# 2024–25 Kategoria e Parë

The 2024–25 Kategoria e Parë is the 77th official season of the Albanian football second-tier since its establishment. The season began on 24 August 2024 and will end on 19 April 2025. There are 12 teams competing this season. The winning and runner-up teams will gain promotion to the 2025–26 Kategoria Superiore. The promotion play-offs winner will play a promotion play-off match against the 8th ranked team of the 2024–25 Kategoria Superiore.

## Changes from last season
### Team changes
#### From Kategoria e Parë

Promoted to Kategoria Superiore:
* Bylis
* Elbasani
Relegated to Kategoria e Dytë:
* Luzi 2008
* Tomori

#### To Kategoria e Parë

Relegated from Kategoria Superiore:
* Erzeni
* Kukësi
Promoted from Kategoria e Dytë:
* Pogradeci
* Valbona

## Locations
### Stadia by capacity and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Apolonia | Fier | Loni Papuçiu Stadium | 6,800 |
| Besa | Kavajë | Egnatia Arena | 2,196 |
| Burreli | Burrel | Liri Ballabani Stadium | 3,000 |
| Erzeni | Shijak | Tofik Jashari Stadium | 4,000 |
| Flamurtari | Vlorë | Flamurtari Stadium | 8,200 |
| Kastrioti | Krujë | Redi Maloku Stadium | 3,000 |
| Korabi | Peshkopi | Korabi Stadium | 6,000 |
| Kukësi | Kukës | Kukës Arena | 6,322 |
| Lushnja | Lushnjë | Roza Haxhiu Stadium | 8,500 |
| Pogradeci | Pogradec | Gjorgji Kyçyku Stadium | 10,700 |
| Valbona | Bajram Curri | Vëllezërit Gega Stadium | 2,400 |
| Vora | Vorë | Vorë Stadium | 4,000 |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Vora (X) | 28 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 49 | 19 | +30 | 70 | Promotion to 2025–26 Kategoria Superiore |
| 2 | Flamurtari (X) | 28 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 58 | 17 | +41 | 68 | Promotion to 2025–26 Kategoria Superiore |
| 3 | Besa (X) | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 46 | 17 | +29 | 61 | Promotion play-off to 2025–26 Kategoria Superiore |
| 4 | Burreli (Q) | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 50 | Promotion play-off to 2025–26 Kategoria Superiore |
| 5 | Lushnja | 28 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 34 | −3 | 37 | Promotion play-off to 2025–26 Kategoria Superiore |
| 6 | Pogradeci | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 30 | −5 | 37 | Promotion play-off to 2025–26 Kategoria Superiore |
| 7 | Apolonia | 28 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 34 | |
| 8 | Kastrioti | 28 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 29 | 42 | −13 | 31 | |
| 9 | Korabi | 28 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 45 | −17 | 29 | Relegation play-out to 2025–26 Kategoria e Dytë |
| 10 | Kukësi | 28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 26 | 45 | −19 | 28 | Relegation play-out to 2025–26 Kategoria e Dytë |
| 11 | Valbona (R) | 28 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 48 | −26 | 13 | Relegation to 2025–26 Kategoria e Dytë |
| 12 | Erzeni (R) | 28 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 49 | −36 | 11 | Relegation to 2025–26 Kategoria e Dytë |

### Rounds 1–22

| Home \ Away | APO | BES | BUR | ERZ | FLA | KAS | KOR | KUK | LUS | POG | VAL | VOR |
| Apolonia | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Besa | 0–2 | — | 3–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Burreli | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Erzeni | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | — | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Flamurtari | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Kastrioti | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | — | 4–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Korabi | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 |
| Kukësi | 1–2 | 0–5 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 |
| Lushnja | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | — | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 |
| Pogradeci | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Valbona | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 2–3 | — | 3–4 |
| Vora | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — |

### Rounds 23–33

| Home \ Away | APO | BES | BUR | ERZ | FLA | KAS | KOR | KUK | LUS | POG | VAL | VOR |
| Apolonia | | | 0–0 | | 1–2 | | | | | | 2–1 | |
| Besa | 2–0 | | | | | | | 2–1 | 3–0 | | | |
| Burreli | | | | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 1–2 | | | 1–0 | | |
| Erzeni | | | | | | | | 0–3 | | | 2–1 | |
| Flamurtari | | | | | | 2–1 | 4–1 | | | | 2–0 | |
| Kastrioti | | 2–3 | | | | | | | | 0–0 | | 0–1 |
| Korabi | | 0–2 | | | | | | 1–1 | | | | 0–1 |
| Kukësi | | | | | 1–1 | | | | | | 3–0 | |
| Lushnja | | | 1–3 | 3–0 | 0–4 | 1–0 | | | | | | |
| Pogradeci | 1–1 | 0–1 | | 3–0 | | | | | 2–2 | | | |
| Valbona | | | | | | | 1–2 | | | | | 0–1 |
| Vora | 1–1 | | | 2–0 | | | | 1–0 | | | | |

### Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| Vora | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| Flamurtari | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | |
| Besa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Burreli | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Lushnja | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | | | |
| Pogradeci | 1 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | |
| Apolonia | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | | | |
| Kastrioti | 11 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | | | |
| Korabi | 6 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | |
| Kukësi | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | | | |
| Valbona | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | |
| Erzeni | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | | | |
* Leader and promotion to 2025−26 Kategoria Superiore
* Promotion to 2025−26 Kategoria Superiore
* Promotion play-off
* Relegation play-off
* Relegation to 2025–26 Kategoria e Dytë

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Manfredas Ruzgis | Vora | 22 |
| 2 | Aldrit Oshafi | Flamurtari | 15 |
| 3 | Florenc Ferruku | Burreli | 13 |
| 4 | Erald Maksuti | Apolonia | 10 |
| 5 | Mentor Mazrekaj | Besa | 9 |
| 5 | Taulant Marku | Korabi | 9 |
| 5 | Xhovalin Trifoni | Apolonia | 9 |