1998–99 Albanian National Championship

Albanian National Championship 1998–99 29 August 1998 – 15 May 1999 Tirana18th Albanian title Burreli Laçi Besa Champions League Tirana UEFA Cup Vllaznia Bylis Intertoto Cup Teuta 240 618 Artan Bano (22 goals) Vllaznia 8–0 Flamurtari(5 February 1999) Teuta 0–5 Tirana(24 November 1998) Burreli 4–4 Dinamo(30 October 1998)Vllaznia 8–0 Flamurtari(5 February 1999)Laçi 5–3 Skënderbeu(7 May 1999) 1997–98 1999–00 The 1998–99 Albanian National Championship was the 60th season of the Albanian National Championship, the top professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1930. The season began on 29 August 1998 and concluded on 15 May 1999. Vllaznia began the season as defending champions of the 1997–98 season and Burreli was the only team promoted from the Kategoria e Dytë as the league was reduced from 18 teams to 16.http://www.giovanniarmillotta.it/albania/calcio/alba99.html Albanian football season 1998–99 2010-08-20 2019-04-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20190420064844/http://www.giovanniarmillotta.it/albania/calcio/alba99.html dead Tirana won their 18th Albanian title, having finished as runners-up during the previous season. The newly promoted club Burreli were the first team to be relegated, and they were followed by Laçi and Besa down to the Kategoria e Dytë. Teams Promotion and relegation A total of 16 teams competed in the 1998–99 season, 2 less than the previous where 18 teams competed. Of these 16 teams, 15 of them were from the 1997–98 season with Burreli being the only promoted side from the Kategoria e Dytë. 3 sides from the 1997–98 season were relegated, and they were Shqiponja, Sopoti and Albpetrol. Stadia and last season Albania right 300 Locations of the 1998–99 Albanian National Championship teams Albania 40.431419 19.330806 Apolonia bottom Albania 41.188539 19.553236 Besa left Albania 41.608891 20.007096 Burreli right Albania 40.601900 19.740893 Bylis left Albania 41.318402 19.823965 Dinamo Tirana bottom Albania 41.065715 20.053117 Elbasani right Albania 40.455922 19.488986 Flamurtari right Albania 41.64248 19.711672 Laçi left Albania 40.935552 19.709850 Lushnja left Albania 41.318402 19.823965 Partizani right Albania 40.625833 20.782778 Skënderbeu left Albania 41.042418 19.752810 Shkumbini left Albania 41.326081 19.449856 Teuta left Albania 41.318402 19.823965 Tirana top Albania 40.699037 19.964469 Tomori top Albania 42.070031 19.506558 Vllaznia left Team Location Stadium Capacity Last season Apolonia Fier Loni Papuçiu Stadium 10,000 7th Besa Kavajë Besa Stadium 8,000 14th Burreli Burrel Liri Ballabani Stadium 2,500 Kategoria e Dytë Bylis Ballsh Adush Muça Stadium 6,000 13th Dinamo Tirana Tirana Qemal Stafa Stadiumnote Qemal Stafa Dinamo Tirana, Partizani and Tirana all shared the Qemal Stafa Stadium as well as the Selman Stërmasi Stadium. 19,700 12th Elbasani Elbasan Ruzhdi Bizhuta Stadium 15,000 6th Flamurtari Vlorë Flamurtari Stadium 15,000 15th Laçi Laç Laçi Stadium 5,000 8th Lushnja Lushnjë Abdurrahman Roza Haxhiu Stadium 12,000 9th Partizani Tirana Qemal Stafa Stadium 19,700 3rd Skënderbeu Korçë Skënderbeu Stadium 12,000 11th Shkumbini Peqin Shkumbini Stadium 6,000 4th Teuta Durrës Niko Dovana Stadium 12,040 5th Tirana Tirana Qemal Stafa Stadium 19,700 2nd Tomori Berat Tomori Stadium 14,750 10th Vllaznia Shkodër Loro Boriçi Stadium 15,000 Champions League