2015–16 Albanian Superliga

Albanian Superliga
Season	2015–16
Champions	Skënderbeu Korçë
Relegated	Bylis Ballsh KF Tërbuni Pukë
Matches played	180
Goals scored	395 (2.19 per match)
Top goalscorer	Hamdi Salihi (27)
Biggest home win	Flamurtari Vlorë 7–0 Tërbuni Pukë; (4 October 2015), Skënderbeu Korçë 6-1 KF Laçi (4 May 2016)
Biggest away win	KF Tërbuni Pukë 0–4 KF Vllaznia Shkodër; (9 March 2016>
Highest scoring	Flamurtari Vlorë 7–0 Pukë; (4 October 2015)
Longest winning run	Partizani Tirana (9)
Longest unbeaten run	Partizani Tirana (16)
Longest winless run	Tërbuni Pukë (14)
Longest losing run	Tërbuni Pukë, KF Flamurtari Vlorë (5)
	← 2014–15 2016–17 → All statistics correct as of 11 November 2015.

The 2015–16 Albanian Superliga was the 77th official season, or 80th season of top-tier football in Albania (including three unofficial championships during World War II) and the sixteenth season under the name Kategoria Superiore. Skënderbeu Korçë are the defending champions.

Teams

KF Bylis Ballsh, the 2014–15 First Division champion, returns to the top level after just one year of absence.

Team locations

Locations of the 2015–16 Albanian Superliga teams

Team name	Location
Bylis Ballsh	Ballsh, Fier County
Flamurtari Vlorë	Vlorë, Vlorë County
FK Kukësi	Kukës, Kukës County
KF Laçi	Laç, Lezhë County
Partizani Tirana	Tiranë, Tiranë County
Skënderbeu Korçë	Korçë, Korçë County
Tërbuni Pukë	Pukë, Shkodër County
Teuta Durrës	Durrës, Durrës County
KF Tirana	Tiranë, Tiranë County
Vllaznia Shkodër	Shkodër, Shkodër County

Stadiums

Bylis Ballsh	Flamurtari Vlorë	FK Kukësi	KF Laçi	Skënderbeu Korçë
Adush Muça Stadium	Flamurtari Stadium	Zeqir Ymeri Stadium	Laçi Stadium	Skënderbeu Stadium
Capacity: 5,200	Capacity: 8,200	Capacity: 5,000	Capacity: 5,000	Capacity: 12,000

Partizani Tirana	Teuta Durrës	KF Tirana	Tërbuni Pukë	Vllaznia Shkodër
Qemal Stafa Stadium	Niko Dovana Stadium	Selman Stërmasi Stadium	Ismail Xhemali Stadium	Loro Boriçi Stadium
Capacity: 19,700	Capacity: 12,040	Capacity: 10,000	Capacity: 1,950	Capacity: 17,000

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	President	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Bylis Ballsh	Agron Kapllanaj	Adnan Zildžović	Maringlen Shoshi	Joma	—
Flamurtari Vlorë	Sinan Idrizi	Zekirija Ramadani	Bruno Telushi	Joma	TRK/Atlasjet
KF Laçi	Pashk Laska	Ramadan Ndreu	Stipe Buljan	Sportika	Top Sport
Partizani Tirana	Gazment Demi	Andrea Agostinelli	Alban Hoxha	adidas	—
Skënderbeu Korçë	Ardian Takaj	Mirel Josa	Bledi Shkëmbi	Puma	Ama Cafè
Teuta Durrës	Edmond Hasanbelliu	Gugash Magani	Bledjan Rizvani	Erreà	Caffè Pascucci
KF Tirana	Refik Halili	Ilir Daja	Ervin Bulku	Legea	–
Tërbuni Pukë	Grand Frroku	Viktor Gjoni	Abaz Karakaçi	Legea	AML Leonard
Vllaznia Shkodër	Bashkia Shkodër	Armando Cungu	Ndriçim Shtubina	Onze	–
Kukësi	Safet Gjici	Klodian Duro	Rrahman Hallaçi	Macron	Kevin Construction

