2022–23_Kategoria_Superiore

2022–23 Kategoria Superiore

Football league season

The 2022–23 Kategoria Superiore was the 84th official season, or 85th season of top-tier football in Albania (including three unofficial championships during World War II) and the 23rd season under the name Kategoria Superiore. The season began on 19 August 2022 and ended on 29 May 2023. Partizani won the league title on 29 May 2023, on the last matchday.^[1]

Quick Facts Season, Dates ...

Kategoria Superiore
Season	2022–23
Dates	19 August 2022 – 29 May 2023
Champions	Partizani 17th title
Relegated	Bylis Kastrioti
Champions League	Partizani
Europa Conference League	Tirana Egnatia Vllaznia
Matches played	180
Goals scored	399 (2.22 per match)
Top goalscorer	Florent Hasani (16 goals)
Biggest home win	Tirana 4–0 Kastrioti (12 December 2022) Tirana 4–0 Teuta (16 September 2022) Vllaznia 4–0 Teuta (22 December 2022)
Biggest away win	Vllaznia 0–4 Egnatia (30 April 2023)
Highest scoring	Laçi 4–3 Teuta (30 January 2023)
Longest winning run	5 matches Tirana
Longest unbeaten run	7 matches Partizani Teuta Tirana
Longest winless run	11 matches Erzeni
Longest losing run	5 matches Laçi
← 2021–22 2023–24 → All statistics correct as of 29 May 2023.

The winners of this season's Kategoria Superiore earned a place in the first qualifying round of the 2023–24 Champions League, with the second and third placed clubs earning a place in the first qualifying round of the 2023–24 Europa Conference League.

Teams

Two clubs have earned promotion from the Kategoria e Parë, Bylis (promoted after a one-year absence) and Erzeni (promoted after a nineteen-year absence). Dinamo Tirana (relegated after only one year in the top flight) and Skënderbeu (relegated after thirteen years in the top flight) were relegated to Kategoria e Parë at the conclusion of last season.

Locations

2022–23 Kategoria Superiore teams.

More information Team, Home city ...

Team	Home city	Stadium	Capacity	2022–23 season
Bylis	Ballsh	Adush Muça Stadium	5,200	Champion (Kategoria e Parë)
Egnatia	Rrogozhinë	Arena Egnatia	4,000	8th
Erzeni	Shijak	Niko Dovana Stadium^[b]	12,040^[b]	Runner-up (Kategoria e Parë)
Kastrioti	Krujë	Kamëz Stadium^[a]	5,500^[a]	7th
Kukësi	Kukës	Kukës Arena	6,322	4th
Laçi	Laç	Laçi Stadium	2,300	2nd
Partizani	Tirana	Partizani Complex	4,500	3rd
Teuta	Durrës	Niko Dovana Stadium	12,040	6th
Tirana	Tirana	Selman Stërmasi Stadium	9,500	Champion
Vllaznia	Shkodër	Loro Boriçi Stadium	16,000	5th

Stadiums

Bylis	Egnatia	Erzeni	Kastrioti	Kukësi
Adush Muça Stadium	Arena Egnatia	Niko Dovana Stadium	Kamëz Stadium	Kukës Arena UEFA stadium category
Capacity: 5,200	Capacity: 4,000	Capacity: 12,040	Capacity: 5,500	Capacity: 6,322

Laçi	Partizani	Teuta	Tirana	Vllaznia
Laçi Stadium	Partizani Complex	Niko Dovana Stadium	Selman Stërmasi Stadium	Loro Boriçi Stadium UEFA stadium category
Capacity: 2,300	Capacity: 4,500	Capacity: 12,040	Capacity: 9,500	Capacity: 16,000

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

More information Team, President ...

Team	President	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Bylis	Besnik Kapllanaj	Naci Şensoy	Aldo Teqja	Joma	Atlantik
Egnatia	Agim Demrozi	Edlir Tetova	Jackson	Joma	Spitali Amavita
Erzeni	Elton Arbana	Alfred Deliallisi	Gëzim Krasniqi	Macron	Sinani
Kastrioti	Alban Vogli	Emiliano Çela	Abaz Karakaçi	Joma	Qafshtama
Kukësi	Safet Gjici	Rrahman Hallaçi	Gjelbrim Taipi	Joma	Kevin Construction
Laçi	Pashk Laska	Stavri Nica	Mentor Mazrekaj	Uhlsport	—
Partizani	Gazmend Demi	Giovanni Colella	Bruno Telushi	Macron	—
Teuta	Edmond Hasanbelliu	Edi Martini	Blerim Kotobelli	Macron	Tibo
Tirana	Refik Halili	Orges Shehi	Ilion Lika	Cohl's	Lori Caffe
Vllaznia	Alban Xhaferi	Goce Sedloski	Erdenis Gurishta	Suzmar	Hospital One

Managerial changes

More information Team, Outgoing manager ...

