FK Shkendija 79
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| Full name | Klubi i Futbollit Shkëndija / Fudbalski Klub Shkendija |
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| Nickname(s) | Kuq e Zi (The Red and Blacks) |
| Founded | 27 August 1979 |
| Ground | Ecolog Arena |
| Capacity | 15,000 |
| Owner | Lazim Destani |
| President | Agim Kurtishi |
| Manager | Qatip Osmani |
| League | Macedonian First League |
| 2016–17 | 2nd |
| Website | Club home page |
KF Shkëndija (Macedonian: ФК Шкендија, FK Shkendija) is a football club based in Tetovo, Republic of Macedonia. Their home stadium is Ecolog Arena and they currently play in the Macedonian First League. In the 2010–11 season of the First Macedonian Football League the club won its first major championship.
KF Shkëndija was formed on 27 August 1979 by Albanians from Tetovo. The purpose of forming the club was so that the Albanians throughout Yugoslavia could unite in supporting a club for Albanians. FK Shkëndija was frowned upon by Yugoslav officials as it was thought the club would awaken nationalist feeling among the Albanians of Yugoslavia. Starting at the lowest division in Yugoslavia, Shkëndija won the league in the 1979–1980 season, resulting in Shkëndija being promoted into the Third division. After claiming the third division title in the 1980–1981 season, Shkëndija was then again promoted into the Second division. However, as the popularity of the club began to increase among the Albanian population of Yugoslavia, the ruling communist government members disbanded the club, worried that the club would start a nationalistic revival in Yugoslavia.
After Macedonia declared independence from Yugoslavia, KF Shkëndija was re-established into the Macedonian Football League. It started at the Fourth division, eventually being promoted each season to the third, second and finally, to the First division. In the 2010–11 season of the First Macedonian Football League the club won its first major championship with an unbeaten run of 16 games. On 20 May 2012, Shkëndija handed FK Vardar its first loss of the season with a 1–0 victory.
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