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FK Shkëndija
FK Shkëndija badge
Full nameFudbalski Klub Shkendija
Nickname(s)Kuq e Zi (The Red and Blacks)
Founded27 August 1979; 45 years ago (1979-08-27)
GroundGradski Stadion Tetovo
Capacity15,000
OwnerNorth Macedonia Lazim Destani
PresidentNorth Macedonia Abdylmenaf Bexheti
ManagerAlbania Shpëtim Duro
LeagueMacedonian First League
2014–153rd
Websitehttp://www.kfshkendija.com

Klubi i Futbollit Shkëndija (Template:Lang-mk) is a football club based in Tetovo, Republic of Macedonia. Their home stadium is Gradski Stadion Tetovo and they currently play in the Macedonian First League. In the 2010–11 season of the First Macedonian Football League the club won its first major championship.

History

SFRY Period

File:Shkendija original team.jpg
The original senior Shkëndija team

KF Shkëndija was formed in 27 August 1979 by Albanians from Tetovo.[1][2] The purpose of forming the club was so that the Albanians throughout Yugoslavia could unite in supporting a club for Albanians. FK Shkëndija was frowned upon by Yugoslav officials as it was thought the club would awaken nationalist feeling among the Albanians of Yugoslavia. Starting at the lowest division in Yugoslavia, Shkëndija won the league in the 1979–1980 season, resulting in Shkëndija being promoted into the Third division.[3] After claiming the third division title in the 1980–1981 season, Shkëndija was then again promoted into the Second division. However, as the popularity of the club began to increase among the Albanian population of Yugoslavia, the ruling communist government members disbanded the club, worried that the club would start a nationalistic revival in Yugoslavia.[3]

Re-establishment

After Macedonia declared independence from Yugoslavia, FK Shkëndija was re-established into the Macedonian Football League. It started at the Fourth division, eventually being promoted each season to the third, second and finally, to the First division.[3] In the 2010–11 season of the First Macedonian Football League the club won its first major championship with an unbeaten run of 16 games.[4] On 20 May 2012, Shkëndija handed FK Vardar its first loss of the season with a 1–0 victory.[5]

The Ecolog era

During the 2012–13 season, Shkëndija was embroiled in financial difficulties and as a result, many of its players left the club earlier in the summer. The Shkëndija supporters, the Ballistët, began a social media campaign requesting Ecolog to take over Shkëndija.[6] Albanian international, Lorik Cana and Swiss international, Xherdan Shaqiri also joined the campaign with the supporters.[6] On 31 July 2013, Lazim Destani, father of Ecolog founder and chairman, Nazif Destani, announced Ecolog International will take charge of Shkëndija.[6][7] Under the new administration, Shkëndija bought in over five new players to the squad, four days before the transfer season ended, as well as balancing the financial state of the club. The new season started averagely for Shkëndija, amassing five draws in a row. However, on 21 September 2013, Shkëndija comfortably defeated rivals FK Vardar in a 3–1 home game during the derby, displaying improvement of the club under Ecolog. However, for the next eight fixtures, Shkëndija were very inconsistent, drawing once, winning three and losing four. After losing 5–0 to FK Rabotnički, manager Gjore Jovanovski was relieved of his duties. Shpëtim Duro was named the manager Shkëndija just 15 hours after the sacking of Jovanovski. He was first hired as a temporary caretaker manager for the club's the remaining 3 games before the long winter break, but signed a contract with the club to be the manager for the remainder of the 2013–14 season.[8][9]

During the winter break, Shkëndija was the most active team in the Prva Liga during the transfer period, bringing in 9 new players, further revamping the football club in preparation for the second half of the season. The second half of the season saw drastic improvement for Shkëndija under Shpëtim Duro, moving them from 8th position near the relegation zone, to 4th position at the end of the season, winning their final seven games in a row.[10] Shkendija earned a spot in the 2014–15 first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.

