2014–15 Kategoria e Parë

Kategoria e Parë
Season2014–15
ChampionsBylis
PromotedBylis
Tërbuni
RelegatedVeleçiku
Naftëtari
Tomori
Matches273
Goals666 (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)

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

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 TiranaTiranaSelman 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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Tërbuni (P) 27 21 6 0 55 12 +43 69 Promotion to 2015–16 Kategoria Superiore
2 Besëlidhja 27 21 2 4 56 13 +43 65
3 Adriatiku 27 20 4 3 57 16 +41 64
4 Iliria 27 9 6 12 25 25 0 33
5 Kastrioti 27 9 4 14 33 36 −3 31
6 Burreli 27 10 1 16 38 45 −7 31
7 Kamza 27 9 4 14 30 47 −17 31
8 Ada 27 8 3 16 31 57 −26 27
9 Besa (O) 27 5 8 14 25 45 −20 23 Play-out relegation to 2015–16 Kategoria e Dytë
10 Veleçiku (R) 27 3 2 22 23 77 −54 8[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:
  1. ↑ Veleçiku were deducted three points.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Bylis (C, P) 27 17 2 8 46 26 +20 53 Promotion to 2015–16 Kategoria Superiore
2 Lushnja 27 16 5 6 36 18 +18 53
3 Butrinti 27 11 8 8 34 22 +12 41
4 Sopoti 27 10 6 11 31 34 −3 36
5 Luftëtari 27 10 4 13 24 29 −5 34
6 Dinamo Tirana 27 9 9 9 27 26 +1 33[a]
7 Shkumbini 27 8 7 12 29 33 −4 31
8 Pogradeci 27 8 7 12 21 29 −8 31
9 Tomori (R) 27 9 5 13 21 38 −17 29[b] Play-out relegation to 2015–16 Kategoria e Dytë
10 Naftëtari (R) 27 4 13 10 18 32 −14 25 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.)
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ↑ Dinamo Tirana were deducted three points.
  2. ↑ Tomori were deducted three points.

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 Tirana.

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

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

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

As of 22 May 2015
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Brazil Cate Fonseca Adriatiku 17
Albania Jasmin Raboshta Butrinti
3 Albania Julian Malo Besëlidhja 16
4 Albania Mikel Canka Lushnja 15
Albania Bedri Greca Tërbuni
6 Albania Arlind Pirani Burreli 12
7 Albania Brunild Pepa Bylis 10
8 Albania Artur Magani Shkumbini 9
Albania Enkelejd Pengu Pogradeci
10 Albania Endri Bakiu Kastrioti 8
Albania Arsen Zylyftari Naftëtari
12 Serbia Kosta Bajić Besëlidhja 7
Canada Arlind Ferhati Ada
Albania Erlis Frashëri Luftëtari
Albania Gazmir Kurtaj Veleçiku
Albania Endri Lala Adriatiku
Albania Senad Lekaj Tërbuni
Albania Taulant Marku Tërbuni
Albania Edison Puka Burreli

Foreign players

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

References