KF Besa
| Full name | Klubi Futbollistik Besa Pejë |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Shqiponjat (The Eagles) |
| Founded | 1923 as Behari i Ri |
| Ground | Stadiumi Shahin Haxhiislami |
| Capacity | 8,500 |
| Coordinates | 42°39′0″N 20°18′0″E / 42.65000°N 20.30000°E |
| Manager | Astrit Imami |
| League | Vala Superliga e Kosovës |
| 2016–17 | 5th |
KF Besa Pejë (Klubi Futbollistik Besa Pejë) is a football club based in Peć, Kosovo. Their home ground is the Shahin Haxhiislami Stadium and they compete in the Vala Superleague.
The current club is considered to be the successor of a number of different football and sports clubs that had been active in the city of Peć since 1923, with the first being Behari i Ri who were the original club that today's KF Besa Pejë is based on. In 1924 another club named Gajret Pejë was formed, but due to the Yugoslav powers at the time being intolerant of Albanian nationalism the club was forcefully disbanded by the authorities. Other clubs that were also formed in Pejë at the time were Zeleni Venac in 1925, Tarabosh in 1927, Dukagjini Pejë in 1928, Radnički Peć in 1930, Budućnost Peć in 1935 and Ardhmëria Pejë who were active between 1941 and 1945. Between 1923 and World War II, the different clubs representing the city of Pejë competed only in friendly tournaments as none of the clubs were members of regular leagues. A club representing the city competed in the 1942 Albanian Superliga, but the war period championships that were held in Albania are not recognised by the Albanian Football Association.
Following the end of World War II, football in Pejë and the rest of the Kosovo region became more prominent and this was in no part due to the rise in tournaments and championships that were held regularly. The most dominant club of the post war era was Yugoslav backed FK Budućnost Peć, but other clubs were also active including Përparimi Pejë, who only functioned between 1949 and 1951, as they were disbanded much like Gajret Pejë had been in 1920s, due to the Yugoslav regime's stance on Albanian nationalism. Other clubs active after World War II included Kombinati i Drurit, Klubi Kristal, who were active between 1973 and 1990. Another club that was formed in the 1970s was Klubi Kombinatit Bujqësor Industrial, a club heavily involved in the agricultural business at the time. In 1974 the first club to be called Besa was formed, which is where the current name of the club comes from, which is an Albanian cultural precept meaning "faith" and "to keep a promise". Other clubs were formed to represent the different professions in the city at the time, including Klubi Fabrikës së Autopjesëve of the automobile parts factory, Klubi Kombinatit të Lëkur-Këpucëve of the leather and footwear factory and Kosovatransi Klubi Ndërrmarjes Transportuese Të Udhëtarëve of the shipyard passenger transport profession.
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