2014–15 Kategoria Superiore

Kategoria Superiore
Season	2014–15
Dates	23 August 2014 –; 22 May 2015
Champions	Skënderbeu; 6th Albanian title
Relegated	Apolonia; Elbasani
Champions League	Skënderbeu
Europa League	Kukësi; Partizani; Laçi
Matches played	180
Goals scored	377 (2.09 per match)
Top goalscorer	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)
Longest winning run	Laçi (6)
Longest unbeaten run	Skënderbeu (11)
Longest winless run	Apolonia (16)
Longest losing run	Apolonia (8)
	← 2013–14 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

Locations of the 2014–15 Kategoria Superiore teams

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity	Last season
Apolonia	Fier	Loni Papuçiu Stadium	6,800	Kategoria e Parë
Elbasani	Elbasan	Elbasan Arena	12,800	Kategoria e Parë
Flamurtari	Vlorë	Flamurtari Stadium	13,000	7th
Kukësi	Kukës	Zeqir Ymeri Stadium	10,000	2nd
Laçi	Laç	Laçi Stadium	11,000	3rd
Partizani	Tirana	Qemal Stafa Stadium	20,000	5th
Skënderbeu	Korçë	Skënderbeu Stadium	12,000	Champions
Teuta	Durrës	Niko Dovana Stadium	13,000	4th
Tirana	Tirana	Selman Stërmasi Stadium	12,500	6th
Vllaznia	Shkodër	Loro Boriçi Stadium	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.

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Apolonia	Artan Mërgjyshi	Amarildo Dimo	Givova	—
KF Elbasani	Ilirjan File	Eriol Merxha	Givova	Xhanini
Flamurtari	Ernestino Ramella	Franc Veliu	Lescon	TRK/Atlasjet
FK Kukësi	Artim Šakiri	Rrahman Hallaçi	Adidas	Kevin Construction
KF Laçi	Armando Cungu	Stipe Buljan	Sportika	Top Sport
Partizani	Shpëtim Duro	Nderim Nexhipi	Legea	—
Skënderbeu	Mirel Josa	Bledi Shkëmbi	Legea	Ama Cafè
Teuta	Ilir Biturku	Bledjan Rizvani	Erreà	Caffè Pascucci
KF Tirana	Gugash Magani	Ervin Bulku	Legea	—
Vllaznia	Baldo Ranieri	Ndriçim Shtubina	Givova	–

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Skënderbeu (C)	36	24	7	5	58	18	+40	79	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2	Kukësi	36	23	6	7	59	27	+32	75	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
3	Partizani	36	22	7	7	42	24	+18	73	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4	Tirana	36	21	8	7	47	27	+20	71
5	Laçi	36	20	9	7	46	19	+27	69	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round^[a]
6	Flamurtari	36	10	8	18	29	37	−8	38
7	Vllaznia^[b]	36	11	5	20	27	41	−14	35
8	Teuta	36	9	2	25	31	54	−23	29
9	Apolonia (R)	36	7	4	25	19	56	−37	25	Relegation to the 2015–16 Kategoria e Parë
10	Elbasani (R)	36	4	2	30	19	74	−55	14	Relegation to the 2015–16 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; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Laçi qualified for the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2014–15 Albanian Cup.
^ Vllaznia were deducted three points.

Results

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

First half of season

Home \ Away	APO	ELB	FLA	KUK	LAÇ	PAR	SKË	TEU	TIR	VLL
Apolonia		0–1	1–1	0–1	0–2	1–0	0–0	1–0	0–3	0–1
Elbasani	2–0		0–2	0–2	0–2	0–1	0–1	1–5	2–3	1–4
Flamurtari	3–0	2–0		0–1	1–1	1–0	1–1	2–1	0–0	0–0
Kukësi	0–0	3–0	2–0		1–0	0–1	1–0	1–0	1–0	2–1
Laçi	3–1	1–0	1–1	0–0		1–1	0–2	3–0	2–0	3–0
Partizani	1–0	1–0	0–0	2–0	2–0		1–0	2–0	2–0	0–1
Skënderbeu	6–0	1–0	1–0	2–0	2–0	3–0		3–2	0–0	3–0
Teuta	1–0	0–2	1–0	0–3	0–0	0–1	2–0		0–1	0–1
Tirana	3–0	2–1	1–0	3–1	0–0	0–0	2–0	4–2		1–0
Vllaznia	2–0	1–0	1–0	1–2	1–0	0–1	0–1	1–2	1–1

