2020–21 Kategoria e Dytë

Kategoria e Dytë
Season	2020–21
Champions	Shkumbini; 2nd title
Promoted	Butrinti; Maliqi; Shkumbini; Tërbuni
Relegated	Delvina; Mirdita; Skrapari
Matches played	289
Goals scored	975 (3.37 per match)
Top goalscorer	Ledjon Xhymerti; (20 goals)
Biggest home win	Iliria 10−1 Mirdita; (8 November 2020)
Biggest away win	Mirdita 1−7 Luzi 2008; (24 December 2020)
Highest scoring	Bulqiza 9−2 Internacional; (23 April 2021); Iliria 10−1 Mirdita; (8 November 2020)
Longest winning run	10 matches; Maliqi
Longest unbeaten run	25 matches; Shkumbini
Longest winless run	14 matches; Internacional; Përmeti
Longest losing run	12 matches; Mirdita
	← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020-21 Kategoria e Dytë was the 49th official season of the Albanian football third division since its establishment. There were 27 teams competing this season, split in 2 groups. The winners of the groups played the league's final against each other and also gained promotion to the 2021-22 Kategoria e Parë. Teams ranked from the 2nd to the 5th position qualified to the play-off round which they played against the 7th ranked teams in the 2020-21 Kategoria e Parë. Butrinti, Maliqi, Shkumbini and Tërbuni were promoted to the 2021–22 Kategoria e Parë. Shkumbini won their second Kategoria e Dytë title after beating Maliqi in the final match.

Changes from last season[edit]

Team changes[edit]

From Kategoria e Dytë[edit]

Promoted to Kategoria e Parë:

To Kategoria e Dytë[edit]

Relegated from Kategoria e Parë:

Promoted from Kategoria e Tretë:

Locations[edit]

Luzi 2008

Internacional
Spartaku

2020–21 Group A Kategoria e Dytë teams.

2020–21 Group B Kategoria e Dytë teams.

Stadia by capacity and locations[edit]

Group A[edit]

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Ada	Velipojë	Adriatik Velipojë	1,200
Bulqiza	Bulqizë	Internacional Complex	1,000
Gramshi	Gramsh	Mislim Koçi Stadium	1,500
Iliria	Fushë-Krujë	Redi Maloku Stadium	3,000
Internacional Tirana	Tirana	Internacional Complex	1,000
Klosi	Klos	QKS Kamëz
Luzi 2008	Luz i Vogël	Luz i Vogël Stadium	600
Mirdita	Rrëshen	Shënkoll Stadium	500
Sopoti	Librazhd	Sopoti Stadium	3,000
Spartaku	Tirana		2,500
Shënkolli	Shënkoll	Shënkoll Stadium	500
Shkumbini	Peqin	Shkumbini Stadium	5,000
Tërbuni	Pukë	Ismail Xhemali Stadium	1,950
Valbona	Bajram Curri	Tropojë Stadium

Group B[edit]

Team	Location	Stadium	Capacity
Albpetrol	Patos	Alush Noga Stadium	2,150
Butrinti	Sarandë	Butrinti Stadium	5,000
Delvina	Delvinë	Panajot Pano Stadium	2,500
Devolli	Bilisht	Bilisht Stadium	3,000
Gramozi	Ersekë	Ersekë Stadium	2,000
Këlcyra	Këlcyrë	Fusha Sportive Këlcyrë	1,000
Labëria	Vlorë	Labëria Complex
Maliqi	Maliq	Jovan Asko Stadium	1,500
Memaliaj	Memaliaj	Karafil Çaushi Stadium	1,500
Naftëtari	Kuçovë	Bashkim Sulejmani Stadium	5,000
Përmeti	Përmet	Durim Qypi Stadium	4,000
Skrapari	Çorovodë	Skrapar Sports Field	1,500
Tepelena	Tepelenë	Sabaudin Shehu Stadium	2,000

League standings[edit]

