The 2016–17 Football Superleague of Kosovo season, also known as the Vala Superleague of Kosovo for sponsorship reasons is the 18th season of top-tier football in Kosovo. The season began on 19 August 2016 and concluded on 28 May 2017; the relegation play-offs will follow. Feronikeli are the defending champions.
| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Trepça'89 (1st title) |
| Relegated | Ferizaj Trepça Hajvalia |
| Champions League | Trepça'89 |
| Europa League | Prishtina |
| Matches played | 198 |
| Goals scored | 473 (2.39 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Otto John (27 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Liria 9–1 Hajvalia (28 May 2017) |
| Biggest away win | Hajvalia 1–6 Besa (5 April 2017) |
| Highest scoring | Liria 9–1 Hajvalia (28 May 2017) |
← 2015–16 2017–18 → | |
A total of 12 teams are competing in the league: 10 sides from the 2015–16 season and two promoted from the Liga e Parë.
The 2016–17 season will be the first full season that the Football Federation of Kosovo will be a member of FIFA and UEFA. Qualification for the UEFA Champions League will be determined at the end of the season, pending re-evaluation of the league's adherence to UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations and stadium standards.
On 9 May 2017, Trepça'89 defeated Besa 2–0 away from home to clinch their first league title.[1] Trepça'89 will participate in the first qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League, the first team from Kosovo to participate in the competition.[2]
Teams and stadiums edit
Istogu and Vushtrria were relegated after finishing the previous season in eleventh and twelfth-place respectively. They were replaced by the champions and runners-up of the 2015–16 Liga e Parë, Trepça and Ferizaj respectively.
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Club | Town | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Besa | Peć | Shahin Haxhiislami | 8,500 |
| Drenica | Skenderaj | Bajram Aliu | 3,000 |
| Drita | Gjilan | Gjilan City Stadium[a] | 15,000 |
| Ferizaj | Ferizaj | Ismet Shabani | 2,000 |
| Feronikeli | Glogovac | Rexhep Rexhepi | 2,000 |
| Gjilani | Gjilan | Gjilan City Stadium[a] | 15,000 |
| Hajvalia | Hajvalia | Hajvalia Stadium | 2,000 |
| Liria | Prizren | Përparim Thaçi | 15,000 |
| Llapi | Podujevo | Zahir Pajaziti | 8,000 |
| Prishtina | Pristina | Agron Rama | 16,200 |
| Trepça | Mitrovica | Olympic Stadium Adem Jashari | 18,000 |
| Trepça'89 | Mitrovica | Riza Lushta | 12,000 |
Source: Scoresway
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trepça'89 (C) | 33 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 72 | 24 | +48 | 77 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Prishtina | 33 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 46 | 18 | +28 | 72 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Llapi | 33 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 68 | |
| 4 | Feronikeli | 33 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 61 | 27 | +34 | 65 | |
| 5 | Gjilani | 33 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 48 | |
| 6 | Besa[a] | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 47 | |
| 7 | Drenica | 33 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 40 | |
| 8 | Liria | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 37 | |
| 9 | Drita (O) | 33 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 34 | −13 | 35 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 10 | Ferizaj (R) | 33 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 31 | |
| 11 | Trepça (R) | 33 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 37 | 64 | −27 | 23 | Relegation to Liga e Parë |
| 12 | Hajvalia (R) | 33 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 12 | 87 | −75 | 7 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-head goal difference; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Head-to-head goals scored; 8) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion or teams for relegation).[4]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Besa would have qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round as the winners of the 2016–17 Kosovar Cup, but failed to obtain a UEFA license.[3] As a result, the berth was given to the league runners-up, Prishtina.
Results edit
Each team plays three times against every other team, either twice at home and once away or once at home and twice away, for a total of 33 matches played each.
Matches 1–22 edit
Matches 23–33 edit
Relegation play-offs edit
The ninth and tenth-placed teams, Drita and Ferizaj respectively, each paired off against the third and fourth-placed teams from the 2016–17 First Football League of Kosovo season, Vllaznia and Dukagjini respectively; the two winners will play in the top-flight next season. As with previous seasons, both play-offs were played on neutral ground.
| Ferizaj | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Vllaznia |
|---|---|---|
E. Kuka  108' |
Report | L. Ferati 97' |
| Penalties | ||
|
2–3 |
|
Vllaznia were promoted to 2017–18 Football Superleague of Kosovo; Ferizaj were relegated to 2017–18 First Football League of Kosovo.
Drita retained their spot in 2017–18 Football Superleague of Kosovo; Dukagjini remained in 2017–18 First Football League of Kosovo.
Season statistics edit
Top scorers edit
- As of matches played on 28 May 2017.[7]
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Otto John
|
KF Trepça'89 | 27 |
| 2 |  Florent Hasani
|
KF Trepça'89 | 16 |
| 3 | Granit Arifaj
|
KF Drenica | 14 |
| 4 |  Basit Abdul Khalid
|
FC Prishtina | 13 |
| 5 | Betim Haxhimusa
|
KF Gjilani | 11 |
| Qemail Elshani
|
KF Besa Pejë | ||
| 6 | Xhevdet Shabani
|
KF Besa Pejë | 10 |
| Fiton Hajdari
|
KF Trepça'89 | ||
 Gauthier Mankenda
|
FC Prishtina | ||
| 7 | Florim Bërbatovci
|
KF Llapi | 9 |
| 8 | Hasan Hyseni
|
KF Trepça'89 | 8 |
| Labinot Osmani
|
KF Feronikeli | ||
| Isa Eminhaziri
|
KF Gjilani | ||
| Berat Hyseni
|
KF Llapi | ||
| Shkëmbim Salihu
|
KF Ferizaj | ||
| Mendurim Hoti
|
KF Feronikeli | ||
| 9 | Liridon Fetahaj
|
KF Liria | 7 |
| Kreshnik Lushtaku
|
KF Drenica | ||
| Mirlind Daku
|
KF Llapi |
Notes and references edit
Notes edit
- ^ The two teams, Drita and Gjilan, which use this stadium together with their fans, have named the stadium with different names. Drita and their fans call the stadium as Selami Osmani-Bezi Stadium, while Gjilan and their fans call the stadium as Agim Ramadani Stadium, but officially the stadium is called Gjilan City Stadium.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Trepça'89 wins in Peja, secures first title in history". Football Federation of Kosovo. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
- ^ "Champions League: Kosovo champions to make competition debut - BBC Sport". BBC Online. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
- ^ "FFK: Besa nuk do të përfitojë nga UEFA, paratë e Kupës së Kosovës i shkojnë Prishtinës" [KFF: Besa will not benefit from UEFA, money Kosovo's Cup goes to Pristina]. almakos. 30 May 2017. Archived from the original on 16 August 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ "Superliga 2016/2017 – Season rules". Archived from the original on 24 April 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ "Vendimet e Komisionit Disiplinor" [The decisions of the Disciplinary Committee]. Football Federation of Kosovo (in Albanian). 19 October 2016.
- ^ "Vendim për ndeshjen Liria-Drita" [Decision on Liria-Drita game]. Football Federation of Kosovo (in Albanian). 8 May 2017.
- ^ "Golashenuesit FFK Superliga". Borozani.com (in Albanian). 28 May 2017. Archived from the original on 25 January 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "Çfarë emri duhet të ketë stadiumi i qytetit në Gjilan" [What should be the name of the city stadium in Gjilan]. RajoniPress (in Albanian). 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
External links edit
- Official website (in Albanian)
- Kosovo Superliga Archived 2018-01-21 at the Wayback Machine at Borozani