2014–15 Kategoria Superiore Explained

Competition:Kategoria Superiore
Season:2014–15
Dates:23 August 2014 –
22 May 2015
Winners:Skënderbeu
6th Albanian title
Relegated:Apolonia
Elbasani
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Skënderbeu
Continentalcup2:Europa League
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Kukësi
Partizani
Laçi
League Topscorer:Pero Pejić (21 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Skënderbeu 6–0 Apolonia
(23 November 2014)
Biggest Away Win:Elbasani 1–5 Teuta
(10 September 2014)
Highest Scoring:Kukësi 5-2 Teuta
(4 March 2015)
Matches:180
Total Goals:377
Longest Wins:Laçi (6)
Longest Unbeaten:Skënderbeu (11)
Longest Winless:Apolonia (16)
Longest Losses:Apolonia (8)
Prevseason:2013–14
Nextseason:2015–16

The 2014–15 Kategoria Superiore was the 76th official season, or 79th season of top-tier football in Albania (including three unofficial championships during World War II) and the sixteenth season under the name Kategoria superiore. The season began on 23 August 2014 and ended on 22 May 2015.

Teams

Stadia and last season

Team Location Stadium Capacity Last season
6,800 Kategoria e Parë
12,800 Kategoria e Parë
13,000 7th
10,000 2nd
11,000 3rd
20,000 5th
12,000 Champions
13,000 4th
12,500 6th
16,000 8th

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

TeamManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Apolonia Artan Mërgjyshi Amarildo DimoGivova
KF Elbasani Ilirjan File Eriol MerxhaGivovaXhanini
Flamurtari Ernestino Ramella Franc VeliuLesconTRK/Atlasjet
FK Kukësi Artim Šakiri Rrahman HallaçiAdidasKevin Construction
KF Laçi Armando Cungu Stipe BuljanSportikaTop Sport
Partizani Shpëtim Duro Nderim NexhipiLegea
Skënderbeu Mirel Josa Bledi ShkëmbiLegeaAma Cafè
Teuta Ilir Biturku Bledjan RizvaniErreàCaffè Pascucci
KF Tirana Gugash Magani Ervin BulkuLegea
Vllaznia Baldo Ranieri Ndriçim ShtubinaGivova

League table

Results

Each team plays every opponent four times, twice at home and twice away, for a total of 36 games.

Leader week after week

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Colors = id:TIR value:rgb(0.1,0.6,0.2) legend:Tirana id:KUK value:rgb(0,0,0) legend:Kukësi id:PAR value:rgb(1,0.9,0) legend:Partizani_Tirana id:SKE value:rgb(0.9,0,0) legend:Skënderbeu

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Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Pero PejićKukësi31
2 Stevan RačićPartizani14
3 Elis BakajTirana12
4 Segun AdeniyiLaçi10
5 Selemani NdikumanaTirana9
6 Mentor MazrekajPartizani8
7 Marko ĆetkovićLaçi7
Dhiego MartinsSkënderbeu
Agim MetoLaçi
Sebastián SosaVllaznia

Hat-trick

Player For Against Result Date
Dhiego Martins[1] 6–0
3–0
Pero Pejić[2] 2–3
Andi Ribaj[3] 2–3
Pero Pejić[4] 2–3

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean sheets
1 Orges ShehiSkënderbeu18
2 Miroslav VujadinovićLaçi16
Argjent HaliliKukësi
4 Alban HoxhaPartizani15
5 Stivi FrashëriTirana14
6 Erind SelimajVllaznia11
7 Ilion LikaFlamurtari7
8 Bledjan RizvaniTeuta6

Scoring

Discipline

Player

Club

Attendances

Club Lowest attendance Highest attendance Average attendance
2,500 8,000 5,550
3,000 5,300 4,433
2,500 11,800 4,367
400 7,000 3,237
1,500 4,300 3,144
800 4,000 2,022
500 3,500 1,500
300 2,850 1,467
200 2,500 1,200
300 1,800 828

Awards

Monthly awards
MonthPlayer of the Month
PlayerClubRef
September Stevan RačićPartizani[7]
October Elis BakajKF Tirana
January Erando KarabeciKF Tirana[8]
March Alban HoxhaPartizani[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/11/23/albania/super-league/ks-skenderbeu-korce/ks-apolonia-fier/1701541/ Skënderbeu Korçë vs. Apolonia Fier 6 – 0
  2. News: Pejiç bën tripletë, Kukësi i dyti, durrsakët zhvillojnë një ndeshje të mirë, por humbasin. 9 May 2015. 19 May 2015. Panorama Sport. https://web.archive.org/web/20150521074330/http://www.panorama-sport.com/2015/05/fitojne-kukesi-partizani-dhe-laci-apolonia-poker-elbasanit-dhe-i-ben-presion-durrsakeve/. 21 May 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  3. News: Ribaj nderon Apoloninë, tani -1 pikë nga Teuta, ndizen shpresat për mbijetesë. 9 May 2015. 19 May 2015. Panorama Sport. https://web.archive.org/web/20150521125309/http://www.panorama-sport.com/2015/05/ribaj-nderon-apolonine-tani-1-pike-nga-teuta-ndizen-shpresat-per-mbijetese/. 21 May 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  4. News: Kukësi turpëron Tiranën. 17 May 2015. 19 May 2015. Panorama Sport. https://web.archive.org/web/20150520012046/http://www.panorama-sport.com/2015/05/kukesi-shkaterron-tiranen-dhe-siguron-evropen/. 20 May 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  5. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/08/23/albania/super-league/ks-elbasani/ks-skenderbeu-korce/1701421/?ICID=HP_MS_12_01 Skënderbeu v Elbasani
  6. News: Partizani triumfon në Elbasan për 12 sekonda, Laçi fundos Apoloninë. 20 December 2014. Panorama Sport. 6 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150322234117/http://www.panorama-sport.com/ballina/kategoria-superiore-luhet-takimi-i-dyte-i-javes-se-18-te-live-elbasani-partizani-0-0/. 22 March 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  7. News: RAÇIÇ VLERESOHET "LOJTARI I MUAJIT". 13 October 2014. Partizani.al. 12 April 2015.
  8. https://www.facebook.com/kftirana.al/photos/a.1419032635019521.1073741832.1416627851926666/1546491478940302/?type=1&theater Mesfushori i Tiranes Erando Karabeci eshte perzgjedhur lojtari i muajit janar nga shoqata "Sporti na bashkon".
  9. https://www.facebook.com/futbolli10/photos/a.374153746019836.1073741830.140809199354293/615826915185850/?type=1&theater Alban Hoxha eshte shpallur si lojtari i muajit Mars ne Superlige nga shoqata "Sporti na bashkon".