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2013–14 KF Tirana Season
The 2013–14 season was KF Tirana, Klubi i Futbollit Tirana's 75th competitive season, 75th consecutive season in the Kategoria Superiore and 93rd year in existence as a football club. The team's performance in the first half of the league season was among the worst in the club's history, losing 10 of 16 games, at times ranking at the bottom of the league. The team's manager was changed four times, and they were eliminated from the 2013–14 Albanian Cup, Albanian Cup in the second round. However, the club made a dramatic comeback in the second half of the season, winning 11 of 17 games with a single loss, allowing them to finish in 6th place and avoid relegation. Season overview June The new season begun with Klodian Duro, Erjon Dushku, Arjan Pisha, Francesco Pigoni, Herby Fortunat, Arbër Abilaliaj, Julian Ahmataj, Elton Muçollari, Eleandro Pema, Darjo Xhuti all leaving the team officially. On 1 June, both Ilion Lika and Mario Morina asked for a transfer request after re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KF Tirana
Klubi i Futbollit Tirana is an Albanian professional football club based in the country's capital city, Tirana, that competes in the Kategoria Superiore, the top tier of Albanian football. The men's football club is part of the multi-disciplinary sports club SK Tirana, and is the most successful in Albania, having won 54 major domestic trophies. They are the only football club in Albania with two stars in their crest after winning their 20th league championship in 2003 (each star corresponds to ten championships), making them the first and only Albanian club to have achieved this feat to date. They play their home games at the Arena Kombëtare in Tirana. The club was founded on 15 August 1920Official webpage of KF Tirana as Sport Klub Tirana, but were renamed to Shoqata e Futbollit Agimi (English: Agimi Football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesco Pigoni
Francesco Pigoni (born 29 March 1986) is an Italian footballer who last played for KF Tirana Klubi i Futbollit Tirana is an Albanian professional football club based in the country's capital city, Tirana, that competes in the Kategoria Superiore, the top tier of Albanian football. The men's football club is part of the multi-discipli .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Pigoni, Francesco 1986 births Living people Italian men's footballers KF Tirana players Kategoria Superiore players Expatriate men's footballers in Albania Italian expatriates in Albania Men's association football defenders PD Castellarano players People from Scandiano Footballers from Emilia-Romagna 21st-century Italian sportsmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League (UCL) is an annual club association football competition organised by the UEFA, Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) that is contested by List of top-division football clubs in UEFA countries, top-division European clubs. The competition begins with a Round-robin tournament, round robin league phase to qualify for the double-legged knockout rounds, and a single-leg final. It is the most-watched club competition in the world and the third most-watched football competition overall, behind only the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European Championship. It is one of the most prestigious football tournaments in the world and the most prestigious club competition in European football, played by the national league champions (and, for some nations, one or more runners-up) of their national associations. Introduced 1955–56 European Cup, in 1955 as the European Champion Clubs' Cup (), and commonly known as the European Cup, it was initially a straigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilman Lika
Gilman Lika (born 31 January 1987) is an Albanian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Having started his career with Vllaznia Shkodër in 2004, he moved to Turkey in 2008 where he played for Hacettepe, Boluspor and Diyarbakırspor before returning to Albania to play for Tirana. He then had a brief stint in Saudi Arabia with Al-Faisaly before returning to Albania once again to play for Flamurtari Vlorë and Vllaznia Shkodër, before returning to Tirana in July 2015. A full international for Albania since 2008, Lika has earned over 15 caps for his country. He has also represented U-19 and U-21 side. Club career Early career Born in Shkodër, Lika started his playing career with Vllaznia Shkodër. After years working up the ranks at the club, Lika finally made his breakthrough during the 2005–06 season at the age of just 18. He made his debut in the Albanian Superliga against Lushnja on 18 September 2005 in a 1–3 win; he came on as a substitute on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KF Skënderbeu Korçë
Klubi i Futbollit Skënderbeu Korçë is an Albanian professional association football, football club based in Korçë, southeastern Albania. The club competes in the Kategoria e Parë, the second tier of Football in Albania, Albanian football. An amateur club named ''Vllazëria Korçë'' was found in 1909. The club in its current form was established on August 1926 by Fazlli Frashëri, known as Sportklub Korça, later changing its name to Skënderbeu Korçë, after Albania's national hero Skanderbeg. The club's home ground has been the Skënderbeu Stadium since it was built in 1957, and it now has a capacity of 12,343, of which 5,724 are seated. Skënderbeu Korçë have won 8 Kategoria Superiore, league titles, with the first coming in 1933 before going on 78-year run without winning the league. The club won its first league title since 1933 in 2011, and they have won the league 6 more times since. The club had won six consecutive league titles since 2011, breaking the Albanian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erion Hoxhallari
