| Season | 2021–22 | 
|---|---|
| Dates | 11 September 2021 – 7 May 2022 | 
| Champions | Bylis 5th title  | 
| Promoted | Bylis Erzeni  | 
| Relegated | Pogradeci Butrinti Maliqi Vora Shkumbini  | 
| Matches played | 240 | 
| Goals scored | 584 (2.43 per match) | 
| Top goalscorer | Eridon Qardaku (20 goals)  | 
| Biggest home win | Pogradeci 6−0 Shkumbini (16 April 2022)  | 
| Biggest away win | Besëlidhja 0−5 Burreli (17 October 2021) Shkumbini 0−5 Tomori (23 October 2021)  | 
| Highest scoring | Apolonia 6−1 Vora (7 May 2022) Butrinti 5−2 Shkumbini (30 October 2021) Bylis 4−3 Butrinti (30 April 2022) Shkumbini 2−5 Besëlidhja (19 March 2022) Tomori 5−2 Maliqi (30 October 2021) Tomori 5−2 Shkumbini (26 February 2022) Turbina 4−3 Tomori (30 April 2022)  | 
| Longest winning run | 9 matches Bylis  | 
| Longest unbeaten run | 13 matches Erzeni  | 
| Longest winless run | 19 matches Shkumbini  | 
| Longest losing run | 18 matches Shkumbini  | 
← 2020–21  2022–23 →   | |
The 2021–22 Kategoria e Parë was the 74th official season of the Albanian football second-tier since its establishment. The season began on 11 September 2021 and ended on 7 May 2022.[1] There were 16 teams competing this season. The winning and runner-up teams gained promotion to the 2022-23 Kategoria Superiore. The promotion play-offs winner played a promotion play-off match against the 8th ranked team of the 2021–22 Kategoria Superiore.[2] Bylis and Erzeni were promoted to the 2022–23 Kategoria Superiore. Butrinti, Maliqi, Pogradeci, Shkumbini and Vora were relegated to the 2022–23 Kategoria e Dytë.
Changes from last season
Team changes
From Kategoria e Parë
Promoted to Kategoria Superiore:
Relegated to Kategoria e Dytë:
To Kategoria e Parë
Relegated from Kategoria Superiore:
Promoted from Kategoria e Dytë:
Locations
Stadia by capacity and locations
| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Apolonia | Fier | Loni Papuçiu Stadium | 6,800 | 
| Besa | Kavajë | Luz i Vogël Stadium | 600 | 
| Besëlidhja | Lezhë | Brian Filipi Stadium | 5,000 | 
| Burreli | Burrel | Liri Ballabani Stadium | 3,000 | 
| Butrinti | Sarandë | Andon Lapa Stadium | 5,500 | 
| Bylis | Ballsh | Adush Muça Stadium | 5,200 | 
| Erzeni | Shijak | Tofik Jashari Stadium | 4,000 | 
| Korabi | Peshkopi | Korabi Stadium | 6,000 | 
| Lushnja | Lushnjë | Roza Haxhiu Stadium | 8,500 | 
| Maliqi | Maliq | Skënderbeu Stadium | 12,343 | 
| Pogradeci | Pogradec | Gjorgji Kyçyku Stadium | 10,700 | 
| Shkumbini | Peqin | Shkumbini Stadium | 9,000 | 
| Tërbuni | Pukë | Ismail Xhemali Stadium | 1,950 | 
| Tomori | Berat | Tomori Stadium | 17,890 | 
| Turbina | Cërrik | Nexhip Trungu Stadium | 6,600 | 
| Vora | Vorë | Internacional Complex | 1,000 | 
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bylis (C, P) | 30 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 51 | 18 | +33 | 69 | Promotion to 2022–23 Kategoria Superiore | 
| 2 | Erzeni (P) | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 57 | 18 | +39 | 67 | |
| 3 | Korabi | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 59 | Promotion play-off to 2022–23 Kategoria Superiore | 
| 4 | Apolonia | 30 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 44 | 25 | +19 | 51 | |
| 5 | Tërbuni | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 47 | |
| 6 | Tomori | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 45 | 31 | +14 | 44 | |
| 7 | Lushnja | 30 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 42 | |
| 8 | Burreli | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 30 | 24 | +6 | 41 | |
| 9 | Besa | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 36 | 40 | −4 | 40 | |
| 10 | Besëlidhja | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 45 | 54 | −9 | 39 | |
| 11 | Pogradeci (R) | 30 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 37 | −5 | 38 | Relegation play-out to 2022–23 Kategoria e Dytë | 
| 12 | Turbina (O) | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 37 | |
| 13 | Butrinti (R) | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 34 | Relegation to 2022–23 Kategoria e Dytë | 
| 14 | Maliqi (R) | 30 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 32 | 62 | −30 | 23 | |
| 15 | Vora (R) | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 32 | 54 | −22 | 21 | |
| 16 | Shkumbini (R) | 30 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 30 | 76 | −46 | 18 | 
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Results
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.
| Leader and promotion to 2022−23 Kategoria Superiore | |
| Promotion to 2022−23 Kategoria Superiore | |
| Promotion play-off | |
| Relegation play-off | |
| Relegation to 2022–23 Kategoria e Dytë | 
Promotion play-offs
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Korabi | 1 | |||||
| Tomori | 0 | |||||
| Korabi | 3 | |||||
| Apolonia | 2 | |||||
| Apolonia | 1 | |||||
| Tërbuni | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
Final
Korabi qualified to the final play-off match.
Relegation play-offs
Pogradeci was relegated to Kategoria e Dytë, while Oriku was promoted to Kategoria e Parë.
| Turbina | 1−0 | Devolli | 
|---|---|---|
| Marquinhos  | 
Both teams remained in their respective leagues.
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bylis | 20 | |
| 2 | Besëlidhja | 17 | |
| 3 | Tomori | 15 | |
| Erzeni | |||
| 5 | Korabi | 13 | |
| 6 | Butrinti/Shkumbini | 12 | |
| Erzeni | 
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