Albanian First Division
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The Albanian First Division is the second level of association football in Albania
. The league was first created with the name Kategoria e Dytë (Second Division) and has also been named Kategoria A2 in recent years.
In the 2006–07 season, the First Division had 14 teams, but was expanded to 16 teams for the 2007–08 season. No teams were relegated and four teams were promoted from the Second Division.
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
. The league was first created with the name Kategoria e Dytë (Second Division) and has also been named Kategoria A2 in recent years.
In the 2006–07 season, the First Division had 14 teams, but was expanded to 16 teams for the 2007–08 season. No teams were relegated and four teams were promoted from the Second Division.
Clubs for the 2010–11 season
| Team | City/Area | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Partizani | Tirana Tirana Tirana is the capital and the largest city of Albania. Modern Tirana was founded as an Ottoman town in 1614 by Sulejman Bargjini, a local ruler from Mullet, although the area has been continuously inhabited since antiquity. Tirana became Albania's capital city in 1920 and has a population of over... |
Kamëz Stadium | 5,500 |
| Adriatiku KF Adriatiku Mamurrasi KF Adriatiku Mamurrasi are an Albanian football team currently playing in Kategoria e Parë 2010-2011.- Current squad :-External links:*... |
Mamurras Mamurras Mamurras is a small town of 7,600 people in Kurbin District of northwestern Albania. The town lies from the Mediterranean Sea.-External links :*... |
Fusha Sportive Mamurras | |
| Bilisht Sport Bilisht Sporti Bilisht Sporti is an Albanian football club founded and based on Bilisht, Korçë District.The club currently playing in Kategoria e Parë the Albanian First Division.- Current squad :- External links :*... |
Bilisht Bilisht Bilisht is a city of about 12,000 people. It is the local capital of Devoll District, south-eastern Albania. The city is 9 km from the border with Greece at Kapshticë. The closest Greek town across the border is Krystallopigi in the Florina Prefecture. Bilisht is at about 800–850 meters above... |
Bilisht Stadion | |
| KF Gramshi KF Gramshi Klubi Futbollit Gramshi is an Albanian football club based in Gramsh.The team currently playing in Albanian Second Division.-Current squad:- External links :***... |
Gramsh Gramsh Gramsh is a town in central Albania, the capital of the Gramsh District, which borders the district of Pogradec to the east. Its population is estimated at 11,556 .... |
Fusha Sportive Gramsh | |
| KF Kamza | Kamëz Kamëz Kamëz is a city in Albania, a suburb 7 km north of Tirana. It is part of the Tirana District and County.From 1990 to 2005, the expansion of Tirana has brought Kamez into the conurbation.... |
Fusha Sportive Kamëz Fusha Sportive Kamëz The Kamëz Stadium is a purpose built stadium in Kamëz, Tiranë. The stadium holds around 5500 people, not all of which are seated.... |
5,500 |
| KS Ada KS Ada Velipojë Klubi Sportiv Ada Velipojë is an Albanian football club based in the city of Velipojë which is situated in the Shkodër District. The club's home ground is Velipojë Stadium, and the team is currently playing in the Albanian First Division.... |
Velipoja | Kompleks Sportiv Zmijani | |
| Apolonia Fier KS Apolonia Fier Klubi Sportiv Apolonia Fier is an Albanian football club based in Fier. The club was founded as "KS Apollonia" in 1925 - a name derived from the nearby ruined ancient city of Apollonia. They play at the Stadiumi Loni Papuçiu... |
Fier Fier Fieri is a city in southwest Albania, in the district and county of the same name. It is located at , and has a population of 82,297 . Fier is from the ruins of the ancient Greek city of Apollonia.-History :... |
Stadiumi Loni Papuçiu Stadiumi Loni Papuçiu Loni Papuçiu Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Fier, Albania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of KS Apolonia Fier. The stadium has a capacity of 12,000 people.-References:... |
12,000 |
| Besëlidhja | Lezha | Besëlidhja-Stadion Stadiumi Besëlidhja Brian Filipi Stadium , aka former Besëlidhja Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Lezhë, Albania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of KS Besëlidhja Lezhë. The stadium holds 5,000 people.... |
5,000 |
| KS Burreli KS Burreli Klubi Sportiv Burreli is an Albanian football club based in Burrel, Mat District. The club has had very little success since its creation in 1952... |
Burrel | Liri Ballabani Stadion | 2,500 |
| Luftëtari | Gjirokastra | Subi Bakiri Stadium | 8,500 |
| KS Lushnja KS Lushnja Klubi Sportiv Lushnja is an Albanian football club based in Lushnjë. Their home ground is "Abdurrahman Roza Haxhiu Stadium" , named for Abdurrahman Roza Haxhiu.... |
Lushnja | Abdurrahman Roza Haxhiu Stadion Abdurrahman Roza Haxhiu Stadium Abdurrahman Roza Haxhiu Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Lushnjë, Albania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of KS Lushnja of the Albanian Superliga. The stadium has a capacity of 11,000. -External links:*... |
11,000 |
| Pogradeci KS Pogradeci Klubi Sportiv Pogradeci is an Albanian football club based on Pogradec. Its home ground is Stadiumi Gjorgji Kyçyku .... |
Pogradec Pogradec Pogradec is a city in southeastern Albania, situated on the shores of Ohrid lake. It is the capital of the District of Pogradec, in the County of Korçë, located at 40.87°N and 20.70°E with a population of around 30,000 . The total area of the district is 725 km². Pogradec alone occupies about... |
Gjorgji Kyçyku Stadion | |
| Tërbuni KS Tërbuni Pukë White and Red Klubi Sportiv Tërbuni Pukë is an Albanian football club based in Pukë District.The club currently playing in the Albanian First Division.... |
Pukë Pukë Pukë is the capital of the Pukë District in northern Albania. The town has a population of 6,495 . The local football club is called KS Tërbuni Pukë.... |
Ismail Xhemali | |
| Tomori KS Tomori Berat Futboll Klub Tomori Berat are an Albanian football club playing in the city of Berat. Their home ground is Tomori Stadium... |
Berat Berat Berat is a town located in south-central Albania. As of 2009, the town has an estimated population of around 71,000 people. It is the capital of both the District of Berat and the larger County of Berat... |
Tomori Stadium Tomori Stadium Tomori Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Berat, Albania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Tomori. The stadium holds 14,500 people.Now in 2011 the stadium is under constriction.... |
14,500 |
| Gramozi KS Gramozi Ersekë Klubi Sportiv Gramozi Ersekë is an Albanian football club based in Ersekë.The club played the 2008-2009 season in the Albanian First Division. They reached Kategoria e pare after winning the Kategoria e dyte title in the 2007/2008 season. They finished fourth with 55 points and, having won 5-2 a... |
Ersekë | Ersekë Stadium | 10,000 |
| KF Vlora KF Vlora KF Vlora is an Albanian football club based in the southern city of Vlorë. They are currently in the Albanian first Division after earning promotion from the Albanian second Division in 2007.-Current squad:-External links:*... |
Vlore Vlorë Vlorë is one of the biggest towns and the second largest port city of Albania, after Durrës, with a population of about 94,000 . It is the city where the Albanian Declaration of Independence was proclaimed on November 28, 1912... |
Stadiumi Flamurtari Stadiumi Flamurtari Flamurtari Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Vlorë, Albania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of KS Flamurtari Vlorë. The stadium has a capacity of 11,000 people.... |
8,500 |