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{{short description|Men's top division association football league in Kosovo}}
{{Infobox football league
| name                 = Football Superleague of Kosovo
| image                = Albi Mall Superliga 2023 24 Logo.svg
| organiser            = [[Football Federation of Kosovo|FFK]] Competitions Commission
| founded              = {{Start date and years ago|1945|df=y}}<br />as ''Kosovo Province League''<br />{{Start date and years ago|1991|df=y}}<br />as ''Independent League of Kosovo''
| first                = 1945 as ''Kosovo Province League''<br />{{nowrap|1991–92 as ''Independent League of Kosovo''}}
| country              = {{KVX}}
| confed               = [[UEFA]]
| teams                = 10 
| relegation           = [[First Football League of Kosovo]]
| levels               = [[Football in Kosovo#Men's|1]]
| domest_cup           = [[Kosovar Cup]]<br />[[Kosovar Supercup]]
| confed_cup           = [[UEFA Champions League]]<br/>[[UEFA Conference League]]
| champions            = [[FC Ballkani|Ballkani]] (3rd title)
| season               = [[2023–24 Football Superleague of Kosovo|2023–24]]
| most_successful_club = [[FC Prishtina|Prishtina]] (11 titles)
| most_appearances     = [[Artan Latifi]] (493)
| tv                   = ArtMotion, [[Klan Kosova]]
| website              = {{URL|http://ffk-kosova.com/|Official website}}
| current              = [[2024–25 Football Superleague of Kosovo]]
}}
The '''Football Superleague of Kosovo''' ({{langx|sq|Superliga e Futbollit të Kosovës}}), also known as the '''ALBI MALL Superleague of Kosovo''' ({{langx|sq|ALBI MALL Superliga e Kosovës}}) for sponsorship reasons with Albi Mall, is the top level of the [[Football in Kosovo#Men's|Kosovar football league system]]. The Superleague is organized by the [[Football Federation of Kosovo]] and the division currently has a 10-team format. The clubs play each other four times during the season for a 36-match schedule. At the end of the season, the bottom two teams in the division are relegated to the second tier, [[First Football League of Kosovo]].

The Superleague ran outside [[FIFA]] and [[UEFA]] until [[Kosovo]] was admitted to both organizations, on 3 May 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.org/mediaservices/newsid=2359883.html|title=Football Federation of Kosovo joins UEFA|publisher=[[UEFA]]|date=3 May 2016|access-date=27 May 2016|archive-date=16 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916135356/http://www.uefa.org/mediaservices/newsid=2359883.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== History ==

Prior to [[World War II]], within [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia]], Kosovan clubs competed in the provincial leagues of the [[Belgrade Football Subassociation]]. During World War II, between 1941 and 1944, when most of the region became part of the [[Albanian Kingdom (1939–43)|Albanian Kingdom]], numerous Kosovan clubs played in the Albanian league system. In 1945, Kosovo was reincorporated to Serbia, and subsequently, into the [[SFR Yugoslavia]]. The league has its origins in 1945 when it became one of the subdivisions of the 5th level in the [[Yugoslav football league system]]. It gathered the best clubs from the [[Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo|SAP Kosovo]] except for those clubs competing in higher levels. In 1991, an unrecognised parallel league gathering ethnic Albanian pro-independence clubs was set, and was run till 1999. In the meantime, the best clubs competed in the leagues of [[Serbia and Montenegro|FR Yugoslavia]]. In 1999, after the [[Kosovo War]], a separate Kosovar league system was formed. It included most clubs from Kosovo except those from Serbian-dominated [[North Kosovo]] which remained in the [[Serbian football league system]]. Since 2000, the competition has been running continuously, and by 2017, after Kosovo gained membership in [[FIFA]] and [[UEFA]], began acting as the national league of Kosovo, providing clubs for international tournaments.

