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2022–23 Kategoria Superiore

The 2022–23 Kategoria Superiore was the 84th official season, or 85th season of top-tier football in Albania (including three unofficial championships during World War II) and the 23rd season under the name Kategoria Superiore. The season began on 19 August 2022 and ended on 29 May 2023. Partizani won the league title on 29 May 2023, on the last matchday.[1]

Kategoria Superiore
Season2022–23
Dates19 August 2022 –
29 May 2023
ChampionsPartizani
17th title
RelegatedBylis
Kastrioti
Champions LeaguePartizani
Europa Conference LeagueTirana
Egnatia
Vllaznia
Matches played180
Goals scored399 (2.22 per match)
Top goalscorerFlorent Hasani
(16 goals)
Biggest home winTirana 4–0 Kastrioti
(12 December 2022)
Tirana 4–0 Teuta
(16 September 2022)
Vllaznia 4–0 Teuta
(22 December 2022)
Biggest away winVllaznia 0–4 Egnatia
(30 April 2023)
Highest scoringLaçi 4–3 Teuta
(30 January 2023)
Longest winning run5 matches
Tirana
Longest unbeaten run7 matches
Partizani
Teuta
Tirana
Longest winless run11 matches
Erzeni
Longest losing run5 matches
Laçi
All statistics correct as of 29 May 2023.

The winners of this season's Kategoria Superiore earned a place in the first qualifying round of the 2023–24 Champions League, with the second and third placed clubs earning a place in the first qualifying round of the 2023–24 Europa Conference League.

Teams edit

Two clubs have earned promotion from the Kategoria e Parë, Bylis (promoted after a one-year absence) and Erzeni (promoted after a nineteen-year absence). Dinamo Tirana (relegated after only one year in the top flight) and Skënderbeu (relegated after thirteen years in the top flight) were relegated to Kategoria e Parë at the conclusion of last season.

Locations edit

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2022–23 Kategoria Superiore teams.
Team Home city Stadium Capacity 2022–23 season
Bylis Ballsh Adush Muça Stadium 5,200 Champion (Kategoria e Parë)
Egnatia Rrogozhinë Arena Egnatia 4,000 8th
Erzeni Shijak Niko Dovana Stadium[b] 12,040[b] Runner-up (Kategoria e Parë)
Kastrioti Krujë Kamëz Stadium[a] 5,500[a] 7th
Kukësi Kukës Kukës Arena 6,322 4th
Laçi Laç Laçi Stadium 2,300 2nd
Partizani Tirana Partizani Complex 4,500 3rd
Teuta Durrës Niko Dovana Stadium 12,040 6th
Tirana Tirana Selman Stërmasi Stadium 9,500 Champion
Vllaznia Shkodër Loro Boriçi Stadium 16,000 5th

Stadiums edit

Bylis Egnatia Erzeni Kastrioti Kukësi
Adush Muça Stadium Arena Egnatia Niko Dovana Stadium Kamëz Stadium Kukës Arena
UEFA stadium category
   
Capacity: 5,200 Capacity: 4,000 Capacity: 12,040 Capacity: 5,500 Capacity: 6,322
     
Laçi Partizani Teuta Tirana Vllaznia
Laçi Stadium Partizani Complex Niko Dovana Stadium Selman Stërmasi Stadium Loro Boriçi Stadium
UEFA stadium category
    
Capacity: 2,300 Capacity: 4,500 Capacity: 12,040 Capacity: 9,500 Capacity: 16,000
         

Personnel and kits edit

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

Team President Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Bylis   Besnik Kapllanaj   Naci Şensoy   Aldo Teqja Joma Atlantik
Egnatia   Agim Demrozi   Edlir Tetova   Jackson Joma Spitali Amavita
Erzeni   Elton Arbana   Alfred Deliallisi   Gëzim Krasniqi Macron Sinani
Kastrioti   Alban Vogli   Emiliano Çela   Abaz Karakaçi Joma Qafshtama
Kukësi   Safet Gjici   Rrahman Hallaçi   Gjelbrim Taipi Joma Kevin Construction
Laçi   Pashk Laska   Stavri Nica   Mentor Mazrekaj Uhlsport —
Partizani   Gazmend Demi   Giovanni Colella   Bruno Telushi Macron —
Teuta   Edmond Hasanbelliu   Edi Martini   Blerim Kotobelli Macron Tibo
Tirana   Refik Halili   Orges Shehi   Ilion Lika Cohl's Lori Caffe
Vllaznia   Alban Xhaferi   Goce Sedloski   Erdenis Gurishta Suzmar Hospital One

