 During the 2012–13 season, Shkëndija was embroiled in financial difficulties and as a result, many of its players left the club earlier in the summer.The Shkëndija supporters, the Ballistët, began a social media campaign requesting Ecolog to take over Shkëndija.Albanian international, Lorik Cana and Swiss international, Xherdan Shaqiri also joined the campaign with the supporters.