2023–24_Football_Superleague_of_Kosovo

2023–24 Football Superleague of Kosovo

Football league season

The 2023–24 Football Superleague of Kosovo season, also known as the ALBI MALL Superleague of Kosovo (Albanian: ALBI MALL Superliga e Kosovës) for sponsorship reasons with Albi Mall is the 25th^{[upper-alpha 1]} season of top-tier football in Kosovo. The season began on 12 August 2023 and will end on 26 May 2024.

Quick Facts Season, Dates ...

Football Superleague of Kosovo
Season	2023–24
Dates	12 August 2023 – 26 May 2024
Relegated	Liria Prizren Fushë Kosova
Matches played	150
Goals scored	339 (2.26 per match)
Biggest home win	Malisheva 6–1 Fushë Kosova (19 August 2023)
Biggest away win	Liria Prizren 3–5 Feronikeli 74 (24 September 2023)
Highest scoring	Liria Prizren 3–5 Feronikeli 74 (24 September 2023)
← 2022–23 2024–25 → All statistics correct as of 21 April 2024.

Teams

The leаgue consisted of ten teams – the top seven teаms from the previous season and three teams promoted from the 2022–23 Kosovo First League. Ballkani entered the season as the defending champions.

The two directly promoted teаms were Feronikeli and Fushë Kosova, winners of the 2022–23 Kosovo First League groups A and B, respectively. They replaced the 2022–23 Kosovo Superleague bottom two teams, Drenica and Trepça '89.^[1] The First League Group A runners-up, Liria Prizren, won the Kosovo Superleague play-off to also earn promotion, defeating eighth-placed Superleague team Ferizaj to take their place in the league.

Stаdiums and locаtions

Gjilan

Gjilan clubs:

Gjilani
Drita

Locations of the 2023–24 Football Superleague of Kosovo teams

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

More information Club, Town ...

Club	Town	Stadium and capacity
Ballkani	Suharekë	Suva Reka City Stadium	1,500
Drita	Gjilan	Gjilan City Stadium^{[upper-alpha 2]}	15,000
Dukagjini	Klinë	18 June Stadium	3,000
Feronikeli	Drenas	Rexhep Rexhepi Stadium	2,000
Fushë Kosova	Fushë Kosovë	Ekrem Grajqevci Stadium	5,000
Gjilani	Gjilan	Gjilan City Stadium^{[upper-alpha 2]}	15,000
Liria Prizren	Prizren	Përparim Thaçi Stadium	15,000
Llapi	Podujevë	Zahir Pajaziti Stadium	10,000
Malisheva	Malishevë	Liman Gegaj Stadium	2,000
Prishtina	Prishtinë	Fadil Vokrri Stadium	13,000

Personnel and kits

More information Club, Manager ...

Club	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor¹
Ballkani	Ilir Daja	Edvin Kuč	Uhlsport	Cima Construction
Drita	Zekirija Ramadani	Rron Broja	Macron	AirTiketa	ALBTECH
Dukagjini	Armend Dallku	Altin Merlaku	Jako	Chio Kosova
Feronikeli	Shefki Kuqi	Lapidar Lladrovci	Jako	}} --> data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" \| none
Fushë Kosova	Shpëtim Bajrami	Nasuf Berisha	14fourteen	Jona Med
Gjilani	Gentian Mezani	Edison Kqiku	Jako	ALBA Petrol	VALI RANCH
Liria Prizren	Ali Güneş	Valon Bytyqi	MS SPORTS	ABI Prizren
Llapi	Tahir Batatina	Benjamin Emini	Sporttex	N.N.SH "Batatina"
Malisheva	Qëndrim Kida	Dreni Kryeziu	Givova	ISP Broadcast	Patroni
Prishtina	Ndubuisi Egbo	Mërgim Pefqeli	Phoenix Sport	IPKO	NLB Banka Prishtina

1. On the front of shirt.

League table

More information Pos, Team ...