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

Second half of season

Home \ Away	APO	ELB	FLA	KUK	LAÇ	PAR	SKË	TEU	TIR	VLL
Apolonia		4–1	2–1	2–2	1–4	0–2	0–1	2–1	0–2	2–0
Elbasani	0–1		0–1	0–4	0–2	0–3	1–4	1–0	1–3	1–1
Flamurtari	1–0	2–1		1–2	0–2	0–1	0–1	2–1	1–2	3–0
Kukësi	2–1	3–0	4–0		0–0	3–0	0–1	5–2	4–1	1–0
Laçi	2–0	2–0	2–1	2–1		1–1	1–0	1–0	3–0	1–0
Partizani	1–0	4–1	2–1	1–1	1–0		0–0	2–1	2–2	1–0
Skënderbeu	1–0	5–1	2–0	1–1	0–0	5–2		4–2	1–0	3–1
Teuta	1–0	1–0	1–0	1–3	1–3	1–0	0–1		0–0	2–1
Tirana	2–0	2–0	1–0	2–0	1–0	1–2	0–0	1–0		2–1
Vllaznia	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–2	0–1	1–0	0–2	1–0	0–1

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

Leader week after week

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

As of 17 May 2015

Rank	Player	Team	Goals
1	Pero Pejić	Kukësi	31
2	Stevan Račić	Partizani	14
3	Elis Bakaj	Tirana	12
4	Segun Adeniyi	Laçi	10
5	Selemani Ndikumana	Tirana	9
6	Mentor Mazrekaj	Partizani	8
7	Marko Ćetković	Laçi	7
	Dhiego Martins	Skënderbeu
	Agim Meto	Laçi
	Sebastián Sosa	Vllaznia

Hat-trick

Player	For	Against	Result	Date
Dhiego Martins^[1]	Skënderbeu	Apolonia	6–0	23 November 2014
Pero Pejić	Kukësi	Elbasani	3–0	31 January 2015
Pero Pejić^[2]	Kukësi	Teuta	2–3	9 May 2015
Andi Ribaj^[3]	Apolonia	Elbasani	2–3	9 May 2015
Pero Pejić^[4]	Kukësi	Tirana	2–3	17 May 2015

Clean sheets

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets
1	Orges Shehi	Skënderbeu	18
2	Miroslav Vujadinović	Laçi	16
2	Argjent Halili	Kukësi	16
4	Alban Hoxha	Partizani	15
5	Stivi Frashëri	Tirana	14
6	Erind Selimaj	Vllaznia	11
7	Ilion Lika	Flamurtari	7
8	Bledjan Rizvani	Teuta	6

Scoring

First goal of the season: Fatjon Sefa for Skënderbeu against KF Elbasani^[5] (23 August 2014)
Fastest goal of the season: 12 seconds Stevan Račić for Partizani against KF Elbasani^[6](20 December 2014)

Discipline

Player

As of 12 March 2015

Most yellow cards: 11
- Bruno Telushi (Flamurtari)
Most red cards: 2
- Ervin Bulku (KF Tirana)
- Xhulio Jaupi (KF Elbasani)
- Gledi Mici (Flamurtari)

Club

As of 21 December 2014

Most red cards: 8
- Skënderbeu

Attendances

Club	Lowest attendance	Highest attendance	Average attendance
Vllaznia	2,500	8,000	5,550
KF Tirana	3,000	5,300	4,433
Partizani	2,500	11,800	4,367
Skënderbeu	400	7,000	3,237
Flamurtari	1,500	4,300	3,144
FK Kukësi	800	4,000	2,022
Apolonia	500	3,500	1,500
KF Elbasani	300	2,850	1,467
Teuta	200	2,500	1,200
KF Laçi	300	1,800	828

Awards

Monthly awards

Month	Player of the Month
Month	Player	Club	Ref
September	Stevan Račić	Partizani	^[7]
October	Elis Bakaj	KF Tirana
January	Erando Karabeci	KF Tirana	^[8]
March	Alban Hoxha	Partizani	^[9]

