FK Partizani Tirana

Partizani Tirana
Basic data
Surname	FK Partizani Tirana
Seat	Tirana
founding	1946
Colours	Red Yellow
president	Gazmend Demi
Website	[1]
First soccer team
Head coach	Klevis Dalipi
Venue	Air Albania Stadium
Places	22,500
league	Categoria Superiore
2019/20	6th place
home Away Alternatively

The FK Partizani Tirana is an Albanian football club from the capital Tirana . He is currently playing in the highest league category Superiore and is champion of the 2018/19 season .

Partizani Tirana is one of the most successful football clubs in the country: The club has 16 championship and cup victories each and has also won the Albanian Supercup twice . In the new millennium, however, Partizani rose to the third division. With the sixteenth championship title in 2019 , the club was able to establish itself again at the top of Albanian football.

history

Foundation (1945–1946)

The club, founded on August 16, 1946, was subject to the state at the time of the communist regime, like all sports clubs in Albania. Partizani was subordinated to the Albanian army and thus controlled by the Ministry of Defense. It was therefore customary to draft good players from other teams into the military so that they could appear for Partizani.

FK Partizani Tirana was officially founded on February 4, 1946 shortly after the end of World War II . A year earlier, in 1945, teams from two military divisions had already taken part in the first championship after the end of the war . The two teams Ylli Shkodra and Liria Korça were dissolved as clubs after the end of the season. Their best players moved to Tirana to join the Ushtria , which literally means "The Army". Ushtria played his first friendly match against reigning champions KS Vllaznia Shkodra on January 13, 1946 in Tirana in heavy rain , which ended in a goalless draw. It competed in distinctive red jerseys with each player's initials on the chest. The following month, on February 4, Ushtria was turned into a regular sports club named in honor of the Albanian partisans who fought for the country's liberation. In the early days, Partizani recruited players from Skanderbeg Middle School and the Albanian Military Academy, as well as players from other clubs who were instructed by the ruling communists to play for Partizani.

On April 7, the club played its first official game under the name Partizani , which was played against the other capital club 17 Nëntori . Partizani won the game 2-0. Since the club did not participate in the 1946 Albanian championship, it instead took a tour of Albania to play friendly matches against some of the country's largest clubs. The balance of the nine games were 26 goals scored and 9 goals against. In this shot Qamil Teliti eleven goals as top scorer Partizanis.

Early dominance (1947–1964)

Partizani took part in the national championship for the first time in 1947 . The club was already able to compete in the top division on its debut. Partizani won 14 games, had a draw and lost one game and became champions just ahead of Vllaznia Shkodra , who had won the last two championships. The following season , the Albanian Football Association decided to change the format of the championship, dividing the teams into two groups based on their geographic location, with Group A comprising teams from the north and Group B teams from the south of the country. Partizani was placed in Group A, which they won tied with Vllaznia Shkodra. Due to a better goal difference Partizani was the group winners and played the championship final against Flamurtari Vlora on August 25, 1947 . Partizani won the final in Tirana 6-2 - the second title in a row. Partizani also won the cup final in 1948.

Later, the two Albanian football legends Loro Boriçi and Panajot Pano played for Partizani.

privatization

Partizani was the first Albanian team to be privatized in the mid-1990s. However, to clarify the question of ownership had to be taken to a court, and the association ran into economic problems as a result. While there was a dispute in court, the club ended up in last place in the 1999/2000 season and had to relegate. Albert Xhani won the lawsuit and also assumed the club's presidential role.

In 2009 Parizani finished the championship in 10th place. The relegation game against Kastrioti Kruja was lost. The club in the capital ended the category e parë 2009/10 in 5th place behind three other relegated teams. The following season of the second-highest division , Partizani finished last after Xhani stopped his cash injections. After a season in the third division Partizani was runner-up in the second division in 2012/13 , sometimes under a new club management.

