KF Shkëndija
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| Full name | Klubi i Futbollit Shkëndija Фудбалски Клуб Шкендија | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Ballistët (The Ballists) | ||
| Founded | 27 August 1979 | ||
| Ground | Ecolog Arena | ||
| Capacity | 15,000 | ||
| Chairman | Zamir Dika | ||
| Manager | Ardian Nuhiu | ||
| League | Macedonian First League | ||
| 2023–24 | 2nd of 12 | ||
| Website | kfshkendija.com | ||
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Klubi i Futbollit Shkëndija (Macedonian: Фудбалски Клуб Шкендија, lit. 'Football Club Spark'), commonly known as Shkëndija, is a professional football club based in Tetovo, North Macedonia. Their home stadium is Ecolog Arena and they currently play in the Macedonian First League. [citation needed] In the 2010–11 season of the Macedonian First Football League, the club won its first major championship.
History
[edit]Establishment
[edit]KF Shkëndija was formed on 27 August 1979 by Macedonian Albanians from Tetovo.[1][2] Starting at the lowest division, the Municipal League, KF Shkëndija played their first match against FK Kosmos, winning 4–0.[3]
Re-establishment
[edit]In the 2010–11 season of the Macedonian First 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
[edit]
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]Shpëtim Duro was named the manager Shkëndija shortly after Jovanovski was fired. 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]
Supporters
[edit]Supporters of the club are called the Ballistët.
Players
[edit]Current squad
[edit]- As of 31 August 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Personnel
[edit]Current technical staff
[edit]- As of 26 December 2023
| Position | Name |
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| Manager | Ardian Nuhiu |
| Assistant manager | Muharem Bajrami |
| Goalkeeping coach | Salajdin Mustafi |
| Fitness coach | Ivan Jovanovski |
| Conditioning coach | Andi Kulli |
| Juniors coach U19 | Bekim Osmani |
| Cadets coach U18 | Taxhedin Kasami |
| Pioneers U17 | Agron Memedi |
| Youth Pioneers U16 | Ismail Ismaili |
| Coordinator | Festim Ademi |
Management
[edit]| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Owner | Lazim Destani |
| President | Zamir Dika |
| Administration Director | Lulzim Imeri |
| Operations Director | Dritan Musliu |
| Sporting Director | Ardian Cuculi |
| Secretary | Erblir Luma |
Honours
[edit]League
[edit]Cups
[edit]- Macedonian Football Cup:
- Macedonian Football Supercup:
- Winners (1): 2011[10]
Recent seasons
[edit]| Season | League | Cup | European competitions | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | ||||
| 1992–93 | OFL Tetovo | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1st ↑ | |||
| 1993–94 | 3. MFL North | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | 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 ↓ | R2 | ||
| 1997–98 | 2. MFL West | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 36 | 40 | 9th | |||
| 1998–99 | 2. MFL West | 30 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 72 | 45 | 42 | 7th | |||
| 1999–00 | 2. MFL West | 34 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 97 | 21 | 78 | 1st ↑ | R1 | ||
| 2000–01 | 1. MFL | 26 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 34 | 49 | 28 | 12th ↓ | SF | ||
| 2001–02 | 2. MFL | did not participated | n/a | R1 | ||||||||
| 2002–03 | 2. MFL | 36 | 20 | 6 | 10 | 71 | 42 | 66 | 4th | PR | ||
| 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 |
| 2015–16 | 1. MFL | 32 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 74 | 24 | 75 | 2nd | W | Europa League | QR1 |
| 2016–17 | 1. MFL | 36 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 71 | 39 | 70 | 2nd | RU | Europa League | PO |
| 2017–18 | 1. MFL | 36 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 101 | 27 | 91 | 1st | W | Europa League | PO |
| 2018–19 | 1. MFL | 36 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 80 | 29 | 79 | 1st | QF | Champions League Europa League |
QR3 PO |
| 2019–201 | 1. MFL | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 20 | 35 | 3rd | N/A | Champions League Europa League |
QR1 QR2 |
| 2020–21 | 1. MFL | 33 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 69 | 26 | 75 | 1st | QF | Europa League | QR3 |
| 2021–22 | 1. MFL | 33 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 49 | 25 | 61 | 3rd | QF | Champions League Conference League |
QR1 QR2 |
| 2022–23 | 1. MFL | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 43 | 23 | 57 | 3rd | SF | Conference League | QR3 |
| 2023–24 | 1. MFL | 33 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 55 | 27 | 64 | 2nd | R2 | Conference League | QR1 |
1The 2019–20 season was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic in North Macedonia.[11]
Shkëndija in Europe
[edit]- Accurate as of 13 July 2023
Overview
[edit]| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Champions League | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 25.00 |