Supporters

File:Ballistet logo.jpeg
Ballistët

The supporters of Shkëndija are called the Ballistët, named after the World War II Balli Kombëtar. When the club was formed in 1979, use of nationalism was strictly prohibited by the Yugoslavian government. The supporting firm of Shkëndija called themselves BAL, using the first three letters of Balli Kombëtar. When Shkëndija was reinstated into the Macedonian Football League, the supporting firm was re-established as the Ballistët in 1992. When kick-off commences, The Ballistët always sing the national anthem of Albania. In Tetovo, the group has been responsible for the desecration of the monument to the fallen partisans in the national-liberation struggle. They graffiti "Ballistet Shkëndija" and "1992 Ultras".[11] This occurred ten days after the Macedonian independence day.[11]

The Ballistët are one of the most notorious football supporter groups in Macedonia.[12] Their antics are occasionally reported on the news. On 18 October 2010, Shkëndija played against FK Napredok away in Kicevo. The Ballist removed the Macedonian flag from the mast and put an Albanian flag in its place. As the police tried to put the Macedonian flag up again, the Ballist tore out their seats and threw them at the police.[12]

Fans of opposing clubs barely go to Gradski Stadium as the "Ballistet" are one of the largest firms in Macedonia.[13] This was noted when FK Rabotnički played Shkëndija in 2008. Rabotnicki had the lead over Shkëndija in Tetovo with the score 0:1. A loss would have meant relegation into the second division.[14] At half time, Rabotnicki's players and coaches where attacked when they were leaving the pitch. Rabotnicki supporters and police could not stop the large presence of Shkëndija supporters, resulting in the match to be abandoned and Shkëndija being relegated to the second league.[14]

On 3 August 2010, during a heated match with city rivals Teteks, the majority of the supporters of Teteks, the Vojvodi, abandoned their team in the 78th minute and left the stadium to avoid clashing with the Shkëndija supporters after the game.[15][16] Those that remained for the whole game had to remain in the stadium as the Ballistët were outside the stadium waiting for them.[15] A heavy police presence escorted the Teteks supporters out of the stadium.

On 11 September 2011, the Shkendija supporters attacked fans and players of FK Ohrid at half time. This resulted in Shkendija supporters being suspended for two home matches.[17]

After Partizan Belgrade defeated Shkëndija in Skopje for the qualifying rounds of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League, Partizan coach Aleksandar Stanojevic stated that Shkëndija out played Partizan in the first half due to the great atmosphere of the Shkëndija supporters intimidating the Partizan players.[18] In the match, the Albanian flag covered the entire west end of the stadium, along with banners such as "Ballistet", "1st state Albania, 2nd state Kosova, 3rd state coming soon" and "24 March 1999".[19] The Ballistet chanted notable remarks such as, "Ubi ubi srbina" (Kill the Serbs) ,[20] Adem Jashari, UÇK, Republic of Kosovo and singing Albanian nationalist songs.[19]

On 10 March 2012, two Shkëndija supporters were arrested after a policeman was stabbed while apparently protecting two men from a mob attack.[21][22] The cause of this was retaliation for the killing of two ethnic Albanians by an off-duty police officer in the town of Gostivar.[23] After the arrests, hardcore Shkendija fans, the Ballistët, threatened to cause trouble in a match against league leaders Vardar Skopje originally scheduled for Wednesday, which had been suspended[21] and played on another date with no fans being allowed to attend.

