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| Full name | Klub Futbollistik Arbëria |
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| Nickname | Stuhia e Kuqe (Red Storm) |
| Founded | 1977; 48 years ago (1977) as KF Përparimi 1997; 28 years ago (1997) as KF Arbëria 30 May 2016; 9 years ago (2016-05-30) (refounded) |
| Ground | Sami Kelmendi Stadium |
| President | Jahir Krasniqi |
| Manager | Arbnor Morina |
| League | Kosovo Second League |
| 2024–25 | Kosovo Second League, 6th of 16 |
| Website | http://www.fcarberia.com/ |
Klub Futbollistik Arbëria, commonly known asArbëria, is a professionalfootball club based in villageDobrajë e Madhe ofLipjan,Kosovo. The club play in theFootball Superleague of Kosovo, which is the second tier of football in the country.
In 1977, a group of villagers sent a request to the village council ofDobrajë e Madhe expressing the common will to establish a football club. In June of the same year, some young people from the village before the village council proposed that this team be called KF Përparimi and this team would consist of young people from the village. The team at the first season was led by coach Adem Brestovci and part of the team were Xhelil Gashi (GK), Elhami Llugiqi, Elmi Bublica, Enver Llugiqi, Fatmir Bytyqi, Haki Tafili, Heset Llugiqi, Ismet Uka, Nuhi Bahtiri, Nysret Llugiqi, Qemajl Rexhepi, Sali Nuredini, Skender Gashi, Sylejman Statovci, Shefqet Bahtiri, Shemsi Gashi and Xhevat Berbatovci. Some of the players of this team were guides for many other generations by inspiring many young people in the village over the years to play football and all this unfortunately ended temporarily in the 1990s, where due to the deteriorating situation in Kosovo, the Serbian occupators was stopped all activities (including even sports activities) throughout Kosovo.[1]
After seven years break, in 1997, it was again the sports fans of the village of Dobrajë e Madhe brought the club back to functionality, but the club would be called KF Arbëria, in honor of the donor of the club of that time, Nazmi Rrustemi, where one of his businesses bore the same name. From 2003 to 2010 it was part ofFirst Football League of Kosovo, while due to financial conditions in 2010, the team was extinguished.[1]
On 30 May 2016, KF Arbëria is reactivated and Jahir Krasniqi was appointed president of the club, the club was registered in theSecond Football League of Kosovo and after one season was promoted to the First Football League of Kosovo.[1] In the2019–20 season, KF Arbëria for the first time in its history secured promotion to theFootball Superleague of Kosovo and this came afterFootball Federation of Kosovo's executive council stopped the all competitions (including even First Football League of Kosovo) due to theCOVID-19 pandemic and decided that together withBesa Pejë, which until then were in the two first positions in the table be automatically promoted to the Superleague.[2]
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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