| Season | 2016–17 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Trepça'89 (1st title) |
| Relegated | Ferizaj Trepça Hajvalia |
| Champions League | Trepça'89 |
| Europa League | Prishtina |
| Matches | 198 |
| Goals | 473 (2.39 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Otto John (27 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Liria 9–1Hajvalia (28 May 2017) |
| Biggest away win | Hajvalia 1–6Besa (5 April 2017) |
| Highest scoring | Liria 9–1Hajvalia (28 May 2017) |
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The2016–17Football Superleague of Kosovo season, also known as theVala Superleague of Kosovo for sponsorship reasons was the 18th[A] season of top-tier football inKosovo. The season began on 19 August 2016 and concluded on 28 May 2017; the relegation play-offs will follow.Feronikeli are the defending champions.
A total of 12 teams are competing in the league: 10 sides from the2015–16 season and two promoted from theLiga e Parë.
The 2016–17 season will be the first full season that theFootball Federation of Kosovo will be a member ofFIFA andUEFA. Qualification for theUEFA Champions League will be determined at the end of the season, pending re-evaluation of the league's adherence toUEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations and stadium standards.
On 9 May 2017,Trepça'89 defeatedBesa 2–0 away from home to clinch their first league title.[1]Trepça'89 participated in thefirst qualifying round of the2017–18 UEFA Champions League, the first team from Kosovo to participate in the competition.[2]
Istogu andVushtrria were relegated after finishing theprevious season in eleventh and twelfth-place respectively. They were replaced by the champions and runners-up of the 2015–16Liga e Parë,Trepça andFerizaj respectively.
| Club | Town | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Besa | Peć | Shahin Haxhiislami | 8,500 |
| Drenica | Skenderaj | Bajram Aliu | 3,000 |
| Drita | Gjilan | Gjilan City Stadium[B] | 15,000 |
| Ferizaj | Ferizaj | Ismet Shabani | 2,000 |
| Feronikeli | Glogovac | Rexhep Rexhepi | 2,000 |
| Gjilani | Gjilan | Gjilan City Stadium[B] | 15,000 |
| Hajvalia | Hajvalia | Hajvalia Stadium | 2,000 |
| Liria | Prizren | Përparim Thaçi | 15,000 |
| Llapi | Podujevë | Zahir Pajaziti | 8,000 |
| Prishtina | Pristina | Agron Rama | 16,200 |
| Trepça | Mitrovica | Olympic Stadium Adem Jashari | 18,000 |
| Trepça'89 | Mitrovica | Riza Lushta | 12,000 |
Source:Scoresway
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trepça'89(C) | 33 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 72 | 24 | +48 | 77 | Qualification for theChampions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Prishtina | 33 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 46 | 18 | +28 | 72 | Qualification for theEuropa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Llapi | 33 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 68 | |
| 4 | Feronikeli | 33 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 61 | 27 | +34 | 65 | |
| 5 | Gjilani | 33 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 48 | |
| 6 | Besa[a] | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 47 | |
| 7 | Drenica | 33 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 40 | |
| 8 | Liria | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 37 | |
| 9 | Drita(O) | 33 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 34 | −13 | 35 | Qualification for therelegation play-offs |
| 10 | Ferizaj(R) | 33 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 31 | |
| 11 | Trepça(R) | 33 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 37 | 64 | −27 | 23 | Relegation toLiga e Parë |
| 12 | Hajvalia(R) | 33 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 12 | 87 | −75 | 7 |
Each team plays three times against every other team, either twice at home and once awayor once at home and twice away, for a total of 33 matches played each.
| Home \ Away | BES | DRE | DRI | FRZ | FRN | GJI | HAJ | LIR | LLA | PRI | TRE | T89 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Besa | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 |
| Drenica | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 |
| Drita | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 |
| Ferizaj | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| Feronikeli | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 |
| Gjilani | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Hajvalia | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | — | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 |
| Liria | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 |
| Llapi | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–3[a] | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Prishtina | 2–0 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Trepça | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–3 |
| Trepça'89 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 6–1 | — |
| Home \ Away | BES | DRE | DRI | FRZ | FRN | GJI | HAJ | LIR | LLA | PRI | TRE | T89 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Besa | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| Drenica | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | — | — | — | 4–0 | — | — | 1–3 | — | 0–0 |
| Drita | 2–0 | — | — | 2–1 | — | — | 2–0 | — | — | 1–3 | — | 0–2 |
| Ferizaj | — | 1–1 | — | — | 0–4 | 0–0 | — | — | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | — |
| Feronikeli | 4–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | — | — | — | 6–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | — | — |
| Gjilani | — | 4–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | — | — |
| Hajvalia | 1–6 | — | — | 0–1 | — | — | — | — | — | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 |
| Liria | — | 0–0 | 3–0[a] | 1–1 | — | — | 9–1 | — | — | — | 3–1 | — |
| Llapi | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | — | — | — |
| Prishtina | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | — | 3–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Trepça | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–3 | 3–5 | — | — | 1–3 | — | — | — |
| Trepça'89 | — | — | — | 0–0 | 0–3 | 5–2 | — | 2–0 | 8–1 | — | 3–1 | — |
The ninth and tenth-placed teams,Drita andFerizaj respectively, each paired off against the third and fourth-placed teams from the 2016–17First Football League of Kosovo season,Vllaznia andDukagjini respectively; the two winners will play in the top-flight next season. As with previous seasons, both play-offs were played on neutral ground.
| Ferizaj | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Vllaznia |
|---|---|---|
| E. Kuka | Report | L. Ferati |
| Penalties | ||
| 2–3 |
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Vllaznia were promoted to2017–18 Football Superleague of Kosovo; Ferizaj were relegated to 2017–18 First Football League of Kosovo.
Drita retained their spot in2017–18 Football Superleague of Kosovo; Dukagjini remained in 2017–18 First Football League of Kosovo.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KF Trepça'89 | 27 | |
| 2 | KF Trepça'89 | 16 | |
| 3 | KF Drenica | 14 | |
| 4 | FC Prishtina | 13 | |
| 5 | KF Gjilani | 11 | |
| KF Besa Pejë | |||
| 6 | KF Besa Pejë | 10 | |
| KF Trepça'89 | |||
| FC Prishtina | |||
| 7 | KF Llapi | 9 | |
| 8 | KF Trepça'89 | 8 | |
| KF Feronikeli | |||
| KF Gjilani | |||
| KF Llapi | |||
| KF Ferizaj | |||
| KF Feronikeli | |||
| 9 | KF Liria | 7 | |
| KF Drenica | |||
| KF Llapi |