2023–24 Kategoria e Dytë

Football league season

Kategoria e DytëSeason| 2023–24

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Matches played| 149
Goals scored| 448 (3.01 per match)
Top goalscorer| Gerhard Progni
(15 goals)
Biggest home win| Butrinti 6−0 Këlcyra
(18 February 2024)
Iliria 6−0 Naftëtari
(23 September 2023)
Biggest away win| Devolli 0−6 Pogradeci
(3 December 2023)
Highest scoring| Albanët 3−6 Sopoti
(2 December 2023)
Longest winning run| 11 matches
Besëlidhja
Longest unbeaten run| 14 matches
Pogradeci
Longest winless run| 14 matches
Këlcyra
Longest losing run| 14 matches
Këlcyra

← 2022–23

2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Kategoria e Dytë is the 52nd official season of the Albanian football third division since its establishment. There are 23 teams competing this season, split in 2 groups. The winners of the groups will play the league's final against each other and will also gain promotion to the 2024–25 Kategoria e Parë. Teams ranked from the 2nd to the 5th position will qualify to the play-off round where the winners will play against the 9th and 10th ranked teams in the 2023–24 Kategoria e Parë.[1][2]

## Changes from last season[edit]

### Team changes[edit]

#### From Kategoria e Dytë[edit]

Promoted to Kategoria e Parë:

* Elbasani
* Vora

Relegated to Kategoria e Tretë:

* Ada
* Albpetrol
* Bulqiza
* Memaliaj
* Tepelena

#### To Kategoria e Dytë[edit]

Relegated from Kategoria e Parë:

* Besëlidhja
* Oriku
* Tërbuni
* Turbina

Promoted from Kategoria e Tretë:

* Adriatiku
* Albanët
* Këlcyra

### Locations[edit]

Shënkolli

Iliria

Gramshi

Veleçiku

Murlani

Naftëtari

Valbona

Sopoti

Besëlidhja

Tërbuni

Albanët

Adriatiku

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2023–24 Group A Kategoria e Dytë teams.

Labëria

Devolli

Luftëtari

Shkumbini

Pogradeci

Butrinti

Maliqi

Delvina

Oriku

Turbina

Këlcyra

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2023–24 Group B Kategoria e Dytë teams.

### Stadia by capacity and locations[edit]

#### Group A[edit]

Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity

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Adriatiku | Durrës | Vorë Stadium |
Albanët | Tirana | Internacional Complex | 1,000
Besëlidhja | Lezhë | Brian Filipi Stadium | 5,000
Gramshi | Gramsh | Mislim Koçi Stadium | 3,100
Iliria | Fushë-Krujë | Redi Maloku Stadium | 3,000
Murlani | Vau i Dejës | Barbullush Stadium |
Naftëtari | Kuçovë | Bashkim Sulejmani Stadium | 5,000
Shënkolli | Shënkoll | Shënkoll Stadium | 500
Sopoti | Librazhd | Sopoti Stadium | 3,000
Tërbuni | Pukë | Ismail Xhemali Stadium | 1,950
Valbona | Bajram Curri | Tropojë Stadium |
Veleçiku | Koplik | Kompleksi Vëllezërit Duli | 2,000

#### Group B[edit]

Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity

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Butrinti | Sarandë | Andon Lapa Stadium | 5,500
Delvina | Delvinë | Panajot Pano Stadium | 2,500
Devolli | Bilisht | Bilisht Stadium | 3,000
Këlcyra | Këlcyrë | Demir Allamani Stadium | 1,000
Labëria | Vlorë | Labëria Complex |
Luftëtari | Gjirokastër | Gjirokastra Stadium | 8,400
Maliqi | Maliq | Jovan Asko Stadium | 1,500
Oriku | Orikum | Orikum Stadium | 2,000
Pogradeci | Pogradec | Gjorgji Kyçyku Stadium | 10,700
Shkumbini | Peqin | Shkumbini Stadium | 9,000
Turbina | Cërrik | Nexhip Trungu Stadium | 6,600

