# 2016–17 Football Superleague of Kosovo

The 2016–17 Football Superleague of Kosovo season, also known as the Vala Superleague of Kosovo for sponsorship reasons was the 18th season of top-tier football in Kosovo. The season began on 19 August 2016 and concluded on 28 May 2017; the relegation play-offs will follow. Feronikeli are the defending champions.
A total of 12 teams are competing in the league: 10 sides from the 2015–16 season and two promoted from the Liga e Parë.
The 2016–17 season will be the first full season that the Football Federation of Kosovo will be a member of FIFA and UEFA. Qualification for the UEFA Champions League will be determined at the end of the season, pending re-evaluation of the league's adherence to UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations and stadium standards.
On 9 May 2017, Trepça'89 defeated Besa 2–0 away from home to clinch their first league title. Trepça'89 will participate in the first qualifying round of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League, the first team from Kosovo to participate in the competition.

## Teams and stadiums

Istogu and Vushtrria were relegated after finishing the previous season in eleventh and twelfth-place respectively. They were replaced by the champions and runners-up of the 2015–16 Liga e Parë, Trepça and Ferizaj respectively.
    Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
| Club | Town | Stadium | Capacity |
| Besa | Peć | Shahin Haxhiislami | 8,500 |
| Drenica | Skenderaj | Bajram Aliu | 3,000 |
| Drita | Gjilan | Gjilan City Stadium | 15,000 |
| Ferizaj | Ferizaj | Ismet Shabani | 2,000 |
| Feronikeli | Glogovac | Rexhep Rexhepi | 2,000 |
| Gjilani | Gjilan | Gjilan City Stadium | 15,000 |
| Hajvalia | Hajvalia | Hajvalia Stadium | 2,000 |
| Liria | Prizren | Përparim Thaçi | 15,000 |
| Llapi | Podujevë | Zahir Pajaziti | 8,000 |
| Prishtina | Pristina | Agron Rama | 16,200 |
| Trepça | Mitrovica | Olympic Stadium Adem Jashari | 18,000 |
| Trepça'89 | Mitrovica | Riza Lushta | 12,000 |
Source: Scoresway

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Trepça'89 (C) | 33 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 72 | 24 | +48 | 77 | Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round |
| 2 | Prishtina | 33 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 46 | 18 | +28 | 72 | Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round |
| 3 | Llapi | 33 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 44 | 30 | +14 | 68 | |
| 4 | Feronikeli | 33 | 20 | 5 | 8 | 61 | 27 | +34 | 65 | |
| 5 | Gjilani | 33 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 36 | 28 | +8 | 48 | |
| 6 | Besa | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 42 | 39 | +3 | 47 | |
| 7 | Drenica | 33 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 37 | 47 | −10 | 40 | |
| 8 | Liria | 33 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 41 | 39 | +2 | 37 | |
| 9 | Drita (O) | 33 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 34 | −13 | 35 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 10 | Ferizaj (R) | 33 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 24 | 36 | −12 | 31 | Qualification for the relegation play-offs |
| 11 | Trepça (R) | 33 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 37 | 64 | −27 | 23 | Relegation to Liga e Parë |
| 12 | Hajvalia (R) | 33 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 12 | 87 | −75 | 7 | Relegation to Liga e Parë |
* ↑ Besa would have qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round as the winners of the 2016–17 Kosovar Cup, but failed to obtain a UEFA license. As a result, the berth was given to the league runners-up, Prishtina.

## Results

Each team plays three times against every other team, either twice at home and once away or once at home and twice away, for a total of 33 matches played each.

### Matches 1–22

| Home \ Away | BES | DRE | DRI | FRZ | FRN | GJI | HAJ | LIR | LLA | PRI | TRE | T89 |
| Besa | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 |
| Drenica | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–3 |
| Drita | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 |
| Ferizaj | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 |
| Feronikeli | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 5–1 | 4–1 |
| Gjilani | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Hajvalia | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | — | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 |
| Liria | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 |
| Llapi | 3–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | — | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Prishtina | 2–0 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Trepça | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–3 |
| Trepça'89 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 6–1 | — |
* ↑ Match awarded 3–0 to Feronikeli due to crowd violence.

### Matches 23–33

| Home \ Away | BES | DRE | DRI | FRZ | FRN | GJI | HAJ | LIR | LLA | PRI | TRE | T89 |
| Besa | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| Drenica | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | — | — | — | 4–0 | — | — | 1–3 | — | 0–0 |
| Drita | 2–0 | — | — | 2–1 | — | — | 2–0 | — | — | 1–3 | — | 0–2 |
| Ferizaj | — | 1–1 | — | — | 0–4 | 0–0 | — | — | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | — |
| Feronikeli | 4–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | — | — | — | 6–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | — | — |
| Gjilani | — | 4–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | — | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | — | — |
| Hajvalia | 1–6 | — | — | 0–1 | — | — | — | — | — | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 |
| Liria | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | — | — | 9–1 | — | — | — | 3–1 | — |
| Llapi | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | — | — | — |
| Prishtina | — | — | — | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | — | 3–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| Trepça | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–3 | 3–5 | — | — | 1–3 | — | — | — |
| Trepça'89 | — | — | — | 0–0 | 0–3 | 5–2 | — | 2–0 | 8–1 | — | 3–1 | — |
* ↑ Match awarded 3–0 to Liria due to crowd violence caused by the Drita fans; the match was abandoned in the 90th minute, with Liria leading 1–0.

### Relegation play-offs

The ninth and tenth-placed teams, Drita and Ferizaj respectively, each paired off against the third and fourth-placed teams from the 2016–17 First Football League of Kosovo season, Vllaznia and Dukagjini respectively; the two winners will play in the top-flight next season. As with previous seasons, both play-offs were played on neutral ground.
Vllaznia were promoted to 2017–18 Football Superleague of Kosovo; Ferizaj were relegated to 2017–18 First Football League of Kosovo.
Drita retained their spot in 2017–18 Football Superleague of Kosovo; Dukagjini remained in 2017–18 First Football League of Kosovo.

## Season statistics
### Top scorers

    As of matches played on 28 May 2017.
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Otto John | KF Trepça'89 | 27 |
| 2 | Florent Hasani | KF Trepça'89 | 16 |
| 3 | Granit Arifaj | KF Drenica | 14 |
| 4 | Basit Abdul Khalid | FC Prishtina | 13 |
| 5 | Betim Haxhimusa | KF Gjilani | 11 |
| 5 | Qemail Elshani | KF Besa Pejë | 11 |
| 6 | Xhevdet Shabani | KF Besa Pejë | 10 |
| 6 | Fiton Hajdari | KF Trepça'89 | 10 |
| 6 | Gauthier Mankenda | FC Prishtina | 10 |
| 7 | Florim Bërbatovci | KF Llapi | 9 |
| 8 | Hasan Hyseni | KF Trepça'89 | 8 |
| 8 | Labinot Osmani | KF Feronikeli | 8 |
| 8 | Isa Eminhaziri | KF Gjilani | 8 |
| 8 | Berat Hyseni | KF Llapi | 8 |
| 8 | Shkëmbim Salihu | KF Ferizaj | 8 |
| 8 | Mendurim Hoti | KF Feronikeli | 8 |
| 9 | Liridon Fetahaj | KF Liria | 7 |
| 9 | Kreshnik Lushtaku | KF Drenica | 7 |
| 9 | Mirlind Daku | KF Llapi | 7 |