On May 2012, a delegation of the Ballistët ultras travelled to neighbouring Kosovo to pay their respects at a shrine to Adem Jashari, one of the founders of the Kosovo Liberation Army.[24] On 4 May 2012, the Ballistët joined counter-protests in ethnic Albanian neighbourhoods for the inter-ethnic violence.[24]

On 23 May 2013, the Macedonian Cup final was abandoned late on Wednesday between Shkëndija and Teteks.[25] The match was abandoned after 20 minutes for fear that the chants might ignite violence. The Shkëndija supporters booed the Macedonian national anthem,[26] threw flares at the police and security[27] as well as chanting "Ballisti Zakon", "UÇK" and other nationalistic rhetoric.[25] Also and Macedonian fans of Teteks did the same against Albanians. The match between Teteks and Shkëndija was rescheduled for Sunday and the Macedonian Football Federation said it would be played in an empty stadium to avoid provocation.[25]

After Shkëndija's 5-0 victory over Teteks, Shkëlzen Meta, the leading captain of the Ballistët, handed over the reins to the young Isak Luma.[28]

On 19 October 2014, during the rivalry match against FK Vardar, The Ballistët held a large banner stating "They are cancer of Europe - UEFA do you need more?!" accompanied with a montage of pictures showing Serb hooligans involved in the Serbia vs England U-21 match, Italy vs Serbia match and the Serbia vs Albania match.[29][30][31] The Ballistët are part of the TKZ ultras group that supports Albania in international football. In the next home game against FK Metalurg, the Ballistët, dissatisfied with the UEFA ruling of the cancelled Serbia vs Albania match, held banners stating "Dear Platinovic, They beat our players and won 3:0! We kill them in the return match and we get EURO 16 final spot??" along with chants against UEFA and Michel Platini.[32][33]

On 7 April 2015, Shkëndija were fined by the FFM and supporters banned due to politically motivated banners and chants, as well as the assault on FK Tetek's manager Gorazd Mihajlov.[34] A banner with a picture of Milenko Nedelkovski and an Orangutan were held up with a caption stating, "is there a difference?".[35] The Ballistët have sent a letter to the FFM stating that the banner was in retaliation for Nedelkovski's offensive remarks about Albanians.[36] Milenko Nedelkovski runs a talk show on Macedonia state television and is a fervent supporter of VMRO-DPMNE.

Rivalry

Gradski stadion Tetovo

Being a club with a strong Albanian nationalist background, Shkëndija has rivalry with most of the Macedonian football clubs. However, the biggest rivalry are with FK Vardar and FK Teteks. The Shkëndija-Teteks rivalry is one of the biggest and most heated in Macedonia. When Shkëndija play against Teteks, majority of the Tetovo police are stationed at Gradski Stadium and ban Shkendija supporters from attending Vardar-Shkendija matches in Skopje, but despite this ban Ballistet attended at Skopje two times.[37]

Honours

North Macedonia Macedonian First League:

North Macedonia Macedonian Football Super Cup:

North Macedonia Macedonian Second League:

North Macedonia Macedonian Football Cup:

Recent seasons

Season League Cup Other Competitions
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos
1992–93 OFL ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1st ↑
1993–94 3. MFL ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 1st ↑
1994–95 2. MFL West 32 16 6 10 61 38 54 4th
1995–96 2. MFL West 30 19 6 5 65 23 63 1st ↑
1996–97 1. MFL 26 8 5 13 27 48 29 13th ↓
1997–98 2. MFL West ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1998–99 2. MFL West ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
1999–00 2. MFL West 34 24 5 5 97 21 78 1st ↑
2000–01 1. MFL 26 9 1 16 34 49 28 12th ↓ SF
2001–02 3. MFL ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? R1
2002–03 2. MFL 36 20 6 10 71 42 66 4th
2003–04 2. MFL 32 19 5 8 69 44 62 2nd ↑ R2
2004–05 1. MFL 33 15 5 13 59 40 50 5th R1
2005–06 1. MFL 33 15 4 14 48 47 49 5th RU
2006–07 1. MFL 33 10 8 15 39 63 38 10th R2
2007–08 1. MFL 33 7 5 21 26 58 26 11th ↓ R2
2008–09 2. MFL 29 15 10 4 67 29 55 3rd SF
2009–10 2. MFL 26 20 3 3 57 15 57(-6) 1st ↑ PR
2010–11 1. MFL 33 21 9 3 65 23 72 1st R1
2011–12 1. MFL 33 20 6 7 53 28 66 3rd R2 Champions League QR2
2012–13 1. MFL 33 13 8 12 52 49 44(-3) 5th RU Europa League QR1
2013–14 1. MFL 33 16 9 8 53 32 57 4th QF
2014–15 1. MFL 32 18 5 9 58 31 59 3rd R2 Europa League QR1

