KF Tirana
| Klubi i Futbollit "Tirana" | ||||
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| Basic data | ||||
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| Surname | Shoqëria Anonime "Klubi Futbollit" Tirana "" |
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| Seat | Tirana | |||
| founding | 1920 | |||
| president | Refik Halili | |||
| Website | kftirana.al/ | |||
| First soccer team | ||||
| Head coach | Ndubuisi Emmanuel Egbo | |||
| Venue | Selman Stërmasi Stadium | |||
| Places | 12,000 | |||
| league | Categoria Superiore | |||
| 2019/20 | master | |||
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The KF Tirana (officially Klubi i Futbollit Tirana ) is an Albanian football club from Tirana . The long-established club plays in the highest league , ategoria Superiore . With 25 championships (most recently in 2020) and 16 cup victories (most recently in 2017) it is the most successful club in Albanian football.
The club plays its games at the Selman Stërmasi Stadium . The club colors are white and blue, which is why the Albanians also call the team Bardh-e-blu . The club jerseys are also striped blue and white. VW used to be a sponsor.
history
KF Tirana was founded on August 16, 1920 . As SK Tirana in 1930 he was one of the founding members of the first championship and won six of the first seven championships in the following years. In the 1980s and especially after the end of the communist regime , the capital city club dominated the championship.
In 2017 Tirana had to relegate for the first time in the club's history, but won the cup and the Supercup in the same year . As a result, the Brazilian Zé Maria (José Marcelo Ferreira), former national team player , was hired as a coach. The season 2018/19 played KF Tirana again top notch, in the following season the club won for the 25th time the championship.
Name changes
- 1920 founded as Shoqëria Sportive AGIMI Tirana
- 1927 renamed SK Tirana
- 1939 renamed Shprefeja Tirana
- 1944 Renamed to KS 17. Nëntori Tirana
- 1949 renamed Tirana
- 1950 Renaming to Puna Tirana
- 1958 Renamed to KS 17. Nëntori Tirana
- 1991 Renaming to SK Tirana
- 2005 renamed KF Tirana
successes
- Albanian champion (25):
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Albanian Cup Winner (16):
- 1939, 1963, 1976, 1977, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2017
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Albanian Supercup winner (11):
- 1994, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2017
European Cup balance sheet
| season | competition | round | opponent | total | To | Back |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965/66 | European Champions Cup | 1 round |
 FC Kilmarnock
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0: 1 | 0: 0 (H) | 0: 1 (A) |
| 1966/67 | European Champions Cup | 1 round |
 Vålerenga IF
|
1 | ||
| 1969/70 | European Champions Cup | 1 round |
 Standard Liege
|
1: 4 | 0: 3 (A) | 1: 1 (H) |
| 1970/71 | European Champions Cup | 1 round |
 Ajax Amsterdam
|
2: 4 | 2: 2 (H) | 0: 2 (A) |
| 1982/83 | European Champions Cup | 1 round |
 Linfield FC
|
( a ) 2: 2 | 1: 0 (H) | 1: 2 (A) |
| 2nd round |
 Dynamo Kiev
|
2 | ||||
| 1983/84 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 1 round |
 Hammarby IF
|
2: 5 | 0: 4 (A) | 2: 1 (H) |
| 1986/87 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 1 round |
.svg){kind=small} Dinamo Bucharest
|
3: 1 | 1: 0 (H) | 2: 1 (A) |
| 2nd round |
Malmö FF
|
0: 3 | 0: 3 (H) | 0: 0 (A) | ||
| 1988/89 | European Champions Cup | 1 round |
 Ħamrun Spartans
|
3: 2 | 1: 2 (A) | 2: 0 (H) |
| 2nd round |
IFK Gothenburg
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0: 4 | 0: 3 (H) | 0: 1 (A) | ||
| 1989/90 | European Champions Cup | 1 round |
Sliema Wanderers
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5: 1 | 0: 1 (A) | 5: 0 (H) |
| 2nd round |
 FC Bayern Munich
