The club was founded as KF Rudari Stari Trg in 1940. Rudari won the
Kosovo Province League in 1956, 1958 and 1960.[2]
Minatori 89 (1992–2000)
In 1992, The club was refounded as Minatori '89 and relocated from Stari Trg to
Mitrovicë. The number 89, symbolizes the year of the
1989 Kosovo miners' strike.[3]
Trepça’89 (2000–present)
In the
2016–17 season they were crowned champions for the first time in the club's history.[4] KF Trepça '89 was the first Kosovan Club to participate in the Champions League Qualification in
2017.
^"Fjalim përkujtimor" [Memorial speech]. Facebook (in Albanian). KF Trepça '89. 11 December 2022. Dhimbja nuk shprehet me fjale por ERI do mbetet gjithmone ne zemrat e Klubit, per ndere Trepca 89 prej sot Fanelen me numerin 15 do ta ngrijm dhe do ta vendosim ne sirtar me te cilen fanelë ERI ishte pjese e Ekipit Seniorself-published