2014–15 Kategoria e Parë

The 2014–15 Kategoria e Parë is being competed between 20 teams in 2 groups, A and B, respectively.

Kategoria e Parë
Season2014–15
ChampionsBylis
PromotedBylis
Tërbuni
RelegatedVeleçiku
Naftëtari
Tomori
Matches played273
Goals scored666 (2.44 per match)
Top goalscorerCate Fonseca (17)
Jasmin Raboshta (17)
Biggest home winBylis 10–0 Tomori
(18 April 2015)
Adriatiku 10–0 Veleçiku
(25 April 2015)
Biggest away winAda 0–7 Tërbuni
(21 February 2015)
Highest scoringBylis 10–0 Tomori
(18 April 2015)
Adriatiku 10–0 Veleçiku
(25 April 2015)
Ada 4–6 Adriatiku
(25 April 2015)
Longest winning runTërbuni (8)
Adriatiku (8)
Longest unbeaten runTërbuni (27)
Longest winless runVeleçiku (23)
Longest losing runVeleçiku (9)

Changes from last season

Team changes

From Kategoria e Parë

Promoted to Kategoria Superiore:

Relegated to Kategoria e Dytë:

To Kategoria e Parë

Relegated from Kategoria Superiore:

Promoted from Kategoria e Dytë:

Stadia by capacity and locations

Group A

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
AdaVelipojëFusha Sportive Adriatik1,000
BesaKavajëBesa Stadium8,000
BesëlidhjaLezhëBrian Filipi Stadium5,000
BurreliBurrelLiri Ballabani Stadium2,500
IliriaFushë-KrujëRedi Maloku Stadium3,000
KamzaKamëzKamëz Stadium5,500
KastriotiKrujëKastrioti Stadium10,000
AdriatikuMamurrasMamurras Stadium1,000
TërbuniPukëIsmail Xhemali Stadium1,950
VeleçikuKoplikKompleksi Vellezërit Duli2,000

Group B

TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
ButrintiSarandëButrinti Stadium5,500
BylisBallshAdush Muça Stadium5,200
Dinamo TiranaTiranëSelman Stërmasi Stadium12,500
LuftëtariGjirokastërGjirokastër Stadium8,400
LushnjaLushnjëAbdurrahman Roza Haxhiu Stadium8,500
NaftëtariKuçovëBashkim Sulejmani Stadium5,000
PogradeciPogradecGjorgji Kyçyku Stadium8,000
ShkumbiniPeqinShkumbini Stadium5,000
SopotiLibrazhdSopoti Stadium3,000
TomoriBeratTomori Stadium14,500

League table

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Tërbuni (P)2721605512+4369Promotion to 2015–16 Kategoria Superiore
2Besëlidhja2721245613+4365
3Adriatiku2720435716+4164
4Iliria2796122525033
5Kastrioti2794143336−331
6Burreli27101163845−731
7Kamza2794143047−1731
8Ada2783163157−2627
9Besa (O)2758142545−2023Play-out relegation to 2015–16 Kategoria e Dytë
10Veleçiku (R)2732222377−548[a]Relegation to 2015–16 Kategoria e Dytë
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) draw. (Head-to-head record is applied for clubs with the same number of points only once all matches between said clubs have been played.)
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Bylis (C, P)2717284626+2053Promotion to 2015–16 Kategoria Superiore
2Lushnja2716563618+1853
3Butrinti2711883422+1241
4Sopoti27106113134−336
5Luftëtari27104132429−534
6Dinamo Tirana279992726+133[a]
7Shkumbini2787122933−431
8Pogradeci2787122129−831
9Tomori (R)2795132138−1729[b]Play-out relegation to 2015–16 Kategoria e Dytë
10Naftëtari (R)27413101832−1425Relegation to 2015–16 Kategoria e Dytë
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) draw. (Head-to-head record is applied for clubs with the same number of points only once all matches between said clubs have been played.)
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Final

Bylis2–0Tërbuni
Mustafaraj 59'
Dhrami 90+3'
Report
Referee: Olsi Sokoli

Relegation play-offs

Besa Kavajë as the 9th–placed Group A side faced the 2nd–placed 2014–15 Kategoria e Dytë Group A side at the Niko Dovana Stadium in Durrës. Tomori Berat as the 9th–placed Group B side faced the 2nd–placed 2014–15 Kategoria e Dytë Group B side at the Qemal Stafa Stadium in Tiranë.

Besa3–0
(awarded)
Turbina
S.Celhaka 47'
A.Sallaku 54'
Report
Attendance: 1,031
Referee: Lorenc Jemini

Tomori0–1Erzeni
ReportPasha 87'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Kridens Meta

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

As of 22 May 2015
RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Cate FonsecaAdriatiku17
Jasmin RaboshtaButrinti
3 Julian MaloBesëlidhja16
4 Mikel CankaLushnja15
Bedri GrecaTërbuni
6 Arlind PiraniBurreli12
7 Brunild PepaBylis10
8 Artur MaganiShkumbini9
Enkelejd PenguPogradeci
10 Endri BakiuKastrioti8
Arsen ZylyftariNaftëtari
12 Kosta BajićBesëlidhja7
Arlind FerhatiAda
Erlis FrashëriLuftëtari
Gazmir KurtajVeleçiku
Endri LalaAdriatiku
Senad LekajTërbuni
Taulant MarkuTërbuni
Edison PukaBurreli

Foreign players

NationalityPlayerTeam
CanadaArlind FerhatiAda Velipojë
KosovoPleurat HajdiniBesa Kavajë
SerbiaMilan DjordjevicBesëlidhja Lezhë
SerbiaBojan UšumovićBesëlidhja Lezhë
SerbiaKosta BajićBesëlidhja Lezhë
KosovoAllush GavazajBylis Ballsh
BrazilLeandro SantosKS Burreli/Naftëtari Kuçovë
BrazilJulio CesarKS Burreli
BrazilNilton de PaulaNaftëtari Kuçovë
NigeriaFelix UdohKS Kamza/Adriatiku Mamurras
NigeriaJoseph OlatunjiKS Kamza
NigeriaKehinde OwoeyeKastrioti Krujë
NigeriaAbraham AlechenwuAdriatiku Mamurras
BrazilDenis da SilvaAdriatiku Mamurras
BrazilCate FonsecaAdriatiku Mamurras
BrazilLeo CariocaAdriatiku Mamurras
MontenegroMiroslav KaluđerovićTërbuni Pukë
MontenegroVladan GiljenTërbuni Pukë
MontenegroEnis DjokovicTërbuni Pukë
CroatiaMatko DjarmatiTërbuni Pukë
NigeriaGabriel StevenTërbuni Pukë/Kastrioti Krujë
BrazilPericlesSopoti Librazhd
EnglandBekim IliaziSopoti Librazhd
BulgariaFerdi MyumyunovSopoti Librazhd
NigeriaCharles OfoyenSopoti Librazhd

References