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Ballistët

Coordinates: 42°00′N 20°58′E / 42.000°N 20.967°E / 42.000; 20.967
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Ballistët
AbbreviationB92
Founded1992
TypeSupporters' group, Ultras group
TeamShkëndija
MottoMe ty Shkëndijë, edhe në botën tjetër
HeadquartersTetovo, North Macedonia
ArenasEcolog Arena
StandNorth
Coordinates42°00′N 20°58′E / 42.000°N 20.967°E / 42.000; 20.967
ColorsRed and Black

Ballistet (Albanian: Ballistët) are ultra supporters of the KF Shkëndija football club in Tetovo, North Macedonia. They were officially established as the main ultras group for Shkëndija in 1992.

History

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2010s

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The Shkëndija supporters booed the Macedonian national anthem,[1] threw flares at the police and security[2] as well as chanting "Ballisti Zakon", "UÇK" and other nationalistic rhetoric.[3] Also and Macedonian fans of Teteks did the same against Albanians.[3]

After Shkëndija's 5–0 victory over Teteks, Shkëlzen Meta, the leading captain of the Ballistët, handed over the reins to the young Isak Luma.[4]

On 19 October 2014, during the rivalry match against FK Vardar, The Ballistët held a large banner stating "They are cancer of Europe  – UEFA do you need more?!" accompanied with a montage of pictures showing Serb hooligans involved in the Serbia vs England U-21 match, Italy vs Serbia match and the Serbia vs Albania match.[5][6][7]

On 7 April 2015, Shkëndija were fined by the FFM and supporters banned due to politically motivated banners and chants, as well as the assault on FK Tetek's manager Gorazd Mihajlov.[8]

On the morning of the 21 February 2016, two buses of Buducnost Podgorica supporters, Varvari Podgorica, travelled to Skopje to attend a match. On the road to Skopje, Shkendija supporters, Ballistët, came across the supporters while heading towards the match between Shkendija and Turnovo on the bridge.[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ Jankulovski, Darko (23 May 2013). "Cup final interrupted". macedonianfootball.com. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  2. ^ REAGOJN GJORGJI IVANOV, GORDANA JANKULLOVSKA DHE MENDUH THAÇI PAS NDËRPRERJES SË FINALES SË KUPËS (in Albanian). Koha. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  3. ^ a b Casule, Kole (23 May 2013). "Soccer-Macedonia cup final abandoned after crowd trouble". Reuters. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Isak Luma do të udhëheq me BALLISTËT". Almakos.com. 2 October 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  5. ^ Shkëndija – Vardar 1–2 (19.10.2014) (in Albanian). Tetovo, Macedonia: KF Shkendija. 2014.
  6. ^ "Torcedores albaneses protestam contra a Uefa após briga com Sérvia". Globo Esporte. 2014-10-19. Retrieved 2014-10-21.
  7. ^ Verrecchia, Adrien (2014-10-21). "Top 10 : Les tifos du week-end". La Grinta. Retrieved 2014-10-22.
  8. ^ "FFM gjobit me 3 000 euro Shkëndijën, Luma pezullohet 1 vit". kfshkendija.com. KF Shkendija. Archived from the original on 2016-01-17. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  9. ^ "IOTS: Fans from Montenegro attacked on their way to Macedonia!". Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 23 Feb 2015.
  10. ^ Rrahja mes Ballisteve dhe Varvareve – shkurt 2016 on YouTube