References

^ Skënderbeu Korçë vs. Apolonia Fier 6 – 0 Soccerway, 23 November 2014]
^ "Pejiç bën tripletë, Kukësi i dyti, durrsakët zhvillojnë një ndeshje të mirë, por humbasin". Panorama Sport. 9 May 2015. Archived from the original on 21 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
^ "Ribaj nderon Apoloninë, tani -1 pikë nga Teuta, ndizen shpresat për mbijetesë". Panorama Sport. 9 May 2015. Archived from the original on 21 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
^ "Kukësi turpëron Tiranën". Panorama Sport. 17 May 2015. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
^ Skënderbeu v Elbasani
^ "Partizani triumfon në Elbasan për 12 sekonda, Laçi fundos Apoloninë". Panorama Sport. 20 December 2014. Archived from the original on 22 March 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
^ "RAÇIÇ VLERESOHET "LOJTARI I MUAJIT"". Partizani.al. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
^ Mesfushori i Tiranes Erando Karabeci eshte perzgjedhur lojtari i muajit janar nga shoqata "Sporti na bashkon". KF Tirana, 18 February 2015
^ Alban Hoxha eshte shpallur si lojtari i muajit Mars ne Superlige nga shoqata "Sporti na bashkon". Superliga Shqiptare, 3 April 2015

External links

[table_note_res_EL1Qcup0.60147708030486-1] Laçi qualified for the UEFA Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2014–15 Albanian Cup.

[table_note_VLL0.60147708030486-2] Vllaznia were deducted three points.

[3] Skënderbeu Korçë vs. Apolonia Fier 6 – 0 Soccerway, 23 November 2014]

[4] "Pejiç bën tripletë, Kukësi i dyti, durrsakët zhvillojnë një ndeshje të mirë, por humbasin". Panorama Sport. 9 May 2015. Archived from the original on 21 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.

[5] "Ribaj nderon Apoloninë, tani -1 pikë nga Teuta, ndizen shpresat për mbijetesë". Panorama Sport. 9 May 2015. Archived from the original on 21 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.

[6] "Kukësi turpëron Tiranën". Panorama Sport. 17 May 2015. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.

[7] Skënderbeu v Elbasani

[8] "Partizani triumfon në Elbasan për 12 sekonda, Laçi fundos Apoloninë". Panorama Sport. 20 December 2014. Archived from the original on 22 March 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.

[9] "RAÇIÇ VLERESOHET "LOJTARI I MUAJIT"". Partizani.al. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2015.

[10] Mesfushori i Tiranes Erando Karabeci eshte perzgjedhur lojtari i muajit janar nga shoqata "Sporti na bashkon". KF Tirana, 18 February 2015

[11] Alban Hoxha eshte shpallur si lojtari i muajit Mars ne Superlige nga shoqata "Sporti na bashkon". Superliga Shqiptare, 3 April 2015

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2014–15 in European men's football (UEFA)
Domestic leagues	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus '14 '15 Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia '14 '15 Faroe Islands '14 '15 Finland '14 '15 France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland '14 '15 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '14 '15 Latvia '14 '15 Lithuania '14 '15 Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '14 '15 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '14 '15 Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden '14 '15 Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
Domestic cups	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands '14 '15 Finland '14 '15 France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland '14 '15 Israel Italy Kazakhstan '14 '15 Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway '14 '15 Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '14 '15 Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales
League cups	England Finland '14 '15 Estonia France Gibraltar Hungary Iceland '14 '15 Israel Latvia Northern Ireland Portugal Republic of Ireland '14 '15 Romania Scotland Wales
Supercups	Albania Andorra Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic England Estonia '14 '15 Faroe Islands France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Hungary Iceland Italy Kazakhstan ~~Latvia '14~~ Lithuania '14 '15 Malta Moldova Netherlands Northern Ireland Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland '14 '15 Romania Russia San Marino Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Turkey Ukraine
UEFA competitions	Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round group stage knockout phase Final Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round group stage knockout phase Final Super Cup Youth League Women's Champions League qualifying round knockout phase Final
International competitions	UEFA Euro 2016 qualification 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup 2015 Euro Under-21 qualification 2015 Euro Under-19 qualification 2015 Euro Under-17 qualification

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2014–15 Kategoria Superiore

Teams

Stadia and last season

Personnel and kits

League table

Results

First half of season

Second half of season

Leader week after week

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

Hat-trick

Clean sheets

Scoring

Discipline

Player

Club

Attendances

Awards

References

External links