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Prishtina
Full nameFootball Club Prishtina
Nickname(s)Plisat (The Clods)
Short namePRI or FCP
Founded1922; 102 years ago (1922), as Kosova
Ground Fadil Vokrri Stadium
Capacity13,980
OwnerRahman Haradini (80%)
Other owners
ChairmanHakif Gashi
Manager Ndubuisi Egbo
League Kosovo Superleague
2022–23 Kosovo Superleague, 5th of 10
Website Club website
Current season

Football Club Prishtina ( Albanian: Klubi Futbollistik Prishtina, IPA: [klubiˈ futˈboɫˈistik ˈpɾiʃtina]), commonly known as Prishtina, is a professional football club based in Prishtina, Kosovo. The club play in the Football Superleague of Kosovo, is the most successful club in Kosovo, and is also the only Kosovar club to have never have been relegated from the league.

History

The club was founded in 1922 under the name Kosova. Later on their name changed to Proleter, Jedinstvo, Kosova and finally Prishtina.

1922–1926: Beginnings of FC Prishtina (Futboll Klub Kosova)

Football in Kosovo has been played and developed since 1919, shortly after the end of the First World War. Many demobilized soldiers and officers, as well as students studying at universities in France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, England, Bucharest, Budapest, and elsewhere, began to return to their home countries. Thus, a student of Samerslen College Grenoble (France) brought the first soccer ball to Prishtina in 1919. This gift he had from a doctor where he came from.

After the arrival of the first ball in Prishtina, Kosovo mainly young people started running after it, but there was no organized way of playing.

Only friendly matches took place at that time. The city of Prishtina was just a town with 16,000 inhabitants when in 1922 the first blue club was formed, called "Kosova". This was a club that at that time consisted of soldiers of the Prishtina Garrison and did not hold official matches because it was not registered, but in its formation constantly played quality footballers of the Prishtina Garrison army.

Kosovo's oldest club did not compete at official levels, but played friendly matches with other teams, meanwhile formed by the country and Macedonia. In 1926 in Prishtina was formed the football club "Bashkimi", which gathered mainly craft youth. This club was materially much more consolidated than "Kosova". This team took advantage of the opportunity and registered with the Banovina Skopje Football Sub-League. There is no data on the level of competition.

1939–1945: War years

In the beginning the club competed in Yugoslav lower leagues all the way until the beginning of 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]

1945–1981: First success in Yugoslavian Football

After the end of the war the club returned to the Yugoslav league system and played for mostly in the Yugoslav Second League. FC Prishtina won in 1945 and 1946 they won the Kosovo Province Title and are the first Kosovar to do so but the success did not end there. In the Season 1947 FC Prishtina wrote History for being one of the Founder Clubs in the new SFR Yugoslavia Cup in this Season. In their first ever Cup match they played against Goce Delcev from Prilep. FC Prishtina won this match with 1–0 and qualify for the next Round. In the second Round FC Prishtina had a harder tie against Rabotnicki Skopje from the second League, but FC Prishtina did not give up and won this Match away in Skopje with 1–2 and became the first Albanian Club to ever reach the Round of 16 in a Regional competition in their first ever Cup Season. In the Round of 16 FC Prishtina had to play away against Partizan Belgrad despite a good performance they lost this match 2–0.

Fc Prishtina also were close to qualify for their first time in the Yugoslav First League in the season 1972–73 but they lost the playoffs games against NK Osijek from Croatia and could not Progress in the Main division. After losing in the home in Prishtina the leg with 1–2 and away with 0–1 in Osijek.

1981–1989: The Golden Generation

FC Prishtina was now stabilized and a scary team had been created and only its explosion was expected. The 1980–81 season was difficult both for Pristina and for the entire population of Kosovo due to the political situation that had been created. From March (1981), Dimoski will be replaced by another coach, the Hungarian from Vojvodina, Béla Pálfi (March 1981 – July 1983), who has great merit for qualifying the team in the elite and creating a great team. The team this season was forced to spend almost the entire spring season outside the city (in Kragujevac, Serbia) due to the ban on sports activity in Kosovo and had managed without any problems to rank in the middle of the table. Prishtina with Pálfi, in the 1981/82 season finishes in 8th place. In the 1982/83 season, the white and blue team had finally started to make history and after 60 years of its creation, and after 20 years of struggling in the Second League, a generation, called Golden, was finally created that violated all in front of him, who had extraordinary leaders and an army of fans with an average of 30,000 per match.

There was no stopping the team from the Kosovar capital and not only that, this team had become so big that now a 22 Million Yugoslavia was afraid of him and aroused respect for him. FC Prishtina after entering the first Federal League has competed for five consecutive seasons in it. In her first year in the elite, she also played in the Central European Cup where she took second place among the four teams. In the same year, two players from Prishtina, in the same match, make their debut for the then Yugoslav national team, the strikers: Fadil Vokrri and Zoran Batrovic. For Batrovic, this was the only appearance left, while Vokrri had continued to defend the colors of the state that no longer exists. This did honor to Pristina and elevated it among the biggest teams in the country. Meanwhile, in five years of competitions in the First League, Prishtina was led by well-known Yugoslav football names. Fuad Muzurovic had been the first Pristina coach to lead the team to the highest level of the country, which had the league among the four or five strongest in Europe. Muzurovic, later the coach of Bosnia and Herzegovina, had led the team from July 1983 until the same time in 1984. Then he returned in July 1985 and led the capital from Prishtina to in August 1986.

