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KF Laçi
Klubi i Futbollit Laçi is an Albanian professional football club based in Laç. The club competes in the Kategoria e Parë, the second tier of Albanian football. Their home ground is Laçi Stadium, which has a seating capacity of 2,271. Under the ownership of local businessman and club president Pashk Laska Laçi has established itself as a top-half Kategoria Superiore side since being promoted back to the division in 2009, with their highest-ever finish coming in the 2013–14 Kategoria Superiore season where they finished third. The club have also won the Albanian Cup on two occasions during this period, in 2013 and 2015, they have qualified for the Europa League seven times, reaching the second qualifying round on three occasions, and they have qualified for the Europa Conference League one time, reaching the third qualifying round in 2021. History Early years The club was founded in 1960 under the name ''Industriali Laç'', and they competed in the Albanian Second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laçi Stadium
Laçi Stadium () is a multi-use stadium in Laçi, Albania. It is used mostly for association football, football matches and hosts the home games of KF Laçi of the Kategoria Superiore. The stadium currently has an official seated capacity of 2,271. Reconstruction Following an impressive 2009–10, KF Laçi decided to reconstruct the stadium in order to meet the UEFA licensing criteria to host their home Europa League match at their own stadium. The three stands surrounding the pitch were renovated and around 2,300 blue plastic seats were installed to turn the stadium into an all seater. The renovation of the stadium was not completed in time for KF Laci's European debut, and they had to play against FC Dnepr Mogilev, Dnepr Mogilev of Belarus at the Niko Dovana Stadium in Durrës. The newly renovated stadium was inaugurated in a home league game against Shkumbini Peqin, Shkumbini on 30 August 2010 in front of 1,500 spectators, where KF Laçi won 2–0. During the summer of 2015, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albanian First Division
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KF Vllaznia Shkodër
Klubi i Futbollit Vllaznia Shkodër, commonly known as Vllaznia is an Albanian football (soccer), football club based in the city of Shkodër. It is the association football branch of the Vllaznia Sports Club, which was founded on 16 February 1919. It is also the oldest club in Albania which means it is the first club created in Albania. The club have competed in every edition of Kategoria Superiore since 1930, which is the top tier of football in Albania, besides in the 1956–57, 1961–62 and 2018–19 football seasons. Vllaznia is one of the most successful football clubs in Albania, having won nine Kategoria Superiore titles, eight Albanian Cups and two Albanian Supercups. They have only been relegated from the Kategoria Superiore three times in 1956 due to a disqualification, in 1961, and for the last time in decades in 2018. The club's ground has been the Loro Boriçi Stadium since it was built in 1952, which is named after former Vllaznia and Albania national football t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flamurtari Vlorë
Flamurtari Football Club is an Albanian professional football club based in Vlorë, Albania. The club plays in the Kategoria Superiore, which is the first tier of football in the country. Founded in 1923, the club is one of the oldest in Albania, also being one of its most successful clubs, having won one Albanian Superliga title in 1991, four Albanian Cups, and two Albanian Supercups. Flamurtari is also known for their European runs in the 1980s, where they famously reached the last sixteen in the 1987–88 UEFA Cup, where they beat Spanish giants Barcelona in Vlorë but lost on aggregate. History Early years KS Flamurtari Vlorë were founded on 23 March 1923, as ''Shoqeria Sportive Vlorë'' with Milto Korçari as the club's first ever President, while Malo Ismaili held the role of the secretary and Faslli Zoga that of the financier. The club was created to make sports more organised and popular, with a focus on football. Its financial needs were covered by donations from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KF Apolonia Fier
Futboll Klub Apolonia Fier 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 competes in Kategoria e Parë, the second tier of Albanian football. Their home ground is the Loni Papuçiu Stadium. History Early years During the early 1920s, sports activities began being organised in the city of Fier, much like other cities in Albania at the time. Students from the region returning from their studies in larger Albanian cities and abroad had learned about football, which they then played back in Fier, which soon became so popular that almost every neighbourhood in the city had children and adults alike playing football. The first official football game to be held in Fier was organised by the Bashkimi Culturual Society on 17 July 1924, which was played between a selection of players from Fier and neighbouring city Vlorë. The following summer in 1925, a gro ... [...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] |
Ervin Llani
