2025–26 in Albanian football

Football in Albania
Season2025–26

League competitions

League Division Promoted to league Relegated from league
Kategoria Superiore
Kategoria e Parë
Kategoria e Dytë

Kategoria Superiore

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Egnatia 18 11 4 3 23 11 +12 37 Qualification for the Final four round
2 Elbasani 18 9 6 3 19 11 +8 33
3 Dinamo City 18 9 5 4 27 12 +15 32
4 Vllaznia 18 8 6 4 24 16 +8 30
5 Teuta 18 5 10 3 15 13 +2 25
6 Partizani 18 6 5 7 15 22 −7 23
7 Vora 18 5 4 9 16 19 −3 19
8 Bylis 18 4 6 8 18 25 −7 18 Qualification for the relegation play-off
9 Flamurtari 18 3 5 10 17 27 −10 14 Relegation to the 2026–27 Kategoria e Parë
10 Tirana 18 1 7 10 14 32 −18 10
Updated to match(es) played on 24 December 2025. Source: Albanian Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.

Kategoria e Parë

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Skënderbeu 17 13 1 3 32 16 +16 40 Promotion to 2026–27 Kategoria Superiore
2 Laçi 17 9 6 2 26 10 +16 33
3 Pogradeci 17 9 5 3 23 13 +10 32 Promotion play-off to 2026–27 Kategoria Superiore
4 Kastrioti 17 6 6 5 22 25 −3 24
5 Besa 17 6 5 6 21 18 +3 23
6 Burreli 17 6 5 6 14 21 −7 23
7 Apolonia 17 6 4 7 17 17 0 22
8 Iliria 17 5 7 5 15 18 −3 22
9 Korabi 17 5 5 7 19 19 0 20 Relegation play-out to 2026–27 Kategoria e Dytë
10 Lushnja 17 3 7 7 16 21 −5 16
11 Luftëtari 17 1 8 8 16 25 −9 11 Relegation to 2026–27 Kategoria e Dytë
12 Kukësi 17 2 3 12 9 27 −18 9
Updated to match(es) played on 23 December 2025. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.

Kategoria e Dytë

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Besëlidhja 10 8 2 0 30 4 +26 26 Promotion to 2026–27 Kategoria e Parë
2 Sopoti 10 8 1 1 25 4 +21 25 Play-off promotion to 2026–27 Kategoria e Parë
3 Shiroka 10 7 2 1 21 6 +15 23
4 Erzeni 10 5 2 3 13 6 +7 17
5 Naftëtari 10 4 1 5 13 14 −1 13
6 Luzi 2008 9 4 0 5 13 17 −4 12
7 Tërbuni 9 3 2 4 7 8 −1 11
8 Veleçiku 10 2 3 5 7 16 −9 9
9 Gramshi 10 2 2 6 8 20 −12 8
10 Basania 10 1 4 5 11 22 −11 7
11 Adriatiku 10 0 1 9 5 36 −31 1 Play-off relegation to 2026–27 Kategoria e Tretë
12 Valbona 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 2025. Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) draw. (Head-to-head record is applied for clubs with the same number of points only once all matches between said clubs have been played.)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Oriku 10 7 2 1 20 4 +16 23 Promotion to 2026–27 Kategoria e Parë
2 Butrinti 10 7 1 2 16 7 +9 22 Play-off promotion to 2026–27 Kategoria e Parë
3 Partizani B 10 6 3 1 27 8 +19 21
4 Bylis B 10 6 3 1 17 12 +5 21
5 Maliqi 10 4 1 5 14 13 +1 13
6 Devolli 10 4 0 6 12 21 −9 12
7 Shkumbini 10 3 2 5 14 18 −4 11
8 Tomori 10 3 2 5 12 14 −2 11
9 Delvina 10 3 0 7 11 20 −9 9
10 Eagle FA 10 2 2 6 12 22 −10 8 Play-off relegation to 2026–27 Kategoria e Tretë
11 Këlcyra 10 1 2 7 9 25 −16 5 Relegation to 2026–27 Kategoria e Tretë
Updated to match(es) played on 21 December 2025. Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) draw. (Head-to-head record is applied for clubs with the same number of points only once all matches between said clubs have been played.)

