Kategoria Superiore Femra, known officially as Abissnet Superiore Femra, is the highest division of women's football in Albania. The league is the female equivalent to the men's Kategoria Superiore. The current season is contested by 10 clubs.

Kategoria Superiore Femra
Founded2009
Country Albania
ConfederationUEFA
Number of teams10
Level on pyramid1
Domestic cup(s)Albanian Women's Cup
International cup(s)Champions League
Current championsVllaznia (11th title)
(2023–24)
Most championshipsVllaznia (11 titles)
Top goalscorerMegi Doçi
(707+ goals)
WebsiteOfficial website
Current: 2024–25

History

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Although football is considered the most popular sport in Albania, women's football had historically been non-evident in the country until 2007, when the first ever national tournament was held in Sarandë, from 15 to 18 August, as a promotional event for women's football. The teams who participated were amateur sides made up of a selection of players from Tirana, Shkodër, Korçë and Rubik.[1] Six more friendly tournaments were held in the following two years, in order to raise the profile of the sport and to receive the backing of the Albanian Football Federation.[2]

The first official competition was held in the form of a knockout tournament, played between January 23–28, 2009 at Selman Stërmasi Stadium in Tirana and at the FSHF Sports Center in Kamëz. The tournament featured eight teams: Tirana AS, Tropojë, Juban Danja, Olimpik Tirana, Tirana, Rubiku, Memaliaj Sport and The Door. The quarter-finals were held on the 23rd and the semi-finals on the 25th, with the final being held three days later, on January 28th, at Selman Stërmasi Stadium. The final saw Tirana AS, led by coach Altin Rraklli face off against Juban Danja. Tirana AS emerged victorious with a commanding 4–0 win, with goals from Aurora Seranaj, Ana Baro and a brace by Brisida Zaimaj, securing their place as the first-ever champions of Albania.[3]

Clubs (2024–25)

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Locations of the 2022–23 Albanian Women's National Championship teams
# Club Location
1 Apolonia Fier
2 Egnatia Rrogozhinë
3 Gramshi Gramsh
4 Kinostudio Tirana
5 Laçi Laç
6 Lushnja Lushnjë
7 Partizani Tirana
8 Teuta Durrës
9 Tirana Tirana
10 Vllaznia Shkodër

Champions and top goalscorers

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Season Winner Runner-up Top Scorer(s) Goals
2009 Tirana AS Juban Danja Emanuela Jaku 8
2010–11 Ada Tirana AS Ana Baro 24
2011–12 Ada Tirana AS Advije Veliu 41
2012–13 Ada Juban Danja Ambra Gjergji 23
2013–14 Vllaznia * FC Kinostudio[4] Ambra Gjergji 43
2014–15[5] Vllaznia Kukësi Megi Doçi 57
2015–16[6] Vllaznia Tirana AS Mesuara Begallo 51
2016–17[7] Vllaznia Apolonia Megi Doçi 62
2017–18 Vllaznia Tirana AS Megi Doçi 70
2018–19 Vllaznia Tirana AS Megi Doçi 79
2019–20 Vllaznia Apolonia Megi Doçi 88
2020–21 Vllaznia Apolonia Megi Doçi 59
2021–22 Vllaznia Apolonia Megi Doçi 66
2022–23 Vllaznia Tirana Megi Doçi 66
2023–24 Vllaznia Apolonia Valentina Troka 65
  • By the end of 2013, Ada had been dissolved, merging with Vllaznia, while retaining the 3 previously won titles under its original name.

By titles

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Team Home city Titles
Vllaznia Shkodër 11
Ada Velipojë 3
Tirana AS Tirana 1