Group A[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Shkumbini (C, P)	24	20	4	0	84	11	+73	64	Promotion to 2021–22 Kategoria e Parë
2	Sopoti	24	17	4	3	71	20	+51	55	Play-off promotion to 2021–22 Kategoria e Parë
3	Tërbuni (O, P)	24	15	6	3	52	19	+33	51
4	Luzi 2008	24	13	7	4	45	17	+28	46
5	Bulqiza	24	12	5	7	54	44	+10	41
6	Gramshi	24	11	7	6	33	31	+2	40
7	Iliria	24	10	4	10	56	36	+20	34
8	Ada	24	9	3	12	29	49	−20	30
9	Valbona^[a] (R)	24	7	5	12	28	39	−11	26	Relegation to 2021–22 Kategoria e Tretë
10	Internacional Tirana	24	4	3	17	34	74	−40	15
11	Klosi^[b]	24	6	1	17	17	53	−36	13
12	Shënkolli^[c] (O)	24	5	2	17	29	67	−38	11	Play-off relegation to 2021–22 Kategoria e Tretë
13	Mirdita^[d] (R)	24	1	1	22	15	87	−72	−5	Relegation to 2021–22 Kategoria e Tretë
14	Spartaku (E, R)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) draw. (Head-to-head record is applied for clubs with the same number of points only once all matches between said clubs have been played.)
(C) Champions; (E) Eliminated; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Valbona were relegated to the 2021–22 Kategoria e Tretë, after failing to get licensed for the next season.
^ Klosi were deducted 6 points after failing to host their home match against Shkumbini and after fielding an ineligible player against Bulqiza.
^ Shënkolli were deducted 6 points, after fielding ineligible players against Gramshi and Klosi.
^ Mirdita were deducted 3 points, after failing to host their home match against Ada. They were also deducted a further 6 points after fielding an ineligible player against Sopoti.

Results[edit]

Home \ Away	ADA	BUL	GRA	ILI	INT	KLO	LUZ	MIR	SOP	SHË	SHK	TËR	VAL
Ada	—	1–0	1–2	1–0	2–1	3–1	0–1	2–0	0–4	3–2	0–3	1–3	1–0
Bulqiza	2–2	—	2–3	4–1	9–2	2–1	2–1	4–1	1–2	5–3	1–2	0–3	2–1
Gramshi	1–1	1–1	—	1–0	4–2	1–0	0–0	1–0	0–1	3–1	0–3	1–1	1–0
Iliria	4–0	1–1	1–1	—	7–1	8–0	0–2	10–1	1–2	5–2	1–3	1–0	3–2
Internacional Tirana	4–3	0–1	1–2	1–3	—	4–2	0–1	5–1	3–7	5–2	2–5	0–0	1–1
Klosi	0–2	0–3	1–1	1–0	2–0	—	0–1	1–0	1–4	0–2	0–3	1–4	2–1
Luzi 2008	5–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	—	8–0	2–2	2–0	2–2	0–2	2–1
Mirdita	0–3	2–4	1–6	1–2	1–1	0–1	1–7	—	0–2	0–1	0–4	1–4	0–4
Sopoti	6–0	5–1	2–0	4–1	6–0	2–0	0–0	3–0	—	8–1	1–1	1–1	7–0
Shënkolli	2–1	1–2	0–3	2–2	1–0	0–3	1–3	3–4	1–0	—	1–2	2–4	0–0
Shkumbini	3–0	6–0	8–1	3–0	4–0	7–0	0–0	6–0	4–0	6–0	—	0–0	4–2
Tërbuni	4–1	3–3	2–0	1–0	7–1	1–0	2–0	3–0	0–1	4–0	0–3	—	2–2
Valbona	1–1	1–3	0–0	1–4	1–0	2–0	2–0	2–1	2–1	2–1	0–2	0–1	—

Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Group B[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Maliqi (P)	24	21	3	0	60	11	+49	66	Promotion to 2021–22 Kategoria e Parë
2	Butrinti (O, P)	24	19	3	2	50	11	+39	60	Play-off promotion to 2021–22 Kategoria e Parë
3	Labëria	24	18	3	3	51	12	+39	57
4	Devolli	24	13	4	7	46	24	+22	43
5	Naftëtari	24	12	2	10	34	23	+11	38
6	Tepelena	24	9	3	12	24	38	−14	30
7	Albpetrol	24	7	6	11	27	32	−5	27
8	Përmeti	24	8	3	13	27	41	−14	27
9	Këlcyra	24	7	4	13	22	42	−20	25
10	Gramozi	24	7	3	14	28	43	−15	24
11	Memaliaj (O)	24	6	6	12	23	38	−15	24	Play-off relegation to 2021–22 Kategoria e Tretë
12	Delvina (R)	24	3	5	16	15	40	−25	14	Relegation to 2021–22 Kategoria e Tretë
13	Skrapari (R)	24	1	5	18	20	72	−52	8	Relegation to 2021–22 Kategoria e Tretë

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) draw. (Head-to-head record is applied for clubs with the same number of points only once all matches between said clubs have been played.)
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results[edit]

