2017–18 KF Skënderbeu Korçë season

Skënderbeu Korçë
2017–18 season
President	Ardian Takaj
Head coach	Ilir Daja
Stadium	Skënderbeu Stadium
Kategoria Superiore	Winners
Albanian Cup	Winners
Europa League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: ; Ali Sowe (21); All: ; Ali Sowe (28)
	← 2016–17 2018–19 →

Skënderbeu Korçë are an Albanian football team which are based in Korçë. During the 2017/18 campaign they will compete in the following competitions: Kategoria Superiore, Albanian Cup, UEFA Europa League.

Players

As of 21 January 2018^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ALB	Orges Shehi (Captain)
3	DF	ALB	Gledi Mici
4	DF	ALB	Bruno Lulaj
5	DF	KOS	Bajram Jashanica
6	DF	KOS	Fidan Aliti
7	MF	ALB	Enis Gavazaj
8	MF	MLI	Bakary Nimaga
9	FW	ALB	Sebino Plaku
10	FW	KOS	Donjet Shkodra
11	MF	KOS	Leonit Abazi
12	GK	ALB	Mario Dajsinani
13	MF	ALB	Jorgo Pëllumbi
14	FW	CZE	Martin Nešpor
17	MF	ALB	Gjergji Muzaka
18	FW	MNE	Goran Vujović
18	MF	ETH	Beneyam


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	DF	ALB	Tefik Osmani
21	MF	KOS	Suad Sahiti
22	MF	ALB	Bruno Dita
26	MF	ALB	Afrim Taku
27	MF	ALB	Liridon Latifi
32	DF	ALB	Kristi Vangjeli
33	DF	CRO	Marko Radaš
44	MF	ALB	Uerdi Mara
77	FW	IRN	Reza Karimi
78	FW	NGA	James Adeniyi
88	MF	ALB	Sabien Lilaj
90	FW	GAM	Ali Sowe
95	GK	ALB	Aldo Teqja
97	MF	ALB	Nazmi Gripshi
98	MF	ALB	Anteo Osmanllari

Italics players who left the team during the season.
Bold players who came in the team during the season.

Pre-season and friendlies

15 June 2017	Videoton	1–0	Skënderbeu
17:30 CET

15 June 2017	Rabotnički	1–1	Skënderbeu
17:30 CET		Summary

Competitions

Kategoria Superiore

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Skënderbeu^[a] (C)	36	22	6	8	68	41	+27	72
2	Kukësi	36	18	9	9	61	41	+20	63	Qualification to the Champions League first qualifying round
3	Luftëtari	36	16	11	9	47	37	+10	59	Qualification to the Europa League first qualifying round^[b]
4	Laçi	36	16	8	12	45	39	+6	56
5	Partizani	36	15	8	13	41	36	+5	53

Source: Albanian Football Association (in Albanian), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.^[4]
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ In March 2018, Skënderbeu was handed a 10-year ban from UEFA club competitions over match fixing.^[2]^[3]
^ Skënderbeu qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2017–18 Albanian Cup. However, since they were banned from entering UEFA competitions, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
36	22	6	8	68	41	+27	72	14	1	3	38	19	+19	8	5	5	30	22	+8

Last updated: 23 May 2018.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	D	D	W	L	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	L	L	W	L	L	L
Position	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

9 September 2017 1	Skënderbeu	2–0	Flamurtari	Korçë
20:00 CET	Lilaj 2' (pen.) Radaš 21' Muzaka 64'	Report	Sidibe 6' Useini 21' Položani 29' Jakovljević 57'	Stadium: Skënderbeu Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Adrian Beqiri

18 September 2017 2	Kamza	1–1	Skënderbeu	Kamëz
16:00 CET	Neziri 16' Rezi 67'	Report	Shkodra 28' Lilaj 80'	Stadium: Kamëz Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Klajdi Kola

23 September 2017 3	Skënderbeu	2–0	Partizani	Korçë
19:00 CET	Sowe 65' Lilaj 86' (pen.)	Report	Batha 55' La Camera 58'	Stadium: Skënderbeu Stadium Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Remzi Sadiku

2 October 2017 4	Kukësi	1–2	Skënderbeu	Kukës
14:00 CET	Bakaj 37' Calé 76'	Report	Dita 31' Lilaj 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Zeqir Imeri Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Kridens Meta

