2024–25 Football Superleague of Kosovo

Football Superleague of Kosovo
Season	2024–25
Dates	10 August 2024 – May 2025
Matches played	8
Goals scored	17 (2.13 per match)
Top goalscorer	Queven (4 goals)
	← 2023–24 2025–26 → All statistics correct as of 2 September 2024.

The 2024–25 Football Superleague of Kosovo season, also known as the ALBI MALL Superleague of Kosovo (Albanian: ALBI MALL Superliga e Kosovës) for sponsorship reasons with Albi Mall is the 26th^[A] season of top-tier football in Kosovo. The season began on 10 August 2024 and will end in May 2025. Ballkani are the defending champions from the previous season.

Teams

The leаgue consisted of ten teams – the top eight teаms from the previous season and two teams promoted from the 2023–24 First Football League of Kosovo.

The two directly promoted teаms were Suhareka and Ferizaj, winners of the 2023–24 Kosovo First League groups A and B, respectively.^[2] They replaced the 2023–24 Kosovo Superleague bottom two teams, Liria Prizren and Fushë Kosova.

Stаdiums and locаtions

Gjilan

Suharekë

Gjilan clubs:

Drita
Gjilani

Suharekë clubs:

Ballkani
Suhareka

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Locations of the 2024–25 Football Superleague of Kosovo teams

Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.

Club	Town	Stadium and capacity
Ballkani	Suharekë	Suhareka City Stadium	1,500
Drita	Gjilan	Gjilan Synthetic Grass Stadium^[C]	1,500
Dukagjini	Klinë	18 June Stadium	3,000
Ferizaj	Ferizaj	Ferizaj Synthetic Grass Stadium	1,500
Feronikeli	Drenas	Rexhep Rexhepi Stadium	2,000
Gjilani	Gjilan	Gjilan Synthetic Grass Stadium^[C]	1,500
Llapi	Podujevë	Zahir Pajaziti Stadium	8,000
Malisheva	Malishevë	Liman Gegaj Stadium	2,000
Prishtina	Prishtinë	Fadil Vokrri Stadium	13,000
Suhareka	Suharekë	Suhareka City Stadium	1,500

Personnel and kits

Club	Manager	Captain	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor¹
Ballkani	Artim Položani	Bajram Jashanica	Erreà	Cima Construction
Drita	Zekirija Ramadani	Rron Broja	Macron	AirTiketa		ALBTECH
Dukagjini	Ismet Munishi	Elton Basriu	Jako	Chio Kosova
Ferizaj	Arsim Abazi	Edon Sadriu	Macron	HIB Petrol	Panorama Residence	Termoluli
Feronikeli	Giovanni Colella	Alban Shabani	Jako	none
Gjilani	Ardian Nuhiu	Edison Kqiku	Jako	EL-BAU shpk
Llapi	Tahir Batatina	Benjamin Emini	Jako	Bären Baugruppe AG
Malisheva	Bekim Isufi	Dreni Kryeziu	Erreà	Patroni
Prishtina	Jean-Michel Cavalli	Drilon Islami	Phoenix Sport	IPKO		NLB Banka Prishtina
Suhareka	Shpëtim Duro	Yll Hoxha	Erima	none

1. On the front of shirt.

Managerial changes

Dates in italics are pre-season changes.

Team	Outgoing manager	Date of vacancy	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Gjilani	Gentian Mezani	25 May 2024	Ardian Nuhiu	9 June 2024
Suhareka	Arsim Thaqi	26 May 2024	Shpëtim Duro	26 May 2024
Dukagjini	Armend Dallku	27 May 2024	Ismet Munishi	4 June 2024
Prishtina	Ndubuisi Egbo	2 June 2024	Jean-Michel Cavalli	9 June 2024
Malisheva	Qëndrim Kida	26 July 2024	Bekim Isufi	26 July 2024
Feronikeli	Shefki Kuqi	26 August 2024	Fidan Rexhepi (C)	26 August 2024
Ballkani	Ilir Daja	2 September 2024	Artim Položani	9 September 2024
Feronikeli	Fidan Rexhepi (C)	30 August 2024	Giovanni Colella	30 August 2024

