| Season | 2017–18 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18 August 2017 – 20 May 2018 |
| Champions | Drita (2nd title) |
| Relegated | Vllaznia Pozheran Besa Pejë Vëllaznimi |
| Champions League | Drita |
| Europa League | Prishtina |
| Matches | 209 |
| Goals | 469 (2.24 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Otto John Mirlind Daku (16 goals each)[1] |
| Biggest home win | Drenica 6–2Vllaznia Pozheran (28 April 2018) |
| Biggest away win | Besa Pejë 1–6Llapi (22 November 2017) |
| Highest scoring | Drenica 6–2Vllaznia Pozheran (28 April 2018) |
| Longest winning run | 28 matches Drita |
| Longest unbeaten run | 18 matches Prishtina |
| Longest winless run | 25 matches Vllaznia Pozheran |
| Longest losing run | 25 matches Vllaznia Pozheran |
2018–19 → All statistics correct as of 20 May 2018. | |
The2017–18 Football Superleague of Kosovo season, also known as theVala Superleague of Kosovo for sponsorship reasons, was the 19th[a] season of top-tier football inKosovo. The season began on 18 August 2017 and concluded on 20 May 2018.Trepça'89 are the defending champions from theprevious season. A total of 12 teams are competing in the league: nine teams from the2016–17 season and three promoted from the 2016–17First League.
Trepça andHajvalia were relegated after finishing theprevious season in eleventh and twelfth-place respectively. They were replaced by the champions and runners-up of the 2016–17First League,Flamurtari andVëllaznimi respectively.Vllaznia Pozheran defeatedFerizaj in a play-off to claim their top-flight spot.
Source:Scoresway
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drita(C) | 33 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 53 | 21 | +32 | 67 | Qualification for theChampions League preliminary round |
| 2 | Prishtina | 33 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 39 | 18 | +21 | 64 | Qualification for theEuropa League preliminary round |
| 3 | Llapi | 33 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 51 | 41 | +10 | 54 | |
| 4 | Trepça'89 | 33 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 41 | 25 | +16 | 53 | |
| 5 | Liria | 33 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 48 | |
| 6 | Feronikeli | 33 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 48 | |
| 7 | Drenica | 33 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 48 | |
| 8 | Gjilani | 33 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 46 | |
| 9 | Vëllaznimi(R) | 33 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 44 | Qualification for therelegation play-offs |
| 10 | Flamurtari(O) | 33 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 53 | −25 | 25 | |
| 11 | Besa Pejë(R) | 33 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 28 | 64 | −36 | 22 | Relegation toFirst Football League of Kosovo |
| 12 | Vllaznia Pozheran(R) | 33 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 68 | −52 | 14 |
Each team plays three times against every opponent (either twice at home and once awayor once at home and twice away) for a total of 33 games played each.
Matches 1–22[edit]
Source:Football Federation of Kosovo(in Albanian) Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. | Matches 23–33[edit]
Source:Football Federation of Kosovo(in Albanian) Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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The ninth and tenth-placed teams,Vëllaznimi andFlamurtari respectively, each paired off against the third and fourth-placed teams from the2017–18 First Football League of Kosovo season,Vushtrria andFerizaj 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.
| Vushtrria | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Flamurtari |
|---|---|---|
| J. Topalli | Report | A. Ajzeraj |
| Penalties | ||
| 5–6 |
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Flamurtari retained their spot in2018–19 Football Superleague of Kosovo; Vushtrria remained in 2018–19 First Football League of Kosovo.
| Ferizaj | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Vëllaznimi |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 3–2 |
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Ferizaj were promoted to2018–19 Football Superleague of Kosovo; Vëllaznimi were relegated to 2018–19 First Football League of Kosovo.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trepça'89 | 17 | |
| Llapi | |||
| 2 | Liria | 13 | |
| Drita | |||
| 3 | Drenica | 12 | |
| 4 | Drita | 10 | |
| Gjilani | |||
| 5 | Feronikeli | 8 | |
| Feronikeli | |||
| Prishtina | |||
| 6 | Besa Pejë | 7 | |
| Drita | |||
| Feronikeli | |||
| Prishtina | |||
| 7 | Llapi | 6 | |
| Llapi | |||
| Trepça'89 | |||
| 8 | Flamurtari | 5 | |
| Gjilani | |||
| Gjilani | |||
| Llapi | |||
| Vëllaznimi | |||
| Drenica | |||
| 9 | Flamurtari | 4 | |
| Liria | |||
| Llapi | |||
| Llapi | |||
| Prishtina | |||
| Trepça'89 | |||
| Vëllaznimi | |||
| Vllaznia Pozheran |