2015–16 KF Skënderbeu Korçë season

Skënderbeu Korçë
2015–16 season
President Ardian Takaj
Head coach Mirel Josa
Stadium Skënderbeu Stadium
Albanian Superliga Winners
Albanian Cup Semi-finals
UEFA Champions League Play-off
UEFA Europa League Group stage
Albanian Supercup Runners-up
Top goalscorer League:
Hamdi Salihi (27)

All:
Hamdi Salihi (35)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2015–16 season was Skënderbeu Korçë's sixth season competing in the Albanian Superliga, having won five consecutive titles in the last five years. It covered a period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

The 2015–16 season was one of the greatest campaigns in the history of Skënderbeu Korçë. The club retained the championship for the fifth consecutive season and become the first Albanian club to reach group stage of an UEFA club competition.[1][2]

Season overview

By eliminating Milsami Orhei in the third qualifying round of 2015–16 UEFA Champions League, Skenderbeu become first Albanian club to reach Champions League play-off.[3]

Players

As of 26 November 2015[4]

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

No. Position Player
1 Albania GK Orges Shehi (vice-captain)
3 Albania DF Renato Arapi
4 Albania DF Bruno Lulaj
5 Kosovo DF Bajram Jashanica
6 Albania MF Bekim Dema
7 Albania MF Gerhard Progni
8 Mali MF Bakary Nimaga
10 Albania MF Bledi Shkëmbi (captain)
11 Kosovo MF Leonit Abazi
12 Albania GK Erjon Llapanji
14 Albania FW Hamdi Salihi
17 Bulgaria FW Ventsislav Hristov
19 Albania DF Tefik Osmani
No. Position Player
20 Brazil DF Ademir
21 Albania FW Arbër Abilaliaj
23 Kosovo MF Bernard Berisha
25 Kosovo MF Bujar Shabani
27 Albania MF Liridon Latifi
30 Brazil MF Esquerdinha
32 Albania DF Kristi Vangjeli
33 Croatia DF Marko Radaš
87 Brazil MF Djair
88 Albania MF Sabjen Lilaj
93 Poland GK Deniz Troshupa
99 Nigeria FW Peter Olayinka
  • Italics players who left the team during the season.
  • Bold players who came in the team during the season.

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Player Age Moving from Fee Notes
13 June 2015 MF Albania Bekim Dema 22 Albania Vllaznia Shkodër Free
13 June 2015 FW Brazil Mateus Lima 22 Brazil Operário Ferroviário Free
17 June 2015 MF Brazil Rômulo 23 Brazil Paulista FC Free
1 June 2015 FW Albania Arbër Abilaliaj 28 Albania Flamurtari Vlorë Free

Out

Date Pos. Player Age Moving to Fee Notes
1 June 2015 FW Republic of Macedonia Aco Stojkov 32 Republic of Macedonia FK Vardar Free
1 June 2015 FW Brazil Dhiego Martins 26 Free agent Free

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Albanian Supercup

Albanian Superliga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Skënderbeu Korçë[lower-alpha 1] (C) 36 25 4 7 73 27 +46 79
2 Partizani Tirana 36 21 11 4 51 21 +30 74 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Kukësi 36 18 9 9 41 25 +16 63[lower-alpha 2] Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 3]
4 Teuta Durrës 36 18 9 9 43 28 +15 63[lower-alpha 2]
5 Tirana 36 13 14 9 37 25 +12 53
Source: Albanian Football Association, 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.[7]
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. Skënderbeu Korçë would have qualified for the Champions League second qualifying round, but were excluded from participating in the 2016–17 European competitions by UEFA for match-fixing.[5][6]
  2. 1 2 Kukësi ahead of Teuta Durrës on head-to-head record; Kukësi–Teuta Durrës 3–0, Teuta Durrës–Kukësi 1–0, Kukësi–Teuta Durrës 2–2, Teuta Durrës–Kukësi 0–0.
  3. Kukësi qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2015–16 Albanian Cup.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
36 25 4 7 73 27  +46 79 15 1 2 46 12  +34 10 3 5 27 15  +12

Last updated: 18 May 2016.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAHAHAAHAHHAHAHHAHAAHAHAAHAHHAHAHHAHA
ResultWWWWWWDLWWLWWWWWWLLWWWDWWDWWLLWWWDLW
Position321111122222222111211111111111111111

Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 2016. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

    Albanian Cup

    First round

    Second round

    Quarter-finals

    Semi-finals

    UEFA Champions League

    Second qualifying round

    Third qualifying round

    Play-off round

    UEFA Europa League

    Group stage

    Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LMO SPO BES SKE
    1 Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 6 3 2 1 12 7 +5 11 Advance to knockout phase 2–4 1–1 2–0
    2 Portugal Sporting CP 6 3 1 2 14 11 +3 10 1–3 3–1 5–1
    3 Turkey Beşiktaş 6 2 3 1 7 6 +1 9 1–1 1–1 2–0
    4 Albania Skënderbeu Korçë 6 1 0 5 4 13 9 3 0–3 3–0 0–1
    Source: UEFA
    Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

    References

    1. "Skënderbeu kampion i Shqipërisë, korçarët fitojnë titullin e 6-të radhazi (VIDEO)" [Skënderbeu champion of Albania, korçarët wins the 6th title in a row (VIDEO)] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
    2. "Skënderbeu kualifikohet në grupet e Europa League, fiton 2-0 ndaj Milsamit. Luajti për 6.1 mln €" [Skënderbeu qualifies to Europa League groups, wins 2-0 over Milsami. Played for €6,1 million] (in Albanian). BalkanWeb.com. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
    3. "Skenderbeu becomes first Albanian club to reach Champions League play-off". Tirana Times. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
    4. "2015–16 KF Skënderbeu Korçë". Football Database. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
    5. "UEFA pezullon padrejtësisht Skëndërbeun nga Europa për sezonin 2016- 2017" [UEFA unfairly suspending Skënderbeu from Europe for the 2016–2017 season]. kfskenderbeu.al. Skënderbeu Korçë. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
    6. "Albania's KF Skenderbeu banned from Europe for match-fixing". espnfc.com. ESPN FC. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
    7. "Superliga 2015/2016 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
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