1999–2000 Albanian National Championship

{{Infobox football league season

|competition = Albanian National Championship

|season = 1999–2000

|dates = 18 September 1999 –
7 June 2000

|winners = Tirana
19th Albanian title

|relegated = Partizani
Elbasani

|continentalcup1 = Champions League

|continentalcup1 qualifiers = Tirana

|continentalcup2 = UEFA Cup

|continentalcup2 qualifiers = Tomori
Teuta

|continentalcup3 = Intertoto Cup

|continentalcup3 qualifiers = Vllaznia

|matches = 182

|total goals = 401

|league topscorer = Klodian Arbëri (18 goals)

|best goalkeeper =

|biggest home win =

|biggest away win =

|highest scoring =

|longest wins =

|longest unbeaten =

|longest winless =

|longest losses =

|highest attendance =

|lowest attendance =

|attendance =

|average attendance =

|prevseason = 1998–99

|nextseason = 2000–01

}}

The 1999–2000 Albanian National Championship was the 61st season of the Albanian National Championship, the top professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1930. The season began on 18 September 1999 and concluded on 7 June 2000. Tirana began the season as defending champions 1998–99 season and Shqiponja was the only team promoted from the Kategoria e Dytë as the league was reduced from 16 teams to 14.

Tirana retained their title, as they won it for the 19th time and their 5th time in the previous 6 seasons. Partizani were the first team to be relegated, followed by relegation/promotion playoff losers Elbasani down to the Kategoria e Dytë.

Teams

=Promotion and relegation=

A total of 14 teams competed in the 1999–2000 season, 2 less than the previous where 16 teams competed. Of these 14 teams, 13 were from the 1998–99 season with Shqiponja being the only promoted side from the Kategoria e Dytë. 3 sides from the 1998–99 season were relegated, and they were Burreli, Laçi and Besa.

=Stadia and last season=

{{location map+ |Albania |float=right |width=300 |caption=Locations of the 1999–2000 Albanian National Championship teams |places=

{{location map~ |Albania |lat=40.431419 |long=19.330806 |label=Apolonia |position=bottom}}

{{location map~ |Albania |lat=40.601900 |long=19.740893 |label=Bylis |position=left}}

{{location map~ |Albania |lat=41.318402 |long=19.823965 |label=Dinamo Tirana |position=bottom}}

{{location map~ |Albania |lat=41.065715 |long=20.053117 |label=Elbasani |position=right}}

{{location map~ |Albania |lat=40.455922 |long=19.488986 |label=Flamurtari |position=right}}

{{location map~ |Albania |lat=40.935552 |long=19.709850 |label=Lushnja |position=left}}

{{location map~ |Albania |lat=41.318402 |long=19.823965 |label=Partizani |position=right}}

{{location map~ |Albania |lat=40.625833 |long=20.782778 |label=Skënderbeu |position=left}}

{{location map~ |Albania |lat=41.042418 |long=19.752810 |label=Shkumbini |position=left}}

{{location map~ |Albania |lat=40.081310 |long=20.138020 |label=Shqiponja |position=top}}

{{location map~ |Albania |lat=41.326081 |long=19.449856 |label=Teuta |position=left}}

{{location map~ |Albania |lat=41.318402 |long=19.823965 |label=Tirana |position=top}}

{{location map~ |Albania |lat=40.699037 |long=19.964469 |label=Tomori |position=top}}

{{location map~ |Albania |lat=42.070031 |long=19.506558 |label=Vllaznia |position=left}}

