KF Malisheva

Also written as Malisheva.

The club

Klubi i Futbollit Malisheva are a Kosovan football club based in the town of Malisheva (Malishevë), in the west of the country. The club was established in 2016, beginning as a football school for young players before building senior and reserve sides. Malisheva won the Football First League of Kosovo, the second tier, in 2020/21 and were promoted to the Football Superleague of Kosovo for 2021/22, where they have played ever since.

There is no indication in the sources read here of another football club sharing the Malisheva name closely enough to cause confusion — no separate women's, futsal or reserve club under a distinct name was found, and the club's own Wikipedia page carries no disambiguation notice. The one thing worth flagging for anyone reading Kosovan football results is generic rather than a naming clash: this dossier concerns the men's Superleague club only, and any results attributed to a "Malisheva" side outside the Kosovo Superleague or its UEFA qualifying ties should not be assumed to be this club without checking.

The home ground is the Liman Gegaj Stadium, with a capacity of 1,800. Because that ground does not meet UEFA's requirements for European ties, Malisheva have played their UEFA Conference League qualifying matches at the Fadil Vokrri Stadium in Pristina. The club's colours are blue for the home kit, with the away kit also built around blue with contrasting trim. The head coach is the German Thomas Brdarić, appointed on 20 June 2026 after Bylbyl Sokoli left at the end of the previous season. The chairman is Driton Morina. The club also runs a football school of around 200 young players competing from under-9 to under-17 level in the Prizren Regional League.

Recent seasons

Malisheva's first season in the Superleague, 2021/22, ended in eighth place with 48 points from 13 wins, 9 draws and 14 defeats, 45 goals scored and 43 conceded; they then beat Vushtrria 3-1 in a relegation play-off on 28 May 2022 to keep their top-flight place. In 2022/23 they finished sixth with 46 points, 12 wins, 10 draws and 14 defeats, 52 goals for and 52 against. 2023/24 was their best league finish yet, fourth place with 57 points from 17 wins, 6 draws and 13 defeats, 58 scored and 45 conceded, enough to qualify for the Conference League first qualifying round. In 2024/25 they finished third with 53 points, 14 wins, 11 draws and 11 defeats, 44 scored and 39 conceded, again qualifying for Europe. In 2025/26 Malisheva had their strongest season, finishing second with 59 points from 36 matches, 18 wins, 5 draws and 13 defeats, 58 goals for and 50 against, which sent them into the Conference League first qualifying round again as runners-up.

Honours and landmarks

Malisheva won the Football First League of Kosovo in 2020/21, earning promotion to the Superleague for the first time. Their second-place finish in the Superleague in 2025/26 is the highest league position reached in the club's history. No Kosovar Cup final appearance or win for Malisheva was established from the sources read here.

Notable scorelines

In the 2026/27 UEFA Conference League first qualifying round Malisheva beat Vllaznia Shkodër of Albania 6-2 on aggregate. In the following second qualifying round they beat Hibernian 2-0 in the first leg at the Fadil Vokrri Stadium in Pristina on 23 July 2026 before losing the second leg 4-1 away at Easter Road in Edinburgh on 30 July 2026, going out 4-3 on aggregate; Hibernian's goals in the second leg came from Rory Elding, Marvin Passlack, Nathan Lowe and Chris Boyle. In 2025/26 Malisheva lost 0-9 on aggregate to Víkingur Reykjavík in Conference League qualifying, their heaviest recorded defeat in these sources. Domestic scorelines beyond final league tables were not established from the sources read here.

European record

Malisheva's European history is recent and consists entirely of UEFA Conference League qualifying campaigns, reached through their Superleague finishes. In 2024/25 they lost 1-3 on aggregate to Budućnost Podgorica of Montenegro in the first qualifying round; that tie also marked the senior debut of Fatjon Bunjaku for the club. In 2025/26 they lost 0-9 on aggregate to Víkingur Reykjavík of Iceland, also in the first qualifying round. In 2026/27 they went further than before, beating Vllaznia Shkodër 6-2 on aggregate in the first qualifying round before losing 4-3 on aggregate to Hibernian in the second qualifying round, having led after winning the away first leg 2-0 in Pristina.

Quotes

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Right now (2026/27)

Thomas Brdarić is the head coach, appointed in June 2026 in succession to Bylbyl Sokoli. Malisheva's European run ended in the Conference League second qualifying round, beaten 4-3 on aggregate by Hibernian at the end of July 2026 despite winning the first leg 2-0 in Pristina.

Domestically, as of 23 August 2026 Malisheva sit second in the Football Superleague of Kosovo after two rounds, on four points from one win and one draw, with seven goals scored and two conceded. The remainder of the 2026/27 league season, any Kosovar Cup involvement this season, and the club's summer transfer business were not established from the sources read here.

Sources

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