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Malisheva	8	5	2	1	15	9	+6	17	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	Ballkani	8	4	2	2	13	6	+7	14	Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
3	Llapi	8	4	2	2	10	5	+5	14	Qualification for the Conference League first qualifying round
4	Prishtina	7	4	1	2	12	6	+6	13
5	Drita	6	4	1	1	9	4	+5	13
6	Suhareka	7	4	1	2	10	9	+1	13
7	Gjilani	8	2	3	3	11	11	0	9
8	Ferizaj	8	2	1	5	7	15	−8	7	Qualification for the Relegation play-off
9	Dukagjini	8	2	0	6	7	16	−9	6	Relegation to Kosovo First League
10	Feronikeli	8	0	1	7	3	16	−13	1	Relegation to Kosovo First League

Updated to match(es) played on 6 October 2024. Source: Football Federation of Kosovo
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)

Results

Each team plays each other four times (36 matches each), twice at home and twice away.

First half of season

Home \ Away	BAL	DRI	DUK	FRZ	FRN	GJI	LLA	MAL	PRI	SUH
Ballkani	—		2–0		3–1				1–0
Drita	1–0	—		3–1		a		2–1
Dukagjini			—			2–1		1–3
Ferizaj				—	2–1		0–1		1–3	0–1
Feronikeli			0–2		—		0–2
Gjilani	1–1	a			2–0	—
Llapi		1–0				1–1	—	0–1
Malisheva	3–2			1–1		2–1		—
Prishtina			3–0				3–2		—	0–0
Suhareka			3–1		2–0	3–2				—

Updated to match(es) played on 22 September 2024. 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	BAL	DRI	DUK	FRZ	FRN	GJI	LLA	MAL	PRI	SUH
Ballkani	—
Drita		—				a
Dukagjini			—
Ferizaj				—
Feronikeli					—
Gjilani		a				—
Llapi							—
Malisheva								—
Prishtina									—
Suhareka										—

First match(es) will be played: January 2025. 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-off

The two runners-up of the 2024–25 Kosovo First League will face other in the semi-finals. The winners will then face the Kosovo Superleague eighth-placed team for the final place in the following Superleague season.

Season statistics and awards

Top scorers

As of 21 September 2024^[1]

#	Player	Club	Goals
1	Mevlan Zeka	Suhareka	5
3	Queven	Ballkani	4
3	Ahmed Januzi	Llapi	4
5	Fatjon Bunjaku	Malisheva	3
5	Albin Krasniqi	Prishtina	3
9	Giovanni	Ballkani	2
	Robert Rrahmani	Gjilani
	Senad Jarović	Gjilani
	Sunday Akinbule	Prishtina
10	39 players		1

Hat-tricks

Player	For	Against	Result	Date	Round

"Star of the Week" Award

Week	Player	Club	Ref	Week
1	Queven	Ballkani	^{[A 1]}	19
2	Mevlan Zeka	Suhareka	^{[A 2]}	20
3	Sunday Akinbule	Prishtina	^{[A 3]}	21
4	Almir Ajzeraj	Drita	^{[A 4]}	22
5	Arbër Pira	Malisheva	^{[A 5]}	23
6	Ahmed Januzi	Llapi	^{[A 6]}	24
7	Giovanni	Ballkani	^{[A 7]}	25
8				26
9				27
10				28
11				29
12				30
13				31
14				32
15				33
16				34
17				35
18				36

Notes and references

Notes

^ This season is the 26th season under the name Football Superleague of Kosovo, the 32nd season of top-tier football in Kosovo and the 78th season of football in Kosovo overall.
^ Drita and Gjilani use this stadium together and have named the stadium with different names. Drita and their fans named the stadium as Selami Osmani-Bezi Stadium, while Gjilan and their fans named the stadium as Agim Ramadani Stadium, but officially the stadium is named Gjilan City Stadium.^[4]
^ ^a ^b Drita and Gjilani will play their home matches at the Gjilan Synthetic Grass Stadium, instead of their regular stadium Gjilan City Stadium,^[B] which was under reconstruction.

