FC Ferizaj

Ferizaj

Full name	Football Club Ferizaj
Nickname(s)	Ujqit (The Wolves) FCF
Founded	1923; 102 years ago (1923), as Borci
Ground	Ismet Shabani Stadium
Capacity	2,000
President	Lulzim Abazi
Manager	Arsim Abazi
League	Kosovo Superleague
2023–24	Kosovo First League – Group B, 1st of 10 (promoted)
Website	http://ferizajfc.com
Home colours Away colours

Football Club Ferizaj (Albanian: Klubi Futbollistik Ferizaj), commonly known as Ferizaj, is a professional football club based in Ferizaj, Kosovo. Starting from the next season, the club will be playing in the Football Superleague of Kosovo, which is the first tier of football in the country.

History

The club was formed in 1923 as Borci (meaning "fighters" in Serbian) and it is one of the oldest in Kosovo still active.[1]

Privatization

On July 7, 2019, Ferizaj organized a media conference announcing that English and local investors became the club's new leadership. Among the investors is also the former English international striker, Brian Deane, who owns 50% of the club's shares.[2]

Players

Current squad

As of 30 January 2025

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  KOS Petrit Terziu 2 DF  KOS Enhar Cakolli (3rd captain) 3 DF  BRA Guilherme 5 MF  KOS Ensar Murseli 7 FW  KOS Albion Kurtaj 8 MF  KOS Arlind Shabani 10 FW  KOS Edon Sadriu (captain) 11 FW  LTU Juozas Lubas (on loan from Egnatia) 12 GK  MKD Marko Jovanovski 13 DF  GER Ardit Topalaj 14 FW  IRL Abdeen Temitope Abdul 15 FW  MKD Fatjon Jusufi 17 MF  KOS Planet Veseli 18 MF  CRO Marko Musulin

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 FW  KOS Erion Sadriu 20 DF  MKD Filip Gligorov 21 DF  KOS Qlirim Avdulli 22 MF  KOS Betim Haxhimusa (vice-captain) 23 FW  MKD Valmir Nafiu 24 FW  KOS Redon Syla 25 MF  KOS Donart Llabjani (on loan from Prishtina) 29 MF  KOS Gentrit Ramusa (4th captain) 30 GK  KOS Elvis Shehu 34 DF  ENG Granit Islami 77 DF  ALB Eltion Misini 87 MF  KOS Arianit Guri — DF  MKD Antonio Ilieski — MF  KOS Erion Salihu

Other players under contract

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  KOS Blend Bajraktari — GK  KOS Shqiprim Cakolli — DF  KOS Albijon Pira

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  KOS Altin Haxhimusa — DF  KOS Drin Bajraktari — FW  KOS Elbasan Ademi — FW  KOS Oniks Grezda

List of managers

• Skënder Shengyli
• Bylbyl Sokoli (Jan 2013–Jun 2014)
• Arsim Abazi (Mar 2014–May 2014)[3]
• Rexhep Murseli (–Jun 2015)
• Agron Selmani (29 Jul 2015–Sep 2016)[4]
• Arsim Abazi (14 Sep 2016–5 Jan 2017)[5]
• Argjend Beqiri (7 Jan 2017–20 Apr 2017)[6]
• Rexhep Murseli (24 Jun 2017–)[7]
• Bylbyl Sokoli (Jan 2018–May 2018)[8]
• Afrim Tovërlani (26 Jul 2018–Jan 2019) [9]
• Bylbyl Sokoli (23 Jan 2019–Jun 2019)[10]
• Bekim Isufi (Aug 2019–Feb 2020)[11]
• Arbnor Morina (17 Sep 2021–9 Oct 2022)
• Andrej Panadić (12 Oct 2022–9 Jun 2023)
• Ismet Munishi (13 Jun 2023–21 Oct 2023)
• Arsim Abazi (11 Dec 2024–)

Honours

FC Ferizaj honours

Type	Competition	Titles	Seasons/Years
Domestic	First Football League of Kosovo	1	2012–13

References

1. KF Ferizaj Veteranët – FC Ferizaj Veterans. vymaps.com. 2 February 2020.
2. "KF Ferizaj bëhet me pronarë të rinj" [KF Ferizaj becomes with new owners] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 7 July 2019.
3. Abazi: Nuk heqim dorë nga titulli - Telegrafi (in Albanian)
4. ZYRTARE: Agron Selmani trajner i Ferizajt - Telegrafi (in Albanian)
5. Zyrtare: Arsim Abazi, trajner i ri i Ferizajt Archived 2021-05-18 at the Wayback Machine - Gazeta Sheshi (in Albanian)
6. Argjend Beqiri emërohet trajner i KF Ferizaj - Ferizaj Press (in Albanian)
7. Ferizaj konfirmon trajnerin e ri Archived 2021-05-12 at the Wayback Machine - Gazeta Metro (in Albanian)
8. Bylbyl Sokoli bëhet trajner i Ferizajt - Telegrafi (in Albanian)
9. Zyrtare: Afrim Tovërlani, trajner i Ferizajt - Telegrafi (in Albanian)
10. Zyrtare: Bylbyl Sokoli emërohet trajneri i Ferizajt, vjen edhe një përforcim - Telegrafi (in Albanian)
11. Zyrtare: Bekim Isufi, trajner i ri i Ferizajt - Telegrafi (in Albanian)