table main WDL Soccerway, RSSSF.org TIR VLL BYL TOM LUS DIN SHK TEU ELB PAR FLA SKE APO BES LAC BUR CL2Q ECQ ECQ IT REL REL REL complete 10 7 13 32 42 10 6 14 25 40 8 3 19 40 60 18 5 7 51 19 11 7 12 37 37 11 6 13 30 30 11 5 14 40 47 9 6 15 36 55 14 2 14 52 40 10 9 11 37 46 12 4 14 30 38 12 2 16 44 53 18 7 5 48 20 13 7 10 31 25 12 4 14 28 48 18 6 6 57 18 C R R R Apolonia Besa Burreli Bylis Dinamo Tirana Elbasani Flamurtari Laçi Lushnja Partizani Shkumbini Skënderbeu Teuta Tirana Tomori Vllaznia 5 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. QR green1 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round blue1 Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round #ccccff Qualification for the Intertoto Cup first round red1 Relegation to the 1999–2000 Kategoria e Dytë Bylis qualified for the UEFA Cup qualifying round due to Tirana winning the league as well as the 1998–99 Albanian Cup, meaning their place in the UEFA Cup was awarded to the cup runners-up Vllaznia, who also finished as runners-up in the league, meaning that their place in the UEFA Cup through the league route was awarded to Bylis. Results main FBR grey APO BES BUR BYL DIN ELB FLA LAÇ LUS PAR SKË SKU TEU TIR TOM VLL Tirana 1–0 0–0 3–0 3–0 1–0 4–1 3–0 1–0 2–2 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–0 3–0 Vllaznia 1–0 2–0 1–0 3–0 1–3 4–1 3–0 3–1 2–0 8–0 4–0 4–2 5–0 2–0 4–1 Bylis 2–1 2–2 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 3–0 3–0 2–0 4–0 5–0 4–1 2–1 4–1 5–1 Tomori 1–0 1–0 0–0 3–2 1–0 4–0 2–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 Lushnja 6–1 1–2 0–2 1–0 1–1 3–0 2–0 2–0 3–0 3–2 5–1 3–1 4–0 3–1 3–0 Dinamo 0–3 0–1 2–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 2–2 3–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 3–1 0–0 Shkumbini 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 4–1 1–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 5–0 1–0 Teuta 0–5 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–2 3–2 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 3–0 Elbasani 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–2 2–1 3–0 1–0 4–1 3–0 3–1 Partizani 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 1–1 3–2 0–0 2–2 2–1 3–0 3–1 Flamurtari 1–0 0–0 0–0 3–2 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–0 1–1 0–0 3–0 1–1 4–0 3–0 2–1 Skënderbeu 0–1 0–2 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–3 3–1 5–0 2–0 4–0 4–1 2–0 1–0 4–1 2–1 Apolonia 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 1–0 4–2 1–0 2–1 2–0 Besa 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 4–1 Laçi 3–3 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–2 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–3 4–2 5–3 4–1 1–0 2–1 Burreli 0–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 4–1 4–4 3–0 3–0 2–0 2–3 0–2 4–2 2–0 2–3 1–3 Match awarded. TIR_SKË TIR_SKË complete RSSSF.org Season statistics Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1ALB Artan BanoLushnja222ALB Rigels QoseSkënderbeu193ALB Vioresin SinaniVllaznia144ALB Bardhyl EleziLushnja12ALB Klodian AsllaniBylis6ALB Hekuran JakupiBylis10ALB Fjodor XhafaFlamurtari8ALB Vladimir GjoniBurreli10ALB Fatjon YmeriDinamo TiranaALB Daniel XhafaFlamurtari “Këpucët e Arta” të Shqipërisë, nga Refik Resmja te Iir Përnaska Notes note References Category:Kategoria Superiore seasons 1 Albania Category:Long stubs with short prose