FK Shkupi
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| Full name | Klubi Futbollistik Shkupi | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Pellumbat,(Pigeons; Гулаби) | ||
| Founded | 2012 | ||
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Čair Stadium, Čair, Skopje | ||
| Capacity | 6,000 | ||
| Chairman | Ejup Ademi | ||
| Manager | Visar Ganiu | ||
| League | Macedonian First League | ||
| 2015–16 | 6th | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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FK Shkupi (Macedonian: ФК Шкупи, Albanian: KF Shkupi) is a football club, playing in Čair in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. The club is playing in the Macedonian First League.
History
Players
Current squad
As of 8 August 2016
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Supporters
The team's supporters are the Shvercerat which were officially established in 1989 in Čair in Skopje. Shvercerat is Albanian for "Smugglers". Shvercerat were also the same supporters of the predecessor club FK Sloga Jugomagnat before the merger to the current club FK Shkupi. Similarly to FK Shkëndija, FK Shkupi is an Albanian oriented club, with the supporters being Albanian and also part of the TKZ ultras group that supports Albania in international football.
On February 13, 2011, a large gathering of FK Vardar supporters, Komiti, congregated at the Skopje Fortress to protect a construction site on the grounds of the fortress.[1] A large group of the Shvercerat, who were against the government building on the area of the old fortress, broke through the police line and forced the Komiti out of the Skopje Fortress.[2][3][1] The construction site was seized by the Shvercerat[2] until police successfully took control and arrested Omer Bunjaku, a leading figure of the Schvecerat.[3]
The Shvercerat are known for taking rival team supporter's banner. They have succeeded in taking the "Кратово" banner of FK Sileks, the "Вojвoди" banner of FK Teteks and the "Комити Запад" banner of FK Vardar.[4][5] With, and also, a strong Albanian nationalist background like Shkëndija, many Macedonians fear that they could become a threat for the safety of Macedonia.
Managers
Zekirija Ramadan (2014–16)- Visar Ganiu (2016–)
References
- 1 2 Stojanovski, Filip (15 February 2011). "Macedonia: Violent Inter-Ethnic Incident on Skopje Fortress". Global Voices. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
a group of “supporters” of the building of the church (i.e., a Macedonian football fan group Komiti), and a group of “supporters” of its destruction (i.e., an Albanian football fan group Shverceri) gathered on the same location
- 1 2 "INCIDENT NE KALA TE SHKUPIT – ИНЦИДЕНТ ВО СКОПСКО КАЛЕ" on YouTube
- 1 2 "OMER BUNJAKU I ARTAN GRUBI" on YouTube
- ↑ "Shvercerat vazhdojnë të sundojnë FYROM-in". http://tfsh.ml. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015. External link in
|newspaper=(help) - ↑ Last, First (2015). Shvercerat banner collection (Type). Location: Publisher. p. 1. Publisher ID.
External links
- Official Website (Albanian)
- Club info at Macedonian Football (English)
- Football Federation of Macedonia (Macedonian)