Peja is the fourth most populous city in Kosovo and serves as the seat of the Peja Municipality and the District of Peja. It is located in the Rugova region on the eastern section of the Accursed Mountains along the Lumbardhi i Pejës River in the western part of Kosovo.
The Albania national football team represents Albania in men's international football, and is governed by the Albanian Football Federation (FSHF), the governing body for football in Albania.
FC Besa Pejë, commonly known as Besa Pejë, is a football club based in Peja, Kosovo. Their home ground is Shahin Haxhiislami and they compete in the Second Football League of Kosovo.
Football is the most popular sport in Albania, both at a participatory and spectator level. The sport is governed by the Football Association of Albania (FSHF).
The Gjilan City Stadium 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 stadium was completed in 1967 but since 2017 is in Renovation project. The stadium is expected to have a capacity of 9,500 people after the renovation.
The Adem Jashari Olympic Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Mitrovica, Kosovo, which is used mostly for football matches and has been the home ground of the Kosovan football club KF Trepça since 1999. The stadium has a capacity of around 18,500 after renovation is completed. This stadium, built in 1938, was known as Trepça/Trepča Stadium until 1999. After the Kosovo War, the stadium was renamed in honour of Adem Jashari, one of the founders of the Kosovo Liberation Army.
The 2007–08 Football Superleague of Kosovo season, also known as the Raiffeisen Superleague of Kosovo for sponsorship reasons with Raiffeisen was the 10th season of top-tier football in Kosovo. The campaign began on 25 August 2007, and ended on 1 June 2008.
Sport in Kosovo is a tradition and plays a prominent role. Popular sports in Kosovo include football, basketball, volleyball, handball, and rugby, whereas major individual sports include wrestling, judo, swimming, boxing, karate and skiing.
Idriz 'Idi' Refik Batha is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Kategoria e parë club Flamurtari Vlorë.
The Bajram Aliu Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Skenderaj, Kosovo. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Drenica of the Kosovar Superliga. The stadium holds around 1,000 people. It was built prior to the Kosovo War.
Rexhep Rexhepi is a multi-purpose stadium in Glogovac, Kosovo. The ground serves as the home ground of KF Feronikeli.
Arena Kombëtare is an all-seater, multi-purpose football stadium located in the capital city of Tirana which was built on the ground of the former Qemal Stafa Stadium. The stadium has a seating capacity of 22,500 constituting the largest stadium in Albania.
KFF Hajvalia, commonly known as Hajvalia was a women's football club based in village Hajvalia of Pristina, Kosovo that folded in summer 2018. It is the women's section of KF Hajvalia. The club last played in the Kosovo Women's Football League, which is the top tier of football in the country.
The 2016–17 Kosovar Cup was the football knockout competition of Kosovo in the 2016–17 season.
KFF Mitrovica, commonly known as Mitrovica is a women's football club based in Mitrovica, Kosovo. The club play in the Kosovo Women's Football League, which is the top tier of football in the country. Mitrovica is the most successful club in Kosovo.
Klubi Futbollistik Behar is a professional football club from Kosovo which competes in the Second League. The club is based in Pejë. Their home ground is the KF Behari Stadium which has a seating capacity of 1,000. This football club is advancing everyday by the contributions of coach, staff and players. This club used to have teams of younger age groups which failed under unknown circumstances. Now there is a team of girls which is called ''KFF BEHAR'', and the coach of this team is Safet Nurkovic. The stadium of this club is being renovated, the field was laid with modern artificial grass in 2022. Actually the MKRS is building stadium seats with capacity 1000+ and the placement of stadium lights.
The 2020–21 Football Superleague of Kosovo season was the 22nd season of top-tier football in Kosovo. The season began on 18 September 2020 and ended on 23 May 2021. A total of 10 teams competed in the league: eight teams from the 2019–20 season and two teams from the 2019–20 First Football League of Kosovo. Drita were the defending champions from the previous season.
The 2021–22 Football Superleague of Kosovo season, also known as the BKT Superleague of Kosovo for sponsorship reasons with Banka Kombëtare Tregtare was the 23rd season of top-tier football in Kosovo. The season began on 21 August 2021 and ended on 22 May 2022. A total of 10 teams are competing in the league: seven teams from the 2020–21 season and three teams from the 2020–21 First Football League of Kosovo. Prishtina are the defending champions from the previous season.
Visar Kastrati is a Kosovan football referee. He has been a FIFA listed referee since 2020 and is ranked as a UEFA second category referee. Starting at 2024, Kastrati has been a FIFA listed as Video Match Official.
