KF Shkumbini is an

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 ...

n football club based in the city of

Peqin Peqin (, sq-definite, Peqini) is a town and municipality in Elbasan County, central Albania. The municipality was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Gjoçaj, Karinë, Pajovë, Peqin, Përparim an ...

. The club's home ground is the

Shkumbini Stadium Shkumbini Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Peqin, Albania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of KS Shkumbini KF Shkumbini is an Albanian football club based in the city of Peqin. The club's home ground ...

and they compete in the

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 ...

History

Football was first introduced to the city of

in the early 1920s after an army officer from Shkodër brought along a ball with him. An amateur club was formed in 1924 by Adem Bedali and other local men who had begun playing football. In the club's infancy they played friendly games with teams from other cities in Albania, before the creation of the

Albanian Football Association The Albanian Football Association ( sq, Federata Shqiptare e Futbollit; FSHF) is the governing body of football in Albania. The association is based in Tirana, Albania. It organises the national football leagues of the Albanian Superliga, the F ...

in 1930 who organised the first official football competitions in the country. Shkumbini's first trophy came in 1936 when they defeated

Apolonia Fier KF Apolonia is an Albanian football club based in Fier. The club was founded on 17 June 1925 and took its name from the nearby ruins of the ancient city of Apollonia. The club currently compete in the Kategoria e Parë and they play their ho ...

to win the

. They remained in the lower divisions until 1994, when they finished 2nd in the Kategoria e Parë and achieved promotion to the

Kategoria Superiore The Kategoria Superiore, officially known as Abissnet Superiore for sponsorship reasons, is a professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Albanian football league system, it is the country's primary football compet ...

for the first time in the club's history. In their debut season in the top flight they finished in a respectable 7th place out of 16 teams, with a record of 11 wins, 8 draws and 11 losses. The club finished in 4th place in the 1997–98 season in the Kategoria Superiore, and striker Dorian Bubeqi was the league's top goalscorer with 26 goals.Albanian football season 1997–98
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Current squad

Technical staff

Historical list of coaches

* Shamil Dylgjeri (1993-1994) * Edmond Bedalli (1994-1995) * Shyqyri Rreli (1995) * Vasil Bici (1996-1998) * Agustin Kola (1998) * Luan Deliu (1999) * Ramadan Shehu (1999-2000) * Artin Kovaçi (2000) * Stavri Nica (2001) * Luan Deliu (2001) * Ramadan Shehu (2001-2002) * Astrit Sejdini (2002) *

Eduard Abazi Edmond Abazi (born 29 January 1968) is an Albanian retired international footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Club career Abazi was born in Tirana. He made his league debut for Dinamo Tirana in 1985. He was one of the first players ...

(2002-2003) * Vasil Bici (2003) *

Agim Canaj Agim Canaj (born 14 July 1962) is an Albanian football coach and former international player. As of March 2019, he is coaching Vllaznia Shkodër. Club career As a player, he played with Dinamo Tirana in the European Cup Winners' Cup 1989– ...

(Jul 2004 - 16 Jan 2005) * Faruk Sejdini (16 Jan 2005 – 24 Sep 2005) * Alfred Ferko (24 Sep 2005 – 3 Nov 2005) * Sulejman Demollari (3 Nov 2005 – 22 Jan 2006) * Faruk Sejdini (22 Jan 2006 – Jun 2006) * Vasil Bici (Jul 2006 - 31 Oct 2006) * Faruk Sejdini (31 Oct 2006 – Jun 2007) *

Gugash Magani Gugash Magani (born 14 March 1965) is an Albanian retired football player and current coach. Club career Magani played the majority of his 22-year professional career with Shkumbini Peqin, while also having stints at other Albanian clubs Bes ...

(Jul 2007 – 16 May 2009) * Sokol Branica (16 May 2009 – Jun 2009) *

(Jul 2009 – 30 Sep 2009) * Kristaq Mile (30 Sep 2009 – 19 Dec 2009) * Përparim Daiu (19 Dec 2009 – June 2010) * Mirel Josa (June 2010 – 1 Sep 2010) *

(1 Sep 2010 – 3 Dec 2010) * Përparim Daiu (3 Dec 2010 – 13 Mar 2011) * Kristaq Mile (13 Mar 2011 – June 2012) *

(July 2012 – 12 Nov 2012) * Kristaq Mile (12 Nov 2012 – May 2013) * Sokol Branica (Aug 2013 – May 2014) * Ilirjan File (Mar 2015 – Oct 2015) * Kristaq Mile (Oct 2015 – May 2016) * Sokol Branica (Aug 2016 – Mar 2018) *

Artan Bano Artan Bano (born 17 February 1966 in Lushnja) is a retired Albanian international football player, who currently is head coach at Albanian Second Division side Egnatia Rrogozhinë. International career He made his debut for Albania in a Febr ...

(Mar 2018 – May 2019) * Sokol Branica (Aug 2019 – Jan 2020) * Lorenc Pasha (Jan 2020 – Aug 2021) *

(Aug 2021 – Aug 2021) * Lorenc Pasha (Aug 2021 –Dec 2021) * Love Kestelot (Jan 2022 –)

References

External links

KS Shkumbini Peqin
Football clubs in Albania 1924 establishments in Albania Peqin Association football clubs established in 1924 Kategoria e Dytë clubs {{Albania-footyclub-stub