Key

1st 2nd ↑ ↓
Champions Runners-up Promoted Relegated

Shkëndija in Europe

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2011–12 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round Serbia FK Partizan 0–1 0–4 0–5
2012–13 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round Northern Ireland Portadown FC 0–0 1–2 1–2
2014–15 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round Moldova FC Zimbru Chișinău 2–1 0–2 2–3
2015–16 UEFA Europa League First qualifying round Scotland Aberdeen 1–1 0–0 1–1 (a)

Players

Current squad

As of 8 August 2015

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Switzerland SUI Enes Azizi
12 GK North Macedonia MKD Marko Jovanovski
30 GK North Macedonia MKD Besir Nuhii
3 DF North Macedonia MKD Xhelil Abdulla
4 DF North Macedonia MKD Egzon Bejtullahi
6 DF North Macedonia MKD Ardian Cuculi
33 DF North Macedonia MKD Artim Pollozhani
77 DF North Macedonia MKD Blagoja Todorovski
TBA DF North Macedonia MKD Sedat Berisha
TBA DF Brazil BRA Carlinho Rech
5 MF North Macedonia MKD Armend Alimi
10 MF North Macedonia MKD Ferhan Hasani (Captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
11 MF North Macedonia MKD Besir Demiri
14 MF North Macedonia MKD Marjan Radeski
18 MF Brazil BRA Stênio Júnior
19 MF North Macedonia MKD Ennur Totre
20 MF Brazil BRA Victor Nildo Juffo
22 MF North Macedonia MKD Muhamed Useini
29 MF North Macedonia MKD Shpend Asani
88 MF Kosovo KOS Meriton Korenica
8 FW Croatia CRO Bojan Vručina
9 FW North Macedonia MKD Hristijan Kirovski
27 FW North Macedonia MKD Besart Ibraimi

Notable former players

Personnel

Current technical staff

As of 6 June 2014
Position Name
Manager Shpëtim Duro
Assistant manager Jeton Beqiri
Goalkeeping coach Armend Elezi
Fitness coach Metin Dalip
Scout Vullnet Emini
Juniors coach Bekim Osmani
Cadets coach Berat Imeri

Elbasan Munishi

Coordinator Festim Ademi
Youth coordinator Hysein Kadriu

Management

Position Staff
Owner Lazim Destani
President Abdylmenaf Bexheti
Sporting Director Nebi Mustafi
Commercial and Social Director Mislim Hasipi
Finance Director Faton Alili
Operations Director Driton Musliu

Managers

Nationality Name Arrived Departed
North Macedonia Qatip Osmani 29 September 2011
North Macedonia Erhan Salimi 30 September 2011 (interim) 2 October 2011
North Macedonia Nedžat Sabani 9 October 2011 20 March 2012
North Macedonia Qatip Osmani 21 March 2012 31 July 2012
North Macedonia Ibrahim Luma 1 August 2012(interim) 21 August 2012
North Macedonia Artim Shaqiri 23 August 2012 4 July 2013
North Macedonia Đorđe Jovanovski 1 August 2013 24 November 2013
Albania Shpëtim Duro 24 November 2013 24 May 2014
Croatia Roy Ferenčina 6 June 2014 31 August 2014
North Macedonia Jeton Beqiri 31 August 2014 (interim) 4 September 2014
Croatia Ardian Kozniku 4 September 2014 27 March 2015
North Macedonia Jeton Beqiri 27 March 2015 12 June 2015
Albania Shpëtim Duro 12 June 2015

