Ballistët
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
2010s
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
- ^ Jankulovski, Darko (23 May 2013). "Cup final interrupted". macedonianfootball.com. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ^ REAGOJN GJORGJI IVANOV, GORDANA JANKULLOVSKA DHE MENDUH THAÇI PAS NDËRPRERJES SË FINALES SË KUPËS (in Albanian). Koha. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ^ a b Casule, Kole (23 May 2013). "Soccer-Macedonia cup final abandoned after crowd trouble". Reuters. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ^ "Isak Luma do të udhëheq me BALLISTËT". Almakos.com. 2 October 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
- ^ Shkëndija – Vardar 1–2 (19.10.2014) (in Albanian). Tetovo, Macedonia: KF Shkendija. 2014.
- ^ "Torcedores albaneses protestam contra a Uefa após briga com Sérvia". Globo Esporte. 2014-10-19. Retrieved 2014-10-21.
- ^ Verrecchia, Adrien (2014-10-21). "Top 10 : Les tifos du week-end". La Grinta. Retrieved 2014-10-22.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "IOTS: Fans from Montenegro attacked on their way to Macedonia!". Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 23 Feb 2015.
- ^ Rrahja mes Ballisteve dhe Varvareve – shkurt 2016 on YouTube