Women's Football Superleague of Kosovo

This article is about the top division in women's football in Kosovo. For the top division in men's football in Kosovo, see Football Superleague of Kosovo.

Women's Football Superleague of Kosovo
Organising bodyFFK Competitions Commission
Founded
  • 2010 (2010)
  • 4 August 2022 (2022-08-04) (current form)
First season2010–11
Country Kosovo
ConfederationUEFA
Number of clubsVarious by season,
currently 8[1]
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toWomen's First Football League of Kosovo
Domestic cupKosovo Women's Cup
International cupUEFA Women's Champions League
Current championsMitrovica (6th title)
(2024–25)
Most championshipsMitrovica (6 titles)
Broadcaster(s)FIFA+
WebsiteOfficial website

The Women's Football Superleague of Kosovo (Albanian: Superliga e Futbollit për Femra të Kosovës), also known as the SIGURIA Women's Superleague (Albanian: SIGURIA Superliga e Femrave) for sponsorship reasons, is the top women's association football division of the women's football league system in Kosovo. The league is organised by the Football Federation of Kosovo (FFK) through its competitions commission and, since a 2022 reorganisation, has operated as an eight-team national championship at the apex of a multi-tier women's league structure.[1]

The champions qualify for the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Women's Champions League, subject to meeting UEFA licensing criteria, giving Kosovar clubs a pathway into European competition. Mitrovica are the most successful club in the league's history, having won six titles, while sides such as Kosova VR Prishtinë, Hajvalia and EP-COM Hajvalia have also claimed national championships.

History

Foundation and early years

Organised women's league football in Kosovo began in 2010, when the FFK established the Kosovo Women's Football League (Albanian: Liga e Futbollit për Femra të Kosovës) as the first nationwide competition for women's clubs. The inaugural 2010–11 season was won by Kosova Prishtinë, who repeated their success the following year, before other clubs from Pristina and elsewhere in Kosovo began to challenge for the title.[2] During this period the league's format and number of participating teams varied, reflecting the developing infrastructure of women's football in the country.

Through the 2010s the league remained the only senior women's competition at national level. Pristina-based sides, including different incarnations of Kosova and Prishtina, dominated the early seasons, before Hajvalia and later Mitrovica emerged as the leading forces.[2]

UEFA eligibility and European participation

Kosovo's admission to UEFA and FIFA in 2016 enabled its women's champions to enter the UEFA Women's Champions League for the first time, beginning with the 2016–17 season. Hajvalia became the first Kosovar women's club to take part in the competition when they entered the qualifying round that year, playing against teams from Cyprus, Greece and the Faroe Islands.[3]

In 2017–18 Mitrovica won the domestic title for the first time and subsequently became the second Kosovar representative in the Women's Champions League, making their European debut in the 2018–19 qualifying round. Since then Mitrovica have appeared regularly in UEFA competition, reaching the round of 32 in 2019–20, while champions EP-COM Hajvalia have also participated in the qualifying rounds.[2]

Reorganisation as Superleague

In August 2022 the FFK approved a new structure for the women's game, creating a two-tier league system and rebranding the top division as the Women's Football Superleague of Kosovo (Albanian: Superliga e Futbollit për Femra të Kosovës). Under this reform, the eight highest-ranked clubs were placed in the Superleague, while the remaining teams formed the newly established Women's First Football League of Kosovo, with promotion and relegation between the two tiers.[1]

The same reform modernised competition regulations and match organisation, aligning them more closely with those used in the men's Football Superleague. It also formalised the pathway from youth and regional competitions into the national league structure and clarified the licensing criteria for clubs seeking to play at Superleague level.[1]

Competition format

Since the 2022–23 season the Women's Football Superleague has consisted of eight clubs drawn from across Kosovo.[1] The exact number of rounds has varied by campaign, but the competition is played as a league system in which each team faces the others multiple times during the season. Teams are awarded three points for a win, one for a draw and none for a loss. Rankings in the table are determined by total points gained, followed where necessary by goal difference and goals scored.

At the end of each season the lowest-placed clubs are relegated to the Women's First Football League of Kosovo, while the best-placed teams from the second tier gain promotion to the Superleague, either directly or via promotion play-offs, depending on the regulations adopted for that season.[1] The league champions qualify for the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Women's Champions League, representing Kosovo in European competition, provided they obtain a UEFA licence from the FFK.

