2018–19 Kategoria e Parë

The 2018–19 Kategoria e Parë was the 71st official season of the Albanian football second division since its establishment. The season began on 9 September 2018 and ended on 25 May 2019.[1] There were 20 teams competing this season, split in 2 groups, each with 10 teams. The top 5 teams from each group qualified to the promotion round, while the last teams qualified to the relegation round. The 2 winners of the qualification round gained promotion to the 2019–20 Kategoria Superiore, and played the division's final against each other. Bylis and Vllaznia were promoted to the 2019–20 Kategoria Superiore. Tomori and Vora were relegated to the 2019−20 Kategoria e Dytë. Bylis won their fourth Albanian First Division title on 23 May 2019 after beating Vllaznia in the final match.

Kategoria e Parë
Season2018–19
ChampionsBylis
4th title
PromotedBylis
Vllaznia
RelegatedTomori
Vora
Matches played245
Goals scored591 (2.41 per match)
Biggest home winErzeni 5−0 Shënkolli
(3 November 2018)
Biggest away winVora 1−6 Vllaznia
(16 February 2019)
Highest scoringBurreli 5−2 Veleçiku
(16 February 2019)
Bylis 5−2 Egnatia
(30 March 2019)
Oriku 4−3 Egnatia
(18 May 2019)
Vora 1−6 Vllaznia
(16 February 2019)
Longest winning run14 matches
Bylis
Longest unbeaten run23 matches
Bylis
Longest winless run11 matches
Erzeni
Tomori
Longest losing run7 matches
Turbina

Changes from last season

Team changes

From First Division

Promoted to Kategoria Superiore:

Relegated to Albanian Second Division:

To Kategoria e Parë

Relegated from Kategoria Superiore:

Promoted from Kategoria e Dytë:

Locations
Shënkolli
Vora
Besëlidhja
Dinamo Tirana
Burreli
Iliria
Veleçiku
2018–19 Group A Kategoria e Parë teams.
Apolonia
Besa
Bylis
Pogradeci
Egnatia
Tomori
Turbina
2018–19 Group B Kategoria e Parë teams.

Stadia by capacity and locations

Group A
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
BesëlidhjaLezhëBrian Filipi Stadium5,000
Dinamo TiranaTiranaInternacional Complex1,000
BurreliBurrelLiri Ballabani Stadium2,500
ErzeniShijakTofik Jashari Stadium4,000
IliriaFushë-KrujëRedi Maloku Stadium3,000
KorabiPeshkopiKorabi Stadium6,000
ShënkolliShënkollShënkoll Stadium
VeleçikuKoplikKompleksi Vellezërit Duli2,000
VllazniaShkodërLoro Boriçi Stadium16,000
VoraVorëFusha Sportive Vorë1,000

Group B
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
ApoloniaFierLoni Papuçiu Stadium6,800
BesaKavajëBesa Stadium8,000
BylisBallshAdush Muça Stadium5,200
EgnatiaRrogozhinëEgnatia Stadium4,000
ElbasaniElbasanElbasan Arena12,800
LushnjaLushnjëAbdurrahman Roza Haxhiu Stadium8,500
OrikuOrikumPetro Ruci Stadium2,000
PogradeciPogradecGjorgji Kyçyku Stadium10,700
TomoriBeratTomori Stadium14,750
TurbinaCërrikNexhip Trungu Stadium6,600

