FK Priština

Priština
Full nameFK Priština
Founded1992
Dissolved1999
GroundPristina City Stadium
Capacity30,000
1998–99First League of FR Yugoslavia, 17th of 18 (withdrew)

FK Priština (Serbian Cyrillic: ФК Приштина) was a football club based in Pristina. They competed in the First League of FR Yugoslavia for three seasons between 1992 and 1999, before withdrawing due to the Kosovo War.[1][2]

History

See also: FC Prishtina

In 1991, the Albanian KF Prishtina started competing in the Independent League of Kosovo[3] and FK Priština stayed in the Serbian League system with other phantom clubs like FK Trepča, FK Kosovo Polje and Budućnost Peć. Since 1992, following the dissolution of SFR Yugoslavia, the club was operated by Kosovo Serbs and competed within the leagues of the Football Association of FR Yugoslavia. They took part in the inaugural edition of the First League of FR Yugoslavia, but were relegated.[4] Over the next four seasons, the club participated in the Second League, placing first in Group East in 1996–97 to earn promotion back to the First League.[4] They lastly played in the NATO bombing-suspended 1998–99 season.[4] With the conclusion of the Kosovo War, the club was taken over by Kosovo Albanians and withdrew from the league.[4]

Honours

Second League of FR Yugoslavia (Tier 2)

Seasons

Season League Cup
Division Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos
 FR Yugoslavia
1992–93 1 36 7 9 20 32 64 23 18th Round of 32
1993–94 2 – II/A 18 – – – – – 23 1st Round of 32
2 – II/A 18 2 5 11 14 27 20 9th
1994–95 2 – II/B 18 – – – – – 14 8th —
2 – II/B 18 – – – – – 27 4th
1995–96 2 – II/A 18 – – – – – 19 8th Round of 16
2 – II/B 18 – – – – – 29 7th
1996–97 2 – East 34 19 9 6 56 24 66 1st —
1997–98 1 – I/B 33 17 9 7 57 28 60 3rd Round of 16
1998–99 1 24[a] 5 3 16 25 49 18 17th[b] Round of 32
  1. ^ The season was cut short due to the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia.
  2. ^ The club withdrew from the league due to the Kosovo War.

Notable players

This is a list of players who have played at full international level.[5]

For a list of all FK Priština players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:FK Priština players.

Managerial history

Period Name
1992–1993 North Macedonia Ilija Dimoski
1996–1997 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Slavenko Kuzeljević
1997–1998 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zoran Čolaković
1998–1999 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Timotije Davidović

References

  1. ^ "Fudbalska Evropa ili ledina" (in Serbian). nin.rs. 9 December 1999. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Football and conflict: The story of FC Pristina and the Kosovo War". thesetpieces.com. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Futbolli 1991–2011 - 20 Vjet Mëvetësim" (PDF). FFK. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d "RAT, RASPAD SFR JUGOSLAVIJE, SANKCIJE" (in Serbian). fsgzrenjanin.com. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  5. ^ "FK Priština". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 24 April 2024.