KF Trepca
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Trepça Mitrovicë Football Club is a football
club based in Kosovska Mitrovica
, Kosovo
. The club was founded in 1932 and currently plays in the top division of football in Kosovo, the Kosovar Superliga. KF Trepça Mitrovicë won their promotion to the top division of football from the second division, Liga e Parë
, during the 2005-06 season due to expansion of the Kosovar Superliga from 12 to 16 clubs.
The club colours are black and green.
The most successful period of KF Trepça's history was the 1976-77 season when they won promotion to top division of football in Yugoslavia
. KF Trepça played in the Yugoslav Prva Liga
and reached the Cup final during the 1977-78 season, when they lost 0:1 to NK Rijeka
in the final. KF Trepça got relegated to the second division
bottom that season.
From the 1987-88 season KF Trepça has played in the Kosovar divisions only, which at the time were at regional level, not national. However, moving back to the Kosovar League wasn't as successful as hoped, although the club won the league and the cup once. Following the 1994-95 season, KF Trepça were relegated to the second division of football in Kosovo. The 2002-03 season was one of the worst in the club's history when they avoided relegation to the third division by one point and suffered the club's worst ever defeat, a 0:10 thrashing by KF KEK
.
The 2006-07 season saw KF Trepça's return to the top division of football when they were promoted to the Kosovo Super League as a result of the expansion of the division from 12 to 16 teams. KF Trepça finished third in the second division, Liga e Parë, and would have otherwise missed the promotion.
s and have been supporting the club since 1984.
in Kosovo with a capacity of 30,000. The stadium is named after the Kosovar national hero Adem Jashari
.
youth Dragan Simeunović
Mirza Golubica Erdogan Celina Rafet Prekazi Džemo Smjećanin Nazmi Rama Shefki Kuqi
(youth squad) Amar Ademi
(1):
Yugoslav Cup
Kosovo Superliga (1):
Kosovo Supercup (1):
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club based in Kosovska Mitrovica
Kosovska Mitrovica
Kosovska Mitrovica , is a city and municipality in northern Kosovo. It is the administrative centre of the homonymous district....
, Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...
. The club was founded in 1932 and currently plays in the top division of football in Kosovo, the Kosovar Superliga. KF Trepça Mitrovicë won their promotion to the top division of football from the second division, Liga e Parë
Liga e Parë
Liga e Parë e Futbollit të Kosovës is the second division of football in Kosovo. Liga e Parë is organized by the Football Federation of Kosovo and the division currently has a 16-team format. The clubs play each other twice during the season for a 28-match schedule...
, during the 2005-06 season due to expansion of the Kosovar Superliga from 12 to 16 clubs.
The club colours are black and green.
History
KF Trepça Mitrovicë are one time Kosovo champions and one time winners of the Kosovo Cup (Kupa e Kosovës) and Kosovo Supercup (Superkupa e Kosoves)The most successful period of KF Trepça's history was the 1976-77 season when they won promotion to top division of football in Yugoslavia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was the Yugoslav state that existed from the abolition of the Yugoslav monarchy until it was dissolved in 1992 amid the Yugoslav Wars. It was a socialist state and a federation made up of six socialist republics: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia,...
. KF Trepça played in the Yugoslav Prva Liga
Yugoslav First League
The Yugoslav First League was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and socialist Yugoslavia...
and reached the Cup final during the 1977-78 season, when they lost 0:1 to NK Rijeka
NK Rijeka
HNK Rijeka is a Croatian football club, from Rijeka on the Croatian coast.-History:The club was founded as NK Kvarner in 1946, after Rijeka passed from Italy to Yugoslavia following the end of World War II. During its early period in Yugoslavia, the club had moderate success in various Yugoslav...
in the final. KF Trepça got relegated to the second division
Yugoslav Second League
Yugoslav Second League was the second tier football league of SFR Yugoslavia. The top clubs were promoted to the top tier, the Yugoslav First League....
bottom that season.
