22.07.2021 – 18:52
It is already a fact that in the next season of the European Cups, Kosovo will be represented by 4 teams. The right to participate will have: the champion, the winner of the Cup, second place and third place in the ranking of the Super League.
The President of FC Prishtina, Remzi Ejupi, in a statement for “Zeri.info” expresses his happiness with this news while he says that the credit for such a thing belongs exclusively to the investors of our clubs.
“The news that Kosovo football will be represented by four teams in the international arena is very positive. This news comes thanks to the great work that the clubs have done with the numerous investments that have been made in our football over the years.
The arrival of coaches from the region, more experienced players and foreign ones has raised the level of the league and this is the exclusive merit of donors and today is being rewarded with four teams in the international arena. Earlier, Feronikeli, Drita Trepça ’89 also appeared with dignity in Europe.
Even in this edition, it is being proven that the quality in our football is not lacking since we have faced the European teams with dignity. Great merit also have the organizers of the matches with their staff who have done an excellent job while we have also received praise for organizing the matches.
We should not forget those investors who have shared the bread and butter after the independence of our football in the 90s and after the war where until the accession in 2016 millions of euros were allocated.
“Now that the Super League has 10 teams, if we calculate it with percentages, it falls to 40 percent of our league to be in international competitions” – stressed, among others, the president of Pristina, Remzi Ejupi.
Ejupi, who is the longest-lived investor in Kosovo football among Super League clubs, has full confidence that within a few years, Kosovar teams will increase the level even more “
“Our clubs have already started to make it an experience in international competitions and very soon I am convinced that we will be able to spend more rounds in Europe, we will promote talents and Kosovar football in the best possible way. ”
FC Prishtina has extraordinary merits in achieving the objective for four Kosovar clubs to participate in Europe. This team in this edition easily passed the pre-qualifying stage of the Champions League, defeating the teams Folgore and Inter d’Escaldes with a score of 2-0, and then were eliminated by the Hungarian giant Ferencvaros.
Prishtina’s adventure in Europe continues in the Conference League as in the first match of the second round he defeated in Wales, the champion of Wales, CQ Nomads with the figures 4-1. The return match takes place next week in Wales.
While Drita in the first round of the Concerence League eliminated Deçiiç from Montenegro, while in the next round he faces Feyenoord from the Netherlands. Llapi in the first year in international competitions was eliminated in the first round from Skopje.