=== Names ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;"
|-
!colspan="2"|Name
!rowspan="2"|Period
!rowspan="2"|Notes
|-
!Albanian
!English
|-
|Liga e Provincës së Kosovës
|Kosovo Province League
|1945–1991
|Part of the [[Yugoslav football league system]].{{efn-ua|name=leagues|It was one of the leagues forming the 4th level of the [[Yugoslav football league system]]. The champion would gain promotion to Yugoslav Inter-Republic League East, one of Yugoslav 3rd tiers.}}
|-
|Liga e Pavarur e Kosovës
|Independent League of Kosovo
|1991–1999
|Unrecognised competition parallel to Serbian league system.
|-
|Superliga e Futbollit të Kosovës
|Football Superleague of Kosovo
|1999–present
|The official name, even though from 2008 for<br />sponsorship reasons the name changes.
|-
|Raiffeisen Superliga e Kosovës
|Raiffeisen Superleague of Kosovo
|2008–2016
|Sponsored by Raiffeisen Bank Kosovo, a subsidiary<br />of the [[Raiffeisen Bank International]].
|-
|Vala Superliga e Kosovës
|Vala Superleague of Kosovo
|2016–2018
|Sponsored by [[Kosovo Telecom]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.botasot.info/sporti/567283/vala-sponzoron-superligen-e-kosoves/|title=Vala sponzoron Superligën e Kosovës|trans-title=Vala sponsors the Kosovo Super League|language=Albanian|publisher=[[Bota Sot]]|date=18 August 2016|access-date=18 August 2022|archive-date=20 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120064308/https://www.botasot.info/sporti/567283/vala-sponzoron-superligen-e-kosoves/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|IPKO Superliga e Kosovës
|IPKO Superleague of Kosovo
|2018–2020
|Sponsored by [[IPKO]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ipko.com/ipko-general-sponsor-of-the-national-football-team-of-kosovo-and-football-super-league-of-kosovo/|title=IPKO, sponsor gjeneral i Kombëtares së Kosovës në Futboll dhe i Super Ligës së Kosovës në Futboll|trans-title=IPKO, general sponsor of the Kosovo national football team and the Kosovo Superleague in football|language=Albanian|publisher=[[IPKO]]|date=9 August 2018|access-date=18 August 2022|archive-date=18 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518074107/https://www.ipko.com/ipko-general-sponsor-of-the-national-football-team-of-kosovo-and-football-super-league-of-kosovo/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|BKT Superliga e Kosovës
|BKT Superleague of Kosovo
|2021–2022
|Sponsored by [[Banka Kombëtare Tregtare]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ffk-kosova.com/banka-kombetare-tregtare-sponsor-gjeneral-i-superliges-se-kosoves-ne-futboll/|title=Banka Kombëtare Tregtare sponsor gjeneral i Superligës së Kosovës në futboll|trans-title=Banka Kombëtare Tregtare general sponsor of the Kosovo Superleague in football|language=Albanian|publisher=Football Superleague of Kosovo|date=30 August 2021|access-date=18 August 2022|archive-date=18 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818104846/http://www.ffk-kosova.com/banka-kombetare-tregtare-sponsor-gjeneral-i-superliges-se-kosoves-ne-futboll/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|ALBI MALL Superliga e Kosovës
|ALBI MALL Superleague of Kosovo
|2022–present
|Sponsored by Albi Mall, a subsidiary of the Albi Commerce.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ffk-kosova.com/albi-mall-sponsor-gjeneral-i-superliges-se-kosoves-ne-futboll/|title=ALBI MALL sponsor gjeneral i Superligës së Kosovës në futboll|trans-title=ALBI MALL general sponsor of the Kosovo Superleague in football|language=Albanian|publisher=Football Superleague of Kosovo|date=18 August 2022|access-date=18 August 2022|archive-date=18 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818155340/http://www.ffk-kosova.com/albi-mall-sponsor-gjeneral-i-superliges-se-kosoves-ne-futboll/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

