2018–19 Kategoria e Parë

The 2018–19 Kategoria e Parë was the 71st official season of the Albanian football second division since its establishment. The season began on 9 September 2018 and ended on 25 May 2019. There were 20 teams competing this season, split in 2 groups, each with 10 teams. The top 5 teams from each group qualified to the promotion round, while the last teams qualified to the relegation round. The 2 winners of the qualification round gained promotion to the 2019–20 Kategoria Superiore, and played the division's final against each other. Bylis and Vllaznia were promoted to the 2019–20 Kategoria Superiore. Tomori and Vora were relegated to the 2019−20 Kategoria e Dytë. Bylis won their fourth Kategoria e Parë title on 23 May 2019 after beating Vllaznia in the final match.

From Kategoria e Parë
Promoted to Kategoria Superiore:
 * Kastrioti
 * Tirana

Relegated to Kategoria e Dytë:
 * Naftëtari
 * Shkumbini
 * Tërbuni
 * Vllaznia B

To Kategoria e Parë
Relegated from Kategoria Superiore:
 * Lushnja
 * Vllaznia

Promoted from Kategoria e Dytë:
 * Elbasani
 * Oriku
 * Veleçiku
 * Vora

Extra play−off match
An extra play−off match was played between the losers of the regular play−offs to replace the vacant spot left by Kamza, who was relegated from the Kategoria Superiore to the Kategoria e Dytë by federation decision.