Competition: | Football Superleague of Kosovo |
Season: | 2018–19 |
Dates: | 18 August 2018 – 19 May 2019 |
Winners: | Feronikeli |
Relegated: | KEK Liria |
Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Feronikeli |
Continentalcup2: | Europa League |
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Prishtina |
Matches: | 195 |
Total Goals: | 481 |
League Topscorer: | Kastriot Rexha (21 goals)[1] |
Biggest Home Win: | |
Biggest Away Win: | |
Highest Scoring: | |
Longest Wins: | 22 matches[2] Prishtina |
Longest Unbeaten: | 22 matches[3] Prishtina |
Longest Winless: | 32 matches KEK |
Longest Losses: | 32 matches KEK |
Prevseason: | 2017–18 |
Nextseason: | 2019–20 |
Updated: | 19 May 2019 |
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 was 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.
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[4] | UEFA license[5] | ||
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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 | Drenas | Rexhep Rexhepi Stadium | 2,000 | ||
Flamurtari | Pristina | Xhemail Ibishi Stadium | 5,000 | ||
Gjilani | Gjilan | Gjilan City Stadium | 15,000 | ||
KEK | Obiliq | 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 |
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.
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'89 retained their spot in 2019–20 Football Superleague of Kosovo; Vëllaznimi remained in 2019–20 First Football League of Kosovo.----Gjilani retained their spot in 2019–20 Football Superleague of Kosovo; Besa Pejë remained in 2019–20 First Football League of Kosovo.
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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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 |
Liria | |||
Mario Morina | Prishtina |