Clubs (2022–23)

Locations of the Kosovo Women's Football League teams
Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
# Club Location
1 Bazeli Kaçanik
2 Dukagjini Klina
3 EP-COM Hajvalia Hajvalia
4 Jakova Gjakova
5 Kosova VR Prishtinë Pristina
6 Llapi Podujevë
7 Malisheva Malisheva
8 Mitrovica Mitrovica

Season standings

Current season

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Bazeli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the Champions League qualifying round
2 Dukagjini 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 EP-COM Hajvalia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Jakova 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Kosova VR Prishtinë 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Llapi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Malisheva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for the relegation play-offs
8 Mitrovica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Women's First Football League of Kosovo
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Soccerway

Previous seasons

Superleague clubs in European competitions

UEFA Champions League

Hajvalia secured qualification by entering at the qualifying round in the UEFA Women's Champions League for the first time in the 2016–17 season.[3] Besides Hajvalia, Mitrovica have also competed in the UEFA Women's Champions League since the 2018–19 season, entering during the qualifying round.[7]

Season Team Round Opponent Home Away Agg.
2016–17 Hajvalia QR PAOK 1–1
Apollon Limassol (H) 0–1
KÍ Klaksvík 1–1
2017–18 QR MTK Hungária (H) 0–2
BIIK Kazygurt 0–1
Sporting CP 1–4
2018–19 Mitrovica QR MTK Hungária (H) 1–6
Slavia Praha 0–4
Ataşehir Belediyespor 1–6
2019–20 QR Olimpia Cluj 1–2
NSA Sofia 0–2
Breznica (H) 0–1
R32 VfL Wolfsburg 0–10 0–5 0–15
2020–21 1Q St. Pölten 0–2
2021–22 QR Vålerenga 0–5
Agarista Anenii Noi 3–0
2022–23 EP-COM Hajvalia QR Benfica 0–9
Agarista Anenii Noi 7–0
2023–24 QR Vllaznia 2–4
Fomget Gençlik 0–6
2024–25 Mitrovica QR Farul Constanța 0–4

Champions

As of 25 May 2022[2]

Media and sponsorship

From its creation in 2010 until 2022 the competition was known simply as the Kosovo Women's Football League. Following the 2022 reorganisation its official name became Women's Football Superleague of Kosovo, with the FFK also beginning to sell naming rights to commercial sponsors for use in marketing and broadcasting.

Since the early 2020s the league has carried the name of a title sponsor. Between 2022 and 2025 it was branded SIGAL Women's Superleague (Albanian: SIGAL Superliga e Femrave) after an agreement with insurance company SIGAL Uniqa Group Austria,[8] while from 2025 the championship has been marketed as the SIGURIA Women's Superleague (Albanian: SIGURIA Superliga e Femrave). Selected matches are streamed internationally on the digital platform FIFA+.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Futbolli i femrave vjen me format të ri të garave" [Women's football comes with new competition format] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d "Kosovo – List of Women Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 December 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Hajvalia mëson kundërshtarët në Ligën e Kampionëve". Zeri (in Albanian). 24 June 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2025. Skuadra e Hajvalisë e cila për herë të parë do përfaqësoj një ekip kosovar në Ligën e Kampionëve do të luaj në fazën e Ligës së Kampionëve për femra ndaj skuadrës qipriote Apollon, shkruan Zëri. Ndeshja e parë do të luhet me 23 gusht përderisa ato kthyese me 28. Group 1: Apollon (CYP), PAOK (GRE), KÍ Klaksvík (FRO), Hajvalia (KOS)
  4. ^ "Letra e tërheqjes së KFF Feronikelit nga garat e FFK-së" [Letter of withdrawal of KFF Feronikeli from FFK competitions] (in Albanian). KFF Feronikeli. 18 July 2020. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Mitrovica, kampione e Kosovës në konkurrencën e femrave" [Mitrovica, champion of Kosovo in women's competition] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 27 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Mitrovica i gëzohet edhe titullit të kampionit" (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 31 May 2018. Archived from the original on 3 June 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2019. Edicioni i garave në Ligën e Femrave ka përfunduar me ndeshjen suplementare ndërmjet Hajvalisë dhe Mitrovicës, të cilat u gjenden me pikë të barabarta dhe me duele të ndërsjella me shifra të njëjta, ndaj edhe kjo ndeshje u zhvillua sot në stadiumin Shahin Haxhiislami në Pejë. Fituesin e përcaktuan penalltitë dhe futbollistet e Mitrovicës ishin më të sakta dhe ngadhënjyen me rezultat 3:2. Kësisoj, skuadra e Mitrovicës pas Kupës së Kosovës e ka fituar edhe titullin e kampionit, i cili ia mundëson debutimin në Ligën e Kampionëve
  7. ^ "Women's Champions League qualifying round draw" (in Albanian). UEFA. 22 June 2018. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Group 4: Slavia Praha (CZE), MTK Hungária (HUN, hosts), Ataşehir Belediyespor (TUR), Mitrovica (KOS)
  8. ^ "Sigal Uniqa sponsor gjeneral i Superligës së femrave" [Sigal Uniqa general sponsor of the Women's Superleague] (in Albanian). Football Superleague of Kosovo. 7 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Lajm i madh nga FIFA për futbollin e femrave të Kosovës" [Big news from FIFA for Kosovo women's football] (in Albanian). Bota Sot. 23 August 2025.
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