## League standings[edit]

### Group A[edit]

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

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1  | Besëlidhja | 14  | 12  | 1  | 1  | 37  | 8  | +29  | 37  | Promotion to 2024–25 Kategoria e Parë
2  | Valbona (X) | 14  | 12  | 1  | 1  | 39  | 12  | +27  | 37  | Play-off promotion to 2024–25 Kategoria e Parë
3  | Iliria | 14  | 10  | 3  | 1  | 36  | 10  | +26  | 33
4  | Sopoti | 14  | 7  | 3  | 4  | 27  | 18  | +9  | 24
5  | Tërbuni | 13  | 6  | 3  | 4  | 22  | 13  | +9  | 21
6  | Gramshi | 13  | 4  | 2  | 7  | 20  | 20  | 0  | 14  |
7  | Adriatiku | 13  | 4  | 1  | 8  | 11  | 24  | −13  | 13
8  | Veleçiku | 12  | 4  | 1  | 7  | 20  | 20  | 0  | 13
9  | Murlani | 14  | 3  | 2  | 9  | 16  | 33  | −17  | 11
10  | Naftëtari | 14  | 2  | 2  | 10  | 10  | 44  | −34  | 8
11  | Albanët | 13  | 0  | 1  | 12  | 8  | 44  | −36  | 1  | Play-off relegation to 2024–25 Kategoria e Tretë
12  | Shënkolli[a] (D, R) | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | Excluded

Updated to match(es) played on 3 March 2024. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 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.)
(D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated; (X) Team is assured of at least a play-off place, but can still qualify for automatic promotion.
Notes:

1. ^ Shënkolli was excluded from the league and relegated to the Kategoria e Tretë for the next season, after a violent incident during a match against Murlani in the 10th round.

#### Results[edit]

Home \ Away  | ADR | ALB | BES | GRA | ILI | MUR | NAF | SOP | TËR | VAL | VEL

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Adriatiku | -- |  |  | 2–3  | 0–2  | 2–1  |  | 0–1  |  | 0–5  | 1–0
Albanët | 0–3  | -- | 0–4  |  | 0–3  | 1–3  |  | 3–6  | 0–4  |  | 1–2
Besëlidhja | 4–0  | 4–1  | -- |  | 0–0  |  | 3–1  |  |  | 3–0  | 3–1
Gramshi | 1–2  | 4–0  | 0–2  | -- |  |  | 5–0  | 1–1  | 1–1  |  |
Iliria |  |  | 0–1  | 2–0  | -- | 3–1  | 6–0  | 6–1  | 3–1  | 1–1  | 3–1
Murlani |  | 0–0  | 0–2  | 4–3  | 1–1  | -- | 4–2  | 0–1  | 0–1  | 1–5  |
Naftëtari | 1–1  | 3–1  | 0–5  |  | 0–2  | 2–1  | -- | 0–0  |  |  | 1–4
Sopoti | 1–0  |  | 1–2  | 2–0  |  | 5–0  | 4–0  | -- | 2–2  |  | 1–2
Tërbuni | 3–0  | 2–0  | 1–2  | 1–0  |  |  | 3–0  |  | -- | 0–1  |
Valbona | 2–0  | 6–1  | 3–2  | 3–0  |  |  | 5–0  | 2–1  | 3–2  | -- | 1–0
Veleçiku |  |  |  | 0–2  | 3–4  | 5–0  |  |  | 1–1  | 1–2  | --

Updated to match(es) played on 3 March 2024. Source: [2]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

