KF Shkëndija

KF Shkëndija
	KF Shkëndija
Basic data
Surname	Klubi Futbollistik Shkëndija
Seat	Tetovo
founding	1979
Colours	Red and black
president	Visar Bexheti
Website	kfshkendija.com
First soccer team
Head coach	Qatip Osmani
Venue	Ecolog Arena
Places	15,000
league	Prva Makedonska Liga
2019/20	3rd place
home	Away

The KF Shkëndija (short for Albanian Klubi Futbollistik Shkëndija ; Macedonian ФК Шкендија , FK Škendija ) is a football club from the city of Tetovo in North Macedonia .

history

Club badge 1979 to 2011

KF Shkëndija was founded in 1979 by Albanians from Tetovo with the intention of offering Albanians from all over Yugoslavia a union. This was viewed with skepticism by Yugoslav officials. The club was eventually banned because it was feared it would encourage nationalist sentiments among the Albanians of Yugoslavia. After the Republic of Macedonia declared independence, KF Shkëndija was reintegrated into Macedonian football.

After promotion to the Prva Liga 2010, the club immediately won the Macedonian championship of the 2010/11 season.

By winning the championship, the team qualified for the Champions League for the first time in the club's history . In the second qualifying round, however, Shkëndija lost to Partizan Belgrade 0: 4 and 0: 1.

During the 2013 summer break, the club found itself in its worst financial crisis to date. For a long time, the club's future was uncertain. The supporters of the association (Fan Club Ballistët ) took this as an opportunity to help this association out of this crisis by asking the renowned company Ecolog, also based in Tetovo, for help. Ultimately, Ecolog and its owner Lazim Destani agreed to take over the club after several weeks of advertising with the slogan Ecolog thuaj po (Ecolog say yes), some of the supporters living abroad. Since then, Ecolog has also been the main sponsor of the association.

pendant

The Ultras of Shkëndija call themselves "Ballistët" after Balli Kombëtar , an Albanian nationalist organization that was active during the Second World War. Rivalries exist with supporters of the city rivals FK Teteks Tetovo and those of the capital club FK Vardar Skopje .

successes

Macedonian football champions : 2011, 2018, 2019
Macedonian Football Cup : 2016, 2018
Macedonian Super Cup : 2011

European Cup balance sheet

season	competition	round	opponent	total	To	Back
2011/12	UEFA Champions League	2nd qualifying round	Serbia FK Partizan Belgrade	0: 5	0: 4 (A)	0: 1 (H)
2012/13	UEFA Europa League	1st qualifying round	Northern Ireland Portadown FC	1: 2	0: 0 (H)	1: 2 (A)
2014/15	UEFA Europa League	1st qualifying round	Moldova Republic Zimbru Chișinău	2: 3	2: 1 (H)	0: 2 (A)
2015/16	UEFA Europa League	1st qualifying round	Scotland Aberdeen FC	(a)1: 1 ( a )	1: 1 (H)	0: 0 (A)
2016/17	UEFA Europa League	1st qualifying round	Poland KS Cracovia	4: 1	2: 0 (H)	2: 1 (A)
		2nd qualifying round	Azerbaijan Neftçi Baku PFK	1-0	0: 0 (A)	1: 0 (H)
		3rd qualifying round	Czech Republic FK Mladá Boleslav	2: 1	2: 0 (H)	0: 1 (A)
		Play-offs	Belgium KAA Gent	1: 6	1: 2 (A)	0: 4 (H)
2017/18	UEFA Europa League	1st qualifying round	Moldova Republic FC Dacia Chișinău	7-0	3: 0 (H)	4: 0 (A)
		2nd qualifying round	Finland HJK Helsinki	4: 2	3: 1 (H)	1: 1 (A)
		3rd qualifying round	Lithuania FK Trakai	4: 2	1: 2 (A)	3: 0 (H)
		Play-offs	Italy AC Milan	0: 7	0: 6 (A)	0: 1 (H)
2018/19	UEFA Champions League	1st qualifying round	Wales The New Saints FC	5: 4	5: 0 (H)	0: 4 (A)
		2nd qualifying round	Moldova Republic Sheriff Tiraspol	1-0	1: 0 (H)	0: 0 (A)
		3rd qualifying round	Austria FC Salzburg	0: 4	0: 3 (A)	0: 1 (H)
2018/19	UEFA Europa League	Play-offs	Norway Rosenborg Trondheim	1: 5	1: 3 (A)	0: 2 (H)
2019/20	UEFA Champions League	1st qualifying round	Estonia FC Nõmme Kalju	(a)2: 2 ( a )	1: 0 (A)	1: 2 (H)
2019/20	UEFA Europa League	2nd qualifying round	Luxembourg F91 Dudelange	2: 3	1: 2 (H)	1: 1 (A)