FC Feronikeli 74 ( sq, Klubi Futbollistik Feronikeli 74), commonly referred to as Feronikeli 74 and colloquially known as Feronikeli is a professional

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based in Drenas,

Kosovo Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Eur ...

. The club play in the Football Superleague of Kosovo, which is the top tier of football in the country.

History

In 1974, the club was founded as Nikeli. During the spring and summer of 1974, an intense activity took place in all aspects for the formation of the football club, its registration and inclusion in the Inter-Municipal Football League level, namely, at the District League of Pristina. At the top of this activity was the physical education teacher, Hashim Mala. On 8 April 1974, the Founding Assembly of the Football Club was held in the Glogovac Municipal Assembly Hall. In this assembly was founded the club, which was named Nikeli with headquarters in Glogovac. Then, the headship of the club was elected, the 11-member presidency with Tahir Ajazi as president, vice-president Murtes Zogu, secretary Jusuf Dobra, treasurer Habib Kukiqi and board members were Fetah Elshani, Ismail Bajraktari, Mehdi Bardhi, Nazif Sejda, Rade Jevremović, Remzi Heta and Sylejman Kastrati. This assembly elected Mehdi Bardhi as technical director, while coach was Hashim Mala. The club has historically closely been associated with NewCo Feronikeli, the nearby ore mining and metallurgical complex, ever since the plant was built in 1984. In the 2014–15 season they were crowned champions for the first time in the club's history. They won the 2018–19 championship as well, qualifying for the

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preliminary rounds for the first time in their history.

Stadium

The club has played its home games at the Rexhep Rexhepi Stadium ( sq, Stadiumi Rexhep Rexhepi) is a

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in Glogovac, Kosovo. The stadium has a capacity of 6,000 people all seater and is named after the club's former player and captain Rexhep Rexhepi, who fought for the

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and was killed on 12 February 1999 by Serb forces during KLA insurgency right before the start of the

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Supporters

''Tigrat e Zi'' are the clubs' supporters. The supporters stand in the West part of the stadium.

Honours

Players

Current squad

Personnel

List of the managers

This is the list of coaches of FC Feronikeli 74 since 2010:

FC Feronikeli 74 in Europe

Feronikeli will compete in the

for the first time in the 2019–20 season, entering at the preliminary round. On 11 June 2019, in

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, the draw was held and Feronikeli were drawn against the Gibraltarian side

Lincoln Red Imps Lincoln Red Imps Football Club is a professional association football club from Gibraltar. They play in the Gibraltar National League, and share Victoria Stadium with all other clubs in the territory. They are the country's record champion with ...

. On 25 June 2019, Feronikeli beat the Gibraltarian side Lincoln Red Imps at Fadil Vokrri Stadium in

Pristina Pristina, ; sr, / (, ) is the capital and largest city of Kosovo. The city's municipal boundaries in Pristina District form the largest urban center in Kosovo. After Tirana, Pristina has the second largest population of ethnic Albanians a ...

. After being eliminated from The New Saints, Feronikeli continued to play in the second qualifying round of

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. On 17 July 2019, Feronikeli learns the upcoming rival which was the champion of

2018–19 Slovak First Football League The 2018–19 Slovak First Football League (known as the Fortuna Liga for sponsorship reasons) was the 26th season of first-tier football league in Slovakia since its establishment in 1993. Spartak Trnava were the defending champions after winn ...

, Slovan Bratislava.

References

External links

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