| Season | 2023–24 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 26 August 2023 – 26 May 2024[1] |
| Champions | Egnatia 1st title |
| Relegated | Erzeni Kukësi |
| Champions League | Egnatia |
| Conference League | Partizani Vllaznia Tirana |
| Matches | 184 |
| Goals | 418 (2.27 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Bekim Balaj (18 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Laçi 6–1Teuta (15 September 2023) Vllaznia 5–0Skëndërbeu (22 December 2023) |
| Biggest away win | Egnatia 0–5Tirana (24 December 2023) |
| Highest scoring | Egnatia 4–3Erzeni (14 September 2023) Laçi 6–1Teuta (15 September 2023) Partizani 4–3Kukësi (8 October 2023) Tirana 3–4Skënderbeu (28 January 2024) |
| Longest winning run | 6 matches Partizani |
| Longest unbeaten run | 12 matches Partizani Vllaznia |
| Longest winless run | 16 matches Kukësi |
| Longest losing run | 8 matches Kukësi |
2024–25 → All statistics correct as of 26 May 2024. | |
The2023–24Kategoria Superiore was the 85th official season, or 88th season of top-tierfootball inAlbania (including three unofficial championships duringWorld War II) and the 24th season under the nameKategoria Superiore. The season began on 26 August 2023 and ended on 26 May 2024.Egnatia won the league title on 26 May 2024, beatingPartizani in the final match.
The winners of this season's Kategoria Superiore earned a place in thefirst qualifying round of the 2024–25 Champions League, with the second and third placed clubs earning a place in thefirst qualifying round of the 2024–25 Conference League.[2]
Two clubs have earned promotion from theKategoria e Parë,Dinamo City andSkënderbeu (both promoted after a one-year absence).Bylis (relegated after only one year in the top flight) andKastrioti (relegated after three years in the top flight) were relegated toKategoria e Parë at the conclusion oflast season.
| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity | 2022–23 season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinamo City | Tirana | Various[a] | Runner-up (Kategoria e Parë) | |
| Egnatia | Rrogozhinë | Egnatia Arena | 4,000 | 3rd |
| Erzeni | Shijak | Egnatia Arena[b] | 4,000[b] | 8th |
| Kukësi | Kukës | Kukës Arena | 6,322 | 7th |
| Laçi | Laç | Laçi Stadium | 8,000 | 5th |
| Partizani | Tirana | Arena e Demave | 4,500 | Champion |
| Skënderbeu | Korçë | Skënderbeu Stadium | 12,343 | Champion (Kategoria e Parë) |
| Teuta | Durrës | Niko Dovana Stadium | 12,040 | 6th |
| Tirana | Tirana | Various[c] | 2nd | |
| Vllaznia | Shkodër | Loro Boriçi Stadium | 16,000 | 4th |
| Dinamo City | Egnatia | Erzeni | Kukësi | Laçi | |
| Various | Egnatia Arena | Egnatia Arena | Kukës Arena UEFA stadium category | Laçi Stadium | |
| Capacity:4,000 | Capacity:4,000 | Capacity:6,322 | Capacity:8,000 | ||
| Partizani | Skënderbeu | Teuta | Tirana | Vllaznia | |
| Arena e Demave | Skënderbeu Stadium | Niko Dovana Stadium | Various | Loro Boriçi Stadium UEFA stadium category | |
| Capacity:4,500 | Capacity:12,343 | Capacity:12,040 | Capacity:16,000 | ||
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined underFIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| Team | President | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinamo City | Macron | Durrës Yachts & Marina | |||
| Egnatia | Joma | Spitali Amavita | |||
| Erzeni | Macron | Sinani | |||
| Kukësi | Suzmar | Kevin Construction | |||
| Laçi | Uhlsport | ||||
| Partizani | Macron | ||||
| Skënderbeu | Uhlsport | Caffè Quaranta | |||
| Teuta | Macron | Klinika 4-D | |||
| Tirana | Joma | ||||
| Vllaznia | Suzmar | Sigal |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vllaznia | End of contract | 31 May 2023 | Pre-season | 6 June 2023 | ||
| Teuta | Mutual consent | 3 June 2023 | 16 June 2023 | |||
| Partizani | Resigned | 7 June 2023 | 12 June 2023 | |||
| Dinamo City | Mutual consent | 1 August 2023 | 1 August 2023 | |||
| Laçi | Sacked | 29 August 2023 | 5th | 31 August 2023 | ||
| Kukësi | 4 September 2023 | 10th | 4 September 2023 | |||
| Teuta | Mutual consent | 24 September 2023 | 8th | 25 September 2023 | ||
