2015–16 Kategoria Superiore


The 2015–16 Albanian Superliga was the 77th season of the Albanian Superliga, the top Albanian professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1930. It was organised by the Albanian Football Association and it was the 13th season under the name Kategoria Superiore, which took over from the Albanian National Championship in 2003. The season began on 21 August 2015 and concluded on 18 May 2016.
Skënderbeu began the season as defending champions of the 2014–15 season. Bylis and Tërbuni entered as the two promoted teams from the 2014–15 Albanian First Division, but they were both relegated at the end of the season.
Hamdi Salihi of Skënderbeu won the scoring title with 27 goals in 30 games. Alban Hoxha of Partizani led the league with 19 clean sheets in 32 games. Gugash Magani of Flamurtari and then Teuta won the Manager of the Season award.

Teams

Changes

, the 2014–15 First Division champion, returns to the top level after just one year of absence.

Locations

TeamHome cityStadiumCapacity2014–15 season
BylisBallshAdush Muça StadiumFirst Division
FlamurtariVlorëFlamurtari Stadium6th
KukësiKukësZeqir Ymeri Stadium2nd
LaçiLaçLaçi Stadium5th
PartizaniTiranëQemal Stafa Stadium3rd
SkënderbeuKorçëSkënderbeu StadiumChampions
TeutaDurrësNiko Dovana Stadium8th
TiranaTiranëSelman Stërmasi Stadium4th
TërbuniPukëIsmail Xhemali StadiumFirst Division
VllazniaShkodërReshit Rusi Stadium7th

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players and Managers may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
TeamPresidentManagerCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Bylis Agron Kapllanaj Adnan Zildžović Maringlen ShoshiNike
Flamurtari Sinan Idrizi Zekirija Ramadani Bruno TelushiNikeTRK/Atlasjet
Kukësi Safet Gjici Klodian Duro Rrahman HallaçiNikeKevin Construction
Laçi Pashk Laska Ramadan Ndreu Stipe BuljanNikeTop Sport
Partizani Gazment Demi Andrea Agostinelli Alban HoxhaNike
Skënderbeu Ardian Takaj Mirel Josa Bledi ShkëmbiNikeAma Cafè
Teuta Edmond Hasanbelliu Gugash Magani Bledjan RizvaniNikeCaffè Pascucci
Tirana Refik Halili Ilir Daja Ervin BulkuNike
Tërbuni Grand Frroku Viktor Gjoni Abaz KarakaçiNikeAML Leonard
Vllaznia Bashkia Shkodër Armando Cungu Ndriçim ShtubinaNike

Managerial changes

League table

Results

Each team plays every opponent four times, twice at home and twice away, for a total of 36 games.

First half of season

Second half of season

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Hamdi SalihiSkënderbeu27
2 Xhevahir SukajPartizani21
3 James AdeniyiLaçi/Skënderbeu15
4 Elis BakajTirana14
5 Peter OlayinkaSkënderbeu10
5 Izair EminiKukësi10
7 Artur MaganiTeuta9
7 Mateus LimaKukësi7
7 Emiljano MustaTeuta7
7 Ardit HoxhajBylis7
10 Eraldo ÇinariVllaznia6
10 Erick FloresKukësi6
10 Valdan NimaniLaçi6
10 Stevan RačićPartizani6
10 Ndriçim ShtubinaVllaznia6
10 Bruno TelushiFlamurtari6

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef
SkënderbeuFlamurtari5–220 03 2016
TiranaTërbuni3–03 04 2016
PartizaniTërbuni4–030 04 2016

Clean sheets

RankPlayerClubClean
sheets
1 Alban HoxhaPartizani Tirana19
2 Edvan BakajTirana17
3 Orges ShehiSkënderbeu Korçë16
4 Shpëtim MoçkaTeuta Durrës15
5 Ervis KoçiKukësi10
5 Andrija DragojevićVllaznia Shkodër10
7 Stivi FrashëriTirana/Bylis Ballsh9
8 Argjent HaliliFlamurtari Vlorë8
9 Enea KoliqiKukësi7

Discipline

Player