Erion Hoxhallari (born 15 October 1995) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Polish club Polonia Warsaw. Club career Early career Hoxhallari started his youth career at Tirana. On 1 July 2011 he was loaned out at Austrian side Grazer AK for a half season. Tirana Hoxhallari made his professional debut for Tirana on 23 November 2011 in the cup tie against Apolonia, playing full-90 minutes in a 3–0 home win. That was his first and only appearance of the 2011–12 season. Hoxhallari found more opportunities in the 2012–13 season, making his league debut on 13 April 2013 in a 2–1 deficit at Kukësi. In the 2013–14 season, Hoxhallari continued to get limited opportunities, as he made only nine league appearances, eight of them as starter. Loan to Teuta On 29 August 2014, Hoxhallari was transferred to Teuta on a long season loan from Tirana along with Ardit Peposhi. Initially Hoxhallari struggled to play as he did not leave the bench for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marsel Çaka
Marsel Çaka (born 31 March 1995) is an Albanian footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for FC Salzweg. Club career Çaka is a product of the KF Tirana academy which he joined as a child, before being promoted to the senior team in January 2013 where he featured in 5 league games in the 2012–13 season. He became the club's first choice goalkeeper for the first half of the 2013–14 season at the age of just 18. The return of veteran goalkeeper Ilion Lika meant that Çaka became the second choice goalkeeper. On 9 September, Çaka signed a long time contract with the club and was immediately loaned to Albanian First Division side Kamza for the rest of the season. International career Under-19 Çaka was part of the Albania U19 team selected for the 2013 Mediterranean Games in Mersin, Turkey. He featured in the last game of the tournament against Italy, coming on as a 44th-minute substitute for Aldo Teqja in the 3–1 loss for the seventh place, meaning Albania finis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krenar Alimehmeti
Krenar Alimehmeti (born 17 August 1966) is an Albanian retired football player and current manager. Many fans know him as ''Krenar Zhubi''. Playing career Club As a player, he represented KF Tirana formerly known as 17 Nëntori Tirana with whom he won 6 league titles. International He also represented the Albania National Team in 1988 in a World Cup Qualifier against Poland. He started that game and played the full 90 minutes but never featured for Albania again. Managerial career He was named the coach of KS Elbasani before the start of the 2007–2008 season, he left the club after one season. In 2011, Alimehmeti was named deputy chairman of the board of directors at Tirana. Political career In 2013, Alimehmeti was second on the Party for Justice, Integration and Unity list in Tirana for the General Parliamentary Elections. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilion Lika
Ilion Lika (born 17 May 1980) is an Albanian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. During his 25-year career span, Lika played more than 500 matches on club level. He began his professional career in 1999 with Dinamo Tirana, recording more than 200 appearances in all competitions before leaving for Elbasani in 2007. Lika moved for the first time aboard in January 2008 by joining Terek Grozny of Russian Premier League. He returned in Albania in January 2010, representing in quick succession Vllaznia Shkodër and KS Kastrioti, Kastrioti Krujë before joining Tirana in the summer of that year where he went on to play for the next three years. In the following years, the now veteran goalie had spells again with Kastrioti Krujë and Tirana, before joining Flamurtari Vlorë in June 2014 where he played in the next two years. In 2016, he returned to Tirana, winning several other trophies before retiring later in 2024 at the age of 44. He was also a member of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darjo Xhuti
Darjo Xhuti (born 9 May 1991) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Club career Xhuti initially came on trial at Albanian Superliga side Tirana at the end of 2012. He also scored in a friendly against Vllaznia Shkodër which ended 2–0 his side. He successfully passed the trial, and on 30 January 2013, Xhuti was presented as the new player of Tirana, signing a contract until the end of the season. He was given squad number 22. Xhuti made his first Tirana appearance by appearing in the last minutes of the goalless away draw against Laçi in the final championship round. That was his only appearance of the season, as Tirana finished the championship in 5th place. Xhuti left the club on 1 June after his contract run out. Personal life Xhuti emigrated to Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleandro Pema
Eleandro Pema (born 9 February 1985) is an Albanian retired football striker. He last played for KS Dinamo Club career He has previously played for Samsunspor in Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen .... Career statistics References External links * 1985 births Living people Footballers from Tirana Albanian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Albania men's youth international footballers Albania men's under-21 international footballers SK Skrapari players Samsunspor footballers KF Tirana players FC Dinamo City players Flamurtari FC players KF Elbasani players KS Kastrioti players Shuvalan FK players FC Kamza players Kategoria Superiore players Kategoria e Parë players Albanian expatriate men's footballers Expatri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elton Muçollari
Elton Muçollari (born 14 September 1980) is an Albanian retired footballer who played several seasons in the Albanian Superliga Kategoria Superiore (), also known as Abissnet Superiore for sponsorship reasons with internet service provider, Abissnet, is a professional league for men's association football clubs in Albania. At the top of the Albanian football league syste .... Career stats References External links * 1981 births Living people Footballers from Tirana Albanian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders KF Laçi players KF Teuta players KS Kastrioti players KF Tirana players KF Besëlidhja Lezhë players KF Korabi Peshkopi players KF Sopoti Librazhd players Kategoria Superiore players Kategoria e Parë players 21st-century Albanian sportsmen {{Albania-footy-midfielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