12 October 2017 5	Skënderbeu	2–1	Laçi	Korçë
17:00 CET	Ademir 27' (o.g.) Jashanica 75' Vangjeli 83'	Report	Lushkja 58' Sefgjinaj 77'	Stadium: Skënderbeu Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Klodian Shahini

15 October 2017 6	Skënderbeu	2–1	Lushnja	Korçë
17:00 CET	Taku 20', 42' Sowe 75' Adeniyi 80'	Report	Sefa 29' Mone 53' Bizhyti 66'	Stadium: Skënderbeu Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Orlando Kuka

23 October 2017 7	Teuta	1–4	Skënderbeu	Durrës
17:00 CET	Amadu 7' Shkalla 42' Dedić 46'	Report	Adeniyi 37' Osmani 47' Taku 50' Mici 60' Lilaj 67' (pen.) Sowe 72' Muzaka 77' (pen.)	Stadium: Niko Dovana Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Klajdi Kola

28 October 2017 8	Skënderbeu	2–0	Luftëtari	Korçë
17:00 CET	Lilaj 4' (pen.) Aliti 53' Vangjeli 66' Gavazaj 80'	Report	Ruçi 4' Ramadani 68' Zguro 78'	Stadium: Skënderbeu Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Olsid Ferataj

5 November 2017 9	Vllaznia	0–2	Skënderbeu	Korçë^{[note 1]}
14:00 CET	Krymi 43'	Report	Taku 57' Sowe 85'	Stadium: Skënderbeu Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Mario Apap (Malta)

Albanian Cup

First round

6 September 2017 First leg	Adriatiku	0–8	Skënderbeu	Mamurras
16:00 CET		Report	Kelmendi 17' Muzaka 37', 53' (pen.) Shkodra 63' Nešpor 77' Demte 79' Sowe 80', 86'	Stadium: Mamurras Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Erald Demiraj

5 October 2017 Second leg	Skënderbeu	9–1 (17–1 agg.)	Adriatiku	Korçë
14:00 CET	Nešpor 4', 17' Shkodra 7' Mara 11', 25' Gripshi 38' Eqerem Liqeri 65' Lulaj 68' Taku 86'	Report	Trungshi 71'	Stadium: Skënderbeu Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Xhulio Mema

Second round

29 November 2017 First leg	Besëlidhja	0–1	Skënderbeu	Lezhë
14:00 CET	Bajri 21' Dyca 38'	Report	Kelmendi 27' Teqja 49' Nimaga 63'	Stadium: Brian Filipi Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Klodian Shahini

13 December 2017 Second leg	Skënderbeu	3–1 (4–1 agg.)	Besëlidhja	Kavajë
13:00 CET	Kelmendi 3' Demte 74' Adeniyi 82' Lulaj 86'	Report	Ndreca 18' Camara 27' Ajazi 63'	Stadium: Besa Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Kreshnik Cjapi

Quarter-finals

31 January 2018 First leg	Teuta	0−2	Skënderbeu	Durrës
14:00 CET	Çyrbja 38' Hila 88'	Report	James 35', 79'	Stadium: Niko Dovana Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Adrian Beqiri

14 February 2018 Second leg	Skënderbeu	3−0 (5–0 agg.)	Teuta	Korçë
17:00 CET	Lilaj 44' Sowe 60', 71'	Report	Bilali 39' Beqja 81'	Stadium: Skënderbeu Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Orlando Kuka

Semi-finals

4 April 2018 First leg	Skënderbeu	0−1	Flamurtari	Korçë
17:00 CET	Nimaga 59' Dita 67'	Report	Nedeljković 31' Danilo Alves 83' 85'	Stadium: Skënderbeu Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Enea Jorgji

18 April 2018 Second leg	Flamurtari	0−2 (1–2 agg.)	Skënderbeu	Vlorë
18:30 CET	Zuka 27'	Report	Osmani 36' Sowe 60' Nimaga 62' Vangjeli 86'	Stadium: Flamurtari Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Laver Alla

Final

27 May 2018 Final	Skënderbeu	1–0	Laçi	Elbasan
19:00 CET	Osmani 25' Radaš 58' 90' Lilaj 68' (pen.) Vangjeli 80'	Report	Lushkja 45' Uzuni 45+1' Fangaj 50' Sefgjinaj 67'	Stadium: Elbasan Arena Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti