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation^{[lower-alpha 1]}
1	Ballkani (Y)	34	21	9	4	59	25	+34	72	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	Llapi (Y)	34	20	8	6	51	25	+26	68	Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
3	Drita (Y)	34	19	9	6	47	24	+23	66	Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round
4	Malisheva	34	16	5	13	50	40	+10	53
5	Prishtina	34	10	16	8	35	30	+5	46
6	Dukagjini	34	10	15	9	34	41	−7	45
7	Gjilani	34	9	12	13	37	35	+2	39
8	Feronikeli	34	10	8	16	33	45	−12	38	Qualification for the Relegation play-off
9	Fushë Kosova (R)	34	4	8	22	20	56	−36	20	Relegation to Kosovo First League
10	Liria Prizren (R)	34	2	8	24	21	66	−45	14	Relegation to Kosovo First League

Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2024. Source: Football Federation of Kosovo (in Albanian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champions, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).
(R) Relegated; (Y) Guaranteed at least Conference League
Notes:

The 2023–24 Kosovar Cup winners (Ballkani or Prishtina) qualify for the Europa League first qualifying round (or the second-placed team if the Cup winners finish first). If the Cup winners finish in the top three, the Conference League first qualifying round spot will be passed to the fourth-placed team.

Results

Each team plays each other four times (36 matches each), twice at home and twice away.

More information Home \ Away, BAL ...

First half of season

Home \ Away	BAL	DRI	DUK	FER	FKS	GJI	LIR	LLA	MAL	PRI
Ballkani	—	1–0	3–1	2–0	2–1	2–1	4–1	2–1	3–2	0–0
Drita	2–1	—	2–2	3–1	1–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–2	3–0
Dukagjini	1–1	1–0	—	1–1	1–0	1–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–0
Feronikeli	0–3	0–2	1–0	—	3–0	1–0	2–1	0–3	0–0	0–0
Fushë Kosova	0–2	1–1	0–3	0–1	—	2–0	2–0	1–2	0–0	2–2
Gjilani	0–0	0–1	1–1	2–1	1–0	—	1–0	0–2	1–0	0–0
Liria Prizren	0–1	0–0	2–2	3–5	2–1	0–4	—	0–2	0–1	2–2
Llapi	5–3	0–1	3–0	1–0	1–1	2–1	2–0	—	0–1	0–0
Malisheva	0–2	1–3	3–4	4–1	6–1	1–0	1–0	2–3	—	1–0
Prishtina	1–1	1–0	2–2	3–1	1–0	2–1	1–1	2–2	3–1	—

Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Second half of season

Home \ Away	BAL	DRI	DUK	FER	FKS	GJI	LIR	LLA	MAL	PRI
Ballkani	—	2–2	3–0	2–2	3–0	1–1	2–0	0–0	2–0
Drita	1–0	—	2–0	0–0	3–1	2–2	4–2	0–1		1–0
Dukagjini	1–2	1–1	—	1–0	0–0		2–1	1–1	2–1	1–0
Feronikeli	0–2	0–1		—	1–0	0–0	4–1	0–1	2–1	0–0
Fushë Kosova	2–0	1–0	1–2		—	1–1	0–2	0–3	1–3	0–0
Gjilani	0–2	a	1–1	1–1	4–0	—	3–0	1–1	2–3	1–1
Liria Prizren	0–3	0–1	0–0	0–2	0–0	1–3	—		0–3	0–1
Llapi		0–1	2–1	3–2	1–0	2–1	3–0	—	1–0	0–0
Malisheva	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–1	4–1	0–0		2–1	—	0–1
Prishtina	0–0	1–2	5–0	2–0		1–3	3–1	0–2	0–2	—

Updated to match(es) played on 12 May 2024. Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Relegation play-off

The two runners-up of the 2023–24 Kosovo First League will face other in the semi-finals. The winners will then face the Kosovo Superleague eighth-placed team for the final place in the following Superleague season.

Season statistics and awards

More information #, Player ...

Top scorers

As of 21 April 2024^[4]

#	Player	Club	Goals
1	Drilon Hazrollaj	Malisheva	20
2	Muhamet Hyseni	Llapi	19
3	Nazmi Gripshi	Ballkani	13
4	Blerim Krasniqi	Drita	11
5	Jalen Blesa	Prishtina	9
6	Altin Aliu	Malisheva	8
7	Albin Berisha	Ballkani	7
	Altin Mërlaku	Dukagjini
	Senad Jarović	Gjilani
10	Almir Kryeziu	Drita	6

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date	Round
Drilon Hazrollaj	Malisheva	Fushë Kosova	6–1 (H)	19 August 2023	2
Drilon Hazrollaj	Malisheva	Gjilani	3–2 (A)	3 March 2024	23

"Star of the Week" Award

More information Week, Player ...

