FC Prishtina

Full name

Klubi Futbollistik Prishtina

Founded

1922
as Kosova Prishtine

Ground

Pristina City Stadium

Capacity

16,200

Chairman

Remzi Ejupi

Manager

Ramiz Krasniqi

League

Raiffeisen Superliga

2014–15

Raiffeisen Superliga, 3rd

Home colours

Away colours

F. C. Prishtina (or Football Club Prishtina, Albanian: Klubi Futbollistik Prishtina) is a football club based in Pristina, Kosovo.^[a] The club plays in the Football Superleague of Kosovo.

History

The club was founded in 1922 under the name Gajret. Later on their name changed to Proleter, Kosova and finally FC Prishtina. During the period the club participated in the Yugoslav league system the club was known in its Serbo-Croatian form, FK Priština (Serbian Cyrillic: ФК Приштина).

Yugoslav period

In the beginning the club competed in Yugoslav lower leagues all the way until the beginning of the World War II when the region was annexed to Albania. In 1942 Prishtina competed in the North group of the 1942 Albanian Championship finishing in fourth and bottom place of their group.^[1] After the end of the war the club returned to the Yugoslav league system and played for most time in the Yugoslav Second League.

Its most successful period was from 1983 to 1988 when it was a member of the highest football division in Yugoslavia, the Yugoslav First League. During those years they traded in mid table, boasting a good home record, including one of their most memorable victories against Red Star Belgrade in 1983. That was the "Golden Generation" of Priština with players such as Sukri Pacarada, Xhevdet Muriqi, Mensur Nexhipi, Skender Shengyli, Kujtim Shala, Fadil Vokrri, Fadil Muriqi, Zoran Batrović, Sahit Kelmendi, Faruk Domi, Fatih Domi, Agim Cana, Abdyl Bellopoja, Llapashtica, Kosta Lalić, Ramadan Cimilli, Favzi Rrama, Edmond Rugova, Mehana Ramadani, Danilo Mandić, Ljubiša P. Trajković, Petre Gruevski, Neshat Zhavelli, Rifat Mehinović, Zoran Martinović, coaches Maxhuni and Miroslav Blažević, that made the club become almost unbeatable when playing home.

This period started after FC Prishtina became champions of the 1982–83 Yugoslav Second League, thus archiving promotion to Yugoslav highest level. In the following season, 1983–84, they finished 8th and they represented Yugoslavia in the 1983–84 Mitropa Cup. In a 4 team group tournament they managed to lose just one match out of six; however, they finished in second place, only one point behind the winners, Austrian team SC Eisenstadt.^[2]

1983–84 Mitropa Cup

FC Prishtina vs

SC Eisenstadt 003–3 ; 2–4
Vasas Budapest 4–2 ; 1–1
Union Teplice 002–0 ; 1–1

During the following seasons Prishtina managed to stay in mid table in the Yugoslav top tier all the way until 1988 when they were relegated back to the Second League. They returned to the top flight 4 years later to play in the 1992–93 First League of FR Yugoslavia, which then consisted of clubs only from Serbia and Montenegro. However, the club finished 17th and was relegated. After that, FC Prishtina played in the Second League of FR Yugoslavia until 1997 when they returned to the top flight after winning the Group East, one of the two subdivisions of the 1996–97 Second League of FR Yugoslavia.^[3] FC Prishtina played in the First League of FR Yugoslavia for the following 2 seasons, although the 1998–99 season was interrupted in late March by the NATO bombing and the Kosovo War.

Season	League	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Notes
1979–80	Yugoslav Second League	6	30	11	11	8	27	25	33	2nd Round
1980–81	Yugoslav Second League	8	30	9	12	9	27	22	30	1st Round
1981–82	Yugoslav Second League	9	30	10	8	12	36	32	28	1st Round
1982–83	Yugoslav Second League	1	34	20	9	5	65	30	49	1st Round	Promoted
1983–84	Yugoslav First League	8	34	15	3	16	36	55	33	1st Round
1984–85	Yugoslav First League	10	34	13	6	15	44	49	32	1st Round
1985–86	Yugoslav First League	11	34	13	6	15	37	47	32	1st Round
1986–87	Yugoslav First League	14	34	13	4	17	47	52	30	1st Round
1987–88	Yugoslav First League	18	34	10	7	17	43	59	27	Semi-finals	Relegated
1988–89	Yugoslav Second League	10	38	18	5 (2)	15	42	40	32¹	1st Round^[4]	²
1989–90	Yugoslav Second League	4	38	21	4 (1)	13	61	39	43	?	²
1990–91	Yugoslav Second League	8	36	16	3 (1)	17	48	44	33	?	²
1991–92	Yugoslav Second League	5	36	17	8 (5)	11	50	35	39	?	Promoted ²
1992–93	First League of FR Yugoslavia	18	36	7	9	20	32	64	23	1st Round	Relegated
1993–94	Second League of FR Yugoslavia	9	?	?	?	?	?	?	31	1st Round
1994–95	Second League of FR Yugoslavia	14	?	?	?	?	?	?	30	?
1995–96	Second League of FR Yugoslavia	17	?	?	?	?	?	?	35	2nd Round
1996–97	Second League of FR Yugoslavia	1	?	?	?	?	?	?	66	?	Promoted
1997–98	First League of FR Yugoslavia	16	33	17	9	7	57	28	60	1st Round
1998–99	First League of FR Yugoslavia	17	24	5	3	16	25	49	18	1st Round	³