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Partizani Tirana	Shpëtim Duro	End of contract	29 May 2015	Pre-season	Sulejman Starova	30 May 2015
KF Tirana	Ndubuisi Egbo	End of tenure as a caretaker	30 May 2015		Shkëlqim Muça	30 May 2015
Teuta Durrës	Gentian Begeja	End of contract	31 May 2015		Gugash Magani	1 June 2015
Bylis Ballsh	Roland Nenaj	End of contract	31 May 2015		Agim Canaj	28 July 2015
Flamurtari Vlorë	Ernestino Ramella	Mutual consent	31 May 2015		Stanislav Levý	6 July 2015
FK Kukësi	Miodrag Radanović	Mutual consent	14 June 2015		Marcello Troisi	15 June 2015
Tërbuni Pukë	Elvis Plori	End of contract	14 June 2015		Samuel Nikaj	11 July 2015

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Skënderbeu Korçë (C)	36	25	4	7	73	27	+46	79	Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round
2	Partizani Tirana	36	21	11	4	51	21	+30	74	Qualification to Europa League first qualifying round^{[lower-alpha 1]}
3	Kukësi	36	18	9	9	41	25	+16	63^{[lower-alpha 2]}
4	Teuta Durrës	36	18	9	9	43	28	+15	63^{[lower-alpha 2]}
5	Tirana	36	13	14	9	37	25	+12	53
6	Vllaznia Shkodër	36	11	6	19	36	42	−6	39
7	Laçi	36	8	12	16	30	48	−18	36
8	Flamurtari Vlorë^{[lower-alpha 3]}	36	9	11	16	34	44	−10	35
9	Bylis Ballsh (R)	36	8	8	20	27	53	−26	32	Relegation to Albanian First Division
10	Tërbuni Pukë (R)	36	4	6	26	22	81	−59	18	Relegation to Albanian First Division

Source: Albanian Football Association, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.^[2]
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

↑ Kukësi qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2015–16 Albanian Cup, and the spot awarded to the third-placed team was passed to the fourth-placed team, Teuta Durrës.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Kukësi ahead of Teuta Durrës on head-to-head record; Kukësi–Teuta Durrës 3–0, Teuta Durrës–Kukësi 1–0, Kukësi–Teuta Durrës 2–2, Teuta Durrës–Kukësi 0–0.
↑ Flamurtari Vlorë were deducted three points.^[1]

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	BYL	FLA	KUK	LAÇ	PAR	SKË	TËR	TEU	TIR	VLL
Bylis Ballsh		2–3	1–1	1–0	1–2	1–4	0–2	2–1	0–1	3–1
Flamurtari Vlorë	0–0		0–1	0–0	0–0	3–1	7–0	0–1	0–2	2–0
Kukësi	2–0	1–0		1–0	0–1	2–1	1–0	3–0	0–1	1–0
Laçi	3–1	2–1	1–1		2–3	0–3	4–0	2–2	1–1	2–0
Partizani Tirana	1–1	2–1	2–0	1–1		2–1	4–0	0–1	1–0	1–0
Skënderbeu Korçë	4–0	2–0	1–0	4–0	1–0		4–0	2–2	2–1	3–1
Tërbuni Pukë	4–2	1–0	1–1	1–1	1–2	0–2		0–1	1–2	0–3
Teuta Durrës	3–0	3–1	1–0	0–1	0–1	0–1	3–1		0–0	2–0
Tirana	0–0	1–1	2–1	0–0	0–0	1–2	3–0	2–0		0–0
Vllaznia Shkodër	3–2	4–0	1–1	0–1	1–2	0–1	2–0	0–1	1–1

Updated to games played on 19 March 2016.
Source: [1]
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Second half of season

