Klubi Futbollistik Lepenci (), commonly referred to as Lepenci, is a

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

club based in

Kaçanik Kaçanik ( sq-definite, Kaçaniku) or Kačanik ( sr-Cyrl, Качаник, ) is a town and municipality located in the Ferizaj District of southern Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, the town of Kaçanik has 15,634 inhabitants, while the munici ...

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 Euro ...

. The club competes in the second league, the third tier of the Kosovar football league system

History

Football in Kaçanik was played late in 1942-43 during the second world war and shortly after the second world war ended the club KF Lepenci was found, and this in 1945. KF Lepenci was given the name from the river in Kaçanik,

Lepenac The Lepenac ( sq, Lepenci ; mk, ; sr, Лепенац, ) is a river in southern Kosovo and northern North Macedonia, a long left tributary to the Vardar river. Sirinić The Lepenac springs out on the Kodža Balkan mountain, east of the ci ...

. In 1955 Lepenci participated in the qualifying competitions of the Pristina Regional League, affiliated and assured membership in the Kosovo football elite, where they also played most of the sporting events. In the season 2011–12 of

Football Superleague of Kosovo The Football Superleague of Kosovo ( sq, Superliga e Futbollit të Kosovës), also known as the ALBI MALL Superleague of Kosovo ( sq, ALBI MALL Superliga e Kosovës) for sponsorship reasons with Albi Mall, is the top level of the Kosovar football ...

, which is the top football league in the country, Lepenci got promoted and played for the first time in the club history in the league but got relegated to the second league,

First Football League of Kosovo The First Football League of Kosovo ( sq, Liga e Parë e Futbollit të Kosovës) is the second level of the Kosovar football league system. The First League is organized by the Football Federation of Kosovo and the division currently has 2 groups ...

at the end of the season. It is ranked 28th in the all-time table of the Football Superleague of Kosovo and is one of the oldest, and biggest club in Kosovo.

Supporters

''Fikshat'' are the clubs ultras group and was found in 1999. As the clubs ultras they are the 12th player and is familiar in all Albanian lands in Kosovo and other places for their atmosphere. Flags, drums and other anime are the regular decor for the days when the club plays. Fikshat are one of the biggest ultras group in Kosovo.

Stadium

The club plays their home matches in Besnik Begunca Stadium. The stadium is named after Besnik Begunca, who fought for the

Kosovo Liberation Army The Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA; , UÇK) was an ethnic Albanian separatist militia that sought the separation of Kosovo, the vast majority of which is inhabited by Albanians, from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) and Serbia during the ...

and was killed in 1999 by Serb forces. They named the stadium after him to honor him.

Colors and crest

The colors of the club are red and black which are the national colors of Albania. The club's crest has the same look as the famous Spanish club FC Barcelona crest. It is red and black and in the middle it is written the club's name.

Players

Current squad

Notable players

Xhevdet Shabani Xhevdet Shabani (born 10 October 1986) is a retired Kosovar professional footballer who played as a midfielder. The last club he played for was FC Prishtina. He is nicknamed as "Rrapa". Club career Teuta Durrës In June 2014, Shabani moved for ...

(born 1986)

References

External links

* {{Raiffeisen Superliga Lepenci Lepenci Kaçanik Association football clubs established in 1945