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2021–22 Football Superleague of Kosovo

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Football Superleague of Kosovo
Season2021–22
Dates21 August 2021 – 22 May 2022
ChampionsBallkani
RelegatedUlpiana
Feronikeli
Champions LeagueBallkani
Europa Conference LeagueGjilani
Drita
Matches played180
Goals scored463 (2.57 per match)
Top goalscorerGerhard Progni
(23 goals)[1]
Biggest home winDrita 7–0 Feronikeli
(12 February 2022)
Biggest away winUlpiana 0–6 Llapi
(19 October 2021)
Highest scoringDrenica 3–5 Llapi
(25 November 2021)
Ulpiana 6–2 Feronikeli
(15 May 2022)
All statistics correct as of 22 May 2022.

The 2021–22 Football Superleague of Kosovo season, also known as the BKT Superleague of Kosovo (Albanian: BKT Superliga e Kosovës) for sponsorship reasons with Banka Kombëtare Tregtare was the 23rd[a] season of top-tier football in Kosovo. The season began on 21 August 2021 and ended on 22 May 2022. A total of 10 teams are competing in the league: seven teams from the 2020–21 season and three teams from the 2020–21 First Football League of Kosovo. Prishtina are the defending champions from the previous season.

Teams

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Ten teаms will compete in the leаgue – the top seven teаms from the previous season and the three teams promoted from the First Football League of Kosovo. The promoted teаms are Malisheva, Ulpiana and Dukagjini. They will replаce Trepça '89, Arbëria and Besa Pejë.

Stаdiums and locаtions

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Locations of the 2021–22 Football Superleague of Kosovo teams
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Club Town Stadium and capacity[2] UEFA
license[3]
Ballkani Suva Reka Suva Reka City Stadium 1,500 Yes
Drenica Skenderaj Bajram Aliu Stadium 3,000 No
Drita Gjilan Gjilan City Stadium[b] 15,000 Yes
Dukagjini Klina 18 June Stadium 3,000 No
Feronikeli Drenas Rexhep Rexhepi Stadium 2,000 No
Gjilani Gjilan Gjilan City Stadium[b] 15,000 Yes
Llapi Podujevo Zahir Pajaziti Stadium 10,000 Yes
Malisheva Mališevo Liman Gegaj Stadium 2,000 No
Prishtina Pristina Fadil Vokrri Stadium 13,000 Yes
Ulpiana Lipljan Qatiq Bytyqi Stadium 2,000 No

Personnel and kits

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Ballkani Albania Ilir Daja Kosovo Arbër Potoku Uhlsport Cima Construction
Drenica Kosovo Tahir Lushtaku Kosovo Arbios Thaçi Givova ILEAA-GR
Drita North Macedonia Ardian Nuhiu Kosovo Ardian Limani Macron JB Automotive AG Rinora4 Valon AG
Dukagjini Albania Armend Dallku Kosovo Altin Merlaku Macron Mirusha Company
Feronikeli Kosovo Faruk Elshani Kosovo Endrit Kastrati Macron Porto Budva
Gjilani Kosovo Alban Hyseni Albania Gerhard Progni Joma Tali SH.P.K
Llapi Kosovo Tahir Batatina Kosovo Bujar Idrizi Macron FF Bauunternehmung
Malisheva Kosovo Arsim Thaqi Kosovo Dren Kryeziu Givova Patroni
Prishtina Albania Debatik Curri Kosovo Lorik Boshnjaku Jako JYSK Kosovo NLB Banka Prishtina Rio Mare
Ulpiana Kosovo Fadil Ademi Kosovo Shqiprim Kelmendi LiG Bageri Company Dino Company Urban Center

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Pos Incoming manager Date of appointment
Prishtina North Macedonia Zekirija Ramadani Sacked 14 November 2021 6th Bosnia and Herzegovina Abdulah Ibraković 14 November 2021
Ballkani Kosovo Bekim Isufi 21 November 2021 3rd Albania Ilir Daja 5 January 2022
Ulpiana Albania Edlir Tetova 28 March 2022 9th Kosovo Fadil Ademi 28 March 2022
Gjilani Kosovo Ismet Munishi 25 April 2022 3rd Kosovo Alban Hyseni 25 April 2022
Prishtina Bosnia and Herzegovina Abdulah Ibraković Mutual consent 14 May 2022 5th Albania Debatik Curri 14 May 2022

