Below is the list of Kategoria Superiore top goalscorers since it began in 1930. The all-time top goalscorer is Vioresin Sinani, who scored 207 goals before retiring at the start of 2012–13 season. Refik Resmja is the played who has scored more goals with a single team, 180 goals with Partizani. He also holds the record for most goals in a single season at 59, and he also holds the record for most awards won, with seven. [1]
Futboll Klub Partizani, or FK Partizani for short, is an Albanian professional football club based in Tirana, that competes in the Kategoria Superiore. Founded in 1946, the club was historically affiliated to the Albanian army. Partizani's home ground is the newly built stadium at Partizani Complex.
The Kategoria Superiore, officially known as Abissnet Superiore for sponsorship reasons, is a professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Albanian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 10 clubs, and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Kategoria e Parë. Seasons run from August to May, with teams playing 36 matches each.
Migen Memelli is an Albanian professional football coach and a former player.
Vioresin Sinani is an Albanian former footballer who played as a striker. He spent the majority of his career at Vllaznia Shkodër as well as stints with Dinamo Tirana, Tirana and Besa Kavajë in Albania. He also played for NK Varteks in Croatia and Kayserispor in Turkey. He is Vllaznia's and the Albanian Superliga's record goalscorer.
Sebino Plaku is a retired Albanian professional footballer who played as a striker.
The 1998–99 Albanian National Championship was the 60th season of the Albanian National Championship, the top professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1930. The season began on 29 August 1998 and concluded on 15 May 1999. Vllaznia began the season as defending champions of the 1997–98 season and Burreli was the only team promoted from the Kategoria e Dytë as the league was reduced from 18 teams to 16.
Refik Shaban Resmja was an Albanian professional footballer.
Emil Hajnali was an Albanian football player who played for SK Tirana during the 1930s, where he won the Kategoria superiore five times in just seven years and where he also won the first ever golden boot in Albanian history after scoring 3 goals in the 1930 championship.
Ilir Jonuz Përnaska is an Albanian former footballer who played as a striker for Dinamo Tirana between 1967 and 1981, as well as the Albania national team. He is one of Dinamo's most famous players who is known for being one of the most prolific goalscorers in Albanian history, topping the domestic league's goalscoring charts in six successive seasons.
Idriz 'Idi' Refik Batha is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Romanian club UTA Arad.
Mark Gurashi was Albanian football player who played for SK Tirana during the 1930s, where he won the Kategoria superiore five times in just seven years and where he also won the golden boot for the 1934 season after scoring 12 league goals, which was the highest tally in a season since the league was created in 1930.
Robert Jashari, also known as Bert Jashari, was an Albanian football player, who played for Partizani Tirana and the Albania national team. He won the National Championship six times between 1957 and 1964 with Partizani Tirana and he was the top goalscorer in the National Championship in three consecutive seasons between 1962 and 1965, with 18, 9 and 14 goals respectively. He scored a total of 69 league goals for Partizani.
The 2017–18 Albanian Superliga was the 79th official season, or 82nd season of top-tier football in Albania and the 18th season under the name Kategoria Superiore. The season began on 9 September 2017 and ended on 18 May 2018. Title record-holders KF Tirana did not participate in the top flight for the first time since competition's foundation. Kukësi are the defending champions. Skënderbeu, won the league title on 9 May 2018 with 3 matches to spare.
The 2018–19 Kategoria Superiore was the 80th official season, or 83rd season of top-tier football in Albania and the 19th season under the name Kategoria Superiore. The season began on 17 August 2018 and ended on 30 May 2019. Partizani, won the league title on 12 May 2019 with 3 matches to spare.
The 2019–20 Kategoria Superiore was the 81st official season, or 84th season of top-tier football in Albania and the 20th season under the name Kategoria Superiore. The season began on 23 August 2019 and ended on 29 July 2020. Tirana, won the league title on 19 July 2020 with 2 matches to spare.
The 2020–21 Kategoria Superiore was the 82nd official season, or 85th season of top-tier football in Albania and the 21st season under the name Kategoria Superiore. The season ended on 26 May 2021. It was initially planned to begin on 12 September 2020 but it was delayed after all participating clubs decided to boycott the competition, until the government would meet their demands. After 2 months of negotiations, the clubs ended the boycott and agreed to begin the season on 4 November 2020. Teuta won the league title on 26 May 2021, on the final matchday.
The 2021–22 Kategoria Superiore was the 83rd official season, or 86th season of top-tier football in Albania and the 22nd season under the name Kategoria Superiore. The season began in 10 September 2021 and ended on 26 May 2022. Tirana won the league title on 7 May 2022, with 3 matches to spare.
The 2022–23 Kategoria Superiore was the 84th official season, or 85th season of top-tier football in Albania and the 23rd season under the name Kategoria Superiore. The season began on 19 August 2022 and ended on 29 May 2023. Partizani won the league title on 29 May 2022, on the last matchday.