Current squad

No.	Nat.	Surname	in the team since	Contract until	previous club	Games 1	Goals 1
goalkeeper
12		Alban Hoxha	2013	2022	KS Besa Kavaja	193	0
77		Aldo Teqja	2019	2023	Skenderbeu Korca	4th	0
98		Livio Malaj	2018	2024	Olympiacos Piraeus	2	0
Defense
02		Egzon Belica	2018	2021	FC Riga	72	4th
33		Eneo Bitri	2018	2022	FK Tomori Berat	20th	1
6th0		Amir Bilali	2019	2021	FC Shkupi	2	0
15th		Agim Dajci	2012	2023	own youth	3	0
23		Esin Hakaj	2019	2022	Teuta Durres	26th	0
28		Hector Idrizaj	2019	2020	FK Kamza	13	0
midfield
17th		Bruno Telushi	2018	2020	Slaven Belupo	53	10
4th0		Rron Broja	2019	2022	FC Shkupi	21st	1
-		Alessio Hyseni	2019	2023	Flamurtari Vlore	7th	0
14th		Besnik Ferati	2018	2023	own youth	16	1
20th		Esat Mala	2018	2022	KF Ballkani	60	4th
38		Kristi Kote	2018	2023	KF Liria	32	0
31		Eneid Kodra	2015	2024	own youth	8th	0
26th		William Cordeiro	2019	2021	FK Kukesi	27	5
Storm
07th		Erald Cinari	2018	2022	KS Vllaznia Shkoder	46	11
11		Jurgen Bardhi	2014	2023	own youth	116	12
90		Theophilus Solomon	2019	2022	Ujpest Budapest	13	3
99		Brian Brown	2019	2022	Reno 1868 FC	29	2
10		Tedi Cara	2020	2023	KS Besa Kavaja	6th	0
Status of the player statistics: July 24, 2020 (34th matchday of the 2019/20 season) Last update of the squad: August 3, 2020

Name changes

• 1946 - Ushtria Kombetare Tiranë
• 1946 - KS Partizani Tiranë
• 1998 - FK Partizani Tiranë

successes

• Albanian Championship
  • Masters (16): 1947 , 1948 , 1949 , 1954 , 1957 , 1958 , 1959 , 1961 , 1963 , 1964 , 1971 , 1979 , 1981 , 1987 , 1993 , 2019
• Kupa e Shqipërisë (Albanian Cup)
  • Winner (15): 1948, 1949, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1973, 1980, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2004
  • Finalist (7): 1950, 1951, 1954, 1974, 1985, 1988, 1989
• Albanian SuperKupa
  • Winner (3): 1994, 2004, 2019
• Balkan Cup
  • Winner (1): 1970

