| Full name | Sport Club Gjilani | ||
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| Nickname | Skifterat (Falcons) | ||
| Founded | 1945; 81 years ago (1945) asFK Crvena Zvezda Gnjilane/Ylli i Kuq Gjilan | ||
| Ground | Gjilan City Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 15,000 | ||
| Owners | Local investors
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| Chairman | Afrim Veliu | ||
| Manager | Debatik Curri | ||
| League | Kosovo Superleague | ||
| 2024–25 | Kosovo Superleague, 4th of 10 | ||
| Website | scgjilani | ||
Sport Club Gjilani (Albanian:Klubi Futbollistik Gjilani), commonly known asGjilani, is a professionalfootball club based inGjilan,Kosovo. The club plays in theKosovo Superleague, which is the top tier of football in the country.
SC Gjilani was formed in 1995 by Afrim Kqiku and is regarded as the successor of Crvena Zvezda Gjnilane/Ylli i Kuq Gjilan from 1945.
Five years after its foundation, they won the Kosovar Cup and got a promotion to the top-level Kosovar league, the Football Superleague of Kosovo.
| Skifterat | |
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Skifterat during a match | |
| Founded | 1999; 27 years ago (1999) |
| Type | Ultras club |
| Team | Gjilani |
| Location | Gjilan, |
| Arena | Gjilan City Stadium |
| Colors | |
Skifterat is the club'sultras group which formed in 1999 afterKosovo war. They are also known as the Red and White Boys. They were named after aKLA brigade calledthe Falcons.
At Skifterat, there were 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 Drita and Gjilani. The game between these two teams is known as theGjilan Derby. The derby, according to the tradition of the city of Gjilan, the party starts with fans organizations showing spirit for their respective teams.
The club's first design and colours were created in 1995, with red and white in the center with a circle and ball that formed the badge of the club. In 2000, the colours were changed by the new president of the club to purple and light blue, but early into the 2008–09 season at the initiative of the leadership of Gjilan's supporter clubSkifterat (Falcons), the colours were changed back to red and white.
The club plays its home games at theGjilan City Stadium (Albanian:Stadiumi i Qytetit të Gjilanit). It is amulti-purpose stadium inGjilan,Kosovo. The stadium has a capacity of 10,000 people all seater.
| Type | Competition | Titles | Seasons/Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | Kosovar Cup | 1 | 1999–2000 |
| Kosovar Supercup |
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 | 3–1 | |||
| 1Q | 0–2 (a.e.t.) | |||||
| 2022–23 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1Q | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | |
| 2023–24 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1Q | 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 | |
| Assistant coach | |
| Goalkeeping coach | |
| Physiotherapist | |
| Doctor | |
| Board members | |
| Office | Name |
| President | |
| Executive director | |
| Financial director | |
| Sports director | |
| Secretary | |
| Media Officer | |
Në anën tjetër Gjilani do të luaj ndaj skuadrës nga San Marino, Tre Penne