KB Istogu
{{Short description|Professional basketball club in Kosovo}}
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| nickname = Djemtë e Bjeshkës (Sons of the Mountains)
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| leagues = Kosovo Basketball First League
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| arena = Palestra Sportive në Istog
| capacity = 1,500
| colors = Crimson and black
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KB Istogu is a professional basketball club based in Burim, Kosovo. The club currently plays in the Kosovo Basketball First League.
Ardit Pepaj and Shendrit Llapi, who play for the Kosovo national team, are both former senior and academy players of Istogu.{{cite news|url=https://www.syri-vision.tv/adrit-pepaj-dhe-shendrit-llapi-pjese-e-perfaqesueses-a-te-kosoves-ne-basketboll/|title=Adrit Pepaj dhe Shëndrit Llapi pjesë e përfaqësueses A të Kosovës në basketboll|work=Syri Vision|date=5 February 2024}}
History
KB Istogu was founded in 1970. In 2023, Istogu promoted to the Kosovo Superleague for the first time in their history after winning the Kosovo First League.{{cite news|url=https://www.botasot.info/basketboll-sporti/1969561/istogu-ne-superlige/|title=Istogu në Superligë|work=Bota Sot|date=31 March 2023|language=sq}} Istogu recorded their first win in the Superleague against Bashkimi with the result 83–77.{{cite news|url= https://telegrafi.com/istogu-merr-fitoren-e-pare-ne-elite-duke-mposhtur-bashkimin-ne-udhetim/|title= Istogu merr fitoren e parë në elitë duke mposhtur Bashkimin në udhëtim|author=Bardh Maxhuni|work=Telegrafi|date=8 October 2023|access-date=2 May 2024}} However, Istogu relegated in the same season finishing in the last place.
Arena
The club currently plays in the Palestra Sportive e Istogut, with a capacity for around 1500 spectators.{{cite news|url=https://topsporti.com/artikulli/istogu-gati-per-te-debutuar-ne-palestren-e-re/fbk-1|title= Istogu gati për të debutuar në palestrën e re|work=TopSporti|date=28 October 2021|language=sq|access-date=2 May 2024}}
Honours
- Kosovo First League (1): 2022–2023
- Kosovo Second League (1): 2017–2018
Notable players
- {{flagicon|BEL}} Mirza Shkreli
- {{flagicon|KOS}} Nderim Januzaj
- {{flagicon|KOS}} Shendrit Llapi
- {{flagicon|KOS}} Ardit Pepaj
- {{flagicon|KOS}} Diamant Shabani
- {{flagicon|KOS}} Fikret Shatri
- {{flagicon|KOS}}{{flagicon|MKD}} Fis Juniku
- {{flagicon|KOS}}{{flagicon|USA}} Arian Azemi
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/KB-Istogu/6316?Page=1 Eurobasket.com]
- [https://www.facebook.com/KBISTOGU Official Facebook page]
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Category:Basketball teams in Kosovo
Category:Basketball teams in Yugoslavia