KF Hysi

KF Hysi (Klubi Futbollistik Hysi) was a football club based in Podujevo, in the District of Pristina, Kosovo,[a] that was founded in 2002.

KF Hysi
Full nameKlubi Futbollistik Hysi
Nickname(s)Llapjanët (Llapjanë)
Founded2002 (2002)
Dissolved2014 (2014)
GroundStadiumi Merdar
Capacity2,000

History

They were in the top division of football in Kosovo, the Raiffeisen Superliga.[1] KF Hysi won their promotion from the second division, Liga e Parë, to the top division, then called Kosovar Superliga, during the 2005–06 season.

KF Hysi was coached by Adil Vokrri, the brother of the most famous Kosovar Albanian football player Fadil Vokrri and by the well-known Kosovar football coach, Hysni Maxhuni and Luan Prekazi. Chief executive of the club was Arbnor Morina. Academy coordinator was another Kosovar football legend, Luan Prekazi.

The club was member of the Hysi Group, one of the biggest companies in Kosovo, that are under the ownership of Mr. Isen Sadiku. They were the only private football club in the elite division of Kosovo. KF Hysi opened its new ground in Merdar, near Podujevo, in 2007.

In the 2008–09 season, KF Hysi won the Kosovar Football Cup against the reigning league champions FC Prishtina. In the 2010–11 season, KF Hysi won their first and only Football Superleague of Kosovo title under coach Fadil Ademi.[2]

Bankruptcy

The club withdrew from the league and ended its membershiop of the Kosovan FA in February 2014[3] due to financial issues.[4]

Honours
KF Hysi honours
Type Competition Titles Seasons/Years
Domestic Football Superleague of Kosovo 1 2010–11
Kosovar Cup 1 2008–09

Notes
a. ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008. Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognized as an independent state by 98 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 113 UN member states recognized Kosovo at some point, of which 15 later withdrew their recognition.

References
  1. Official Kosovar Superliga Table Archived 2008-01-24 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Trajnerët më të suksesshëm në Kosovë, prin Afrim Tovërlani - Gazeta Express (in Albanian)
  3. Hysi shuhet edhe zyrtarisht - Telegrafi (in Albanian)
  4. E bujshme: Riaktivizohet KF Hysi - Gazeta Sheshi (in Albanian)
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