{{Short description|Association football league in Albania}} {{Infobox football league | logo = 150px|Logo of Kategoria e Parë | pixels = 180 | country = Albania | confed = UEFA | organiser = FSHF | founded = {{Start date and age|1930}} | teams = 12 | promotion = Kategoria Superiore | relegation = Kategoria e Dytë | levels = 2 | domest_cup = Albanian Cup | confed_cup = | champions = Laçi (3rd title) | most successful club = Luftëtari (9 titles) | season = 2025–26 | website = {{URL|http://www.fshf.org/}} | tv = RTSH | current = 2025–26 Kategoria e Parë }}
'''Kategoria e Parë''' is the second tier of professional football in Albania, positioned below Kategoria Superiore and above Kategoria e Dytë.
Established in 1930, the league comprises 12 teams. The top two teams earn direct promotion to Kategoria Superiore, while the teams ranked 3rd to 6th enter a playoff tournament.
The winner faces the 8th-placed team from Kategoria Superiore in a promotion play-off match. At the other end of the table, the bottom two teams are relegated to Kategoria e Dytë, while the teams finishing 9th and 10th must compete in a relegation play-off to retain their spot in the league.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Armillotta |first1=Giovanni |title=Almanacco del Calcio Albanese |date=2024 |publisher=Ledizioni srl |isbn=979-12-5600-110-1 |page=351–425}}</ref>
==Clubs (2026–27)== {{location map+ |Albania |float=right |width=250 |caption= Location of teams in the '''2026-27 Kategoria e Parë'''. Some new locations may appear incorrectly.|places= {{location map~ |Albania |lat=41.1845 |long=19.5628 |label=<small>Besa</small> |position=right}} {{location map~ |Albania |lat=41.4633 |long=19.3841 |label=<small>Besëlidhja</small> |position=right}} {{location map~ |Albania |lat=41.6089 |long=20.0063 |label=<small>Burreli</small> |position=left}} {{location map~ |Albania |lat=40.3606 |long=19.4427 |label=<small>Bylis</small> |position=right}} {{location map~ |Albania |lat=40.2721 |long=19.2919 |label=<small>Flamurtari</small> |position=right}} {{location map~ |Albania |lat=41.4776 |long=19.7205 |label=<small>Iliria</small> |position=bottom}} {{location map~ |Albania |lat=41.5 |long=19.8 |label=<small>Kastrioti</small> |position=right}} {{location map~ |Albania |lat=41.6849 |long=20.4292 |label=<small>Korabi</small> |position=left}} {{location map~ |Albania |lat=42.083333|long=20.416667 |label=<small>Kukësi</small> |position=left}} {{location map~ |Albania |lat=40.1937 |long=19.2832 |label=<small>Oriku</small> |position=right}} {{location map~ |Albania |lat=40.9 |long=20.65 |label=<small>Pogradeci</small> |position=right}} {{location map~ |Albania |lat=41.1050 |long=20.1848 |label=<small>Sopoti</small> |position=right}} }}
{| class="wikitable" ! Team ! Location |- |Besa |Kavajë |- |Besëlidhja |Lezhë |- |Burreli |Burrel |- |Bylis |Ballsh |- |Flamurtari |Vlorë |- |Iliria |Fushë-Krujë |- |Kastrioti |Krujë |- |Korabi |Peshkopi |- |Kukësi |Kukës |- |Oriku |Orikum |- |Pogradeci |Pogradec |- |Sopoti |Librazhd |}
==Champions== {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Champions !Runners-up !Top scorer !Goals |- |1930 |Muzaka Berat |Bardhyli Lezhë | | |- style="background:#e2d6d0" | {{strikethrough|''1931''}} | colspan=5 style=background:#e2d6d0 align=center|''Season was not played'' |- |1932 |SK Kavaja |SK Vlora | | |- |1933 |Bashkimi Elbasanas |SK Vlora | | |- |1934 |Shqiponja Gjirokastër |Vetëtima Himarë | | |- style="background:#e2d6d0" | {{strikethrough|''1935''}} | colspan=5 style=background:#e2d6d0 align=center|''Season was not played'' |- |1936–37 |Bardhyli Lezhë |Tomorri Berat | | |- style="background:#e2d6d0" | {{strikethrough|''1937–48''}} | colspan=5 style=background:#e2d6d0 align=center|''Seasons were not played'' |- style="background:#e2d6d0" | {{strikethrough|''1948–49''}} | colspan=5 