- Albanian Superliga
Infobox football league
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country = Albania
confed = UEFA
founded = 1930
teams = 12
relegation = First Division
levels = 1
domest_cup =Albanian Cup
confed_cup = Champions LeagueUEFA Cup
champions = Dinamo Tirana
most successful club =KF Tirana (23 titles)
season = 2007–08
website = http://www.fshf.org/kampionati/kategoria_superiore/index.1.html
current =Albanian Superliga 2008–09 The Albanian Superliga ( _sq. Kategoria superiore) , the highest level of
association football inAlbania , was born in 1930 with the name Kategoria e Pare (First Division).At its inception, six teams fought for the league title. In the 1998-1999 season it became the 'Kategoria superiore' with sixteen teams participating; in 1999-2000 that number was reduced to 14. Since the 2006-2007 season, 12 teams play in the Superliga.
History
The First Division in Albanian football was founded in 1930. Like many countries though, a Premier Division (Superliga) has been founded since then and First Division is now the second level in Albanian football. This became the case in 1998. The league has been dominated by clubs from
Albania 's capital city,Tirana , with only fourteen titles going elsewhere in the country. Nine of those fourteen titles have gone toVllaznia Shkodër .Past winners
*1930:
SK Tirana
*1931:SK Tirana
*1932:SK Tirana
*1933: Skënderbeu Korçë
*1934:SK Tirana
*1935: not held
*1936:SK Tirana
*1937:SK Tirana
*1938-1944: not held
*1945:Vllaznia Shkodër
*1946:Vllaznia Shkodër
*1947:KF Partizani Tirana
*1948:KF Partizani Tirana
*1949: not held
*1950:Dinamo Tirana
*1951:Dinamo Tirana
*1952:Dinamo Tirana
*1953:Dinamo Tirana
*1954:KF Partizani Tirana
*1955:Dinamo Tirana
*1956:Dinamo Tirana
*1957:KF Partizani Tirana
*1958:KF Partizani Tirana
*1959:KF Partizani Tirana
*1960:Dinamo Tirana
*1961:KF Partizani Tirana
*1962: not held
*1962-1963:KF Partizani Tirana
*1963-1964:KF Partizani Tirana
*1964-1965:17 Nëntori Tirana
*1965-1966:17 Nëntori Tirana
*1966-1967:Dinamo Tirana
*1967-1968:17 Nëntori Tirana
*1968-1969: not held
*1969-1970:17 Nëntori Tirana
*1970-1971:KF Partizani Tirana
*1971-1972:Vllaznia Shkodër
*1972-1973:Dinamo Tirana
*1973-1974:Vllaznia Shkodër
*1974-1975:Dinamo Tirana
*1975-1976:Dinamo Tirana
*1976-1977:Dinamo Tirana
*1977-1978:Vllaznia Shkodër
*1978-1979:KF Partizani Tirana
*1979-1980:Dinamo Tirana
*1980-1981:KF Partizani Tirana
*1981-1982:17 Nëntori Tirana
*1982-1983:Vllaznia Shkodër
*1983-1984: Labinoti Elbasan
*1984-1985:17 Nëntori Tirana
*1985-1986:KF Partizani Tirana
*1986-1987:KF Partizani Tirana
*1987-1988:17 Nëntori Tirana
*1988-1989:17 Nëntori Tirana
*1989-1990:Dinamo Tirana
*1990-1991:Flamurtari Vlorë
*1991-1992:Vllaznia Shkodër
*1992-1993:KF Partizani Tirana
*1993-1994:KS Teuta Durrës
*1994-1995:KF Tirana
*1995-1996:KF Tirana
*1996-1997:KF Tirana
*1997-1998:Vllaznia Shkodër
*1998-1999:KF Tirana
*1999-2000:KF Tirana
*2000-2001:Vllaznia Shkodër
*2001-2002:Dinamo Tirana
*2002-2003:KF Tirana
*2003-2004:KF Tirana
*2004-2005:KF Tirana
*2005-2006:KS Elbasani
*2006-2007:KF Tirana
*2007-2008:Dinamo Tirana Performance by club
;23 championships
*KF Tirana ;17 championships
*KS Dinamo Tirana ;15 championships
*KF Partizani Tirana ;9 championships
*Vllaznia Shkodër ;2 championships
*KS Elbasani ;1 championship
*KS Flamurtari
*KS Skënderbeu Korçë
*KS Teuta Durrës Competition Format
The Albanian Superliga consists of twelve teams. Each team plays each of the other sides three times for a total of 33 games. A draw at the start of the season determines the fixtures and who gets the advantage over an opponent by playing two home games against them. Teams receive three points for a win and one point for a draw. No points are awarded for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, then goal difference, and then goals scored. At the end of each season, the club with the most points has won the championship. The first three teams earn the right to compete in European competitions, with the champion entering
UEFA Champions League at the First Qualifying Round and the other two teams enteringUEFA Europa League , also at the First Qualifying Round. Teams that finish in the bottom two places at the end of the season are relegated to First Division and are replaced by two other clubs from that division for the following season.Teams For The 2008-2009 Season
;Albanian Superliga
External links
* [http://www.freewebs.com/albsoccer Albanian Soccer News] sq iconen icon
* [http://www.albania-sport.com Albania Sport] sq icon
* [http://foreignaffairs.tripod.com/armillotta/divisions.html Unofficial site of Albanian football] en icon
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