After Muzurovic, the bench was taken over by the other great strategist of the former Yugoslavia, Vukashin Vishnjevac, who, however, had not been so dear to some key players of the team, as he had withstood the pressure and his adventure in Prishtina had ended. in November 1984. Then, quite successfully for three months, the team was led by the Albanian coach, Ajet Shosholli. Shosholli until that time had been only the second Albanian coach, after Mensur Bajrami (January–April '77), who had led the team. Meanwhile, the position in the table had been aggravated and the leaders of the club had been forced to find a famous coach and the solution was with Miroslav Blazevic. The lease that later with the Croatian Representative reaches the third place in "France '98", contributes to the merits of the club remaining in the First League. The lease had only lasted for two months, long enough for him to remain one of the most memorable of that time. Prishtina continues for another three seasons in the collection of the best and in its ranks gravitate two other well-known strategists of the time, Milovan orioriq (October 1986 – September 1987) and Josip Duvançi (September 1987 – June 1988) with whom eventually Prishtina falls out of the league. The team had left some of its stars, some had now retired, while the tense political situation and the decline of interest of Kosovo's political and social structures had made Pristina no longer able to stay in the first federal League. With the relegation from the League, Prishtina brings together the next generation of talented people from Kosovo who are first led by another well-known name in former Yugoslav football, Miladin ivivadinovi (July 1988 – March 1989). In the first season since the fall (1988/89) Prishtina played with minus 6 points and again fought and achieved culminating results, but did not manage to climb back into the elite.

Notes

1 Prishtina were docked six points due to match fixing in the last round of the previous season.
2 Two points for winners. If the game finished as a draw, penalty kicks were taken and only the winner gained one point. In brackets are those penalty-kick points.
3 Championship abandoned officially on 14 May 1999 due to the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia. Due to UNMIK, FC Prishtina were able to play in the Kosovan league system only.

After 1991

After Kosovo proclaimed independence from Serbia, FC Prishtina left the Yugoslav football league system and became part of the Independent League of Kosovo, which became the highest football division of Kosovo and would be renamed to the Football Superleague of Kosovo after the Kosovo War in 1999. As the Kosovar club with most successful results in the past and the best infrastructure, FC Prishtina won the first edition of the competition in the 1991–92 season. Afterwards, it won the competition again in the 1995–96 and 1996–97 seasons.

Since 1991, FC Prishtina has been Kosovo champion 11 times, making it the most successful Kosovar club since Kosovo left the Yugoslav football league system. [3] Between 1945 and 1991 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

Prishtina is an Albanian supported club with fans around Albanian communities in the Balkans and in Diaspora. [4] The fans sing the Albanian National Anthem before every game and only affiliate with the Albanian nation and identity. [5]

Plisat
Founded1987; 37 years ago (1987)
Type Supporters' group
MottoNjë Klub, Një Dashuri
(One Club, One Love)
Location Prishtina,   Kosovo
Arena Fadil Vokrri Stadium
StandEast (until 2019)
South (since 2019)
Affiliations Albania Tifozat Kuq e Zi

Plisat are the ultras group of Prishtina. They stand in the South part of the stadium. [6] In the late eighties, there were quite a few small groups with different group names. It was in those years that most of the fans of Prishtina chose to identify as "Plisat". "Plisat" have never been separated from the club even during Yugoslavia's anti-Albanian policies. [4] In addition to football, they started to follow and support the basketball club with the same fervour. As the organisation grew, it began to resemble some of the other large fan groups in the region and the rest of Europe. They also support the Albania National Team. [7] [8]

Honours

FC Prishtina honours
Type Competition Titles Seasons/Years
Domestic Football Superleague of Kosovo 11 1991–92, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2020–21
Kosovar Supercup 11 1994–95, 1995–96, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2012–13, 2015–16, 2019–20, 2022-23
Kosovo Province League 9 1945, 1946, 1947–48, 1953–54, 1958–59, 1960–61, 1976–77, 1978–79
Kosovar Cup 8 1993–94, 1994–95, 2005–06, 2012–13, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2022–23
Yugoslav Second League 1 1982–83
International Albania Independence Cup 1 2013

Players

Current squad

As of 04 March 2024

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 Kosovo  KOS Altin Gjokaj
2 DF Kosovo  KOS Veliqi
4 DF Kosovo  KOS Ardian Limani
5 DF Kosovo  KOS Ardi Ajdini
7 MF Kosovo  KOS Hasan Hyseni
8 MF Kosovo  KOS Kushtrim Gashi
9 FW Kosovo  KOS Leotrim Kryeziu
10 FW Kosovo  KOS Albin Krasniqi
11 DF Kosovo  KOS Ardian Muja
12 GK Kosovo  KOS Ardit Nika
13 DF Kosovo  KOS Dion Gallapeni
14 DF Kosovo  KOS Egzon Sinani
17 MF Kosovo  KOS Rilind Nimani
19 MF Kosovo  KOS Ylber Murturi
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF Kosovo  KOS Ramiz Bytyqi
21 MF Kosovo  KOS Genc Hamiti
22 DF North Macedonia  MKD Muhamed Useini
25 MF Kosovo  KOS Donart Llabjani
27 FW Albania  ALB Sindrit Guri
28 MF Kosovo  KOS Kreshnik Uka
29 FW Kosovo  KOS Igball Jashari
30 DF Kosovo  KOS Amar Demolli
50 GK Kosovo  KOS Agron Kolaj
70 FW Ivory Coast  CIV Yoan Marc-Olivier
77 MF Kosovo  KOS Mërgim Pefqeli ( captain)
DF Kosovo  KOS Blendrit Krasniqi
MF Kosovo  KOS Olt Pllana
MF Kosovo  KOS Pëllumb Gllogu
DF Kosovo  KOS Andi Salihu

