2017–18 KF Skënderbeu Korçë season

Skënderbeu Korçë are an Albanian football team which are based in Korçë. During the 2017/18 campaign they will compete in the following competitions: Kategoria Superiore, Albanian Cup, UEFA Europa League.

Skënderbeu Korçë

2017–18 season
President	Ardian Takaj
Head coach	Ilir Daja
Stadium	Skënderbeu Stadium
Kategoria Superiore	Winners
Albanian Cup	Winners
Europa League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Ali Sowe (21) All: Ali Sowe (28)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Players

As of 21 January 2018[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ALB Orges Shehi (Captain) 3 DF  ALB Gledi Mici 4 DF  ALB Bruno Lulaj 5 DF  KVX Bajram Jashanica 6 DF  KVX Fidan Aliti 7 MF  ALB Enis Gavazaj 8 MF  MLI Bakary Nimaga 9 FW  ALB Sebino Plaku 10 FW  KVX Donjet Shkodra 11 MF  KVX Leonit Abazi 12 GK  ALB Mario Dajsinani 13 MF  ALB Jorgo Pëllumbi 14 FW  CZE Martin Nešpor 17 MF  ALB Gjergji Muzaka 18 FW  MNE Goran Vujović 18 MF  ETH Beneyam

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 DF  ALB Tefik Osmani 21 MF  KVX Suad Sahiti 22 MF  ALB Bruno Dita 26 MF  ALB Afrim Taku 27 MF  ALB Liridon Latifi 32 DF  ALB Kristi Vangjeli 33 DF  CRO Marko Radaš 44 MF  ALB Uerdi Mara 77 FW  IRN Reza Karimi 78 FW  NGA James Adeniyi 88 MF  ALB Sabien Lilaj 90 FW  GAM Ali Sowe 95 GK  ALB Aldo Teqja 97 MF  ALB Nazmi Gripshi 98 MF  ALB Anteo Osmanllari

• Italics players who left the team during the season.
• Bold players who came in the team during the season.

Pre-season and friendlies

Videoton v Skënderbeu

15 June 2017	Videoton	1–0	Skënderbeu
17:30 CET

Rabotnički v Skënderbeu

15 June 2017	Rabotnički	1–1	Skënderbeu
17:30 CET		Summary

Competitions

Kategoria Superiore

Main article: 2017–18 Kategoria Superiore

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Skënderbeu[lower-alpha 1] (C)	36	22	6	8	68	41	+27	72
2	Kukësi	36	18	9	9	61	41	+20	63	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
3	Luftëtari	36	16	11	9	47	37	+10	59	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
4	Laçi	36	16	8	12	45	39	+6	56
5	Partizani	36	15	8	13	41	36	+5	53

Source: Albanian Football Association (in Albanian), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.[3]
(C) Champion.
Notes:

1. In March 2018, Skënderbeu was handed a 10-year ban from UEFA club competitions over match fixing.[2]
2. Skënderbeu qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2017–18 Albanian Cup. However, since they were banned from entering UEFA competitions, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
36	22	6	8	68	41	+27	72	14	1	3	38	19	+19	8	5	5	30	22	+8

Last updated: 23 May 2018.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	D	D	W	L	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	L	L	W	L	L	L
Position	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Skënderbeu v Flamurtari

9 September 2017 1	Skënderbeu	2–0	Flamurtari	Korçë
20:00 CET	Lilaj  2' (pen.) Radaš  21' Muzaka  64'	Report	Sidibe  6' Useini  21' Položani  29' Jakovljević  57'	Stadium: Skënderbeu Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Adrian Beqiri

Kamza v Skënderbeu

18 September 2017 2	Kamza	1–1	Skënderbeu	Kamëz
16:00 CET	Neziri  16' Rezi  67'	Report	Shkodra  28' Lilaj  80'	Stadium: Kamëz Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Klajdi Kola

Skënderbeu v Partizani

23 September 2017 3	Skënderbeu	2–0	Partizani	Korçë
19:00 CET	Sowe  65' Lilaj  86' (pen.)	Report	Batha  55' La Camera  58'	Stadium: Skënderbeu Stadium Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Remzi Sadiku

