The 2020-21
Kategoria e Dytë
Kategoria e Dytë is the third tier of professional football in Albania’s league system. Known as the Second Division since the 2004–05 season, it consists of 23 teams split into two geographically-based groups. The winners of each group secur ...
was the 49th official season of the Albanian football third division since its establishment. There were 27 teams competing this season, split in 2 groups. The winners of the groups played the league's final against each other and also gained promotion to the
2021-22 Kategoria e Parë. Teams ranked from the 2nd to the 5th position qualified to the play-off round which they played against the 7th ranked teams in the
2020-21 Kategoria e Parë.
Butrinti
Butrint (, , ) was an ancient Greek polis and later Roman city and the seat of an early Christian bishopric in Epirus.
Originally a settlement of the Greek tribe of the Chaonians, it later became part of the state of Epirus and later a Roman ' ...
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Maliqi,
Shkumbini
The Shkumbin (; ), also known as Shkembi, is a river in Albania. It is long and its drainage basin is . Its average discharge is .
Etymology
It derives from Latin ''Scampinus'' (recorded alternatively as ), which replaced the Illyrian name o ...
and
Tërbuni were promoted to the
2021–22 Kategoria e Parë.
Shkumbini
The Shkumbin (; ), also known as Shkembi, is a river in Albania. It is long and its drainage basin is . Its average discharge is .
Etymology
It derives from Latin ''Scampinus'' (recorded alternatively as ), which replaced the Illyrian name o ...
won their second
Kategoria e Dytë
Kategoria e Dytë is the third tier of professional football in Albania’s league system. Known as the Second Division since the 2004–05 season, it consists of 23 teams split into two geographically-based groups. The winners of each group secur ...
title after beating
Maliqi in the final match.
Changes from last season
Team changes
From Kategoria e Dytë
Promoted to
Kategoria e Parë
Kategoria e Parë is the second tier of professional football in Albania
Albania ( ; or ), officially the Republic of Albania (), is a country in Southeast Europe. It is located in the Balkans, on the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic and Ionian Se ...
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Partizani B
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Tomori
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Vora
To Kategoria e Dytë
Relegated from
Kategoria e Parë
Kategoria e Parë is the second tier of professional football in Albania
Albania ( ; or ), officially the Republic of Albania (), is a country in Southeast Europe. It is located in the Balkans, on the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic and Ionian Se ...
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Devolli
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Iliria
In classical and late antiquity, Illyria (; , ''Illyría'' or , ''Illyrís''; , ''Illyricum'') was a region in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula inhabited by numerous tribes of people collectively known as the Illyrians.
The Ancient Gree ...
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Shënkolli
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Shkumbini
The Shkumbin (; ), also known as Shkembi, is a river in Albania. It is long and its drainage basin is . Its average discharge is .
Etymology
It derives from Latin ''Scampinus'' (recorded alternatively as ), which replaced the Illyrian name o ...
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Tërbuni
Promoted from
Kategoria e Tretë
Kategoria e Tretë is the fourth tier of Albania's football league system. A total of 16 teams, split into 2 groups, are competing in the upcoming 2024–25 season. The winners of each group earn the right to promotion in Kategoria e Dytë and p ...
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Bulqiza
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Labëria
Labëria is a historic region that is roughly situated in southwestern Albania. Its inhabitants are known as Labs (referred to as , pl. ''Lebër'', also dial. sing. ''Lap'') and its boundaries reach from Vlorë to Himara in the south, to the Gr ...
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Valbona
Locations
Stadia by capacity and locations
Group A
Group B
League standings
Group A
Results
Group B
Results
Final
Group A Promotion play-offs
Semi-finals
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''Tërbuni qualified to the final as the team with the better ranking.''
Final
''Tërbuni qualified to the final play-off match.''
Group B Promotion play-offs
Semi-finals
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Final
''Butrinti qualified to the final play-off match.''
Relegation play-offs
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''Both teams remained in their respective leagues.''
Season statistics
Scoring
Top scorers
References
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Kategoria e Dytë seasons
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Albania
Albania ( ; or ), officially the Republic of Albania (), is a country in Southeast Europe. It is located in the Balkans, on the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea, and shares land borders with Montenegro to ...