2019–20 Football Superleague of Kosovo

The 2019–20 Football Superleague of Kosovo season, also known as the IPKO Superleague of Kosovo (Albanian: IPKO Superliga e Kosovës) for sponsorship reasons with IPKO is the 21st season of top-tier football in Kosovo. The season began on 17 August 2019 and will end on June/July 2020. A total of 12 teams are competing in the league: ten teams from the 2018–19 season and two teams from the 2018–19 First Football League of Kosovo. Feronikeli are the defending champions from the previous season.

Football Superleague of Kosovo
Season2019–20
Dates17 August 2019 – June/July 2020
Matches played144
Goals scored384 (2.67 per match)
Top goalscorerArb Manaj
(12 goals)[1]
Biggest home winPrishtina 8–1 Ferizaj
(7 June 2020)
Biggest away winFlamurtari 1–5 Llapi
(23 September 2019)
Highest scoringPrishtina 8–1 Ferizaj
(7 June 2020)
Longest winning runBallkani
Prishtina
Gjilani
(4 matches each)[2]
Longest unbeaten runDrita
(9 matches)[2]
Longest winless runDukagjini
(14 matches)[2]
Longest losing runDukagjini
(6 matches)[2]
Highest attendance9,000[3]
Prishtina 0–0 Ballkani
(29 February 2020)
2020–21 →
All statistics correct as of 18 June 2020.

After UEFA permission Kosovo will be represented with 3 teams in European competitions,[4] Superleague winner will take part in Champions League while domestic league runners-up and domestic cup winner will take part in Europa League.

The Football Federation of Kosovo has also announced that the current season will be the last season with 12 teams.[5] 4 teams will be relegated to First Football League of Kosovo and 2 teams from First Football League of Kosovo will be promoted to Superleague of Kosovo to complete the 10 teams for the 2020–21 season.

Teams and stadiums
Locations of the 2019–20 Football Superleague of Kosovo teams

Liria and KEK were relegated after finishing the previous season in eleventh and twelfth-place respectively. They will be replaced by the champions and runners-up of the 2018–19 First League, Vushtrria and Dukagjini respectively.

Club Town Stadium and capacity[6] UEFA
license[7]
Ballkani Suva Reka Suva Reka City Stadium 1,500
Drenica Skenderaj Bajram Aliu Stadium 3,000
Drita Gjilan Gjilan City Stadium 15,000
Dukagjini Klina 18 June Stadium 2,000
Ferizaj Ferizaj Ferizaj Synthetic Grass Stadium 1,500
Feronikeli Glogovac Rexhep Rexhepi Stadium 2,000
Flamurtari Pristina Xhemail Ibishi Stadium 5,000
Gjilani Gjilan Gjilan City Stadium 15,000
Llapi Podujevo Zahir Pajaziti Stadium 10,000
Prishtina Pristina Fadil Vokrri Stadium 13,000
Trepça'89 Mitrovica Riza Lushta Stadium 12,000
Vushtrria Vučitrn Ferki Aliu Stadium 6,000

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Drita 26 17 4 5 46 17 +29 55 Qualification for the Champions League preliminary round
2 Prishtina 26 15 6 5 47 17 +30 51 Qualification for the Europa League preliminary round
3 Gjilani 26 16 3 7 48 22 +26 51
4 Ballkani 26 14 8 4 39 17 +22 50
5 Feronikeli 26 13 5 8 43 27 +16 44
6 Llapi 26 11 5 10 38 40 −2 38
7 Drenica 26 9 8 9 31 31 0 35
8 Flamurtari 26 9 6 11 32 44 −12 33
9 Trepça '89 26 7 7 12 34 41 −7 28 Relegation to the First Football League of Kosovo
10 Ferizaj 26 8 2 16 24 48 −24 26
11 Vushtrria 26 4 4 18 22 60 −38 16
12 Dukagjini (R) 26 2 4 20 14 54 −40 10
Updated to match(es) played on 25 June 2020. Source: Football Federation of Kosovo (in Albanian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champions, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).
(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.

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers
As of matches played on 18 June 2020.[1]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Arb Manaj Trepça'89 12
2 Blendi Baftiu Ballkani 11
3 Ahmed Januzi Prishtina 10
Gerhard Progni Gjilani
Kastriot Rexha Drita
Fiton Hajdari Gjilani
7 Betim Haxhimusa Drita 9
8 Tomislav Bušić Gjilani 8
9 Van-Dave Harmon Feronikeli 7
Shend Kelmendi Flamurtari
Meriton Korenica Prishtina
Jean Carioca Feronikeli
Otto John Prishtina
Alban Shillova Drenica
Mevlan Zeka Feronikeli

References
  1. "Top golashënuesit" [Top scorers]. TopSporti (in Albanian). Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  2. "FFK Superliga e Kosovës". TopSporti. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  3. "Thyhet rekordi për këtë vit, ja sa tifozë ishin sot në 'Fadil Vokrri'" [RECORD: So many fans were at 'Fadil Vokrri' today]. Gazeta Sheshi (in Albanian). 29 February 2020. Në këtë ndeshje derbi, ishin të pranishëm 9 mijë shikuesë
  4. "Lajm i mirë nga Budapesti". FFK Kosova. Archived from the original on 2019-06-23. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  5. "Ndryshimet e Superligës". Zëri.
  6. "2019/20 Kosovo Superliga (venues)". Soccerway.
  7. "Përmbyllet procesi i licencimit të klubeve për garat evropiane" (in Albanian). Retrieved 2020-05-27.
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