2016–17 Football Superleague of Kosovo
Season | 2016–17 |
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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.[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
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 |
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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
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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
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
Matches 23–33
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.
Ferizaj | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Vllaznia |
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E. Kuka ![]() |
Report | L. Ferati ![]() |
Penalties | ||
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2–3 |
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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
Top scorers
- As of matches played on 28 May 2017.[7]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | ![]() |
KF Trepça'89 | 27 |
2 | ![]() |
KF Trepça'89 | 16 |
3 | ![]() |
KF Drenica | 14 |
4 | ![]() |
FC Prishtina | 13 |
5 | ![]() |
KF Gjilani | 11 |
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KF Besa Pejë | ||
6 | ![]() |
KF Besa Pejë | 10 |
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KF Trepça'89 | ||
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FC Prishtina | ||
7 | ![]() |
KF Llapi | 9 |
8 | ![]() |
KF Trepça'89 | 8 |
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KF Feronikeli | ||
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KF Gjilani | ||
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KF Llapi | ||
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KF Ferizaj | ||
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KF Feronikeli | ||
9 | ![]() |
KF Liria | 7 |
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KF Drenica | ||
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KF Llapi |
External links
- Official website (in Albanian)
- Kosovo Superliga at Borozani
References
- ^ "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.