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Ivory Coast  CIV Mohamed Fofana (at Drenica until 30 June 2024)
23 DF Kosovo  KOS Ermal Veliqi (at Vëllaznimi until 30 June 2024)
87 GK Kosovo  KOS Egzon Bislimi (at Prishtina e Re until 30 June 2024)
98 FW Kosovo  KOS Albion Kurtaj (at Ferizaj until 30 June 2024)
GK Kosovo  KOS Butrint Bulliqi (at Phoenix Banjë until 30 June 2024)
DF Kosovo  KOS Ardi Ajdini (at Fushë Kosova until 30 June 2024)
DF Kosovo  KOS Diar Halili (at Vjosa until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Kosovo  KOS Adonis Aliu (at Malisheva until 30 June 2024)
MF Kosovo  KOS Endrit Baholli (at Fushë Kosova until 30 June 2024)
MF Kosovo  KOS Fitim Susuri (at Suhareka until 30 June 2024)
MF Kosovo  KOS Gentris Leci (at Ulpiana until 30 June 2024)
MF Kosovo  KOS Korab Luma (at Ulpiana until 30 June 2024)
MF Kosovo  KOS Muhamed Dubova (at Dinamo Ferizaj until 30 June 2024)
FW Kosovo  KOS Eridon Maloku (at Prishtina e Re until 30 June 2024)

Notable former players

This is a list of FC Prishtina players with senior national team appearances: [9] [10]

Personnel

Current technical staff
Position Name
Head coach Nigeria Albania Ndubuisi Egbo
Assistant coach(es)
Kosovo Besart Berisha
Kosovo Agim Maliqi
Goalkeeping coach Kosovo Ahmet Beselica
Physiotherapist
Kosovo Alban Llumnica
Kosovo Atdhe Halimi
Doctor Kosovo Halil Zymberaj
Secretary Kosovo Agim Salihu
Board members
Office Name
President Kosovo Hakif Gashi
Vice-president Kosovo Ahmed Kurtolli
Treasurer Kosovo Esmet Grainca
Board members
Kosovo Afrim Muçiqi
Kosovo Fikret Maqastena
Kosovo Ragip Mustafa
Kosovo Rrahman Haradini
Kosovo Sinan Vllasaliu
Information and media officer Kosovo Avni Durmishi

List of the managers

This is the list of coaches of FC Prishtina: [11]

  1. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Petar Purić (1950s) [12]
  2. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slavko Stanić (1961)
  3. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ilija Dimoski (1979–81)
  4. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Béla Pálfi (1981–83)
  5. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Fuad Muzurović (1983–84)
  6. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vukašin Višnjevac (1984)
  7. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ajet Shosholli (1984–85)
  8. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Fuad Muzurović (1985–86)
  9. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Miroslav Blažević (1986)
  10. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Milovan Đorić (1986–87)
  11. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Josip Duvančić (1987–88)
  12. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Milan Živadinović (1988–89)
  13. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Hysni Maxhunaj (1989–90)
  14. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ajet Shosholli (1990–91)
  15. Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Burim Hatipi (1994–95)
  16. Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jusuf Tortoshi (1995–98)
  17. Kosovo Ajet Shosholli (1999–00)
  18. Kosovo Jusuf Tortoshi (2000–01)
  19. Albania Medin Zhega (2001–02)
  20. Kosovo Arbnor Morina (2002)
  21. Kosovo Ramiz Krasniqi (2002)
  22. Kosovo Ajet Shosholli (2002–05)
  23. Kosovo Fadil Muriqi (2005–06)
  24. Kosovo Ramiz Krasniqi (2006)
  25. Kosovo Kujtim Shala (2006–07)
  26. Kosovo Ramadan Cimili (2007)
  27. Kosovo Afrim Tovërlani (2007–09)
  28. Kosovo Besnik Kollari (2009)
  29. Kosovo Skënder Shengyli (2009)
  30. Kosovo Ramiz Krasniqi (2010 – Nov 2011)
  31. Germany Wolfgang Jerat (2011) [13]
  32. Kosovo Jusuf Tortoshi (2011)
  33. Kosovo Ejup Mehmeti ( – 18 Oct 2012) [14]
  34. Kosovo Afrim Tovërlani (2012–14)
  35. Kosovo Suad Keçi (2 Apr 2014 – Jun 2014) [15]
  36. Kosovo Bylbyl Sokoli (7 Jul 2014 – 20 Apr 15) [16]
  37. Kosovo Ramiz Krasniqi (20 Apr 2015 – 19 Oct 2015) [17]
  38. Kosovo Sami Sermaxhaj (21 Oct 2015 – Mar 2016) [18]
  39. Kosovo Fadil Berisha (22 Mar 2016 – 27 Jun 2016) [19]
  40. Kosovo Kushtrim Munishi (2 Jul 2016 – Sep 2016) [20]
  41. Germany Lutz Lindemann (21 Sep 2016 – 29 Mar 2017) [21]
  42. Kosovo Arsim Thaqi (29 Mar 2017 – Sep 2017) [22]
  43. Albania Mirel Josa (19 Sep 2017 – 2 Sep 2019) [23]
  44. Kosovo Bylbyl Sokoli (4 Sep 2019 – 21 Sep 2019) [24]
  45. Albania Kosovo Armend Dallku (21 Sep 2019–04 Sep 2020) [25]
  46. Albania North Macedonia Zekirija Ramadani (04 Sep 2020–14 Nov 2021) [26]
  47. Bosnia and Herzegovina Abdulah Ibraković (14 Nov 2021–14 May 2022) [27]
  48. Kosovo Ismet Munishi (3 June 2022 – 13 Mar 2023)
  49. Albania Kosovo Debatik Curri (13 June 2023 – 25 October 2023)
  50. Nigeria Albania Ndubuisi Egbo (26 October 2023 –)

List of the presidents

  1. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Borislav Božović (1971)
  2. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Gani Pula (1971–73)
  3. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ramadan Vraniqi (1973–76)
  4. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Gani Pula (1976–77)
  5. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Blagoje Kostić (1977–81)
  6. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nazmi Mustafa (1981–82)
  7. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sadik Vllasaliu (1982–83)
  8. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mehmet Maliqi (1983–84)
  9. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Muharrem Ismajli (1984–86)
  10. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bajram Tmava (1986–88)
  11. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Živorad Ivić (1988–89)
  12. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Shefqet Keqekolla (1989)
  13. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mile Savić (1989–90)
  14. Serbia and Montenegro Beqir Aliu (1991–99) [a]
  15. Kosovo Remzi Ejupi (2004–2023)
  16. Kosovo Rahman Haradini (2023–present)

