Soccer Club Gjilani ( sq, Klubi Futbollistik Gjilani), commonly known as Gjilani, is a professional

football club A football team is a group of players selected to play together in the various team sports known as football. Such teams could be selected to play in a match against an opposing team, to represent a football club, group, state or nation, an all- ...

based in

Gjilan Gjilan, or Gnjilane ( sr-cyr, Гњилане) is the eighth largest city in Kosovo and seat of Gjilan Municipality and Gjilan District. Name Ottoman chronicler Evliya Çelebi mentions ''Morava'' as a settlement of the Sanjak of Vučitrn. � ...

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 play in the

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 tier of football in the country.

History

SC Gjilani is the club which was formed in 1995 by Afrim Kqiku, in very unfavourable times. Despite difficulties with the organization they had managed to maintain the club competing, and, after 5 years since its foundation, they won the

Kosovar Cup The Kosovar Cup ( sq, Digitalb Kupa e Kosovës) for sponsorship reasons, is the major football national cup tournament in Kosovo. It was established in 1991, and is organized by the Football Federation of Kosovo. Llapi are the current holders, w ...

and got promotion to the top-level Kosovar league, the

, where they have been playing ever since.

Supporters

''Skifterat'' are the clubs

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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

. 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. 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 in 2017–18 season, where 23 people injured. There have also been incidents of burning of flags of countries like Serbia, North Macedonia, Greece, or Montenegro.

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 Kosovo Derby also known as Gjilan Derby or Anamorava Derby is a football rivalry between fierce rivals Drita and Gjilani. Both of the clubs are from Gjilan one of the 7 largest cities of Kosovo. The derby was started in 1995 after the split ...

. 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 (Falcons) and (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 (Falcons) and (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 (Falcons), back before the club colors.

Stadium

The club has played its home games at the

Gjilan City Stadium The Gjilan City Stadium ( sq, Stadiumi i Qytetit të Gjilanit) is a football stadium in Gjilan, Kosovo. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of SC Gjilani and FC Drita of the Football Superleague of Kosovo. The st ...

( sq, Stadiumi i Qytetit të Gjilanit) is a

multi-purpose stadium A multi-purpose stadium is a type of stadium designed to be easily used by multiple types of events. While any stadium could potentially host more than one type of sport or event, this concept usually refers to a specific design philosophy tha ...

. The stadium has a capacity of 10,000 people all seater.

Honours

European record

Gjilani competed in the

UEFA Europa League The UEFA Europa League (abbreviated as UEL, or sometimes, UEFA EL), formerly the UEFA Cup, is an annual football club competition organised since 1971 by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. It ...

for the first time in the 2020–21 season, entering at the

preliminary round A tournament is a competition involving at least three competitors, all participating in a sport or game. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two overlapping senses: # One or more competitions held at a single venue and concentr ...

. On 9 August 2020, the draw was held and Gjilani were drawn against Sammarinese side Tre Penne. On 21 August 2020, Gjilani beat the Sammarinese side Tre Penne at

San Marino Stadium The Stadio Olimpico di San Marino (or Stadio Olimpico di Serravalle) is a multi-purpose stadium in Serravalle, San Marino. First opened in 1969, it is currently used mostly for football matches. It is the national stadium of San Marino. Overv ...

in Serravalle.

Players

Current squad

Other players under contract

Personnel

Managerial history

* Muharrem Sahiti (2002–2004) * Muharrem Sahiti (2007–2009) * Musa Selimi (12 Jul 2014 – 19 Apr 2015) *

Sadat Pajaziti Sadat ( ar, سادات) is a suffix, which is given to families believed to be descendants of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad. In Iran, after the revolution, it is mandatory to mention "Seyed" or "Sadat" in the names of or whose descent from Muham ...

(12 Jul 2015 – 5 Nov 2015) * Bylbyl Sokoli (6 Nov 2015 – 5 Apr 2016) * Arbnor Morina (17 Apr 2016 – 11 Apr 2018) * Alban Hyseni (12 Apr 2018 – Jun 2018) * Sadat Pajaziti (Jul 2018 – 20 Feb 2019) * Alban Hyseni (Feb 2019 – Mar 2019) *

Gentian Mezani Gentian Mezani (born 13 October 1979) is an Albanian football coach. Coaching career Flamurtari Vlorë Mezani was named the new coach of Flamurtari Vlorë on 25 October 2016 following the departure of Gugash Magani. The club administrator Sin ...

(20 Mar 2019 – present)Zyrtare: Gjilani emëron për trajner Gentian Mezanin
– Telegrafi

References

External links

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