Managerial changes edit

Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure 		Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of
appointment
Kukësi   Diego Longo Mutual consent 28 May 2022 Pre-season   Skënder Gega 28 May 2022
Egnatia   Zekirija Ramadani End of contract 1 June 2022   Edlir Tetova 4 June 2022
Erzeni   Nevil Dede Signed for Dinamo Tirana 8 July 2022   Xhevahir Kapllani 13 July 2022
Laçi   Shpëtim Duro Sacked 31 July 2022   Dejan Vukićević 3 August 2022
Partizani   Dritan Mehmeti Sacked 9 August 2022   Giovanni Colella 11 August 2022
Bylis   Jeton Beqiri Mutual consent 15 August 2022   Arjan Bellaj 16 August 2022
Teuta   Renato Arapi Mutual consent 4 September 2022 9th   Bledi Shkëmbi 6 September 2022
Kukësi   Skënder Gega Resigned 10 September 2022 10th   Enkeleid Dobi 11 September 2022
Egnatia   Edlir Tetova Mutual consent 15 October 2022 7th   Shpëtim Duro 17 October 2022
Laçi   Dejan Vukićević Resigned 18 November 2022 7th   Gentian Mezani 20 November 2022
Teuta   Bledi Shkëmbi Sacked 21 November 2022 10th   Edi Martini 23 November 2022
Kukësi   Enkeleid Dobi Resigned 11 December 2022 8th   Rrahman Hallaçi 11 December 2022
Kastrioti   Emiliano Çela Resigned 12 December 2022 7th   Ardian Mema 14 December 2022
Bylis   Arjan Bellaj Mutual consent 22 January 2023 8th   Naci Şensoy 23 January 2022
Egnatia   Shpëtim Duro Sacked 27 January 2023 5th   Edlir Tetova 28 January 2022
Kastrioti   Ardian Mema Resigned 13 February 2023 10th   Emiliano Çela 13 February 2023
Vllaznia   Mirel Josa Mutual consent 20 March 2023 5th   Auron Miloti 20 March 2023
Vllaznia   Auron Miloti End of caretaker spell 3 April 2023 4th   Goce Sedloski 3 April 2023
Laçi   Gentian Mezani Sacked 5 April 2023 8th   Stavri Nica 5 April 2023
Erzeni   Xhevahir Kapllani Sacked 19 May 2023 8th   Alfred Deliallisi 19 May 2023

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Partizani (C) 36 20 7 9 56 37 +19 67[a] Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Tirana 36 20 7 9 56 33 +23 67[a] Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round[b]
3 Egnatia 36 14 10 12 46 32 +14 52
4 Vllaznia 36 13 11 12 39 37 +2 50
5 Laçi 36 14 6 16 45 46 −1 48[c]
6 Teuta 36 12 12 12 33 40 −7 48[c]
7 Kukësi 36 12 9 15 31 35 −4 45
8 Erzeni (O) 36 8 16 12 36 48 −12 40 Qualification for the relegation play-off
9 Bylis (R) 36 9 11 16 31 42 −11 38 Relegation to the 2023–24 Kategoria e Parë
10 Kastrioti (R) 36 8 11 17 26 49 −23 35
Source: Albanian Football Federation
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head to head points: Partizani 7, Tirana 4
  2. ^ Egnatia, the winners of the 2022–23 Albanian Cup, qualified for European competitions based on league position. Therefore, the Europa Conference League berth awarded to the Albanian Cup winners was transferred to the fourth-placed team.
  3. ^ a b Head to head points: Laçi 12, Teuta 0

Results edit

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

Positions by round edit

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
Partizani311111111122211122233221211222222211
Tirana534642223211122211111112122111111122
Egnatia7107466685455333355565543333333333333
Vllaznia862535564534565433422334454444554454
Laçi15888109109967656666656678888655445665
Teuta9899991091010101010910987977766777886666546
Kukësi6710101088467988109101010898987666778887777
Erzeni443224332343444544344455545567778888
Bylis225353457889988898789899999999999999
Kastrioti1096777778676777779101010101010101010101010101010101010
Leader and UEFA Champions League first qualifying round
UEFA Europa Conference League first qualifying round
Relegation play-off
2023–24 Kategoria e Parë
Source: [1]

Relegation play-off edit

Erzeni2−1 (a.e.t.)Korabi
Sadiki   4'
Mehmeti   93'		 Tabaku   19'
Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti

Both clubs remained in their respective leagues.

