KF Elbasani

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Klubi i Futbollit Elbasani was an Albanian professional football club based in the city of Elbasan, that last competed in the Kategoria e Dytë, the third tier of football in the country.

History

The club was formed in 1929 as Klubi i Futbollit Urani Elbasan, the result of the fusion between two clubs, Afërdita Elbasan and Përparimi Elbasan. Urani translates to uranium in Albanian, and the club was named this due to the city's association with the metal. The club changed its name to KS Skampa Elbasan briefly before 1930. They first participated in a nationally recognised competition in the first top flight football league in Albania, the 1930 Kategoria e Parë, where the club finished in 5th place, second from bottom, with a record of 3 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses.[1] The following season they again finished in penultimate place, this time in 7 team league format.[2] In the 1932 champion, they finished bottom of the league, gaining no points after 8 straight losses, which meant that Elbasani were relegated for the first time.[3]

The club changed its name to Bashkimi Elbasanas in 1933, when they were playing in the second division, which they won and earned promotion back to the top flight, winning their first trophy in the process.[4] In their first season back in the Kategoria e Parë, they once again finished second form bottom with 2 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses.[5] No competition was held during 1935 and when the league restarted in 1936 Bashkimi finished once again second from bottom, with 3 wins, 2 draws and 9 losses, but the team below them Ismail Qemali Vlorë played 2 fewer games and finished on the same points tally.[6] The 1937 championship proved to be more successful as the club finished in 5th place out of 10 teams, with a record of 7 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses.[7]

The league officially restarted following World War II in 1945, where Bashkimi finished 3rd in Group B of the new league format, out of 6 teams.[8] The following season they finished 2nd in Group B, just one point behind runners-up Flamurtari Vlorë.[9] For the 1947 season, the league changed to a single 9 team competition, where Bashkimi finished in 8th place.[10] The following season the league returned to the 2 group format, where the club again finished second by one point to Flamurtari Vlorë. The club changed names again to KS Elbasani in 1949 and KF Puna Elbasan in 1950.

Labinoti Elbasan

Between 1958 and 1991, the club was forcibly named KS Labinoti Elbasan, after a nearby village which had been the center of the first nationwide conference of the Party of Labour of Albania during World War II.[11] In 1984, they won their first and only league title, featuring players like Roland Agalliu, Vladimir Tafani and Muharrem Dosti.[12]

The club's first participation in a European competition came in 1984, where they met Danish side Lyngby Boldklub in the first round of the Champions League qualification stage. The first leg was played at the Ruzhdi Bizhuta Stadium and KF Elbasani were beaten 3–0 at home,[13] and along with another 3–0 loss in Denmark the aggregate result was 6–0 to Lyngby Boldklub.[14][15]

KF Elbasani

Following the fall of communism, the club changed its name again to KF Elbasani, which they have not changed ever since. During the 2005–06 season, the team of Elbasani dominated the Albanian Superliga and won the second title in their history, finishing the competition with 11 points more than their rivals in SK Tirana.

In 2006–07, 1st qualifying round for the Champions League they were eliminated by FK Ekranas from Lithuania (1–3 aggregate). On 24 December 2006, coach Luan Deliu was fired and replaced by Edmond Gezdari. The team now is seized by the Directorate of Taxes in Elbasan.

Stadium

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Elbasan Arena Stadium 2014

The club plays its home games at the Elbasan Arena, which was originally built in 1967 and named the Labinot Stadium after the club's name at the time, which was Labinot Elbasan. The stadium was previously called Ruzhdi Bizhuta, after one of the club's most famous players. In January 2014 it was announced that the stadium would take over from the Qemal Stafa Stadium as the home of the Albania national team until Qemal Stafa is reconstructed. Prime minister Edi Rama visited the stadium on 28 January 2014 and he confirmed that work on the stadium would begin shortly, in order for Albania to be able to play their home games in the country as no other stadiums met the minimum requirements for Euro 2016 qualifiers.[16][17][18] Works on the stadium began in February, and they were completed in time for Albania's opening qualifying fixture against Denmark in October 2014.[19] The overall reconstruction costs amounted to 5.5 million, which included works being completed on everything from the parking lot to the installation of new floodlights, and the stadium now has an official seated capacity of 12,800.[20][21][22]