Kit suppliers

Kit provider Period Shirt sponsor
United States Nike 2007–08 Eurokoha
Turkey LIG 2008–13 zëri
Spain joma 2013–15 germanwings
Denmark Hummel 2015–18 Eurokoha
Germany Jako 2019–2022 Eurokoha
RIO mare
Belgium Phoenix Sport 2022-present RIO mare
IPKO

Statistics in Superleague of Kosovo

The all-time list of football clubs that have participated in the Football Superleague of Kosovo, prior to the 2019–2020 season. The ranking is based on the total accumulated points by Prishtina.

  Club was disbanded
No. Club Apps. Matches Wins Ties Losses Goals +/- Points Titles
1 Prishtina 20 657 375 149 133 1033:491 1274 10

Statistics after 1999

Most activ players

1. # Kosovo Azem Ahmeti 254 2. # Kosovo Florim Humolli 235 3. # Kosovo Lorik Boshnjaku 233 4. # Kosovo Besnik Krasniqi 220 5. # Democratic Republic of the Congo Gauthier Mankenda 212 6. # Kosovo Kushtrim Mushica 188 7. # Kosovo Liridon Kukaj 185 8. # Kosovo Arben Zhjeqi 183 9. # Kosovo Driton Krasniqi 175 10. # Kosovo Visar Bekaj 164 11. # Kosovo Sheremet Isufi 163 𝟏𝟐. # Kosovo 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐦 𝐏𝐞𝐟𝐪𝐞𝐥𝐢 𝟏𝟔𝟐 13. # Kosovo Artan Krasniqi 159 𝟏𝟒. # Kosovo 𝐋𝐞𝐨𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐦 𝐊𝐫𝐲𝐞𝐳𝐢𝐮 𝟏𝟓𝟐 15. # Albania Armend Dallku 151

Most appearances 1999-2024

1. # Kosovo Azem Ahmeti 254 2. # Kosovo Florim Humolli 235 3. # Kosovo Lorik Boshnjaku 233 4. # Kosovo Besnik Krasniqi 220 5. # Democratic Republic of the Congo Gauthier Mankenda 212 6. # Kosovo Kushtrim Mushica 188 7. # Kosovo Liridon Kukaj 185 8. # Kosovo Arben Zhjeqi 183 9. # Kosovo Driton Krasniqi 175 10. # Kosovo Visar Bekaj 164 11. # Kosovo Sheremet Isufi 163 12. # Kosovo Mergim Pefqeli 162 (active) 13. # Kosovo Artan Krasniqi 159 14. # Kosovo Leotrim Kryeziu 152 (active) 15. # Kosovo Armend Dallku 151


Prishtina in Europe

KF Prishtina competed for the Mitropa Cup finals in the 1983–84 season. Being also the one and only Albanian Football Club to do so. Being Runner Up in this competition by a single point to Eisenstadt from Austria. Also being the first Kosovan Football side to compete in a UEFA Football competition.

Prishtina competed in the UEFA Europa League for the first time in the 2017–18 season, entering at the first qualifying round. On 19 June 2017, in Nyon, the draw was held and Prishtina were drawn against Swedish side Norrköping. [28] On 5 July 2018, Prishtina beat the Gibraltarian side Europa at Adem Jashari Olympic Stadium in Mitrovica and became the first Kosovan side to win a UEFA Europa League match. [29] [30]

Competition Pld W D L GF GA
UEFA Champions League 4 2 0 2 5 6
UEFA Europa League 9 1 4 4 7 13
UEFA Europa Conference League 4 2 0 2 8 8
Mitropa Cup 6 2 3 1 13 11
TOTAL 23 7 7 9 33 38

Matches

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Agg.
1983–84 Mitropa Cup RR Austria Eisenstadt 3–3 2–4 Runners-up [31]
Hungary Vasas 4–2 1–1
Czechoslovakia Teplice 2–0 1–1
2017–18 UEFA Europa League 1Q Sweden Norrköping 0–1 0–5 0–6
2018–19 PR Gibraltar Europa 5–0 1–1 6–1
1Q Luxembourg Fola Esch 0–0 0–0 0–0 (4–5 p)
2019–20 PR Gibraltar St Joseph's 1–1 0–2 1–3
2020–21 PR Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps 0–3 (awarded)
2021–22 UEFA Champions League PR San Marino Folgore 2–0
Andorra Inter d'Escaldes 2–0
1Q Hungary Ferencváros 1–3 0–3 1–6
2021–22 UEFA Europa
Conference League
2Q Wales Connah's Quay Nomads 4–1 2–4 6–5
3Q Norway Bodø/Glimt 2–1 0–2 2–3

UEFA club coefficient ranking

As of 29 September 2021 [32]
Rank Team Points Country Part
278 Israel Bnei Yehuda 4.350 0.000
279 Israel Hapoel Haifa 4.350 0.000
280 Kosovo Prishtina 4.250 2.000
281 Albania Partizani 4.250 1.500
282 Iceland Stjarnan 4.250 1.000
283 Armenia Pyunik '4.250 0.000

Notes and references

Explanatory notes

  1. ^
    During the period 1991–99, FC Prishtina had two chairmen who led the team in two different leagues as Kosovo. An Albanian chairman who led FC Prishtina playing for the Independent League of Kosovo, an unrecognised competition parallel to the Serbian league system, and a Serbian chairman who led FC Prishtina playing for the Serbian league system.

