2015–16 Kategoria Superiore
Football league season
The 2015–16 Kategoria Superiore was the 77th season of the top Albanian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1930. It was organised by the Albanian Football Association and it was the 13th season under the name Kategoria Superiore , which took over from the Albanian National Championship in 2003. The season began on 21 August 2015 and concluded on 18 May 2016.
Skënderbeu began the season as defending champions of the 2014–15 season . Bylis and Tërbuni entered as the two promoted teams from the 2014–15 Albanian First Division , but they were both relegated at the end of the season.
Hamdi Salihi of Skënderbeu won the scoring title with 27 goals in 30 games. Alban Hoxha of Partizani led the league with 19 clean sheets in 32 games. Gugash Magani of Flamurtari and then Teuta won the Manager of the Season award.
Bylis , the 2014–15 Kategoria e Parë champion, returns to the top level after just one year of absence.
Locations of the 2015–16 Kategoria Superiore teams
Team
Home city
Stadium
Capacity
2014–15 season
Bylis
Ballsh
Adush Muça Stadium
5,200
Kategoria e Parë
Flamurtari
Vlorë
Flamurtari Stadium
8,200
6th
Kukësi
Kukës
Zeqir Ymeri Stadium
5,000
2nd
Laçi
Laç
Laçi Stadium
2,300
5th
Partizani
Tiranë
Qemal Stafa Stadium
12,800
3rd
Skënderbeu
Korçë
Skënderbeu Stadium
5,724
Champions
Teuta
Durrës
Niko Dovana Stadium
12,040
8th
Tirana
Tiranë
Selman Stërmasi Stadium
9,600
4th
Tërbuni
Pukë
Ismail Xhemali Stadium
1,950
Kategoria e Parë
Vllaznia
Shkodër
Reshit Rusi Stadium (2)
1,200
7th
Stadiums
Bylis
Flamurtari
Kukësi
Laçi
Partizani
Adush Muça Stadium
Flamurtari Stadium
Zeqir Ymeri Stadium
Laçi Stadium
Qemal Stafa Stadium
Capacity: 5,200
Capacity: 8,200
Capacity: 5,000
Capacity: 2,300
Capacity: 19,700
Skënderbeu
Teuta
Tirana
Tërbuni
Vllaznia
Skënderbeu Stadium
Niko Dovana Stadium
Selman Stërmasi Stadium
Ismail Xhemali Stadium
Reshit Rusi Stadium
Capacity: 5,724
Capacity: 12,040
Capacity: 9,600
Capacity: 1,950
Capacity: 1,200
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.
Managerial changes
League table
Source:
Albanian Football Association (in Albanian) ,
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.
[4] (C) Champions;
(R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
Each team plays every opponent four times, twice at home and twice away, for a total of 36 games.
First half of season
Second half of season
Season statistics
Scoring
Top scorers
As of matches played on 21 May 2016. [5]
Hat-tricks
Clean sheets
As of matches played on 21 May 2016. [5]
Discipline
As of 21 May 2016
Player
Club
Attendances
Club
Lowest attendance
Highest attendance
Average attendance
Partizani
1,000
10,031
3,009
KF Tirana
2,000
11,734
2,993
Skënderbeu
500
4,200
2,731
FK Kukësi
531
5,110
1,957
Flamurtari
70
3,000
1,215
Teuta
150
1,700
940
Vllaznia
2,500
8,000
5,550
KF Laçi
300
1,800
828
Bylis
300
1,800
828
Tërbuni
300
1,800
828
Notes
References
External links
National Championship Kategoria Superiore
Domestic leagues Domestic cups International club competitions
National teams
Domestic leagues Domestic cups League cups Supercups UEFA competitions International competitions