2017–18 Kategoria e Parë


The 2017–18 Albanian First Division was the 70th official season of the Albanian football second division since its establishment. The season began on 16 September 2017 and ended on 16 May 2018. There were 20 teams competing this season, split in 2 groups, each with 10 teams. The top 5 teams from each group qualified to the promotion round, while the last teams qualified to the relegation round. The 2 winners of the qualification round gained promotion to the 2018–19 Kategoria Superiore, and played the division's final against each other. Kastrioti and Tirana were promoted to the 2018–19 Kategoria Superiore. Naftëtari, Shkumbini, Tërbuni, Vllaznia B were relegated to the 2018−19 Albanian Second Division. Tirana won their first Albanian First Division title on 16 May 2018 after beating Kastrioti in the final match.

Changes from last season

Team changes

From First Division

Promoted to Kategoria Superiore:
Relegated to Albanian Second Division:
Relegated from Kategoria Superiore:
Promoted from Albanian Second Division:

Stadia by capacity and locations

Group A

Group B

Source:

First phase

Group A

Group B

Second phase

Promotion round

Group A

Group B

Relegation round

Group A

Group B

Final

Relegation play-offs

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers