The 2021–22
Kategoria e Parë
Kategoria e Parë is the second tier of professional football in Albania
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was the 74th official season of the Albanian football second-tier since its establishment. The season began on 11 September 2021 and ended on 7 May 2022. There were 16 teams competing this season. The winning and runner-up teams gained promotion to the
2022-23 Kategoria Superiore. The promotion play-offs winner played a promotion play-off match against the 8th ranked team of the
2021–22 Kategoria Superiore.
and
Erzeni were promoted to the
2022–23 Kategoria Superiore
The 2022–23 Kategoria Superiore was the 84th official season, or 87th season of top-tier Association football, football in Albania (including three unofficial championships during World War II) and the 23rd season under the name Kategoria Superi ...
.
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 ' ...
,
Maliqi,
Pogradeci,
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
Vora were relegated to the
2022–23 Kategoria e Dytë.
Changes from last season
Team changes
From Kategoria e Parë
Promoted to
Kategoria Superiore
Kategoria Superiore (), also known as Abissnet Superiore for sponsorship reasons with internet service provider, Abissnet, is a professional league for men's association football clubs in Albania. At the top of the Albanian football league syste ...
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Dinamo Tirana
Football Club Dinamo City, commonly referred to as Dinamo City and colloquially known as Dinamo, is an Albanian professional football club based out of Tirana. They compete in the Kategoria Superiore, the top tier of Albanian football. Founded i ...
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Egnatia
Relegated to
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 ...
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Elbasani
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Flamurtari
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Oriku
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Partizani B
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Veleçiku
To Kategoria e Parë
Relegated from
Kategoria Superiore
Kategoria Superiore (), also known as Abissnet Superiore for sponsorship reasons with internet service provider, Abissnet, is a professional league for men's association football clubs in Albania. At the top of the Albanian football league syste ...
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Apolonia
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Bylis
Promoted from
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 ...
:
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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
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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
Locations
Stadia by capacity and locations
League table
Results
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.
Promotion play-offs
Bracket
Semi-finals
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Final
''Korabi qualified to the final play-off match.''
Relegation play-offs
''Pogradeci was relegated to Kategoria e Dytë, while Oriku was promoted to Kategoria e Parë.''
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''Both teams remained in their respective leagues.''
Top scorers
References
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Kategoria e Parë 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 ...