Kategoria e Parë

Kategoria e Parë (transl. First Category) is the second level of professional football in Albania's football league system, behind the Kategoria Superiore and above the Kategoria e Dytë.

Kategoria e Parë

Organising body	FSHF
Founded	1930
Country	Albania
Confederation	UEFA
Number of teams	12
Level on pyramid	2
Promotion to	Kategoria Superiore
Relegation to	Kategoria e Dytë
Domestic cup(s)	Albanian Cup
Current champions	AF Elbasani (1st title) (2023–24)
Most championships	Luftëtari (9 titles)
TV partners	RTSH
Website	www.fshf.org
Current: 2024–25 Kategoria e Parë

Format

Kategoria e Parë was founded in 1930. It is made up of 12 teams. The 2 best ranked teams gain promotion to the Kategoria Superiore, while the teams ranked from the 3rd to the 6th position qualify to a play-off tournament where the winner then plays a promotion play-off match against the 8th ranked team of Kategoria Superiore. The teams that finish in the 2 last positions get relegated to the Kategoria e Dytë. The 9th and 10th ranked teams, qualify to the relegation play-off round.

Clubs (2024–25)

Apolonia

Burreli

Besa

Erzeni

Flamurtari

Kastrioti

Korabi

Kukësi

Lushnja

Pogradeci

Valbona

Vora

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Location of teams in the 2024–25 Kategoria e Parë

Team	Location
Apolonia	Fier
Besa	Kavajë
Burreli	Burrel
Erzeni	Shijak
Flamurtari	Vlorë
Kastrioti	Krujë
Korabi	Peshkopi
Kukësi	Kukës
Lushnja	Lushnjë
Pogradeci	Pogradec
Valbona	Tropojë
Vora	Vorë

Champions

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Top scorer	Goals
1930	Tomori	Besëlidhja
1931	Season was not played
1932	Besa	Flamurtari
1933	Elbasani	Flamurtari
1934	Luftëtari	Himara
1935	Season was not played
1936	Besëlidhja	Përmeti
1937–48	Seasons were not played
1948–49	Season was annulled
1950	Tomori	Erzeni
1951	Dinamo Vlorë	Erzeni
1952	Season was not played
1953	Spartaku	Elbasani
1954	Dinamo Shkodër	Luftëtari
1955	Season was not played
1956	Spartaku	Apolonia
1957	Vllaznia	Tomori
1958	Elbasani	Tomori
1959	Teuta	Erzeni
1960	Lushnja	Luftëtari
1961	Teuta	Korabi
1962	Vllaznia	Tomori
1962–63	Luftëtari	Erzeni
1963–64	Pogradeci	Naftëtari
1964–65	Erzeni	Naftëtari
1965–66	Luftëtari	Albpetrol
1966–67	Apolonia	Tekstilisti Stalin
1968	Tekstilisti Stalin	Naftëtari
1969	Season was not played
1969–70	Tomori	Besëlidhja
1970–71	Shkëndija Tiranë	Studenti
1971–72	Apolonia	Besëlidhja
1972–73	Naftëtari	Kamza
1973–74	Albpetrol	Apolonia
1974–75	Luftëtari	Kamza
1975–76	Skënderbeu	Tomori
1976–77	Tomori	Besëlidhja
1977–78	Besa	Naftëtari
1978–79	Apolonia	Skënderbeu
1979–80	Besëlidhja	Lushnja
1980–81	Burreli	Përmeti
1981–82	Lushnja	Skënderbeu
1982–83	Burreli	Tepelena
1983–84	Besëlidhja	Apolonia
1984–85	Apolonia	Shkëndija Tiranë
1985–86	Besa	Skënderbeu
1986–87	Besëlidhja	Burreli
1987–88	Lushnja	Naftëtari
1988–89	Luftëtari	Tomori
1989–90	Lushnja	Kastrioti
1990–91	Pogradeci	Selenicë
1991–92	Sopoti	Albpetrol
1992–93	Besëlidhja	Shkumbini
1993–94	Luftëtari	Iliria
1994–95	Kastrioti	Skënderbeu
1995–96	Lushnja	Bylis
1996–97	Season was interrupted
1997–98	Burreli	Memaliaj
1998–99	Luftëtari	Albpetrol
1999–2000	Besëlidhja	Besa
2000–01	Partizani	Erzeni
2001–02	Elbasani	Besa
2002–03	Egnatia	Tomori
2003–04	Laçi	Egnatia
2004–05	Skënderbeu	Besa
2005–06	Flamurtari	Apolonia
2006–07	Skënderbeu	Besëlidhja
2007–08	Bylis	Apolonia
2008–09	Laçi	Skënderbeu
2009–10	Bylis	Elbasani
2010–11	Pogradeci	Tomori	Ilirjan Çaushaj	19
2011–12	Luftëtari	Kukësi	Kreshnik Ivanaj	27
2012–13	Lushnja	Partizani	Mikel Canka	21
2013–14	Elbasani	Apolonia	Mustafa Agastra	21
2014–15	Bylis	Tërbuni	Cate Fonseca Jasmin Raboshta	17
2015–16	Luftëtari	Korabi	Mikel Canka	20
2016–17	Kamza	Lushnja	Armand Pasha	20
2017–18	Tirana	Kastrioti	Albi Çekiçi	17
2018–19	Bylis	Vllaznia	Klejdis Branica	14
2019–20	Apolonia	Kastrioti	Klodian Nuri	17
2020–21	Egnatia	Dinamo Tirana	Mikel Canka	15
2021–22	Bylis	Erzeni	Eridon Qardaku	20
2022–23	Skënderbeu	Dinamo Tirana	Abdul Temitope Denisson Silva	12
2023–24	AF Elbasani	Bylis	Peter Itodo Mandela	19

See also

• List of football clubs in Albania