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External links

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Prishtina
Full nameFootball Club Prishtina
Nickname(s)Plisat (The Clods)
Short namePRI or FCP
Founded1922; 102 years ago (1922), as Kosova
Ground Fadil Vokrri Stadium
Capacity13,980
OwnerRahman Haradini (80%)
Other owners
ChairmanHakif Gashi
Manager Ndubuisi Egbo
League Kosovo Superleague
2022–23 Kosovo Superleague, 5th of 10
Website Club website
Current season

Football Club Prishtina ( Albanian: Klubi Futbollistik Prishtina, IPA: [klubiˈ futˈboɫˈistik ˈpɾiʃtina]), commonly known as Prishtina, is a professional football club based in Prishtina, Kosovo. The club play in the Football Superleague of Kosovo, is the most successful club in Kosovo, and is also the only Kosovar club to have never have been relegated from the league.

History

The club was founded in 1922 under the name Kosova. Later on their name changed to Proleter, Jedinstvo, Kosova and finally Prishtina.

1922–1926: Beginnings of FC Prishtina (Futboll Klub Kosova)

Football in Kosovo has been played and developed since 1919, shortly after the end of the First World War. Many demobilized soldiers and officers, as well as students studying at universities in France, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, England, Bucharest, Budapest, and elsewhere, began to return to their home countries. Thus, a student of Samerslen College Grenoble (France) brought the first soccer ball to Prishtina in 1919. This gift he had from a doctor where he came from.

After the arrival of the first ball in Prishtina, Kosovo mainly young people started running after it, but there was no organized way of playing.

Only friendly matches took place at that time. The city of Prishtina was just a town with 16,000 inhabitants when in 1922 the first blue club was formed, called "Kosova". This was a club that at that time consisted of soldiers of the Prishtina Garrison and did not hold official matches because it was not registered, but in its formation constantly played quality footballers of the Prishtina Garrison army.

Kosovo's oldest club did not compete at official levels, but played friendly matches with other teams, meanwhile formed by the country and Macedonia. In 1926 in Prishtina was formed the football club "Bashkimi", which gathered mainly craft youth. This club was materially much more consolidated than "Kosova". This team took advantage of the opportunity and registered with the Banovina Skopje Football Sub-League. There is no data on the level of competition.

1939–1945: War years

In the beginning the club competed in Yugoslav lower leagues all the way until the beginning of 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]

1945–1981: First success in Yugoslavian Football

After the end of the war the club returned to the Yugoslav league system and played for mostly in the Yugoslav Second League. FC Prishtina won in 1945 and 1946 they won the Kosovo Province Title and are the first Kosovar to do so but the success did not end there. In the Season 1947 FC Prishtina wrote History for being one of the Founder Clubs in the new SFR Yugoslavia Cup in this Season. In their first ever Cup match they played against Goce Delcev from Prilep. FC Prishtina won this match with 1–0 and qualify for the next Round. In the second Round FC Prishtina had a harder tie against Rabotnicki Skopje from the second League, but FC Prishtina did not give up and won this Match away in Skopje with 1–2 and became the first Albanian Club to ever reach the Round of 16 in a Regional competition in their first ever Cup Season. In the Round of 16 FC Prishtina had to play away against Partizan Belgrad despite a good performance they lost this match 2–0.

Fc Prishtina also were close to qualify for their first time in the Yugoslav First League in the season 1972–73 but they lost the playoffs games against NK Osijek from Croatia and could not Progress in the Main division. After losing in the home in Prishtina the leg with 1–2 and away with 0–1 in Osijek.

1981–1989: The Golden Generation

FC Prishtina was now stabilized and a scary team had been created and only its explosion was expected. The 1980–81 season was difficult both for Pristina and for the entire population of Kosovo due to the political situation that had been created. From March (1981), Dimoski will be replaced by another coach, the Hungarian from Vojvodina, Béla Pálfi (March 1981 – July 1983), who has great merit for qualifying the team in the elite and creating a great team. The team this season was forced to spend almost the entire spring season outside the city (in Kragujevac, Serbia) due to the ban on sports activity in Kosovo and had managed without any problems to rank in the middle of the table. Prishtina with Pálfi, in the 1981/82 season finishes in 8th place. In the 1982/83 season, the white and blue team had finally started to make history and after 60 years of its creation, and after 20 years of struggling in the Second League, a generation, called Golden, was finally created that violated all in front of him, who had extraordinary leaders and an army of fans with an average of 30,000 per match.

There was no stopping the team from the Kosovar capital and not only that, this team had become so big that now a 22 Million Yugoslavia was afraid of him and aroused respect for him. FC Prishtina after entering the first Federal League has competed for five consecutive seasons in it. In her first year in the elite, she also played in the Central European Cup where she took second place among the four teams. In the same year, two players from Prishtina, in the same match, make their debut for the then Yugoslav national team, the strikers: Fadil Vokrri and Zoran Batrovic. For Batrovic, this was the only appearance left, while Vokrri had continued to defend the colors of the state that no longer exists. This did honor to Pristina and elevated it among the biggest teams in the country. Meanwhile, in five years of competitions in the First League, Prishtina was led by well-known Yugoslav football names. Fuad Muzurovic had been the first Pristina coach to lead the team to the highest level of the country, which had the league among the four or five strongest in Europe. Muzurovic, later the coach of Bosnia and Herzegovina, had led the team from July 1983 until the same time in 1984. Then he returned in July 1985 and led the capital from Prishtina to in August 1986.

