2009–10 Kategoria Superiore
The 2009–10 Kategoria Superiore 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. Team changes from last season. Lushnja and Elbasani were directly relegated to the Kategoria e Parë after finishing 11th and 12th in the previous year's standings. They were replaced by Kategoria e Parë champions Laçi and runners-up Skënderbeu. 9th placed Bylis and 10th placed Partizani 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 Kategoria e Parë, Kastrioti and Gramozi. League table. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Results. 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. Relegation playoffs. Kastrioti and Skënderbeu finished 9th and 10th , respectively, in the league competition and therefore had to participate in a relegation playoff to keep their spots in the league. Skënderbeu Korçë faced Kamza, who finished third in the First Division and Kastrioti Krujë faced Lushnja, who finished fourth in the First Division. Top goalscorers. "Source: Soccerway"