1966–67 Albanian National Championship

The 1966–67 Albanian National Championship was the 29th season of the Albanian National Championship, the top professional league for association football clubs, since its establishment in 1930.

Albanian National Championship
Season1966–67
ChampionsDinamo Tirana
8th Albanian title
RelegatedNone
European CupDinamo Tirana
Cup Winners' CupNone
Matches played132
Goals scored304 (2.3 per match)
Top goalscorerMedin Zhega (19 goals)
1968 →

Overview

It was contested by 12 teams, and Dinamo Tirana won the championship. This championship is not officially recognized by UEFA.

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 Dinamo Tirana (C) 22 17 4 1 59 19 3.105 38 Qualification for the European Cup first round
2 17 Nëntori 19 15 3 1 42 14 3.000 33 Disqualified[lower-alpha 1]
3 Besa 22 9 8 5 23 15 1.533 26
4 Skënderbeu 22 9 7 6 24 13 1.846 25
5 Partizani 19 9 7 3 36 18 2.000 25 Disqualified[lower-alpha 1]
6 Vllaznia 22 10 5 7 33 29 1.138 25 Qualification for the Balkans Cup
7 Tomori 22 7 5 10 20 27 0.741 19
8 Labinoti 22 6 5 11 18 30 0.600 17
9 Lokomotiva Durrës 22 3 10 9 13 24 0.542 16
10 Traktori 22 4 8 10 19 34 0.559 16
11 Flamurtari 22 2 8 12 19 38 0.500 12
12 Luftëtari 22 2 6 14 13 46 0.283 10
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion
Notes:
  1. Officially 17 Nëntori had 1 loss and Partizani 3, due both teams were kicked out, points were awarded to teams that should play against them.
    After 19th week match 17 Nëntori - Partizani 2:1, both teams were expelled from the tournament, forfeiting the match and the last 3 matches by 0:3. 17 Nëntori was leading the league at that moment with no losses and 3 points ahead of Dinamo Tirana

Title of shame

It was 24 June 1967. Tirana and Partizani played their derby of the 19th round of 1967 Championship . Match had just been played in full and finished 2:1. Fans were peacefully leaving stands and, as players had already left the pitch and were heading towards dressing rooms, two of opposite players have just had a verbal exchange which ended there and then.[1][2]

It was a huge surprise to see the paper headlines the next morning: "Due to direct decision of AFA, Tirana and Partizani forfeit the match 0:3, are deducted 3 points each and will thereafter lose by default remaining matches!" Many were asking: "what went wrong, match was played in the pitch, it produced lots of emotions and fans acknowledged the final result. What did teams do to receive such a harsh treatment?"[3][4]

However, it became clear days after: the decision to expel both clubs was taken directly from Ministry of Affairs and passed to AFA for execution. Since Partizani was out of title fight due to a huge point gap and the only way that Dinamo could get the title was punishing Tirana - table leaders at the moment, they finally found the excuse in that minor verbal exchange two players had after the match. Truth is they just couldn't support the fact that KF Tirana was about to achieve the 3rd title in a row, instead of Partizani or Dinamo. The day championship trophy was handed, Skënder Jareci, the manager of Dinamo, wouldn't take it on the traditional lap of honour, citing that Dinamo didn't truly deserve that title!

By forfeiting that match and losing the subsequent 3 remaining matches, Dinamo would automatically gain enough points to overtake Tirana and win the title. It was a disgrace for Albanian football, such that even UEFA still refrains to recognize the champions Dinamo for that year. The next season, because of the disqualification farce, Dinamo were denied entry to the European Cup by UEFA; their opponents, Braunschweig, received a walkover and eventually reached the quarter-finals.[5]

Results
Home \ Away 17N BES DIN FLA LAB LOK LUF PAR SKË TOM TRA VLL
17 Nëntori 4–1 3–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 5–1 –[lower-alpha 1] 2–1 0–3[lower-alpha 2] 3–0 3–2
Besa 1–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 3–0 3–0[lower-alpha 2] 2–0 1–0 2–1 2–1
Dinamo Tirana 2–2 2–2 4–0 3–0 2–0 3–0 3–0[lower-alpha 2] 2–1 7–3 9–2 3–2
Flamurtari 0–1 1–0 0–3 2–4 1–1 0–0 1–2 0–2 2–2 1–1 2–3
Labinoti 0–2 0–0 0–0 4–2 1–0 1–2 0–4 0–4 1–0 0–0 0–1
Lokomotiva Durrës 3–0[lower-alpha 2] 0–0 0–2 0–0 0–2 1–1 3–3 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–1
Luftëtari 0–3 0–0 2–3 0–1 0–0 1–2 1–2 0–0 2–1 2–2 1–5
Partizani 2–3 0–0 2–2 2–2 1–0 4–0 4–0 0–3[lower-alpha 2] 0–1 2–0 4–0
Skënderbeu 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 5–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 2–1
Tomori 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–3 0–1
Traktori 3–0[lower-alpha 2] 0–3 1–3 1–0 0–2 1–1 3–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–1
Vllaznia 0–2 1–3 0–0 2–2 3–0 1–1 1–0 2–2 0–0 2–1 3–1
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. The 17th round match between 17 Nëntori and Partizani, which originally ended 2–0, was lost by 0–3 to both teams from Albanian Football Association.
  2. Match awarded.

References
  1. "SK Tirana Forum". Sktirana.com. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  2. "Dictature eliminates true champions". Ballikombit.org. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  3. "SK Tirana Forum". Sktirana.com. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  4. "Dictature eliminates true champions". Ballikombit.org. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  5. Skifter Kellici – KF Tirana punishment of 1967


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