Historically the rivalry between

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 ...

and

Partizani Tirana Futboll Klub Partizani is an Albanian professional football club based in Tirana, that competes in the Kategoria Superiore. Founded in 1946, the club was historically affiliated to the Albanian army. Partizani's home ground is the newly built sta ...

football clubs, the two biggest in

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the capital of

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, has been followed by many football fans and much spectacle either on the pitch, or on stands between Tirona Fanatics and Ultras Guerrils.Matches between these two teams have a long history and have almost always made the first page news in the country. Between years 2008-13, following Partizani's relegation, and also during 2017-18 season with Tirana's relegation to a lower division, the derby faded away for a while until its return during the 2018–19 season. KF Partizani have a historical advantage of 25 wins in the

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but KF Tirana still remains the best club in Albania based on 29 league titles won from them. However, Tirana has a superior record overall in the last 30 seasons and lead in the overall cup statistics with two more ties won. Supporters of both teams are mainly local people of the city, however traditionally KF Tirana is considered a middle and upper class club supported by the downtown, with right-wing political tendencies, whereas Partizani is traditionally associated with the working class support from the suburbs, with left-wing political tendencies. Both teams have a great deal of supporters from other cities of Albania, as well as worldwide.

Win–loss totals

Albanian Superior League

Albanian Cup

League & Cup total

All matches

Kategoria Superiore

¹In the 19th week match 17 Nëntori - Partizani played on the pitch ended 2:1. Teams were both awarded 0-3 loss on that match, a decision of AFA.
²The 33rd week match was originally scheduled for the 2 May 2020, but was the postponed to 10 July as the championship of the 2019-20 season was then suspended, due to a pandemic of COVID-19 in Albania.

League placements

''The league placement table shows the results of KF Tirana and Partizani Tirana, when they played in

Kategoria Superiore 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 ...

.'' • Total: Partizani 42 times higher, KF Tirana 34 times higher.

Top goalscorers

References

External links

KF Tirana - Partizani Tirana, A Derby of History ''(Youtube)''

Results of the derby, starting of 1997
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