The 2018–19

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was the 80th official season, or 83rd season of top-tier

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(including three unofficial championships during

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) and the 19th season under the name Kategoria Superiore. The season began on 17 August 2018 and ended on 30 May 2019. Partizani, won the league title on 12 May 2019 with 3 matches to spare. The winners of this season's Superiore earned a place in the

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of the 2019−20 Champions League, with the second and third placed clubs earning a place in the

of the 2019−20 Europa League.

Teams

Two clubs earned promotion from the

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and

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, joined the Superiore this season. Lushnja and Vllaznia were relegated at the conclusion of last season, the latter for the second time in their history.

Locations

* * *

Stadiums

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under

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eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Managerial changes

League table

Positions by round

Results

Clubs will play each other four times for a total of 36 matches each.

First half of season

Second half of season

*¹ The opponents of Kamza awarded a 3–0 w/o win each.

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

Hat-tricks

Discipline

*Most yellow cards: 12 **

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(Flamurtari) **

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(Skënderbeu) *Most red cards: 2 ** Bojan Najdenov (Laçi) **

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(Skënderbeu) ** Lancinet Sidibe (Teuta)

References

External links

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Superliga at uefa.com
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