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KF Egnatia Rrogozhinë
KF Egnatia Rrogozhinë (), commonly referred to as Egnatia, is an Albanian professional association football, football club based in Rrogozhinë. The club competes in the Kategoria Superiore, the top tier of Football in Albania, Albanian football. Their home ground is the Egnatia Arena, which has a capacity of 4,000 spectators. The club was founded on 15 September 1934 under the name 22 Shtatori Rrogozhinë. In 1991 the name of the club was changed to Vullneti Rrogozhinë, before being renamed to its current title of KF Egnatia 1998. The club secured its first championship title in 2024. History The passion and desire for the game of football was integrated into the hearts of local citizens and patriots since the early years of World War I. Rrogozhinë, being neighbours to Kavajë, a city with a long tradition in football on a national level, knew how to use this experience to its own advantage by forming initially an amateur level team which would later go on to compete in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egnatia Arena
Egnatia Arena () is a multi-purpose stadium in Rrogozhinë, Albania. It was previously known as the Hasan Zyla Stadium. It is used for football matches and is the home ground of Egnatia. Its capacity is 4267 spectators. History The stadium has been used to host international matches for the Albania national under-19 football team and the Albania women's national under-19 football team. Egnatia Arena underwent renovations in 2021 to rebuild it with a capacity of 2,400 seats in order to meet FIFA standards. The renovation was estimated to cost $2 million. During the start of the 2023–24 Kategoria Superiore, the pitch of the Egnatia Arena was resown and relaid. During this time KF Egnatia played their home games in Tirana but returned to the stadium in October 2023 after requesting permission from the Albanian Football Federation (AFF) to return ahead of schedule, which was approved. It subsequently hosted a 2024-25 UEFA Conference League qualifying between Egnatia and Viking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
