Women's Football Superleague of Kosovo
Women's top division association football league in Kosovo
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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]
- 2010
- 4 August 2022 (current form)
Kosovo| Organising body | FFK Competitions Commission |
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| Founded |
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| First season | 2010–11 |
| Country | Kosovo |
| Confederation | UEFA |
| Number of clubs | Various by season, currently 8[1] |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Women's First Football League of Kosovo |
| Domestic cup | Kosovo Women's Cup |
| International cup | UEFA Women's Champions League |
| Current champions | Mitrovica (6th title) (2024–25) |
| Most championships | Mitrovica (6 titles) |
| Broadcaster(s) | FIFA+ |
| Website | Official website |
| Current: 2025–26 | |
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)
- Note: Table lists in alphabetical order.
Season standings
Current season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 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 |
Previous seasons
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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. |
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| 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 | ||
| 2025–26 | QR |  Cliftonville |
1–3 (a.e.t.) | |||
Champions
- As of 12 May 2025[2]
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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]