2008–09 Kategoria Superiore

Kategoria Superiore 2008–09 24 August 2008 – 23 May 2009 Tirana24th Albanian title Bylis (via play-off)Partizani (via play-off)LushnjaElbasani Champions League Tirana Europa League VllazniaDinamoFlamurtari Migen Memelli (23 goals) Tirana 6–2 BylisDinamo 5–1 BylisTeuta 4–0 VllazniaFlamurtari 4–0 Besa Lushnja 1–4 VllazniaElbasani 1–4 Vllaznia Tirana 6–2 Bylis 198 427 2007–08 2009–10 The 2008–09 Kategoria Superiore was the 73rd season of top-tier football in Albania and the eleventh season under the name Kategoria Superiore. The season began on 24 August 2008 and ended on 23 May 2009. The defending champions were Dinamo Tirana. KF Tirana won their 24th national league title and qualified for the UEFA Champions League; Vllaznia, Dinamo Tirana and 2008–09 Albanian Cup winners Flamurtari gained access to the UEFA Europa League. On the bottom end of the table, Lushnja and Elbasani were directly relegated. Bylis and Partizani had to face teams from the Kategoria e Parë in relegation matches. Both teams lost and thus were demoted as well. Promotion and relegation Besëlidhja and Skënderbeu were directly relegated to the Kategoria e Parë after finishing 11th and 12th in the previous year's standings. They were replaced by Kategoria e Parë champions Bylis and runners-up Apolonia. 9th placed Teuta and 10th placed Kastrioti had to compete in single-match relegation play-offs. Kastrioti were relegated in the process by losing on penalties against the 3rd placed team from Kategoria e Parë, Lushnja. On the other hand, Teuta saved their place in Albania's top league by beating Burreli, who had finished in 4th place in the Kategoria e Parë, with 2–1 after extra time. Teams Stadia and last season Albania right 300 Locations of the 2008–09 Kategoria Superiore teams Albania 40.431419 19.330806 Apolonia bottom Albania 41.188558 19.553247 Besa left Albania 40.601900 19.740893 Bylis left Albania 41.318402 19.823965 Dinamo bottom Albania 41.065715 20.053117 Elbasani right Albania 40.455922 19.488986 Flamurtari right Albania 40.935552 19.709850 Lushnja left Albania 41.318402 19.823965 Partizani right Albania 41.042418 19.752810 Shkumbini left Albania 41.326081 19.449856 Teuta left Albania 41.318402 19.823965 Tirana top Albania 42.070031 19.506558 Vllaznia left Team Location Stadium Capacity Last seasonApoloniaFierLoni Papuçiu Stadium6,000Kategoria e ParëBesaKavajëBesa Stadium12,0003rdBylisBallshAdush Muça Stadium6,000Kategoria e ParëDinamoTiranaSelman Stërmasi Stadiumnote Selman Stermasi Dinamo, Partizani and Tirana all shared the Selman Stërmasi Stadium as well as the Qemal Stafa Stadium. 12,000ChampionsElbasaniElbasanRuzhdi Bizhuta Stadium13,0004thFlamurtariVlorëFlamurtari Stadium8,5008thLushnjaLushnjëAbdurrahman Roza Haxhiu Stadium6,000Kategoria e ParëPartizaniTiranaSelman Stërmasi Stadium12,0002ndShkumbiniPeqinShkumbini Stadium6,0005thTeutaDurrësNiko Dovana Stadium12,0004thTiranaTiranaSelman Stërmasi Stadium12,0006thVllazniaShkodërLoro Boriçi Stadium15,0007th League table main WDL Albanian Football Association sq, Soccerway TIR VLL DIN TEU SKU FLA BES APO BYL PAR LUS ELB CL1 EL EL ELC RPO RPO rel rel complete 11 5 17 36 43 10 10 13 31 41 9 10 14 28 38 14 10 9 48 34 7 14 12 28 39 10 12 11 33 33 8 12 13 25 35 9 9 15 27 36 12 8 13 32 38 12 8 13 32 34 19 11 3 58 27 19 7 7 49 29 C R R R R Apolonia Besa Bylis Dinamo Tirana Elbasani Flamurtari Lushnja Partizani Shkumbini Teuta Tirana Vllaznia 5 1) points; 2) points in head-to-head matches; 3) goal difference in head-to-head matches; 4) goals scored in head-to-head matches; 5) total goal difference; 6) total goals scored; 7) draw QR green1 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round