2018–19 Kategoria e Dytë
| Season | 2018–19 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Tërbuni 4th title |
| Promoted | Devolli Tërbuni Shkumbini |
| Matches played | 315 |
| Goals scored | 990 (3.14 per match) |
| Biggest home win | Devolli 8−0 Gramozi (9 December 2018) |
| Biggest away win | Ada 0−5 Spartaku (3 March 2019) Tirana B 2−7 Vllaznia B (16 December 2018) |
| Highest scoring | Memaliaj 6−4 Këlcyra (12 May 2019) Sopoti 8−2 Ada (25 November 2018) Spartaku 8−2 Vllaznia B (13 April 2019) Tërbuni 8−2 Ada (6 April 2019) |
| Longest winning run | 11 matches Devolli |
| Longest unbeaten run | 26 matches Devolli |
| Longest winless run | 13 matches Përmeti |
| Longest losing run | 12 matches Kukësi B |
← 2017–18 2019–20 → | |
The 2018-19 Kategoria e Dytë was the 47th official season of the Albanian football third division since its establishment. There were 27 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 2019-20 Kategoria e Parë. The runners-up qualified to the play-off round which they played against the 9th ranked teams in the 2018-19 Kategoria e Parë. Devolli and Tërbuniwere promoted to the 2019-20 Kategoria e Parë. Tërbuni won their fourth Kategoria e Dytë title after beating Devolli in the final match.
Changes from last season
Team changes
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
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2018–19 Group A Kategoria e Dytë teams.
Stadia by capacity and locations
Group A
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ada | Velipojë | Adriatik Velipojë | 1,200 |
| Gramshi | Gramsh | Mislim Koçi Stadium | 1,500 |
| Internacional Tirana | Tirana | Internacional Complex | 1,000 |
| Kevitan | Tirana | Kevitan Complex | 500 |
| Klosi | Klos | ||
| Kukësi B | Kukës | ||
| Luzi 2008 | Luz i Vogël | Luz i Vogël Stadium | 600 |
| Partizani B | Tirana | National Sports Centre | 50 |
| Sopoti | Librazhd | Sopoti Stadium | 3,000 |
| Spartaku | Tirana | Stadiumi Marko Boçari | 2,500 |
| Tërbuni | Pukë | Ismail Xhemali Stadium | 1,950 |
| Tirana B | Tirana | Skënder Halili Complex | 200 |
| Vllaznia B | Shkodër | Reshit Rusi Stadium | 1,200 |
Group B
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albpetrol | Patos | Alush Noga Stadium | 2,150 |
| Butrinti | Sarandë | Butrinti Stadium | 5,000 |
| Delvina | Delvinë | Panajot Pano Stadium | 2,500 |
| Devolli | Bilisht | Bilisht Stadium | 1,050 |
| Gramozi | Ersekë | Ersekë Stadium | 2,000 |
| Këlcyra | Këlcyrë | Fusha Sportive Këlcyrë | 1,000 |
| Maliqi | Maliq | Jovan Asko Stadium | 1,500 |
| Memaliaj | Memaliaj | Karafil Caushi Stadium | 1,500 |
| Naftëtari | Kuçovë | Bashkim Sulejmani Stadium | 5,000 |
| Përmeti | Përmet | Durim Qypi Stadium | 4,000 |
| Shkumbini | Peqin | Shkumbini Stadium | 9,000 |
| Skrapari | Çorovodë | Skrapar Sports Field | 1,500 |
| Term | Tirana | ||
| Tepelena | Tepelenë | Sabaudin Shehu Stadium | 2,000 |
Source:[2]
League standings
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tërbuni (C, P) | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 52 | 19 | +33 | 50 | Promotion to 2019–20 Kategoria e Parë |
| 2 | Luzi 2008 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 15 | +29 | 47 | Play-off promotion to 2019–20 Kategoria e Parë |
| 3 | Gramshi | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 21 | +20 | 46 | |
| 4 | Partizani B | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 45 | 26 | +19 | 43 | |
| 5 | Sopoti | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 51 | 25 | +26 | 41 | |
| 6 | Spartaku | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 26 | +17 | 37 | |
| 7 | Vllaznia B | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 44 | 43 | +1 | 33 | |
| 8 | Klosi | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 35 | −8 | 22 | |
| 9 | Tirana B[a] | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 30 | 52 | −22 | 19 | |
| 10 | Ada | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 29 | 65 | −36 | 15 | |
| 11 | Internacional Tirana | 22 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 46 | −32 | 9 | |
| 12 | Kukësi B[b] | 22 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 17 | 64 | −47 | 6 | |
| 13 | Kevitan[c] (R) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to 2020 Kategoria e Tretë |
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Devolli (P) | 26 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 59 | 14 | +45 | 68 | Promotion to 2019–20 Kategoria e Parë |
| 2 | Shkumbini (O, P) | 26 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 55 | 13 | +42 | 67 | Play-off promotion to 2019–20 Kategoria e Parë |
| 3 | Albpetrol | 26 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 48 | 23 | +25 | 55 | |
| 4 | Maliqi | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 53 | 28 | +25 | 52 | |
| 5 | Këlcyra | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 41 | |
| 6 | Memaliaj | 26 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 51 | 48 | +3 | 37 | |
| 7 | Butrinti | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 48 | 40 | +8 | 33 | |
| 8 | Delvina | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 34 | 55 | −21 | 30 | |
| 9 | Skrapari | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 37 | −13 | 30 | |
| 10 | Tepelena | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 30 | |
| 11 | Naftëtari | 26 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 29 | 43 | −14 | 25 | |
| 12 | Gramozi | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 28 | 52 | −24 | 24 | |
| 13 | Përmeti | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 45 | −23 | 20 | |
| 14 | Term[a] (R) | 26 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 23 | 67 | −44 | 8 | Relegation to 2020 Kategoria e Tretë |
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 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.)
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) head-to-head points; 5) head-to-head goal difference; 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.)
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
