The 2011–12 Kategoria Superiore was the 73rd official season, or 76th season of top-tier football in Albania (including three unofficial championships of WW2) and the fourteenth season under the name Kategoria superiore. The season began on 10 September 2011 and ended on 12 May 2012. The defending champions were Skënderbeu, who won their second Albanian league championship last season and third in their history.
The size of the league was expanded from twelve to fourteen teams this season.
Teams Besa and Elbasani finished the 2010–11 season in 11th and 12th place and were relegated to the Kategoria e Parë. Taking their places were the champions of the 2010–11 Kategoria e Parë competition, Pogradeci, and the runners-up, Tomori.
In addition, because the league expanded to 14 clubs this season, the third- and fourth-placed clubs of last season's Kategoria e Parë were also promoted to this competition automatically. These clubs were Kamza and Apolonia.
Finally, two more spots in this competition were available via a promotion-relegation playoff between the 9th and 10th-place finishers of last season's Kategoria Superiore, Shkumbini Peqin and Dinamo Tirana, and the 5th and 6th-place finishers of last season's Kategoria e Parë, Besëlidhja Lezhë and Adriatiku Mamurras. Shkumbini defeated Adriatiku 1–0 after extra time and Dinamo Tirana defeated Besëlidhja 4–1, so both Superiore teams retained their spots in the league for this season.
Stadia and last season
Team Location Stadium Capacity Last seasonApoloniaFierLoni Papuçiu Stadium12,000Kategoria e ParëBylisBallshAdush Muça Stadium9,5006thDinamoTiranaSelman Stërmasi Stadium12,50010thFlamurtariVlorëFlamurtari Stadium13,0002ndKamzaKamëzKamëz Stadium5,000Kategoria e ParëKastriotiKrujëKastrioti Stadium10,0008thLaçiLaçLaçi Stadium5,0004thPogradeciPogradecGjorgji Kyçyku Stadium8,000Kategoria e ParëSkënderbeuKorçëSkënderbeu Stadium12,000ChampionsShkumbiniPeqinShkumbini Stadium5,0009thTeutaDurrësNiko Dovana Stadium13,0007thTiranaTiranaSelman Stërmasi Stadium12,5005thTomoriBeratTomori Stadium14,500Kategoria e ParëVllazniaShkodërLoro Boriçi Stadium16,0003rd
Personnel and sponsoring
TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor Apolonia Dhimitër Papuçiu Bylis Naci Şensoy Dinamo Tirana Artan Mërgjyshi Flamurtari Shkëlqim Muça Artan Sakaj Legea Brunes Hidrosanitare Kamza Mauro De Vecchis Kastrioti Ramadan Ndreu Fatmir Caca Adidas Laçi Nevil Dede Sajmir Kastrati SportikaTop Sport Pogradeci Ylli Çekiçi Skënderbeu Stanislav Levy Bledi Shkëmbi Legea Ama Cafè Shkumbini Kristaq Mile Teuta Hasan Lika Arian Sheta Legea Tirana Julián Rubio Elvis Sina Legea BPP Group Tomori Ernest Gjoka Vllaznia Rudi Vata Dritan Smajlaj Legea Hotel Colosseo
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointmentKF Tirana Mišo KrstičevićSacked19-05-2011Pre season Julián Rubio20-06-2011Vllaznia Shkodër Mirel JosaSacked31-10-20116. Rudi Vata3-11-2011Skënderbeu Korçë Shpetim DuroSacked4-10-20117. Stanislav Levy10-10-2011
League table
Results
Positions by round
Relegation playoffs The 10th-, 11th- and 12th-placed Superliga teams competed against the third-, fourth- and fifth-placed First Division sides in single match relegation playoffs.
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Ronald DervishiShkumbini202 Endri BakiuTomori193 Bruce InkangoKastrioti144 Bekim BalajTirana135 Daniel XhafajSkënderbeu116 Vilfor HysaLaçi10 Source:
References
External links Official website