Football Superleague of Kosovo

Football Superleague of Kosovo

Current season or competition: 2011–12 Football Superleague of Kosovo
Sport	Football
Founded	1999
No. of teams	12
Country(ies)	Kosovo
Most recent champion(s)	KF Hysi
Relegation to	Liga 1

Raiffeisen Superliga e Futbollit të Kosovës (English: Raiffeisen Football Superleague of Kosovo, Serbian: Рајфајсен Суперлига, Rajfajsen Superliga) is the top division of football in Kosovo. The division was set up in 1945 and its official name has changed a number of times. Raiffeisen Superliga is organized by the Football Federation of Kosovo and the division currently has a 12-team format. The clubs play each other three times during the season for a 33-match schedule. At the end of the season, the bottom three teams in the division are relegated to the second tier, Liga e Parë.

Teams (2011–12)

• KF Hysi (Podujevo)
• KF KEK (Obilić)
• KF Besa (Peć)
• KF Drenica (Uroševac)
• KF Drita (Gnjilane)
• KF Gjilani (Gnjilane)
• KF Hysi (Podujevo)
• KF Lepenci (Kačanik)
• KF Trepça'89 (Kosovska Mitrovica)
• KF Pristina (Priština)
• KF Trepça (Kosovska Mitrovica)
• KF Vëllaznimi (Đakovica)
• KF Liria (Prizren)

Promotion from Liga e Parë to Raiffeisen Superliga for 2010–11 season have secured: KF Drita , KF Gjilani , KF Lepenci.

KF Ferizaj, KF Flamurtari, KF Ballkani, are the teams who have been relegated from the Raiffeisen Superliga to the Liga e Parë.

Previous winners

This is a list of winners since 1945.

As a subdivision of the Yugoslav league 1945 KF Jedinstvo Pristina 1946 KF Jedinstvo Pristina 1947 KF Trepça Kosovska Mitrovica 1947–48 KF Proletari (Prishtina) Pristina 1948–49 KF Trepça Kosovska Mitrovica 1950 KF Trepça Kosovska Mitrovica 1951 KF Kosova (Prishtina) Pristina 1952 KF Trepça Kosovska Mitrovica 1953 not played due to change of league system 1953–54 KF Kosova (Prishtina) Pristina 1954–55 KF Trepça Kosovska Mitrovica 1955–56 KF Rudari Stari Trg 1956–57 KF Rudniku Hajvalia 1957–58 KF Rudari Stari Trg 1958–59 KF Pristina Pristina 1959–60 KF Rudari Stari Trg 1960–61 KF Pristina Pristina 1961–62 KF Buduqnosti (Besa) Peć 1962–63 KF Crvena Zvezda Gnjilane 1963–64 KF Slloga Lipljan 1964–65 KF Slloga Lipljan 1965–66 KF Buduqnosti (Besa) Peć 1966–67 KF Obiliqi Obilić 1967–68 KF Vëllaznimi Đakovica 1968–69 KF Vëllaznimi Đakovica 1969–70 KF Vëllaznimi Đakovica 1970–71 KF Vëllaznimi Đakovica

1971–72 KF Obiliqi Obilić 1972–73 KF Fushë Kosova Kosovo Polje 1973–74 KF Vëllaznimi Đakovica 1974–75 KF Liria Prizren 1975–76 KF KXEK Kosova Obilić 1976–77 KF Pristina Pristina' 1977–78 KF Buduqnosti KF Besa Peć 1978–79 KF Pristina Pristina 1979–80 KF Vëllaznimi Đakovica 1980–81 KF Liria Prizren 1981–82 KF Vëllaznimi Đakovica 1982–83 KF KNI Ramiz Sadiku Pristina 1983–84 KF Liria Prizren 1984–85 Crvena Zvezda Gnjilane 1985–86 KF Vëllaznimi Đakovica 1986–87 KF Liria Prizren 1987–88 KF Crvena Zvezda Gnjilane 1988–89 KF Buduqnosti (Besa) Peć 1989–90 KF Vëllaznimi Đakovica

Independent League of Kosovo 1990–91 KF Fushë Kosova Kosovo Polje 1991–92 KF Pristina Pristina 1992–93 KF Trepça Mitrovica 1993–94 KF Dukagjini Klina 1994–95 KF Liria Prizren 1995–96 KF Pristina Pristina 1996–97 KF Pristina Pristina 1997–98 KF Besa Peć not played all tournament abandoned 1998–99 (due to war)

Reestablished after establishment of UNMIK 1999–2000 KF Pristina Pristina 2000–01 KF Pristina Pristina 2001–02 KF Besiana Podujevo 2002–03 KF Drita Gnjilane 2003–04 KF Pristina Pristina 2004–05 KF Besa Peć 2005–06 KF Besa Peć 2006–07 KF Besa Peć After Kosovo's declaration of independence on 17 February 2008 2007–08 KF Pristina Pristina 2008–09 KF Pristina Pristina 2009–10 KF Trepça Kosovska Mitrovica 2010-11 KF Hysi Merdare

Most titles

National Championship (since 1999, when became Kosovar top tier):

• 5 - KF Pristina Pristina
• 3 - KF Besa Peć
• 1 - KF Besiana Podujeo
• 1 - KF Drita Gnjilane
• 1 - KF Trepça Kosovska Mitrovica
• 1 - KF Hysi Podujevo

Total (including the period as Yugoslav lower league):

• 15 - KF Pristina Pristina / (KF Proleteri Pristina) / (KF Kosova Pristina)
• 9 - KF Vëllaznimi Đakovica / (FK Bratstvo Đakovica)
• 8 - KF Besa (Buduqnosti) Peć / (FK Budućnost Peć)
• 8 - KF Trepça Kosovska Mitrovica / (FK Trepča Kosovska Mitrovica)
• 5 - KF Liria Prizren / (FK Lirija Prizren)
• 3 - KF KEK (Obiliqi) Obilić / (FK KEK Obilić)
• 3 - KF Crvena Zvezda Gnjilane / (FK Crvena zvezda Gnjilane)
• 3 - KF Rudari Stari Trg / (FK Rudari Stari Trg)
• 2 - KF Fushë Kosova Kosovo Polje
• 2 - KF Jedinstvo Pristina / (FK Jedinstvo Priština)
• 2 - KF Slloga Lipljan / (FK Sloga Lipljan)
• 1 - KF Besiana Podujevo
• 1 - KF Drita Gnjilane
• 1 - KF Dukagjini Klina / (FK Dukađin Klina)
• 1 - KF Ramiz Sadiku Pristina / (FK Ramiz Sadiku Priština)
• 1 - KF Rudniku Hajvali / (FK Rudnik Leposavić)
• 1 - KF Hysi Merdare

Notes

a.	^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Serbia and the self-proclaimed Republic of Kosovo. The latter declared independence on 17 February 2008, while Serbia claims it as part of its own sovereign territory. Its independence is recognised by 88 UN member states.

External links

• Kosovar Superliga live scores, standings, videos and news