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| Full name | Sport Club Gjilani | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Skifterat (Falcons) | ||
| Founded | 1945; 80 years ago (1945) asFK Crvena Zvezda Gnjilane 1995; 30 years ago (1995) asSC Gjilani | ||
| Ground | Gjilan City Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 15,000 | ||
| Owner | Local investors
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| Chairman | Afrim Veliu | ||
| Manager | Ardian Nuhiu | ||
| League | Kosovo Superleague | ||
| 2023–24 | Kosovo Superleague, 6th of 10 | ||
| Website | scgjilani | ||
Sport Club Gjilani (Albanian:Klubi Futbollistik Gjilani), commonly known asGjilani, is a professionalfootball club based inGjilan,Kosovo. The club play in theFootball 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.
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
| Skifterat | |
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 Skifterat during a match | |
| Founded | 1999; 26 years ago (1999) |
| Type | Ultras club |
| Team | Gjilani |
| Location | Gjilan, Albania |
| Arena | Gjilan City Stadium |
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Skifterat are the clubsultras group which formed in 1999 afterKosovo 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 inKosovo[citation needed]. They were named after aKLA brigade calledthe Falcons.
At Skifterat there are groups of hooligans who do incidents especially during the derby againstDrita.[1] 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 andVëllaznimi in 2017–18 season, where 23 people injured.[2] There have also been incidents of burning of flags of countries like Serbia, North Macedonia, Greece, or Montenegro.
There is often a fierce rivalry between the two strongest teams in a national league and this is particularly the case in Football Superleague of Kosovo, where the game between Gjilani andDrita is known as theKosovo 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 fromSkifterat (Falcons) andIntelektualët (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 theSkifterat (Falcons) andIntelektualët (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.
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 clubSkifterat (Falcons), back before the club colors.
The club has played its home games at theGjilan City Stadium (Albanian:Stadiumi i Qytetit të Gjilanit) is amulti-purpose stadium inGjilan,Kosovo. The stadium has a capacity of 10,000 people all seater.
| Type | Competition | Titles | Seasons/Years |
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| Domestic | Kosovar Cup | 1 | 1999–2000 |
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Gjilani competed in theUEFA Europa League for the first time in the2020–21 season, entering at thepreliminary round. On 9 August 2020, the draw was held and Gjilani were drawn against Sammarinese sideTre Penne.[3] On 21 August 2020, Gjilani beat the Sammarinese side Tre Penne atSan Marino Stadium inSerravalle.[4]
| Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Agg. |
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| 2020–21 | UEFA Europa League | PR |  Tre Penne | 3–1 | ||
| 1Q |  APOEL | 0–2 (a.e.t.) | ||||
| 2022–23 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1Q |  Liepāja | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 |
| 2023–24 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1Q |  Progrès Niederkorn | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–4 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Current technical staff | |
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| Position | Name |
| Head coach |  Ismet Munishi |
| Assistant coach | Agim Maliqi |
| Alban Hyseni | |
| Shallah Sherifi | |
| Goalkeeping coach | Afrim Ajdini |
| Physiotherapist | Nysret Rexhepi |
| Doctor | Arben Bislimi |
| Board members | |
| Office | Name |
| President | Florim Zuka |
| Executive director | Sevdail Robelli |
| Financial director | Arlind Behluli |
| Sports director | Naser Ajeti |
| Secretary | Roland Ajeti |
| Media Officer | Mërgim Qerimi |
Muharrem Sahiti (2002–2004) Muharrem Sahiti (2007–2009)Musa Selimi (12 Jul 2014 – 19 Apr 2015)[5]Sadat Pajaziti (12 Jul 2015 – 5 Nov 2015)[6]Bylbyl Sokoli (6 Nov 2015 – 5 Apr 2016)[7]Arbnor Morina (17 Apr 2016 – 11 Apr 2018)[8]Alban Hyseni (12 Apr 2018 – Jun 2018)[9] Sadat Pajaziti (Jul 2018 – 20 Feb 2019)[10] Alban Hyseni (Feb 2019 – Mar 2019)Gentian Mezani (20 Mar 2019 – Nov 2020)[11]Bylbyl Sokoli (Nov 2020 – Mar 2022)Ismet Munishi (Mar 2022 – Apr 2022)Alban Hyseni (Apr 2022 – Jun 2022)Në anën tjetër Gjilani do të luaj ndaj skuadrës nga San Marino, Tre Penne
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