1952 Albanian Superliga
Kategoria e Pare The 1952 ( mutatis mutandis: First League ) was the 15th staging of the Albanian Football Championship and was hosted by the National Football Association Federata Shqiptare e Futbollit. The season started on 20 January and ended on 10 July 1952.
Game Mode
In the 1952 season the Kategoria e Pare reached its largest expansion to date, with 21 participants. After it had in 1951 been no losers, increased for 1952 from the then second-rate Kategoria e Dyte seven teams: while Dinamo Vlora and Luftëtari i Shkollës së Bashkuar e Oficerëve " Enver Hoxha " Tirana completed their first Erstligaspielzeit, returned Lushnja Puna, Puna Lezha, Puna Shijak, Spartaku Korçë and Pogradec to Spartaku some more years of absence in the league back, Lushnja, Lezha and Shijak but with the new club name Puna (English work). From Dragoj Pogradec Pogradec Spartaku had become in the meantime. Titleholder was KS Dinamo Tirana.
The 21 participants were divided into three groups of seven teams. In each group, all teams competed twice each against each other. The first and second placed every season moved into the final round, which also played each team twice against every other team. From groups A and B, the four lowest-ranked teams from Group C, the three lowest-ranked teams and made the finals of the table last alighted in the Kategoria e Dyte. The winner of the final round was of Albanian champions.
A total of 502 were gates, corresponding to an average of 3.5 goals per game. Scorer for the third consecutive year, Refik Resmja Partizani Tirana with an unknown number of hits.
Overview of the participating teams
Group A
Extremely confident defending champions Dinamo Tirana prevailed in Group A. The capital club won all twelve games and suffered only two goals in 46 matches itself achieved. As a group, Second Puna Korçë followed in the final round. Because of the lost direct comparison against the same number of points Puna Durrës was relegated to the second division next Puna Kavaja Spartaku Shkodra, Gjirokastra and the Puna Puna winless Fier.
Group B
Also in Group B, there was a sovereign winners: Last year's runner-up Partizani Tirana also won all twelve games and scored only three goals conceded in 64 matches. Besides Partizani also Puna Shkodra moved into the final round. Also in Season B, there was a close battle for the descent: in the end, Puna Vlorë rescued a point ahead of Puna Berat, where the severed riser Spartaku Korçë, Puna Puna Lushnja and Lezha, which remained winless, followed in the second division.
Group C
Record champion Puna Tirana sat undefeated with just two goals in Season C.. In the final round he was succeeded by Dinamo Vlora, which moved as the only newcomer to this. The relegation managed the climber Luftëtari Sh.BO " Enver Hoxha " Tirana and Pogradec Spartaku on the third and fourth place. Puna Elbasan and the winless Puna Shijak nevertheless increased, as well as from Spartaku Qyteti Stalin, who retired before the season and no games completed.
Finals
For the third time in a row, Dinamo Tirana secured with player-coach Zihni Gjinali in the final round of the Albanian title. As in previous seasons, it was a close fight against Partizani Tirana, and in 1952 separated the two rivals just one point. With four points behind Puna Shkodra finished in third place. In fourth place followed Puna Korçë. Record champion Puna Tirana was somewhat surprising in fourth. Sieglos remained Dinamo Vlora, which had made it the only climber in the final round. The last place meant straight back down.
The crew of the Master Dinamo Tirana
Zihni Gjinali, Hamdi Bakalli, Xhevdet Shaqiri, Muhamet Vila, Skender Jareci, Sabri Peqini, Skender Begeja, Leonidha Dashi, Besim Borici, Qemal Cungu, Koci Sherko, Taq Murati, Qamil Teliti, Pal Mirashi, Hamdi Tafmizi, Grigor Sheshi, Hysen Verria, food Normandin Xhani - Coach: Zihni Gjinali.