}}

class="wikitable sortable"
TeamLocationStadiumCapacityLast season
ApoloniaFierLoni Papuçiu Stadium10,00013th
BylisBallshAdush Muça Stadium6,0003rd
DinamoTiranaQemal Stafa Stadium{{refn|group=note|name=Qemal Stafa |Dinamo Tirana, Partizani and Tirana all shared the Qemal Stafa Stadium as well as the Selman Stërmasi Stadium.}}19,7006th
ElbasaniElbasanRuzhdi Bizhuta Stadium15,0009th
FlamurtariVlorëFlamurtari Stadium15,00011th
LushnjaLushnjëAbdurrahman Roza Haxhiu Stadium12,0005th
PartizaniTiranaQemal Stafa Stadium19,70010th
SkënderbeuKorçëSkënderbeu Stadium12,00012th
ShkumbiniPeqinShkumbini Stadium6,0007th
ShqiponjaGjirokastërGjirokastër Stadium9,000Kategoria e Dytë
TeutaDurrësNiko Dovana Stadium12,0408th
TiranaTiranaQemal Stafa Stadium19,700Champions
TomoriBeratTomori Stadium14,7504th
VllazniaShkodërLoro Boriçi Stadium15,0002nd

Regular season

=League table=

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|win_APO=9|draw_APO=4 |loss_APO=13 |gf_APO=22|ga_APO=41

|win_BYL=10 |draw_BYL=7 |loss_BYL=9|gf_BYL=28|ga_BYL=29

|win_DIN=8|draw_DIN=7 |loss_DIN=11 |gf_DIN=27|ga_DIN=31

|win_ELB=8 |draw_ELB=5 |loss_ELB=13|gf_ELB=19|ga_ELB=32

|win_FLA=9 |draw_FLA=3 |loss_FLA=14|gf_FLA=25|ga_FLA=35

|win_LUS=10 |draw_LUS=5 |loss_LUS=11|gf_LUS=34|ga_LUS=31

|win_PAR=6|draw_PAR=6|loss_PAR=14 |gf_PAR=21|ga_PAR=37

|win_SHK=10|draw_SHK=5 |loss_SHK=11 |gf_SHK=31|ga_SHK=31

|win_SKE=10|draw_SKE=4 |loss_SKE=12 |gf_SKE=33|ga_SKE=33

|win_SHQ=8|draw_SHQ=9 |loss_SHQ=9 |gf_SHQ=21|ga_SHQ=21

|win_TIR=16|draw_TIR=4 |loss_TIR=6 |gf_TIR=40|ga_TIR=14

|win_TOM=15|draw_TOM=7 |loss_TOM=4 |gf_TOM=35|ga_TOM=22

|win_TEU=15|draw_TEU=4 |loss_TEU=7 |gf_TEU=36|ga_TEU=16

|win_VLL=11|draw_VLL=4 |loss_VLL=11 |gf_VLL=29|ga_VLL=28

|status_TIR=C

|status_PAR=R

|status_ELB=R

|name_APO=Apolonia

|name_BYL=Bylis

|name_DIN=Dinamo Tirana

|name_ELB=Elbasani

|name_FLA=Flamurtari

|name_LUS=Lushnja

|name_PAR=Partizani

|name_SHK=Shkumbini

|name_SKE=Skënderbeu

|name_SHQ=Shqiponja

|name_TEU=Teuta

|name_TIR=Tirana

|name_TOM=Tomori

|name_VLL=Vllaznia

|show_limit=5

|class_rules=1) Points

|res_col_header=QR

|col_CL2Q=green1 |text_CL2Q=Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round

|col_ECQ=blue1 |text_ECQ=Qualification for the UEFA Cup qualifying round

|col_IT=#ccccff |text_IT=Qualification for the Intertoto Cup first round

|col_RPO=red2 |text_RPO=Qualification for the relegation play-offs

|col_REL=red1 |text_REL=Relegation to the 2000–01 Kategoria e Dytë

|note_res_ECQ=Teuta won the 1999–2000 Albanian Cup and qualified for the 2000–01 UEFA Cup qualifying round, therefore forfeiting their Intertoto Cup first round place that they had won.

|note_res_IT=Vllaznia and Bylis finished the season level on points so the Albanian Football Association decided to organise a playoff game to determine which side will take the Intertoto Cup first round place that Teuta had forfeited.

}}

= Results =

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|match_BYL_PAR=1–0

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}}

Playoffs

= Championship playoff =

Tirana and Tomori finished the season level on points so the Albanian Football Association decided to organise a championship playoff game to determine the winner of the 1999–2000 Albanian National Championship. The game was played at Ruzhdi Bizhuta Stadium in Elbasan and Tirana won on penalties following a 1–1 draw to retain their title. Had the league been decided on goal difference Tirana would have won it, but if it had been decided on their head-to-head record Tomori would have won it.

