1982–83 Albanian Superliga

Kategoria e Pare The 1982/83 (in a sense: First League ) was the 44th edition of the Albanian Football Championship and was hosted by the National Football Association Federata Shqiptare e Futbollit. The season began on 22 August 1982, ended May 29, 1983.

Course of the season

The league consisted of 14 teams. 1981/82 the previous Movers KS were 31 Korriku Burrel and 24 Maji Përmet Kategoria e Pare from the relegated, for the new season came KS Traktori Lushnja and KS Skënderbeu Korçë that had both managed the direct resurgence, added. Titleholder was 17 Nëntori Tirana.

The championship was played in a regular season with round-trip round. Each team met twice against every other team. The-table rose in the then second-rate Kategoria e from Dyte, during the penultimate in contrast to the previous two games against relegation to the Second of the Kategoria e Dyte allowed to contest for the league. The Master came in this year, not in the European Champions Cup.

A total of 366 were gates, corresponding to an average of 2.0 goals per game. Scorer with 16 goals for the second time after 1981 Dashnor Bajaziti KS Besa Kavaja.

After several years could not intervene in the fight for the championship, was Vllaznia Shkoder somewhat surprising new Albanian champion. It was the sixth title in club history. In a very close decision to Vllaznia prevailed on points only on goal difference against Partizani Tirana. Only two points behind defending champion had 17 Nëntori Tirana in third place. After the surprising runner-up title preseason Flamurtari Vlora was able to maintain its position in the leading group and finished fourth. This was followed Luftëtari Gjirokastra and Lokomotiva Durres, which had nothing to do in this season with the descent. Also promoted Skënderbeu Korçë secured the league sovereign. A disappointing season, however, experienced Dinamo Tirana. The top club only reached eighth place and had nine points behind the new champion. On the following places Labinoti Elbasan and Berat Tomori came a. In tight relegation battle, in which Besa Kavaja and freshman Traktori Lushnja saved themselves by a single point directly Naftëtari Qyteti Stalin occupied the relegation place, while Besëlidhja Lezha, nor placed in the previous year in the middle of the league, had to join the in the second division.

Overview of the participating teams

Final Table

Expulsion

After finishing the regular season came the penultimate to the First League, Naftëtari Qyteti Stalin, against the runner-up of the second division, Minatori Tepelenë on. In the first leg away Naftëtari won clearly 4-1 and was thus able to afford a 1-2 defeat at home to secure the league.

The crew of the Master Vllaznia Shkoder

Ferid Rragami, Faslli Fakja, Artan Pali, Fatbardh Jera, Hysen Dedja, Azis Gruda, Luan Vukatana, Hysen Zmijani, Viktor Briza, Fatmir Pacrami, Genc Boshnjaku, Ferid Borshi, Isa Sukaj, Astrit Hafizi, Gjergj Kushe, Ardian Bushati Since canga - Coach: Ramazan Rragami.