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Kategoria Superiore

FIFA Region

UEFA

Season

2019-2020

Location

Albania

Abbreviation

ALB1

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Summary

The Kategorie Superiore (ALB1) or Albanian Superliga is the top division/league in the Albanian football system. At the end of the 2019-2020 season, the ALB1 teams listed below qualify for the following non-league play:

2020-2021 UEFA Champions League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 1st place 2019-2020 ALB1 team
2020-2021 UEFA Europa League - 1st Qualifying Round:
- 2nd place 2019-2020 ALB1 team
- 3rd place 2019-2020 ALB1 team

The winner of the 2019-2020 Kupa e Shqipërisë (Albanian Cup), typically an ALB1 team, also receives a berth in the 1st Qualifying Round of the 2020-2021 UEFA Europa League.

Leagues Pyramid - Albania

Abbrev	League	# of Teams
ALB1	Kategorie Superiore	10
ALB2	Kategoria e Parë (1st Division)	20
ALB3	Kategoria e Dytë (2nd Division)	27
ALB4	Kategoria e Tretë (3rd Division)	6

Competition Structure

Season			# of Teams
23 Aug 2019 - 29 Jul 2020			10: ALB1 (7 minimum), ALB2 (3 maximum)

Season Format

Each team plays Home-Away matches with the other 9 ALB1 clubs twice for a total of 36 league matches. Table ranking ties are broken by (1) head-to-head points, (2) head-to-head goal difference, (3) head-to-head goals scored, (4) goal difference, (5) total goals scored, then (6) a draw.

Playoffs

Not applicable.

Relegation

At the end of the 2019-2020 ALB1 season, the 9th and 10th place ALB1 teams will be relegated to the ALB2, while two ALB2 teams will be promoted to the 2020-2021 ALB1. The 8th place ALB1 team will enter into a home/away highest aggregate goals wins Promotion/Relegation playoff with the 3rd place ALB2 team.

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Relegation Playoff

Date

Home

Status

Road

Venue

Sun - 2 Aug 2020

	KF Vllaznia Shkodër (ALB1)		31		KS Besëlidhja Lezhë (ALB2)	Stadiumi Loro Boriçi
	KF Vllaznia Shkodër remains in ALB1

		League							Home						Road
POS		MP	W - D - L	PTS	CPTS	GF	GA	GD	MP	W - D - L	PTS	GF	GA	GD	MP	W - D - L	PTS	GF	GA	GD
1	KF Tirana	36	21 -7-8	70	-	67	35	32	18	11 -4-3	37	35	15	20	18	10 -3-5	33	32	20	12
2	FK Kukësi	36	19 -9-8	66	-	59	31	28	18	12 -4-2	40	32	12	20	18	7 -5-6	26	27	19	8
3	KF Laçi	36	19 -7-10	64	-	61	34	27	18	13 -2-3	41	37	14	23	18	6 -5-7	23	24	20	4
4	KF Skënderbeu Korçë	36	17 -7-12	58	-	42	43	-1	18	11 -3-4	36	27	20	7	18	6 -4-8	22	15	23	-8
5	KS Teuta Durrës	36	15 -12-9	57	-	41	34	7	18	10 -6-2	36	21	11	10	18	5 -6-7	21	20	23	-3
6	FK Partizani	36	15 -8-13	53	-	51	40	11	18	9 -5-4	32	30	15	15	18	6 -3-9	21	21	25	-4
7	KF Bylis Ballsh	36	12 -15-9	51	-	46	38	8	18	9 -6-3	33	25	16	9	18	3 -9-6	18	21	22	-1
8	KF Vllaznia Shkodër	36	12 -10-14	46	-	36	41	-5	18	6 -5-7	23	18	16	2	18	6 -5-7	23	18	25	-7
9	KS Flamurtari Vlorë	36	2 -9-25	15	-	32	72	-40	18	1 -6-11	9	26	41	-15	18	1 -3-14	6	6	31	-25
10	KS Luftëtari Gjirokastër	36	2 -8-26	14	-	19	86	-67	18	2 -5-11	11	10	33	-23	18	0 -3-15	3	9	53	-44
UEFACL UEFAEL Relegation Playoff Relegation to ALB2