SC Gjilani
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| Full name | Soccer Club Gjilani | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Kuq e Bardhet (Red and White) Skifterat (Falcons) | ||
| Founded | 1945 as Crvena Zvezda Gnjilane 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 | ||
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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 | |
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 Skifterat during a match | |
| Founded | 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
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
| Type | Competition | Titles | Seasons/Years |
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| 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.
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Personnel
| Current technical staff | |
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| Position | Name |
| Head coach |   Sadat Pajaziti
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| Assistant coach | Alban Hyseni
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| Goalkeeping coach | Afrim Ajdini
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| Board members | |
| Office | Name |
| President | Florim Zuka
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| Executive director | Sevdail Robelli
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| Financial director | Arlind Behluli
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| Sports director | Naser Ajeti
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| Secretary | Granit Mustafa
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| Team manager | Agron Korça
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References
- ^ "Rrahja ndërmjet tifozëve në derbin Drita-Gjilani [video]" [Beating between fans in derby Drita-Gjilani [video] (in Albanian). Koha Ditore. 23 August 2015.
- ^ "dhuna në Drenicë, rrahje "nën hundë" të policëve". Retrieved 21 August 2018.
External links
- SC Gjilani at Soccerway
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