The 2022–23 Kategoria e Parë was the 75th official season of the Albanian football second-tier since its establishment. The season began on 3 September 2022 and ended on 18 May 2023. There were 14 teams competing this season. The winning and runner-up teams gained promotion to the 2023–24 Kategoria Superiore. The promotion play-offs winner will play a promotion play-off match against the 8th ranked team of the 2022–23 Kategoria Superiore. Dinamo Tirana and Skënderbeu were promoted to the 2023–24 Kategoria Superiore. Besëlidhja, Oriku, Tërbuni and Turbina were relegated to the 2023–24 Kategoria e Dytë.
Changes from last season Team changes From Kategoria e Parë Promoted to Kategoria Superiore: Bylis Erzeni
Relegated to Kategoria e Dytë: Butrinti Maliqi Pogradeci Shkumbini Vora
To Kategoria e Parë Relegated from Kategoria Superiore: Dinamo Tirana Skënderbeu
Promoted from Kategoria e Dytë: Flamurtari Luzi 2008 Oriku
Locations
Stadia by capacity and locations Team Location Stadium Capacity Apolonia Fier Loni Papuçiu Stadium 6,800 Besa Kavajë Shkumbini Stadium 9,000 Besëlidhja Lezhë Brian Filipi Stadium 5,000 Burreli Burrel Liri Ballabani Stadium 3,000 Dinamo Tirana Tirana Selman Stërmasi Stadium 9,500 Flamurtari Vlorë Flamurtari Stadium 8,200 Korabi Peshkopi Korabi Stadium 6,000 Lushnja Lushnjë Roza Haxhiu Stadium 8,500 Luzi 2008 Luz i Vogël Luz i Vogël Stadium 600 Oriku Orikum Orikum Stadium Skënderbeu Korçë Skënderbeu Stadium 12,343 Tërbuni Pukë Ismail Xhemali Stadium 1,950 Tomori Berat Tomori Stadium 17,890 Turbina Cërrik Nexhip Trungu Stadium 6,600
League table
Results
Positions by round The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.
Promotion play-offs Bracket <onlyinclude>
Semi-finals
Flamurtari qualified to the final as the team with the higher ranking.
Final
Korabi qualified to the final play-off match.
Relegation play-offs
Both clubs remained in their respective divisions.
Both clubs remained in their respective divisions.
Top scorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Abdul TemitopeSkënderbeu12 Denisson SilvaDinamo Tirana3 Albers KekoKorabi114 Mikel CankaLushnja10 Mmesoma UmejiegoApolonia Taulant MarkuDinamo Tirana7 Chinonso OnuhBesa9
References