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1: 6 | 1: 3 (A) | 0: 3 (H) | ||
| 1994/95 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | qualification |
.svg){kind=small} Belshyna Babruysk
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( a ) 4: 4 | 1: 4 (A) | 3: 0 (H) |
| 1 round |
 Brøndby IF
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0: 4 | 0: 3 (A) | 0: 1 (H) | ||
| 1995/96 | Uefa cup | qualification |
 Hapoel Be'er Sheva
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0: 3 | 0: 1 (H) | 0: 2 (A) |
| 1996/97 | Uefa cup | 1st qualifying round |
 Dinamo Zagreb
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2:10 | 0: 4 (A) | 2: 6 (H) |
| 1998/99 | Uefa cup | 1st qualifying round |
 AŠK Inter Bratislava
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0: 4 | 0: 2 (A) | 0: 2 (H) |
| 1999/2000 | UEFA Champions League | 1st qualifying round |
 ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar
|
1: 3 | 0: 1 (A) | 1: 2 (H) |
| 2000/01 | UEFA Champions League | 1st qualifying round |
 Zimbru Chișinău
|
4: 6 | 2: 3 (H) | 2: 3 (A) |
| 2001/02 | Uefa cup | qualification |
 Apollon Limassol
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4: 5 | 3: 2 (H) | 1: 3 (A) |
| 2002/03 | Uefa cup | qualification |
 FC National Bucharest
|
2: 3 | 0: 1 (H) | 2: 2 (A) |
| 2003/04 | UEFA Champions League | 1st qualifying round |
 Dinamo Tbilisi
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3: 3 (4: 2 in good condition ) |
0: 3 (A) | 3: 0 a.d. (H) |
| 2nd qualifying round |
 Graz AK
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2: 7 | 1: 5 (H) | 1: 2 (A) | ||
| 2004/05 | UEFA Champions League | 1st qualifying round |
 FK Homel
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2: 1 | 2: 0 (A) | 0: 1 (H) |
| 2nd qualifying round |
 Ferencvárosi TC
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3: 3 ( a ) | 2: 3 (H) | 1: 0 (A) | ||
| 2005/06 | UEFA Champions League | 1st qualifying round |
 ND Gorica
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3: 2 | 0: 2 (A) | 3: 0 (H) |
| 2nd qualifying round |
 CSKA Sofia
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0: 4 | 0: 2 (H) | 0: 2 (A) | ||
| 2006/07 | Uefa cup | 1st qualifying round |
NK Varteks Varaždin
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3: 1 | 1: 1 (A) | 2: 0 (H) |
| 2nd qualifying round |
 Kayserispor
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1: 5 | 0: 2 (H) | 1: 3 (A) | ||
| 2007/08 | UEFA Champions League | 1st qualifying round |
NK Domžale
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1: 3 | 0: 1 (H) | 1: 2 (A) |
| 2009/10 | UEFA Champions League | 2nd qualifying round |
Stabæk Fotball
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1: 5 | 1: 1 (H) | 0: 4 (A) |
| 2010/11 | UEFA Europa League | 1st qualifying round |
Zalaegerszegi TE
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1-0 | 0: 0 (H) | 1: 0 a.d. (A) |
| 2nd qualifying round |
FC Utrecht
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1: 5 | 0: 4 (H) | 1: 1 (A) | ||
| 2011/12 | UEFA Europa League | 2nd qualifying round |
FC Spartak Trnava
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1: 3 | 0: 0 (H) | 1: 3 (A) |
| 2012/13 | UEFA Europa League | 1st qualifying round |
 CS Grevenmacher
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2-0 | 2: 0 (H) | 0: 0 (A) |
| 2nd qualifying round |
Aalesunds FK
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1: 6 | 1: 1 (H) | 0: 5 (A) | ||
| 2017/18 | UEFA Europa League | 1st qualifying round |
Maccabi Tel Aviv
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0: 5 | 0: 2 (A) | 0: 3 (H) |
| 2020/21 | UEFA Champions League | 1st qualifying round |
Dinamo Tbilisi
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2-0 | 2: 0 (A) | |
| 2nd qualifying round |
 Red Star Belgrade
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0: 1 | 0: 1 (H) | |||
Overall record: 74 games, 16 wins, 12 draws, 46 defeats, 63: 129 goals (goal difference −66)
