1931 Albanian National Championship

Albanian National Championship

Season	1931
Champions	KF Tirana
Matches played	18
Goals scored	54 (3 per match)
Top goalscorer	Teli Samsuri Skënderbeu
Biggest home win	Skënderbeu 7-0 SK Muzaka
Biggest away win	0-2 by 3 teams
Highest scoring	Skënderbeu 7-0 SK Muzaka & SK Elbasani 6-1 SK Muzaka
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The 1931 Albanian National Championship was the second edition of the Albanian National Championship.

Teams

Team name	Location	Name Changes
Flamurtari	Vlorë, Vlorë County
Skënderbeu	Korçë, Korçë County
Teuta	Durrës, Durrës County
KF Tirana	Tiranë, Tiranë County
Bashkimi Shkodran	Shkodër, Shkodër County
SK Elbasani	Elbasan, Elbasan County	Urani changed name to SK. Elbasani
SK Muzaka	Berat, Berat County

Team locations

Flamurtari

Skënderbeu

Teuta

SK Tirana

Bashkimi Shkodran

SK Elbasani

SK Muzaka

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Location of the teams in the Kategoria superiore 1931

Overview

It was contested by 7 teams. The tournament ran from April 19 to July 5, 1931. SK Tirana won the championship. For the 1931 season the league was divided into two groups, Group A consisted of SK Tirana, Bashkimi Shkodran from Shkodër and Sportklub Vlora from Vlorë. Group B consisted of Teuta from Durrës, Skënderbeu from Korçë, SK Elbasani and SK Muzaka from Berat. Urani changed their name to SK Elbasani for this season.

League standings

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts
1	Tirana (Q)	4	2	1	1	6	2	3.000	5
2	Bashkimi Shkodran	4	2	1	1	4	3	1.333	5
3	Sportklub Vlora	4	1	0	3	4	9	0.444	2

Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts
1	Teuta (Q)	6	5	1	0	15	2	7.500	11
2	Skënderbeu	6	2	2	2	13	7	1.857	6
3	Elbasani	6	3	0	3	10	6	1.667	6
4	Muzaka	6	0	1	5	2	20	0.100	1

Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

Note: 'Bashkimi Shkodran' is the previous name for Vllaznia, 'Sportklub Vlora' is the previous name for Flamurtari and 'SK Muzaka' is the previous name for Tomori

Results

Group A

Home \ Away	BAS	SKV	TIR
Bashkimi Shkodran		2–1	1–0
Sportklub Vlora	2–1		0–2
Tirana	0–0	4–1

Source: Albania - List of final tables (RSSSF)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Group B

Home \ Away	ELB	MUZ	SKË	TEU
Elbasani		6–1	2–0	0–2
Muzaka	0–1		1–1	0–2
Skënderbeu	3–0	7–0		2–2
Teuta	4–0	3–0	2–0

Source: Albania - List of final tables (RSSSF)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Championship Final

• SK Tirana 1-1 Teuta
• Teuta 0-3 SK Tirana

Top Goal Scorer

• Teli Samsuri - Skënderbeu - 9 goals

Winning Squad of SK Tirana

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—		ALB	Rudolf Gurashi
—		ALB	Vasfi Samimi
—		ALB	Abdullah Sherri
—		ALB	Sabit Coku
—		ALB	Vasil Kajano
—		ALB	Bexhet Jolldashi
—		ALB	Irfan Gjinali
—		ALB	Muhamet Agolli
—		ALB	Gjon Sabati

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—		ALB	Adem Karapici
—		ALB	Isuf Dashi
—		ALB	Hysen Kusi
—		ALB	Hilmi Kosova
—		ALB	Mark Gurashi
—		ALB	Halim Begeja
—	FW	ALB	Emil Hajnali
—		ALB	Llazar Miha
—	FW	ALB	Selman Stermasi (captain)

Trainer: Selman Stermasi

References

• Unofficial Site of Albanian Football (Giovanni Armillotta)
• Albania - List of final tables from RSSSF website