== Previous winners ==
This is a list of winners of Football Superleague of Kosovo since 1945.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesk/kosovochamp.html|title=Kosovo - List of Champions|publisher=[[Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|RSSSF]]|access-date=2023-02-02|archive-date=2023-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204131540/https://rsssf.org/tablesk/kosovochamp.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{Col-start}}
{{Col-2}}
{| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Season
!Club
!Location
|-
!colspan=3|Kosovo Province League{{efn-ua|name=leagues}}
|-
|1945
|rowspan="2"|[[FC Prishtina|Jedinstvo]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Pristina]]
|-
|1946
|-
|1947
|[[KF Trepça|Trepça]]
|[[Mitrovica, Kosovo|Mitrovica]]
|-
|1947–48
|[[FC Prishtina|Proleteri]]
|[[Pristina]]
|-
|1948–49
|rowspan="2"|[[KF Trepça|Trepça]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Mitrovica, Kosovo|Mitrovica]]
|-
|1950
|-
|1951
|[[FC Prishtina|Kosova]]
|[[Pristina]]
|-
|1952
|[[KF Trepça|Trepça]]
|[[Mitrovica, Kosovo|Mitrovica]]
|-
|1953
|colspan="2"|''Not played due to change of league system''
|-
|1953–54
|[[FC Prishtina|Prishtina]]
|[[Pristina]]
|-
|1954–55
|[[KF Trepça|Trepça]]
|[[Mitrovica, Kosovo|Mitrovica]]
|-
|1955–56
|[[KF Trepça'89|Rudari]]
|[[Stantërg]]
|-
|1956–57
|Rudniku
|[[Hajvalia]]
|-
|1957–58
|[[KF Trepça'89|Rudari]]
|[[Stantërg]]
|-
|1958–59
|[[FC Prishtina|Prishtina]]
|[[Pristina]]
|-
|1959–60
|[[KF Trepça'89|Rudari]]
|[[Stantërg]]
|-
|1960–61
|[[FC Prishtina|Prishtina]]
|[[Pristina]]
|-
|1961–62
|[[FC Besa|Budućnost]]
|[[Peja]]
|-
|1962–63
|[[FC Drita|Drita]]
|[[Gjilan]]
|-
|1963–64
|rowspan="2"|Slloga
|rowspan="2"|[[Lipjan]]
|-
|1964–65
|-
|1965–66
|[[FC Besa|Budućnost]]
|[[Peja]]
|-
|1966–67
|[[KF KEK|Obiliq]]
|[[Obiliq]]
|-
|1967–68
|rowspan="4"|[[KF Vëllaznimi|Vëllaznimi]]
|rowspan="4"|[[Gjakova]]
|-
|1968–69
|-
|1969–70
|-
|1970–71
|-
|1971–72
|[[KF KEK|Obiliq]]
|[[Obiliq]]
|-
|1972–73
|[[KF Fushë Kosova|Fushë Kosova]]
|[[Kosovo Polje]]
|-
|1973–74
|[[KF Vëllaznimi|Vëllaznimi]]
|[[Gjakova]]
|-
|1974–75
|[[KF Liria|Liria]]
|[[Prizren]]
|-
|1975–76
|[[KF KEK|RHMK Obiliq]]
|[[Obiliq]]
|-
|1976–77
|[[FC Prishtina|Prishtina]]
|[[Pristina]]
|-
|1977–78
|[[FC Besa|Budućnost]]
|[[Peja]]
|-
|1978–79
|[[FC Prishtina|Prishtina]]
|[[Pristina]]
|-
|1979–80
|[[KF Vëllaznimi|Vëllaznimi]]
|[[Gjakova]]
|-
|1980–81
|[[KF Liria|Liria]]
|[[Prizren]]
|-
|1981–82
|[[KF Vëllaznimi|Vëllaznimi]]
|[[Gjakova]]
|-
|1982–83
|[[KF Ramiz Sadiku|KNI Ramiz Sadiku]]
|[[Pristina]]
|-
|1983–84
|[[KF Liria|Liria]]
|[[Prizren]]
|-
|1984–85
|[[SC Gjilani|Crvena Zvezda]]
|[[Gjilan]]
|-
|1985–86
|[[KF Vëllaznimi|Vëllaznimi]]
|[[Gjakova]]
|-
|1986–87
|[[KF Liria|Liria]]
|[[Prizren]]
|-
|1987–88
|[[SC Gjilani|Crvena Zvezda]]
|[[Gjilan]]
|-
|1988–89
|[[FC Besa|Budućnost]]
|[[Peja]]
|-
|1989–90
