2022–23 Kategoria e Dytë

The 2022-23 Kategoria e Dytë was the 51st official season of the Albanian football third division since its establishment. There were 23 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 2023–24 Kategoria e Parë. Teams ranked from the 2nd to the 5th position qualified to the play-off round where the winners played against the 9th and 10th ranked teams in the 2022–23 Kategoria e Parë.[1][2] Elbasani and Vora were promoted to the 2023–24 Kategoria e Parë. Vora won their third Kategoria e Dytë title after beating Elbasani in the final match.

Kategoria e Dytë
Season2022–23
ChampionsVora
3rd title
PromotedVora
Elbasani
RelegatedBulqiza
Ada
Tepelena
Albpetrol
Memaliaj
Matches played233
Goals scored801 (3.44 per match)
Top goalscorerAnton Lleshi
(23 goals)
Biggest home winPogradeci 9−0 Tepelena
(5 February 2023)
Biggest away winShënkolli 0−7 Vora
(18 February 2023)
Highest scoringIliria 10−4 Bulqiza
(3 May 2023)
Longest winning run13 matches
Vora
Longest unbeaten run22 matches
Elbasani
Longest winless run20 matches
Ada
Longest losing run10 matches
Ada

Changes from last season

From Kategoria e Dytë

Promoted to Kategoria e Parë:

Relegated to Kategoria e Tretë:

To Kategoria e Dytë

Relegated from Kategoria e Parë:

Promoted from Kategoria e Tretë:

Locations
2022–23 Group A Kategoria e Dytë teams.
2022–23 Group B Kategoria e Dytë teams.

Group A
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
AdaVelipojëFusha Sportive Adriatik1,000
BulqizaBulqizëNational Sports Centre50
GramshiGramshMislim Koçi Stadium3,100
IliriaFushë-KrujëRedi Maloku Stadium3,000
MurlaniVau i DejësBarbullush Stadium
NaftëtariKuçovëBashkim Sulejmani Stadium5,000
ShënkolliShënkollShënkoll Stadium500
SopotiLibrazhdSopoti Stadium3,000
ValbonaBajram CurriTropojë Stadium
VeleçikuKoplikKompleksi Vëllezërit Duli2,000
VoraVorëVorë Stadium

Group B
TeamLocationStadiumCapacity
AlbpetrolPatosAlush Noga Stadium2,150
ButrintiSarandëAndon Lapa Stadium5,500
DelvinaDelvinëPanajot Pano Stadium200
DevolliBilishtBilisht Stadium3,000
ElbasaniElbasanElbasan Arena12,800
LabëriaVlorëLabëria Complex
LuftëtariGjirokastërGjirokastra Stadium8,400
MaliqiMaliqSkënderbeu Stadium12,343
MemaliajMemaliajKarafil Çaushi Stadium1,500
PogradeciPogradecGjorgji Kyçyku Stadium10,700
ShkumbiniPeqinShkumbini Stadium9,000
TepelenaTepelenëSabaudin Shehu Stadium2,000


