2016–17 Football Superleague of Kosovo

Football Superleague of Kosovo
Season2016–17
ChampionsTrepça'89
(1st title)
RelegatedFerizaj
Trepça
Hajvalia
Champions LeagueTrepça'89
Europa LeaguePrishtina
Matches played198
Goals scored473 (2.39 per match)
Top goalscorerOtto John
(27 goals)
Biggest home winLiria 9–1 Hajvalia
(28 May 2017)
Biggest away winHajvalia 1–6 Besa
(5 April 2017)
Highest scoringLiria 9–1 Hajvalia
(28 May 2017)

The 2016–17 Football Superleague of Kosovo season, also known as the Vala Superleague of Kosovo for sponsorship reasons was the 18th[A] 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

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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.

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[B] 15,000
Ferizaj Ferizaj Ismet Shabani 2,000
Feronikeli Glogovac Rexhep Rexhepi 2,000
Gjilani Gjilan Gjilan City Stadium[B] 15,000
Hajvalia Hajvalia Hajvalia Stadium 2,000
Liria Prizren Përparim Thaçi 15,000
Llapi Podujevë 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
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
Source: Football Federation of Kosovo (in Albanian), Soccerway
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).[5]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ 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.[4] 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

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[a] 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 (in Albanian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  1. ^ Match awarded 3–0 to Feronikeli due to crowd violence.[6]

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[a] 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 (in Albanian)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  1. ^ Match awarded 3–0 to Liria due to crowd violence caused by the Drita fans; the match was abandoned in the 90th minute, with Liria leading 1–0.[7]

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.

Ferizaj1–1 (a.e.t.)Vllaznia
E. Kuka 108' Report L. Ferati 97'
Penalties
  • B. Shabani soccer ball with check mark
  • Q. Tërshana soccer ball with check mark
  • M. Bushi soccer ball with red X
  • E. Kuka soccer ball with red X
  • Sh. Salihu soccer ball with red X
 2–3
  • soccer ball with red X L. Ferati
  • soccer ball with red X F. Merovci
  • soccer ball with check mark E. Bruti
  • soccer ball with check mark Sh. Sulimani
  • soccer ball with check mark L. Kallaba
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.

Dukagjini1–2Drita
E. Zallaj 35' Report S. Zeneli 64'
A. Shillova 90+1'
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.[8]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Nigeria Otto John KF Trepça'89 27
2 Kosovo Florent Hasani KF Trepça'89 16
3 Kosovo Granit Arifaj KF Drenica 14
4 Ghana Basit Abdul Khalid FC Prishtina 13
5 Kosovo Betim Haxhimusa KF Gjilani 11
Kosovo Qemail Elshani KF Besa Pejë
6 Kosovo Xhevdet Shabani KF Besa Pejë 10
Kosovo Fiton Hajdari KF Trepça'89
Democratic Republic of the Congo Gauthier Mankenda FC Prishtina
7 Kosovo Florim Bërbatovci KF Llapi 9
8 Kosovo Hasan Hyseni KF Trepça'89 8
Kosovo Labinot Osmani KF Feronikeli
Kosovo Isa Eminhaziri KF Gjilani
Kosovo Berat Hyseni KF Llapi
Kosovo Shkëmbim Salihu KF Ferizaj
Kosovo Mendurim Hoti KF Feronikeli
9 Kosovo Liridon Fetahaj KF Liria 7
Kosovo Kreshnik Lushtaku KF Drenica
Kosovo Mirlind Daku KF Llapi

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ^ This season was the 18th season under the name Football Superleague of Kosovo, the 24th season of top-tier football in Kosovo and the 70th season of football in Kosovo overall.
  2. ^ a b 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.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Trepça'89 wins in Peja, secures first title in history". Football Federation of Kosovo. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Champions League: Kosovo champions to make competition debut - BBC Sport". BBC Online. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Superliga 2016/2017 – Season rules". Archived from the original on 24 April 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Vendimet e Komisionit Disiplinor" [The decisions of the Disciplinary Committee]. Football Federation of Kosovo (in Albanian). 19 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Vendim për ndeshjen Liria-Drita" [Decision on Liria-Drita game]. Football Federation of Kosovo (in Albanian). 8 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Golashenuesit FFK Superliga". Borozani.com (in Albanian). 28 May 2017. Archived from the original on 25 January 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2017.