2011–12 Kategoria e Parë

The 2011–12 Albanian First Division (Albanian: Kategoria e Parë) was the 65th season of a second-tier Association football league in Albania.

Albanian First Division
Season2011–12
ChampionsLuftëtari
PromotedLuftëtari
Kukësi
RelegatedGramozi
Vlora
Skrapari
← 2010–11
2012–13 →

Teams

The league was comprised fourteen teams, the teams ranked fifth through twelfth from the 2010–11 season, two relegated teams from the 2010–11 Superliga, the two group winners of the 2010–11 Second Division, the two losing teams from the promotion/relegation playoffs between First Division and Superliga teams and the two winning teams from the promotion/relegation playoffs between First Division and Second Division teams.

Pogradeci have earned direct promotion to the 2011–12 Superliga season. They will be replaced by Elbasani, who were relegated at the end of the 2010–11 Superliga season. Three additional directly promoted teams, as well as the other team to be directly relegated from the 2010–11 Superliga, are yet to be determined.

Partizani were directly relegated to the 2011–12 Second Division after finishing the 2010–11 First Division season at the bottom of the table. The other team to be directly relegated, as well as both Second Division group winners, which will earn direct promotion, are yet to be determined.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Luftëtari (C, P) 30 23 3 4 59 22 +37 72 Promotion to 2012–13 Albanian Superliga
2 Kukësi (P) 30 21 4 5 63 24 +39 67
3 Lushnja 30 19 7 4 49 16 +33 64 Play-off promotion to 2012–13 Albanian Superliga
4 Besa (P) 30 17 4 9 44 33 +11 55
5 Besëlidhja 30 16 6 8 38 16 +22 54
6 Elbasani 30 11 6 13 44 48 −4 39
7 Burreli 30 12 3 15 36 43 −7 39
8 Gramshi 30 10 8 12 37 44 −7 38
9 Butrinti 30 10 7 13 32 36 −4 37
10 Ada 30 9 9 12 34 35 −1 36
11 Iliria 30 11 3 16 38 44 −6 36
12 Adriatiku 30 10 4 16 35 48 −13 34
13 Himara (O) 30 9 5 16 38 43 −5 32 Play-out relegation to 2012–13 Albanian Second Division
14 Gramozi (R) 30 9 2 19 25 60 −35 29
15 Vlora (R) 30 6 6 18 24 54 −30 18[lower-alpha 1] Relegation to 2012–13 Albanian Second Division
16 Skrapari (R) 30 4 9 17 22 52 −30 18[lower-alpha 2]
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 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) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Vlora were deducted six points.
  2. Skrapari were deducted three points.

Promotion playoffs

The third-, fourth- and fifth-placed First Division teams competed against the 10th-, 11th- and 12th-placed Superliga sides in single match relegation playoffs.

Kamza0 – 2Besa
Report Rroshi  18'
Mihani  75'
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Laver Alla
Tomori0 – 0Besëlidhja
Report
Penalties
3 – 2
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Emirjon Simo
Apolonia3 – 0Lushnja
Ribaj  27', 70'
Gerxho  85'		 Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Lorenc Jemini

References
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