Kukesi

Futboll Klub Kukesi is an Albanian professional football club based in the city of Kukes. The club plays its home games at the Zeqir Ymeri Stadium and they currently compete in the Kategoria Superiore, the highest tier of Albanian football. The club played in the lower divisions for much of its history since 1930, prior to their 2012 promotion to Kategoria Superiore, where they have finished as runners up in three of the four top flight campaigns they have had.

History

Early history

The club was formed on 4 March 1930 in Kukes under the name as Shoqeria Sportive Kosova, around the same time as the rise in widespread popularity of football in Albania. The club was initially made up of young men from Has, Lume and Gora, who competed in sports such as athletics and wrestling along with football, which quickly became the most popular sport to follow in Kukes. The club's first ever game was played on 20 April 1930 against Internati Krume, which ended in a 0–0 draw. On 13 July the club lost for the first time against Dibra in Peshkopi, in a game which ended 4–1 to the opposition. In August 1931 the club competed in a local tournament where they played Kallabaku (Borje), Shkelzeni (Tropoje), Internati Krume, and teams from the military. With the establishment of the Albanian Football Association in 1932 Shoqeria Sportive Kosova was registered under the name Sport Klub Kosova. However, they did not participate in any of the national championships that were held at the time. In 1949, following the end of World War II, the Albanian Football Association resumed its championships. In 1953 Shoqeria Sportive Kosova participated for the first time in a national competition, competing in the Albanian Third Division.

Perparimi

In 1958 the club was promoted to the Albanian Second Division for the first time, and they changed their name to Klubi Sportiv Perparimi at the same time. The club's first major trophy came in 1967, winning the A