Categoria Superiore 2002/03

Categoria Superiore 2002/03
master	SK Tirana
Champions League qualification	SK Tirana
UEFA Cup qualification	KS Vllaznia Shkodra FK Partizani Tirana
UI cup	KS Teuta Durrës
Cup winners	KS Dinamo Tirana
Relegation ↓	KS Lushnja (3-1 against KF Apolonia Fier )
Relegated	KF Apolonia Fier , KF Erzeni Shijak KS Bylis Ballsh , Besëlidhja Lezha
Teams	14th
Games	182
Gates	456  (ø 2.51 per game)
Top scorer	Mahir Halili ( SK Tirana ), 20 goals
←ategoria Superiore 2001/02 Categoria Superiore 2003/04 →
Ategoria e parë 2002/03 ↓

The Category Superiore 2002/03 (meaning: the highest league ) was the 64th edition of the Albanian football championship and was organized by the national football association Federata Shqiptare e Futbollit . As in the previous year, the season was held with 14 teams. The season started on September 21, 2002 and ended on May 24, 2003.

Season course

SK Tirana started the season with five wins. Partizani Tirana was tied on matchday nine, but then had a series of six draws.

Followers Vllaznia Shkodra were four points behind SK Tirana at the winter break, then lost three games in a row. SK Tirana was able to secure its 20th championship four match days before the end of the season. Defending champion KS Dinamo Tirana only finished sixth.

Since the next season consisted of only ten teams, four clubs had to relegate. Half of the league fought relegation before the last matchday. The table seventh had 33 points only one point ahead of the first relegation place. All five clubs at risk won their last game of the season.

KS Besëlidhja Lezha , KS Bylis Ballsh , Erzeni Shijak and Apolonia Fier had to go into the second division as losers in the relegation game.

societies

Durrës Shkodra Tirana  ( Partizani ,  Dinamo ,  SK ) Vlora Fier Shijak Lezha Lushnja Peqin Ballsh Kavaja Elbasan

Participant in the Superiore 2002/03 category

society	logo	city	Stadion
KS Teuta Durrës		Durrës	Niko Dovana Stadium
FK Partizani Tirana		Tirana	Selman Stërmasi Stadium
KS Vllaznia Shkodra		Shkodra	Loro Boriçi Stadium
SK Tirana		Tirana	Selman Stërmasi Stadium
KS Flamurtari Vlora		Vlora	Flamurtari Stadium
KS Besëlidhja Lezha		Lezha	Besëlidhja Stadium
KS Dinamo Tirana		Tirana	Selman Stërmasi Stadium
KS Bylis Ballsh		Ballsh	Agush Maca Stadium
KF Apolonia Fier		Fier	Loni Papuçiu Stadium
KF Elbasani		Elbasan	Elbasan Arena
KS Shkumbini Peqin		Peqin	Peqin Stadium
KF Erzeni Shijak		Shijak	Stadiumi Tefik Jashari
KS Besa Kavaja		Kavaja	Besa Stadium
KS Lushnja		Lushnja	Abdurrahman Roza Haxhiu Stadium

Closing table

Pl.	society	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	SK Tirana (P)	26th	19th	3	4th	057:180	+39	60
2.	KS Vllaznia Shkodra	26th	15th	4th	7th	051:320	+19	49
3.	FK Partizani Tirana	26th	12	10	4th	041:270	+14	46
4th	KS Teuta Durrës	26th	12	4th	10	038:270	+11	40
5.	KS Shkumbini Peqin	26th	11	7th	8th	033:230	+10	40
6th	KS Dinamo Tirana (M)	26th	10	8th	8th	029:240	+5	38
7th	KS Flamurtari Vlora	26th	10	6th	10	027:280	−1	36
8th.	KF Elbasani (N)	26th	10	6th	10	033:350	−2	36
9.	KS Besa Kavaja (N)	26th	9	9	8th	029:370	−8	36
10.	KS Lushnja	26th	9	8th	9	027:270	± 0	35
11.	KF Apolonia Fier	26th	10	5	11	027:330	−6	35
12.	KF Erzeni Shijak	26th	6th	6th	14th	023:370	−14	24
13.	KS Bylis Ballsh	26th	3	7th	16	019:610	−42	16
14th	KS Besëlidhja Lezha	26th	4th	1	21st	022:470	−25	13