Home ╲ Away	BYL	FLA	KUK	LAÇ	PAR	SKË	TËR	TEU	TIR	VLL
Bylis Ballsh		0–0	0–2	1–0	0–2	1–1	4–0	0–1	0–0	0–1
Flamurtari Vlorë	0–0		0–1	0–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–0	2–1	2–0
Kukësi	3–0	4–0		1–0	0–1	1–0	1–0	2–2	2–1	0–0
Laçi	0–1	1–2	1–1		0–0	0–2	0–0	1–2	0–3	3–2
Partizani Tirana	1–2	1–1	1–0	2–0		1–1	4–0	1–2	2–0	3–0
Skënderbeu Korçë	3–0	5–1	3–1	6–1	0–1		2–3	1–0	1–0	2–1
Tërbuni Pukë	0–1	0–2	1–2	1–1	0–0	1–3		1–4	1–3	0–4
Teuta Durrës	1–0	1–1	0–0	3–0	0–2	1–1	2–1		0–0	1–0
Tirana	2–0	0–0	1–1	1–0	2–2	0–1	3–0	0–0		1–0
Vllaznia Shkodër	1–0	2–1	1–2	0–0	1–1	1–0	2–0	0–2	3–1

Updated to games played on 18 May 2016.
Source: [2]
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

As of matches played on 21 May 2016.^[3]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Hamdi Salihi	Skënderbeu Korçë	27
2	Xhevahir Sukaj	Partizani Tirana	21
3	James Adeniyi	Laçi/Skënderbeu Korçë	15
4	Elis Bakaj	Tirana	14
5	Peter Olayinka	Skënderbeu Korçë	10
5	Izair Emini	Kukësi	10
7	Artur Magani	Teuta Durrës	9
7	Mateus Lima	Kukësi	7
	Emiljano Musta	Teuta Durrës
	Ardit Hoxhaj	Bylis Ballsh
10	Eraldo Çinari	Vllaznia Shkodër	6
	Erick Flores	Kukësi
	Valdan Nimani	Laçi
	Stevan Račić	Partizani Tirana
	Ndriçim Shtubina	Vllaznia Shkodër
	Bruno Telushi	Flamurtari Vlorë

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date	Ref
Hamdi Salihi	Skënderbeu Korçë	Flamurtari Vlorë	5–2	20 March 2016	^[4]
Elis Bakaj	Tirana	Tërbuni Pukë	3–0	3 April 2016	^[5]
Xhevahir Sukaj	Partizani Tirana	Tërbuni Pukë	4–0	30 April 2016	^[6]

Clean sheets

As of matches played on 21 May 2016.^[3]

Rank	Player	Club	Clean sheets
1	Alban Hoxha	Partizani Tirana	19
2	Edvan Bakaj	Tirana	17
3	Orges Shehi	Skënderbeu Korçë	16
4	Shpëtim Moçka	Teuta Durrës	15
5	Ervis Koçi	Kukësi	10
5	Andrija Dragojević	Vllaznia Shkodër	10
7	Stivi Frashëri	Tirana/Bylis Ballsh	9
8	Argjent Halili	Flamurtari Vlorë	8
9	Enea Koliqi	Kukësi	7

Discipline

As of 21 May 2016

Player

Most yellow cards: 12^[3]
- Orgest Gava (Bylis Ballsh)
- Kristi Vangjeli (Skënderbeu Korçë)

Most red cards: 3^[3]
- Bruno Telushi (Flamurtari Vlorë)

Club

Most yellow cards: 97^[3]
- Bylis Ballsh

Most red cards: 6^[3]
- Flamurtari Vlorë

Attendances

Club	Lowest attendance	Highest attendance	Average attendance
Partizani Tirana	1,000	10,031	3,009
KF Tirana	2,000	7,000	2,993
Skënderbeu Korçë	500	4,200	2,731
FK Kukësi	531	5,110	1,957
Flamurtari Vlorë	70	3,000	1,215
Teuta Durrës	150	1,700	940
Vllaznia Shkodër	2,500	8,000	5,550
KF Laçi	300	1,800	828
Bylis Ballsh	300	1,800	828
Tërbuni Pukë	300	1,800	828

References

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External links

[table_note_res_EL1Q0.43012116760173-1] Kukësi qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2015–16 Albanian Cup, and the spot awarded to the third-placed team was passed to the fourth-placed team, Teuta Durrës.

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2015–16 Albanian Superliga

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Team locations

Stadiums

Personnel and kits

Managerial changes

League table

Results

First half of season

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Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

Hat-tricks

Clean sheets

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