Honours

European competitions record

Competition Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD
UEFA competitions 6 1 2 3 2 10 −8
Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1984–85 European Cup 1R Template:Flagicon Lyngby BK 0–3 0–3 0–6
2005–06 UEFA Cup 1QR Template:Flagicon FK Vardar 1–1 0–0 1–1
2006–07 UEFA Champions League 1QR Template:Flagicon FK Ekranas 1–0 0–3 1–3
  • 1QR = 1st Qualifying Round
  • 1R = 1st Round

Balkans Cup

Competition Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD
Balkans Cup 7 3 1 3 8 10 −2
Season Competition Group Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1973 Balkans Cup A Template:Flagicon Sutjeska Nikšić 1–0 0–1 1–1
Template:Flagicon ASA Târgu Mureș 2–0 1–5 3–5
1988–89 Balkans Cup A Template:Flagicon Malatyaspor 3–0 [lower-alpha 1] 3–0
Template:Flagicon OFI Crete 1–1 0–3 1–4

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Current squad

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Staff

Role Name
President Template:Flagicon Arben Laze
Manager Template:Flagicon Shkëlqim Lleshanaku
Athletic director Template:Flagicon Blendi Hoxholli
Club doctor Template:Flagicon Mehmet Berzoxhuni

Historical list of coaches

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Recent seasons

Season Division Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Europe Notes
1999–00 National Championship ↓13/14 27 8 5 14 20 34 29 Second Round Lost 2–1 to Besa Kavajë in relegation playoff.
2000–01 Kategoria e Dytë 1/11 21 17 1 3 57 13 52 Second Round Finished third of six teams in promotion playoff.
2001–02 Kategoria e Dytë ↑1/12 22 17 3 2 53 13 51 Semi Finals Defeated Besa Kavajë 3–0 in championship final.
2002–03 National Championship 8/14 26 10 6 10 33 35 36 Second Round
2003–04 Kategoria Superiore 8/10 36 10 10 16 47 55 40 Quarter Finals
2004–05 Kategoria Superiore 2/10 36 24 7 5 59 27 79 Quarter Finals Finished runners–up in the Kategoria Superiore.
2005–06 Kategoria Superiore 1/10 36 21 10 5 50 22 73 Semi Finals UC 1st Qualifier Won their second Kategoria Superiore title.
2006–07 Kategoria Superiore 7/12 33 10 10 13 34 39 40 Play-off UCL 1st Qualifier
2007–08 Kategoria Superiore 4/12 33 13 13 7 40 24 52 Semi Finals
2008–09 Kategoria Superiore ↓12/12 33 7 14 12 28 39 35 Quarter Finals
2009–10 Kategoria e Parë ↑2/16 24 5 7 12 19 32 22 1st Preliminary
2010–11 Kategoria Superiore ↓12/12 30 19 5 6 56 25 62 Second Round
2011–12 Kategoria e Parë 6/16 30 11 6 13 44 48 39 Second Round
2012–13 Kategoria e Parë 12/16 30 12 4 14 42 46 40 First Round
2013–14 Kategoria e Parë ↑1/16 30 18 6 6 46 32 60 First Round
2014–15 Kategoria Superiore ↓10/10 36 4 2 30 19 74 14 Second Round
2015–16 Kategoria e Parë 6/10 27 8 5 14 27 45 29 First Round
2016–17 Kategoria e Parë ↓10/10 26 5 8 13 26 45 15 First Round
2017–18 Kategoria e Dytë ↑1/14 26 21 5 0 61 14 68 First Round
2018–19 Kategoria e Parë 9/10 8 4 1 3 23 44 19 Preliminary round Defeated Luzi 2008 3–0 in relegation playoff.
2019–20 Kategoria e Parë 7/10 28 12 1 15 42 50 37 First round
2020–21 Kategoria e Parë ↓8/8 20 3 2 15 13 40 11 Second round
2021–22 Kategoria e Dytë First round

References

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External links

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