2017–18 Kategoria e Dytë

Football league season

Kategoria e DytëSeason| 2017–18

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Champions| Vora
1st title
Promoted| Elbasani
Oriku
Veleçiku
Vora
Relegated| Domozdova
Matches played| 322
Goals scored| 1,086 (3.37 per match)
Biggest home win| Sopoti 9−2 Ada
(22 April 2018)
Biggest away win| Kevitan 0–7 Partizani B
(13 May 2018)
Highest scoring| Skrapari 6−5 Delvina
(6 May 2018)
Sopoti 9−2 Ada Velipojë
(22 April 2018)
Longest winning run| 10 matches
Albpetrol
Longest unbeaten run| 26 matches
Elbasani
Longest winless run| 11 matches
Kevitan
Longest losing run| 11 matches
Kevitan

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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[edit]

### Team changes[edit]

#### From Kategoria e Dytë[edit]

Promoted to Kategoria e Parë:

* Egnatia
* KF Vllaznia B
* Naftëtari

#### To Kategoria e Dytë[edit]

Relegated from Kategoria e Parë:

* Adriatiku
* Sopoti
* KF Elbasani

Promoted from Kategoria e Tretë:

* FC Klosi
* Spartaku

### Locations[edit]

Luzi 2008

Vora

Internacional
Kevitan
Partizani B
Spartaku
Tirana B

Veleçiku

Gramshi

Ada Velipojë

Kukësi B

Adriatiku Mamurras

Klosi

Sopoti

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2017–18 Group A Kategoria e Dytë teams.

Oriku

Delvina

Devolli

Këlcyra

Butrinti

Maliqi

Memaliaj

Domozdova

Përmeti

Tepelena

Skrapari

Gramozi

Albpetrol

Elbasani

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2017–18 Group B Kategoria e Dytë teams.

### Stadia by capacity and locations[edit]

#### Group A[edit]

Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity

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Luzi 2008 | Luz i Vogël | Luz i Vogël Stadium | 600
FK Vora | Vorë | Vorë Sports Field | 1,000
KF Tirana B | Tirana | Skënder Halili Complex | 200
Partizani B | Tirana | National Sports Centre | 50
KS Veleçiku | Koplik | Kompleksi Vellezërit Duli | 2,000
KF Gramshi | Gramsh | Mislim Koçi Stadium | 1,500
FC Internacional Tirana | Tirana | Internacional Complex | 1,000
Ada | Velipojë | Adriatik Velipojë | 1,200
FK Kukësi B | Kukës | Zeqir Ymeri Stadium | 5,000
FC Kevitan | Tirana | Kevitan Complex | 500
Adriatiku | Mamurras | Mamurras Stadium | 1,000
FC Klosi | Klos | Klos Stadium | 1,000
Spartaku | Tirana | Stadiumi "Marko Bocari" | 2,500
Sopoti | Librazhd | Sopoti Stadium | 3,000

Source:[1]

#### Group B[edit]

Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity

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KF Oriku | Orikum | Petro Ruci Stadium | 2,000
KS Delvina | Delvinë | Panajot Pano Stadium | 2,500
Devolli | Bilisht | Bilisht Stadium | 1,050
KF Këlcyra | Këlcyrë | Fusha Sportive Këlcyrë | 1,000
KF Butrinti | Sarandë | Butrinti Stadium | 5,000
KF Maliqi | Maliq | Fusha Sportive Maliq | 400
KF Memaliaj | Memaliaj | Karafil Caushi Stadium | 1,500
Domozdova | Prrenjas | Stadiumi Domozdova | 1,000
KF Përmeti | Përmet | Durim Qypi Stadium | 4,000
FK Tepelena | Tepelenë | Sabaudin Shehu Stadium | 2,000
FK Skrapari | Çorovodë | Skrapar Sports Field | 1,500
KS Gramozi | Ersekë | Gramozi Stadium | 7,000
KF Albpetrol | Patos | Alush Noga Stadium | 2,150
KF Elbasani | Elbasan | Elbasan Arena | 12,800

Source:[2]

