KF Drita

KF Drita
Full name Drita Football Club
Nickname(s) Intelektualët
Bardh e kalterit
Founded 1947 (1947)
Ground Gjilan City Stadium
Ground Capacity 15.000[1]
Chairman Valon Murseli
Manager Ismet Munishi
League Vala Superleague
2016–17 10th

KF Drita is a football club based in Gjilan, Kosovo[a] (Gjilan is the Albanian name of the town). Created in 1947, the club has won first league Raiffeisen Football Superleague of Kosovo in 2002–03 and Kosovar Cup in 2000–01 thanks to contribution of the legendary President of the club Selami Osmani – Bezi.

History

Drita was founded as SHKA "DRITA" in 1945 with the drama section, song, dance and football. Later FC "Drita" acted despite SHKA "DRITA". KF "DRITA" was founded guilds, the bricklayers and senior citizens of the city. The first club players trained in exceptional circumstances and in difficult conditions, without food, with bread and bread, as people say, just to achieve success. They showed their talent with their indomitable will.

Which originally was a thorn in the eyes of the communist regime, because the rest of the city rival team, the preferuarën them, "Crvena Zvezda" , and because the founders of the players were only Albanians and carrying a name slip indicating that the people of this city wants "LIGHT". Therefore, in 1952 the team put out by the regime. Former players went to the Zvezda team multiethnic already. But the founders and the first players or their descendants never forgot not light. Thus, in the 60s gilanli students in Belgrade and elsewhere in the futsal tournament presented with the name "light" until 1977 and reconstituted in great football team and their first date. Undoubtedly, the most merited for the re-establishment of Light was Demush Pajaziti-Klaiqi. After 25 years the Yugoslav authorities forbade Light compete with this name slip in 1977, Demushi showed bravery rare for the time, to re-establish the club with which he was associated as a family, and again with the same name slip, with the same big name "DRITA".

In the years 1978–87 Drita plays in the Second League of Kosova, while in 1987, placed in the First League of Kosovo.

After '90s in management Drita was taken by Selami Osmani – Bezi, which for 15 years reached peaks of Kosovo football, becoming the anxiety of all Kosovar teams, thanks to players who bring in Gjilan, the legend of the city, bezin, which for 15 years contributed with his whole being to the Light. Under his management the adored Drita came with the title of Kosovo in 2002–03, to win the cup in 2000–01 and was runner-up in 1999-00 and 2001–02. Drita also reached the semi-finals in 1999-00, 2001–02 and 2002–03. Kosovar record breaking four consecutive years down there below the third position for four years and reached at least the semi-finals of the Cup of Kosovo.

But football is not played in Gjilan since 1947. old Gjilangjitë are increasingly prominent as men sevdasë of sports, so that by the end of years our city has had 10 football clubs, but which did not meet the time. First City Club was formed in 1919 and renamed SKG (Gnjilane Sports Club). This shows that this city has a tradition of taking the football clubs in Kosovo before. Then other teams were formed for the city, "Sloga", "Concorde", "Morava", "Graxhanski", "Rapid", etc. In these clubs they play together Albanians, Turks and Serbs. The city was divided into various camps. Often feelings of supporters going to bring problems to the city streets. It happened that matches ended with bloody blows out the need to intervene and police. Even during World War II, the city of love and tradition in football and formed a club called "Bashkimi" and play with the Italian soldiers.

The founders and donors first KF DRITA were Usta Ymer Salihu, teneçexhi, Usta Riza Uzunmehmet, shopkeepers, Vehbi Sherif, commercial, Ahmet Maksuti-Gjakova, commercial, Hamdi Rexhepi, saddler, Kaplan Ymer, shopkeepers, Shaban Rexhepi-Qerkezi, shopkeepers, Ali Usta Gagica, shopkeepers, Arif Pajaziti, etc.

The first players in the years 1947–52 DRITA KF were Sebush Klaiqi, Ekrem Gjinolli, Jakup Karajashari, Babush Tali, Tali Enver Tefik Hajrullahi, Mafak Sherif, Hasan Rexhepi-Cani, Qazim Klaiqi, Ramadan Haliti-PINCA, Masar Qadi, Ramiz Shehu, etc.[2]

2016–17 KF Drita Matches

Friendly Matches

Summer Season

  Win   Draw   Loss

Source: http://www.ffk-kosova.com/en/

The autumn season is not yet published

Records

Derbies

[4]
After fifty years the dignified representation of the city in 1995 Light took courage to "rival" a group of athletes, creating a new club, KF Gjilani. Although it was not expected that this new club to survive the time, today it represents the biggest rival and hated the Drita.Whenever I played this derby, the eyes of all Albanian fans directed by "Albanian football capital", and besides this derby followed by rival fans, even the curious from all Albanian lands. Drita enjoys unreserved support of all citizens and the city of Gilan, while its rivals, KF Gjilani have their group of supporters "Skifterat".Derby fever begin a month before the match, and last week the entire city "adorned" with the colors of both teams and city rival except for not talking big clash between Drita and KF Gjilani.Early hours of the day, a whole city heads towards the stadium, a few hours before the derby as difficult found the stairs instead of the overcrowded stadium. This derby collects record number of viewers, usually between 10,000 and 15,000 of them, no matter which category are two rival teams.This is considered derby largest local Kosovo and Albanian territories, one of three derby largest local in the Balkans, and is one of 25 local derby of the biggest in Europe, as the 50 derby largest local in the world.