References

  1. ^ D. Nikolić. "Predstavljamo Škendiju, prvog Partizanovog rivala". Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Škendija, šampion Makedonije". Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  3. ^ a b c "Official KF Shkendija Thread". Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Shkendija Tetovo wins the Macedonian First League". Retrieved 14 May 2011.
  5. ^ "Macedonian First League – Round 32". Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  6. ^ a b c "Ecolog takes over Shkendija". Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  7. ^ "Ecolog" shpëton Shkëndijën, tha po" (in Albanian). Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  8. ^ Shpëtim Duro to caretake Shkendija
  9. ^ Shpëtim Duro, trajneri i Shkëndijës së Tetovës
  10. ^ "Shpëtim Duro leaves Shkendija". macedonianfootball.com. macedonianfootball. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  11. ^ a b Aleksander Vlajković. "Ballistet "painting the" Partisans". Retrieved 15 July 2011.
  12. ^ a b Filip Zdraveski
  13. ^ Filip Zdraveski
  14. ^ a b MINA. "Shkëndija Rabotnicki match suspended". Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  15. ^ a b Aqua feat vojvodi on YouTube
  16. ^ Shkendija vs teteks - Kako begat makedoncite on YouTube
  17. ^ Darko Jankulovski. "Ohrid: There are no conditions for football in Tetovo". Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  18. ^ Beta. "Stanojevic: The errors in Skopje can Partizan in Champions League". Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  19. ^ a b Ž. Babovic / D. Nikolić. "Black and white did not dwell on the provocation "balista" in Skopje". Retrieved 21 July 2011.
  20. ^ "Footage of Shkendija supporters". Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  21. ^ a b worldsoccer. "Macedonia league suspended". Retrieved 17 March 2012.
  22. ^ eurosport.yahoo. "REFILE-Soccer-Macedonian leagues suspended due to ethnic violence". Retrieved 17 March 2012. [dead link‍]
  23. ^ BBC (13 March 2012). "EU warns Macedonia over ethnic violence". BBC News. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
  24. ^ a b Manasiev, Aleksandar (30 November 2012). "Balkans' political football keeps hooligans close to heart of power". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  25. ^ a b c Casule, Kole (23 May 2013). "Soccer-Macedonia cup final abandoned after crowd trouble". Reuters. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  26. ^ Jankulovski, Darko (23 May 2013). "Cup final interrupted". http://macedonianfootball.com. Retrieved 24 May 2013. {{cite news}}: External link in |newspaper= (help)
  27. ^ REAGOJN GJORGJI IVANOV, GORDANA JANKULLOVSKA DHE MENDUH THAÇI PAS NDËRPRERJES SË FINALES SË KUPËS (in Albanian). Koha. Retrieved 24 May 2013. {{cite AV media}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)
  28. ^ "Isak Luma do të udhëheq me BALLISTËT". Almakos.com. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  29. ^ Shkëndija - Vardar 1-2 (19.10.2014) (in Albanian). Tetovo, Macedonia: KF Shkendija. 2014. {{cite AV media}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)
  30. ^ "Torcedores albaneses protestam contra a Uefa após briga com Sérvia". Globo Esporte. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  31. ^ Verrecchia, Adrien (21 October 2014). "Top 10 : Les tifos du week-end". La Grinta. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  32. ^ "Ballistët, tjetër mesazh i fortë për Platininë (FOTO LAJM)". albeu.com. albeu. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  33. ^ "Ubijemo Srbe i idemo na EURO?". Vesti.rs. Vesti. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  34. ^ "FFM gjobit me 3 000 euro Shkëndijën, Luma pezullohet 1 vit". kfshkendija.com. KF Shkendija. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
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  37. ^ Filip Zdraveski. "Preview: Macedonian First League – Round 9". Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  38. ^ Emil Gasevski. "Skendija lift Macedonian Super Cup". Retrieved 25 July 2011.

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