1996–97 Albanian National Championship

Albanian National Championship 1996–97 Tirana17th Albanian title None Champions League None UEFA Cup None Cup Winners' Cup None 193 441 Viktor Paço (14 goals) 1995–96 1997–98 The 1996–97 Albanian National Championship was the 58th season of the Albanian National Championship, the top professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1930. The championship was interrupted after 17th round due to the economic-political crisis in Albania in 1997 and was completed in August. Instead the regular second half, the final play-off phase was played, with the 18 teams were divided into 3 groups of 6 according to standings after the 17 rounds. Teams Stadia and last season Albania right 300 Locations of the 1996–97 Albanian National Championship teams Albania 40.687743 19.62227 Albpetrol left Albania 40.431419 19.330806 Apolonia bottom Albania 41.188539 19.553236 Besa left Albania 40.601900 19.740893 Bylis left 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 Olimpik bottom Albania 41.318402 19.823965 Partizani right Albania 40.625833 20.782778 Skënderbeu left Albania 41.183333 20.316667 Sopoti right Albania 41.042418 19.752810 Shkumbini left Albania 40.081310 20.138020 Shqiponja top 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 Albpetrol Patos Alush Noga Stadium 2,150 11th Apolonia Fier Loni Papuçiu Stadium 10,000 6th Besa Kavajë Besa Stadium 8,000 7th Bylis Ballsh Adush Muça Stadium 6,000 Kategoria e Dytë Elbasani Elbasan Ruzhdi Bizhuta Stadium 15,000 13th Flamurtari Vlorë Flamurtari Stadium 15,000 4th Laçi Laç Laçi Stadium 5,000 12th Lushnja Lushnjë Abdurrahman Roza Haxhiu Stadium 12,000 Kategoria e Dytë Olimpik Tirana Qemal Stafa Stadiumnote Qemal Stafa Olimpik, Partizani and Tirana all shared the Qemal Stafa Stadium as well as the Selman Stërmasi Stadium. 19,700 5th Partizani Tirana Qemal Stafa Stadium 19,700 3rd Skënderbeu Korçë Skënderbeu Stadium 12,000 16th Sopotinote Sopoti Sopoti was played under the name Albania Tabak during the regular season. Librazhd Sopoti Stadium 3,000 8th Shkumbini Peqin Shkumbini Stadium 6,000 9th Shqiponja Gjirokastër Gjirokastër Stadium 9,000 15th Teuta Durrës Niko Dovana Stadium 12,040 2nd Tirana Tirana Qemal Stafa Stadium 19,700 Champions Tomori Berat Tomori Stadium 14,750 14th Vllaznia Shkodër Loro Boriçi Stadium 15,000 10th Regular season League table main WDL RSSSF.org FLA TIR VLL APO PAR SHK LAC LUS BYL BES TEU ATA TOM ELB SHQ OLI ALB SKE G1 G1 G1 G1 G1 G1 G2 G2 G3a G2 G2 G2 G2 G3 G3 G3 G3 G3 complete 7 0 10 11 19 4 4 9 12 27 9 4 4 22 15 6 4 7 15 14 6 4 7 18 16 6 2 9 16 25 12 1 4 34 16 7 4 6 19 19 6 6 5 18 14 5 1 11 21 24 9 4 4 19 15 8 2 7 17 17 5 4 8 13 20 4 2 11 12 33 6 3 8 14 13 10 4 3 34 8 5 5 7 10 18 11 0 6 24 16 Albania Tabak Albpetrol Apolonia Besa Bylis Elbasani Flamurtari Laçi Lushnja Olimpik Partizani Shkumbini Shqiponja 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. Q green1 Qualification for Group 1 yellow1 Qualification for Group 2 blue1 Qualification for Group 3 blue1 Qualification for Group 3 Bylis were placed in Group 3 for unknown reasons. Tomori were placed instead in Group 2. Albania Tabak were changed name back to Sopoti during the interruption. Results main FBR grey ATA ALB APO BES BYL ELB FLA LAÇ LUS OLI PAR SKË SKU SHQ TEU TIR TOM VLL Flamurtari 1–0 null 3–1 null 3–0 null null 2–1 1–0 3–1 null null null 3–2 null 3–0 3–0 Tirana null null 2–0 1–1 3–1 null 1–1 4–0 null null 3–0 4–0 4–0 4–0 null null null Vllaznia 2–1 2–0 null 3–0 null 