Ervin Llani (born 24 April 1983) is an Albanian retired footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for KF Laçi in the Albanian Superliga. International career He made his debut for Albania in a June 2010 friendly match against Andorra Andorra, officially the Principality of Andorra, is a Sovereignty, sovereign landlocked country on the Iberian Peninsula, in the eastern Pyrenees in Southwestern Europe, Andorra–France border, bordered by France to the north and Spain to A ... in Tirana, coming on as a sub for the last seconds of the match for Isli Hidi. These proved to be his only international moments of fame. References External links * * 1983 births Living people Footballers from Tirana Albanian men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Albania men's under-21 international footballers KF Besëlidhja Lezhë players KF Vllaznia Shkodër players KS Lushnja players KF Shkumbini Peqin players KF Laçi players KF Elbasani players FK Tomor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emiliano Veliaj
Emiliano Veliaj (born 9 February 1985) is a retired Albanian footballer who played as a midfielder. He was a member of the Albania national Team between 2010 and 2012, earning 2 full caps. Club career Korabi Peshkopi On 1 July 2016, Veliaj agreed personal terms and signed a one-year contract with newly promoted Albanian Superliga side Korabi Peshkopi for an undisclosed fee. In a press conference later that month, Veliaj stated that Korabi made the best offer for him, despite interest from several other Albanian clubs. He made his debut for the club on 7 September in the opening league match of 2016–17 season against his former team Laçi, playing full-90 minutes in a goalless draw. He also played in the two-legged match against Kamza in the first round of Albanian Cup, as Korabi was eliminated with the aggregate 3–1. During the first part of the season, Veliaj made 13 league appearances, in addition 2 in cup, failing to score in the process, as Korabi struggled for results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emiliano Çela
Emiliano Çela (born 21 July 1985) is an Albanian professional football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ... coach and former player. Honours ;KF Laçi * Albanian Cup: 2012–13, 2014–15 References External links * * 1985 births Living people People from Memaliaj Sportspeople from Gjirokastër County Men's association football defenders Albanian men's footballers FK Partizani Tirana players Flamurtari FC players KF Egnatia Rrogozhinë players KS Turbina Cërrik players KF Shkumbini Peqin players KF Laçi players KS Lushnja players FK Tomori Berat players FK Apolonia Fier players KF Korabi Peshkopi players KS Kastrioti players KF Besa Kavajë players Albanian football managers KS Kastrioti managers Flamurtari FC managers FK Kukësi mana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julian Brahja
Julian Brahja (born 6 December 1980) is an Albanian professional football coach and former player who is the current assistant manager of Albanian First Division club Dinamo Tirana. A former defender, he started his career with his hometown club Laçi as a teenager at the age of 14, where he would turn professional in 1998. He has played for 10 clubs in Albania during his professional career since 1998. Club career Dinamo Tirana On 18 June 2008, Brahja signed a one-year deal with the second-most successful team in Albania, Dinamo Tirana, for an undisclosed fee, becoming the club's third summer signing. He was called up for the team's European campaign in the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League. On 15 July, in the first leg of the first qualifying round against Bosnian side Modriča, Brahja was an unused substitute in an eventual 0–2 home defeat. Eight days later, in the returning leg at Bilino Polje Stadium, Brahja was again on the bench for the entire match with Dinamo who were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arlind Nora
Arlind Nora (born 4 July 1980 in Gjirokastër) is a retired Albanian footballer playing as a forward. Career stats Honours Club ;Elbasani *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 ... (1): 2005–06 References 1980 births Living people Footballers from Gjirokastër Albanian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards Luftëtari FC players KS Lushnja players KF Elbasani players KF Vllaznia Shkodër players KF Shkumbini Peqin players KF Laçi players KF Besa Kavajë players Kategoria Superiore players 21st-century Albanian sportsmen {{Albania-footy-midfielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erjon Vucaj
Erjon Vucaj (born 25 December 1990) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Flamurtari. Grown up as a player at Vllaznia Shkodër, he has spent three years at Laçi, proving to be a pivotal player for this team's midfield and notably bringing the team to the qualifiers of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League. In July 2012 he was loaned to Skënderbeu Korçë for their UEFA Champions League qualification campaign. He received second place, after winner Bekim Balaj, of an individual prestigious prize given from the sports association "Sporti na bashkon" to the best football talents of the Superliga's 2011–12 season. At the beginning of the 2012–13 season Laçi's coach promoted Vuçaj to team captain, which made him the youngest captain of the Superliga. Vucaj represented Albania at youth levels, playing for the under-19, and -21 levels. He was called up for the first time in senior team in August 2012 but didn't make his debut. Club career Vllaz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
