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Full name | Football Club Feronikeli 74 | ||
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Nickname(s) | Tigrat e Zi (The Black Tigers) | ||
Founded | 8 April 1974 as Nikeli, later as Feronikeli 20 August 2022 as Feronikeli 74 | ||
Ground | Rexhep Rexhepi Stadium | ||
Capacity | 6,000 | ||
Manager | Shefki Kuqi | ||
League | Kosovo Superleague | ||
2022–23 | Kosovo First League – Group A, 1st of 10 (promoted) | ||
Website | Club website | ||
FC Feronikeli 74 (Albanian : Klubi Futbollistik Feronikeli 74), commonly referred to as Feronikeli 74 and also known as Feronikeli is a professional football club based in Drenas, Kosovo. The club play in the Football Superleague of Kosovo, which is the top tier of football in the country.
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. [1]
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. [1]
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. [2] In the 2014–15 season they were crowned champions for the first time in the club's history. [3] They won the 2018–19 championship as well, qualifying for the UEFA Champions League preliminary rounds for the first time in their history.
The club has played its home games at the Rexhep Rexhepi Stadium (Albanian : Stadiumi Rexhep Rexhepi) is a multi-purpose stadium 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 Kosovo Liberation Army and was killed on 12 February 1999 by Serb forces during KLA insurgency right before the start of the Kosovo War. [4]
Tigrat e Zi | |
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Founded | 2014 |
Type | Supporters' group |
Location | Glogovac, Kosovo |
Arena | Rexhep Rexhepi Stadium |
Stand | West |
Tigrat e Zi are the clubs' supporters. The supporters stand in the West part of the stadium.
Type | Competition | Titles | Seasons/Years |
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Domestic | Football Superleague of Kosovo | 3 | 2014–15, 2015–16, 2018–19 |
Kosovar Cup | 3 | 2013–14, 2014–15, 2018–19 | |
Kosovar Supercup | 2 | 2015, 2019 | |
International | Albania Independence Cup | 1 | 2014 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| List of the managersThis is the list of coaches of FC Feronikeli 74 since 2010:
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Feronikeli will compete in the UEFA Champions League for the first time in the 2019–20 season, entering at the preliminary round. On 11 June 2019, in Nyon, the draw was held and Feronikeli were drawn against the Gibraltarian side Lincoln Red Imps. [21] [22] On 25 June 2019, Feronikeli beat the Gibraltarian side Lincoln Red Imps at Fadil Vokrri Stadium in Pristina. [23]
After being eliminated from The New Saints, Feronikeli continued to play in the second qualifying round of UEFA Europa League. On 17 July 2019, Feronikeli learns the upcoming rival which was the champion of 2018–19 Slovak First Football League, Slovan Bratislava. [24]
Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Agg. |
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2019–20 | UEFA Champions League | PR | ![]() | 1–0 | ||
![]() | 2–1 | |||||
1Q | ![]() | 0−1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | ||
2019–20 | UEFA Europa League | 2Q | ![]() | 0−2 | 1−2 | 1−4 |
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Feronikeli në parakualifikimet e Ligës së Kampionëve do të ketë punë me Lincoln Red Imps nga Gjibraltari