After Muzurovic, the bench was taken over by the other great strategist of the former Yugoslavia, Vukashin Vishnjevac, who, however, had not been so dear to some key players of the team, as he had withstood the pressure and his adventure in Prishtina had ended. in November 1984. Then, quite successfully for three months, the team was led by the Albanian coach, Ajet Shosholli. Shosholli until that time had been only the second Albanian coach, after Mensur Bajrami (January–April '77), who had led the team. Meanwhile, the position in the table had been aggravated and the leaders of the club had been forced to find a famous coach and the solution was with Miroslav Blazevic. The lease that later with the Croatian Representative reaches the third place in "France '98", contributes to the merits of the club remaining in the First League. The lease had only lasted for two months, long enough for him to remain one of the most memorable of that time. Prishtina continues for another three seasons in the collection of the best and in its ranks gravitate two other well-known strategists of the time, Milovan orioriq (October 1986 – September 1987) and Josip Duvançi (September 1987 – June 1988) with whom eventually Prishtina falls out of the league. The team had left some of its stars, some had now retired, while the tense political situation and the decline of interest of Kosovo's political and social structures had made Pristina no longer able to stay in the first federal League. With the relegation from the League, Prishtina brings together the next generation of talented people from Kosovo who are first led by another well-known name in former Yugoslav football, Miladin ivivadinovi (July 1988 – March 1989). In the first season since the fall (1988/89) Prishtina played with minus 6 points and again fought and achieved culminating results, but did not manage to climb back into the elite.

Notes

1 Prishtina were docked six points due to match fixing in the last round of the previous season.
2 Two points for winners. If the game finished as a draw, penalty kicks were taken and only the winner gained one point. In brackets are those penalty-kick points.
3 Championship abandoned officially on 14 May 1999 due to the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia. Due to UNMIK, FC Prishtina were able to play in the Kosovan league system only.

After 1991

After Kosovo proclaimed independence from Serbia, FC Prishtina left the Yugoslav football league system and became part of the Independent League of Kosovo, which became the highest football division of Kosovo and would be renamed to the Football Superleague of Kosovo after the Kosovo War in 1999. As the Kosovar club with most successful results in the past and the best infrastructure, FC Prishtina won the first edition of the competition in the 1991–92 season. Afterwards, it won the competition again in the 1995–96 and 1996–97 seasons.

Since 1991, FC Prishtina has been Kosovo champion 11 times, making it the most successful Kosovar club since Kosovo left the Yugoslav football league system. [3] Between 1945 and 1991 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

Prishtina is an Albanian supported club with fans around Albanian communities in the Balkans and in Diaspora. [4] The fans sing the Albanian National Anthem before every game and only affiliate with the Albanian nation and identity. [5]

Plisat
Founded1987; 37 years ago (1987)
Type Supporters' group
MottoNjë Klub, Një Dashuri
(One Club, One Love)
Location Prishtina,   Kosovo
Arena Fadil Vokrri Stadium
StandEast (until 2019)
South (since 2019)
Affiliations Albania Tifozat Kuq e Zi

Plisat are the ultras group of Prishtina. They stand in the South part of the stadium. [6] In the late eighties, there were quite a few small groups with different group names. It was in those years that most of the fans of Prishtina chose to identify as "Plisat". "Plisat" have never been separated from the club even during Yugoslavia's anti-Albanian policies. [4] In addition to football, they started to follow and support the basketball club with the same fervour. As the organisation grew, it began to resemble some of the other large fan groups in the region and the rest of Europe. They also support the Albania National Team. [7] [8]

Honours

FC Prishtina honours
Type Competition Titles Seasons/Years
Domestic Football Superleague of Kosovo 11 1991–92, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2020–21
Kosovar Supercup 11 1994–95, 1995–96, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2012–13, 2015–16, 2019–20, 2022-23
Kosovo Province League 9 1945, 1946, 1947–48, 1953–54, 1958–59, 1960–61, 1976–77, 1978–79
Kosovar Cup 8 1993–94, 1994–95, 2005–06, 2012–13, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2019–20, 2022–23
Yugoslav Second League 1 1982–83
International Albania Independence Cup 1 2013

Players

Current squad

As of 04 March 2024

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 Kosovo  KOS Altin Gjokaj
2 DF Kosovo  KOS Veliqi
4 DF Kosovo  KOS Ardian Limani
5 DF Kosovo  KOS Ardi Ajdini
7 MF Kosovo  KOS Hasan Hyseni
8 MF Kosovo  KOS Kushtrim Gashi
9 FW Kosovo  KOS Leotrim Kryeziu
10 FW Kosovo  KOS Albin Krasniqi
11 DF Kosovo  KOS Ardian Muja
12 GK Kosovo  KOS Ardit Nika
13 DF Kosovo  KOS Dion Gallapeni
14 DF Kosovo  KOS Egzon Sinani
17 MF Kosovo  KOS Rilind Nimani
19 MF Kosovo  KOS Ylber Murturi
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF Kosovo  KOS Ramiz Bytyqi
21 MF Kosovo  KOS Genc Hamiti
22 DF North Macedonia  MKD Muhamed Useini
25 MF Kosovo  KOS Donart Llabjani
27 FW Albania  ALB Sindrit Guri
28 MF Kosovo  KOS Kreshnik Uka
29 FW Kosovo  KOS Igball Jashari
30 DF Kosovo  KOS Amar Demolli
50 GK Kosovo  KOS Agron Kolaj
70 FW Ivory Coast  CIV Yoan Marc-Olivier
77 MF Kosovo  KOS Mërgim Pefqeli ( captain)
DF Kosovo  KOS Blendrit Krasniqi
MF Kosovo  KOS Olt Pllana
MF Kosovo  KOS Pëllumb Gllogu
DF Kosovo  KOS Andi Salihu

