KH Besa Famgas is a team handball club from Peja in western Kosovo. KH BESA Famgas competes in the Kosovar Superliga and Cup, and it is one of the most famous handball clubs with traditional titles and champions.

History

KH Besa Famgas was founded in 1953 in Peja. They competed in the Yugoslav regional camp of Kosovo and in the second Yugoslav league, then still called Buduçnosti. During the Yugoslav era they won the regional championship twice. In 1991, KH Besa Famgas like many other Kosovan clubs left the Yugoslav handball league system because Kosovo proclaimed independence from Serbia and they started competing in the Superliga. During its history, it has won the Superliga 19 times and the Kosovo Cup 14 times.

Crest, colours, supporters

Kits

HOME

AWAY

Team Current squad

Squad for the 2023–24 season

KH Besa FamgasGoalkeepers 1 Mursel Mehmeti 12 Olt Kabashi Left Wingers 8 Ilir Istrefaj 11 Erion Bajramaj 22 Jon Vokshi Right Wingers 15 Antonio Vozila Line Players 7 Ali Hassan 26 Edonis Hajra 68 Endrit Dinaj 98 Ardit Tafilaj

Central Backs 10 Ajdin Smailbegović 99 Amar Muqolli Left Backs 4 Igor Chiseliov 13 Olsi Mulaj 19 Nikola Prce Right Backs 23 Arbios Mushkolaj

Technical staff

Transfers Transfers for the 2023–24 season

Joining Igor Chiseliov (LB) from Köyceğiz Belediyespor

Leaving

Titles

Yugoslav Regional Championship: Winners (2): 1961, 1991

Superliga: Winners (19): 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

Kosovo Cup: Winners (14): 1996, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022

Kosovar SuperCup: Winners (2): 2022, 2023

EHF ranking

Rank Team Points88 MRK Krka6289 Drammen HK6190 CSM Constanța6091 KH Besa Famgas5992 Handball Esch5993 HC Visé BM5994 AHC Potaissa Turda58

Former club members

Notable former players

Mokhtar Kouri (2019–2020) Nikola Prce (2019–) Charalampos Mallios (2020–2021) Daniel Dupjačanec (2010–2012, 2013–2015) Victor Alonso (2020–2022)

See also KF Besa Pejë (football) KB Besa (basketball)

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