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Ballkani (C) 36 23 7 6 61 26 +35 76 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Drita 36 18 10 8 56 25 +31 64 Qualification for the Europa Conference League first qualifying round
3 Gjilani 36 16 14 6 57 36 +21 62
4 Llapi 36 15 9 12 57 44 +13 54
5 Prishtina 36 14 9 13 49 37 +12 51
6 Drenica 36 14 8 14 51 48 +3 50[a]
7 Dukagjini 36 12 14 10 37 34 +3 50[a]
8 Malisheva (O) 36 13 9 14 45 43 +2 48 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
9 Ulpiana (R) 36 6 9 21 34 72 −38 27 Relegation to First Football League of Kosovo
10 Feronikeli (R) 36 3 3 30 16 98 −82 12
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; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Drenica 9, Dukagjini 3.

Results

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Positions by round

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The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches.

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
Ballkani321211212112132113211111111111111111
Drenica532144121224456666655555776677788876
Drita143323554441323332133333332232233332
Dukagjini277899888889898998899988888888666657
Feronikeli1010655777791010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010
Gjilani754665333333211221322222223323322223
Llapi6689101010109776544444444444444444444444
Malisheva815432445668989777777777657766877788
Prishtina489776666555665555566666565555555565
Ulpiana9910108899101097777889988899999999999999
Leader and Champions League first qualifying round
Europa Conference League first qualifying round
Relegation play-offs
2022–23 First Football League of Kosovo
Source: Football Federation of Kosovo (in Albanian)

Relegation play-offs

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Vushtrria1–3Malisheva
Gashi 90+17' Report Marc-Olivier 17'
Pefqeli 26', 90+4' (pen.)
Referee: Gramos Shala (Kosovo)

Season statistics and awards

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  • First goal of the season: Brazil Denisson Silva for Drenica against Gjilani (21 August 2021).
  • Last goal of the season: Kosovo Almir Ajzeraj for Drita against Ulpiana (22 May 2021).

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date Round
Kosovo Kreshnik Uka Drenica Llapi 3–5 (H) 25 November 2021 15
Kosovo Hamdi Namani Drita Feronikeli 7–0 (H) 12 February 2022 19
Kosovo Kreshnik Uka Drenica Feronikeli 6–0 (H) 3 April 2022 27
Albania Gerhard Progni Gjilani Ulpiana 0–4 (A) 30 April 2022 32
Ghana Sadam Sulley Prishtina Feronikeli 5–0 (H) 4 May 2022 33
Albania Blerim Krasniqi Gjilani Llapi 2–4 (A) 8 May 2022 34
Kosovo Altin Merlaku Dukagjini Llapi 3–2 (H) 15 May 2022 35

"Star of the Week" Award

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Week Player Club Ref Week Player Club Ref
1 It is not awarded 19 Kosovo Hamdi Namani Drita [A 1]
2 Kosovo Ermal Krasniqi Ballkani [A 2] 20 Kosovo Genc Hamiti Drenica [A 3]
3 Kosovo Ardit Tahiri Drita [A 4] 21 Kosovo Blendi Baftiu Ballkani [A 5]
4 Kosovo Torvioll Stullqaku Malisheva [A 6] 22 Kosovo Valmir Veliu Llapi [A 7]
5 Brazil Marclei Ulpiana [A 8] 23 Kosovo Fatlum Gashi Drenica [A 9]
6 Albania Gerhard Progni Gjilani [A 10] 24 Kosovo Kreshnik Uka Drenica [A 11]
7 Albania Ahmed Januzi Dukagjini [A 12] 25 Kosovo Hasan Hyseni Malisheva [A 13]
8 Kosovo Armend Thaqi Ballkani [A 14] 26 Albania Ahmed Januzi Dukagjini [A 15]
9 Kosovo Kreshnik Uka Drenica [A 16] 27 North Macedonia Marko Simonovski Drita [A 17]
10 Kosovo Valmir Veliu Llapi [A 18] 28 Democratic Republic of the Congo Gauthier Mankenda Prishtina [A 19]
11 Kosovo Ermal Krasniqi Ballkani [A 20] 29 Kosovo Ergyn Ahmeti Dukagjini [A 21]
12 Kosovo Ardi Shala Ulpiana [A 22] 30 Kosovo Altin Merlaku Dukagjini [A 23]
13 Nigeria Theophilus Solomon Ballkani [A 24] 31 Kosovo Ermal Krasniqi Ballkani [A 25]
14 Brazil Alef Firmino Llapi [A 26] 32 Albania Gerhard Progni Gjilani [A 27]
15 Kosovo Kreshnik Uka Drenica [A 28] 33 Kosovo Andi Thaqi Ulpiana [A 29]
16 Kosovo Leotrim Kryeziu Prishtina [A 30] 34 Kosovo Altik Muhaxhiri Dukagjini [A 31]
17 North Macedonia Marko Simonovski Drita [A 32] 35 Kosovo Altin Merlaku Dukagjini [A 33]
18 Albania Gerhard Progni Gjilani [A 27] 36 Kosovo Altik Muhaxhiri Dukagjini [A 34]

Notes and references

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Notes

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  1. ^
    This season was the 23rd season under the name Football Superleague of Kosovo, the 29th season of top-tier football in Kosovo and the 75th season of football in Kosovo overall.
  2. ^
    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 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.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Golashenuesit – FFK Superliga" [Goalscorers – FFK Superleague]. TopSporti (in Albanian). Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  2. ^ "2021/22 Kosovo Superliga (venues)". Soccerway.
  3. ^ "Këto janë klubet e licencuara për garat evropiane" [These are clubs licensed for European competitions] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 1 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Asistuesit – FFK Superliga" [Assisters – FFK Superleague]. TopSporti (in Albanian). Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  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.
"Star of the Week" Award
  1. ^ "Lum Namani (KF Drita), Ylli i javës (19)" [Lum Namani (FC Drita), Star of the Week (19)]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 14 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Ermal Krasniqi, "Ylli i Javës"" [Ermal Krasniqi, "Star of the Week"] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 31 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Genc Hamiti (KF Drenica), Ylli i javës (20)" [Genc Hamiti (FC Drenica), Star of the Week (20)]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 21 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Ardit Tahiri, ylli i javës së 3-të" [Ardit Tahiri, the star of the 3rd week] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 13 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Blend Baftiu (KF Ballkani), Ylli i javës (21)" [Blend Baftiu (FC Ballkani), Star of the Week (21)]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 25 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Torvioll Stullqaku "Ylli i javës"" [Torvioll Stullqaku "Star of the Week"] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 17 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Valmir Veliu (KF Llapi), Ylli i javës (22)" [Valmir Veliu (FC Llapi), Star of the Week (22)]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 28 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Marclei Santos (Ulpiana) - Ylli i javës (5)" [Marclei Santos (Ulpiana) – Star of the Week (5)]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 20 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Fatlum Gashi (KF Drenica), Ylli i javës (23)" [Fatlum Gashi (FC Drenica), Star of the Week (23)]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 7 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Gerhard Progni (KF Gjilani), Ylli i javës (6)" [Gerhard Progni (FC Gjilani), Star of the Week (6)]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 27 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Kreshnik Uka (KF Drenica), Ylli i javës (24)" [Kreshnik Uka (FC Drenica), Star of the Week (24)]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 11 March 2022.
  12. ^ "Ahmed Januzi "YLLI I JAVËS"" [Ahmed Januzi "STAR OF THE WEEK"] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 1 October 2021.
  13. ^ "Hasan Hyseni (KF Malisheva), Ylli i javës (25)" [Hasan Hyseni (FC Malisheva), Star of the Week (25)]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 14 March 2022.
  14. ^ "Armend Thaqi (KF Ballkani), Ylli i javës (8)" [Armend Thaqi (FC Ballkani), Star of the Week (8)]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 4 October 2021.
  15. ^ "Ahmed Januzi (KF Dukagjini), Ylli i javës (26)" [Ahmed Januzi (FC Dukagjini), Star of the Week (26)]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 21 March 2022.
  16. ^ "Kreshnik Ukaj fiton çmimin "Ylli i javës"" [Kreshnik Ukaj wins "Star of the Week" award] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 18 October 2021.
  17. ^ "Marko Simonovski (KF Drita), Ylli i javës (27)" [Marko Simonovski (FC Drita), Star of the Week (27)]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 5 April 2022.
  18. ^ "Valmir Veliu, "Ylli i javës"" [Valmir Veliu, "Star of the Week"] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 21 October 2021.
  19. ^ "Gauthier Mankenda (KF Prishtina), Ylli i javës (28)" [Gauthier Mankenda (FC Prishtina), Star of the Week (28)]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 12 April 2022.
  20. ^ "Ermal Krasniqi, "Ylli i Javës"" [Ermal Krasniqi, "Star of the Week"] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 26 October 2021.
  21. ^ "Ergyn Ahmeti (KF Dukagjini), Ylli i javës (29)" [Ergyn Ahmeti (FC Dukagjini), Star of the Week (29)]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 19 April 2022.
  22. ^ "Ardi Shala (KF Ulpiana), Ylli i javës (12)" [Ardi Shala (FC Ulpiana), Star of the Week (12)]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 2 November 2021.
  23. ^ "Altin Merlaku (KF Dukagjini), Ylli i javës (30)" [Altin Merlaku (FC Dukagjini), Star of the Week (30)]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 26 April 2022.
  24. ^ "Theophilus Solomon (KF Ballkani), Ylli i javës (13)" [Theophilus Solomon (FC Ballkani), Star of the Week (13)]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 10 November 2021.
  25. ^ "Ermal Krasniqi (KF Ballkani), Ylli i javës (31)" [Ermal Krasniqi (FC Ballkani), Star of the Week (31)]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 29 April 2022.
  26. ^ "Alef Firmino (KF Llapi), Ylli i javës (14)" [Alef Firmino (FC Llapi), Star of the Week (14)]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 22 November 2021.
  27. ^ a b "Gerhard Progni shpallet "Ylli i Javës" në BKT Superligën e Kosovës" [Gerhard Progni is declared the "Star of the Week" in the BKT Superleague of Kosovo] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 3 May 2022.
  28. ^ "Kreshnik Uka, Ylli i javës (15)" [Kreshnik Uka, Star of the Week (15)]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 26 November 2021.
  29. ^ "Portieri i Ulpianës, Andi Thaqi, shpallet "Ylli i Javës" së 33-të në BKT Superligën e Kosovës" [Ulpiana goalkeeper, Andi Thaqi, is declared the 33rd "Star of the Week" in the BKT Superleague of Kosovo] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 6 May 2022.
  30. ^ "Leotrim Kryeziu, Ylli i javës (16)" [Leotrim Kryeziu, Star of the Week (16)]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 30 November 2021.
  31. ^ "Altik Muhaxhiri (KF Dukagjini), Ylli i javës (34)" [Altik Muhaxhiri (FC Dukagjini), Star of the Week (34)]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 10 May 2022.
  32. ^ "Marko Simonovski (KF Drita), Ylli i javës (17)" [Marko Simonovski (FC Drita), Star of the Week (17)]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 6 December 2021.
  33. ^ "Altin Merlaku (KF Dukagjini), Ylli i javës (35)" [Altin Merlaku (FC Dukagjini), Star of the Week (35)]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 16 May 2022.
  34. ^ "Altik Muhaxhiri (KF Dukagjini), Ylli i javës (36)" [Altik Muhaxhiri (FC Dukagjini), Star of the Week (36)]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 23 May 2022.
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