Kategoria e Tretë

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Dinamo City B 7 5 2 0 23 3 +20 17 Promotion to 2026–27 Kategoria e Dytë
2 Vllaznia B 6 5 1 0 25 6 +19 16 Play-off promotion to 2026–27 Kategoria e Dytë
3 T-Kamza 7 3 2 2 12 12 0 11
4 Shënkolli 6 3 1 2 17 11 +6 10
5 Bulqiza 7 3 1 3 9 7 +2 10
6 Tirana B 6 3 1 2 21 7 +14 10
7 Shkodra 6 1 4 1 12 16 −4 7
8 Young Boys 6 1 3 2 5 7 −2 6
9 Kamza Sport 6 0 3 3 6 14 −8 3
10 Klosi 7 0 3 4 7 24 −17 3
11 Rinia EL 6 0 1 5 6 36 −30 1
Updated to match(es) played on 13 December 2025. Source: [4]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) draw. (Head-to-head record is applied for clubs with the same number of points only once all matches between said clubs have been played.)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1 Albpetrol 6 5 1 0 20 2 +18 16 Promotion to 2026–27 Kategoria e Dytë
2 Apolonia B 6 5 0 1 16 12 +4 15 Play-off promotion to 2026–27 Kategoria e Dytë
3 Memaliaj 6 4 0 2 16 10 +6 12
4 Përmeti 6 2 3 1 6 4 +2 9
5 Osumi 6 2 1 3 6 6 0 7
6 Tepelena 6 1 3 2 8 8 0 6
7 Skrapari 6 1 1 4 5 13 −8 4
8 Turbina 5 0 3 2 3 8 −5 3
9 Gramozi 5 0 0 5 2 19 −17 0
10 Teuta B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Updated to match(es) played on 7 December 2025. Source: [5]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) draw. (Head-to-head record is applied for clubs with the same number of points only once all matches between said clubs have been played.)

Kategoria Superiore Femra

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Vllaznia 8 8 0 0 60 2 +58 24 Qualification for the Final four round
2 Apolonia 8 6 1 1 46 4 +42 19
3 Gramshi 8 5 1 2 58 8 +50 16
4 Partizani 8 5 0 3 19 10 +9 15
5 Teuta 8 5 0 3 34 5 +29 15
6 Egnatia 8 2 1 5 23 29 −6 7
7 Atletik Klub 8 1 1 6 5 60 −55 4
8 Kinostudio 8 1 1 6 8 55 −47 4
9 Lushnja 8 0 1 7 1 81 −80 1
Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 2025. Source: Albanian Football Association
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.

Cup competitions

Albanian Cup

Albanian Supercup

UEFA competitions

UEFA Champions League

Qualifying phase

Egnatia
First qualifying round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Egnatia 1–5 Breiðablik1–00–5

UEFA Conference League

Qualifying phase

Dinamo City
Second qualifying round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Atlètic Club d'Escaldes 2–3 Dinamo City1–21–1
Third qualifying round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Hajduk Split 3–4 Dinamo City2–11–3 (a.e.t.)
Play-off round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Jagiellonia Białystok 4–1 Dinamo City3–01–1
Egnatia
Second qualifying round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Dinamo Minsk 0–3 Egnatia0–20–1
Third qualifying round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Olimpija Ljubljana 4–2 Egnatia0–04–2 (a.e.t.)
Partizani
First qualifying round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Nõmme Kalju 2–1 Partizani1–11–0 (a.e.t.)
Vllaznia
First qualifying round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Vllaznia 4–3 Daugavpils0–14–2
Second qualifying round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Vllaznia 4–5 Víkingur Reykjavík2–12–4 (a.e.t.)