UEFA Europa League

First qualifying round

29 June 2017 First leg	Skënderbeu	1–0	Sant Julià	Korçë
20:00 CET	Latifi 69'	Report	Luis Blanco 31' Fabio Alves 53' José Villanueva 67' Leonel Alves 90+1'	Stadium: Skënderbeu Stadium Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Robert Hennessy (Republic of Ireland)

6 July 2017 Second leg	Sant Julià	0–5 (0–6 agg.)	Skënderbeu	Andorra la Vella
20:30 CET	Firpo 41' Luis Blanco 52'	Report	Vujović 2' 41' Adeniyi 37' Latifi 79', 90+3' Vangjeli 90+1'	Stadium: Estadi Comunal Attendance: 700 Referee: Kai Erik Steen (Norway)

Second qualifying round

13 July 2017 First leg	Kairat	1–1	Skënderbeu	Almaty
17:45 CET	Gohou 9' Isael 45+2' Bakayev 50' Akhmetov 90+3'	Report	Radaš 50' Mici 63' Nimaga 72' Vangjeli 76'	Stadium: Central Stadium Attendance: 7,054 Referee: Leontios Trattou (Cyprus)

20 July 2017 Second leg	Skënderbeu	2–0 (3–1 agg.)	Kairat	Korçë
17:45 CET	Lilaj 28' 75' 50' Plaku 83'	Report	Elek 59' César Arzo 86' Kuat 90'	Stadium: Skënderbeu Stadium Attendance: 4,800 Referee: Jens Maae (Denmark)

Third qualifying round

27 July 2017 First leg	Mladá Boleslav	2–1	Skënderbeu	Mladá Boleslav
18:00 CET	Chramosta 42' Jánoš 87'	Report	Nimaga 45+1' Plaku 63' Radaš 71' Čmovš 86' (o.g.)	Stadium: Městský stadion Attendance: 4,487 Referee: Alan Mario Sant (Malta)

3 August 2017 Second leg	Skënderbeu	2–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Mladá Boleslav	Elbasan
20:00 CET	Vangjeli 12' Lilaj 55' (pen.) Plaku 83'	Report	Jánoš 18' Komlichenko 53' Mareš 74' Přikryl 81'	Stadium: Elbasan Arena Attendance: 4,850 Referee: Serhiy Boyko (Ukraine)
	Penalties
	Shehi Latifi Muzaku Lilaj		Mareš Přikryl Rada Mebrahtu

Play-off round

17 August 2017 First leg	Dinamo Zagreb	1–1	Skënderbeu	Zagreb
18:00 CET	Gojak 13' Stojanović 35' Henríquez 90+4'	Report	Latifi 37' Osmani 45+3' Nimaga 49'	Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 9,369 Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)

24 August 2017 Second leg	Skënderbeu	0–0 (1a–1 agg.)	Dinamo Zagreb	Elbasan
19:00 CET	Nimaga 27' 78' Radaš 78' Osmani 80' Mici 81' Shehi 84'	Report	Sigali 43' Fernándes 81'	Stadium: Elbasan Arena Attendance: 11,230 Referee: István Vad (Hungary)

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	DKV	PAR	YB	SKE
1	Dynamo Kyiv	6	4	1	1	15	9	+6	13	Advance to knockout phase	—	4–1	2–2	3–1
2	Partizan	6	2	2	2	8	9	−1	8	Advance to knockout phase	2–3	—	2–1	2–0
3	Young Boys	6	1	3	2	7	8	−1	6		0–1	1–1	—	2–1
4	Skënderbeu	6	1	2	3	6	10	−4	5		3–2	0–0	1–1	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

14 September 2017 1	Dynamo Kyiv	3–1	Skënderbeu	Kyiv
19:00 CET	González 23' Sydorchuk 47' Júnior Moraes 50' Mbokani 65' (pen.) Buyalskyi 72'	Report	Muzaka 39' 41' Vangjeli 57' Mici 64' Radaš 89'	Stadium: NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium Attendance: 24,893 Referee: Bart Vertenten (Belgium)