| Laçi | 29 September 2023 | 7th | 30 September 2023 | |||
| Tirana | Sacked | 5 October 2023 | 4th | 5 October 2023 | ||
| Partizani | Signed byOsijek | 10 October 2023 | 5th | 10 October 2023 | ||
| Dinamo City | Resigned | 22 October 2023 | 10th | 25 October 2023 | ||
| Vllaznia | Mutual consent | 29 October 2023 | 7th | 30 October 2023 | ||
| Partizani | End of caretaker spell | 26 December 2023 | 2nd | 26 December 2023 | ||
| Kukësi | Resigned | 31 January 2024 | 9th | 31 January 2024 | ||
| Erzeni | Mutual consent | 8 February 2024 | 8th | 8 February 2024 | ||
| Kukësi | Resigned | 17 February 2024 | 10th | 17 February 2024 | ||
| Tirana | Sacked | 20 February 2024 | 4th | 20 February 2024 | ||
| Laçi | Mutual consent | 3 March 2024 | 7th | 3 March 2024 | ||
| Erzeni | 4 March 2024 | 9th | 4 March 2024 | |||
| Vllaznia | 25 April 2024 | 2nd | 26 April 2024 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egnatia(C) | 36 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 51 | 38 | +13 | 63[a] | Qualification for theFinal four round |
| 2 | Partizani | 36 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 51 | 29 | +22 | 63[a] | |
| 3 | Vllaznia | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 59 | |
| 4 | Skënderbeu | 36 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 37 | 39 | −2 | 51 | |
| 5 | Tirana | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 56 | 49 | +7 | 50[b] | Qualification for theConference League first qualifying round[c] |
| 6 | Teuta | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 50[b] | |
| 7 | Dinamo City | 36 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 47 | |
| 8 | Laçi(O) | 36 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 46 | Qualification for the relegation play-off |
| 9 | Erzeni(R) | 36 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 57 | −28 | 32 | Relegation to the2024–25 Kategoria e Parë |
| 10 | Kukësi(R) | 36 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 56 | −25 | 27 |
Clubs will play each other four times for a total of 36 matches each.
First half of season[edit]
Source:Albanian Football Association Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. | Second half of season[edit]
Source:Albanian Football Association Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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A draw was conducted in order to decide the semi-finals. Seeding of teams was based on their league ranking, with two seeded teams and two unseeded. In the semi-finals, in case of a tie after 90 minutes, the team with the higher league ranking will qualify to the final.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 17 May | ||||||
| Partizani | 1 | |||||
| 26 May | ||||||
| Skënderbeu | 0 | |||||
| Partizani | 0 | |||||
| 19 May | ||||||
| Egnatia | 1 | |||||
| Egnatia (b.p.) | 0 | |||||
| Vllaznia | 0 | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| 24 May | ||||||
| Skënderbeu | 3 | |||||
| Vllaznia | 2 | |||||
| Partizani | 1–0 | Skënderbeu |
|---|---|---|
| Bintsouka |
Egnatia qualified to the final as the team with the higher ranking in the regular season.
| Skënderbeu | 3−2 | Vllaznia |
|---|---|---|
| Nikaj Liço Rashica | Mala Balaj |
| Partizani | 0–1 | Egnatia |
|---|---|---|
| İbrahimoğlu |
| Laçi | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Flamurtari |
|---|---|---|
| Cordeiro Mjaki | Dajko |
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vllaznia | 18 | |
| 2 | Tirana | 11 | |
| 3 | Partizani | 10 | |
| Tirana | |||
| 5 | Teuta | 9 | |
| Dinamo City | |||
| Skënderbeu | |||
| Egnatia | |||
| Laçi |
| Player | Club | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egnatia | Erzeni | 4–3 (H) | 13 September 2023 | |
| Partizani | Kukësi | 4–3 (H) | 8 October 2023 | |
| Vllaznia | Skënderbeu | 5–0 (H) | 22 December 2023 |
(H) – Home team
(A) – Away team
| Award | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Manager of the Season | Egnatia | |
| Player of the Season | Vllaznia | |
| Young Player of the Season | Skënderbeu |
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