UEFA Women's Champions League

Qualifying rounds

Vllaznia
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
27 August
 
 
Ferencváros3
 
30 August
 
Racing Union0
 
Ferencváros4
 
27 August
 
Dinamo Minsk0
 
Vllaznia1
 
 
Dinamo Minsk2
 
Third place
 
 
30 August
 
 
Racing Union1
 
 
Vllaznia3

National teams

Men's senior

Results and fixtures

Friendlies
4 September 2025 (2025-09-04) Gibraltar  0–1  Albania Europa Point, Gibraltar
18:00 UTC+2 Report
  • Asani 69' (pen.)
Stadium: Europa Sports Park
Referee: Aaron Wyn Jones (Wales)
14 October 2025 (2025-10-14) Albania  v  Jordan Tirana, Albania
18:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Arena Kombëtare
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
Group K
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 8 8 0 0 22 0 +22 24 Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup 2–0 2–0 3–0 2–0
2  Albania 8 4 2 2 7 5 +2 14 Advance to play-offs 0–2 0–0 1–0 3–0
3  Serbia 8 4 1 3 9 10 −1 13 0–5 0–1 2–1 3–0
4  Latvia 8 1 2 5 5 15 −10 5 0–5 1–1 0–1 2–2
5  Andorra 8 0 1 7 3 16 −13 1 0–1 0–1 1–3 0–1
Source: FIFA, UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
9 September 2025 (2025-09-09) 5 Albania  1–0  Latvia Tirana, Albania
20:45 CEST
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Stadium: Arena Kombëtare
Attendance: 16,568[1]
Referee: Damian Sylwestrzak (Poland)
11 October 2025 (2025-10-11) 6 Serbia  0–1  Albania Leskovac, Serbia
20:45 CEST Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Stadium: Dubočica Stadium
Attendance: 4,320[2]
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
13 November 2025 (2025-11-13) 7 Andorra  v  Albania Encamp, Andorra
20:45 CET Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Stadium: Estadi de la FAF
16 November 2025 (2025-11-16) 8 Albania  v  England Tirana, Andorra
18:00 CET Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Stadium: Arena Kombëtare

Women's senior

Results and fixtures

2025 UEFA Women's Nations League
Promotion/relegation matches
24 October 2025 (2025-10-24) Cyprus  v  Albania Larnaca, Cyprus
19:00 EEST Report Stadium: Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium
28 October 2025 (2025-10-28) Albania  v  Cyprus Tirana, Albania
18:00 CET Report Stadium: Arena Kombëtare

Men's under-21

Results and fixtures

Friendlies
5 September 2025 (2025-09-05) Albania  0–2  Germany Elbasan, Albania
18:30 Report Stadium: Elbasan Arena
8 September 2025 (2025-09-08) Switzerland  2–1  Albania Aarau, Albania
18:30
Report
  • Shehu 62'
Stadium: Stadion Brügglifeld
10 September 2025 (2025-09-10) Albania  2–0  San Marino Tirana, Albania
17:00
Report Stadium: Arena Kombëtare

Men's under-19

Results and fixtures

Friendlies
5 August 2025 (2025-08-05) Italy  4–1  Albania Novara, Italy
  • Pellini 9'
  • Maffessoli 15'
  • Artesani 42'
  • Mosconi 48'
Report
  • B. Krasniqi 5'
Stadium: Novarello Sporting Center
7 August 2025 (2025-08-07) Italy  1–1  Albania Novara, Italy
  • Orlandi 28'
Report
  • Dashi 60'
Stadium: Novarello Sporting Center
4 September 2025 (2025-09-04) Albania  0–1  Moldova Tirana, Albania
Report
  • Tonica 42'
Stadium: Shtëpia e Futbollit
8 September 2025 (2025-09-08) Albania  0–1  Kosovo Tirana, Albania
Report
  • Llumnica 74'
Stadium: Shtëpia e Futbollit
10 October 2025 (2025-10-10) Albania  2–1  Republic of Ireland Tirana, Albania
  • Huqi 36'
  • Nuredini 87' (pen.)
Report
  • O’Sullivan 76'
Stadium: Shtëpia e Futbollit
12 October 2025 (2025-10-12) Albania  2–2  Republic of Ireland Luz i Vogël, Albania
  • Nuredini 62'
  • Kulla 69'
Report
  • Mare 52'
  • Otegabayo 90+2'
Stadium: Luz i Vogël Stadium
2026 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification
Group 5