Home \ Away	ALB	BUT	DEL	DEV	GRM	KËL	LAB	MAL	MEM	NAF	PËR	SKR	TEP
Albpetrol	—	0–1	2–1	0–1	1–1	0–0	2–3	0–1	4–1	0–4	2–0	0–0	4–0
Butrinti	4–0	—	2–0	2–1	1–0	7–0	2–0	0–1	2–0	1–0	4–2	4–0	3–0
Delvina	0–3	0–0	—	0–0	3–0	0–1	0–1	1–3	1–4	0–1	0–1	3–1	3–2
Devolli	0–1	2–1	2–0	—	5–0	1–2	0–2	0–1	2–2	2–1	1–0	7–0	2–1
Gramozi	1–2	0–2	2–0	1–2	—	2–1	0–4	1–3	1–0	2–0	5–2	5–0	2–0
Këlcyra	2–2	0–2	0–0	0–2	4–3	—	0–1	0–2	1–0	1–0	1–0	3–1	1–2
Labëria	2–0	2–2	4–0	3–2	2–0	2–0	—	0–1	4–0	1–2	3–0	6–1	3–0
Maliqi	4–1	1–1	3–0	1–1	4–0	4–0	0–0	—	3–0	1–0	3–1	7–1	4–0
Memaliaj	2–1	0–1	2–1	2–4	0–0	1–1	0–0	0–3	—	0–2	0–1	3–1	2–1
Naftëtari	1–0	1–2	3–0	0–4	3–1	2–0	0–2	0–1	1–1	—	2–0	3–0	3–1
Përmeti	1–0	0–1	0–0	3–2	2–1	4–2	0–1	4–5	0–0	1–0	—	2–2	0–2
Skrapari	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–3	0–0	3–2	0–3	0–3	0–1	1–4	1–2	—	1–2
Tepelena	0–0	0–2	1–0	0–0	2–0	1–0	0–2	0–1	3–2	1–1	3–1	2–1	—

Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Final[edit]

29 May 2021

16:00

Shkumbini	1−0	Maliqi
Barbosa 9'

Elbasan Arena, Elbasan

Group A Promotion play-offs[edit]

Semi-finals		Final



Sopoti	5

Bulqiza	1
		Sopoti	1

		Tërbuni	2
Tërbuni	0

Luzi 2008	0

Semi-finals[edit]

26 May 2021

17:00

Sopoti	5−1	Bulqiza
Sejdini 27', 86' Çota 33' Kullafi 72' Jugu 75'		Saliaj 14'

Sopoti Stadium, Librazhd

26 May 2021

17:00

Tërbuni	0−0	Luzi 2008

Ismail Xhemali Stadium, Pukë

Tërbuni qualified to the final as the team with the better ranking.

Final[edit]

31 May 2021

16:00

Sopoti	1−2	Tërbuni
Sejdini 35'		Hithi 30' Keko 57'

Selman Stërmasi Stadium, Tirana

Tërbuni qualified to the final play-off match.

Group B Promotion play-offs[edit]

Semi-finals		Final



Butrinti	1

Naftëtari	0
		Butrinti	1

		Labëria	0
Labëria	1

Devolli	0

Semi-finals[edit]

27 May 2021

17:00

Butrinti	1−0	Naftëtari
Llojaj 80'

Andon Lapa Stadium, Sarandë

27 May 2021

17:00

Labëria	1−0	Devolli
Dhrami 25'

Labëria Complex, Nartë

Final[edit]

31 May 2021

16:00

Butrinti	1−0	Labëria
Mirani 17'

Roza Haxhiu Stadium, Lushnjë

Butrinti qualified to the final play-off match.

Relegation play-offs[edit]

28 May 2021

16:00

Memaliaj	2−5	Shënkolli
Zogu 2' Jaupi 82'		Lleshi 35', 57', 85' Djala 53' Vukaj 72'

Roza Haxhiu Stadium, Lushnjë

5 June 2021

16:00

Memaliaj	3−1 (a.e.t.)	Osumi
Zogu 72' Sinaj 102' Mamaj 120'		Daullxhiu 72'

Roza Haxhiu Stadium, Lushnjë

Both teams remained in their respective leagues.

Season statistics[edit]

Scoring[edit]

Top scorers[edit]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Ledjon Xhymerti	Iliria	20
2	Artur Sejdini	Sopoti	19
3	Albers Keko	Tërbuni	18
3	Rigers Balliu	Bulqiza	18
5	Mario Gurma	Butrinti	16
5	Mirel Çota	Sopoti	16
7	Eriol Merdini	Bulqiza	15
8	Eri Lamçja	Shkumbini	14

References[edit]

[table_note_Valbona0.87171958753454-1] Valbona were relegated to the 2021–22 Kategoria e Tretë, after failing to get licensed for the next season.

[table_note_Klosi0.87171958753454-2] Klosi were deducted 6 points after failing to host their home match against Shkumbini and after fielding an ineligible player against Bulqiza.

[table_note_Shënkolli0.87171958753454-3] Shënkolli were deducted 6 points, after fielding ineligible players against Gramshi and Klosi.

[table_note_Mirdita0.87171958753454-4] Mirdita were deducted 3 points, after failing to host their home match against Ada. They were also deducted a further 6 points after fielding an ineligible player against Sopoti.

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