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Full name | Sport Club Gjilani | ||
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Nickname(s) | Skifterat (Falcons) | ||
Founded | 1945 | as FK Crvena Zvezda Gnjilane||
Ground | Gjilan City Stadium | ||
Capacity | 15,000 | ||
Owner | Local investors
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Chairman | Afrim Veliu | ||
Manager | Gentian Mezani | ||
League | Kosovo Superleague | ||
2022–23 | Kosovo Superleague, 3rd of 10 | ||
Website | Club website | ||
Sport 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.
SC Gjilani is the club which was formed in 1945 after second world war as FK Crvena Zvezda Gnjilane (lit. 'FC Red Star Gnjilane') by local government similar to other sport clubs in former Yugoslavia club was named like many other usual names in country and former Eastern communist block, Dinamo, Crvena Zvezda (Red Star), Spartak, Lokomotiv etc. 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 and got promotion to the top-level Kosovar league, the Football Superleague of Kosovo, where they have been playing ever since.
Skifterat | |
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Founded | 1999 |
Type | Ultras club |
Team | Gjilani |
Location | Gjilan, ![]() |
Arena | Gjilan City Stadium |
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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 [ citation needed ]. They were named after a KLA brigade called the Falcons.
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 in 2017–18 season, where 23 people injured. [2] There have also been incidents of burning of flags of countries like Serbia, North Macedonia, Greece, or Montenegro.
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.
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.
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.
Type | Competition | Titles | Seasons/Years |
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Domestic | Kosovar Cup | 1 | 1999–2000 |
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Gjilani competed in the UEFA Europa League for the first time in the 2020–21 season, entering at the preliminary round. On 9 August 2020, the draw was held and Gjilani were drawn against Sammarinese side Tre Penne. [3] On 21 August 2020, Gjilani beat the Sammarinese side Tre Penne at San Marino Stadium in Serravalle. [4]
Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Agg. |
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2020–21 | UEFA Europa League | PR | ![]() | 3–1 | ||
1Q | ![]() | 0–2( a.e.t. ) | ||||
2022–23 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1Q | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 |
2023–24 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1Q | ![]() | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–4 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Në anën tjetër Gjilani do të luaj ndaj skuadrës nga San Marino, Tre Penne