Albania - 2017/18 Albanian First Division

The Albanian First Division is the second level of professional football in Albania, behind the Superliga and above the 2nd Division

The 2017–18 Albanian First Division is the 70th official season of the Albanian football second division since its establishment. The season began on 16 September 2017. There are 20 teams competing this season, split in 2 groups, each with 10 teams. The top 5 teams from each group qualify to the promotion round, while the last teams qualify to the relegation round. The 2 winners of the qualification round will gain promotion to the 2018-19 Albanian Superliga, and will play the division's final against each other.


Group A

Kastrioti 

Group B

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Albania - 2017/18 Kategoria Superiore

The Albanian Superliga (Albanian: Kategoria Superiore) is a professional league for men's association footballclubs. At the top of the Albanian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 10 clubs, and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Albanian First Division. Seasons run from August to May, with teams playing 36 matches each (playing each team in the league four times, twice at home and twice away).

The 2017–18 Albanian Superliga is the 79th official season, or 82nd season of top-tier football in Albania  and the 18th season under the name Kategoria Superiore. The season began on 9 September 2017 and will end on 18 May 2018. Title record-holders KF Tirana will not be among the best teams for the very first time since competition's foundation. Kukësi are the defending champions.

The winners of this season's Superliga will earn a place in the first qualifying round of the 2018-19 Champions League, with the second and third placed clubs earning a place in the first qualifying round of the 2018-19 Europa League.

Two clubs earned promotion from the Albanian First Division, Kamza and Lushnja, and joined the Superliga this season. Korabi Peshkopi and Tirana were relegated at the conclusion of last season.

Partizani play their 2017–18 home games at the Selman Stërmasi Stadium in Tirana. The club's former home ground, the Qemal Stafa Stadium, was demolished and their new home ground at the Partizani Complex is currently under construction.

Futboll Klub Kukësi was last champion

KF Laçi

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Albania - Superleague 2014

The Albanian Superliga (Albanian: Kategoria Superiore), the highest level of association football in Albania, was founded in 1930 under the name Kategoria e Parë (First Division). It is the most important football event in Albania ahead of the Albanian Cup.

At its inception, six teams competed for the league title. In the 1998–1999 season it became the 'Kategoria superiore' with sixteen teams participating; in 1999–2000 that number was reduced to 14. Since the 2006–2007 season, 12 teams played in the Superliga, then it converted back to 12 teams last season and 10 teams the recent 2014-15 season.

There are 10 clubs in the Superior League. During the course of the season (from August to May) each club plays the others 4 times, twice at their home stadium and twice at that of their opponents, for a total of 36 games. Teams receive three points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, then head-to-head record, then goal difference, and then goals scored. At the end of each season, the club with the most points are crowned champions. If points are equal, the head-to head record and then goal difference determine the winner. The two lowest placed teams are relegated to the Albanian First Division and the top two teams from there are promoted in their place.

Source: Albanian Football Federation