¹Prishtina were docked 6 points due to match fixing in the last round of the previous season

²2-points for winners. If the game finished as a draw, penalty kicks were taken and only the winner gained 1 point. In brackets are those penalty-kick points.

³ Championship abandoned officially on 14 May 1999 due to the NATO attacks on FR Yugoslavia. Due to UNMIK, FC Prishtina back to play in Kosovar league system only.

After 1999

After Kosovo became under United Nations Administration Mission, FC Prishtina left the Serbian football league system and became part of the Kosovar Superliga (Reiffeisen Superliga) which became the highest football division of Kosovo. As the club from Kosovo with most successful results in the past and the best infrastructure, FC Prishtina became dominant in the early years of the competition, and won the first two editions, in 1999–00 and 2000–01. Afterwards, it was champion in 2003–04 and twice again won two titles in a row in 2007–08, 2008–09 and 2011–12, 2012–13.

Since 1999, FC Prishtina has been 6 times Kosovo champion until 2011 being the club with most league titles.^[5] Between 1945 and 1999 the Kosovar league was a regional league of the Yugoslav league system, and FC Prishtina did not gather many titles in that league because it usually competed in higher national levels.

Supporters

The supporters of the club are called Plisat.

Honours

Kosovar Superliga

Champions: 1991–92, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2012–13

Kosovar Cup

Winners: 1993–94, 1994–95, 2005–06, 2012–13

Kosovar Super Cup

Winners: 1994–95, 1995–96, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2012–13

Yugoslav Second League

Champions: 1982–83

/ Kosovar League (pre-1991)

Champions: 1947–48, 1950–51, 1953–54, 1958–59, 1960–61, 1976–77, 1978–79

Players

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Alban Muçiqi
2	DF	Armend Thaqi
3	DF	Veton Kabashi
4	DF	Leutrim Beqiri
5	DF	Akil Makolli
6	MF	Park Dae-Sung
7	MF	Granit Begolli
8	MF	Bashkim Shala
9	FW	Shend Kelmendi
10	MF	Gentrit Begolli
11	FW	Labinot Osmani
12	GK	Visar Bekaj
14	MF	Endrit Krasniqi

No.	Position	Player
15	MF	Petrit Osmani
16	MF	Atdhe Grajqevci
17	MF	Lorik Boshnjaku
18	MF	Qendrim Jahaj
19	DF	Miloš Milović
20	MF	Driton Krasniqi
22	DF	Perparim Islami
25	MF	Ardi Basha
27	MF	Durim Gashi
30	DF	Ardian Ismajli
32	FW	Elhami Berisha
33	FW	Cho Byung-Jun
34	DF	Agon Xhaka

Staff

Technincal Staff

Head Coach: Bylbyl Sokoli
Assistant Head Coach: Fadil Berisha
Assistant Coach: Ali Osmani
Goalkeeper Coach: Bahri Berisha
Goalkeeper Coach: Ahmet Beselica
Physio: Alban Llumnica

Board of Directors

President: Remzi Ejupi
Vice-President: Ahmet Kurtolli
Vice-President: Afrim Muçiqi
Member of Board: Ismet Begolli
Member of Board: Rrahman Hajredini
Member of Board: Sinan Vllasaliu

Administration

Director: Sokol Krasniqi
Club Secretary: Habib Limani
Treasurer: Esmet Grainca

Notable players

This is a list of FC Prishtina players with senior national team appearances:^[6]^[7]

Coaches

This is the list of coaches of FC Prishtina:^[8]