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Kukësi	Diego Longo	Mutual consent	28 May 2022	Pre-season	Skënder Gega	28 May 2022
Egnatia	Zekirija Ramadani	End of contract	1 June 2022		Edlir Tetova	4 June 2022
Erzeni	Nevil Dede	Signed for Dinamo Tirana	8 July 2022		Xhevahir Kapllani	13 July 2022
Laçi	Shpëtim Duro	Sacked	31 July 2022		Dejan Vukićević	3 August 2022
Partizani	Dritan Mehmeti	Sacked	9 August 2022		Giovanni Colella	11 August 2022
Bylis	Jeton Beqiri	Mutual consent	15 August 2022		Arjan Bellaj	16 August 2022
Teuta	Renato Arapi	Mutual consent	4 September 2022	9th	Bledi Shkëmbi	6 September 2022
Kukësi	Skënder Gega	Resigned	10 September 2022	10th	Enkeleid Dobi	11 September 2022
Egnatia	Edlir Tetova	Mutual consent	15 October 2022	7th	Shpëtim Duro	17 October 2022
Laçi	Dejan Vukićević	Resigned	18 November 2022	7th	Gentian Mezani	20 November 2022
Teuta	Bledi Shkëmbi	Sacked	21 November 2022	10th	Edi Martini	23 November 2022
Kukësi	Enkeleid Dobi	Resigned	11 December 2022	8th	Rrahman Hallaçi	11 December 2022
Kastrioti	Emiliano Çela	Resigned	12 December 2022	7th	Ardian Mema	14 December 2022
Bylis	Arjan Bellaj	Mutual consent	22 January 2023	8th	Naci Şensoy	23 January 2022
Egnatia	Shpëtim Duro	Sacked	27 January 2023	5th	Edlir Tetova	28 January 2022
Kastrioti	Ardian Mema	Resigned	13 February 2023	10th	Emiliano Çela	13 February 2023
Vllaznia	Mirel Josa	Mutual consent	20 March 2023	5th	Auron Miloti	20 March 2023
Vllaznia	Auron Miloti	End of caretaker spell	3 April 2023	4th	Goce Sedloski	3 April 2023
Laçi	Gentian Mezani	Sacked	5 April 2023	8th	Stavri Nica	5 April 2023
Erzeni	Xhevahir Kapllani	Sacked	19 May 2023	8th	Alfred Deliallisi	19 May 2023

League table

More information Pos, Team ...

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Partizani (C)	36	20	7	9	56	37	+19	67^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	Tirana	36	20	7	9	56	33	+23	67^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round^{[lower-alpha 2]}
3	Egnatia	36	14	10	12	46	32	+14	52
4	Vllaznia	36	13	11	12	39	37	+2	50
5	Laçi	36	14	6	16	45	46	−1	48^{[lower-alpha 3]}
6	Teuta	36	12	12	12	33	40	−7	48^{[lower-alpha 3]}
7	Kukësi	36	12	9	15	31	35	−4	45
8	Erzeni (O)	36	8	16	12	36	48	−12	40	Qualification for the relegation play-off
9	Bylis (R)	36	9	11	16	31	42	−11	38	Relegation to the 2023–24 Kategoria e Parë
10	Kastrioti (R)	36	8	11	17	26	49	−23	35	Relegation to the 2023–24 Kategoria e Parë

Source: Albanian Football Federation
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Head to head points: Partizani 7, Tirana 4
Egnatia, the winners of the 2022–23 Albanian Cup, qualified for European competitions based on league position. Therefore, the Europa Conference League berth awarded to the Albanian Cup winners was transferred to the fourth-placed team.
Head to head points: Laçi 12, Teuta 0

Results

Clubs will play each other four times for a total of 36 matches each.

More information Home \ Away, BYL ...