Kukësi v Skënderbeu

2 October 2017 4	Kukësi	1–2	Skënderbeu	Kukës
14:00 CET	Bakaj  37' Calé  76'	Report	Dita  31' Lilaj  84' (pen.)	Stadium: Zeqir Imeri Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Kridens Meta

Skënderbeu v Laçi

12 October 2017 5	Skënderbeu	2–1	Laçi	Korçë
17:00 CET	Ademir  27' (o.g.) Jashanica  75' Vangjeli  83'	Report	Lushkja  58' Sefgjinaj  77'	Stadium: Skënderbeu Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Klodian Shahini

Skënderbeu v Lushnja

15 October 2017 6	Skënderbeu	2–1	Lushnja	Korçë
17:00 CET	Taku  20', 42' Sowe  75' Adeniyi  80'	Report	Sefa  29' Mone  53' Bizhyti  66'	Stadium: Skënderbeu Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Orlando Kuka

Teuta v Skënderbeu

23 October 2017 7	Teuta	1–4	Skënderbeu	Durrës
17:00 CET	Amadu  7' Shkalla  42' Dedić  46'	Report	Adeniyi  37' Osmani  47' Taku  50' Mici  60' Lilaj  67' (pen.) Sowe  72' Muzaka  77' (pen.)	Stadium: Niko Dovana Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Klajdi Kola

Skënderbeu v Luftëtari

28 October 2017 8	Skënderbeu	2–0	Luftëtari	Korçë
17:00 CET	Lilaj  4' (pen.) Aliti  53' Vangjeli  66' Gavazaj  80'	Report	Ruçi  4' Ramadani  68' Zguro  78'	Stadium: Skënderbeu Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Olsid Ferataj

Vllaznia v Skënderbeu

5 November 2017 9	Vllaznia	0–2	Skënderbeu	Korçë[note 1]
14:00 CET	Krymi  43'	Report	Taku  57' Sowe  85'	Stadium: Skënderbeu Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Mario Apap (Malta)

Albanian Cup

Main article: 2017–18 Albanian Cup

First round

Adriatiku v Skënderbeu

6 September 2017 First leg	Adriatiku	0–8	Skënderbeu	Mamurras
16:00 CET		Report	Kelmendi  17' Muzaka  37', 53' (pen.) Shkodra  63' Nešpor  77' Demte  79' Sowe  80', 86'	Stadium: Mamurras Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Erald Demiraj

Skënderbeu v Adriatiku

5 October 2017 Second leg	Skënderbeu	9–1 (17–1 agg.)	Adriatiku	Korçë
14:00 CET	Nešpor  4', 17' Shkodra  7' Mara  11', 25' Gripshi  38' Eqerem Liqeri  65' Lulaj  68' Taku  86'	Report	Trungshi  71'	Stadium: Skënderbeu Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Xhulio Mema

Second round

Besëlidhja v Skënderbeu

29 November 2017 First leg	Besëlidhja	0–1	Skënderbeu	Lezhë
14:00 CET	Bajri  21' Dyca  38'	Report	Kelmendi  27' Teqja  49' Nimaga  63'	Stadium: Brian Filipi Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Klodian Shahini

Skënderbeu v Besëlidhja

13 December 2017 Second leg	Skënderbeu	3–1 (4–1 agg.)	Besëlidhja	Kavajë
13:00 CET	Kelmendi  3' Demte  74' Adeniyi  82' Lulaj  86'	Report	Ndreca  18' Camara  27' Ajazi  63'	Stadium: Besa Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Kreshnik Cjapi

Quarter-finals

Teuta v Skënderbeu

31 January 2018 First leg	Teuta	0−2	Skënderbeu	Durrës
14:00 CET	Çyrbja  38' Hila  88'	Report	James  35', 79'	Stadium: Niko Dovana Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Adrian Beqiri

Skënderbeu v Teuta

14 February 2018 Second leg	Skënderbeu	3−0 (5–0 agg.)	Teuta	Korçë
17:00 CET	Lilaj  44' Sowe  60', 71'	Report	Bilali  39' Beqja  81'	Stadium: Skënderbeu Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Orlando Kuka

