1961 Albanian Superliga
Kategoria e Pare The 1961 ( mutatis mutandis: First League ) was the 24th edition of the Albanian Football Championship and was hosted by the National Football Association Federata Shqiptare e Futbollit. It was the last season, which was held within the calendar year.
Course of the season
The league consisted of ten teams as last year. 1960 was descended Lokomotiva Durres from the Kategoria e Pare. For 1961 Traktori Lushnja rose. Titleholder was KS Dinamo Tirana.
The championship was played in a regular season with round-trip round. Each team met twice against every other team. The two bottom club got into the then second-rate Kategoria e from Dyte. The Master moved into the European Champions Cup. The next season the league began because of the transition to the multi-year Spielryhtmus until mid- 1962.
A total of 243 were gates, corresponding to an average of 2.6 goals per game. Scorer with 17 goals for the second year in a row Panayot Pano FK Partizani Tirana.
After finishing the regular season were Partizani Tirana and defending champion Dinamo Tirana on points at the top. Since the direct comparison had ended in a draw, both had to contest a play-off for the championship. For the second time in a row 17 Nëntori Tirana behind in third place, however, already seven points behind. Ranked four Labinoti Elbasan came one, was fifth Flamurtari Vlora. Skënderbeu Korçë and Besa Kavaja secured three points clear in the league as well as novice Traktori Lushnja. With just a dot pitch on the safe shore Vllaznia Shkodra was on the first relegation. Last Tomori Berat was. But in the short term were allowed to stay in the league, the two actually relegated clubs but because of the Albanian Football Association decided to increase the league for 1962/63 to twelve teams.
Overview of the participating teams
Final Table
Playoff for the championship
The same point standings Partizani Tirana and Dinamo Tirana in Tirana fought a playoff for the title. But after it was still 1-1 after two extensions, another decision match was scheduled. But even in this no decision would fall. Only in the third extension of the lot itself Partizani prevailed 1-0 and thus won the eighth championship. Thus, the club was the sole record holder in the country again and had the honor to represent the first team Albania in the European Champions Cup.
The crew of the Master Partizani Tirana
Sulejman Maliqati, Robert Jashari, Kolec Kraja, Lin Shllaku, Tomorr Shehu, Gani Merja, Mico Ndini, Ilyaz Dingu, Simon Deda, Pavllo Bukoviku, Panayot Pano, Osman Mema, Mico Papadhopulli, Refik Resmja, Sotir Seferaj, Jonuz Teli, Fatbardh Deliallisi - Coach: Rexhep Spahiu.