2011–12 Kategoria e Parë

The 2011–12 Kategoria e Parë was the 65th season of a second-tier association football league in Albania.

Kategoria e Parë

Season	2011–12
Champions	Luftëtari
Promoted	Luftëtari Kukësi
Relegated	Gramozi Vlora Skrapari
Matches played	240
Goals scored	618 (2.58 per match)
Top goalscorer	Kreshnik Ivanaj (27)
← 2010–11 2012–13 →

Teams

The league was comprised fourteen teams, the teams ranked fifth through twelfth from the 2010–11 season, two relegated teams from the 2010–11 Kategoria Superiore, the two group winners of the 2010–11 Kategoria e Dytë, the two losing teams from the promotion/relegation playoffs between Kategoria e Parë and Kategoria Superiore teams and the two winning teams from the promotion/relegation playoffs between Kategoria e Parë and Kategoria e Dytë teams.

Pogradeci have earned direct promotion to the 2011–12 Kategoria Superiore season. They will be replaced by Elbasani, who were relegated at the end of the 2010–11 Kategoria Superiore season. Three additional directly promoted teams, as well as the other team to be directly relegated from the 2010–11 Kategoria Superiore, are yet to be determined.

Partizani were directly relegated to the 2011–12 Kategoria e Dytë after finishing the 2010–11 Kategoria e Parë season at the bottom of the table. The other team to be directly relegated, as well as both Kategoria e Dytë group winners, which will earn direct promotion, are yet to be determined.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Luftëtari (C, P)	30	23	3	4	59	22	+37	72	Promotion to 2012–13 Kategoria Superiore
2	Kukësi (P)	30	21	4	5	63	24	+39	67
3	Lushnja	30	19	7	4	49	16	+33	64	Play-off promotion to 2012–13 Kategoria Superiore
4	Besa (P)	30	17	4	9	44	33	+11	55
5	Besëlidhja	30	16	6	8	38	16	+22	54
6	Elbasani	30	11	6	13	44	48	−4	39
7	Burreli	30	12	3	15	36	43	−7	39
8	Gramshi	30	10	8	12	37	44	−7	38
9	Butrinti	30	10	7	13	32	36	−4	37
10	Ada	30	9	9	12	34	35	−1	36
11	Iliria	30	11	3	16	38	44	−6	36
12	Adriatiku	30	10	4	16	35	48	−13	34
13	Himara (O)	30	9	5	16	38	43	−5	32	Play-out relegation to 2012–13 Kategoria e Dytë
14	Gramozi (R)	30	9	2	19	25	60	−35	29
15	Vlora (R)	30	6	6	18	24	54	−30	18[a]	Relegation to 2012–13 Kategoria e Dytë
16	Skrapari (R)	30	4	9	17	22	52	−30	18[b]

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; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Vlora were deducted six points.
2. Skrapari were deducted three points.

Promotion playoffs

The third-, fourth- and fifth-placed Kategoria e Parë teams competed against the 10th-, 11th- and 12th-placed Kategoria Superiore sides in single match relegation playoffs.

Kamza	0–2	Besa
	Report	Rroshi 18' Mihani 75'

18 May 2012

16:30

Skënderbeu Stadium, Korçë

Attendance: 1,500

Referee: Laver Alla

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Tomori	0–0	Besëlidhja
	Report
Penalties
	3–2

19 May 2012

16:30

Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana

Attendance: 2,500

Referee: Emirjon Simo

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Apolonia	3–0	Lushnja
Ribaj 27', 70' Gerxho 85'	Report

20 May 2012

16:30

Niko Dovana Stadium, Durrës

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Lorenc Jemini