2015–16 Kategoria e Parë

(Redirected from 2015–16 Albanian First Division) Football league season

Kategoria e Parë
Season	2015–16
Champions	Luftëtari
Promoted	Luftëtari Korabi
Relegated	Ada Butrinti
Top goalscorer	Mikel Canka (20)
Biggest home win	Luftëtari 5–0 Elbasani (31 October 2015) Iliria 6–1 Ada (28 November 2015)
Biggest away win	Kamza 0–4 Besëlidhja (24 October 2015)
Highest scoring	Iliria 6–1 Ada (28 November 2015)
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 Kategoria e Parë was competed between 20 teams in 2 groups, A and B, respectively.

Stadia by capacity and locations

Group A

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Ada	Velipojë	Fusha Sportive Adriatik	1,000
Besa	Kavajë	Besa Stadium	8,000
Besëlidhja	Lezhë	Brian Filipi Stadium	5,000
Burreli	Burrel	Liri Ballabani Stadium	2,500
Iliria	Fushë-Krujë	Redi Maloku Stadium	3,000
Kamza	Kamëz	Kamëz Stadium	5,500
Kastrioti	Krujë	Kastrioti Stadium	10,000
Adriatiku	Mamurras	Mamurras Stadium	1,000
Veleçiku	Koplik	Kompleksi Vellezërit Duli	2,000

Group B

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Butrinti	Sarandë	Butrinti Stadium	5,500
Dinamo Tirana	Tirana	Selman Stërmasi Stadium	12,500
Luftëtari	Gjirokastër	Gjirokastër Stadium	8,400
Lushnja	Lushnjë	Abdurrahman Roza Haxhiu Stadium	8,500
Naftëtari	Kuçovë	Bashkim Sulejmani Stadium	5,000
Pogradeci	Pogradec	Gjorgji Kyçyku Stadium	8,000
Shkumbini	Peqin	Shkumbini Stadium	5,000
Sopoti	Librazhd	Sopoti Stadium	3,000
Tomori	Berat	Tomori Stadium	14,500

League tables

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Korabi (P)	27	20	2	5	43	16	+27	62	Promotion to 2016–17 Kategoria Superiore
2	Kastrioti	27	19	6	2	61	27	+34	60
3	Besëlidhja	27	16	6	5	59	26	+33	54
4	Erzeni	27	10	4	13	47	45	+2	34
5	Burreli	27	10	4	13	29	38	−9	34
6	Kamza	27	8	6	13	33	44	−11	30
7	Besa	27	8	5	14	31	40	−9	29
8	Iliria	27	8	4	15	34	45	−11	28
9	Adriatiku	27	6	7	14	22	42	−20	25	Play-out relegation to 2016–17 Kategoria e Dytë
10	Ada (R)	27	5	6	16	29	65	−36	21	Relegation to 2016–17 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.)
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Kastrioti were deducted three points.

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Luftëtari (C, P)	27	21	5	1	53	9	+44	68	Promotion to 2016–17 Kategoria Superiore
2	Pogradeci	27	20	3	4	51	24	+27	63
3	Apolonia	27	14	4	9	42	26	+16	46
4	Lushnja	27	9	4	14	26	35	−9	31
5	Dinamo Tirana	27	10	3	14	27	32	−5	30
6	Elbasani	27	8	5	14	27	45	−18	29
7	Shkumbini	27	8	5	14	19	40	−21	29
8	Sopoti	27	8	4	15	30	33	−3	28
9	Turbina	27	8	7	12	29	37	−8	28	Play-out relegation to 2016–17 Kategoria e Dytë
10	Butrinti (R)	27	6	6	15	15	38	−23	24	Relegation to 2016–17 Kategoria e Dytë

Dinamo Tirana were deducted three points.
Turbina were deducted three points.

Final

19 May 2016 (2016-05-19)16:30 CEST

Korabi	0–0	Luftëtari
	Report
Penalties
Mziu Muçollari Shazivari Hoxha Kotorri Jubani Frashëri Bishaj Gjoka Pelinku Guri Mziu	10–11	Ramadani Rroca Mersini Arifaj Dhrami Beqiri Rapo Aleksi Liçaj Rapa Miraka Ramadani

Qemal Stafa Stadium, TiranaReferee: Sokol Çekaj

Foreign players

Nationality	Player	Team
Brazil	Jacques Aguiar	Kamza
Brazil	Cate Fonseca	Kamza
Brazil	Pericles	Pogradeci
Brazil	Pedro Mendes Misteri	Sopoti
Cameroon	Joseph Asong	Elbasani
Canada	Arlind Ferhati	Kastrioti
Croatia	Matko Djarmati	Kastrioti
Equatorial Guinea	Kelvin Onosiughe	Turbina
Kosovo	Albert Kaçiku	Apolonia
Kosovo	David Domgjoni	Kastrioti
Macedonia	Ertan Hasan	Besëlidhja
Nigeria	Sulaimon Adekunle	Butrinti
Nigeria	Gabriel Steven	Turbina
Nigeria	Abraham Alechenwu	Kamza
Nigeria	Sodiq Atanda	Apolonia
Senegal	Lancinet Sidibe	Besëlidhja
Senegal	Sekou Camara	Besëlidhja
Serbia	Dejan Lazarević	Apolonia
Serbia	Marko Rajković	Apolonia
Serbia	Milan Đorđević	Besëlidhja
Serbia	Nebojša Vukmirović	Besëlidhja
Serbia	Kosta Bajić	Besëlidhja
South Korea	Nak-Hyeon Choi	Ada
South Korea	Yong-jin Lee	Ada
South Korea	Sung-Ho Lim	Ada
South Korea	Jeong-Ho Kim	Ada
United States	Austin Rogers	Besa

References

v t e Kategoria e Parë seasons
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2015–16 in Albanian football

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Domestic leagues

Domestic cups

International club
competitions

Men	Champions League Europa League
Women	Champions League

National teams

Men	UEFA Euro 2016 (Group A) (Qualification: Group I) Gianni De Biasi

Club seasons
Kategoria Superiore	Bylis Flamurtari Kukësi Laçi Partizani Skënderbeu Tërbuni Teuta Tirana Vllaznia

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