### Group B[edit]

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

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1  | Pogradeci | 14  | 11  | 3  | 0  | 27  | 6  | +21  | 36  | Promotion to 2024–25 Kategoria e Parë
2  | Luftëtari | 13  | 11  | 1  | 1  | 25  | 9  | +16  | 34  | Play-off promotion to 2024–25 Kategoria e Parë
3  | Shkumbini | 14  | 9  | 2  | 3  | 21  | 11  | +10  | 29
4  | Oriku | 13  | 6  | 4  | 3  | 14  | 7  | +7  | 22
5  | Labëria | 14  | 6  | 3  | 5  | 22  | 22  | 0  | 21
6  | Butrinti | 14  | 6  | 3  | 5  | 22  | 12  | +10  | 21  |
7  | Turbina | 14  | 6  | 2  | 6  | 19  | 22  | −3  | 20
8  | Devolli | 13  | 3  | 3  | 7  | 19  | 28  | −9  | 12
9  | Delvina | 14  | 2  | 5  | 7  | 17  | 23  | −6  | 11
10  | Maliqi | 13  | 1  | 2  | 10  | 11  | 22  | −11  | 5  | Play-off relegation to 2024–25 Kategoria e Tretë
11  | Këlcyra | 14  | 0  | 0  | 14  | 5  | 40  | −35  | 0  | Relegation to 2024–25 Kategoria e Tretë

Updated to match(es) played on 3 March 2024. Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 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.)

#### Results[edit]

Home \ Away  | BUT | DEL | DEV | KËL | LAB | LUF | MAL | ORI | POG | SHK | TUR

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Butrinti | -- |  | 3–2  | 6–0  | 0–1  |  | 4–1  | 1–1  |  | 0–0  | 2–0
Delvina | 1–3  | -- | 1–2  | 4–1  |  | 1–2  |  | 0–0  |  | 1–2  | 0–0
Devolli |  | 1–1  | -- | 3–0  | 2–2  | 2–2  | 3–2  |  | 0–6  |  | 2–3
Këlcyra | 1–2  | 0–4  |  | -- | 1–2  | 0–1  |  | 0–2  | 0–2  | 0–1  |
Labëria |  | 4–1  |  | 4–0  | -- | 1–2  | 1–0  |  | 0–0  | 1–4  | 0–3
Luftëtari | 1–0  | 3–1  | 3–0  |  | 3–1  | -- |  | 1–0  |  | 1–0  | 3–0
Maliqi | 0–0  | 1–1  |  | 3–0  |  | 2–3  | -- | 1–2  | 0–2  |  |
Oriku |  |  | 1–0  |  | 1–1  |  | 1–0  | -- | 1–1  | 1–0  | 4–0
Pogradeci | 1–0  | 3–0  |  | 3–1  |  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 1–0  | -- | 2–2  |
Shkumbini | 2–1  |  | 3–2  |  | 3–1  |  | 1–0  | 1–0  | 0–1  | -- | 2–0
Turbina | 1–0  | 1–1  | 1–0  | 3–1  | 2–3  |  | 3–1  |  | 2–3  |  | --

Updated to match(es) played on 3 March 2024. Source: [4]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

## Top scorers[edit]

Rank  | Player  | Club  | Goals

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1  |  Gerhard Progni | Valbona  | 15
2  |  Murilo Brisida Do Nascimento | Gramshi  | 9
3  |  Brajan Shekaj | Veleçiku  | 8
4  |  John Caio | Labëria  | 7
5  |  Arli Përgjoni | Besëlidhja  | 6
David Marku | Besëlidhja
Ermanel Llojaj | Oriku

## Notes[edit]

## References[edit]

1. ^ http://www.panorama.com.al/sport/kategoria-e-dyte-fshf-ndan-grupet-per-kampionatin-ja-si-do-jete-perberja-ne-sezonin-e-ri/
2. ^ https://fshf.org/sq/komiteti-ekzekutiv-i-fshf-miraton-datat-e-nisjes-se-aktiviteteve-kombetare-per-edicionin-futbollistik-2023-2024/

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* Albanët
* Besëlidhja
* Gramshi
* Iliria
* Murlani
* Naftëtari
* Shënkolli
* Sopoti
* Tërbuni
* Valbona
* Veleçiku

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* Adriatiku
* Butrinti
* Delvina
* Devolli
* Këlcyra
* Labëria
* Luftëtari
* Maliqi
* Oriku
* Pogradeci
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