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Ivory Coast  CIV Mohamed Fofana (at Drenica until 30 June 2024)
23 DF Kosovo  KOS Ermal Veliqi (at Vëllaznimi until 30 June 2024)
87 GK Kosovo  KOS Egzon Bislimi (at Prishtina e Re until 30 June 2024)
98 FW Kosovo  KOS Albion Kurtaj (at Ferizaj until 30 June 2024)
GK Kosovo  KOS Butrint Bulliqi (at Phoenix Banjë until 30 June 2024)
DF Kosovo  KOS Ardi Ajdini (at Fushë Kosova until 30 June 2024)
DF Kosovo  KOS Diar Halili (at Vjosa until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Kosovo  KOS Adonis Aliu (at Malisheva until 30 June 2024)
MF Kosovo  KOS Endrit Baholli (at Fushë Kosova until 30 June 2024)
MF Kosovo  KOS Fitim Susuri (at Suhareka until 30 June 2024)
MF Kosovo  KOS Gentris Leci (at Ulpiana until 30 June 2024)
MF Kosovo  KOS Korab Luma (at Ulpiana until 30 June 2024)
MF Kosovo  KOS Muhamed Dubova (at Dinamo Ferizaj until 30 June 2024)
FW Kosovo  KOS Eridon Maloku (at Prishtina e Re until 30 June 2024)

Notable former players

This is a list of FC Prishtina players with senior national team appearances: [9] [10]

Personnel

Current technical staff
Position Name
Head coach Nigeria Albania Ndubuisi Egbo
Assistant coach(es)
Kosovo Besart Berisha
Kosovo Agim Maliqi
Goalkeeping coach Kosovo Ahmet Beselica
Physiotherapist
Kosovo Alban Llumnica
Kosovo Atdhe Halimi
Doctor Kosovo Halil Zymberaj
Secretary Kosovo Agim Salihu
Board members
Office Name
President Kosovo Hakif Gashi
Vice-president Kosovo Ahmed Kurtolli
Treasurer Kosovo Esmet Grainca
Board members
Kosovo Afrim Muçiqi
Kosovo Fikret Maqastena
Kosovo Ragip Mustafa
Kosovo Rrahman Haradini
Kosovo Sinan Vllasaliu
Information and media officer Kosovo Avni Durmishi

List of the managers

This is the list of coaches of FC Prishtina: [11]

  1. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Petar Purić (1950s) [12]
  2. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slavko Stanić (1961)
  3. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ilija Dimoski (1979–81)
  4. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Béla Pálfi (1981–83)
  5. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Fuad Muzurović (1983–84)
  6. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vukašin Višnjevac (1984)
  7. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ajet Shosholli (1984–85)
  8. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Fuad Muzurović (1985–86)
  9. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Miroslav Blažević (1986)
  10. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Milovan Đorić (1986–87)
  11. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Josip Duvančić (1987–88)
  12. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Milan Živadinović (1988–89)
  13. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Hysni Maxhunaj (1989–90)
  14. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ajet Shosholli (1990–91)
  15. Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Burim Hatipi (1994–95)
  16. Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Jusuf Tortoshi (1995–98)
  17. Kosovo Ajet Shosholli (1999–00)
  18. Kosovo Jusuf Tortoshi (2000–01)
  19. Albania Medin Zhega (2001–02)
  20. Kosovo Arbnor Morina (2002)
  21. Kosovo Ramiz Krasniqi (2002)
  22. Kosovo Ajet Shosholli (2002–05)
  23. Kosovo Fadil Muriqi (2005–06)
  24. Kosovo Ramiz Krasniqi (2006)
  25. Kosovo Kujtim Shala (2006–07)
  26. Kosovo Ramadan Cimili (2007)
  27. Kosovo Afrim Tovërlani (2007–09)
  28. Kosovo Besnik Kollari (2009)
  29. Kosovo Skënder Shengyli (2009)
  30. Kosovo Ramiz Krasniqi (2010 – Nov 2011)
  31. Germany Wolfgang Jerat (2011) [13]
  32. Kosovo Jusuf Tortoshi (2011)
  33. Kosovo Ejup Mehmeti ( – 18 Oct 2012) [14]
  34. Kosovo Afrim Tovërlani (2012–14)
  35. Kosovo Suad Keçi (2 Apr 2014 – Jun 2014) [15]
  36. Kosovo Bylbyl Sokoli (7 Jul 2014 – 20 Apr 15) [16]
  37. Kosovo Ramiz Krasniqi (20 Apr 2015 – 19 Oct 2015) [17]
  38. Kosovo Sami Sermaxhaj (21 Oct 2015 – Mar 2016) [18]
  39. Kosovo Fadil Berisha (22 Mar 2016 – 27 Jun 2016) [19]
  40. Kosovo Kushtrim Munishi (2 Jul 2016 – Sep 2016) [20]
  41. Germany Lutz Lindemann (21 Sep 2016 – 29 Mar 2017) [21]
  42. Kosovo Arsim Thaqi (29 Mar 2017 – Sep 2017) [22]
  43. Albania Mirel Josa (19 Sep 2017 – 2 Sep 2019) [23]
  44. Kosovo Bylbyl Sokoli (4 Sep 2019 – 21 Sep 2019) [24]
  45. Albania Kosovo Armend Dallku (21 Sep 2019–04 Sep 2020) [25]
  46. Albania North Macedonia Zekirija Ramadani (04 Sep 2020–14 Nov 2021) [26]
  47. Bosnia and Herzegovina Abdulah Ibraković (14 Nov 2021–14 May 2022) [27]
  48. Kosovo Ismet Munishi (3 June 2022 – 13 Mar 2023)
  49. Albania Kosovo Debatik Curri (13 June 2023 – 25 October 2023)
  50. Nigeria Albania Ndubuisi Egbo (26 October 2023 –)

List of the presidents

  1. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Borislav Božović (1971)
  2. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Gani Pula (1971–73)
  3. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ramadan Vraniqi (1973–76)
  4. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Gani Pula (1976–77)
  5. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Blagoje Kostić (1977–81)
  6. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nazmi Mustafa (1981–82)
  7. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sadik Vllasaliu (1982–83)
  8. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mehmet Maliqi (1983–84)
  9. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Muharrem Ismajli (1984–86)
  10. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bajram Tmava (1986–88)
  11. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Živorad Ivić (1988–89)
  12. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Shefqet Keqekolla (1989)
  13. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mile Savić (1989–90)
  14. Serbia and Montenegro Beqir Aliu (1991–99) [a]
  15. Kosovo Remzi Ejupi (2004–2023)
  16. Kosovo Rahman Haradini (2023–present)

