Football Superleague of Kosovo
Kosovo men's association football top division
The Football Superleague of Kosovo (Albanian: Superliga e Futbollit të Kosovës), officially known as the ALBI MALL Superleague of Kosovo (Albanian: ALBI MALL Superliga e Kosovës) for sponsorship reasons, is the top division of the men's football league system in Kosovo. It is organised by the Football Federation of Kosovo (FFK) and, as of the 2024–25 season, is contested by ten clubs playing a 36-match schedule in which each club meets every other side four times. The two lowest-placed teams are relegated to the Kosovo First League, with two clubs promoted in their place.
The competition traces its roots to the Kosovo Province League, founded in 1945 as a regional division within the Yugoslav football pyramid, and to the parallel Independent League of Kosovo, which Kosovar Albanians organised outside state structures between 1991 and the Kosovo War of 1998–99. After 1999 the FFK re-established a unified national championship under the current Superliga name.
Kosovo was admitted to UEFA and FIFA in May 2016, enabling Superleague clubs to enter European competitions.
Since then, the Superleague champions have qualified for the preliminary and qualifying rounds of the UEFA Champions League, while other high-placed clubs and the domestic cup winners enter the UEFA Europa Conference League. Prishtina are the most successful club with 11 league titles, while Drita won their fifth championship in 2025–26.
During the 2010s, the Football Superleague of Kosovo gained increased international visibility following Kosovo's admission into UEFA and FIFA in 2016. Participation in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying rounds provided clubs from Kosovo with greater financial opportunities and international exposure, while also accelerating improvements in stadium infrastructure and licensing standards across the league.
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