blue2 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round blue1 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round red2 Qualification for the relegation play-offs red1 Relegation to the 2009–10 Kategoria e Parë Flamurtari qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2008–09 Albanian Cup. Results The schedule consisted of three rounds. During the first two rounds, each team played each other once home and away for a total of 22 matches. The pairings of the third round were then set according to the standings after the first two rounds, giving every team a third game against each opponent for a total of 33 games per team. First and second round main Albanian Football Association complete FBR grey APO BES BYL DIN ELB FLA LUS PAR SKU TEU TIR VLL Apolonia Besa Bylis Dinamo Elbasani Flamurtari Lushnja Partizani Shkumbini Teuta Tirana Vllaznia 3–1 1–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 3–1 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–2 2–1 3–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–0 1–0 2–3 1–0 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 1–2 3–2 4–2 5–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 3–1 0–0 2–4 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–2 0–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 0–2 2–0 0–0 0–2 0–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 3–1 0–1 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–4 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 2–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 2–2 1–2 2–0 1–0 4–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–1 4–0 3–0 1–1 6–2 2–1 0–0 3–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–2 1–1 3–1 4–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 2–2 2–1 0–0 Third round main Albanian Football Association complete FBR grey APO BES BYL DIN ELB FLA LUS PAR SKU TEU TIR VLL Apolonia Besa Bylis Dinamo Elbasani Flamurtari Lushnja Partizani Shkumbini Teuta Tirana Vllaznia null 0–0 null 3–1 null null null 3–1 2–0 null 0–1 0–2 null 1–1 1–1 null 2–2 null null 2–0 1–1 null null 2–0 3–0 null 1–1 null 1–0 null null 0–0 null 3–1 null null 2–0 null 1–1 null 3–0 1–2 2–3 null null null 2–1 null 1–1 null null 2–2 3–2 null 1–4 0–0 4–0 null 2–1 null null 2–1 null null 1–2 null 2–1 null 1–0 null 0–0 1–1 1–0 null null null null 2–1 0–0 null 1–2 2–1 null null null null 2–2 null null 1–0 0–2 null null 1–1 1–0 0–1 null null 1–2 null null 1–0 null null 2–3 0–1 3–2 1–0 null 1–0 2–0 null null null 3–0 null 2–1 null 3–1 4–1 2–1 null 3–2 0–0 1–0 null 3–1 1–1 2–0 null null null Relegation playoffs Bylis as 9th-placed team (against the 4th-placed team of the Kategoria e Parë, Gramozi) and 10th-placed Partizani (against 3rd-placed Kategoria e Parë team Kastrioti) both competed in relegation play-off games after the end of the season. Superiore sides Partizani and Bylis lost their matches and were thus relegated to the Kategoria e Parë. 29 May 2009 17:00 CEST Partizani 0–1 Report Kastrioti Prela 42 Niko Dovana Stadium, Durrës 30 May 2009 17:00 CEST Bylis 2–5 yes Report Gramozi Bakiu 18Muça 28 Bejollari 4Peçi 73Juriander 91Lena 101dos Santos 111 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana Top scorers Source: soccerway.com RankPlayerClubGoals1ALB Migen MemelliTirana232ALB Sebino PlakuDinamo173ALB Vioresin SinaniVllaznia144ALB Emiljano VilaTeuta125ALB Xhevahir SukajVllaznia106SRB Mladen BrkićApolonia9ALB Marius NgjelaPartizaniALB Fatjon SefaDinamo9ALB Endri BakiuBylis8ALB Vilfor HysaTeutaALB Erjon RizvanolliShkumbini Notes 50em note External links Official website sq Category:Kategoria Superiore seasons 1 Albania