The 2019–20

Kategoria Superiore The Kategoria Superiore, officially known as Abissnet Superiore for sponsorship reasons, is a professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Albanian football league system, it is the country's primary football compet ...

was the 81st official season, or 84th season of top-tier football in

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(including three unofficial championships during

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) and the 20th season under the name Kategoria Superiore. The season began on 23 August 2019 and ended on 29 July 2020.

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, won the league title on 19 July 2020 with 2 matches to spare. The winners of this season's Kategoria Superiore earned a place in the

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of the 2020-21 Champions League, with the second and third placed clubs earning a place in the

of the 2020-21 Europa League. The competition was suspended from 12 March to 3 June 2020, due to a pandemic of COVID-19 in Albania.

Teams

Two clubs earned promotion from the

Kategoria e Parë Kategoria e Parë is the second level of professional football in Albania, behind the Kategoria Superiore and above the Kategoria e Dytë. Format Kategoria e Parë was founded in 1930. It is made up of 14 teams. The 2 best ranked teams gain prom ...

, Bylis and Vllaznia.

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was relegated to

at the conclusion of last season, Kamza was excluded from the championship and relegated to the

Kategoria e Dytë Kategoria e Dytë is the third professional level of football in Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is locate ...

, after a violent incident during a match against Laçi in the 24th round.

Locations

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Stadiums

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Managerial changes

League table

Results

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

First half of season

Second half of season

Relegation play-off

''Both clubs remained in their respective leagues.''

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

Discipline

Player

* Most yellow cards: 14 ** Albano Aleksi (Teuta) * Most red cards: 2 ** Agustín Torassa (Tirana) ** Blagoja Todorovski (Teuta) ** Donald Mëllugja (Bylis) ** Fabian Beqja (Teuta) ** Erion Hoxhallari (Tirana) ** Theophilus Solomon (Partizani) ** Valdo Zeqaj (Flamurtari)

References

External links

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Kategoria Superiore at uefa.com
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1 Association football events postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic