2015–16_Football_Superleague_of_Kosovo
2015–16 Football Superleague of Kosovo
Football league season
The 2015–16 Football Superleague of Kosovo was the sixteenth season of football in Kosovo. The season began on 22 August 2015 and ended on 22 May 2016; the relegation play-offs were on 1/2 June 2016. Feronikeli were the defending champions.
| Season | 2015–16 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Feronikeli |
| Relegated | Kosova Vushtrri Istogu |
| Matches played | 198 |
| Goals scored | 443 (2.24 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Kastriot Rexha (12) |
| Biggest home win | Trepça'89 6–0 Liria (8 May 2016) |
| Biggest away win | Drencia 0–4 Drita (23 April 2016) Drita 0–4 Trepça'89 (11 May 2016) |
| Highest scoring | Drencia 6–2 Kosova Vushtrri (11 May 2016) |
← 2014–15 2016–17 →
All statistics correct as of 1 May 2016. | |
A total of 12 teams competed in the league: nine sides from the 2014–15 season and three promoted from the Liga e Parë campaign. Liria, Gjilani and Llapi were each promoted to the top-flight.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feronikeli (C) | 33 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 53 | 27 | +26 | 69 | |
| 2 | Hajvalia | 33 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 26 | +18 | 59 | |
| 3 | Trepça'89 | 33 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 53 | 30 | +23 | 56 | |
| 4 | Besa | 33 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 37 | 27 | +10 | 53 | |
| 5 | Gjilani | 33 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 49 | |
| 6 | Llapi | 33 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 44 | |
| 7 | Liria | 33 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 44 | |
| 8 | Prishtina | 33 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 43 | |
| 9 | Drenica (O) | 33 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 38 | 48 | −10 | 40 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 10 | Drita (O) | 33 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 36 | |
| 11 | Istogu (R) | 33 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 24 | 40 | −16 | 34 | Relegation to Liga e Parë |
| 12 | Vushtrria (R) | 33 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 52 | −28 | 26 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goal scored; 4) Head-to-head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Head-to-Head away goal scored; 7) Head-to-Head goal scored; 8) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion or teams for relegation).[citation needed]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
With Kosovo's admittance to FIFA and UEFA on 3 May 2016,[1] UEFA evaluated the Raiffeisen Superliga's readiness to enter the UEFA Champions League for its 2016–17 season. Later, UEFA decided not to allow them to play in the Champions League just yet.[2]
Matches 1–22
| Home \ Away | BES | DRE | DRT | FRN | GJI | HAJ | IST | KSV | LIR | LLA | PRI | T89 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Besa | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Drenica | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Drita | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Feronikeli | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | |
| Gjilani | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Hajvalia | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| Istogu | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | |
| Kosova Vushtrri | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Liria | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | |
| Llapi | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | |
| Prishtina | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | |
| Trepça'89 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Matches 23–33
| Home \ Away | BES | DRE | DRT | FRN | GJI | HAJ | IST | KSV | LIR | LLA | PRI | T89 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Besa | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | ||||||
| Drenica | 0–4 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 2–0 | 0–1 | |||||||
| Drita | 0–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–4 | |||||||
| Feronikeli | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | ||||||
| Gjilani | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | ||||||
| Hajvalia | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | ||||||
| Istogu | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |||||||
| Kosova Vushtrri | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 2–2 | |||||||
| Liria | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | |||||||
| Llapi | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | ||||||
| Prishtina | 1–2 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |||||||
| Trepça'89 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 1–0 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Relegation play-offs
The ninth and tenth-placed teams (Drenica and Drita respectively) played the third and fourth-placed teams (Flamurtari and Dukagjini respectively) from the 2015–16 Liga e Parë; the two winners will play in the top-flight next season.[3]
| Drita | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Flamurtari |
|---|---|---|
Haliti  90+2' |
Report | Krasniqi 34' |
| Penalties | ||
| 4–2 | ||
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- "Timeline for UEFA Presidential elections decided". UEFA. 18 May 2016. Archived from the original on 22 July 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
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