SC Gjilani

Sport Club 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 1995 by Afrim Kqiku, in very unfavourable times and is regarded as the successor of Crvena Zvezda Gjnilane/Ylli i Kuq Gjilan from 1945.

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

Supporters

''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. They were named after a KLA brigade called ''the Falcons''.

Incidents

At Skifterat there are groups of hooligans who do incidents especially during the derby against Drita. There have also been other incidents involving hooligans coming to blows with one another which 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. There have also been incidents of burning of flags of countries like Serbia, North Macedonia, Greece, or Montenegro.

Club rivalries

Drita

There is often a fierce rivalry between two of the 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 Gjilan 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 (Falcons) and (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 (Falcons) and (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.

Crest and colours

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 (Falcons), back before the club colors.

Stadium

The club has played its home games at the Gjilan City Stadium () is a multi-purpose stadium in Gjilan, Kosovo. The stadium has a capacity of 10,000 people all seater.

Honours

European record

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. On 21 August 2020, Gjilani beat the Sammarinese side Tre Penne at San Marino Stadium in Serravalle.

Players

Current squad

Out on loan

Personnel

Managerial history

* Muharrem Sahiti (2002–2004)
* Muharrem Sahiti (2007–2009)
* Musa Selimi (12 Jul 2014 – 19 Apr 2015)
* Sadat Pajaziti (12 Jul 2015 – 5 Nov 2015)
* Bylbyl Sokoli (6 Nov 2015 – 5 Apr 2016)
* Arbnor Morina (17 Apr 2016 – 11 Apr 2018)
* Alban Hyseni (12 Apr 2018 – Jun 2018)
* Sadat Pajaziti (Jul 2018 – 20 Feb 2019)
* Alban Hyseni (Feb 2019 – Mar 2019)
* Gentian Mezani (20 Mar 2019 – Nov 2020)Zyrtare: Gjilani emëron për trajner Gentian Mezanin
– Telegrafi
* Bylbyl Sokoli (Nov 2020 – Mar 2022)
* Ismet Munishi (Mar 2022 – Apr 2022)
* Alban Hyseni (Apr 2022 – Jun 2022)

References

External links

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SC Gjilani
at Soccerway

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Sport in Gjilan
Association football clubs established in 1945
Football clubs in Yugoslavia
Football clubs in Kosovo