Season statistics edit

Scoring edit

Top scorers edit

As of 29 May 2023
Rank Player Club Goals[2]
1   Florent Hasani Tirana 16
2   Victor da Silva Partizani 13
3   Patrick Nonato Erzeni 12
4   Raphael Dwamena Egnatia 11
  Redon Xhixha Tirana
  Saliou Guindo Laçi
7   Xhuliano Skuka Partizani 10

Hat-tricks edit

Main article: List of Kategoria Superiore hat-tricks
Player Club Against Result Date
  Redon Xhixha Tirana Teuta 4–0 (H) 16 September 2022
  Redon Xhixha Tirana Laçi 3–3 (H) 7 October 2022
  Patrick Tirana Bylis 4–1 (H) 21 January 2023
  Florent Hasani Tirana Erzeni 3–1 (H) 2 April 2023
Notes

(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team

Discipline edit

Player edit

Awards edit

Monthly awards edit

Month Player of the Month Club Coach of the Month Club
Month Player Club Coach Club
September   Xhuliano Skuka[3] Partizani   Xhevahir Kapllani[4] Erzeni
October   Redon Xhixha[5] Tirana   Orges Shehi[6] Tirana
December   Tedi Cara[7] Partizani   Shpëtim Duro[8] Egnatia
January   Fjoart Jonuzi[9] Vllaznia   Rrahman Hallaçi[10] Kukësi
February   Pano Qirko[11] Teuta   Edi Martini[12] Teuta
March   Raphael Dwamena[13] Egnatia   Giovanni Colella[14] Partizani
April   Florent Hasani[15] Tirana   Orges Shehi[16] Tirana
May   Arinaldo Rrapaj[17] Partizani   Edlir Tetova[18] Egnatia

Annual awards edit

Award Winner Club
Manager of the Season   Orges Shehi Tirana
Player of the Season   Arinaldo Rrapaj Partizani
Young Player of the Season   Arlind Kurti Laçi
Team of the Year
Goalkeeper   Alen Sherri (Egnatia)
Defenders   Florjan Përgjoni (Tirana)   Filip Najdovski (Tirana)   Renato Malota (Egnatia)   Andi Hadroj (Partizani)
Midfielders   Fernando Medeiros (Egnatia)   Albano Aleksi (Egnatia)   Arinaldo Rrapaj (Partizani)
Forwards   Florent Hasani (Tirana)   Raphael Dwamena (Egnatia)   Tedi Cara (Partizani)

Source:[19]

See also edit

Notes and references edit

Notes edit

  1. ^
    Kastrioti will play their 2022–23 home games at the Kamëz Stadium in Kamëz, since their venue, Kastrioti Stadium, is not suitable for Kategoria Superiore matches.
  2. ^
    Erzeni will play their 2022–23 home games at the Niko Dovana Stadium in Durrës, since their venue, Tofik Jashari Stadium, is not suitable for Kategoria Superiore matches.

References edit

  1. ^ "Edicioni 2022–2023 i "Abissnet Superiore", një vit atipik për kalendarin e futbollit shqiptar". 5 July 2022.
  2. ^ "2022–23 top scorers". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Xhuljano Skuka TIBO Player of the Month for September". Serie A. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Xhevair Kapllani Coach of the Month for September". Serie A. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Redon Xhixha TIBO Player of the Month for October". Serie A. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Orges Shehi Coach of the Month for October". Serie A. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Çmimi Oversport, Tedi Cara shpallet lojtari më i mirë i muajit dhjetor". 11 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Çmimi Oversport: Shpëtim Duro shpallet "Trajner i muajit dhjetor"". 12 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Çmimi Oversport, Fjoart Jonuzi shpallet lojtari më i mirë i muajit janar". 4 February 2023.
  10. ^ "Trofeu Oversport/ Rraman Hallaçi shpallet trajneri më i mirë i muajit janar". 3 February 2023.
  11. ^ "Çmimi Oversport, Pano Qirko shpallet lojtari më i mirë i muajit shkurt". 3 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Trofeu Oversport/ Edi Martini shpallet trajneri më i mirë i muajit shkurt". 2 March 2023.
  13. ^ "Rafael Dwamena fiton çmimin Oversport "Lojtari më i mirë i muajit mars"". 29 March 2023.
  14. ^ "Trofeu Oversport/ Giovanni Colella shpallet trajneri më i mirë i muajit mars". 31 March 2023.
  15. ^ "Vendimtar me golat e tij, Florent Hasani fiton Çmimin Oversport "Lojtari i muajit prill"". 4 May 2023.
  16. ^ "Trofeu Oversport/ Orges Shehi shpallet trajneri i muajit prill". 5 May 2023.
  17. ^ "3 gola, 3 asist dhe titulli kampion, Arinaldo Rrapaj fiton çmimin Oversport "Lojtari i muajit maj"". June 2023.
  18. ^ "Trofeu Oversport/ Edlir Tetova shpallet trajneri i muajit maj". June 2023.
  19. ^ ""Formacioni i vitit 2023", ish-futbollistët e Kombëtares kuqezi, Afrim Tole & Armend Dallku shpërndajnë çmimet për 11-shin më të mirë të vitit". 18 December 2023.

External links edit

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