KS Pogradeci ( sq, Klubi Sportiv Pogradeci) is a professional
football club based in
Pogradec
Pogradec () is the eleventh most populous city in Albania and the capital of the eponymous municipality. It is located on a narrow plain between two mountain chains along the southwestern banks of the Lake of Ohrid. Its climate is profoundly in ...
,
Albania
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. The club plays in the
Kategoria e Dytë
Kategoria e Dytë is the third professional level of football in Albania
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, which is the third tier of football in the country.
History
The club was founded in 1932 with name Klubi Sportiv Dragoj Pogradeci. In the 1936 season, the club played for the first time in the highest league in
Albania
Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...
. During the largest part of the communist era, the club was known as ''KS Ylli i Kuq Pogradeci''. The greatest success of club history is the achievement of the semi-finals of the
Albanian Cup in the
1992–93 season.
Name History
1932 - 1947: KS Dragoj Pogradeci
1947 - 1949: KS Spartak Pogradeci
1949 - 1950: KS Pogradeci
1950 - 1958: KS Spartak Pogradeci
1958 - 1992: KS Ylli i Kuq Pogradeci
1992 - recent: KS Pogradeci
Stadium
The club has played its home matches at the
Gjorgji Kyçyku Stadium since 1932.
Honours and achievements
*
Kategoria e Parë
Kategoria e Parë is the second level of professional football in Albania, behind the Kategoria Superiore and above the Kategoria e Dytë.
Format
Kategoria e Parë was founded in 1930. It is made up of 14 teams. The 2 best ranked teams gain prom ...
** Champions (3): 1963–64, 1990–91, 2010–11
*
Kategoria e Dytë
Kategoria e Dytë is the third professional level of football in Albania
Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is locate ...
** Champions (2): 1959–60, 1984–85
**Runners-up (1): 2003–04
Players
Current squad
Staff
Recent seasons
References
KS Pogradeci Soccerway
KS Pogradeci Matches
KS Pogradeci Squad
KS Pogradeci Statistics
KS Pogradeci Transfers
KS Pogradeci Trophies
KS Pogradeci Venue
External links
FutbolliShqiptar.netAlbanian Soccer News
{{Football in Albania
Football clubs in Albania, Pogradeci
Association football clubs established in 1932
1932 establishments in Albania
Sport in Pogradec
Albanian Third Division clubs
Kategoria e Dytë clubs