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Albanian Superliga 2009-10

Albanian Superliga
Season 2009–10
Champions Dinamo
18th Albanian title
Relegated Apolonia
Gramozi
Champions League Dinamo
Europa League Laçi
Tirana
Besa
Matches played 198
Goals scored 448 (2.26 per match)
Top goalscorer Daniel Xhafaj (18 goals)
Biggest home win Dinamo 4–0 Gramozi
Shkumbini 4–0 Dinamo
Biggest away win Flamurtari 0–3 Dinamo
Flamurtari 0–3 Teuta
Highest scoring Besa 6–4 Gramozi

The 2009–10 Albanian Superliga was the 74th season of top-tier football in Albania and the twelfth season under the name Kategoria superiore. The season began on 23 August 2009 and ended on 19 May 2010. Tirana was the defending champions.

Lushnja and Elbasani were directly relegated to the First Division after finishing 11th and 12th in the previous year's standings. They were replaced by First Division champions Laçi and runners-up Skënderbeu Korçë.

9th placed Bylis Ballsh and 10th placed Partizani Tirana had to compete in single-match relegation play-offs. Both teams were relegated in the process by losing against the third and fourth-placed teams from First Division, Kastrioti Krujë and Gramozi Ersekë.

The schedule consists of three rounds. During the first two rounds, each team plays each other once home and away for a total of 22 matches. The pairings of the third round will then be set according to the standings after the first two rounds, giving every team a third game against each opponent for a total of 33 games per team.

Source: soccerway.com
^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
2The match was awarded to Flamurtari by 2–0 because Kastrioti's players walked off to protest a referee's decision.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Key numbers for pairing determination (number marks position after 22 games):

Source: soccerway.com
^ The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
2The match was awarded to Skënderbeu by 2–0 after the match was abandoned after 88 minutes at 1–1 due to a pitch invasion by Gramozi fans.
<3The match (original result 3–2 for Vllaznia) was awarded to Skënderbeu by 2–0 after Vllaznia fielded an ineligible player.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.


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