2010–11 Kategoria Superiore


The 2010–11 Kategoria Superiore was the 72nd official season, or the 75th season of top-tier football in Albania and the thirteenth season under the name Kategoria Superiore. The season began on 21 August 2010 and ended on 16 May 2011. Dinamo Tirana were the defending champions, having won their 18th Albanian championship last season.
The championship was won by Skënderbeu, with Flamurtari and Vllaznia finishing second and third, respectively. On the bottom end of the table, Besa and Elbasani were directly relegated, while Shkumbini and Dinamo Tirana had to compete in the [|relegation playoffs].

Teams

and Gramozi were directly relegated to the Kategoria e Parë after finishing 11th and 12th in the previous year's standings. They are replaced by Kategoria e Parë champions Bylis and runners-up Elbasani.
9th placed Kastrioti and 10th placed Skënderbeu had to compete in single-match relegation play-offs. Kastrioti played against First Division fourth-placed club Lushnja, while Skënderbeu played against Kategoria e Parë third-placed club Kamza. Both Kastrioti and Skënderbeu won their matches 1–0 and retained their places in the league.

Stadia and last season

TeamLocationStadiumCapacityLast season
BesaKavajëBesa Stadium8,0002nd
BylisBallshAdush Muça Stadium6,500First Division
DinamoTiranaQemal Stafa Stadium19,600Champions
ElbasaniElbasanRuzhdi Bizhuta Stadium13,000First Division
FlamurtariVlorëFlamurtari Stadium8,5005th
KastriotiKrujëKastrioti Stadium8,4009th
LaçLaçi Stadium5,0004th
ShkumbiniPeqinShkumbini Stadium6,0007th
SkënderbeuKorçëSkënderbeu Stadium12,00010th
TeutaDurrësNiko Dovana Stadium12,0008th
TiranaSelman Stërmasi Stadium12,5003rd
VllazniaShkodërLoro Boriçi Stadium16,0006th

Personnel and sponsoring

Managerial changes

The Managerial changes:
TeamOutgoing head coachManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming head coachDate of appointmentPosition in table
KF Tirana Alban TafajEnd of contract26 1 2010Pre-Season Sulejman Starova29 3 2010Pre-Season
KF Tirana Sulejman StarovaSacked10 10 20106 Nevil Dede11 10 20106
Besa Shpëtim DuroSacked29 9 201012 Përparim Daiu21 9 201012
Besa Përparim DaiuSacked6 11 201012 Gert Haxhiu8 11 201012
KF Elbasani Krenar AlimehmetiSacked16th week12 Esad Karišik16th week12
Dinamo Tirana Luis Manuel BlancoResigned25 12 20105 Ilir Daja30 12 20105
KF Tirana Nevil DedeSacked6 02 20114 Mišo Krstičević8 02 20114

League table

Positions by round

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

Third round

Key numbers for pairing determination :
23rd round 24th round 25th round 26th round 27th round 28th round
1–12 11–1 1–10 9–1 1–8 7–1
2–11 10–2 2–9 8–2 2–7 6–2
3–10 9–3 3–8 7–3 3–6 5–3
4–9 8–4 4–7 6–4 4–5 4–12
5–8 7–5 5–6 5–12 11–9 8–11
6–7 6–12 12–11 10–11 12–10 9–10
29th round 30th round 31st round 32nd round 33rd round
1–6 5–1 1–4 3–1 1–2
2–5 4–2 2–3 2–12 11–3
3–4 3–12 11–5 4–11 10–4
11–7 6–11 10–6 5–10 9–5
10–8 7–10 9–7 6–9 8–6
12–9 8–9 12–8 7–8 12–7

Relegation playoffs

The 9th and 10th-place finishers in the league faced the sixth- and fifth-placed teams of the 2010–11 Kategoria e Parë, respectively, in single match relegation playoffs.
All times CEST
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Top scorers

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