2015–16 Kategoria Superiore
The 2015–16 Kategoria Superiore was the 77th season of 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.
| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 21 August 2015 – 18 May 2016 |
| Champions | Skënderbeu 7th Albanian title |
| Relegated | Bylis Tërbuni |
| Champions League | Skënderbeu Partizani |
| Europa League | Partizani Kukësi Teuta |
| Matches played | 180 |
| Goals scored | 395 (2.19 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Hamdi Salihi (27 goals) |
| Best goalkeeper | Alban Hoxha (19 clean sheets) |
| Biggest home win | Flamurtari 7–0 Tërbuni (4 October 2015) Skënderbeu 6–1 Laçi (4 May 2016) |
| Biggest away win | Tërbuni 0–4 Vllaznia (9 March 2016) |
| Highest scoring | Flamurtari 7–0 Tërbuni (4 October 2015) |
| Longest winning run | 9 games Partizani |
| Longest unbeaten run | 16 games Partizani |
| Longest winless run | 14 games Tërbuni |
| Longest losing run | 5 games Tërbuni Flamurtari |
← 2014–15 2016–17 →
All statistics correct as of 24 November 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.
Bylis, the 2014–15 Kategoria e Parë champion, returns to the top level after just one year of absence.
| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity | 2014–15 season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bylis | Ballsh | Adush Muça Stadium | 5,200 | Kategoria e Parë |
| Flamurtari | Vlorë | Flamurtari Stadium | 8,200 | 6th |
| Kukësi | Kukës | Zeqir Ymeri Stadium | 5,000 | 2nd |
| Laçi | Laç | Laçi Stadium | 2,300 | 5th |
| Partizani | Tiranë | Qemal Stafa Stadium | 12,800 | 3rd |
| Skënderbeu | Korçë | Skënderbeu Stadium | 5,724 | Champions |
| Teuta | Durrës | Niko Dovana Stadium | 12,040 | 8th |
| Tirana | Tiranë | Selman Stërmasi Stadium | 9,600 | 4th |
| Tërbuni | Pukë | Ismail Xhemali Stadium | 1,950 | Kategoria e Parë |
| Vllaznia | Shkodër | Reshit Rusi Stadium(2) | 1,200 | 7th |
- (2) Vllaznia played the majority of their 2015–16 home games at the Reshit Rusi Stadium in Shkodër. The club's normal home ground, the Loro Boriçi Stadium was undergoing reconstruction.