Results

Year Host Results
1990/00
KF Gjilani0–3
1990/00
KF Drita3–1
2000/01
KF Drita0–0
2000/01
KF Gjilani3–0 abandoned by KF DRITA
2001/02
KF Gjilani0–1
2001/02
KF Drita3–0
2002/03
KF Gjilani0–0
2002/03
KF Drita1–6
2007/08
KF Drita1–1
2007/08
KF Gjilani2–0
2008/09
KF Gjilani2–1
2008/09
KF Drita1–3
2010/11
KF Drita0–0 The game was developed in the framework of the second leg
2010/11
KF Gjilani0–0 The game was developed in the framework of the second leg
2011/12
KF Gjilani0–1
2011/12
KF Drita2–0
2011/12
KF Drita1–2
2015/16
KF Drita0–3
2016/17
KF Drita0–1
2011/12
KF Gjilani0–2
2011/12
KF Drita0–1
1999/00
KF Drita0–3 Kosovo Cup Abandoned by KF DRITA
2000/01
KF Gjilani1–1 Kosovo Cup KF Drita won 6:7 after penalties
2007/08
KF Drita1–0 Kosovo Cup
1999
KF Drita1–1 Friendly Match KF Drita won 4–3 after penalties

Honours

Kosovar Superliga
Kosovar Cup

Current squad


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 Artan Latifi
12 Kosovo GK Mehmet Huruglica
23 Kosovo GK Dorart Ramadani
7 Republic of Macedonia MF Martin Blazevski
11 Kosovo FW Alban Rexhepi
17 Kosovo MF Bergin Maliqi
14 Kosovo FW Samir Elezi
8 Kosovo MF Arbnor Ramadani
28 Kosovo DF Regi Kastrati
6 Kosovo MF Hasip Hajdari
18 Kosovo MF Taulant Haliti
22 Kosovo DF Durim Baxhuka
5 Kosovo DF Alban Dragusha
9 Kosovo FW Almedin Murati
No. Position Player
3 Kosovo DF Alban Tusuni
27 Kosovo FW Leutrim Kryeziu
26 Kosovo MF Toni Salihu
16 Kosovo MF Florim Berisha
15 Kosovo DF Erdin Hashani
10 Kosovo MF Petrit Osmani
13 Kosovo DF Viktor Kuka
24 Kosovo FW Alban Mavriqi
88 Brazil MF Edenilson Bergonsi
- Kosovo DF Blerti Rashiti
- Kosovo DF Florent Byqmeti
- Kosovo FW Granit Aliu
- Kosovo MF Hasan Bajrami
- Kosovo MF Ylli Murtezi

Staff

Technincal Staff

Captain

Board of Directors

Sponsors

Official Sponsors

In 17.09.2016 in Zürich, Switzerland has signed a three-year agreement between "KF Drita" and "Air Prishtina". The signing between the director of "KF Drita" and representative of Air Prishtina.[5] Air Prishtina is the official sponsor of KF Drita.[6]

The logo of Air Prishtina is at the center of the kits.

Other Sponsors

Kit Sponsor

Erreà is the kit sponsor of KF Drita for season 2015–2016.

Logo of Erreà

Erreà is an Italian sports equipment company (association football, volleyball, basketball, rugby, fitness, running, underwear and leisurewear) supplier founded in Torrile, Italy in 1988. Erreà was the first Italian sportswear company to be accredited with the Oeko-tex standard certification, which assures that garments textiles are free from harmful chemicals.

Also logo of Erreà is located on the right side of the chest in the players' shirts

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

  1. ↑ http://www.worldstadiums.com/europe/countries/kosovo.shtml
  2. ↑ http://www.dritafc.com/about.html
  3. ↑ Schedule and referees of the second week – FFK
  4. ↑ http://www.ffk-kosova.com/en/?p=10075
  5. ↑ http://dritafc.com/#tm-top-f Partnership Kompania gjigante nënshkruan marrëveshje sponzorimi me Dritën.
    “Air Prishtina”, kompania e fluturimeve ka nënshkruar marrëveshje me skuadrën e Dritës për të sponzorizuar këtë skuadër gjatë tre viteve të ardhshme.
  6. ↑ The signed of agreement between KF Drita and Air Pristina.
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