SC Gjilani

SC Gjilani
Full name Soccer Club Gjilani
Nickname(s) Kuq e Bardhet (Red and White)
Skifterat (Falcons)
Founded 1945 (1945) as Crvena Zvezda Gnjilane
1995 (1995) as Gjilani
Ground Gjilan City Stadium
Capacity 15,000
Chairman Florim Zuka
Manager Sadat Pajaziti
League Football Superleague of Kosovo
2017–18 Football Superleague of Kosovo, 8th

Soccer Club Gjilani (Albanian: Klubi Futbollistik Gjilani), commonly known as Gjilani is a professional football club based in Gjilan, Kosovo. The club play in the Football Superleague of Kosovo, which is the top tier of football in the country.

History

SC Gjilani is the club which was formed in 1995 by Afrim Kçiku, under difficult circumstances. Despite difficulties with the organization they had managed somehow to keep alive this club where after 5 years of foundation they win the Kosovar Cup and made the club at the top of the Kosovar league. Gjilani competes on the top flight of football division in Kosovo being the Football Superleague of Kosovo.

Supporters

Skifterat
Skifterat during a match
Founded 1999 (1999)
Type Ultras club
Team Gjilani
Location Gjilan,  Kosovo
Arena Gjilan City Stadium
Colors Red and White

Skifterat are the clubs ultras group which formed in 1999 after Kosovo war. They are also known as the Red and White boys and they live for this club and this supporter group. They are also one of the best supporter groups in Kosovo. They were named after a KLA brigade called "The Falcons".

Incidents

At Skifterat there are groups of hooligans who do incidents especially during the derby against Drita.[1] Also there has been other incidents involving mass blows among hooligans where they ended up with some injured. There was an incident between the fans of Gjilan and Drenica and also the most dangerous incident was between Gjilan and Vëllaznimi season 2017-18, where 23 people people injured.[2] There have also been incidents of burns of flags of other states like Serbian flag, Macedonian flag, Greece flag or Montenegro flag

Club rivalries

Drita

Skifterat during the Kosovo Derby

There is often a fierce rivalry between the two strongest teams in a national league and this is particularly the case in Football Superleague of Kosovo, where the game between Gjilani and Drita is known as the Kosovo Derby. The derby according to the tradition of the city of Gjilan, the party starts with fans organization, who try to give the maximum that besides the support for the respective clubs, there is also some surprise for the other opponent camp, to say that we were better and is appreciated more than what is presented to you with great curiosity about the whole city, what a presentation will be on the weekend from Skifterat (Falcons) and Intelektualët (Intellectuals).

Three days before the match the derby gives the atmosphere a night life, streets, everywhere in the cafe bars is an atmosphere that occurs only during national holidays, where fans are seen by both the Skifterat (Falcons) and Intelektualët (Intellectuals) to live all that week under the fever of the much-anticipated derby.

One hour before the match, the two camps are organized in groups and always avoid eventual incidents between the two ultras groups. They divide the streets from where they will go to the stadium, which is good in a way to avoid the breakdown of this holiday and the much anticipated confrontation in Gjilan.

Crest and colours

The first design and colours in 1995 was red and white in the center with a circle and one ball that formed the badge of the club. In 2000, the colors were changed by the new president of the club in purple and light blue, but early in the 2008–09 season at the initiative of the leadership of Gjilan's supporters club Skifterat (Falcons), back before the club colors.

Stadium

The club has played its home games at the Gjilan City Stadium (Albanian: Stadiumi i Qytetit të Gjilanit) is a multi-purpose stadium in Gjilan, Kosovo. The stadium has a capacity of 10,000 people all seater.

Honours

SC Gjilani honours
Type Competition Titles Seasons/Years
Domestic Kosovar Cup 1 1999–2000
Kosovar Supercup

Players

Current squad

As of 18 August 2018

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

No. Position Player
1 Kosovo GK Donat Kaçiu
2 Kosovo DF Premton Isufi
3 Kosovo DF Armend Halili
4 Kosovo DF Ylber Kastrati (captain)
6 Albania DF Endrien Magani
7 Albania MF Ansi Nika
8 Kosovo DF Salih Kosumi
9 Albania FW Brunild Pepa
10 Albania DF Ledion Muçaj
11 Kosovo FW Edon Sadriu
12 Kosovo GK Kenan Haxhihamza
13 Kosovo DF Ergon Hyseni
No. Position Player
14 Kosovo MF Arbër Mustafa
15 Kosovo DF Kujtim Dubova
17 Kosovo FW Altin Aliu
18 Guatemala FW Wilber Pérez
19 Trinidad and Tobago FW Trevin Caesar
20 Kosovo FW Edison Kqiku
22 Brazil MF Jefferson
23 Kosovo MF Roland Ajeti
25 Brazil DF Maurício Marinho
27 Albania FW Vilfor Hysa
28 Kosovo MF Qendrim Ismajli
33 Kosovo DF Fisnik Papuçi

Personnel

Current technical staff
Position Name
Head coach SerbiaKosovoAlbania Sadat Pajaziti
Assistant coach Kosovo Alban Hyseni
Goalkeeping coach Kosovo Afrim Ajdini
Board members
Office Name
President Kosovo Florim Zuka
Executive director Kosovo Sevdail Robelli
Financial director Kosovo Arlind Behluli
Sports director Kosovo Naser Ajeti
Secretary Kosovo Granit Mustafa
Team manager Kosovo Agron Korça

References

  1. "Rrahja ndërmjet tifozëve në derbin Drita-Gjilani [video]" [Beating between fans in derby Drita-Gjilani [video] (in Albanian). Koha Ditore. 23 August 2015.
  2. "dhuna në Drenicë, rrahje "nën hundë" të policëve". Retrieved 21 August 2018.
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