2020–21 Football Superleague of Kosovo

Football Superleague of Kosovo
Season	2020–21
Dates	18 September 2020 – 23 May 2021
Champions	Prishtina
Relegated	Trepça '89; Arbëria; Besa Pejë
Champions League	Prishtina
Europa Conference League	Drita; Llapi
Matches played	180
Goals scored	474 (2.63 per match)
Top goalscorer	Mirlind Daku; (31 goals)
Biggest home win	Ballkani 5–0 Drenica; (4 October 2020); Llapi 5–0 Trepça '89; (10 November 2020)
Biggest away win	Arbëria 2–6 Ballkani; (11 March 2021)
Highest scoring	Arbëria 2–6 Ballkani; (11 March 2021)
Lowest attendance	0
	← 2019–20 2021–22 → All statistics correct as of 23 May 2021.

The 2020–21 Football Superleague of Kosovo season was the 22nd^[b] season of top-tier football in Kosovo. The season began on 18 September 2020 and ended on 23 May 2021. A total of 10 teams competed in the league: eight teams from the 2019–20 season and two teams from the 2019–20 First Football League of Kosovo. Drita were the defending champions from the previous season.

Teams

Ten teams competed in the league – the top eight teams from the previous season and the two teams promoted from the First Football League of Kosovo. The promoted teams are Besa Pejë and Arbëria. They replaced Flamurtari, Vushtrria, Dukagjini and Ferizaj.

Stadiums and locations

Gjilan

Gjilan clubs:

Locations of the 2020–21 Football Superleague of Kosovo teams

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Club	Town	Stadium and capacity^[2]
Arbëria	Dobrajë e Madhe (Lipljan)	Sami Kelmendi Stadium	3,200
Arbëria	Dobrajë e Madhe (Lipljan)	Agron Rama Stadium^[c]	5,000^[c]
Ballkani	Suva Reka	Suva Reka City Stadium	1,500
Besa Pejë	Peja	Shahin Haxhiislami Stadium	8,500
Besa Pejë	Peja	Tahir Vokshi Stadium^[d]	1,500^[d]
Drenica	Skenderaj	Bajram Aliu Stadium	3,000
Drita	Gjilan	Gjilan City Stadium^[e]	15,000
Feronikeli	Drenas	Rexhep Rexhepi Stadium	2,000
Gjilani	Gjilan	Gjilan City Stadium^[e]	15,000
Llapi	Podujevo	Zahir Pajaziti Stadium	10,000
Prishtina	Pristina	Fadil Vokrri Stadium	13,000
Trepça '89	Mitrovica	Riza Lushta Stadium	12,000

Personnel and kits

Team	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor(s)
Arbëria	Arbnor Morina	Hysen Bytyqi	SHAFF	Restaurant Marigona
Ballkani	Ardian Basha	Visar Berisha	Macron	Cima Construction
Besa Pejë	Leotrim Krasniqi	Donart Sheqerolli	Erreà	Elkos Group
Drenica	Sami Sermaxhaj	Azem Bejta	SHAFF	ILEAA-GR SH.P.K
Drita	Ardian Nuhiu	Ardian Limani	Macron	JB Automotive AG
Feronikeli	Faruk Elshani	Lapidar Lladrovci	Macron	Porto Budva
Gjilani	Ismet Munishi	Ylber Kastrati	Joma	Tali SH.P.K
Llapi	Tahir Batatina	Mentor Zhdrella	Nike	FF Bauunternehmung	N.N.T ABC
Prishtina	Zekirija Ramadani	Lorik Boshnjaku	Jako	Beni Dona	Eurokoha
Prishtina	Zekirija Ramadani	Lorik Boshnjaku	Jako	NLB Banka Prishtina	Rio Mare
Trepça '89	Shpëtim Idrizi	Ardian Muja	SHAFF	JYSK Kosova	KFC Kosova

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Prishtina (C)	36	24	6	6	65	27	+38	78	Qualification for the Champions League preliminary round
2	Drita	36	22	10	4	59	28	+31	76	Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round
3	Ballkani	36	23	5	8	79	43	+36	74
4	Gjilani	36	12	12	12	37	38	−1	48
5	Llapi	36	13	4	19	49	56	−7	43	Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round^[a]
6	Drenica	36	10	12	14	34	48	−14	42
7	Feronikeli	36	10	12	14	44	36	+8	42
8	Trepça '89 (R)	36	12	6	18	38	54	−16	42	Qualification for the relegation play-offs
9	Arbëria (R)	36	11	7	18	42	58	−16	40	Relegation to First Football League of Kosovo
10	Besa Pejë (R)	36	3	6	27	27	86	−59	15	Relegation to First Football League of Kosovo

Source: Football Federation of Kosovo (in Albanian), TopSporti (in Albanian)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champions, teams for relegation or teams for UEFA competitions).
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Llapi qualified for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round by winning the 2020–21 Kosovar Cup.