1–0 null null 1–0 null null 4–1 1–0 2–1 null null 3–1 Apolonia null null 2–0 null null 1–1 null 1–0 null 2–1 1–0 null 1–1 1–0 1–0 4–0 null Partizani 2–1 null null 2–1 null 3–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 null null null null null null 2–0 2–0 Shkumbini null null 1–0 2–0 4–0 1–0 0–0 null null 1–0 3–0 null null null null 2–1 1–0 Laçi 2–1 0–0 null null null null 2–2 1–0 null null null 1–0 4–1 2–0 3–1 null 2–1 Lushnja 1–2 null 1–0 2–2 null null null 2–1 null null null 2–0 0–1 null null 3–0 2–0 Bylis null null 1–2 null null 1–0 null null 4–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 null 2–1 null 4–0 Besa null 2–0 null 1–2 null 1–1 1–0 1–1 null null 1–0 null 3–1 null null null 4–0 Teuta null 0–0 2–0 null 1–0 null 4–0 0–0 null 1–0 null null null 2–0 null 0–1 null Albania Tabak 0–1 null 2–0 null 0–1 null 1–0 2–0 null null 0–1 null null 2–0 1–0 null null Tomori 0–0 null null 0–0 2–1 2–0 null null null 0–0 1–0 2–0 null null 1–0 null null Elbasani 3–2 null null null 1–2 2–0 null null null null 1–0 3–0 0–0 null null 1–0 0–1 Shqiponja null null null null 0–0 1–0 null 1–0 1–1 0–0 null null 3–0 1–0 1–0 null null Olimpik 1–4 0–3 1–2 null 1–1 3–0 null 0–1 null 0–1 2–0 null null 5–1 null null null Albpetrol null 0–2 2–1 null null null 1–1 null 1–1 1–0 null 1–2 1–0 null 1–1 1–3 null Skënderbeu null 0–3 null 0–2 null null null null null null 2–1 2–0 1–1 null 2–1 1–3 1–1 Match awarded. complete RSSSF.org Final phase Group 1 Played in Tirana. main WDL Group 1 RSSSF.org TIR VLL FLA PAR APO SKU complete 9 4 9 25 26 14 3 5 42 23 12 4 6 28 20 9 3 10 23 27 14 4 4 40 9 14 1 7 30 20 Apolonia Flamurtari Partizani Shkumbini Tirana Vllaznia C -4 Flamurtari were deducted four points for the crowd trouble in the last round. 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. Results main grey APO FLA PAR SKU TIR VLL Apolonia 2–3 0–4 1–2 0–1 0–1 Flamurtari 2–0 2–2 0–2 1–1 Partizani 3–1 0–1 2–1 Shkumbini 0–2 1–2 Tirana 0–1 Vllaznia Match awarded. complete RSSSF.org Group 2 Played in Kavajë and Durrës. main WDL Group 2 RSSSF.org 7 LUS TEU SOP LAÇ BES TOM complete 7 4 11 18 21 7 6 9 22 29 10 6 6 32 20 10 1 11 17 23 10 3 9 23 16 6 6 10 15 28 Besa Laçi Lushnja Sopoti Teuta Tomori 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. Results main grey BES LAÇ LUS SOP TEU TOM Besa 1–0 1–2 1–2 0–2 0–1 Laçi 1–4 1–1 0–3 1–1 Lushnja 2–0 1–2 5–2 Sopoti 1–0 2–0 Teuta 2–1 Tomori complete RSSSF.org Group 3 Played in Elbasan. main WDL Group 3 RSSSF.org 13 ELB BYL SKË OLI ALB SHQ complete 4 4 13 15 39 7 4 10 23 26 9 2 10 27 28 7 2 12 27 28 5 4 8 13 20 7 3 11 21 38 Albpetrol Bylis Elbasani Olimpik Shqiponja Skënderbeu 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. Shqiponja were withdrew before start of the final phase. Results main grey ALB BYL ELB OLI SKË Albpetrol 2–3 0–3 0–3 1–3 Bylis 1–5 0–1 1–2 Elbasani 2–0 1–2 Olimpik 2–2 Skënderbeu complete RSSSF.org Season statistics Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1ALB Viktor PaçoFlamurtari142ALB Edi MartiniVllaznia9ALB Alket ZeqoApoloniaALB Agron XhafaOlimpikALB Alban BushiTirana/Flamurtari6ALB Indrit FortuziTirana87ALB Erion BogdaniPartizani7ALB Gugash MaganiShkumbini9ALB Shpëtim KushtaFlamurtari6ALB Saimir MalokuLaçi “Këpucët e Arta” të Shqipërisë, nga Refik Resmja te Iir Përnaska Notes note References Albania - List of final tables (RSSSF) https://web.archive.org/web/20201114225629/http://www.giovanniarmillotta.it/albania/calcio/alba97.html 2020-11-14 Category:Kategoria Superiore seasons 1 Albania