2018–19 Football Superleague of Kosovo

The 2018–19 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 20th season of top-tier football in Kosovo. The season began on 18 August 2018 and will end on 19 May 2019. A total of 12 teams are competing in the league: nine teams from the 2017–18 season and three teams from the 2017–18 First Football League of Kosovo. Drita are the defending champions from the previous season.

Football Superleague of Kosovo
Season2018–19
Dates18 August 2018 – 19 May 2019
ChampionsFeronikeli
RelegatedKEK
Liria
Champions LeagueFeronikeli
Europa LeaguePrishtina
Matches played195
Goals scored481 (2.47 per match)
Top goalscorerKastriot Rexha
(21 goals)[1]
Biggest home winLiria 6–2 KEK
(16 September 2018)
Biggest away winKEK 1–5 Trepça'89
(12 September 2018)
Highest scoringLiria 6–2 KEK
(16 September 2018)
Longest winning run22 matches[2]
Prishtina
Longest unbeaten run22 matches[2]
Prishtina
Longest winless run32 matches
KEK
Longest losing run32 matches
KEK
All statistics correct as of 19 May 2019.

Teams and stadiums
Locations of the 2018–19 Football Superleague of Kosovo teams

Besa Pejë and Vllaznia Pozheran 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 2017–18 First League, Ballkani and KEK respectively. Ferizaj defeated Vëllaznimi in play-off to claim their top-flight spot.

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Club Town Stadium and capacity[3] UEFA
license[4]
Ballkani Suva Reka Suva Reka City Stadium 1,500
Drenica Skenderaj Bajram Aliu Stadium 3,000
Drita Gjilan Gjilan City Stadium 15,000
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
KEK Obilić Agron Rama Stadium 5,000
Liria Prizren Përparim Thaçi 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

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Feronikeli (C) 33 25 5 3 64 14 +50 80 Qualification for the Champions League preliminary round
2 Prishtina 33 23 6 4 49 12 +37 75 Qualification for the Europa League preliminary round[lower-alpha 1]
3 Llapi 33 22 3 8 54 24 +30 69
4 Drita 33 14 6 13 47 39 +8 48
5 Ferizaj 33 14 4 15 39 41 −2 46
6 Flamurtari 33 12 9 12 33 39 −6 45
7 Drenica 33 11 10 12 41 34 +7 43
8 Ballkani 33 12 7 14 35 36 −1 43
9 Trepça'89 (O) 33 11 9 13 40 45 −5 42 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
10 Gjilani (O) 33 10 8 15 28 37 −9 38
11 Liria (R) 33 8 4 21 31 60 −29 28 Relegation to First Football League of Kosovo
12 KEK (R) 33 0 1 32 24 104 −80 1
Source: Football Federation of Kosovo (in Albanian), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Draw; 5) Head-to-head points; 6) Head-to-head goal difference; 7) Head-to-head away goals scored (only if between two teams); 8) Head-to-head goals scored; 9) Play-off (tie-breakers 2, 3 and 4 only used for ties that do not involve deciding the champion, play-offs participation or relegation).
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. Since the winners of the Kosovar Cup, Feronikeli, qualified for the Champions League, the spot given to the Cup winners was passed to the second-placed team.

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.

Relegation play-offs

The ninth and tenth-placed teams, Trepça'89 and Gjilani respectively, each paired off against the third and fourth-placed teams from the 2018–19 First Football League of Kosovo season, Vëllaznimi and Besa Pejë respectively; the two winners will play in the top-flight next season. As with previous seasons, both play-offs will be played on neutral ground.

Trepça'894–2Vëllaznimi
R. Asare  14'
A. Manaj  54'
H. Hyseni  65'
E. Hoti  86'		 Report T. Bardhoku  26'
A. Murati  42'

Trepça'89 retained their spot in 2019–20 Football Superleague of Kosovo; Vëllaznimi remained in 2019–20 First Football League of Kosovo.

Gjilani1–0Besa Pejë
K. Rezak  24' Report
Referee: Tefik Maloku

Gjilani retained their spot in 2019–20 Football Superleague of Kosovo; Besa Pejë remained in 2019–20 First Football League of Kosovo.

Season statistics

Top scorers
As of matches played on 19 May 2019.[1]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Kastriot Rexha Feronikeli 21
2 Ahmed Januzi Llapi 12
Festim Alidema Llapi
4 Meriton Korenica Prishtina 11
5 Mendurim Hoti Feronikeli 10
Alban Shillova Flamurtari
Jetmir Topalli Ballkani
8 Betim Haxhimusa Drita 9
Jean Carioca Feronikeli
10 Kreshnik Uka Drenica 8
Liridon Fetahaj Liria
Mario Morina Prishtina

References
  1. "Top golashënuesit" [Top scorers]. TopSporti (in Albanian). Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  2. "Portat FFK Superliga". Topsporti. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  3. "2018/19 Kosovo Superliga (venues)". Soccerway.
  4. "6 klube e kaluan me sukses procesin e licencimit, Drita e Prishtina e përfaqësojnë Kosovën në garat e UEFA-s" [6 clubs successfully passed the licensing process, Drita and Prishtina represent Kosovo in UEFA competitions] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 11 May 2018.
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