Week	Player	Club	Ref	Week	Player	Club	Ref
1	Arlind Veliu	Malisheva	^{[A 1]}	19	Diar Vokrri	Llapi	^{[A 2]}
2	Drilon Hazrollaj	Malisheva	^{[A 3]}	20	Ardian Limani	Prishtina	^{[A 4]}
3	Ilir Blakçori	Llapi	^{[A 5]}	21	Muhamet Hyseni	Llapi	^{[A 6]}
4	Kenan Haxhihamza	Dukagjini	^{[A 7]}	22	Drilon Hazrollaj	Malisheva	^{[A 8]}
5	Ergyn Ahmeti	Llapi	^{[A 9]}	23	Drilon Hazrollaj	Malisheva	^{[A 10]}
6	Jakup Berisha	Feronikeli	^{[A 11]}	24	Nazmi Gripshi	Ballkani	^{[A 12]}
7	Muhamet Hyseni	Llapi	^{[A 13]}	25	Alden Skrijelj	Fushë Kosova	^{[A 14]}
8	Nazmi Gripshi	Ballkani	^{[A 15]}	26	Edi Baša	Gjilani	^{[A 16]}
9	Ilir Avdyli	Llapi	^{[A 17]}	27	Drilon Islami	Prishtina	^{[A 18]}
10	Almir Kryeziu	Ballkani	^{[A 19]}	28	Senad Jarović	Gjilani	^{[A 20]}
11	Jalen Blesa	Prishtina	^{[A 21]}	29	Enea Koliçi	Ballkani	^{[A 22]}
12	Lumbardh Dellova	Ballkani	^{[A 23]}	30	Hasan Hyseni	Prishtina	^{[A 24]}
13	Muhamet Hyseni	Llapi	^{[A 25]}	31	Muhamet Hyseni	Llapi	^{[A 26]}
14	It is not awarded			32	Muhamet Hyseni	Llapi	^{[A 27]}
15	Walid Hamidi	Ballkani	^{[A 28]}	33	Bajram Jashanica	Ballkani	^{[A 29]}
16	Agon Xhaka	Malisheva	^{[A 30]}	34	Ahmed Januzi	Llapi	^{[A 31]}
17	Muhamet Hyseni	Llapi	^{[A 32]}	35
18	Faton Neziri	Dukagjini	^{[A 33]}	36

Notes and references

Notes

This season is the 25th season under the name Football Superleague of Kosovo, the 31st season of top-tier football and the 77th season of football in Kosovo overall.
Drita and Gjilan use this stadium together and have named the stadium with different names. Drita and their fans named the stadium as Selami Osmani-Bezi Stadium, while Gjilan and their fans named the stadium as Agim Ramadani Stadium, but officially the stadium is named Gjilan City Stadium.^[3]

References

[1]
"Drenica bie nga Superliga për herë të parë në histori të klubit" [Drenica is relegated from the Superleague for the first time in the club's history] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 6 May 2023.
[2]
"Nëntë klube licencohen për garat evropiane, tri klube nuk e kalojnë procesin e licencimit" [Nine clubs are licensed for European competitions, three clubs do not pass the licensing process] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 19 May 2023.
[3]
"Çfarë emri duhet të ketë stadiumi i qytetit në Gjilan" [What should be the name of the city stadium in Gjilan]. RajoniPress (in Albanian). 31 January 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
[4]
"Golashenuesit – FFK Superliga" [Goalscorers – FFK Superleague]. TopSporti (in Albanian). Retrieved 21 April 2024.