Results

First half of season

Home \ Away	ARB	BAL	BES	DRE	DRI	FRN	GJI	LLA	PRI	T89
Arbëria	—	2–4	1–0	1–0	0–1	0–0	1–0	1–2	1–1	1–2
Ballkani	2–1	—	4–1	5–0	2–0	3–2	0–4	4–2	2–1	2–0
Besa Pejë	0–3	1–4	—	0–0	1–4	1–1	1–2	2–2	0–2	2–1
Drenica	0–1	1–2	2–1	—	0–3	1–0	0–0	0–1	1–0	2–1
Drita	1–1	2–1	3–1	4–1	—	1–1	0–0	1–0	0–0	1–0
Feronikeli	1–0	1–1	3–0	2–2	1–2	—	4–0	1–0	1–2	2–0
Gjilani	3–1	0–0	1–0	1–0	2–3	0–0	—	2–0	0–3	0–0
Llapi	2–0	1–3	2–0	0–1	1–2	3–2	0–1	—	0–2	5–0
Prishtina	1–0	2–1	4–0	3–0	1–1	0–0	0–2	0–0	—	4–2
Trepça '89	0–2	4–3	4–2	0–0	0–1	0–0	3–0	1–0	1–0	—

Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Second half of season

Home \ Away	ARB	BAL	BES	DRE	DRI	FRN	GJI	LLA	PRI	T89
Arbëria	—	2–6	2–1	1–1	1–3	0–3	3–4	3–2	0–4	0–1
Ballkani	2–3	—	4–1	2–1	0–0	1–0	1–0	1–0	0–1	4–3
Besa Pejë	0–3	0–3	—	1–2	1–1	2–1	1–0	1–4	0–3	1–2
Drenica	1–1	2–1	0–0	—	0–3	1–1	0–0	4–2	0–1	2–0
Drita	2–0	1–1	3–1	1–1	—	3–1	2–0	1–0	1–2	1–2
Feronikeli	0–1	0–2	3–1	1–3	0–1	—	1–1	4–0	2–0	3–0
Gjilani	1–1	1–1	5–1	0–0	1–1	1–0	—	0–2	1–2	2–1
Llapi	4–3	1–0	1–0	3–3	2–4	1–1	3–1	—	1–3	2–1
Prishtina	2–0	2–5	5–1	3–1	2–0	2–1	0–0	2–0	—	3–1
Trepça '89	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–1	0–1	0–0	2–1	1–0	1–2	—

Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Relegation play-offs

28 May 2021

16:00

Trepça '89	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Dukagjini
Shala 30'	Report (FFK) Report (TS)	Osmani 52'
Penalties
Berisha Arb. Muja Jashari Ard. Muja Rrahmani	3–4	Osmani Kerim Basriu Merlaku Mulaj

Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo

Attendance: 0^[a]

Referee: Mervan Bejtullahu (Kosovo)

Season statistics

First goal of the season: Kreshnik Bahtiri for Arbëria against Trepça '89 (18 September 2020).^[4]
Last goal of the season: Blendi Baftiu for Ballkani against Prishtina (23 May 2021).

Top scorers

As of 23 May 2021^[1]

#	Player	Club	Goals
1	Mirlind Daku	Ballkani	31
2	Marko Simonovski	Feronikeli	12
3	Marclei	Arbëria	10
3	Otto John	Prishtina	10
4	Betim Haxhimusa	Drita	9
	Gerhard Progni	Gjilani
	Leotrim Kryeziu	Prishtina
5	Ardit Tahiri	Besa Pejë	8
	Kastriot Rexha	Drita
	Besnik Krasniqi	Prishtina
6	Ermal Krasniqi	Ballkani	7

Top assisters

As of 23 May 2021^[5]

#	Player	Club	Assists
1	Ermal Krasniqi	Ballkani	8
2	Endrit Krasniqi	Prishtina	7
3	Armend Thaqi	Ballkani	6
	Blendi Baftiu	Ballkani
	Ahmed Januzi	Llapi
4	Edvin Kuč	Ballkani	5
	Leonit Abazi	Prishtina
	Gauthier Mankenda	Prishtina
5	Etnik Brruti	Besa Pejë	4
	Astrit Fazliu	Drita
	Ardian Limani	Drita

Hat-tricks

Player in italic is not part of the Superleague.

