2007–08 Kategoria Superiore

Kategoria Superiore
Season	2007–08
Dates	25 August 2007 –; 17 May 2008
Champions	Dinamo; 17th Albanian title
Relegated	Kastrioti (via play-off); Skënderbeu; Besëlidhja
Champions League	Dinamo
UEFA Cup	Partizani; Vllaznia
Intertoto Cup	Besa
Matches played	198
Goals scored	463 (2.34 per match)
Top goalscorer	Vioresin Sinani (20 goals)
	← 2006–07 2008–09 →

The 2007–08 Kategoria Superiore was the 72nd season of top-tier football in Albania and the tenth season under the name Kategoria Superiore. The season began on 25 August 2007 and ended on 17 May 2008. KF Tirana were the defending champions, having won their twenty-third title the previous season.

Teams

Stadia and last season

Locations of the 2007–08 Kategoria Superiore teams

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity	Last season
Besa	Kavajë	Besa Stadium	8,000	6th
Besëlidhja	Lezhë	Brian Filipi Stadium	5,000	Kategoria e Parë
Dinamo Tirana	Tirana	Qemal Stafa Stadium^{[note 1]}	19,700	5th
Elbasani	Elbasan	Ruzhdi Bizhuta Stadium	15,000	7th
Flamurtari	Vlorë	Flamurtari Stadium	15,000	9th
Partizani	Tirana	Qemal Stafa Stadium	19,700	4th
Skënderbeu	Korçë	Skënderbeu Stadium	12,000	Kategoria e Parë
Shkumbini	Peqin	Shkumbini Stadium	6,000	10th
Kastrioti	Krujë	Kastrioti Stadium	3,500	8th
Teuta	Durrës	Niko Dovana Stadium	12,040	2nd
Tirana	Tirana	Qemal Stafa Stadium	19,700	Champions
Vllaznia	Shkodër	Loro Boriçi Stadium	15,000	3rd

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Dinamo Tirana (C)	33	21	7	5	56	14	+42	70	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	Partizani	33	18	11	4	47	22	+25	65	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round
3	Besa	33	17	5	11	45	36	+9	56	Qualification for the Intertoto Cup first round
4	Elbasani	33	13	13	7	40	24	+16	52
5	Shkumbini	33	14	8	11	35	28	+7	50
6	Tirana	33	14	7	12	46	36	+10	49
7	Vllaznia	33	12	9	12	46	46	0	45	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round^[a]
8	Flamurtari	33	10	14	9	35	37	−2	44
9	Teuta (O)	33	9	8	16	32	45	−13	35	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
10	Kastrioti (R)	33	10	5	18	24	43	−19	35	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
11	Besëlidhja (R)	33	9	7	17	31	52	−21	34	Relegation to the 2008–09 Kategoria e Parë
12	Skënderbeu (R)	33	3	2	28	26	80	−54	11	Relegation to the 2008–09 Kategoria e Parë

Source: Albanian Football Association (in Albanian), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) points in head-to-head matches; 3) goal difference in head-to-head matches; 4) goals scored in head-to-head matches; 5) total goal difference; 6) total goals scored; 7) draw
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Vllaznia qualified for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round by winning the 2007–08 Albanian Cup.

Results

The schedule consisted of three rounds. During the first two rounds, each team played each other once home and away for a total of 22 matches. The pairings of the third round were then set according to the standings after the first two rounds, giving every team a third game against each opponent for a total of 33 games per team.

First and second round

Home \ Away	BES	BSL	DIN	ELB	FLA	KAS	PAR	SKË	SKU	TEU	TIR	VLL
Besa		2–0	0–2	1–0	2–0	3–1	2–1	2–0	1–0	0–1	3–1	1–0
Besëlidhja	2–2		0–2	0–1	2–2	1–2	1–2	4–2	2–1	0–0	0–2	2–2
Dinamo	0–0	4–0		0–0	0–1	4–0	2–0	7–0	1–0	2–1	0–2	0–0
Elbasani	2–0	1–2	0–0		2–2	2–0	0–0	3–0	0–0	1–0	1–0	0–0
Flamurtari	1–0	1–1	1–2	0–1		1–0	0–0	3–1	0–0	2–2	1–0	2–2
Kastrioti	2–1	2–1	0–3	2–0	0–1		0–1	1–0	0–0	1–0	0–3	3–1
Partizani	3–3	4–0	1–0	0–0	0–0	2–1		4–0	2–1	4–0	0–0	1–0
Skënderbeu	1–1	0–2	1–2	0–1	1–1	2–0	1–2		1–2	1–3	4–2	2–3
Shkumbini	2–0	2–1	0–0	1–0	0–0	1–0	1–1	3–1		2–0	0–2	4–0
Teuta	0–1	2–0	0–1	0–1	3–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1		0–0	0–3
Tirana	2–0	0–1	0–0	2–2	2–0	0–0	1–4	3–2	2–0	2–1		0–0
Vllaznia	1–1	3–0	0–1	2–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	4–1

Source: Albanian Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Third round

Home \ Away	BES	BSL	DIN	ELB	FLA	KAS	PAR	SKË	SKU	TEU	TIR	VLL
Besa		2–0				1–0	0–1	1–0	3–0		2–1
Besëlidhja			1–0			1–1			0–2		1–0	4–2
Dinamo	2–0			3–1	6–0		2–1	3–1		2–1
Elbasani	3–1	3–0				5–2	0–0	4–0	1–0	1–1
Flamurtari	2–1	1–0		2–2		1–0	3–0
Kastrioti			1–0						1–0	0–0	1–2	0–1
Partizani		1–0				0–0		2–0	2–0		2–1	2–0
Skënderbeu		0–2			1–4	0–2			1–3	0–2
Shkumbini			0–0		1–0					3–0	1–0	3–2
Teuta	3–5	2–0			1–1		1–2
Tirana			1–2	2–1	1–0			4–0		1–2		5–1
Vllaznia	2–3		0–3	0–0	2–0			2–1		1–2

Source: Albanian Football Association
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation playoffs

24 May 2008

15:00

Burreli	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Teuta
Xhixha 90'	Report	Dushku 7' Hodo 114' (pen.)

Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tiranë

25 May 2008

15:00

Kastrioti	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Lushnja
	Report
Penalties
	2–4

Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tiranë

Season statistics

Top scorers

Source: FootballDatabase.eu

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Vioresin Sinani	Vllaznia	20
2	Pero Pejić	Dinamo	18
3	Klodian Duro	Tirana	16
4	Skerdi Bejzade	Elbasani	13
5	Elis Bakaj	Partizani	12
5	Marius Ngjela	Skënderbeu/ Besëlidhja	12
7	Parid Xhihani	Besa	11
8	Xhevahir Sukaj	Vllaznia	10
	Gjergji Muzaka	Partizani
	Bledar Mançaku	Besa
	Erjon Rizvanolli	Kastrioti

Notes

^ Dinamo Tirana, Partizani and Tirana all shared the Qemal Stafa Stadium as well as the Selman Stërmasi Stadium.

External links

[table_note_res_ELC0.74815416557163-2] Vllaznia qualified for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round by winning the 2007–08 Albanian Cup.

[Qemal_Stafa-1] Dinamo Tirana, Partizani and Tirana all shared the Qemal Stafa Stadium as well as the Selman Stërmasi Stadium.

[note 1]

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