From the 1987-88 season KF Trepça has played in the Kosovar divisions only, which at the time were at regional level, not national. However, moving back to the Kosovar League wasn't as successful as hoped, although the club won the league and the cup once. Following the 1994-95 season, KF Trepça were relegated to the second division of football in Kosovo. The 2002-03 season was one of the worst in the club's history when they avoided relegation to the third division by one point and suffered the club's worst ever defeat, a 0:10 thrashing by KF KEK
KF KEK
Klubi Futbollistik KEK is a football club based in Obilić, Kosovo. It was founded in 1928 and currently plays in the Kosovar Superliga. KF KEK won the Kosovo Cup and the Kosovo Super Cup in 2003.- Current squad :...
.
The 2006-07 season saw KF Trepça's return to the top division of football when they were promoted to the Kosovo Super League as a result of the expansion of the division from 12 to 16 teams. KF Trepça finished third in the second division, Liga e Parë, and would have otherwise missed the promotion.
International matches
KF Trepça has played three international matches in 1977:- KF Trepça 1:3 Real ZaragozaReal ZaragozaReal Zaragoza, S.A.D. is a Spanish association football team from Zaragoza in Spain. Founded on 18 March 1932, Real Zaragoza have spent the majority of their 78 year history in the Spanish top-flight. Real Zaragoza are Spain's 9th highest ranked team in overall league points...
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) (22 August 1978) - KF Trepça 1:3 SlivenSlivenSliven is the eighth-largest city in Bulgaria and the administrative and industrial centre of Sliven Province and municipality. It is a relatively large town with 89,848 inhabitants, as of February 2011....
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) - KF Trepça 1:1 SK TiranaSK TiranaKF Tirana is the most successful Albanian football club earning 47 major trophies in the country and is branch of Multiple Sport Klub of Tirana . KF Tirana is the most popular football club in the country with a considerable number of supporters...
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)
Supporters
The supporters of KF Trepça are known as TorcidaTorcida
Torcidas organizadas are formal associations of football fans in Brazil in the same vein as Argentine hinchadas and European ultras. The name is based on the verb torcer, which means "to root for" but also "to wring" and "to turn"...
s and have been supporting the club since 1984.
Stadium
The stadium of KF Trepça Mitrovicë is the largest and the only Stadiumi Olimpik Adem JashariStadiumi Olimpik Adem Jashari
The Olympic Stadium Adem Jashari is a multi-use stadium in Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of KF Trepça of the Kosovar Superliga. The stadium holds 29,000 people.-International matches:...
in Kosovo with a capacity of 30,000. The stadium is named after the Kosovar national hero Adem Jashari
Adem Jashari
Adem Jashari was born in Prekaz, in the Drenica region of Kosovo, . He is considered to be one of the chief architects of the Kosovo Liberation Army, along with Zahir Pajaziti...
.
Current squad
Famous players
Ilija Savović Raif Haxha Nikola LazetićNikola Lazetic
Nikola Lazetić is a Serbian football midfielder who plays for Serbian club FK Vojvodina.-Football career:...
youth Dragan Simeunović
Dragan Simeunovic
Dragan Simeunović is a former Yugoslav football goalkeeper.-National team:...
Mirza Golubica Erdogan Celina Rafet Prekazi Džemo Smjećanin Nazmi Rama Shefki Kuqi
Shefki Kuqi
Shefki Kuqi is a Kosovar-born Finnish professional footballer who is currently playing for League One side Oldham Athletic. Kuqi plays predominately as a striker. He has spent most of his career in the English league, and has played for clubs including Stockport County, Sheffield Wednesday, Ipswich...
(youth squad) Amar Ademi
Honours
Yugoslav Second LeagueYugoslav Second League
Yugoslav Second League was the second tier football league of SFR Yugoslavia. The top clubs were promoted to the top tier, the Yugoslav First League....
(1):
- 1976-77 (promoted to Yugoslav First LeagueYugoslav First LeagueThe Yugoslav First League was the premier football league in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and socialist Yugoslavia...
)
Yugoslav Cup
Yugoslav Cup
The Yugoslav Cup, officially the Marshal Tito Cup, was one of two major football competitions in the former Yugoslavia, the other one being the Yugoslav League Championship. The Yugoslav Cup took place after the league championships when every competitive league in Yugoslavia had finished, in order...
- Runners-up: 1977-78,
Kosovo Superliga (1):
- 2009-10
Kosovo Supercup (1):
- winers 2009-10