"Star of the Week" Award

[A 1]
"Arlind Veliu "Ylli i javës"" [Arlind Veliu "Star of the Week"] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 14 August 2023.
[A 2]
"Diar Vokrri "Ylli i javës"" [Diar Vokrri "Star of the Week"] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 12 February 2024.
[A 3]
"Drilon Hazrollaj "Ylli i javës"" [Drilon Hazrollaj "Star of the Week"] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 22 August 2023.
[A 4]
"Ardian Limani "Ylli i javës"" [Ardian Limani "Star of the Week"] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 19 February 2024.
[A 5]
"Ilir Blakçori "Ylli i javës"" [Ilir Blakçori "Star of the Week"] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 28 August 2023.
[A 6]
"Muhamet Hyseni (Llapi) – Ylli i javës (21)" [Muhamet Hyseni (Llapi) – Star of the Week (21)]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 23 February 2024.
[A 7]
"Kenan Haxhihamza "Ylli i javës"" [Kenan Haxhihamza "Star of the Week"] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 4 September 2023.
[A 8]
"Drilon Hazrollaj "Ylli i javës"" [Drilon Hazrollaj "Star of the Week"] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 26 February 2024.
[A 9]
"Ergyn Ahmeti "Ylli i javës"" [Ergyn Ahmeti "Star of the Week"] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 18 September 2023.
[A 10]
"Drilon Hazrollaj sërish "Ylli i javës"" [Drilon Hazrollaj again "Star of the Week"] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 4 March 2024.
[A 11]
"Jakup Berisha "Ylli i javës"" [Jakup Berisha "Star of the Week"] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 25 September 2023.
[A 12]
"Nazmi Gripshi (Ballkani) – Ylli i javës (24)" [Nazmi Gripshi (Ballkani) – Star of the Week (24)]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 11 March 2024.
[A 13]
"Muhamet Hyseni (Llapi) – Ylli i javës (7)" [Muhamet Hyseni (Llapi) – Star of the Week (7)]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 29 September 2023.
[A 14]
"Alden Skrijelj (Fushë Kosova) – Ylli i javës (25)" [Alden Skrijelj (Fushë Kosova) – Star of the Week (25)]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 15 March 2024.
[A 15]
"Nazmi Gripshi (Ballkani) – Ylli i javës (8)" [Nazmi Gripshi (Ballkani) – Star of the Week (8)]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 3 October 2023.
[A 16]
"Edi Basa (Gjilani) – Ylli i javës (26)" [Edi Baša (Gjilani) – Star of the Week (26)]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 27 March 2024.
[A 17]
"Ilir Avdyli (Llapi) – Ylli i javës (9)" [Ilir Avdyli (Llapi) – Star of the Week (9)]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 9 October 2023.
[A 18]
"Drilon Islami "Ylli i javës"" [Drilon Islami "Star of the Week"] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 2 April 2024.
[A 19]
"Almir Kryeziu (Ballkani) – Ylli i javës (10)" [Almir Kryeziu (Ballkani) – Star of the Week (10)]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 23 October 2023.
[A 20]
"Senad Jaroviq "Ylli i javës"" [Senad Jarović "Star of the Week"] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 8 April 2024.
[A 21]
"Jalen Miller Blesa "Ylli i javës"" [Jalen Miller Blesa "Star of the Week"] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 30 October 2023.
[A 22]
"Enea Koliqi "Ylli i javës"" [Enea Koliqi "Star of the Week"] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 15 April 2024.
[A 23]
"Lumbardh Dellova "Ylli i javës"" [Lumbardh Dellova "Star of the Week"] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 3 November 2023.
[A 24]
"Hasan Hyseni (Prishtina) – Ylli i javës (30)" [Hasan Hyseni (Prishtina) – Star of the Week (30)]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 23 April 2024.
[A 25]
"Muhamet Hyseni "Ylli i javës"" [Muhamet Hyseni "Star of the Week"] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 6 November 2023.
[A 26]
"Muhamet Hyseni (Llapi) – Ylli i javës (31)" [Muhamet Hyseni (Llapi) – Star of the Week (31)]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 29 April 2024.
[A 27]
"Muhamet Hyseni shpallet "Ylli i Javës" për herë të gjashtë" [Muhamet Hyseni is declared "Star of the Week" for the sixth time] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 7 May 2024.
[A 28]
"Walid Hamidi (Ballkani) – Ylli i javës (15)" [Walid Hamidi (Ballkani) – Star of the Week (15)]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 29 November 2023.
[A 29]
"Bajram Jashanica "Ylli i javës"" [Bajram Jashanica "Star of the Week"] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 10 May 2023.
[A 30]
"Agon Xhaka (Malisheva) – Ylli i javës (16)" [Agon Xhaka (Malisheva) – Star of the Week (16)]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 5 December 2023.
[A 31]
"Ahmed Januzi (Llapi) – Ylli i javës (34)" [Ahmed Januzi (Llapi) – Star of the Week (34)]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 13 May 2024.
[A 32]
"Muhamet Hyseni (Llapi) – Ylli i javës (17)" [Muhamet Hyseni (Llapi) – Star of the week (17)]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 11 December 2023.
[A 33]
"Faton Neziri (Dukagjini) – Ylli i javës (18)" [Faton Neziri (Dukagjini) – Star of the week (18)]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 18 December 2023.

External links

Official website (in Albanian and English)

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