| UEFA Europa League | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 37.04 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 44.44 |
| Total | 48 | 17 | 10 | 21 | 52 | 63 | −11 | 35.42 |
Matches
[edit]
- Notes
- 1QR: First qualifying round
- 2QR: Second qualifying round
- 3QR: Third qualifying round
- PO: Play-off round
UEFA club coefficient ranking
[edit]As of 4.09.2021, Source: [1]
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 113 |  Dundalk FC |
9.500 |
| 114 |  Fenerbahçe SK |
9.500 |
| 115 |  KF Shkëndija |
9.000 |
| 116 |  RSC Anderlecht |
9.000 |
| 117 |  OGC Nice |
9.000 |
Top goalscorers in Europe
[edit]As of 20.07.2024, Source: kfshkendija.com
| Rank | Name | Shkëndija Career | Goals |
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| 1 | Besart Ibraimi | 2015–2021, 2024– | 16 |
| 2 | Ferhan Hasani | 2007–2012, 2015–2018, 2022–2023 | 7 |
| 3 | Stênio Júnior | 2014–2019 | 5 |
| 4 | Agim Ibraimi | 2005–2006, 2019–2020 | 4 |
| 5 | Ljupcho Doriev | 2020–2023 | 3 |
| 6 | Sindrit Guri | 2021–2022 | 2 |
| Valmir Nafiu | 2010–2011, 2018–2023 | ||
| Marjan Radeski | 2015–2020 | ||
| Adenis Shala | 2021– | ||
| 10 | Armend Alimi | 2014–2021 | 1 |
| Egzon Bejtulai | 2013–2019, 2020–2023 | ||
| Klisman Cake | 2022– | ||
| Ivan Čeliković | 2017 | ||
| Ardian Cuculi | 2006–2014, 2015–2018, 2022–2023 | ||
| Izair Emini | 2007–2012, 2017–2019 | ||
| Hristijan Kirovski | 2014–2015 | ||
| Ivan Mitrov | 2014–2015 | ||
| Florent Ramadani | 2019– | ||
| Bojan Vručina | 2014–2016 | ||
| Arbin Zejnullai | 2016–2021 |
Historical list of coaches
[edit] |
Ajet Shosholli (1995 – 1996)
Edmond Miha (1999)
Zoran Smileski (Jul 1999 – Jun 2000)- Idriz Sulejmani (2000 – 2001)
- Zoran Smileski (2001)
Medin Zhega (2002)- Buran Beadini (2003 – 2004)
- Iskender Junuzi (Jul 2004 – Nov 2004)
- Nexhat Huseini (28 Nov 2004 – Jun 2006)
- Edmond Miha (2006 – Apr 2007)
- Ibrahim Ljuma (14 Apr 2007 – Jun 2007)
- Qatip Osmani (Jul 2007 – Oct 2007)
- Zoran Smileski (28 Oct 2007 – Mar 2008)
- Borce Hristov (21 Mar 2008 – 1 May 2008)
- Ejup Sulejmani (2 May 2008 – )
- Zoran Stratev (Jan 2009 – Jun 2009)
- Qatip Osmani (Jul 2009 – Sep 2010)
- Edmond Miha (16 Sep 2010 – 1 Nov 2010)
- Qatip Osmani (6 Nov 2010 – 30 Sep 2011)
- Erhan Salimi (interim) (Oct 2011)
- Nexat Shabani (11 Oct 2011 – 20 Mar 2012)
- Qatip Osmani (21 Mar 2012 - 31 Jul 2012)
- Ibrahim Luma (interim) (Aug 2012)
- Artim Shaqiri (22 Aug 2012 – 4 Jul 2013)
- Gjore Jovanovski (1 Aug 2013 - 24 Nov 2013)
- Shpëtim Duro (24 Nov 2013 – 24 May 2014)
Roy Ferenčina (6 Jun 2014 - 31 Aug 2014)- Jeton Beqiri (interim) (Sep 2014)
- Ardian Kozniku (4 Sep 2014 – 27 Mar 2015)
- Jeton Beqiri (27 Mar 2015 - 25 May 2015)
- Shpëtim Duro (12 Jun 2015 - 22 Dec 2015)
Bruno Akrapović (22 Dec 2015 – 27 Oct 2016)- Jeton Beqiri (interim) (28 Oct 2016 - 31 Dec 2016)
Thomas Brdarić (7 Jan 2017 - 10 May 2017)- Erhan Salimi (interim) (May 2017)
- Qatip Osmani (Jun 2017 – Sep 2019)
- Erhan Salimi (interim) (Sep 2019 - Oct 2019)
- Ernest Gjoka (10 Oct 2019 – Aug 2021)
- Bruno Akrapović (2 Aug 2021 – 4 Apr 2022)
- Artim Shaqiri (Jun 2022 – Sep 2022)
- Qatip Osmani (Sep 2022 – May 2023)
- Ardian Nuhiu (Jun 2023 – present)
References
[edit]- ^ D. Nikolić. "Predstavljamo Škendiju, prvog Partizanovog rivala". Archived from the original on 23 June 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ "Škendija, šampion Makedonije". 20 June 2011. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
- ^ "Historiku". Archived from the original on 3 May 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ "Shkendija Tetovo wins the Macedonian First League". Archived from the original on 30 November 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
- ^ "Macedonian First League – Round 32". Archived from the original on 22 November 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
- ^ a b c "Ecolog takes over Shkendija". Archived from the original on 10 March 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "Ecolog" shpëton Shkëndijën, tha po" (in Albanian). Archived from the original on 2 August 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
- ^ "Shpëtim Duro to caretake Shkendija". Archived from the original on 2 April 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ "Shpëtim Duro, trajneri i Shkëndijës së Tetovës". Archived from the original on 29 November 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
- ^ Emil Gasevski. "Skendija lift Macedonian Super Cup". Archived from the original on 16 July 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
- ^ "Вонредна седница на Управен одбор на Фудбалска федерација на Македонија: Прекин на натпреварувачката сезона 2019/2020". Фудбалска Федерација на Македонија. 4 June 2020. Archived from the original on 4 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
External links
[edit]
- Official website (in Albanian)
- Fan Website (in Albanian)
- KF Shkëndija on Facebook
- Club info at MacedonianFootball (in English)
- Supporters Website (in Albanian)
- Football Federation of Macedonia (in Macedonian)
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