1978–79 Albanian Superliga

Kategoria e Pare The 1978/79 (in a sense: First League ) was the 40th staging of the Albanian Football Championship and was hosted by the National Football Association Federata Shqiptare e Futbollit. The season began in September 1978 and ended on 27 May 1979.

Course of the season

The League has been increased for the new season again from twelve to 14 teams. 1977/78 KS Skënderbeu Korçë was relegated from the Kategoria e Pare, for the new season came KS Besa Kavaja, which returned to the first division after several years of abstinence, and KS Besëlidhja Lezha and KF Naftëtari Qyteti Stalin, both again after several years of abstinence returned to the highest league added. 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. In previous years, only the last one had to take the course in the second division. The Master moved into the European Champions Cup.

A total of 388 were gates, corresponding to an average of 2.1 goals per game. Scorer with 14 goals was the third time in a row Agim Murati FK Partizani Tirana torgleich with Petrit Dibra of 17 Nëntori Tirana.

With a total of twelve championships in the club's history Partizani Tirana was after the season once again the sole record holder. For the first time since the runner-up in 1974 could seriously interfere back in the title race and stood for the first time since 1970/71 at the top. Only one point behind followed 17 Nëntori Tirana, which also attack up again after two more lean years. Third was promoted Besa Kavaja. The association, which was two seasons previously crashed after years in the top flight surprisingly in the second division, had realized the direct revival and returned immediately back to the Top of the Kategoria e Pare. Ranked four Flamurtari Vlora came and left so still Dinamo Tirana behind, which again could not intervene in the fight for the title. After Labinoti Elbasan had saved in the previous year only in the relegation, you spent 1977/78 a worry-free season in mid-table. Seventh and eighth with five meters distance from the relegation places were Lokomotiva Tomori Berat Durres and. Other hand, experienced a crash defending champions Vllaznia Shkoder: at the end jumped instead of the first, only the ninth rank out long had you even fear for the relegation. This also managed to re- promoted Naftëtari Qyteti Stalin and Shkëndija Tirana. The sensational runner-up the previous season, Luftëtari Gjirokastra, went back into the relegation zone and reached the league with only one point ahead of newcomer Besëlidhja Lezha, which played not once draw. Traktori Lushnja followed Lezha after several years of Erstligafußballs in the second division.

Overview of the participating teams

Final Table

The crew of the Master FK Partizani Tirana

Safet Berisha, Perlat Musta, Artur Lekbello, Kastriot Hysi, Valter Mece, Alqi Gjini, Ferid Rragami, Agim Janku, Aleko Londo, Ilir Lame, Hasan Lika, Arian Ahmetaj, Agim Murati, Feim Breca, Sulejman Starova, Bujar Hado, Sokol Prifti, Muharrem Karriqi, Musa Fagu, Ilir Bushati - Coach: Bejkush Birce.