|[[KF Vëllaznimi|Vëllaznimi]]
|[[Gjakova]]
|-
|1990–91
|[[KF Fushë Kosova|Fushë Kosova]]
|[[Kosovo Polje]]
|}
{{col-2}}
{| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;font-size:100%;"
|-
!Season
!Club
!Location
|-
!colspan=3|Independent League of Kosovo{{efn-ua|Unrecognised competition parallel to Serbian league system.}}
|-
|1991–92
|[[FC Prishtina|Prishtina]]
|[[Prishtina]]
|-
|1992–93
|[[KF Trepça|Trepça]]
|[[Mitrovica, Kosovo|Mitrovica]]
|-
|1993–94
|[[KF Dukagjini|Dukagjini]]
|[[Klina]]
|-
|1994–95
|[[KF Liria|Liria]]
|[[Prizren]]
|-
|1995–96
|rowspan="2"|[[FC Prishtina|Prishtina]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Prishtina]]
|-
|1996–97
|-
|1997–98
|colspan="2" rowspan="2"|''Competition not held due to [[Kosovo War]]''
|-
|1998–99
|-
!colspan="3"|Football Superleague of Kosovo
|-
|1999–2000
|rowspan="2"|[[FC Prishtina|Prishtina]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Prishtina]]
|-
|2000–01
|-
|2001–02
|[[KF Besiana|Besiana]]
|[[Podujevë]]
|-
|2002–03
|[[FC Drita|Drita]]
|[[Gjilan]]
|-
|2003–04
|[[FC Prishtina|Prishtina]]
|[[Prishtina]]
|-
|2004–05
|rowspan="3"|[[FC Besa|Besa]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Peja]]
|-
|2005–06
|-
|2006–07
|-
|[[2007–08 Football Superleague of Kosovo|2007–08]]
|rowspan="2"|[[FC Prishtina|Prishtina]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Prishtina]]
|-
|[[2008–09 Football Superleague of Kosovo|2008–09]]
|-
|[[2009–10 Football Superleague of Kosovo|2009–10]]
|[[KF Trepça|Trepça]]
|[[Mitrovica, Kosovo|Mitrovica]]
|-
|[[2010–11 Football Superleague of Kosovo|2010–11]]
|[[KF Hysi|Hysi]]
|[[Podujevë]]
|-
|[[2011–12 Football Superleague of Kosovo|2011–12]]
|rowspan="2"|[[FC Prishtina|Prishtina]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Prishtina]]
|-
|[[2012–13 Football Superleague of Kosovo|2012–13]]
|-
|[[2013–14 Football Superleague of Kosovo|2013–14]]
|[[KF Vushtrria|Vushtrria]]
|[[Vushtrri]]
|-
|[[2014–15 Football Superleague of Kosovo|2014–15]]
|rowspan="2"|[[KF Feronikeli|Feronikeli]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Drenas]]
|-
|[[2015–16 Football Superleague of Kosovo|2015–16]]
|-
|[[2016–17 Football Superleague of Kosovo|2016–17]]
|[[KF Trepça'89|Trepça'89]]
|[[Mitrovica, Kosovo|Mitrovica]]
|-
|[[2017–18 Football Superleague of Kosovo|2017–18]]
|[[FC Drita|Drita]]
|[[Gjilan]]
|-
|[[2018–19 Football Superleague of Kosovo|2018–19]]
|[[KF Feronikeli|Feronikeli]]
|[[Drenas]]
|-
|[[2019–20 Football Superleague of Kosovo|2019–20]]
|[[FC Drita|Drita]]
|[[Gjilan]]
|-
|[[2020–21 Football Superleague of Kosovo|2020–21]]
|[[FC Prishtina|Prishtina]]
|[[Prishtina]]
|-
|[[2021–22 Football Superleague of Kosovo|2021–22]]
|rowspan="3"|[[FC Ballkani|Ballkani]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Suva Reka]]
|-
|[[2022–23 Football Superleague of Kosovo|2022–23]]
|-
|[[2023–24 Football Superleague of Kosovo|2023–24]]
|}
{{col-end}}

