2019–20 Football Superleague of Kosovo explained

Competition:Football Superleague of Kosovo
Season:2019–20
Dates:17 August 2019 – 26 July 2020
Winners:Drita
Relegated:Flamurtari
Vushtrria
Dukagjini
Ferizaj
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Drita
Continentalcup2:Europa League
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Gjilani
Prishtina
Matches:192
Total Goals:548
League Topscorer:Blendi Baftiu
(19 goals)[1]
Biggest Home Win:
Biggest Away Win:
Highest Scoring:

Longest Wins:Drita
(8 matches)[2]
Longest Unbeaten:Gjilani
Ballkani
(10 matches)[3]
Longest Winless:Dukagjini
(19 matches)[4]
Longest Losses:Dukagjini
(8 matches)[5]
Highest Attendance:
Prishtina 0–0 Ballkani
Prevseason:2018–19
Nextseason:2020–21
Updated:23 July 2020

The 2019–20 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 21st season of top-tier football in Kosovo. The season began on 17 August 2019 and will end on 26 July 2020. A total of 12 teams are competing in the league: ten teams from the 2018–19 season and two teams from the 2018–19 First Football League of Kosovo. Feronikeli are the defending champions from the previous season.

After UEFA permission Kosovo will be represented with 3 teams in European competitions,[6] Superleague winner will take part in Champions League while domestic league runners-up and domestic cup winner will take part in Europa League.

The Football Federation of Kosovo has also announced that the current season will be the last season with 12 teams.[7] 4 teams will be relegated to First Football League of Kosovo and 2 teams from First Football League of Kosovo will be promoted to Superleague of Kosovo to complete the 10 teams for the 2020–21 season.

Teams and stadiums

Liria and KEK 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 2018–19 First League, Vushtrria and Dukagjini respectively.

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Club TownStadium and capacity[8] UEFA
license[9]
BallkaniSuva RekaSuva Reka City Stadium1,500
DrenicaSkenderajBajram Aliu Stadium3,000
DritaGjilanGjilan City Stadium15,000
DukagjiniKlina18 June Stadium2,000
FerizajFerizajFerizaj Synthetic Grass Stadium1,500
FeronikeliDrenasRexhep Rexhepi Stadium2,000
FlamurtariPristinaXhemail Ibishi Stadium5,000
GjilaniGjilanGjilan City Stadium15,000
LlapiPodujevoZahir Pajaziti Stadium10,000
PrishtinaPristinaFadil Vokrri Stadium13,000
Trepça'89MitrovicaRiza Lushta Stadium12,000
VushtrriaVushtrriFerki Aliu Stadium6,000

League table

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.

Matches 23–33

Season statistics

Scoring

Top scorers

[1]

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Blendi BaftiuBallkani19
2 Arb ManajTrepça'8917
3 Ahmed JanuziPrishtina14
4 Kastriot RexhaDrita13
5 Gerhard ProgniGjilani12
6 Fiton HajdariGjilani11
Alban ShillovaDrenica
8 Betim HaxhimusaDrita10
Shend KelmendiFlamurtari
Otto JohnPrishtina
Bashkim ShalaFeronikeli
12 Mevlan ZekaFeronikeli9
Meriton KorenicaPrishtina
14 Tomislav BušićGjilani8
Van-Dave HarmonFeronikeli

Notes and references

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Top golashënuesit. Top scorers. TopSporti. sq. 17 August 2019.
  2. Web site: FFK Superliga e Kosovës . TopSporti . 18 August 2019.
  3. Web site: FFK Superliga e Kosovës . TopSporti . 18 August 2019.
  4. Web site: FFK Superliga e Kosovës . TopSporti . 18 August 2019.
  5. Web site: FFK Superliga e Kosovës . TopSporti . 18 August 2019.
  6. Web site: Lajm i mirë nga Budapesti. FFK Kosova. 2019-06-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20190623195824/http://ffk-kosova.com/2019/05/17/lajm-i-mire-nga-budapesti-kosova-me-tri-klube-ne-garat-e-uefa-s/. 2019-06-23. dead.
  7. Web site: Ndryshimet e Superligës. Zëri.
  8. Web site: 2019/20 Kosovo Superliga (venues). Soccerway.
  9. Web site: Përmbyllet procesi i licencimit të klubeve për garat evropiane. sq-AL. 2020-05-27.