KF Feronikeli

KF Feronikeli
Full name Klubi Futbollistik Feronikeli
Nickname(s) Xehëtarët (The Miners)
Tigrat e Zi (Black Tigers)
Bardhë & Gjelbërit (White & Greens)
Founded April 8, 1974 (1974-04-08)
Ground Rexhep Rexhepi Stadium
Ground Capacity 6,000
Head coach Afrim Tovërlani
League Raiffeisen Superliga
2015–16 Raiffeisen Superliga, 1st

KF Feronikeli is a professional football club based in the city of Glogovac, Kosovo.[a] The club's home ground is the Rexhep Rexhepi Stadium and they compete in the Raiffeisen Superleague, the highest tier of football in Kosovo.[1][2]

The club has historically closely been associated with NewCo Ferronikeli, the nearby ore mining and metallurgical complex, since the plant was built in 1984.[3][4]

Stadium

The club play their homes games at the Rexhep Rexhepi Stadium in Drenas, which has a seated capacity of 6,000 spectators. The stadium 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.[5] In December 2012 work began on the ground in order to renovate the single stand, the playing field as well as the clubhouse, with funding coming from the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports. In January 2014 the local municipality began to seek investment form the central government and the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports to complete a full renovation of the stadium in order to convert into a 2,000 all seater stadium,[6] and this was granted on 23 May 2014, when the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports along with the Gllogoc municipality signed the agreement to invest €100,000 into a three-stage renovation process.[7] The entire project cost a total of €200,000, and stage two was completed during the 2014–15 season, while the third stage was completed after the end of the season in the summer of 2015.[8]

Honours

League

Kosovo Superleague

Kosovo First League

Cup

Kosovar Cup

Supercup of Kosovo

Independence Cup

Current squad

As of 17 May 2016

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Kosovo GK Flamur Neziri
2 Kosovo DF Vloresim Istogu
3 Kosovo DF Ismet Caka
4 Kosovo DF Fidan Gërbeshi (Captain)
5 Kosovo DF Ardian Limani
6 Kosovo MF Astrit Thaçi
7 Kosovo MF Mentor Zhdrella
8 Kosovo MF Mark Milicaj
9 Kosovo FW Mevlan Zeka
10 Kosovo MF Isa Eminhaziri
11 Kosovo FW Perparim Livoreka
No. Position Player
14 Kosovo MF Mirlind Demaku
17 Kosovo MF Mendurim Hoti
18 Kosovo DF Haxhi Shala
19 Kosovo DF Lulzim Doshlaku
20 Kosovo MF Behar Maliqi
25 Kosovo MF Bujar Shabani
26 Kosovo GK Burim Sadiku
27 Kosovo MF Arxhend Bardhi
77 Kosovo MF Burim Qorri
Kosovo MF Qendrim Krasniqi

Club officials

Officials
Name Role
Kosovo Ekrem Elshani President
Kosovo Artan Berisha General manager
Kosovo Bekim Isufi Sporting director
Kosovo Ilir Demaku School coordinator
Kosovo Isak Smajli Secretary
Kosovo Shaban Mehmeti Spokesperson
Coaching staff
Name Role
Kosovo Afrim Tovërlani Manager
Kosovo Ramiz Dervishi Assistant manager
Kosovo Avni Hasani Goalkeeper coach
Kosovo Besim Bytyçi Club doctor
Kosovo Adem Hykolli Physiotherapist
Board members
Name
Kosovo Lavdim Gashi
Kosovo Fadil Demaku
Kosovo Haki Xhemaili
Kosovo Tahir Tahiri
Kosovo Agim Kastrati
Kosovo Adem Bucolli

Notes

a. ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the Brussels Agreement. Kosovo has received recognition as an independent state from 110 out of 193 United Nations member states.

References

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