== Clubs (2024–25) ==
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|2023–24 Kosovo First League]].

The two directly promoted teаms were [[FC Suhareka|Suhareka]] and [[KF Ferizaj|Ferizaj]], winners of the 2023–24 Kosovo First League groups A and B, respectively.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://telegrafi.com/ferizaj-dhe-suhareka-sigurojne-inkuadrimin-ne-superligen-e-kosoves/|title=Ferizaj dhe Suhareka sigurojnë inkuadrimin në Superligën e Kosovës|trans-title=Ferizaj and Suhareka secure inclusion in the Kosovo Superleague|language=Albanian|publisher=[[Telegrafi]]|date=4 May 2024}}</ref> They replaced the [[2023–24 Football Superleague of Kosovo|2023–24 Kosovo Superleague]] bottom two teams, [[KF Liria Prizren|Liria Prizren]] and [[KF Fushë Kosova|Fushë Kosova]].
{{#section-h:2024–25 Football Superleague of Kosovo|Stаdiums and locаtions}}

== Seasons in Football Superleague of Kosovo ==
There are 36 teams that have taken part in the Football Superleague of Kosovo since 1999. [[FC Prishtina|Prishtina]] is the only team that has played in every season since 1999. As of 2024/25 season; teams in '''bold''' are part of current season.
{|
|-
|valign="top"|
| style="width:50%; vertical-align:top;"|
* '''26''' seasons: '''[[FC Prishtina|Prishtina]]'''
* '''23''' seasons: [[KF Drenica|Drenica]]
* '''22''' seasons: [[KF Trepça '89|Trepça '89]], '''[[FC Drita|Drita]]'''
* '''21''' seasons: [[FC Besa|Besa]]
* '''20''' seasons: '''[[SC Gjilani|Gjilani]]'''
* '''17''' seasons: '''[[KF Ferizaj|Ferizaj]]'''
* '''16''' seasons: [[KF Liria|Liria]]
* '''15''' seasons: [[KF Vëllaznimi|Vëllaznimi]], [[KF Flamurtari|Flamurtari]]
* '''14''' seasons: [[KF Vushtrria|Vushtrria]], '''[[FC Llapi|Llapi]]'''
* '''12''' seasons: '''[[KF Feronikeli|Feronikeli]]'''
| style="width:50%; vertical-align:top;"|
* '''10''' seasons: [[KF Trepça|Trepça]]
* '''9''' seasons:  [[KF Besiana|Besiana]], [[KF KEK|KEK]], '''[[KF Ballkani|Ballkani]]'''
* '''8''' seasons:  [[KF Hysi|Hysi]], [[KF Kosova Prishtinë|Kosova Prishtinë]]
* '''6''' seasons: '''[[KF Dukagjini|Dukagjini]]'''
* '''5''' seasons: [[KF Hajvalia|Hajvalia]]
* '''4''' seasons: '''[[KF Malisheva|Malisheva]]'''
* '''3''' seasons: [[KF 2 Korriku|2 Korriku]], [[KF Istogu|Istogu]], [[KF Fushë Kosova|Fushë Kosova]]
* '''2''' seasons: [[KF Shqiponja|Shqiponja]], [[KF Beselidhja|Beselidhja]]
* '''1''' seasons: [[KF Lepenci|Lepenci]], [[KF Ulpiana|Ulpiana]], [[KF Vllaznia Pozheran|Vllaznia Pozheran]], Uniteti, [[KF Kika|Kika]], Getoari, [[KF Vëllazëria|Vëllazëria]], [[KF Rahoveci|Rahoveci]], '''[[FC Suhareka|Suhareka]]'''
|}

== Titles by club ==
Number of titles since Independent League of Kosovo became the first tier of Kosovar league system.
{| class="wikitable sortable" 
|-
!Club
!Wins
!Winning Years
|-
|{{nowrap|[[FC Prishtina|Prishtina]] [[File:Star full.svg|frameless|20x20px]][[File:Star full.svg|frameless|20x20px]]}}
|style="text-align:center;"|11
|1991–92, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2003–04, [[2007–08 Football Superleague of Kosovo|2007–08]], [[2008–09 Football Superleague of Kosovo|2008–09]], [[2011–12 Football Superleague of Kosovo|2011–12]], [[2012–13 Football Superleague of Kosovo|2012–13]], [[2020–21 Football Superleague of Kosovo|2020–21]]
|-
|[[FC Ballkani|Ballkani]]
|style="text-align:center;" rowspan="4"|3
|[[2021–22 Football Superleague of Kosovo|2021–22]], [[2022–23 Football Superleague of Kosovo|2022–23]], [[2023–24 Football Superleague of Kosovo|2023–24]]
|-
|[[FC Drita|Drita]]
|2002–03, [[2017–18 Football Superleague of Kosovo|2017–18]], [[2019–20 Football Superleague of Kosovo|2019–20]]
|- 
|[[FC Feronikeli 74|Feronikeli]]
|[[2014–15 Football Superleague of Kosovo|2014–15]], [[2015–16 Football Superleague of Kosovo|2015–16]], [[2018–19 Football Superleague of Kosovo|2018–19]]
|-
|[[FC Besa Pejë|Besa Pejë]]
|2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07
|-
|[[KF Trepça|Trepça]]
|style="text-align:center;"|2
|1992–93, [[2009–10 Football Superleague of Kosovo|2009–10]]
|-
|[[KF Trepça '89|Trepça '89]]
|style="text-align:center" rowspan="6"|1
|[[2016–17 Football Superleague of Kosovo|2016–17]]
|- 
|[[KF Vushtrria|Vushtrria]]
|[[2013–14 Football Superleague of Kosovo|2013–14]]
|-
|[[KF Hysi|Hysi]]
|[[2010–11 Football Superleague of Kosovo|2010–11]]
|- 
|[[KF Besiana|Besiana]]
|2001–02
|-
|[[KF Liria Prizren|Liria Prizren]]
|1994–95
|-
|[[KF Dukagjini|Dukagjini]]
|1993–94
|}

== Kosovo football clubs in European competitions ==
{{Main|Kosovo football clubs in European competitions}}
{{#section-h:Kosovo football clubs in European competitions|Competitions}}

== Notes and references ==
=== Notes ===
{{notelist-ua}}

=== References ===
{{reflist|2}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.ffk-kosova.com/}} {{in lang|sq|en}}
* [https://int.soccerway.com/national/kosovo/superliga/ League summary] – Soccerway

{{Football Superleague of Kosovo top scorers}}
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