## League standings[edit]

### Group A[edit]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation

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1  | Vora (C, P) | 24  | 21  | 1  | 2  | 69  | 20  | +49  | 64  | Promotion to 2018–19 Kategoria e Parë
2  | Veleçiku (P) | 24  | 20  | 1  | 3  | 62  | 14  | +48  | 61  | Play-off promotion to 2018–19 Kategoria e Parë
3  | Klosi | 24  | 17  | 1  | 6  | 47  | 28  | +19  | 52  |
4  | Spartaku | 24  | 12  | 2  | 10  | 55  | 40  | +15  | 38
5  | Partizani B | 24  | 9  | 8  | 7  | 43  | 31  | +12  | 35
6  | Luzi 2008 | 24  | 10  | 5  | 9  | 35  | 28  | +7  | 35
7  | Gramshi | 24  | 10  | 2  | 12  | 36  | 39  | −3  | 32
8  | Tirana B | 24  | 8  | 7  | 9  | 36  | 35  | +1  | 31
9  | Internacional Tirana | 24  | 9  | 1  | 14  | 32  | 47  | −15  | 28
10  | Sopoti | 24  | 6  | 5  | 13  | 35  | 44  | −9  | 23
11  | Kukësi B | 24  | 6  | 4  | 14  | 39  | 56  | −17  | 22
12  | Ada | 24  | 6  | 1  | 17  | 31  | 78  | −47  | 19
13  | Kevitan | 24  | 2  | 2  | 20  | 24  | 84  | −60  | 8
14  | Adriatiku[a] (R) | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | −3  | Relegation to 2019 Kategoria e Tretë

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) draw. (Head-to-head record is applied for clubs with the same number of points only once all matches between said clubs have been played.)
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. ^ Adriatiku were dissolved during the season and withdrew from the league. They were also deducted 3 points.

### Group B[edit]

Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation

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1  | Elbasani (P) | 26  | 21  | 5  | 0  | 61  | 14  | +47  | 68  | Promotion to 2018–19 Kategoria e Parë
2  | Oriku[a] (P) | 26  | 21  | 3  | 2  | 57  | 17  | +40  | 66
3  | Albpetrol | 26  | 20  | 2  | 4  | 61  | 16  | +45  | 62  |
4  | Devolli | 26  | 12  | 5  | 9  | 51  | 33  | +18  | 41
5  | Delvina | 26  | 12  | 2  | 12  | 54  | 44  | +10  | 38
6  | Butrinti | 26  | 10  | 5  | 11  | 44  | 34  | +10  | 35
7  | Maliqi | 26  | 10  | 4  | 12  | 43  | 45  | −2  | 34
8  | Këlcyra | 26  | 10  | 2  | 14  | 35  | 40  | −5  | 32
9  | Skrapari | 26  | 10  | 2  | 14  | 40  | 75  | −35  | 32
10  | Tepelena | 26  | 9  | 1  | 16  | 31  | 46  | −15  | 28
11  | Memaliaj | 26  | 8  | 1  | 17  | 20  | 56  | −36  | 25
12  | Gramozi | 26  | 7  | 3  | 16  | 26  | 38  | −12  | 24
13  | Përmeti | 26  | 8  | 0  | 18  | 32  | 57  | −25  | 24
14  | Domozdova (R) | 26  | 6  | 1  | 19  | 24  | 64  | −40  | 19  | Relegation to 2019 Kategoria e Tretë

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 6) draw. (Head-to-head record is applied for clubs with the same number of points only once all matches between said clubs have been played.)
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. ^ Oriku replaced Vllaznia B in the Albanian First Division after their automatic relegation.

## Final[edit]

17 May 2018

17:00

Elbasani| 2−5| Vora

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Kotorri 60' (pen.)
Dishani 79' |  | Sejdini 9', 25'
Ferraj 52', 76'
Lacka 86'

Selman Stërmasi Stadium, Tirana

## References[edit]

1. ^ Group A table
2. ^ "Hidhet shorti i Kategorisë së Dytë". Archived from the original on 2017-09-27. Retrieved 2017-09-26.

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