullush Stadium | |
Naftëtari | Kuçovë | Bashkim Sulejmani Stadium | 5,000 |
Shënkolli | Shënkoll | Shënkoll Stadium | 500 |
Sopoti | Librazhd | Sopoti Stadium | 3,000 |
Valbona | Bajram Curri | Tropojë Stadium | |
Veleçiku | Koplik | Kompleksi Vëllezërit Duli | 2,000 |
Vora | Vorë | Vorë Stadium |
Group B
editTeam | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
---|---|---|---|
Albpetrol | Patos | Alush Noga Stadium | 2,150 |
Butrinti | Sarandë | Andon Lapa Stadium | 5,500 |
Delvina | Delvinë | Panajot Pano Stadium | 200 |
Devolli | Bilisht | Bilisht Stadium | 3,000 |
Elbasani | Elbasan | Elbasan Arena | 12,800 |
Labëria | Vlorë | Labëria Complex | |
Luftëtari | Gjirokastër | Gjirokastra Stadium | 8,400 |
Maliqi | Maliq | Skënderbeu Stadium | 12,343 |
Memaliaj | Memaliaj | Karafil Çaushi Stadium | 1,500 |
Pogradeci | Pogradec | Gjorgji Kyçyku Stadium | 10,700 |
Shkumbini | Peqin | Shkumbini Stadium | 9,000 |
Tepelena | Tepelenë | Sabaudin Shehu Stadium | 2,000 |
League standings
editGroup A
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Vora (C, P) | 20 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 64 | 16 | +48 | 50 | Promotion to 2023–24 Kategoria e Parë |
2 | Veleçiku | 20 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 17 | +26 | 46 | Play-off promotion to 2023–24 Kategoria e Parë |
3 | Valbona | 20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 52 | 15 | +37 | 45 | |
4 | Sopoti | 20 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 48 | 19 | +29 | 43 | |
5 | Naftëtari | 20 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 34 | 26 | +8 | 29 | |
6 | Shënkolli | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 40 | 50 | −10 | 26 | |
7 | Iliria | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 33 | 42 | −9 | 23 | |
8 | Murlani | 20 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 17 | 33 | −16 | 20 | |
9 | Gramshi (O) | 20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 42 | −23 | 18 | Play-off relegation to 2023–24 Kategoria e Tretë |
10 | Bulqiza (R) | 20 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 24 | 61 | −37 | 15 | Relegation to 2023–24 Kategoria e Tretë |
11 | Ada (R) | 20 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 70 | −53 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 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; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
editGroup B
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Elbasani (P) | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 64 | 12 | +52 | 58 | Promotion to 2023–24 Kategoria e Parë |
2 | Pogradeci | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 62 | 13 | +49 | 53 | Play-off promotion to 2023–24 Kategoria e Parë |
3 | Labëria | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 15 | +13 | 39 | |
4 | Butrinti | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 35 | |
5 | Devolli | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 47 | 31 | +16 | 34 | |
6 | Luftëtari | 22 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 38 | 32 | +6 | 34 | |
7 | Shkumbini | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 38 | −12 | 27 | |
8 | Delvina | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 35 | −9 | 26 | |
9 | Maliqi | 22 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 38 | 58 | −20 | 24 | |
10 | Tepelena (R) | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 48 | −27 | 24 | Play-off relegation to 2023–24 Kategoria e Tretë |
11 | Albpetrol (R) | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 50 | −32 | 16 | Relegation to 2023–24 Kategoria e Tretë |
12 | Memaliaj (R) | 22 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 51 | −38 | 6 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 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; (R) Relegated
Results
editFinal
editGroup A Promotion play-offs
editSemi-finals | Final | |||||
Veleçiku | 4 | |||||
Naftëtari | 0 | |||||
Veleçiku | 1 | |||||
Valbona | 2 | |||||
Valbona | 2 | |||||
Sopoti | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
editFinal
editValbona qualified to the final play-off match.
Group B Promotion play-offs
editSemi-finals | Final | |||||
Pogradeci | 3 | |||||
Devolli | 1 | |||||
Pogradeci | 1 | |||||
Labëria | 0 | |||||
Labëria | 1 | |||||
Butrinti | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
editFinal
editPogradeci qualified to the final play-off match.
Relegation play-offs
editTepelena was relegated to Kategoria e Tretë, while Këlcyra was promoted to Kategoria e Dytë.
Top scorers
editRank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Anton Lleshi | Shënkolli | 23 |
2 | Ardit Jaupaj | Valbona | 18 |
3 | Eldjon Topllari | Pogradeci | 16 |
4 | Arsen Hajdari | Veleçiku | 14 |
Arsen Lleshi | Elbasani | ||
6 | Jasmin Raboshta | Vora | 13 |
Mario Mërkuri | Luftëtari |