The 2011–12 Albanian First Division (Albanian: Kategoria e Parë) will be the xxth season of a second-tier Association football league in Albania

Albania

Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...

 and the yyth name under the name Albanian First Division

Albanian First Division

The Albanian First Division is the second level of association football in Albania. The league was first created with the name Kategoria e Dytë and has also been named Kategoria A2 in recent years....

. Its begin and end dates are yet to be determined.

The league will reduce its number of teams from sixteen to fourteen for this season.

Teams

The league will comprise fourteen teams, the teams ranked fifth through twelfth from the 2010–11 season

2010–11 Albanian First Division

-League table:...

, two relegated teams from the 2010–11 Superliga

2010–11 Albanian Superliga

The 2010–11 Albanian Superliga was the 72nd season of top-tier football in Albania and the thirteenth season under the name Kategoria superiore. The season began in August 2010 and ended on 16 May 2011...

, the two group winners of the 2010–11 Second Division

Albanian Second Division

Kategoria e Dytë is the third level of football in Albania. Kategoria e Dytë has two groups, A and B that are divided geographically. Each group has 12 teams.-Group A:*KF Fieri*KF Erzeni Shijak*KF Luzi 2008*KF Naftëtari*KF Olimpik Tirana...

, the two losing teams from the promotion/relegation playoffs between First Division and Superliga teams and the two winning teams from the promotion/relegation playoffs between First Division and Second Division teams.

Pogradeci

KS Pogradeci

Klubi Sportiv Pogradeci is an Albanian football club based on Pogradec. Its home ground is Stadiumi Gjorgji Kyçyku ....

 have earned direct promotion to the 2011–12 Superliga

2011–12 Albanian Superliga

The 2011–12 Albanian Superliga is the 73rd season of top-tier football in Albania and the fourteenth season under the name Kategoria superiore. The season began on 10 September 2011 and end in May 2012...

 season. They will be replaced by Elbasani

KS Elbasani

Klubi i Futbollit or KF Elbasani is an Albanian football club, which plays in the city of Elbasan. The club was founded in 1913, from the fusion of two teams, "Aferdita Elbasan" and "Perparimi Elbasan", under the name "Klubi Futbollit Urani Elbasan"....

, who were relegated at the end of the 2010–11 Superliga season. Three additional directly promoted teams, as well as the other team to be directly relegated from the 2010–11 Superliga, are yet to be determined.

Partizani Tirana were directly relegated to the 2011–12 Second Division after finishing the 2010–11 First Division season at the bottom of the table. The other team to be directly relegated, as well as both Second Division group winners, which will earn direct promotion, are yet to be determined.
The teams listed below have already mathematically achieved qualification for the 2011–12 season.

Stadia and locations

Team	City/Area	Stadium	Capacity
Elbasani KS Elbasani Klubi i Futbollit or KF Elbasani is an Albanian football club, which plays in the city of Elbasan. The club was founded in 1913, from the fusion of two teams, "Aferdita Elbasan" and "Perparimi Elbasan", under the name "Klubi Futbollit Urani Elbasan"....	Elbasan Elbasan Elbasan is a city in central Albania. It is located on the Shkumbin River in the District of Elbasan and the County of Elbasan, at...	Stadiumi Ruzhdi Bizhuta	13,000

League table