Albanian Superliga 2008–09

The Albanian Superliga 2008-09 is the sixty-eighth season of top-tier football in Albania and the eleventh season under the name Kategoria superiore. The season began on August 24, 2008 and will end on May 23, 2009.

Clubs and venues

Promotion and relegation

Besëlidhja Lezhë and Skënderbeu Korçë were directly relegated to the Albanian First Division after finishing 11th and 12th in last year's standings. They were replaced by First Division champions Bylis Ballsh and runners-up Apolonia Fier.

9th placed Teuta Durrës and 10th placed Kastrioti Krujë had to compete in single-match relegation play-offs. Krujë were relegated in the process by losing on penalties against the 3rd placed team from First Division, KS Lushnja. On the other hand, Teuta Durrës saved their place in Albania's top league by beating KS Burreli, who had finished in 4th place in the First Division, with 2-1 after extra time.

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Results

The schedule consists of three rounds. During the first two rounds, each team plays each other once home and away for a total of 22 matches. The pairings of the third round will then be set according to the standings after the first two rounds, giving every team a third game against each opponent for a total of 33 games per team.

First and second round

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Third round

Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 22 games):

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Relegation play-offs

The 9th placed team (against the 4th placed team of the First Division) and the 10th placed team ((against the 3rd placed team of the First Division) will both compete in relegation play-off games after the end of the season.

References

* [http://www.fshf.org/kampionati/kategoria_superiore/index.1.html Official website (Albanian)]