Player	For	Against	Result	Date	Round
Mirlind Daku	Ballkani	Besa Pejë	1–4 (A)	19 September 2020	1
Bedri Greca	Feronikeli	Gjilani	4–0 (H)	20 September 2020	1
Mirlind Daku	Ballkani	Feronikeli	3–2 (H)	23 September 2020	2
Otto John	Prishtina	Besa Pejë	4–0 (H)	17 October 2020	6
Bismark Charles	Trepça '89	Ballkani	4–3 (H)	25 October 2020	8
Ardit Hila	Gjilani	Ballkani	0–4 (A)	19 December 2020	12
Mirlind Daku	Ballkani	Arbëria	2–6 (A)	11 March 2021	24

Notes and references

Notes

^
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Kosovo, all matches of this season will be played behind closed doors until another decision.
^
This season was the 22nd season under the name Football Superleague of Kosovo, the 28th season of top-tier football in Kosovo and the 74th season of football in Kosovo overall.
^
Arbëria played its matches in three stadiums as Agron Rama Stadium (Obilić), Zahir Pajaziti Stadium (Podujevo) and Gjilan Synthetic Grass Stadium (Gjilan), instead of their regular stadium Sami Kelmendi Stadium (Dobrajë e Madhe), which was under reconstruction.^[6]
^
Besa Pejë will play their home matches at Tahir Vokshi Stadium (village Bresovik of Peć), instead of their regular stadium Shahin Haxhiislami Stadium (Peć), which was under reconstruction.
^
The two teams, Drita and Gjilan, which use this stadium together with their fans, have named the stadium with different names. Drita and their fans call the stadium as Selami Osmani-Bezi Stadium, while Gjilan and their fans call the stadium as Agim Ramadani Stadium, but officially the stadium is called Gjilan City Stadium.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b "Golashenuesit – FFK Superliga" [Goalscorers – FFK Superleague]. TopSporti (in Albanian). Retrieved 23 May 2021.
^ "2020/21 Kosovo Superliga (venues)". Soccerway.
^ "Përmbyllet procesi i licencimit të klubeve për garat evropiane" [The process of licensing clubs for European competitions is completed] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 14 May 2020.
^ "Shënohet goli i parë në edicionin e ri të Superligës" [The first goal is scored in the new edition of the Superleague]. Gazeta Blic (in Albanian). 18 September 2020.
^ "Asistuesit – FFK Superliga" [Assisters – FFK Superleague]. TopSporti (in Albanian). Retrieved 23 May 2021.
^ "Klubi i Superligës ndeshjet si vendës do t'i zhvillojë në stadiumin e njohur" [The Super League club will play its home matches in the well-known stadium]. VAR Kosova (in Albanian). 9 September 2020.
^ "Çfarë emri duhet të ketë stadiumi i qytetit në Gjilan" [What should be the name of the city stadium in Gjilan]. RajoniPress (in Albanian). 31 January 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2020.

External links

Official website (in Albanian and English)

[table_note_res_ECL1Qcup0.68520768624042-4] Llapi qualified for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round by winning the 2020–21 Kosovar Cup.

[cnote_a] 
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Kosovo, all matches of this season will be played behind closed doors until another decision.

[cnote_b] 
This season was the 22nd season under the name Football Superleague of Kosovo, the 28th season of top-tier football in Kosovo and the 74th season of football in Kosovo overall.

[cnote_c] 
Arbëria played its matches in three stadiums as Agron Rama Stadium (Obilić), Zahir Pajaziti Stadium (Podujevo) and Gjilan Synthetic Grass Stadium (Gjilan), instead of their regular stadium Sami Kelmendi Stadium (Dobrajë e Madhe), which was under reconstruction.^[6]

[cnote_d] 
Besa Pejë will play their home matches at Tahir Vokshi Stadium (village Bresovik of Peć), instead of their regular stadium Shahin Haxhiislami Stadium (Peć), which was under reconstruction.

[cnote_e] 
The two teams, Drita and Gjilan, which use this stadium together with their fans, have named the stadium with different names. Drita and their fans call the stadium as Selami Osmani-Bezi Stadium, while Gjilan and their fans call the stadium as Agim Ramadani Stadium, but officially the stadium is called Gjilan City Stadium.^[7]

[Goalscorers-1] "Golashenuesit – FFK Superliga" [Goalscorers – FFK Superleague]. TopSporti (in Albanian). Retrieved 23 May 2021.

[2] "2020/21 Kosovo Superliga (venues)". Soccerway.

[3] "Përmbyllet procesi i licencimit të klubeve për garat evropiane" [The process of licensing clubs for European competitions is completed] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 14 May 2020.

[5] "Shënohet goli i parë në edicionin e ri të Superligës" [The first goal is scored in the new edition of the Superleague]. Gazeta Blic (in Albanian). 18 September 2020.

[6] "Asistuesit – FFK Superliga" [Assisters – FFK Superleague]. TopSporti (in Albanian). Retrieved 23 May 2021.

[7] "Klubi i Superligës ndeshjet si vendës do t'i zhvillojë në stadiumin e njohur" [The Super League club will play its home matches in the well-known stadium]. VAR Kosova (in Albanian). 9 September 2020.

[8] "Çfarë emri duhet të ketë stadiumi i qytetit në Gjilan" [What should be the name of the city stadium in Gjilan]. RajoniPress (in Albanian). 31 January 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2020.

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