Slavko Stanić (1961)
Ilija Dimovski (1979–81)
Bela Palfi (1981–83)
Fuad Muzurović (1983–84)
Vukašin Višnjevac (1984)
Ajet Shosholli (1984–85)
Fuad Muzurović (1985–86)
Miroslav Blažević (1986)
Milovan Đorić (1986–87)
Josip Duvančić (1987–88)
Milan Živadinović (1988–89)
Hysni Maxhunaj (1989–90)

Ajet Shosholli (1990–91)
Burim Hatipi (1994–95)
Jusuf Tortoshi (1995–98)
Ajet Shosholli (1999–00)
Jusuf Tortoshi (2000–01)
Medin Zhega (2001–02)
Arbnor Morina (2002)
Ramiz Krasniqi (2002)
Ajet Shosholli (2002–05)
Fadil Muriqi (2005–06)
Ramiz Krasniqi (2006)
Kujtim Shala (2006–07)

Ramadan Cimili (2007)
Afrim Tovërlani (2007–09)
Besnik Kollari (2009)
Skender Shengyli (2009)
Ramiz Krasniqi (2010–11)
Jusuf Tortoshi (2011)
Wolfgang Jerat (2011)^[9]
Ejup Mehmeti (2012)
Afrim Tovërlani (2012–14)
Bylbyl Sokoli (2014–present)

Presidents

Borislav Božović (1971)
Gani Pula (1971–73)
Ramadan Vraniqi (1973–76)
Gani Pula (1976–77)
Blagoje Kostić (1977–81)
Nazmi Mustafa (1981–82)
Sadik Vllasaliu (1982–83)
Mehmet Maliqi (1983–84)

Muharrem Ismajli (1984–86)
Bajram Tmava (1986–88)
Živorad Ivić (1988–89)
Shefqet Keqekolla (1989)
Mile Savić (1989–90)
Beqir Aliu (1991–99)
Remzi Ejupi (2004–present)

Notes

^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the Brussels Agreement. Kosovo has been recognised as an independent state by 108 out of 193 United Nations member states.

References

↑ Copy of Besnik Dizdari Historia e Kampionatëve të Shqipërise. Vol. III: Vitet 1939–’42 Ombra GVG, Tiranë, 2004, p. 150 at sktirana.com (Albanian)
↑ Mitropa Cup 1983/84 at RSSSF
↑ League tables at fsgzrenjanin.com, retrieved 7-2-2012 (Serbian)
↑ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesj/joegcupdetail.html#89
↑ Kosovo – List of Champions at RSSSF
↑ FK Priština at National-Football-Teams.com
↑ KF Prishtinë at National-Football-Teams.com
↑ Historia e Klubit at FC Prishtina official website, retrieved 15-1-2014 (Albanian)
↑ p=3&id=8&lng=1 at FC Prishtina official website

External links

2015-16 Kosovo Superliga

Besa Pejë Drenica Drita Feronikeli Gjilani Hajvalia Istogu Kosova Vushtrri Liria Llapi Prishtina Trepça'89

Yugoslav First League

Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes / Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1923–1940)

Seasons	1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40

Former clubs	Bačka BASK BSK Belgrade Concordia Crnogorac Građanski Niš Građanski Skoplje Građanski Zagreb Hajduk Split HAŠK Ilirija Ljubljana Jedinstvo Beograd Jugoslavija Krajišnik Banja Luka Ljubljana Mačva NAK Novi Sad Pobeda Skoplje Primorje Ljubljana Radnički Kragujevac SAŠK SAND Subotica Slavija Osijek Slavija Sarajevo Slavija Varaždin Somborski SK Sparta Zemun Viktorija Zagreb Vojvodina ŽAK Subotica ŽAK Velika Kikinda

FPR Yugoslavia / SFR Yugoslavia (1945–1992)

Seasons	1945 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1950 1951 1952 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92

Former clubs	14. Oktobar Bor Borac Budućnost Crvenka Čelik Dinamo Vinkovci Dinamo Zagreb Hajduk Split Iskra Lokomotiva Mačva Maribor Nafta Napredak Naša Krila Novi Sad OFK Belgrade Olimpija Osijek Partizan Pelister Ponziana Priština Proleter Rabotnički Rad Radnički Belgrade Radnički Kragujevac Radnički Niš Red Star Belgrade Rijeka Sarajevo Sloboda Spartak RNK Split Sutjeska Teteks Trepča Trešnjevka Vardar Velež Vojvodina NK Zagreb Zemun Željezničar

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