KF Feronikeli

KF Ferronikeli
Full name Klubi Futbollistik Ferronikeli
Short name Fer
Founded 1 January 1974 (1974-01-01)
Ground Rexhep Rexhepi Stadium
Drenas, Kosovo
Ground Capacity 5,000
President Ekrem Elshani
Head coach Afrim Tovërlani
League Raiffeisen Superleague
2014–15 Raiffeisen Superleague, 1st
Website Club home page

Klubi Futbollistik Ferronikeli is a professional football club based in the city of Drenas, 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 2,000 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

Kosovo Superleague

Kosovar Cup

Supercup of Kosovo

Current squad

As of 12 Aprill 2016

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

No. Position Player
Kosovo Flamur Neziri (Goalkeeper)
Kosovo Burim Sadiku
Kosovo Fidan Gerbeshi
Kosovo Haxhi Shala
Kosovo Behar Maliqi
Kosovo Fidan Gërbeshi (Captain)
Kosovo Lulzim Doshlaku
Kosovo Vloresim Istogu
Kosovo Arxhend Bardhi
Kosovo Mentor Zhdrella
Kosovo Mendurim Hoti
Kosovo Perparim Livoreka
Kosovo Burim Qorri
No. Position Player
Kosovo Qendrim Krasniqi
Kosovo Bujar Shabani
Kosovo Astrit Thaçi
Kosovo Mirlind Demaku
Kosovo Mark Milicaj
Kosovo Ardian Limani
Kosovo Mevlan Zeka
Kosovo Bujar Shabani
Kosovo Astrit Thaci
Kosovo Burim Qorri
Kosovo Ismet Caka

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 been recognised as an independent state by 108 out of 193 United Nations member states.

References

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