References

^ ^a ^b "Golashenuesit – FFK Superliga" [Goalscorers – FFK Superleague]. TopSporti (in Albanian). Retrieved 11 August 2024.
^ "Ferizaj dhe Suhareka sigurojnë inkuadrimin në Superligën e Kosovës" [Ferizaj and Suhareka secure inclusion in the Kosovo Superleague] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 4 May 2024.
^ "Shtatë klube licencohen për garat evropiane" [Seven clubs are licensed for European competitions] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 2 May 2024.
^ "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 21 August 2021.

"Star of the Week" Award

^ "Queven Da Silva (Ballkani) – Ylli i javës (1)" [Queven Da Silva (Ballkani) – Star of the Week (1)]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 12 August 2024.
^ "Mevlan Zeka "Ylli i javës"" [Mevlan Zeka "Star of the Week"] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 20 August 2024.
^ "Sunday Akinbule "Ylli i javës"" [Sunday Akinbule "Star of the Week"] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 26 August 2024.
^ "Almir Ajzeraj "Ylli i javës"" [Almir Ajzeraj "Star of the Week"] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 3 September 2024.
^ "Arbër Pira "Ylli i javës"" [Arbër Pira "Star of the Week"] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 17 September 2024.
^ "Ahmed Januzi "Ylli i javës"" [Ahmed Januzi "Star of the Week"] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 23 September 2024.
^ "Giovanni Manson Ribeiro "Ylli i javës"" [Giovanni Manson Ribeiro "Star of the Week"] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 30 September 2024.

External links

Official website (in Albanian and English)

[2] This season is the 26th season under the name Football Superleague of Kosovo, the 32nd season of top-tier football in Kosovo and the 78th season of football in Kosovo overall.

[Gjilan-6] Drita and Gjilani use this stadium together and have named the stadium with different names. Drita and their fans named the stadium as Selami Osmani-Bezi Stadium, while Gjilan and their fans named the stadium as Agim Ramadani Stadium, but officially the stadium is named Gjilan City Stadium.^[4]

[SGS-7] Drita and Gjilani will play their home matches at the Gjilan Synthetic Grass Stadium, instead of their regular stadium Gjilan City Stadium,^[B] which was under reconstruction.

[Goal-1] "Golashenuesit – FFK Superliga" [Goalscorers – FFK Superleague]. TopSporti (in Albanian). Retrieved 11 August 2024.

[3] "Ferizaj dhe Suhareka sigurojnë inkuadrimin në Superligën e Kosovës" [Ferizaj and Suhareka secure inclusion in the Kosovo Superleague] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 4 May 2024.

[4] "Shtatë klube licencohen për garat evropiane" [Seven clubs are licensed for European competitions] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 2 May 2024.

[5] "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 21 August 2021.

[8] "Queven Da Silva (Ballkani) – Ylli i javës (1)" [Queven Da Silva (Ballkani) – Star of the Week (1)]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 12 August 2024.

[9] "Mevlan Zeka "Ylli i javës"" [Mevlan Zeka "Star of the Week"] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 20 August 2024.

[10] "Sunday Akinbule "Ylli i javës"" [Sunday Akinbule "Star of the Week"] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 26 August 2024.

[11] "Almir Ajzeraj "Ylli i javës"" [Almir Ajzeraj "Star of the Week"] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 3 September 2024.

[12] "Arbër Pira "Ylli i javës"" [Arbër Pira "Star of the Week"] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 17 September 2024.

[13] "Ahmed Januzi "Ylli i javës"" [Ahmed Januzi "Star of the Week"] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 23 September 2024.

[14] "Giovanni Manson Ribeiro "Ylli i javës"" [Giovanni Manson Ribeiro "Star of the Week"] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 30 September 2024.

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