KF Trepça

Trepça
Full name Klubi Futbollistik Trepça Mitrovicë
Nickname(s) Xehetarët
Founded 1932
Ground Stadiumi Olimpik Adem Jashari,
Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo
(Capacity: 30,000)
Chairman Naim Aliu
Manager Rafet Kadriu
League Raiffeisen Superliga
2009-10 Superliga, 1st
Home colours
Away colours

Trepça Mitrovicë Football Club (Albanian: Klubi Futbollistik Trepça Mitrovicë; Serbian: ФК Трепча Косовска Митровица, FK Trepča Kosovska Mitrovica) is a football club based in Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo[a]. The club was founded in 1932 and currently plays in the top division of football in Kosovo, the Kosovar Superliga. KF Trepça Mitrovicë won their promotion to the top division of football from the second division, Liga e Parë, during the 2005-06 season due to expansion of the Kosovar Superliga from 12 to 16 clubs.

The club colours are black and green.

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History

KF Trepça Mitrovicë are one time Kosovo champions and one time winners of the Kosovo Cup (Kupa e Kosovës) and Kosovo Supercup (Superkupa e Kosoves)

The most successful period of KF Trepça's history was the 1976-77 season when they won promotion to top division of football in Yugoslavia. KF Trepça played in the Yugoslav Prva Liga and reached the Cup final during the 1977-78 season, when they lost 0:1 to NK Rijeka in the final. KF Trepça got relegated to the second division bottom that season.

From the 1987-88 season KF Trepça has played in the Kosovar divisions only, which at the time were at regional level, not national. However, moving back to the Kosovar League wasn't as successful as hoped, although the club won the league and the cup once. Following the 1994-95 season, KF Trepça were relegated to the second division of football in Kosovo. The 2002-03 season was one of the worst in the club's history when they avoided relegation to the third division by one point and suffered the club's worst ever defeat, a 0:10 thrashing by KF KEK.

The 2006-07 season saw KF Trepça's return to the top division of football when they were promoted to the Kosovo Super League as a result of the expansion of the division from 12 to 16 teams. KF Trepça finished third in the second division, Liga e Parë, and would have otherwise missed the promotion.[1]

International matches

KF Trepça has played three international matches in 1977:

Supporters

The supporters of KF Trepça are known as Torcidas and have been supporting the club since 1984.

Stadium

The stadium of KF Trepça Mitrovicë is the largest and the only Stadiumi Olimpik Adem Jashari in Kosovo with a capacity of 30,000. The stadium is named after the Kosovar national hero Adem Jashari.

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
GK Besart Aliu
GK Mehmet Ibrahimi
GK Suad Petrinac
DF Diamant Pllana
DF Fetah Ibrahimi
DF Isak Aliu
DF Fitim Llapashtica
DF Lavdim Bali
DF Arben Zhjeqi
DF Alban Aliu
MF Bardhyl Kaçiu
MF Emin Baliqi
No. Position Player
MF Florent Aziri
MF Agon Tahiri
MF Seid Onbashi
MF Sheremet Isufi
MF Shpetim Fetahu
MF Visar Sermaxhaj
MF Arbër Prekazi
FW Florent Sejdiu
FW Kremtim Pllana
FW Visar Shkupolli
FW Elvis Osmani (captain)
FW Enis Fetahu

Famous players

Honours

Yugoslav Second League (1)
Yugoslav Cup
Kosovo Superliga (1)
Kosovo Supercup (1)

See also

External links

Notes and references

Notes

^a Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Serbia and the self-proclaimed Republic of Kosovo. The latter declared independence on 17 February 2008, while Serbia claims it as part of its own sovereign territory. Its independence is recognised by 86 UN member states.

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