2019–20 Football Superleague of Kosovo
Season | 2019–20 |
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Dates | 17 August 2019 – 26 July 2020 |
Champions | Drita |
Relegated | Flamurtari Vushtrria Dukagjini Ferizaji |
Champions League | Drita |
Europa League | Gjilani Prishtina |
Matches played | 192 |
Goals scored | 548 (2.85 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Blendi Baftiu (19 goals)[1] |
Biggest home win | Prishtina 8–1 Ferizaj (7 June 2020) |
Biggest away win | Flamurtari 1–5 Llapi (23 September 2019) |
Highest scoring | Prishtina 8–1 Ferizaj (7 June 2020) Trepca 89 5–4FK Llapi (18 July 2020) |
Longest winning run | Drita (8 matches)[2] |
Longest unbeaten run | Gjilani Ballkani (10 matches)[2] |
Longest winless run | Dukagjini (19 matches)[2] |
Longest losing run | Dukagjini (8 matches)[2] |
Highest attendance | 9,000[3] Prishtina 0–0 Ballkani (29 February 2020) |
← 2018–19 2020–21 →
All statistics correct as of 23 July 2020. |
The 2019–20 Football Superleague of Kosovo season, also known as the IPKO Superleague of Kosovo (Template:Lang-sq) for sponsorship reasons with IPKO is the 21st season of top-tier football in Kosovo. The season began on 17 August 2019 and will end on 26 July 2020. A total of 12 teams are competing in the league: ten teams from the 2018–19 season and two teams from the 2018–19 First Football League of Kosovo. Feronikeli are the defending champions from the previous season.
After UEFA permission Kosovo will be represented with 3 teams in European competitions,[4] Superleague winner will take part in Champions League while domestic league runners-up and domestic cup winner will take part in Europa League.
The Football Federation of Kosovo has also announced that the current season will be the last season with 12 teams.[5] 4 teams will be relegated to First Football League of Kosovo and 2 teams from First Football League of Kosovo will be promoted to Superleague of Kosovo to complete the 10 teams for the 2020–21 season.
Teams and stadiums
Liria and KEK were relegated after finishing the previous season in eleventh and twelfth-place respectively. They will be replaced by the champions and runners-up of the 2018–19 First League, Vushtrria and Dukagjini respectively.
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Club | Town | Stadium and capacity[6] | UEFA license[7] | |
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Ballkani | Suva Reka | Suva Reka City Stadium | 1,500 | |
Drenica | Skenderaj | Bajram Aliu Stadium | 3,000 | |
Drita | Gjilan | Gjilan City Stadium | 15,000 | |
Dukagjini | Klina | 18 June Stadium | 2,000 | |
Ferizaj | Ferizaj | Ferizaj Synthetic Grass Stadium | 1,500 | |
Feronikeli | Glogovac | Rexhep Rexhepi Stadium | 2,000 | |
Flamurtari | Prishtina | Xhemail Ibishi Stadium | 5,000 | |
Gjilani | Gjilan | Gjilan City Stadium | 15,000 | |
Llapi | Podujevo | Zahir Pajaziti Stadium | 10,000 | |
Prishtina | Prishtina | Fadil Vokrri Stadium | 13,000 | |
Trepça'89 | Mitrovica | Riza Lushta Stadium | 12,000 | |
Vushtrria | Vučitrn | Ferki Aliu Stadium | 6,000 |
League table
Template:2019–20 Football Superleague of Kosovo table
Results
Each team plays three times against every opponent (either twice at home and once away or once at home and twice away) for a total of 33 games played each.
Matches 1–22
Matches 23–33
Season statistics
Scoring
Top scorers
- As of matches played on 23 July 2020.[1]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Blendi Baftiu | Ballkani | 19 |
2 | Arb Manaj | Trepça'89 | 17 |
3 | Ahmed Januzi | Prishtina | 14 |
4 | Kastriot Rexha | Drita | 13 |
5 | Gerhard Progni | Gjilani | 12 |
6 | Fiton Hajdari | Gjilani | 11 |
Alban Shillova | Drenica | ||
8 | Betim Haxhimusa | Drita | 10 |
Shend Kelmendi | Flamurtari | ||
Otto John | Prishtina | ||
Bashkim Shala | Feronikeli | ||
12 | Mevlan Zeka | Feronikeli | 9 |
Meriton Korenica | Prishtina | ||
14 | Tomislav Bušić | Gjilani | 8 |
Van-Dave Harmon | Feronikeli |
References
- ^ a b "Top golashënuesit" [Top scorers]. TopSporti (in Albanian). Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ a b c d "FFK Superliga e Kosovës". TopSporti. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Thyhet rekordi për këtë vit, ja sa tifozë ishin sot në 'Fadil Vokrri'" [RECORD: So many fans were at 'Fadil Vokrri' today]. Gazeta Sheshi (in Albanian). 29 February 2020.
Në këtë ndeshje derbi, ishin të pranishëm 9 mijë shikuesë
- ^ "Lajm i mirë nga Budapesti". FFK Kosova. Archived from the original on 2019-06-23. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
- ^ "Ndryshimet e Superligës". Zëri.
- ^ "2019/20 Kosovo Superliga (venues)". Soccerway.
- ^ "Përmbyllet procesi i licencimit të klubeve për garat evropiane" (in Albanian). Retrieved 2020-05-27.