Juban Danja

Juban Danja
Full nameKlubi i Futbollit për Femra Juban Danja
Founded6 September 2005; 19 years ago (2005-09-06)
Dissolved2021 (2021) 
President Ferdinand Jaku
Vice President Paulin Zefi
GroundReshit Rusi Stadium
Capacity1,200
ManagerEmanuela Jaku[1]
LeagueKategoria Superiore Femra
2020–215th

Juban Danja were an Albanian women's professional football club based in Juban, Shkodër. They last competed in Kategoria Superiore Femra during the 2020–21 season, finishing fifth in a twelve-team league.[2]

History

Juban Danja was founded on September 6, 2005, in Gur i Zi, a municipal unit within Shkodër County. Known as the “Kingdom of Juban", the pioneering club was the brainchild of Ferdinand Jaku, a distinguished medical professional and an ardent football enthusiast. It all began when Jaku built a small football field in the village of the same name, inviting locals to play. Among the first players were members of the Jaku family – Lizana, Emanuela and young Paula. The inaugural Juban Danja team also featured Terezina Lazri, Tereza and Marie Ilia, Xhuljeta Preçi, Dorina Gjoni, Albina Gjuraj, Eleni and Agetina Marku, Agetina and Vera Ndrea, Manjola Ejlli and Terezina Palushi.

Juban Danja became the first women’s football club in the country to establish a full administrative structure, including a president, coaching staff, official jerseys and its own logo. Lacking local competition in its early years, the team played in friendlies against Kosova Prishtinë VR and Vizioni Ferizaj from Kosovo, establishing a long-lasting partnership with these clubs.[3]

The club has won two National Cup trophies. In 2013, they won the Medin Zhega Memorial Tournament, in honor of the former Albania national team footballer and coach. [4] The president of this FC is Ferdinand Jaku, and the vice-president is Paulin Zefi.

Honours

Albanian Women's Cup:

Winners (2): 2011–12,[5] 2012–13[6][7]
Runners-up (2): 2010–11, 2013–14

Medin Zhega Cup:

Winners (1): 2013[8][9]

7–8 March Cup:

Winners (1): 2013[10]

List of managers

  • Albania Gjon Ndreka (2006–2011)
  • Albania Kreshnik Krepi (10 November 2011–2013)
  • Albania Paulin Zefi (2012)
  • Albania Emanuela Jaku (2013–2014)
  • Albania Kreshnik Krepi (2014–)

References

  1. ^ "Emanuela Jaku, golashenuesja e turneut te femraveEmanuela Jaku, futbolliste e kipit Juban-Danja, Shkodër, ka arritur të shënojë 5 gola në turneun e parë të futbollit të femrave të organizuar nga Federata Shqiptare e Futbollit. Ky turne u zhvi – Arkiva Shqiptare e Lajmeve". www.arkivalajmeve.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  2. ^ uefa.com. "Juban Danja – UEFA.com". Uefa.com. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  3. ^ Hoxha, Florent (2020). Futbolli Femëror Shqiptar. Shtëpia Botuese "ADA". pp. 33–35. ISBN 978-9928-326-47-8.
  4. ^ "Juban Danja, ekipi i pari ekip i femrave ne Shqiperi". shkodrasport.com. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Juban Danja fiton Kupën e Shqipërisë për femra". panorama-sport.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Juban Danja wins the Albanian Cup 2013". www.fshf.org. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  7. ^ Juban Danja fituese e Kupës së Shqipërisë Archived 2014-10-16 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Juban Danja fiton edicionin e dyte te kupes me emrin Medin Zhega". shkodrasport.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Futboll për femra /Juban Danja fiton Kupën "Mehdi Zhega"". www.sportishqiptar.com.al. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  10. ^ "gazetarepublika.al". www.gazetarepublika.al. Retrieved 25 August 2017.