1979–80 Albanian National Championship
# 1979–80 Albanian National Championship

The 1979–80 Albanian National Championship was the 41st season of the Albanian National Championship, the top professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1930.

## Overview

It was contested by 14 teams, and Dinamo Tirana won the championship.

## League standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Dinamo Tirana (C) | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 41 | 23 | +18 | 37 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | 17 Nëntori | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 32 | |
| 3 | Vllaznia | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 31 | |
| 4 | Partizani | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 41 | 30 | +11 | 29 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 5 | Flamurtari | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 29 | |
| 6 | Skënderbeu | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 27 | 24 | +3 | 28 | |
| 7 | Luftëtari | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 27 | |
| 8 | Lokomotiva Durrës | 26 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 27 | |
| 9 | Labinoti | 26 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 27 | |
| 10 | Besa | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 29 | −2 | 26 | |
| 11 | Naftëtari | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 39 | −10 | 24 | |
| 12 | Tomori | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 23 | |
| 13 | Shkëndija Tiranë (R) | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 30 | −12 | 19 | Relegation to the 1980–81 Kategoria e Dytë |
| 14 | Apolonia (R) | 26 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 50 | −35 | 5 | Relegation to the 1980–81 Kategoria e Dytë |

Note: 'Lokomotiva Durrës' is Teuta, 'Labinoti' is Elbasani

## Results

| Home \ Away | 17N | APO | BES | DIN | FLA | LAB | LOK | LUF | NAF | PAR | SKË | SHK | TOM | VLL |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 Nëntori | | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Apolonia | 0–2 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Besa | 3–0 | 2–1 | | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Dinamo | 5–4 | 4–1 | 1–0 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–0 |
| Flamurtari | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 |
| Labinoti | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| Lokomotiva | 2–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Luftëtari | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | | 4–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Naftëtari | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 |
| Partizani | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 0–1 | | 2–2 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 |
| Skënderbeu | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Shkëndija | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 3–2 | 1–0 |
| Tomori | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | | 1–1 |
| Vllaznia | 1–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |

## Season statistics

### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Përparim Kovaçi | Tomori | 18 |
| 2 | Luan Seiti | Luftëtari | 17 |
| 3 | Dashnor Bajaziti | Besa | 13 |
| 4 | Edmond Gëzdari | 17 Nëntori | 10 |