League standings

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Vora (C, P) 20 16 2 2 64 16 +48 50 Promotion to 2023–24 Kategoria e Parë
2 Veleçiku 20 14 4 2 43 17 +26 46 Play-off promotion to 2023–24 Kategoria e Parë
3 Valbona 20 14 3 3 52 15 +37 45
4 Sopoti 20 14 1 5 48 19 +29 43
5 Naftëtari 20 9 2 9 34 26 +8 29
6 Shënkolli 20 8 2 10 40 50 −10 26
7 Iliria 20 6 5 9 33 42 −9 23
8 Murlani 20 6 2 12 17 33 −16 20
9 Gramshi (O) 20 5 3 12 19 42 −23 18 Play-off relegation to 2023–24 Kategoria e Tretë
10 Bulqiza (R) 20 5 0 15 24 61 −37 15 Relegation to 2023–24 Kategoria e Tretë
11 Ada (R) 20 0 2 18 17 70 −53 2
Source:
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; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results
Home \ Away ADA BUL GRA ILI MUR NAF SHË SOP VAL VEL VOR
Ada — 2–3 0–0 1–2 0–1 1–4 2–2 1–3 1–4 1–4 2–5
Bulqiza 3–0 — 1–2 2–1 3–1 1–2 4–3 1–3 0–5 1–4 0–4
Gramshi 4–1 1–0 — 1–2 0–1 1–1 3–1 0–2 0–3 1–1 0–1
Iliria 2–1 10–4 5–1 — 3–3 1–1 2–4 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–3
Murlani 2–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 — 2–0 1–3 0–4 0–1 1–2 0–3
Naftëtari 4–1 5–0 6–2 2–0 2–0 — 2–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–3
Shënkolli 6–1 3–0 2–3 3–1 2–1 3–0 — 1–3 2–5 0–0 0–7
Sopoti 6–0 6–0 4–0 3–0 1–0 2–1 4–0 — 4–3 0–2 1–1
Valbona 5–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 4–0 2–0 4–0 4–0 — 1–1 1–3
Veleçiku 2–0 2–1 4–0 5–0 2–1 3–1 5–1 1–2 1–0 — 2–1
Vora 8–1 4–0 3–0 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–4 2–0 1–1 5–1 —
Source:
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
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Elbasani (P) 22 18 4 0 64 12 +52 58 Promotion to 2023–24 Kategoria e Parë
2 Pogradeci 22 16 5 1 62 13 +49 53 Play-off promotion to 2023–24 Kategoria e Parë
3 Labëria 22 11 6 5 28 15 +13 39
4 Butrinti 22 11 2 9 26 24 +2 35
5 Devolli 22 10 4 8 47 31 +16 34
6 Luftëtari 22 11 1 10 38 32 +6 34
7 Shkumbini 22 8 3 11 26 38 −12 27
8 Delvina 22 7 5 10 26 35 −9 26
9 Maliqi 22 8 0 14 38 58 −20 24
10 Tepelena (R) 22 7 3 12 21 48 −27 24 Play-off relegation to 2023–24 Kategoria e Tretë
11 Albpetrol (R) 22 4 4 14 18 50 −32 16 Relegation to 2023–24 Kategoria e Tretë
12 Memaliaj (R) 22 1 3 18 13 51 −38 6
Source:
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.)
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Results
Home \ Away ALB BUT DEL DEV ELB LAB LUF MAL MEM POG SHK TEP
Albpetrol — 0–0 1–2 1–2 0–4 2–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–2 0–3 0–0
Butrinti 3–0 — 0–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 0–2 3–0 2–0
Delvina 2–0 1–0 — 0–1 0–3 0–1 1–3 2–0 5–2 0–0 0–0 2–1
Devolli 5–2 6–1 3–3 — 1–2 0–0 4–1 2–3 3–1 1–2 3–0 4–1
Elbasani 4–1 4–1 5–1 0–0 — 1–0 2–0 5–0 3–0 1–1 3–1 6–0
Labëria 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–2 0–0 — 3–0 6–2 1–0 0–0 2–0 1–0
Luftëtari 2–2 2–1 3–0 5–2 0–3 3–1 — 3–0 3–0 0–3 3–1 0–1
Maliqi 4–1 1–2 3–1 2–6 1–6 0–2 2–1 — 4–0 0–1 2–3 2–0
Memaliaj 1–2 1–3 2–1 0–1 0–2 0–0 0–2 1–3 — 1–6 0–0 1–4
Pogradeci 7–0 3–1 5–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 1–0 7–1 3–1 — 4–1 9–0
Shkumbini 2–0 0–2 0–3 1–0 1–4 1–3 1–4 3–1 1–0 0–0 — 3–0
Tepelena 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 3–4 1–0 0–1 2–6 1–1 2–1 1–4 —
Source:
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
Vora2−1Elbasani
Avdiu 29', 78' Lleshi 19'

Group A Promotion play-offs
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
Veleçiku4
 
 
 
Naftëtari0
 
Veleçiku1
 
 
 
Valbona2
 
Valbona2
 
 
Sopoti0
 

Semi-finals
Veleçiku4−0Naftëtari
Banushaj 48'
Hajdari 57'
Shekaj 70'
Ivziku 77'
Valbona2−0Sopoti
Mziu 24' (pen.)
Gjonaj 53' (pen.)
Tropojë Stadium, Bajram Curri

Final
Veleçiku1−2Valbona
Elbasani 81' Mziu 43'
Gjonaj 56'
Vorë Stadium, Vorë

Valbona qualified to the final play-off match.

Group B Promotion play-offs
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
Pogradeci3
 
 
 
Devolli1
 
Pogradeci1
 
 
 
Labëria0
 
Labëria1
 
 
Butrinti0
 

Semi-finals
Pogradeci3−1Devolli
Shyti 40' (pen.)
Carlos Henrique 45'
Shkulaku 48'		 Nallbati 63' (pen.)
Labëria1−0Butrinti
Muçaj 13'
Labëria Complex, Nartë

Final
Pogradeci1−0Labëria
Topllari 90'

Pogradeci qualified to the final play-off match.

Relegation play-offs
Gramshi4−0Tepelena
Romero 7'
Veliu 22'
Murati 66'
Hasani 73'
Tepelena1−3Këlcyra
Gjyla 24' (pen.) Shele 3'
Hasa 11'
Balliu 90'

Tepelena was relegated to Kategoria e Tretë, while Këlcyra was promoted to Kategoria e Dytë.

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Albania Anton Lleshi Shënkolli 23
2 Albania Ardit Jaupaj Valbona 18
3 Albania Eldjon Topllari Pogradeci 16
4 Albania Arsen Hajdari Veleçiku 14
Albania Arsen Lleshi Elbasani
6 Albania Jasmin Raboshta Vora 13
Albania Mario Mërkuri Luftëtari

Notes

    References
    1. "Zbardhet kalendari i Kategorisë së Dytë, njihuni me të gjitha sfidat e sezonit të ri".
    2. "Kategoria e Dytë 2022-2023/ Hidhet shorti, njihuni me kalendarin e plotë të ndeshjeve". 19 September 2022.
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