Records

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All-time table

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As of 17 November 2024
Rank Club P W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Vllaznia 223 218 4 1 1648 45 +1603 658
2 Kinostudio 264 164 17 83 1277 591 +686 509
3 Apolonia 221 149 20 52 1248 362 +886 467
4 Tirana AS 225 132 23 70 898 419 +479 419
5 Juban Danja 205 119 21 65 784 405 +379 375
6 Tirana 88 62 7 19 449 122 +327 193
7 Teuta 178 58 6 114 388 864 -476 180
8 Partizani 86 55 2 29 391 146 +245 167
9 The Door 124 47 12 65 270 442 -172 153
10 AAS 140 46 1 93 274 677 -403 139
11 Ada 44 37 7 0 206 32 +174 118
12 Skënderbeu 134 33 4 97 157 721 -564 94
13 Shkëndija Durrës 84 26 8 50 136 286 -150 86
14 Dajti 136 23 2 111 107 784 -677 68
15 Kukësi 40 19 2 19 147 113 -34 59
16 Laçi 41 16 5 20 99 153 -54 53
17 Murlani 20 13 1 6 81 48 +33 40
18 Term 22 12 1 9 73 41 +32 34
19 Gramshi 24 10 3 11 85 87 -2 33
20 Bilisht Sport 104 6 6 92 37 826 -789 24
21 Memaliaj Sport 17 7 2 8 22 32 -10 23
22 Atletik Klub 20 7 2 11 39 68 -29 23
23 Dardania Sport 62 7 2 53 32 285 -253 23
24 Elbasani 22 6 3 13 31 64 -33 21
25 Kamza 46 5 4 37 22 143 -121 19
26 Maliqi 40 6 1 33 40 262 -222 19
27 Pogradeci 42 4 0 38 30 315 -285 12
28 Lushnja 84 5 1 78 28 576 -548 10
29 Egnatia 6 2 1 3 12 25 -13 7
30 Albiks 16 1 0 15 10 65 -55 3
31 Olimpik Tirana 1 0 0 1 0 7 -7 0

Notes 1 - KFF Skënderbeu -9 Point

Notes 2 - Tirana/Kukësi/Lushnja -6 Point

Notes 3 - Term/Dajti/Juban Danja -3 Point

Notes 4 - Dardania and Kamza withdrew and have all matches (apart from those against each other) awarded 0-3 losses.

Top goalscorers

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As of 17 November 2024
# Player Goals Apps
1 Megi Doçi 707+ 234+
2 Kesjana Goro 251 170
3 Mesuare Begallo 248+ 189+
4 Anela Vishkulli 237 175
5 Cyme Lulaj 236 237
6 Valentina Troka 183 73
7 Esi Lufo 138+ 130+
8 Desantila Koldashi 136 188
9 Ambra Gjergji 123 106
10 Klaudia Rrotani 118 155
11 Marsela Djegsina 116 106
12 Ana Baro 112 89
13 Vanesa Levenaj 111 148
14 Iris Armoku 108 118
15 Luçije Gjini 106 235
16 Uendi Muja 99 91
17 Esmeralda Franja 94 234
18 Liridona Gashi 93 59
19 Paula Jaku 89 193
20 Denada Loci 76 77

Notes - Number of missing matches and goals +

Largest victories

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As of 13 October 2024
Season Date Match Result
2016–17 22.04.2017 KinostudioThe Door 30–0
2017–18 11.11.2017 KinostudioBilisht Sport 27–0
2023–24 09.03.2024 PartizaniSkënderbeu 24–0
2023–24 23.03.2024 ApoloniaTeuta 23–0
2023–24 18.11.2023 SkënderbeuTirana 0–23
2020–21 21.11.2020 Tirana ASBilisht Sport 23–0
2013–14 13.04.2014 Juban DanjaApolonia 23–6
2018–19 06.04.2019 KinostudioPogradeci 22–0
2016–17 29.10.2016 KinostudioSkënderbeu 22–0
2023–24 08.10.2023 VllazniaTeuta 21–0
2020–21 14.11.2020 Bilisht SportApolonia 0–21
2019–20 24.06.2020 DajtiVllaznia 0–21
2018–19 24.11.2018 Bilisht SportKinostudio 0–21
2012–13 23.03.2013 Shkëndija DurrësJuban Danja 0–21
2021–22 26.02.2022 ApoloniaSkënderbeu 20–0
2016–17 17.12.2016 The DoorVllaznia 0–20
2014–15 13.12.2014 KinostudioAAS 20–1
2013–14 29.03.2014 ApoloniaKinostudio 0–20

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Albania 2007
  2. ^ Hapa seriozë të futbollit të femrave Shqiptare
  3. ^ Albania 2009
  4. ^ "Vllaznia (new name for Ada) wins the 1st title". sport ekspres.com. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  5. ^ "VLLAZNIA PER FEMRA, SHPALLET KAMPIONE E VENDIT" (in Albanian). rozafa.tv. 12 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Vllaznia privatizon titullin për femra (Vllaznia wins title)" (in Albanian). supersport.al. 22 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.