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|date = {{Start date|2000|05|28|df=y}}

|time =

|team1 = Tirana

|score = 1–1

|aet = yes

|report =

|team2 = Tomori

|goals1 = Nevil Dede {{goal|88}}

|goals2 = Erjon Rizvanolli {{goal|57}}

|stadium = Ruzhdi Bizhuta Stadium, Elbasan

|attendance = 12,000

|referee = Bujar Pregja

|penalties1 = Alimehmeti {{pengoal}}
Kenesei {{pengoal}}
Memishi {{pengoal}}
Driza {{pengoal}}
Dede {{pengoal}}

|penaltyscore = 5 – 4

|penalties2 = {{penmiss}} Hasa
{{pengoal}} Lako
{{pengoal}} Gega
{{pengoal}} Arbëri
{{pengoal}} Muzhaj

}}

= Intertoto Cup playoff =

Vllaznia and Bylis finished the season level on points so the Albanian Football Association decided to organise a playoff game to determine which side will take the Intertoto Cup place. Although Teuta finished 3rd and would have taken the Intertoto Cup place had they not won the 1999–2000 Albanian Cup, meaning they forfeited their Intertoto Cup place in order to take up their UEFA Cup place for winning the Albanian Cup. Vllaznia won the game 4–3 at the Selman Stërmasi Stadium in Tirana.

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|date =

|time =

|team1 = Vllaznia

|score = 4–3

|aet =

|report =

|team2 = Bylis

|goals1 = Sula {{goal|27|o.g.}}
Beqiri {{goal|50}}
Bylykbashi {{goal|60}}
Osja {{goal|82}}

|goals2 = Jakupi {{goal|5}}
Bilali {{goal|73}}
Shehu {{goal|90}}

|stadium = Selman Stërmasi Stadium, Tirana

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

= Relegation/promotion playoff =

Elbasani finished in penultimate place in the league, and although they were not automatically relegated like Partizani, they were placed in a relegation/promotion playoff against the Kategoria e Dytë playoff runners-up Besa. The game took place on 7 June 2000 in Tirana and Besa won 2–1, thanks to goals from Armand Daiu and Demneri, to earn promotion to the 2000–01 National Championship, with Elbasani being relegated down to the Kategoria e Dytë.

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|date = {{Start date|2000|06|7|df=y}}

|time =

|team1 = Besa

|score = 2–1

|aet =

|report =

|team2 = Elbasani

|goals1 = Daiu {{goal|25|pen.}}
Demneri {{goal|50}}

|goals2 = Ibërshimi {{goal|41}}

|stadium = Tirana

|attendance =

|referee =

}}

Season statistics

=Top scorers=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Rank

!Player

!Club

!Goals

1

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ALB}} Klodian Arbëri

|align="left"|Tomori

|18

2

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ALB}} Vladimir Gjoni

|align="left"|Shkumbini

|14

rowspan="2"|3

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ALB}} Daniel Xhafa

|align="left"|Flamurtari/Bylis

|rowspan="2"|12

align="left"|{{flagicon|ALB}} Rigels Qose

|align="left"|Skënderbeu

5

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ALB}} Anesti Vito

|align="left"|Flamurtari/Tirana

|11

rowspan="5"|6

|align="left"|{{flagicon|ALB}} Edi Martini

|align="left"|Vllaznia

|rowspan="5"|8

align="left"|{{flagicon|ALB}} Alban Rexha

|align="left"|Partizani

align="left"|{{flagicon|ALB}} Artan Bano

|align="left"|Lushnja

align="left"|{{flagicon|ALB}} Fjodor Xhafa

|align="left"|Dinamo Tirana

align="left"|{{flagicon|ALB}} Justin Bespalla

|align="left"|Teuta

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Notes

{{reflist|group=note}}

References

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{{Albanian Superliga seasons}}

{{1999–2000 in Albanian football}}

{{1999–2000 in European Football (UEFA)}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:1999-2000 Albanian National Championship}}

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