2024–25 Kategoria e Parë

Kategoria e Parë

Season	2024–25
Matches played	168
Goals scored	403 (2.4 per match)
Top goalscorer	Manfredas Ruzgis (22 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	16 matches Besa Vora
Longest winless run	18 matches Erzeni
Longest losing run	7 matches Valbona
← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Kategoria e Parë is the 77th official season of the Albanian football second-tier since its establishment. The season began on 24 August 2024 and will end on 19 April 2025. There are 12 teams competing this season. The winning and runner-up teams will gain 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.

Changes from last season

Team changes

From Kategoria e Parë

Promoted to Kategoria Superiore:

• Bylis
• Elbasani

Relegated to Kategoria e Dytë:

• Luzi 2008
• Tomori

To Kategoria e Parë

Relegated from Kategoria Superiore:

• Erzeni
• Kukësi

Promoted from Kategoria e Dytë:

• Pogradeci
• Valbona

Locations

Burreli

Besa

Lushnja

Flamurtari

Apolonia

Korabi

Kastrioti

Vora

Erzeni

Kukësi

Valbona

Pogradeci

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2024–25 Kategoria e Parë teams.

Stadia by capacity and locations

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Apolonia	Fier	Loni Papuçiu Stadium	6,800
Besa	Kavajë	Egnatia Arena	2,196
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	3,000
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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Vora (X)	28	22	4	2	49	19	+30	70	Promotion to 2025–26 Kategoria Superiore
2	Flamurtari (X)	28	21	5	2	58	17	+41	68
3	Besa (X)	28	18	7	3	46	17	+29	61	Promotion play-off to 2025–26 Kategoria Superiore
4	Burreli (Q)	28	14	8	6	32	18	+14	50
5	Lushnja	28	11	4	13	31	34	−3	37
6	Pogradeci	28	10	7	11	25	30	−5	37
7	Apolonia	28	8	10	10	34	29	+5	34
8	Kastrioti	28	9	4	15	29	42	−13	31
9	Korabi	28	8	5	15	28	45	−17	29	Relegation play-out to 2025–26 Kategoria e Dytë
10	Kukësi	28	8	4	16	26	45	−19	28
11	Valbona (R)	28	2	7	19	22	48	−26	13	Relegation to 2025–26 Kategoria e Dytë
12	Erzeni (R)	28	2	5	21	13	49	−36	11

Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2025. 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.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated; (X) Assured of at least promotion play-offs.

Rounds 1–22

Home \ Away	APO	BES	BUR	ERZ	FLA	KAS	KOR	KUK	LUS	POG	VAL	VOR
Apolonia	—	1–2	1–1	5–0	1–1	2–2	4–2	2–3	0–1	0–0	0–0	2–0
Besa	0–2	—	3–0	2–3	0–0	3–0	1–0	2–1	1–0	0–0	2–1	1–1
Burreli	0–1	1–1	—	1–0	1–1	3–1	0–0	0–0	1–0	2–1	0–0	0–1
Erzeni	0–0	0–0	0–2	—	0–2	2–3	0–2	0–1	0–1	1–2	1–1	0–1
Flamurtari	3–1	3–1	1–2	2–1	—	3–0	3–0	2–0	2–1	4–0	2–0	3–0
Kastrioti	1–0	0–1	2–1	2–1	0–1	—	4–3	1–0	2–1	2–0	1–1	0–2
Korabi	0–3	0–3	0–0	1–1	1–2	2–1	—	2–1	0–0	3–1	4–2	0–1
Kukësi	1–2	0–5	0–3	1–0	1–2	0–1	1–0	—	1–2	3–1	1–1	0–4
Lushnja	2–1	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–3	2–0	3–1	5–0	—	1–0	0–2	1–3
Pogradeci	1–0	0–2	0–2	1–0	0–0	3–1	1–0	2–0	1–0	—	1–0	1–1
Valbona	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–0	0–1	0–0	0–1	1–2	2–4	2–3	—	3–4
Vora	1–0	1–1	2–0	5–1	3–2	3–2	3–0	2–0	1–0	1–0	2–1	—

Source: [2]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Rounds 23–33

Home \ Away	APO	BES	BUR	ERZ	FLA	KAS	KOR	KUK	LUS	POG	VAL	VOR
Apolonia			0–0		1–2						2–1
Besa	2–0							2–1	3–0
Burreli				1–0		1–0	1–2			1–0
Erzeni								0–3			2–1
Flamurtari						2–1	4–1				2–0
Kastrioti		2–3								0–0		0–1
Korabi		0–2						1–1				0–1
Kukësi					1–1						3–0
Lushnja			1–3	3–0	0–4	1–0
Pogradeci	1–1	0–1		3–0					2–2
Valbona							1–2					0–1
Vora	1–1			2–0				1–0

Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2025. Source: [3]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33
Vora	5	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Flamurtari	8	5	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Besa	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Burreli	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Lushnja	7	4	7	5	5	7	6	6	6	6	7	6	7	7	6	7	7	6	6	6	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5
Pogradeci	1	6	9	10	7	8	7	7	7	8	6	7	6	6	7	6	6	7	7	7	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6
Apolonia	9	8	5	7	10	10	10	10	8	7	8	8	8	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7
Kastrioti	11	10	6	9	6	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	8
Korabi	6	9	11	6	9	9	9	9	10	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Kukësi	4	7	10	11	8	6	8	8	9	10	10	9	9	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Valbona	12	11	8	8	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Erzeni	10	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

	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]

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Manfredas Ruzgis	Vora	22
2	Aldrit Oshafi	Flamurtari	15
3	Florenc Ferruku	Burreli	13
4	Erald Maksuti	Apolonia	10
5	Mentor Mazrekaj	Besa	9
	Taulant Marku	Korabi
	Xhovalin Trifoni	Apolonia