The following is the list of Kategoria Superiore top scorers by season, since the inception of the Albanian National Championship in 1930 until the present day. Refik Resmja holds the record for most goals in a single season at 59, and he also holds the record for most awards won, with seven. The latest top scorer of the Kategoria Superiore is Dejvi Bregu of Teuta.
Player (X) | Name of the player and number of times they had won the award at that point (if more than one) |
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Games | The number of Kategoria Superiore games played by the winner that season |
Rate | The winner's goals-to-games ratio that season |
Indicates that the award was shared | |
§ | Denotes the club were Kategoria Superiore champions in the same season |
Name | Country | Total | Seasons |
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Ilir Përnaska | Albania | 6 | 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76 |
Refik Resmja | Albania | 6 | 1951, 1952, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955 |
Skënder Jareci | Albania | 3 | 1955, 1958, 1960 |
Agim Murati | Albania | 3 | 1976–77, 1977–78, 1978–79 |
Pero Pejić | Croatia | 3 | 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17 |
Daniel Xhafaj | Albania | 2 | 2009–10, 2010–11 |
Migen Memelli | Albania | 2 | 2008–09, 2012–13 |
Hamdi Salihi | Albania | 2 | 2005–06, 2015–16 |
Indrit Fortuzi | Albania | 2 | 2000–01, 2001–02 |
Kujtim Majaci | Albania | 2 | 1985–86, 1989–90 |
Agustin Kola | Albania | 2 | 1987–88, 1988–89 |
Dashnor Bajaziti | Albania | 2 | 1980–81, 1982–83 |
Zihni Gjinali | Albania | 2 | 1948, 1949 |
Riza Lushta | Albania | 2 | 1936, 1937 |
Country | Total |
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Albania | 43 |
Croatia | 3 |
Yugoslavia | 2 |
Soviet Union | 1 |
Gambia | 1 |
Mali | 1 |
Turkey | 1 |
Mozambique | 1 |
Nigeria | 1 |
Club | Total |
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Tirana | 16 |
Partizani | 14 |
Dinamo | 9 |
Vllaznia | 7 |
Skënderbeu | 5 |
Flamurtari | 5 |
Tomori | 5 |
Besa | 3 |
Laçi | 3 |
Shkumbini | 2 |
Kukësi | 2 |
Apolonia | 2 |
Luftëtari | 1 |
Lushnja | 1 |
Teuta | 1 |
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