European Cup balance sheet

season	competition	round	opponent	total	To	Back
1962/63	European Champions Cup	1 round	IFK Norrköping	1: 3	0: 2 (A)	1: 1 (H)
1963/64	European Champions Cup	1 round	Spartak Plovdiv	2: 3	1: 0 (H)	1: 3 (A)
1964/65	European Champions Cup	1 round	1. FC Cologne	0: 2	0: 0 (H)	0: 2 (A)
1968/69	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	1 round	Torino FC	1: 3	0: 0 (H)	1: 3 (A)
1970/71	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	Preliminary round	Åtvidabergs FF	3: 1	1: 1 (A)	2: 0 (H)
		1 round	Wacker Innsbruck	3: 5	2: 3 (A)	1: 2 (H)
1971/72	European Champions Cup	1 round	CSKA Sofia	0: 4	0: 3 (A)	0: 1 (H)
1979/80	European Champions Cup	1 round	Celtic Glasgow	2: 4	1: 0 (H)	1: 4 (A)
1980/81	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	1 round	Malmö FF	0: 1	0: 1 (A)	0: 0 (H)
1981/82	European Champions Cup	1 round	FK Austria Vienna	2: 3	1: 3 (A)	1: 0 (H)
1987/88	European Champions Cup	1 round	Benfica Lisbon	0: 7	0: 4 (A)	00: 3 (H) 1
1990/91	Uefa cup	1 round	FC Universitatea Craiova	0: 2	0: 1 (H)	0: 1 (A)
1991/92	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	1 round	Feyenoord Rotterdam	0: 1	0: 0 (H)	0: 1 (A)
1993/94	UEFA Champions League	1 round	ÍA Akranes	0: 3	0: 0 (H)	0: 3 (A)
1995/96	Uefa cup	Preliminary round	Fenerbahçe Istanbul	0: 6	0: 2 (A)	0: 4 (H)
2002/03	Uefa cup	qualification	Hapoel Tel Aviv	1: 5	0: 1 (A)	1: 4 (H)
2003	UEFA Intertoto Cup	1 round	Maccabi Netanya	( a ) 3: 3(a)	2: 0 (H)	1: 3 (A)
		2nd round	FC Dacia Chișinău	0: 5	0: 2 (A)	0: 3 (H)
2004/05	Uefa cup	1st qualifying round	FC Birkirkara	5: 4	4: 2 (H)	1: 2 (A)
		2nd qualifying round	FC Bnei Sachnin	1: 6	0: 3 (A)	1: 3 (H)
2006	UEFA Intertoto Cup	1 round	Ethnikos Achnas	4: 5	2: 4 (A)	2: 1 (H)
2008/09	Uefa cup	Preliminary round	NK Široki Brijeg	1: 3	0: 0 (A)	1: 3 (H)
2015/16	UEFA Europa League	1st qualifying round	Strømsgodset IF	1: 4	1: 3 (A)	0: 1 (H)
2016/17	UEFA Europa League	1st qualifying round	ŠK Slovan Bratislava	2	0: 0 (H)	- (A)
2016/17	UEFA Champions League	2nd qualifying round	Ferencváros Budapest 2	2: 2 (3: 1  i.E. )	1: 1 (H)	1: 1 a.d. (A)
		3rd qualifying round	FC Red Bull Salzburg	0: 3	0: 1 (H)	0: 2 (A)
2016/17	UEFA Europa League	Play-offs	FK Krasnodar	0: 4	0: 4 (A)	0: 0 (H)
2017/18	UEFA Europa League	1st qualifying round	Botev Plovdiv	1: 4	1: 3 (H)	0: 1 (A)
2018/19	UEFA Europa League	1st qualifying round	NK Maribor	0: 3	0: 1 (H)	0: 2 (A)
2019/20	UEFA Champions League	1st qualifying round	Qarabağ Agdam	0: 2	0: 0 (H)	0: 2 (A)
2019/20	UEFA Europa League	2nd qualifying round	Sheriff Tiraspol	1: 2	0: 1 (H)	1: 1 (A)

Legend: (H) - home game, (A) - away game, (N) - neutral place, (a) - away goal rule , (i. E.) - on penalties , (n. V.) - after extra time

Overall record: 61 games, 7 wins, 14 draws, 40 defeats, 34: 103 goals (goal difference −69)

¹ Assessment by UEFA, as FK Partizani Tirana was disqualified for assaulting the referee.

²Since KF Skënderbeu Korça was excluded from the Champions League, runner-up Partizani moved up into the competition.

Stadion

Partizani plays its home games at the Selman Stërmasi Stadium , which has a capacity of 12,500. In the past, important games were played in the Qemal Stafa Stadium , the Albanian national stadium ; 19,000 fans were able to watch the game here. In 2016, the UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League matches were played in the Elbasan Arena .

player

Loro Boriçi (1948–1957) Panajot Pano (1960–1975) Genc Tomorri (197? –1980) Youth, (1980–1990) Skënder Gega (1983–1990, 1995–1996) Igli Tare (198? -1992)

Erjon Bogdani (1994-1998) Skerdilaid Curri (1995–1997) Edmond Kapllani (1999-2003) Elis Bakaj (2000-2004) youth, (2004-2008) player

Web links

• official homepage

Individual evidence