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ukraine 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 9 Elite round
2  Slovakia 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3  Montenegro 3 1 0 2 1 6 −5 3
4  Albania (H) 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
12 November 2025 (2025-11-12) 1 Ukraine  v  Albania Elbasan, Albania
Report Stadium: Elbasan Arena
15 November 2025 (2025-11-15) 2 Slovakia  v  Albania Elbasan, Albania
Report Stadium: Elbasan Arena
18 November 2025 (2025-11-18) 3 Albania  v  Montenegro Elbasan, Albania
Report Stadium: Elbasan Arena

Women's under-19

Results and fixtures

2026 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship qualification
First round
25 November 2025 (2025-11-25) 1 Albania  v  Luxembourg Tirana, Albania
Report Stadium: Arena Kombëtare
28 November 2025 (2025-11-28) 2 Slovakia  v  Albania Tirana, Albania
Report Stadium: Arena Kombëtare
1 December 2025 (2025-12-01) 3 Liechtenstein  v  Albania Tirana, Albania
Report Stadium: Arena Kombëtare

Men's under-17

Results and fixtures

Friendlies
12 August 2025 (2025-08-12) Italy  4–1  Albania Firenze, Italy
  • Pirola 29'
  • Giammattei 45'
  • Perillo 89'
  • Guaglianone 90+2'
Report
  • Vata 20'
Stadium: Centro Tecnico Federale di Coverciano
14 August 2025 (2025-08-14) Italy  6–0  Albania Firenze, Italy
  • Perillo 8', 50'
  • Donato 28'
  • Pisati 41'
  • Fabbri 57'
  • Petrone 84'
Report Stadium: Centro Tecnico Federale di Coverciano
4 September 2025 (2025-09-04) 2025 Syrenka Cup Poland  1–1  Albania Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland
  • Smyrak 6'
Report
  • Himallari 67'
Stadium: GKS Pogon Stadium
6 September 2025 (2025-09-06) 2025 Syrenka Cup Albania  1–0  Norway Sulejówek, Poland
  • Luka 72'
Report Stadium: Sulejówek Municipal Stadium
9 September 2025 (2025-09-09) 2025 Syrenka Cup Albania  0–3  Romania Radom, Poland
  • Marincean 23'
  • Bota 48'
  • Niculcea 83'
Report Stadium: Municipal Stadium Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego
9 October 2025 (2025-10-09) Albania  1–3  Slovenia Tirana, Albania
  • Allasufi 90+2'
Report
  • Koren 54'
  • Okanović 58'
  • Kotar 72'
Stadium: Shtëpia e Futbollit
11 October 2025 (2025-10-11) Albania  0–3  Slovenia Tirana, Albania
Report
Stadium: Shtëpia e Futbollit
2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification
First round
11 November 2025 (2025-11-11) 1 Albania  v  Netherlands Kotoriba, Croatia
Report Stadium: Sportski Park Kotoriba
14 November 2025 (2025-11-14) 2 Croatia  v  Albania Nedelišće, Croatia
Report Stadium: SRP Trate
17 November 2025 (2025-11-17) 3 Kazakhstan  v  Albania Nedelišće, Croatia
Report Stadium: SRP Trate

Women's under-17

Results and fixtures

2026 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification
First round
17 October 2025 (2025-10-17) 1 Greece  v  Albania Elbasan, Albania
Report Stadium: Elbasan Arena
20 October 2025 (2025-10-20) 2 Estonia  v  Albania Elbasan, Albania
Report Stadium: Elbasan Arena
23 October 2025 (2025-10-23) 3 Albania  v  Israel Elbasan, Albania
Report Stadium: Elbasan Arena

References

  1. ^ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Albania v Latvia" (PDF). UEFA. 9 September 2025. Retrieved 9 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Full Time Report Qualifying round – Serbia v Albania" (PDF). UEFA. 11 October 2025. Retrieved 11 October 2025.