style=background:#e2d6d0 align=center|''Season was annulled'' |- |1950 |Berati |NBSH Shijak | | |- |1951 |Dinamo Vlorë |Puna Shijak | | |- style="background:#e2d6d0" | {{strikethrough|''1952''}} | colspan=5 style=background:#e2d6d0 align=center|''Season was not played'' |- |1953 |Spartaku Tiranë |Puna Elbasan | | |- |1954 |Dinamo Shkodër |Puna Gjirokastër | | |- style="background:#e2d6d0" | {{strikethrough|''1955''}} | colspan=5 style=background:#e2d6d0 align=center|''Season was not played'' |- |1956 |Spartaku Tiranë |Puna Fier | | |- |1957 |Puna Shkodër |Puna Berat | | |- |1958 |Labinoti Elbasan |Tomorri Berat | | |- |1959 |Teuta |Erzeni | | |- |1960 |Lushnja |Luftëtari | | |- |1961 |Teuta |Korabi | | |- |1962 |Vllaznia |Tomori | | |- |1962–63 |Luftëtari |Erzeni | | |- |1963–64 |Pogradeci |Naftëtari | | |- |1964–65 |Erzeni |Naftëtari | | |- |1965–66 |Luftëtari |Albpetrol | | |- |1966–67 |Apolonia |Tekstilisti Stalin | | |- |1968 |Tekstilisti Stalin |Naftëtari | | |- style="background:#e2d6d0" | {{strikethrough|''1969''}} | colspan=5 style=background:#e2d6d0 align=center|''Season was not played'' |- |1969–70 |Tomori |Besëlidhja | | |- |1970–71 |Shkëndija Tiranë |Studenti | | |- |1971–72 |Apolonia |Besëlidhja | | |- |1972–73 |Naftëtari |Kamza | | |- |1973–74 |Albpetrol |Apolonia | | |- |1974–75 |Luftëtari |Kamza | | |- |1975–76 |Skënderbeu |Tomori | | |- |1976–77 |Tomori |Besëlidhja | | |- |1977–78 |Besa |Naftëtari | | |- |1978–79 |Apolonia |Skënderbeu | | |- |1979–80 |Besëlidhja |Lushnja | | |- |1980–81 |Burreli |Përmeti | | |- |1981–82 |Lushnja |Skënderbeu | | |- |1982–83 |Burreli |Tepelena | | |- |1983–84 |Besëlidhja |Apolonia | | |- |1984–85 |Apolonia |Shkëndija Tiranë | | |- |1985–86 |Besa |Skënderbeu | | |- |1986–87 |Besëlidhja |Burreli | | |- |1987–88 |Lushnja |Naftëtari | | |- |1988–89 |Luftëtari |Tomori | | |- |1989–90 |Lushnja |Kastrioti | | |- |1990–91 |Pogradeci |Selenicë | | |- |1991–92 |Sopoti |Albpetrol | | |- |1992–93 |Besëlidhja |Shkumbini | | |- |1993–94 |Luftëtari |Iliria | | |- |1994–95 |Kastrioti |Skënderbeu | | |- |1995–96 |Lushnja |Bylis | | |- style="background:#e2d6d0" | {{strikethrough|''1996–97''}} | colspan=5 style=background:#e2d6d0 align=center|''Season was interrupted'' |- |1997–98 |Burreli |Memaliaj | | |- |1998–99 |Luftëtari |Albpetrol | | |- |1999–2000 |Besëlidhja |Besa | | |- |2000–01 |Partizani |Erzeni | | |- |2001–02 |Elbasani |Besa | | |- |2002–03 |Egnatia |Tomori | | |- |2003–04 |Laçi |Egnatia | | |- |2004–05 |Skënderbeu |Besa | | |- |2005–06 |Flamurtari |Apolonia | | |- |2006–07 |Skënderbeu |Besëlidhja | | |- |2007–08 |Bylis |Apolonia | | |- |2008–09 |Laçi |Skënderbeu | | |- |2009–10 |Bylis |Elbasani | | |- |2010–11 |Pogradeci |Tomori |Ilirjan Çaushaj |19 |- |2011–12 |Luftëtari |Kukësi |Kreshnik Ivanaj |27 |- |2012–13 |Lushnja |Partizani |Mikel Canka |21 |- |2013–14 |Elbasani |Apolonia |Mustafa Agastra |21 |- |2014–15 |Bylis |Tërbuni |Cate Fonseca<br />Jasmin Raboshta |17 |- |2015–16 |Luftëtari |Korabi |Kosta Bajić |23 |- |2016–17 |Kamza |Lushnja |Armand Pasha |20 |- |2017–18 |Tirana |Kastrioti |Albi Çekiçi |17 |- |2018–19 |Bylis |Vllaznia |Klejdis Branica |14 |- |2019–20 |Apolonia |Kastrioti |Klodian Nuri |17 |- |2020–21 |Egnatia |Dinamo Tirana |Mikel Canka |15 |- |2021–22 |Bylis |Erzeni |Eridon Qardaku |20 |- |2022–23 |Skënderbeu |Dinamo Tirana |Abdul Temitope<br />Denisson Silva |12 |- |2023–24 |Elbasani |Bylis |Peter Itodo |19 |- |2024–25 |Vora |Flamurtari |Manfredas Ruzgis |24 |- |2025–26 |Laçi |Skënderbeu |Saleh Nasr |18 |}
==See also== * List of football clubs in Albania
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Albanian First Division}} {{Albanian First Division seasons}} {{Football in Albania}} {{UEFA second leagues}}
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