2008–09 Albanian Superliga
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The <entity_0> was the 73rd season of top-tier football in <entity_13> and the eleventh season under the name <entity_1>. The season began on <entity_4> and ended on <entity_6>. <entity_8> won their 24th national league title and qualified for the UEFA Champions League; <entity_10>, <entity_5> and 2008–09 Albanian Cup winners <entity_7> gained access to the UEFA Europa League. On the bottom end of the table, <entity_14> and <entity_11> were directly relegated. <entity_15> and <entity_9> had to face teams from the <entity_3> in relegation matches. Besëlidhja and Skënderbeu were directly relegated to the <entity_3> after finishing 11th and 12th in <entity_2>'s standings. They were replaced by <entity_3> champions <entity_15> and runners-up <entity_12>. Kastrioti were relegated in the process by losing on penalties against the 3rd placed team from <entity_3>, <entity_14>. On the other hand, <entity_16> saved their place in <entity_13>'s top league by beating Burreli, who had finished in 4th place in the <entity_3>, with <entity_18>–<entity_17> after extra time. <entity_15> as 9th-placed team (against the 4th-placed team of the <entity_3>, Gramozi) and 10th-placed <entity_9> (against 3rd-placed <entity_3> team Kastrioti) both competed in relegation play-off games after the end of the season. Superiore sides <entity_9> and <entity_15> lost their matches and were thus relegated to the <entity_3>.
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