Semi-finals

Skënderbeu v Flamurtari

4 April 2018 First leg	Skënderbeu	0−1	Flamurtari	Korçë
17:00 CET	Nimaga  59' Dita  67'	Report	Nedeljković  31' Danilo Alves  83'  85'	Stadium: Skënderbeu Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Enea Jorgji

Flamurtari v Skënderbeu

18 April 2018 Second leg	Flamurtari	0−2 (1–2 agg.)	Skënderbeu	Vlorë
18:30 CET	Zuka  27'	Report	Osmani  36' Sowe  60' Nimaga  62' Vangjeli  86'	Stadium: Flamurtari Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Laver Alla

Final

Skënderbeu v Laçi

27 May 2018 Final	Skënderbeu	1–0	Laçi	Elbasan
19:00 CET	Osmani  25' Radaš  58'  90' Lilaj  68' (pen.) Vangjeli  80'	Report	Lushkja  45' Uzuni  45+1' Fangaj  50' Sefgjinaj  67'	Stadium: Elbasan Arena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League

First qualifying round

Skënderbeu v Sant Julià

29 June 2017 First leg	Skënderbeu	1–0	Sant Julià	Korçë
20:00 CET	Latifi  69'	Report	Luis Blanco  31' Fabio Alves  53' José Villanueva  67' Leonel Alves  90+1'	Stadium: Skënderbeu Stadium Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Robert Hennessy (Republic of Ireland)

Sant Julià v Skënderbeu

6 July 2017 Second leg	Sant Julià	0–5 (0–6 agg.)	Skënderbeu	Andorra la Vella
20:30 CET	Firpo  41' Luis Blanco  52'	Report	Vujović  2'  41' Adeniyi  37' Latifi  79', 90+3' Vangjeli  90+1'	Stadium: Estadi Comunal Attendance: 700 Referee: Kai Erik Steen (Norway)

Second qualifying round

Kairat v Skënderbeu

13 July 2017 First leg	Kairat	1–1	Skënderbeu	Almaty
17:45 CET	Gohou  9' Isael  45+2' Bakayev  50' Akhmetov  90+3'	Report	Radaš  50' Mici  63' Nimaga  72' Vangjeli  76'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 7,054 Referee: Leontios Trattou (Cyprus)

Skënderbeu v Kairat

20 July 2017 Second leg	Skënderbeu	2–0 (3–1 agg.)	Kairat	Korçë
17:45 CET	Lilaj  28'  75'  50' Plaku  83'	Report	Elek  59' César Arzo  86' Kuat  90'	Stadium: Skënderbeu Stadium Attendance: 4,800 Referee: Jens Maae (Denmark)

Third qualifying round

Mladá Boleslav v Skënderbeu

27 July 2017 First leg	Mladá Boleslav	2–1	Skënderbeu	Mladá Boleslav
18:00 CET	Chramosta  42' Jánoš  87'	Report	Nimaga  45+1' Plaku  63' Radaš  71' Čmovš  86' (o.g.)	Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 4,487 Referee: Alan Mario Sant (Malta)

Skënderbeu v Mladá Boleslav

3 August 2017 Second leg	Skënderbeu	2–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Mladá Boleslav	Elbasan
20:00 CET	Vangjeli  12' Lilaj  55' (pen.) Plaku  83'	Report	Jánoš  18' Komlichenko  53' Mareš  74' Přikryl  81'	Stadium: Elbasan Arena Attendance: 4,850 Referee: Serhiy Boyko (Ukraine)
	Penalties
	Shehi Latifi Muzaku Lilaj		Mareš Přikryl Rada Mebrahtu

Play-off round

Dinamo Zagreb v Skënderbeu

17 August 2017 First leg	Dinamo Zagreb	1–1	Skënderbeu	Zagreb
18:00 CET	Gojak  13' Stojanović  35' Henríquez  90+4'	Report	Latifi  37' Osmani  45+3' Nimaga  49'	Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 9,369 Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)