28 September 2017 2	Skënderbeu	1–1	Young Boys	Elbasan
21:05 CET	Sowe 65' Nimaga 86'	Report	Assalé 30' 72'	Stadium: Elbasan Arena Attendance: 3,300 Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)

19 October 2017 3	Skënderbeu	0–0	Partizan	Elbasan
21:05 CET	Lilaj 38' Jashanica 60' Mici 90+3'	Report	Tawamba 34' Miletić 62' Tošić 90+3'	Stadium: Elbasan Arena Attendance: 6,300 Referee: Daniel Stefański (Poland)

2 November 2017 4	Partizan	2–0	Skënderbeu	Belgrade
19:00 CET	Tošić 39' 52' Jevtović 43' Tawamba 66' Miletić 71'	Report	Jashanica 65'	Stadium: Partizan Stadium Attendance: 12,659 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)

23 November 2017 5	Skënderbeu	3–2	Dynamo Kyiv	Elbasan
21:05 CET	Lilaj 18' Adeniyi 52' 90+3' Sowe 56' Radaš 77'	Report	Tsyhankov 16' Rusyn 90+1' Buschan 90+3'	Stadium: Elbasan Arena Attendance: 100^{[note 2]} Referee: Oliver Drachta (Austria)

7 December 2017 6	Young Boys	2–1	Skënderbeu	Bern
19:00 CET	Ngamaleu 4' Joss 16' Hoarau 55' 73' Assalé 90+5' Schick 90+7'	Report	Aliti 32' Gavazaj 51' Beneyam 66' Mici 89' Nimaga 90+5'	Stadium: Stade de Suisse Attendance: 8,209 Referee: Simon Lee Evans (Wales)

Notes

^ The match was held at Skënderbeu Stadium due to reconstruction of the field of Loro Boriçi Stadium.
^ The Skënderbeu Korçë v Dynamo Kyiv match was played behind closed doors due to punishment by UEFA.^[5]

References

^ "2017–18 KF Skënderbeu Korçë". Football Database. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
^ Lisaku, Ervin (29 March 2018). "Albania's Skenderbeu handed 10-year ban over match-fixing in worst ever UEFA punishment". Tirana Times.
^ Erebara, Gjergj (30 March 2018). "Albania's Skenderbeu handed 10-year ban over match-fixing in worst ever UEFA punishment". Balkan Insight.
^ "Superliga: Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
^ "ARSENAL ESCAPE PUNISHMENT AS COLOGNE FINED €60,000 FOR FAN TROUBLE". Goal.com. 30 October 2017. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2019.

External links

Official website
Albanian Football Association Official Website (in Albanian and English)
KF Skënderbeu at UEFA.com (in English)

[table_note_SKE0.76630634850185-4] In March 2018, Skënderbeu was handed a 10-year ban from UEFA club competitions over match fixing.^[2]^[3]

[table_note_res_EL1Q0.76630634850185-5] Skënderbeu qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2017–18 Albanian Cup. However, since they were banned from entering UEFA competitions, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league.

[7] The match was held at Skënderbeu Stadium due to reconstruction of the field of Loro Boriçi Stadium.

[SKEvDKV_behind_closed_doors-9] The Skënderbeu Korçë v Dynamo Kyiv match was played behind closed doors due to punishment by UEFA.^[5]

[1] "2017–18 KF Skënderbeu Korçë". Football Database. Retrieved 21 January 2018.

[2] Lisaku, Ervin (29 March 2018). "Albania's Skenderbeu handed 10-year ban over match-fixing in worst ever UEFA punishment". Tirana Times.

[3] Erebara, Gjergj (30 March 2018). "Albania's Skenderbeu handed 10-year ban over match-fixing in worst ever UEFA punishment". Balkan Insight.

[6] "Superliga: Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 8 June 2017.

[8] "ARSENAL ESCAPE PUNISHMENT AS COLOGNE FINED €60,000 FOR FAN TROUBLE". Goal.com. 30 October 2017. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2019.

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Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
36	22	6	8	68	41	+27	72	14	1	3	38	19	+19	8	5	5	30	22	+8

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
36	22	6	8	68	41	+27	72	14	1	3	38	19	+19	8	5	5	30	22	+8

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
36	22	6	8	68	41	+27	72	14	1	3	38	19	+19	8	5	5	30	22	+8