{{Short description|Macedonian football club}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = K.F. Gostivari | fullname = Klubi Futbollistik Gostivari | image = KF Gostivari.svg | image_size = 250px | founded = 1919 | league = OFS Gostivar | season = 2025–26 }}'''K.F. Gostivari''' is a professional football club based in Gostivar, North Macedonia. They currently compete in the Macedonian Regional League.
==History== The club was founded in 1919 as Rinia Gostivar.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/KF-Rinia-Gostivar-155701961182774/ {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=June 2022}}</ref> They merged with FK Gostivar in 2010 and were renamed KF Gostivari with the original FK Gostivar getting dissolved.<ref>{{Citeweb|url=http://www.kurir.mk/republika/opstini/39364-Gostivar-ke-odvoi-pari-od-budzetot-za-poddrska-na-FK-Rinia| title=Гостивар ќе одвои пари од буџетот за поддршка на ФК "Риниа"| accessdate = 2012-05-29| url-status = | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120803134747/http://www.kurir.mk/republika/opstini/39364-Gostivar-ke-odvoi-pari-od-budzetot-za-poddrska-na-FK-Rinia| archive-date = 2012-08-03}}</ref>
In the 2012–13 season, Gostivar finished second and was promoted to the Macedonian First League for the first time in club history.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://macedonianfootball.com/team/gostivar/|title = Gostivar| date=5 May 2017 }}</ref>
Its first win in 2013/14 season was on 18/08/2013 against FK Rabotnički. Gostivar's defender Ekrem Hodžić scored two goals contributing in the 2–0 win.
They finished as runners-up in the 2022–23 Macedonian Second Football League and were once again promoted to the Macedonian First League for the 2023/24 season. KF Gostivar withdrew from the Macedonian First League in 2025.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://portalb.mk/klubi-i-futbollit-kf-gostivari-u-terhoq-nga-liga-e-pare-e-futbollit-te-maqedonise-se-veriut|title=Klubi i futbollit KF Gostivari u tërhoq nga Liga e Parë e Futbollit të Maqedonisë së Veriut|work=portalb.mk|language=sq|date=4 May 2025}}</ref>
==Supporters== Their fan club is known as '''Kastriotët''' named after Gjergj Kastrioti, an Albanian national hero.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.botasot.info/gostivari-maqedonia/1545520/kastriotet-bejne-bashke-figurat-publike-te-gostivarit-bejne-thirrje-per-regjistrim-te-mergates/|title=Kastriotët bëjnë bashkë figurat publike të Gostivarit, bëjnë thirrje për regjistrim të mërgatës|work=Bota Sot|date=27 March 2021|language=sq}}</ref>
==Notable former players== This is a list of Gostivari players with senior national team appearances: {{div col|colwidth=30em}} #{{flagicon|MKD}}{{flagicon|ALB}} Xhelil Abdulla #{{flagicon|MKD}} Filip Despotovski #{{flagicon|MKD}}{{flagicon|ALB}} Imran Fetai #{{flagicon|MKD}} Darko Glishikj #{{flagicon|MKD}}{{flagicon|ALB}} Zija Merxhani #{{flagicon|MKD}}{{flagicon|ALB}} Visar Musliu #{{flagicon|MKD}} Dushko Trajchevski #{{flagicon|MKD}}{{flagicon|ALB}} Mevlan Murati #{{flagicon|Guinea-Bissau}} Aldair Baldé #{{flagicon|Morocco}} Nabil Dirar #{{flagicon|Syria}} Aias Aosman #{{flagicon|TUR}} Alper Potuk #{{flagicon|YUG}} Dragan Mutibarić {{div col end}}
==Honours== *'''{{Flagicon|Macedonia}} Macedonian Second League:''' **Runners-up (1): 2012–13, 2022–23
==References== <references />
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20130108214140/http://www.kf-rinia.mk/ Official Website] {{in lang|sq}} *[http://macedonianfootball.com/team/gostivar/ Club info at MacedonianFootball] {{in lang|en}} *[http://ffm.mk/ Football Federation of Macedonia] {{in lang|mk}}
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