2024–25 Kategoria e Parë
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| Season | 2024–25 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Vora 1st title |
| Promoted | Vora Flamurtari |
| Relegated | Valbona Erzeni |
| Matches played | 198 |
| Goals scored | 478 (2.41 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Manfredas Ruzgis (24 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Apolonia 5−0 Erzeni (30 October 2024) Lushnja 5−0 Kukësi (26 October 2024) |
| Biggest away win | Kukësi 0−5 Besa (30 October 2024) |
| Highest scoring | Kastrioti 4−3 Korabi (3 November 2024) Valbona 3−4 Vora (8 December 2024) |
| Longest winning run | 9 matches Flamurtari |
| Longest unbeaten run | 17 matches Vora |
| Longest winless run | 18 matches Erzeni |
| Longest losing run | 8 matches Erzeni |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → | |
The 2024–25 Kategoria e Parë was the 77th official season of the Albanian football second-tier since its establishment. The season began on 24 August 2024 and ended on 20 April 2025. There were 12 teams competing this season. The winning and runner-up teams gained promotion to the 2025–26 Kategoria Superiore. The promotion play-offs winner will play a promotion play-off match against the 8th ranked team of the 2024–25 Kategoria Superiore.[1][2] Flamurtari and Vora were promoted to the 2025–26 Kategoria Superiore. Erzeni and Valbona were relegated to the 2025–26 Kategoria e Dytë.
Changes from last season
[edit]Team changes
[edit]From Kategoria e Parë
[edit]Promoted to Kategoria Superiore:
Relegated to Kategoria e Dytë:
To Kategoria e Parë
[edit]Relegated from Kategoria Superiore:
Promoted from Kategoria e Dytë:
Locations
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Stadia by capacity and locations
[edit]| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apolonia | Fier | Loni Papuçiu Stadium | 6,800 |
| Besa | Kavajë | Egnatia Arena[a] | 2,196[a] |
| Burreli | Burrel | Liri Ballabani Stadium | 3,000 |
| Erzeni | Shijak | Tofik Jashari Stadium | 4,000 |
| Flamurtari | Vlorë | Flamurtari Stadium | 8,200 |
| Kastrioti | Krujë | Redi Maloku Stadium[b] | 3,000[b] |
| Korabi | Peshkopi | Korabi Stadium | 6,000 |
| Kukësi | Kukës | Kukës Arena | 6,322 |
| Lushnja | Lushnjë | Roza Haxhiu Stadium | 8,500 |
| Pogradeci | Pogradec | Gjorgji Kyçyku Stadium | 10,700 |
| Valbona | Bajram Curri | Vëllezërit Gega Stadium | 2,400 |
| Vora | Vorë | Vorë Stadium | 4,000 |
League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vora (C, P) | 33 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 55 | 24 | +31 | 76 | Promotion to 2025–26 Kategoria Superiore |
| 2 | Flamurtari (P) | 33 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 62 | 21 | +41 | 75 | |
| 3 | Besa | 33 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 54 | 18 | +36 | 74 | Promotion play-off to 2025–26 Kategoria Superiore |
| 4 | Burreli | 33 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 36 | 22 | +14 | 58 | |
| 5 | Pogradeci | 33 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 49 | |
| 6 | Apolonia | 33 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 45 | 32 | +13 | 45 | |
| 7 | Lushnja | 33 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 44 | |
| 8 | Korabi | 33 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 35 | 48 | −13 | 41 | |
| 9 | Kastrioti | 33 | 11 | 5 | 17 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 38 | Relegation play-out to 2025–26 Kategoria e Dytë |
| 10 | Kukësi | 33 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 29 | 56 | −27 | 28 | |
| 11 | Valbona (R) | 33 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 29 | 59 | −30 | 16 | Relegation to 2025–26 Kategoria e Dytë |
| 12 | Erzeni (R) | 33 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 63 | −47 | 11 |
Source: [1]
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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
[edit]Rounds 1–22
[edit]Rounds 23–33
[edit]Positions by round
[edit]The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.
| Leader and promotion to 2025−26 Kategoria Superiore | |
| Promotion to 2025−26 Kategoria Superiore | |
| Promotion play-off | |
| Relegation play-off | |
| Relegation to 2025–26 Kategoria e Dytë |
Source: [4]
Promotion play-offs
[edit]Bracket
[edit]| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Besa | 1 | |||||
| Apolonia | 1 | |||||
| Besa | ||||||
| Pogradeci | ||||||
| Burreli | 0 | |||||
| Pogradeci | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
[edit]
Besa qualified to the final as the team with the higher ranking.
Final
[edit]Relegation play-offs
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Manfredas Ruzgis
|
Vora | 24 |
| 2 |  Aldrit Oshafi
|
Flamurtari | 16 |
| 3 | Florenc Ferruku
|
Burreli | 15 |
| 4 | Xhovalin Trifoni
|
Apolonia | 13 |
| 5 | Taulant Marku
|
Korabi | 12 |
| 6 | Erald Maksuti
|
Apolonia | 11 |
Notes and references
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Besa will play their 2024–25 home games at the Egnatia Arena in Rrogozhinë, since their venue, Besa Stadium, is not suitable for Kategoria e Parë matches.
- ^ Kastrioti will play their 2024–25 home games at the Redi Maloku Stadium in Fushë-Krujë, since their venue, Kastrioti Stadium, is not suitable for Kategoria e Parë matches.
References
[edit]- ^ "Komiteti Ekzekutiv i FSHF miraton datat e nisjes së aktiviteteve kombëtare për edicionin futbollistik 2024-2025". Archived from the original on July 13, 2024.
- ^ "Kategoria Superiore & Kategoria e Parë, të hënën zbardhet kalendari i kampionateve për sezonin 2024-2025". Archived from the original on 2024-07-13. Retrieved 2024-07-14.