2017–18 Football Superleague of Kosovo
The 2017–18 Football Superleague of Kosovo season, also known as the Vala Superleague of Kosovo for sponsorship reasons, is the 19th season of top-tier football in Kosovo. The season began on 18 August 2017 and concluded on 20 May 2018. Trepça'89 are the defending champions from the previous season. A total of 12 teams are competing in the league: nine teams from the 2016–17 season and three promoted from the 2016–17 First League.
Season | 2017–18 |
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Dates | 18 August 2017 – 20 May 2018 |
Champions | Drita (2nd title) |
Relegated | Vllaznia Pozheran Besa Pejë Vëllaznimi |
Champions League | Drita |
Europa League | Prishtina |
Matches played | 209 |
Goals scored | 469 (2.24 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Otto John Mirlind Daku (16 goals each)[1] |
Biggest home win | Drenica 6–2 Vllaznia Pozheran (28 April 2018) |
Biggest away win | Besa Pejë 1–6 Llapi (22 November 2017) |
Highest scoring | Drenica 6–2 Vllaznia Pozheran (28 April 2018) |
Longest winning run | 28 matches Drita |
Longest unbeaten run | 18 matches Prishtina |
Longest winless run | 25 matches Vllaznia Pozheran |
Longest losing run | 25 matches Vllaznia Pozheran |
← 2016–17 2018–19 →
All statistics correct as of 20 May 2018. |
Teams and stadiums
Trepça and Hajvalia were relegated after finishing the previous season in eleventh and twelfth-place respectively. They were replaced by the champions and runners-up of the 2016–17 First League, Flamurtari and Vëllaznimi respectively. Vllaznia Pozheran defeated Ferizaj in a play-off to claim their top-flight spot.
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Club | Town | Stadium | UEFA license |
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Besa Pejë | Peć | Shahin Haxhiislami | |
Drenica | Skenderaj | Bajram Aliu | |
Drita | Gjilan | Gjilan City | |
Feronikeli | Glogovac | Rexhep Rexhepi | |
Flamurtari | Pristina | Fadil Vokrri | |
Gjilani | Gjilan | Gjilan City | |
Liria | Prizren | Përparim Thaçi | |
Llapi | Podujevo | Zahir Pajaziti | |
Prishtina | Pristina | Fadil Vokrri | |
Trepça'89 | Mitrovica | Riza Lushta | |
Vëllaznimi | Gjakova | Gjakova City | |
Vllaznia Pozheran | Požaranje | Gjilan City |
Source:Scoresway
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Drita (C) | 33 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 53 | 21 | +32 | 67 | Qualification for the Champions League preliminary round |
2 | Prishtina | 33 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 39 | 18 | +21 | 64 | Qualification for the Europa League preliminary round |
3 | Llapi | 33 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 51 | 41 | +10 | 54 | |
4 | Trepça'89 | 33 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 41 | 25 | +16 | 53 | |
5 | Liria | 33 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 48 | |
6 | Feronikeli | 33 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 48 | |
7 | Drenica | 33 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 48 | |
8 | Gjilani | 33 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 46 | |
9 | Vëllaznimi (R) | 33 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 44 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
10 | Flamurtari (O) | 33 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 53 | −25 | 25 | |
11 | Besa Pejë (R) | 33 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 28 | 64 | −36 | 22 | Relegation to First Football League of Kosovo |
12 | Vllaznia Pozheran (R) | 33 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 68 | −52 | 14 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goal scored; 4) Head-to-Head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Head-to-Head away goal scored; 7) Head-to-Head goal scored; 8) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion or teams for relegation).
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
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
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Matches 23–33
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Relegation play-offs
The ninth and tenth-placed teams, Vëllaznimi and Flamurtari respectively, each paired off against the third and fourth-placed teams from the 2017–18 First Football League of Kosovo season, Vushtrria and Ferizaj respectively; the two winners will play in the top-flight next season. As with previous seasons, both play-offs will be played on neutral ground.
Vushtrria | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Flamurtari |
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J. Topalli |
Report | A. Ajzeraj |
Penalties | ||
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5–6 |
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Flamurtari retained their spot in 2018–19 Football Superleague of Kosovo; Vushtrria remained in 2018–19 First Football League of Kosovo.
Ferizaj | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Vëllaznimi |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
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3–2 |
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Ferizaj were promoted to 2018–19 Football Superleague of Kosovo; Vëllaznimi were relegated to 2018–19 First Football League of Kosovo.
Season statistics
Scoring
Top scorers
- As of matches played on 20 May 2018.[1]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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1 | Trepça'89 | 17 | |
Llapi | |||
2 | Liria | 13 | |
Drita | |||
3 | Drenica | 12 | |
4 | Drita | 10 | |
Gjilani | |||
5 | Feronikeli | 8 | |
Feronikeli | |||
Prishtina | |||
6 | Besa Pejë | 7 | |
Drita | |||
Feronikeli | |||
Prishtina | |||
7 | Llapi | 6 | |
Llapi | |||
Trepça'89 | |||
8 | Flamurtari | 5 | |
Gjilani | |||
Gjilani | |||
Llapi | |||
Vëllaznimi | |||
Drenica | |||
9 | Flamurtari | 4 | |
Liria | |||
Llapi | |||
Llapi | |||
Prishtina | |||
Trepça'89 | |||
Vëllaznimi | |||
Vllaznia Pozheran |
Notes and references
Notes
- Match awarded 3–0 to Vëllaznimi due to crowd violence caused by the Flamurtari fans; the match was abandoned in the 90th minute, with the result being 1–1.[2]
References
- "Top golashënuesit" [Top scorers]. Borozani (in Albanian). Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- "Vendimi i KG-së për ndeshjen Flamurtari – Vëllaznimi" [The CC's decision on the Flamurtari – Vëllaznimi game]. Football Federation of Kosovo (in Albanian). 23 October 2017.