Kategoria superiore
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| Country | Albania |
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| Confederation | UEFA |
| Founded | 6 June 1930 |
| Number of teams | 10 (from 2014–15) |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | First Division |
| Domestic cup(s) |
Albanian Cup Albanian Supercup |
| International cup(s) |
UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League |
| Current champions |
FK Kukësi (1st title) (2016–17) |
| Most championships | Tirana (24 titles) |
| TV partners | SuperSport & RTSH |
| Website | FSHF.org |
 2016–17 Albanian Superliga
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The Albanian Superliga (Albanian: Kategoria Superiore) is a professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Albanian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 10 clubs, and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Albanian First Division. Seasons run from August to May, with teams playing 36 matches each (playing each team in the league four times, twice at home and twice away).
The competition was founded in 1930 as the Albanian National Championship during the reign of King Zog, shortly after the creation of the Albanian Football Association. Since 1930, 43 clubs have competed in recognized competitions, while only nine clubs have won the title: KF Tirana (24), Dinamo Tirana (18), Partizani Tirana (15), Vllaznia Shkodër (9), Skënderbeu Korçë (7), KF Elbasani (2), Flamurtari Vlorë (1), Teuta Durrës (1) and FK Kukësi (1). The current champions are FK Kukësi, who won their first title in 2016–17.
Football was first introduced to Albania by an English-Maltese priest named Gut Ruter, who visited the Saverian college in Shkodër in 1908. The first football club in Albania was Indipendenca, founded in Shkodër in 1912 by Palokë Nika. The first 90-minute game to be played with two 45 minute halves took place in October 1913 between Indipendenca Shkodër and the occupying Austro-Hungarian Imperial Navy. The game is considered to be the first international game to be played in Albania, and it ended in a 2–1 loss for Indipendenca, with the captain and founder of the club Palokë Nika scoring the only goal for the Albanians.
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