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| Full name | Klubi Futbollistik Liria | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Arpagjik't | ||
| Founded | 1930 | ||
| Ground | Përparim Thaçi Stadium | ||
| President | Ilijaz Ilijazi | ||
| Coach | Samuel Nikaj | ||
| League | First Football League of Kosovo | ||
| 2019–20 | First Football League of Kosovo, 3rd of 16 | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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Klubi Futbollistik Liria (Albanian pronunciation: [klubiˈ futˈboɫˈistik ˈliɾia]), commonly known as Liria, is a professional football club based in Prizren, Kosovo. The club play in the First Football League of Kosovo, which is the second tier of football in the country.
History
Klubi Futbollistik Liria is one of the oldest football clubs in Kosovo created in 1930. They played in the Yugoslav lower leagues until the beginning of World War II, when the region was annexed by Albania. Liria, then renamed as Prizreni, participated for one season in the 1942 Albanian Superliga. After winning the North Zone, they qualified to the final stage of the tournament, where they lost in the semifinals against Tirana.[1]
After the end of the World War II, the club returned to the Yugoslav football league system, having played on a series of occasions in the Yugoslav Second League. After the Kosovo War, Liria began competing in the Football Superleague of Kosovo, the top tier of football in the Kosovo.
KF Liria were the winners of the 2006–07 Kosovar Cup, beating Flamurtari 3–0 on penalties in the final held at Pristina City Stadium.
KF Liria were the winners of the 2009–10 Kosovar Cup, beating Vëllaznimi 3–1 in extra time in Pristina City Stadium. Liria is a popular football club in Kosovo and together with [[FC Prishtina|Prishtina], they are the most supported.
Honours
Domestic
Kosovo Superleague
- Winners (1): 1994–95
Kosovar Cup
- Winners (3): 1994–95, 2006–07, 2009–10
Kosovo Province League
- Winners (4): 1974–75, 1980–81, 1983–84, 1986–87
Double
- Football Superleague of Kosovo and Kosovar Cup: 1994-95
Players
Current squad
- As of 15 August 2019
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth.
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Personnel
| Current technical staff | |
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| Position | Name |
| Head coach |  Samuel Nikaj |
| Assistant coach |  Rexhep Gaxholli |
| Goalkeeping coach | Blerim Zherka |
| Physiotherapist | Liridon Dervishaj |
| Doctor | - |
| Board members | |
| Office | Name |
| President | Ilijaz Ilijazi |
References
- ^ "Historia e Kampionatëve të Shqipërise. Vol. III: Vitet 1939–42" (in Albanian). SK Tirana. 2004. Archived from the original on 2013-09-22. Retrieved 2012-08-23.
External links
- Official website (in Albanian)