2016–17 Football Superleague of Kosovo

Football Superleague of Kosovo

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 →

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.

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. 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.

Teams and stadiums

Prishtina

Llapi

Gjilan

Hajvalia

Drenica

Besa

Feronikeli

Ferizaj

Liria

Mitrovica

Mitrovica clubs:

Trepça'89
Trepça

Gjilan clubs:

Gjilani
Drita

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Locations of the 2016–17 Football Superleague of Kosovo teams

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.

Club	Town	Stadium	Capacity
Besa	Peć	Shahin Haxhiislami	8,500
Drenica	Skenderaj	Bajram Aliu	3,000
Drita	Gjilan	Gjilan City Stadium	15,000
Ferizaj	Ferizaj	Ismet Shabani	2,000
Feronikeli	Glogovac	Rexhep Rexhepi	2,000
Gjilani	Gjilan	Gjilan City Stadium	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

Results

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

Home \ Away	BES	DRE	DRI	FRZ	FRN	GJI	HAJ	LIR	LLA	PRI	TRE	T89
Besa	—	2–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	0–0	4–0	2–0	1–0	1–1	1–2	2–3
Drenica	1–1	—	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–0	2–1	2–0	0–0	1–0	2–3
Drita	1–1	2–1	—	0–0	0–1	0–1	0–1	1–0	0–1	0–1	2–2	0–0
Ferizaj	0–1	2–3	1–0	—	2–0	1–2	4–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–2	0–1
Feronikeli	1–2	1–0	1–0	2–1	—	1–0	6–1	1–0	1–0	0–1	5–1	4–1
Gjilani	0–1	2–0	1–1	0–1	2–1	—	1–0	0–0	0–1	1–0	0–0	1–2
Hajvalia	0–0	0–1	0–1	0–0	2–3	1–2	—	2–4	0–2	0–0	1–1	0–4
Liria	0–1	1–1	3–1	3–0	1–3	1–0	3–0	—	0–0	1–2	1–0	0–3
Llapi	3–2	1–0	1–0	0–0	0–3	1–0	3–1	2–0	—	0–0	2–1	2–0
Prishtina	2–0	6–0	0–1	1–0	0–0	1–0	3–0	1–0	3–1	—	2–1	0–2
Trepça	1–1	0–0	0–1	1–1	0–1	0–2	3–0	1–4	0–1	1–2	—	1–3
Trepça'89	2–1	4–0	1–0	4–1	0–0	1–1	1–0	2–0	3–0	1–0	6–1	—

Source: Football Federation of Kosovo Template:Al icon
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 23–33

Home \ Away	BES	DRE	DRI	FRZ	FRN	GJI	HAJ	LIR	LLA	PRI	TRE	T89
Besa	—	—	—	1–0	—	1–1	—	1–0	—	1–2	1–3	0–2
Drenica	3–1	—	2–0	—	—	—	4–0	—	—	1–3	—	0–0
Drita	2–0	—	—	2–1	—	—	2–0	—	—	1–3	—	0–2
Ferizaj	—	1–1	—	—	0–4	0–0	—	—	1–2	—	2–1	—
Feronikeli	4–1	1–3	0–0	—	—	—	6–0	1–1	—	1–2	—	—
Gjilani	—	4–1	0–1	—	1–0	—	3–0	2–0	1–1	—	—	—
Hajvalia	1–6	—	—	0–1	—	—	—	—	—	0–1	1–3	0–3
Liria	—	0–0	3–0	1–1	—	—	9–1	—	—	—	3–1	—
Llapi	2–0	4–1	2–0	—	2–0	—	2–0	2–0	—	—	—	—
Prishtina	—	—	—	1–0	—	1–0	—	3–1	1–2	—	2–1	1–0
Trepça	—	2–1	1–1	—	1–3	3–5	—	—	1–3	—	—	—
Trepça'89	—	—	—	0–0	0–3	5–2	—	2–0	8–1	—	3–1	—

Source: Football Federation of Kosovo Template:Al icon
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

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.

3 June 2017 (2017-06-03)

16:00 CEST

Ferizaj	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Vllaznia
E. Kuka 108'	Report	L. Ferati 97'
Penalties
B. Shabani Q. Tërshana M. Bushi E. Kuka Sh. Salihu	2–3	L. Ferati F. Merovci E. Bruti Sh. Sulimani L. Kallaba

Riza Lushta Stadium, Mitrovica

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Kreshnik Vula

Vllaznia were promoted to 2017–18 Football Superleague of Kosovo; Ferizaj were relegated to 2017–18 First Football League of Kosovo.

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4 June 2017 (2017-06-04)

16:00 CEST

Dukagjini	1–2	Drita
E. Zallaj 35'	Report	S. Zeneli 64' A. Shillova 90+1'

Riza Lushta Stadium, Mitrovica

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Fatmir Tahiri

Drita retained their spot in 2017–18 Football Superleague of Kosovo; Dukagjini remained in 2017–18 First Football League of Kosovo.

Season statistics

Top scorers

As of matches played on 28 May 2017.

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

External links

• Official website Template:Al icon
• Kosovo Superliga at Borozani