2017–18 Kategoria e Dytë explained

Competition:Kategoria e Dytë
Season:2017–18
Winners:Vora
1st title
Promoted:Elbasani
Oriku
Veleçiku
Vora
Relegated:Domozdova
Dissolved:Adriatiku
Matches:322
Total Goals:1086
Biggest Home Win:
(22 April 2018)
Biggest Away Win:
(13 May 2018)
Highest Scoring:
(6 May 2018)
Sopoti 9−2 Ada Velipojë
(22 April 2018)
Longest Wins:10 matches
Albpetrol
Longest Unbeaten:26 matches
Elbasani
Longest Winless:11 matches
Kevitan
Longest Losses:11 matches
Kevitan
Prevseason:2016–17
Nextseason:2018–19

The 2017–18 Kategoria e Dytë was the 47th official season of the Albanian football third division since its establishment. There were 28 teams competing this season, split into 2 groups, each with 14 teams. The winners of the groups played the league's final against each other and also gained promotion to the 2018-19 Albanian First Division. The runners-up qualified for the play-off round which they played against the 9th ranked teams in the 2017-18 Kategoria e Parë. Elbasani, Oriku, Veleçiku and Vora were promoted to the 2018-19 Kategoria e Parë. Domozdova was relegated to the 2019 Kategoria e Tretë. Vora won their first Kategoria e Dytë title after beating Elbasani in the final match.

Changes from last season

Team changes

From Kategoria e Dytë

Promoted to Kategoria e Parë:

To Kategoria e Dytë

Relegated from Kategoria e Parë:

Promoted from Kategoria e Tretë:

Stadia by capacity and locations

Group A

Team Location Stadium Capacity
600
Vorë Sports Field 1,000
200
50
2,000
Mislim Koçi Stadium 1,500
1,000
Adriatik Velipojë 1,200
5,000
Kevitan Complex 500
1,000
Klos Stadium 1,000
Stadiumi "Marko Bocari" 2,500
3,000
Source:[1]

Group B

Team Location Stadium Capacity
2,000
Panajot Pano Stadium 2,500
Bilisht Stadium 1,050
Fusha Sportive Këlcyrë 1,000
Butrinti Stadium 5,000
Fusha Sportive Maliq 400
Karafil Caushi Stadium 1,500
Stadiumi Domozdova 1,000
Durim Qypi Stadium 4,000
Sabaudin Shehu Stadium 2,000
1,500
Gramozi Stadium 7,000
2,150
12,800

Source:[2]

League standings

Group B

Notes and References

  1. https://fshf.org/garat/?query=ranking&season=2018&competition_id=6500801&submit=1 Group A table
  2. Web site: Hidhet shorti i Kategorisë së Dytë . 2017-09-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170927171934/http://www.fshf.org/index.php/sq/lajme/5814-hidhet-shorti-i-kategorise-se-dyte . 2017-09-27 . dead .