Kit suppliers

Kit provider Period Shirt sponsor
United States Nike 2007–08 Eurokoha
Turkey LIG 2008–13 zëri
Spain joma 2013–15 germanwings
Denmark Hummel 2015–18 Eurokoha
Germany Jako 2019–2022 Eurokoha
RIO mare
Belgium Phoenix Sport 2022-present RIO mare
IPKO

Statistics in Superleague of Kosovo

The all-time list of football clubs that have participated in the Football Superleague of Kosovo, prior to the 2019–2020 season. The ranking is based on the total accumulated points by Prishtina.

  Club was disbanded
No. Club Apps. Matches Wins Ties Losses Goals +/- Points Titles
1 Prishtina 20 657 375 149 133 1033:491 1274 10

Statistics after 1999

Most activ players

1. # Kosovo Azem Ahmeti 254 2. # Kosovo Florim Humolli 235 3. # Kosovo Lorik Boshnjaku 233 4. # Kosovo Besnik Krasniqi 220 5. # Democratic Republic of the Congo Gauthier Mankenda 212 6. # Kosovo Kushtrim Mushica 188 7. # Kosovo Liridon Kukaj 185 8. # Kosovo Arben Zhjeqi 183 9. # Kosovo Driton Krasniqi 175 10. # Kosovo Visar Bekaj 164 11. # Kosovo Sheremet Isufi 163 𝟏𝟐. # Kosovo 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐦 𝐏𝐞𝐟𝐪𝐞𝐥𝐢 𝟏𝟔𝟐 13. # Kosovo Artan Krasniqi 159 𝟏𝟒. # Kosovo 𝐋𝐞𝐨𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐦 𝐊𝐫𝐲𝐞𝐳𝐢𝐮 𝟏𝟓𝟐 15. # Albania Armend Dallku 151

Most appearances 1999-2024

1. # Kosovo Azem Ahmeti 254 2. # Kosovo Florim Humolli 235 3. # Kosovo Lorik Boshnjaku 233 4. # Kosovo Besnik Krasniqi 220 5. # Democratic Republic of the Congo Gauthier Mankenda 212 6. # Kosovo Kushtrim Mushica 188 7. # Kosovo Liridon Kukaj 185 8. # Kosovo Arben Zhjeqi 183 9. # Kosovo Driton Krasniqi 175 10. # Kosovo Visar Bekaj 164 11. # Kosovo Sheremet Isufi 163 12. # Kosovo Mergim Pefqeli 162 (active) 13. # Kosovo Artan Krasniqi 159 14. # Kosovo Leotrim Kryeziu 152 (active) 15. # Kosovo Armend Dallku 151


Prishtina in Europe

KF Prishtina competed for the Mitropa Cup finals in the 1983–84 season. Being also the one and only Albanian Football Club to do so. Being Runner Up in this competition by a single point to Eisenstadt from Austria. Also being the first Kosovan Football side to compete in a UEFA Football competition.

Prishtina competed in the UEFA Europa League for the first time in the 2017–18 season, entering at the first qualifying round. On 19 June 2017, in Nyon, the draw was held and Prishtina were drawn against Swedish side Norrköping. [28] On 5 July 2018, Prishtina beat the Gibraltarian side Europa at Adem Jashari Olympic Stadium in Mitrovica and became the first Kosovan side to win a UEFA Europa League match. [29] [30]

Competition Pld W D L GF GA
UEFA Champions League 4 2 0 2 5 6
UEFA Europa League 9 1 4 4 7 13
UEFA Europa Conference League 4 2 0 2 8 8
Mitropa Cup 6 2 3 1 13 11
TOTAL 23 7 7 9 33 38

Matches

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Agg.
1983–84 Mitropa Cup RR Austria Eisenstadt 3–3 2–4 Runners-up [31]
Hungary Vasas 4–2 1–1
Czechoslovakia Teplice 2–0 1–1
2017–18 UEFA Europa League 1Q Sweden Norrköping 0–1 0–5 0–6
2018–19 PR Gibraltar Europa 5–0 1–1 6–1
1Q Luxembourg Fola Esch 0–0 0–0 0–0 (4–5 p)
2019–20 PR Gibraltar St Joseph's 1–1 0–2 1–3
2020–21 PR Gibraltar Lincoln Red Imps 0–3 (awarded)
2021–22 UEFA Champions League PR San Marino Folgore 2–0
Andorra Inter d'Escaldes 2–0
1Q Hungary Ferencváros 1–3 0–3 1–6
2021–22 UEFA Europa
Conference League
2Q Wales Connah's Quay Nomads 4–1 2–4 6–5
3Q Norway Bodø/Glimt 2–1 0–2 2–3

UEFA club coefficient ranking

As of 29 September 2021 [32]
Rank Team Points Country Part
278 Israel Bnei Yehuda 4.350 0.000
279 Israel Hapoel Haifa 4.350 0.000
280 Kosovo Prishtina 4.250 2.000
281 Albania Partizani 4.250 1.500
282 Iceland Stjarnan 4.250 1.000
283 Armenia Pyunik '4.250 0.000

Notes and references

Explanatory notes

  1. ^
    During the period 1991–99, FC Prishtina had two chairmen who led the team in two different leagues as Kosovo. An Albanian chairman who led FC Prishtina playing for the Independent League of Kosovo, an unrecognised competition parallel to the Serbian league system, and a Serbian chairman who led FC Prishtina playing for the Serbian league system.

References

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