First half of season

Home \ Away	BYL	EGN	ERZ	KAS	KUK	LAÇ	PAR	TEU	TIR	VLL
Bylis	—	0–0	4–1	2–0	0–0	0–1	0–1	0–0	0–1	1–0
Egnatia	0–1	—	1–1	0–0	1–2	2–0	3–0	1–2	0–2	3–0
Erzeni	1–1	0–0	—	1–1	0–2	1–0	3–3	0–0	0–2	1–0
Kastrioti	3–0	2–3	0–0	—	1–1	0–1	1–1	2–1	0–0	1–0
Kukësi	2–0	0–1	0–2	1–2	—	1–0	1–2	0–1	1–1	0–1
Laçi	0–1	0–1	1–0	4–1	0–1	—	1–0	3–1	1–2	1–1
Partizani	2–1	2–1	0–1	0–0	2–1	1–0	—	0–2	0–2	1–2
Teuta	1–1	1–1	1–2	2–0	0–0	0–1	1–4	—	1–0	0–0
Tirana	4–1	1–0	0–1	4–0	4–1	3–3	0–1	4–0	—	1–2
Vllaznia	2–1	0–1	2–2	1–0	2–1	4–1	1–2	4–0	0–0	—

Source: Albanian Football Federation
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second half of season

Home \ Away	BYL	EGN	ERZ	KAS	KUK	LAÇ	PAR	TEU	TIR	VLL
Bylis	—	2–3	1–1	1–0	1–1	0–2	0–1	2–2	1–1	1–2
Egnatia	2–0	—	3–2	4–1	0–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–2	0–0
Erzeni	1–2	2–1	—	0–0	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–2	3–2
Kastrioti	0–2	1–0	2–2	—	1–0	2–1	1–4	0–0	0–1	2–2
Kukësi	2–0	0–3	0–0	1–0	—	3–0	1–0	0–0	2–0	0–0
Laçi	0–1	0–1	1–1	3–0	1–2	—	3–2	4–3	1–3	2–0
Partizani	2–1	1–1	3–0	4–1	3–1	1–2	—	2–0	2–0	2–1
Teuta	1–0	1–0	2–0	1–0	1–0	1–2	0–2	—	2–1	1–1
Tirana	2–2	2–1	3–1	1–0	2–1	3–2	1–1	0–2	—	0–1
Vllaznia	0–0	0–4	3–1	0–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–0	0–1	—

Source: Albanian Football Federation
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.

More information Team ╲ Round, Partizani ...

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Team ╲ Round
Partizani	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1
Tirana	5	3	4	6	4	2	2	2	3	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
Egnatia	7	10	7	4	6	6	6	8	5	4	5	5	3	3	3	3	5	5	5	6	5	5	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Vllaznia	8	6	2	5	3	5	5	6	4	5	3	4	5	6	5	4	3	3	4	2	2	3	3	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	4
Laçi	1	5	8	8	8	10	9	10	9	9	6	7	6	5	6	6	6	6	6	5	6	6	7	8	8	8	8	6	5	5	4	4	5	6	6	5
Teuta	9	8	9	9	9	9	10	9	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	9	8	7	9	7	7	7	6	6	7	7	7	8	8	6	6	6	6	5	4	6
Kukësi	6	7	10	10	10	8	8	4	6	7	9	8	8	10	9	10	10	10	8	9	8	9	8	7	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	8	7	7	7	7
Erzeni	4	4	3	2	2	4	3	3	2	3	4	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	6	7	7	7	8	8	8	8
Bylis	2	2	5	3	5	3	4	5	7	8	8	9	9	8	8	8	9	8	7	8	9	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Kastrioti	10	9	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	6	7	6	7	7	7	7	7	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10

	Leader and UEFA Champions League first qualifying round
	UEFA Europa Conference League first qualifying round
	Relegation play-off
	2023–24 Kategoria e Parë

Source:

Relegation play-off

More information Erzeni, 2−1 (a.e.t.) ...

Erzeni	2−1 (a.e.t.)	Korabi
Sadiki 4' Mehmeti 93'		Tabaku 19'

4 June 2023

17:00

Niko Dovana Stadium, Durrës

Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti

Both clubs remained in their respective leagues.

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

As of 29 May 2023

More information Rank, Player ...

Rank	Player	Club	Goals^[2]
1	Florent Hasani	Tirana	16
2	Victor da Silva	Partizani	13
3	Patrick Nonato	Erzeni	12
4	Raphael Dwamena	Egnatia	11
	Redon Xhixha	Tirana
	Saliou Guindo	Laçi
7	Xhuliano Skuka	Partizani	10

Hat-tricks

Main article: List of Kategoria Superiore hat-tricks

More information Player, Club ...

Player	Club	Against	Result	Date
Redon Xhixha	Tirana	Teuta	4–0 (H)	16 September 2022
Redon Xhixha	Tirana	Laçi	3–3 (H)	7 October 2022
Patrick	Tirana	Bylis	4–1 (H)	21 January 2023
Florent Hasani	Tirana	Erzeni	3–1 (H)	2 April 2023

Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Discipline

Player

Most yellow cards: 12
- Abaz Karakaçi (Kastrioti)

Most red cards: 2
- Abaz Karakaçi (Kastrioti)
- Xhoeli Maçolli (Bylis)

Awards

Monthly awards

More information Month, Player of the Month ...