First phase

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Vllaznia 18 14 2 2 32 8 +24 44 Qualification to the Promotion round
2 Erzeni 18 10 2 6 24 15 +9 32
3 Besëlidhja 18 9 3 6 22 16 +6 30
4 Dinamo Tirana 18 8 3 7 15 11 +4 27
5 Korabi 18 8 3 7 18 19 −1 27
6 Veleçiku 18 8 1 9 18 23 −5 25 Qualification to the Relegation round
7 Burreli 18 8 0 10 18 23 −5 24
8 Shënkolli 18 6 2 10 14 23 −9 20
9 Iliria 18 5 4 9 17 19 −2 19
10 Vora 18 2 4 12 11 32 −21 10
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) draw. (Head-to-head record is applied for clubs with the same number of points only once all matches between said clubs have been played.)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bylis 18 13 3 2 30 7 +23 42 Qualification to the Promotion round
2 Besa 18 10 5 3 22 11 +11 35
3 Egnatia 18 10 1 7 23 21 +2 31
4 Lushnja 18 7 6 5 19 14 +5 27
5 Oriku 18 7 6 5 17 14 +3 27
6 Pogradeci 18 8 2 8 24 19 +5 26 Qualification to the Relegation round
7 Apolonia 18 6 5 7 13 11 +2 23
8 Tomori[lower-alpha 1] 18 5 5 8 17 25 −8 17
9 Elbasani 18 3 3 12 14 32 −18 12
10 Turbina 18 2 2 14 11 36 −25 8
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) draw. (Head-to-head record is applied for clubs with the same number of points only once all matches between said clubs have been played.)
Notes:
  1. Tomori were deducted three points after failing to show up in a match against Bylis.

Second phase

Promotion round

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Vllaznia (P) 8 6 1 1 44 11 +33 41 Promotion to 2019–20 Kategoria Superiore
2 Dinamo Tirana 8 4 2 2 26 17 +9 28
3 Besëlidhja 8 3 4 1 31 25 +6 28
4 Korabi 8 1 2 5 23 28 −5 19
5 Erzeni 8 0 3 5 27 28 −1 19
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) draw. (Head-to-head record is applied for clubs with the same number of points only once all matches between said clubs have been played.)
(P) Promoted.

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Bylis (C, P) 8 8 0 0 52 10 +42 45 Promotion to 2019–20 Kategoria Superiore
2 Besa 8 4 1 3 34 25 +9 31
3 Oriku 8 3 2 3 29 27 +2 25
4 Lushnja 8 1 4 3 27 28 −1 21
5 Egnatia 8 0 1 7 34 42 −8 17
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) draw. (Head-to-head record is applied for clubs with the same number of points only once all matches between said clubs have been played.)
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.

Relegation round

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
6 Burreli 8 4 1 3 25 29 −4 25
7 Iliria 8 4 2 2 27 29 −2 24
8 Shënkolli 8 4 1 3 29 36 −7 23
9 Veleçiku (O) 8 3 1 4 26 32 −6 23 Play-out relegation to 2019–20 Kategoria e Dytë
10 Vora (R) 8 2 1 5 21 44 −23 12 Relegation to 2019–20 Kategoria e Dytë
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) draw. (Head-to-head record is applied for clubs with the same number of points only once all matches between said clubs have been played.)
(O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
6 Pogradeci 8 5 0 3 36 29 +7 28
7 Apolonia 8 4 1 3 26 18 +8 25
8 Turbina 8 5 0 3 25 43 −18 19
9 Elbasani (O) 8 4 1 3 23 44 −21 19 Play-out relegation to 2019–20 Kategoria e Dytë
10 Tomori (R) 8 0 2 6 22 42 −20 11 Relegation to 2019–20 Kategoria e Dytë
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) draw. (Head-to-head record is applied for clubs with the same number of points only once all matches between said clubs have been played.)
(O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.

Final
Vllaznia1−3Bylis
Ignat  17' Anthony  48'
Bajramaj  61'
Ujka  83'
Referee: Juxhin Xhaja

Relegation play-offs
Veleçiku1−0 (a.e.t.)Shkumbini
Lami  111'
Elbasani3−0Luzi 2008
Jaupi  45' (pen.)
Mici  65'
Ferhati  90+2'

Extra play−off match
Shkumbini1–0Luzi 2008
Xhyra  33'

An extra play−off match was played between the losers of the regular play−offs to replace the vacant spot left by Kamza, who was relegated from the Kategoria Superiore to the Kategoria e Dytë by federation decision.

References
  1. http://fshf.org/sq/mblidhet-komiteti-ekzekutiv-fshf-percaktohen-datat-e-sezonit-te-ardhshem/
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