Skënderbeu v Dinamo Zagreb

24 August 2017 Second leg	Skënderbeu	0–0 (1a–1 agg.)	Dinamo Zagreb	Elbasan
19:00 CET	Nimaga  27'  78' Radaš  78' Osmani  80' Mici  81' Shehi  84'	Report	Sigali  43' Fernándes  81'	Stadium: Elbasan Arena Attendance: 11,230 Referee: István Vad (Hungary)

Group stage

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		DKV	PAR	YB	SKE
1	Dynamo Kyiv	6	4	1	1	15	9	+6	13	Advance to knockout phase		—	4–1	2–2	3–1
2	Partizan	6	2	2	2	8	9	−1	8			2–3	—	2–1	2–0
3	Young Boys	6	1	3	2	7	8	−1	6			0–1	1–1	—	2–1
4	Skënderbeu	6	1	2	3	6	10	−4	5			3–2	0–0	1–1	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Dynamo Kyiv v Skënderbeu

14 September 2017 1	Dynamo Kyiv	3–1	Skënderbeu	Kiev
19:00 CET	González  23' Sydorchuk  47' Júnior Moraes  50' Mbokani  65' (pen.) Buyalskyi  72'	Report	Muzaka  39'  41' Vangjeli  57' Mici  64' Radaš  89'	Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium Attendance: 24,893 Referee: Bart Vertenten (Belgium)

Skënderbeu v Young Boys

28 September 2017 2	Skënderbeu	1–1	Young Boys	Elbasan
21:05 CET	Sowe  65' Nimaga  86'	Report	Assalé  30'  72'	Stadium: Elbasan Arena Attendance: 3,300 Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)

Skënderbeu v Partizan

19 October 2017 3	Skënderbeu	0–0	Partizan	Elbasan
21:05 CET	Lilaj  38' Jashanica  60' Mici  90+3'	Report	Tawamba  34' Miletić  62' Tošić  90+3'	Stadium: Elbasan Arena Attendance: 6,300 Referee: Daniel Stefański (Poland)

Partizan v Skënderbeu

2 November 2017 4	Partizan	2–0	Skënderbeu	Belgrade
19:00 CET	Tošić  39'  52' Jevtović  43' Tawamba  66' Miletić  71'	Report	Jashanica  65'	Stadium: Partizan Stadium Attendance: 12,659 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)

Skënderbeu v Dynamo Kyiv

23 November 2017 5	Skënderbeu	3–2	Dynamo Kyiv	Elbasan
21:05 CET	Lilaj  18' Adeniyi  52'  90+3' Sowe  56' Radaš  77'	Report	Tsyhankov  16' Rusyn  90+1' Buschan  90+3'	Stadium: Elbasan Arena Attendance: 100[note 2] Referee: Oliver Drachta (Austria)

Young Boys v Skënderbeu

7 December 2017 6	Young Boys	2–1	Skënderbeu	Bern
19:00 CET	Ngamaleu  4' Joss  16' Hoarau  55'  73' Assalé  90+5' Schick  90+7'	Report	Aliti  32' Gavazaj  51' Beneyam  66' Mici  89' Nimaga  90+5'	Stadium: Stade de Suisse Attendance: 8,209 Referee: Simon Lee Evans (Wales)

Notes

1. The match was held at Skënderbeu Stadium due to reconstruction of the field of Loro Boriçi Stadium.
2. The Skënderbeu Korçë v Dynamo Kyiv match was played behind closed doors due to punishment by UEFA.[4]

References

1. "2017–18 KF Skënderbeu Korçë". Football Database. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
2. "Albania's Skenderbeu handed 10-year ban over match-fixing in worst ever UEFA punishment". Tirana Times. 29 March 2018.
3. "Superliga: Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
4. "ARSENAL ESCAPE PUNISHMENT AS COLOGNE FINED €60,000 FOR FAN TROUBLE". Goal.com. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2019.

External links

• Official website
• Albanian Football Association Official Website (in Albanian and English)
• KF Skënderbeu at UEFA.com (in English)