Month	Player of the Month	Club	Coach of the Month	Club
Month	Player	Club	Coach	Club
September	Xhuliano Skuka^[3]	Partizani	Xhevahir Kapllani^[4]	Erzeni
October	Redon Xhixha^[5]	Tirana	Orges Shehi^[6]	Tirana
December	Tedi Cara^[7]	Partizani	Shpëtim Duro^[8]	Egnatia
January	Fjoart Jonuzi^[9]	Vllaznia	Rrahman Hallaçi^[10]	Kukësi
February	Pano Qirko^[11]	Teuta	Edi Martini^[12]	Teuta
March	Raphael Dwamena^[13]	Egnatia	Giovanni Colella^[14]	Partizani
April	Florent Hasani^[15]	Tirana	Orges Shehi^[16]	Tirana
May	Arinaldo Rrapaj^[17]	Partizani	Edlir Tetova^[18]	Egnatia

Annual awards

More information Award, Winner ...

Award	Winner	Club
Manager of the Season	Orges Shehi	Tirana
Player of the Season	Arinaldo Rrapaj	Partizani
Young Player of the Season	Arlind Kurti	Laçi

More information Team of the Year, Goalkeeper ...

Team of the Year
Goalkeeper	Alen Sherri (Egnatia)
Defenders	Florjan Përgjoni (Tirana)	Filip Najdovski (Tirana)		Renato Malota (Egnatia)		Andi Hadroj (Partizani)
Midfielders	Fernando Medeiros (Egnatia)		Albano Aleksi (Egnatia)		Arinaldo Rrapaj (Partizani)
Forwards	Florent Hasani (Tirana)		Raphael Dwamena (Egnatia)		Tedi Cara (Partizani)

Source:^[19]

Notes and references

Notes

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Kastrioti will play their 2022–23 home games at the Kamëz Stadium in Kamëz, since their venue, Kastrioti Stadium, is not suitable for Kategoria Superiore matches.
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Erzeni will play their 2022–23 home games at the Niko Dovana Stadium in Durrës, since their venue, Tofik Jashari Stadium, is not suitable for Kategoria Superiore matches.

References

[1]
"Edicioni 2022–2023 i "Abissnet Superiore", një vit atipik për kalendarin e futbollit shqiptar". 5 July 2022.
[2]
"2022–23 top scorers". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
[3]
"Xhuljano Skuka TIBO Player of the Month for September". Serie A. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
[4]
"Xhevair Kapllani Coach of the Month for September". Serie A. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
[5]
"Redon Xhixha TIBO Player of the Month for October". Serie A. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
[6]
"Orges Shehi Coach of the Month for October". Serie A. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
[7]
"Çmimi Oversport, Tedi Cara shpallet lojtari më i mirë i muajit dhjetor". 11 January 2023.
[8]
"Çmimi Oversport: Shpëtim Duro shpallet "Trajner i muajit dhjetor"". 12 January 2023.
[9]
"Çmimi Oversport, Fjoart Jonuzi shpallet lojtari më i mirë i muajit janar". 4 February 2023.
[10]
"Trofeu Oversport/ Rraman Hallaçi shpallet trajneri më i mirë i muajit janar". 3 February 2023.
[11]
"Çmimi Oversport, Pano Qirko shpallet lojtari më i mirë i muajit shkurt". 3 March 2023.
[12]
"Trofeu Oversport/ Edi Martini shpallet trajneri më i mirë i muajit shkurt". 2 March 2023.
[13]
"Rafael Dwamena fiton çmimin Oversport "Lojtari më i mirë i muajit mars"". 29 March 2023.
[14]
"Trofeu Oversport/ Giovanni Colella shpallet trajneri më i mirë i muajit mars". 31 March 2023.
[15]
"Vendimtar me golat e tij, Florent Hasani fiton Çmimin Oversport "Lojtari i muajit prill"". 4 May 2023.
[16]
"Trofeu Oversport/ Orges Shehi shpallet trajneri i muajit prill". 5 May 2023.
[17]
"3 gola, 3 asist dhe titulli kampion, Arinaldo Rrapaj fiton çmimin Oversport "Lojtari i muajit maj"". June 2023.
[18]
"Trofeu Oversport/ Edlir Tetova shpallet trajneri i muajit maj". June 2023.
[19]
""Formacioni i vitit 2023", ish-futbollistët e Kombëtares kuqezi, Afrim Tole & Armend Dallku shpërndajnë çmimet për 11-shin më të mirë të vitit". 18 December 2023.

External links

Official website (in Albanian)
Kategoria Superiore at uefa.com

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