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored) - 3rd goal difference - 4th goals scored

Albanian champions and participation in the 2003/04 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round

Participation in the 2003/04 UEFA Cup qualifying round

Participation in the 1st round of the 2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup

Descent into the categoria e parë

(M)	reigning Albanian champion
(P)	reigning Albanian cup winner
(N)	Newcomers

Crosstab

2002/03
SK Tirana		2-0	0: 2	2-0	2-0	3: 1	1: 2	1-0	5-0	0: 1	2-0	3-0	6: 1	4: 1
KS Vllaznia Shkodra	2: 4		0-0	2: 1	2: 1	1: 1	1-0	2: 1	4: 2	3-0	2: 3	5: 1	3: 1	3: 2
FK Partizani Tirana	1: 3	3: 1		0-0	0: 2	0-0	3: 2	3: 1	4: 5	3: 1	5-0	0-0	1-0	2-0
KS Teuta Durrës	0-0	2: 1	1: 2		2: 1	2-0	3: 1	1: 3	5-0	2: 1	3: 1	3-0	4-0	2: 1
KS Shkumbini Peqin	0: 1	1: 3	1: 1	1: 3		1: 1	4: 1	2-0	2: 1	3-0	3-0	1-0	1: 1	2: 1
KS Dinamo Tirana	2: 3	1: 2	0-0	2: 1	0-0		2-0	2-0	2-0	1-0	1: 1	2: 1	2: 1	2-0
KS Flamurtari Vlora	0: 1	1-0	0-0	1-0	1-0	1: 1		3-0	0: 1	0-0	1-0	2: 1	4: 1	2: 2
KF Elbasani	2: 1	3: 3	2: 2	1-0	0: 1	0-0	1-0		2: 1	2: 1	0-0	1-0	6: 1	2-0
KS Besa Kavaja	0-0	1-0	2: 2	2: 1	0-0	1-0	2-0	1: 1		1: 1	1: 1	0-0	0-0	1-0
KS Lushnja	1: 1	0: 1	2: 2	0-0	1: 2	2-0	1: 1	3-0	3: 1		1-0	1-0	1: 1	2: 1
KF Apolonia Fier	0: 2	1: 1	2-0	2-0	0-0	1-0	1: 2	4: 2	2-0	1-0		2: 1	1: 2	1-0
KF Erzeni Shijak	1: 4	0: 1	1: 2	2-0	0-0	1-0	2-0	1: 1	1: 2	0-0	2-0		2: 1	3-0
KS Bylis Ballshi	0: 4	0: 5	0: 1	1: 1	0: 4	2: 5	0-0	1-0	1: 1	1: 3	0: 3	1: 1		2-0
KS Besëlidhja Lezha	1: 2	0: 3	1: 2	0: 1	2-0	0: 1	0: 2	1: 2	0: 3	0: 1	2-0	5: 2	2-0

The master's team

1.

SK Tirana

Emmanuel Ndubuisi Egbo, Isli Hidi , Glend Tafaj, Alban Tafaj, Nevil Dede, Elvis Sina, Rezart Dabulla, Gentian Hajdari, Rudi Vata , Jan Veenhof, Suad Liçi, Ansi Agolli , Florian Manastirliu, Sajmir Patushi, Fjodor Xhafa, Erdian Bulku, Sokol Bulku, Erald Begolli, Redi Jupi, Daniele Zaccanti, Devi Muka, Arian Veraj, Sokol Prenga, Indrit Fortuzi, Eldorado Merkoçi, Mahir Halili. - Coach: Fatmir Frashëri

Relegation game

The fourth relegated team had to be determined between the tied teams in 10th and 11th place. Direct comparison
mode does not apply to UEFA competition and relegation teams.

date		Result
May 28, 2003	KS Lushnja	3: 1	KF Apolonia Fier

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Albania 2002/03. In: rsssf.com. Retrieved May 3, 2016 . 
2. ^ Albania domestic football championship 2002/03. In: eu-football.info. Retrieved February 23, 2017 . 
3. ^ Albania - Championship Winning Teams. In: rsssf.com. Retrieved May 3, 2016 .