2011–12 Kategoria Superiore


The 2011–12 Kategoria Superiore was the 73rd official season, or 76th season of top-tier football in Albania 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

and Elbasani finished the 2010–11 season in 11th and 12th place and were relegated to the Albanian First Division. Taking their places were the champions of the 2010–11 First Division 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 First Division 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 Superliga, Shkumbini Peqin and Dinamo Tirana, and the 5th and 6th-place finishers of last season's First Division, 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

TeamLocationStadiumCapacityLast season
ApoloniaFierLoni Papuçiu Stadium12,000First Division
BylisBallshAdush Muça Stadium9,5006th
DinamoTiranëSelman Stërmasi Stadium12,50010th
FlamurtariVlorëFlamurtari Stadium13,0002nd
KamzaKamëzKamëz Stadium5,000First Division
KastriotiKrujëKastrioti Stadium10,0008th
LaçiLaçLaçi Stadium5,0004th
PogradeciPogradecGjorgji Kyçyku Stadium8,000First Division
SkënderbeuKorçëSkënderbeu Stadium12,000Champions
ShkumbiniPeqinShkumbini Stadium5,0009th
TeutaDurrësNiko Dovana Stadium13,0007th
TiranaTiranëSelman Stërmasi Stadium12,5005th
TomoriBeratTomori Stadium14,500First Division
VllazniaShkodërLoro Boriçi Stadium16,0003rd

Personnel and sponsoring

TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Apolonia Dhimitër Papuçiu
Bylis Naci Şensoy
Dinamo Tirana Artan Mërgjyshi
Flamurtari Shkëlqim Muça Artan SakajLegeaBrunes Hidrosanitare
Kamza Mauro De Vecchis
Kastrioti Ramadan Ndreu Fatmir CacaAdidas
Laçi Nevil Dede Sajmir KastratiSportikaTop Sport
Pogradeci Ylli Çekiçi
Skënderbeu Stanislav Levy Bledi ShkëmbiLegeaAma Cafè
Shkumbini Kristaq Mile
Teuta Hasan Lika Arian ShetaLegea
Tirana Julián Rubio Elvis SinaLegeaBPP Group
Tomori Ernest Gjoka
Vllaznia Rudi Vata Dritan SmajlajLegeaHotel Colosseo

Managerial changes

League table

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.
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Results

Top scorers

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