1953 Albanian First Division

The 1953 Albanian First Division (Albanian: Kategoria e Dytë) was the 9th season of a second-tier Association football league in Albania. The season started in March and ended in August. After the interruption of 1952 the Second Division resumed with the formula of the 14 teams in two groups and the final by title and promotions between the two first classified. Spartaku Tiranë wins the title and promotion, but thanks to the Federation's decision to enlarge the First Division to 12 teams, Puna Elbasan also gains promotion, although defeated in the play-off by the penultimate of the major series, and Puna Kavajë, who wins a special play-off with the second in the other group.

Albanian First Division
Season1953
ChampionsSpartaku Tiranë
Promoted
← 1951
1954 →

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 Puna Elbasan (Q) 12 8 3 1 31 19 1.632 19 Qualification to the final
2 Puna Kavajë 12 8 2 2 0 0 — 18 Play-off promotion to 1954 Albanian Superliga
3 Tekstilisti "Stalin" Yzberish 12 6 2 4 0 0 — 14
4 Dinamo Shkodër 12 5 4 3 0 0 — 14
5 Spartaku Shkodër 12 5 4 3 0 0 — 14
6 Puna Shijak 12 2 1 9 0 0 — 5
7 Puna Lezhë 12 0 0 12 0 0 — 0
Source: [1]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 Spartaku Tiranë (Q) 12 10 1 1 0 0 — 21 Qualification to the final
2 Puna Berat 12 5 4 3 21 18 1.167 14 Play-off promotion to 1954 Albanian Superliga
3 Puna Fier 12 6 1 5 0 0 — 13
4 Puna Lushnjë 12 4 5 3 0 0 — 13
5 Puna Gjirokastër 12 3 2 7 0 0 — 8
6 Spartaku Qyteti Stalin 12 2 4 6 0 0 — 8
7 Spartaku Korçë 12 1 5 6 0 0 — 7
Source: [1]
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.

Final

Single match played in Kavajë.

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Spartaku Tiranë 6–1[note 1] Puna Elbasan

Promotion playoffs

The second-place finishers in the groups played in two match promotion playoffs.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Puna Kavajë 5–3 Puna Berat 1–2 4–1

Notes
  1. according to some sources the result was 1-0.

References
  1. "Calcio Mondiale Web - Albania - 2^ Divisione 1953". calciomondialeweb.it. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.


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