2017–18 KF Skënderbeu Korçë season

Skënderbeu Korçë
2017–18 season
President	Ardian Takaj
Head coach	Ilir Daja
Stadium	Skënderbeu Stadium
Albanian Superliga	1st
Albanian Cup	Quarter-finals
UEFA Europa League	Group stage

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

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.	Position	Player
1	GK	Orges Shehi (Captain)
3	DF	Gledi Mici
4	DF	Bruno Lulaj
5	DF	Bajram Jashanica
6	DF	Fidan Aliti
7	MF	Enis Gavazaj
8	MF	Bakary Nimaga
9	FW	Sebino Plaku
10	FW	Donjet Shkodra
11	MF	Leonit Abazi
12	GK	Mario Dajsinani
13	MF	Jorgo Pëllumbi
14	FW	Martin Nešpor
17	MF	Gjergji Muzaka
18	FW	Goran Vujović
18	MF	Beneyam

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

15 June 2017	Videoton	1 - 0	Skënderbeu Korçë
17:30

15 June 2017	Rabotnički	1 - 1	Skënderbeu Korçë
17:30		Summary

Competitions

Albanian Superliga

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:

↑ In March 2018, Skënderbeu was handed a 10-year ban from UEFA club competitions over match fixing.^[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
31	21	6	4	59	25	+34	69	14	1	1	36	14	+22	7	5	3	23	11	+12

Last updated: 1 May 2018.
Source: "2017/18 Albanian Superliga – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Ground	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
Position	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Updated to match(es) played on 21 January 2018. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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

18 September 2017 2	Kamza	1 - 1	Skënderbeu Korçë	Kamëz
16:00	Neziri 16' Rezi 67'	Report	Shkodra 28' Liaj 80'	Stadium: Kamëz Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Kladji Kola

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

Albanian Cup

First round

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

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

Second round

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

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

UEFA Europa League

First qualifying round

29 June 2017 First leg	Skënderbeu Korçë	1 - 0	Sant Julià	Korçë
20:00	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

6 July 2017 Second leg	Sant Julià	0 - 5 (0 - 6 agg.)	Skënderbeu Korçë	Andorra la Vella
20:30	Mateo 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 Steen

Second qualifying round

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

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

Third qualifying round

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

3 August 2017 Second leg	Skënderbeu Korçë	2 - 1 (a.e.t.) (4 - 2 p)	Mladá Boleslav	Elbasan
20:00	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
		Penalties
	Shehi Latifi Muzaku Lilaj		Mareš Přikryl Rada Mebrahtu

Play-off round

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

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

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	Advance to knockout phase	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 Korçë	6	1	2	3	6	10	−4	5		3–2	0–0	1–1	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

14 September 2017 1	Dynamo Kyiv	3 - 1	Skënderbeu Korçë	Kiev
19:00	González 23' Sydorchuk 47' Júnior Moraes 50' Mbokani 65' (pen.) Buyalskyi 72'	Report	Muzaka 39' 41' Vangjeli 57' Mici 64' Radas 89'	Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium Referee: Bart Vertenten

28 September 2017 2	Skënderbeu Korçë	1 - 1	Young Boys	Elbasan
20:05	Sowe 65' Nimaga 86'	Report	Assalé 30' 72'	Stadium: Elbasan Arena Referee: Kevin Blom

19 October 2017 3	Skënderbeu Korçë	0 - 0	Partizan	Elbasan
20:05	Lilaj 38' Jashanica 60' Mici 90+3'	Report	Tawamba 34' Miletić 62' Tošić 90+3'	Stadium: Elbasan Arena Referee: Daniel Stefanski

2 November 2017 4	Partizan	2 - 0	Skënderbeu Korçë	Belgrade
18:00	Tošić 39' 52' Jevtović 43' Tawamba 66' Miletić 71'	Report	Jashanica 65'	Stadium: Partizan Stadium Referee: Carlos Del Cerro

23 November 2017 5	Skënderbeu Korçë	3 - 2	Dynamo Kyiv	Elbasan
20:05	Lilaj 18' Adeniyi 52' 90+3' Sowe 56' Radas 77'	Report	Tsyhankov 16' Rusyn 90+1' Buschan 90+3'	Stadium: Elbasan Arena Attendance: 100 Referee: Oliver Drachta

7 December 2017 6	Young Boys	v	Skënderbeu Korçë	Bern
18:00				Stadium: Stade de Suisse Wankdorf Bern

References

↑ "2017–18 KF Skënderbeu Korçë". Football Database. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
↑ "Albania's Skenderbeu handed 10-year ban over match-fixing in worst ever UEFA punishment". Tirana Times. 29 March 2018.
↑ "Superliga: Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 8 June 2017.

External links

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

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[table_note_SKE0.68714576898475-3] In March 2018, Skënderbeu was handed a 10-year ban from UEFA club competitions over match fixing.^[2]

[table_note_res_EL1Q0.68714576898475-4] 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.

[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.

[5] "Superliga: Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 8 June 2017.

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
31	21	6	4	59	25	+34	69	14	1	1	36	14	+22	7	5	3	23	11	+12

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
31	21	6	4	59	25	+34	69	14	1	1	36	14	+22	7	5	3	23	11	+12

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
31	21	6	4	59	25	+34	69	14	1	1	36	14	+22	7	5	3	23	11	+12