KF Laçi

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KF Laçi
Full nameKlubi i Futbollit Laçi
Founded1960; 64 years ago (1960)
GroundLaçi Stadium
Capacity2,300
OwnersPashk Laska (75%)
Municipality of Laç (25%)
PresidentPashk Laska
CoachArmando Cungu
LeagueKategoria Superiore
2022–23Kategoria Superiore, 5th of 10

Klubi i Futbollit Laçi is an Albanian professional football club based in Laç that competes in the Kategoria Superiore, the top flight of Albanian football. Founded in 1960 as Industriali Laç, it became KS Laçi in 1991 and KF Laçi in 1997. The club's home ground is the Laçi Stadium which has a seated capacity of 2,300

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 times, 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 First Division
.

Tomori Berat before moving to KF Laçi in January 1996, where he netted another 16 times to give him the Golden boot with a total of 21 goals throughout the entire season with both Tomori and Laçi.[2]

Kategoria Superiore era

The club played their first season at the top tier, the

Flamurtari Vlorë and Vllaznia Shkodër
, which also meant they qualified for Europe for the first time in the club's history.

Ahead of the 2010–11 season the club brought in new players in order to build upon their fourth-place finish the previous season as well attempt to go through to the next round of the UEFA Europa League. They were drawn against Belarusian side Dnepr Mogilev in the first qualifying round of the 2010–11 Europa League, and they played their first ever European game on 1 July 2010 at the Niko Dovana Stadium due to the Laçi Stadium not meeting the UEFA criteria to host European games. Bledar Marashi opened the scoring just before half time, scoring the club's first ever goal in a European competition, but his goal was cancelled out in added time as the game ended in a 1–1 draw.[4] However, the second leg proved to be a failure as the club was sent crashing out of the competition following a 7–1 loss, with Valdan Nimani scoring the only goal for the club.[5] Following their exit from Europe, the club brought in players such as Elton Doku, Vangjel Mile and Stipe Buljan ahead of the Kategoria Superiore campaign in order to build upon their fourth-place finish the previous season.

The club defeated

2015 Albanian Cup Final to win the Albanian Cup for a second time, meaning they qualified for the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League.[6]

KF Laçi statistics in Kategoria Superiore

Since the Kategoria Superiore began in 1930, KF Laçi have played 675 Superliga matches, scored 733 goals and conceded 839. The club has collected so far 848 points, won 251 games, drawn 153 and lost 271. The club's goal difference is -106 and the winning difference is -106.

Historical Goals Wins Draws Losses +/-Goals +/- Wins Points Matches
TOTAL 733–839 251 153 271 -106 -20 675 844

Recent seasons

Season Division Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Supercup Europe Top Scorer
2009–10 Kategoria Superiore 4th 33 14 9 10 35 28 51 SR — — — Albania Arlind Nora 10
2010–11 Kategoria Superiore 4th 33 14 5 14 44 44 47 QF — UEL 1Q Albania Vilfor Hysa 13
2011–12 Kategoria Superiore 8th 26 11 7 8 26 28 34 SR — — — Albania Vilfor Hysa 10
2012–13 Kategoria Superiore 7th 26 11 5 10 32 31 38 W — — —
Erjon Vuçaj
8
2013–14 Kategoria Superiore 3rd 33 16 6 11 41 28 54 QF RU UEL 1Q
Erjon Vuçaj
8
2014–15 Kategoria Superiore 5th 36 20 9 6 46 19 69 W — UEL 2Q
Segun Adeniyi
10
2015–16 Kategoria Superiore 7th 36 8 12 16 30 48 36 RU W UEL 1Q Albania Valdan Nimani 10
2016–17 Kategoria Superiore 6th 36 10 10 16 23 35 40 QF — — — Ghana Emmanuel Mensah 5
2017–18 Kategoria Superiore 4th 36 16 8 12 45 39 56 RU — — — Mozambique Reginaldo 18
2018–19 Kategoria Superiore 6th 36 12 13 11 33 30 49 QF — UEL 2Q Albania Ndriçim Shtubina 10
2019–20 Kategoria Superiore 3rd 36 19 7 10 61 34 69 SR — UEL 1Q Nigeria Kyrian Nwabueze 23
2020–21 Kategoria Superiore 4th 36 16 13 7 41 26 61 SF — UEL 2Q Nigeria Kyrian Nwabueze 7
Kosovo Mentor Mazrekaj 7
2021–22 Kategoria Superiore 2nd 36 18 9 9 52 33 63 RU — UCO 3Q Mali Saliou Guindo 19
2022–23 Kategoria Superiore 5th 36 14 6 16 45 46 48 QF — UCO 2Q Mali Saliou Guindo 11
2023–24 Kategoria Superiore — — —

Management

The club appointed current manager

Albanian First Division title in the 2008–09 season. Laçi made their best finish in the Kategoria Superiore in the 2009–10 season; where they finished 4th and qualified for the UEFA Europa League
.

Stadium

Main article: Laçi Stadium

The club plays its home games at the purpose built

Shkumbini Peqin on 30 August 2010 in front of 1,500 spectators, where Laçi won 2–0.[8][9] During the summer of 2015 the stadium's turf was replaced for the first time since 2006, and minor cosmetic renovation was carried out throughout the rest of the stadium.[10]

European competitions record

Laçi first qualified for European play after a very good 2009–10 domestic campaign in which they finished 4th to earn a place in the

Dmitri Turlin which ruined a dream European debut for Laçi.[11]

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2010–11 UEFA Europa League 1Q Belarus Dnepr Mogilev 1–1 1–7 2–8
2013–14 UEFA Europa League 1Q Luxembourg Differdange 03 0–1 1–2 1–3
2014–15 UEFA Europa League 1Q Slovenia Rudar Velenje 1–1 1–1 2–2 (p 3:2)
2Q Ukraine Zorya Luhansk 0–3 1–2 1–5
2015–16 UEFA Europa League 1Q
Inter Baku
 1–1 0–0 1–1 (
a
)
2018–19 UEFA Europa League 1Q Cyprus Anorthosis Famagusta 1−0 1−2 2−2 (
a
)
2Q Norway Molde 0−2 0−3 0−5
2019–20 UEFA Europa League 1Q Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva 1–1 0−1 1−2
2020–21 UEFA Europa League 1Q
Keşla
 — 0–0 (p 5:4) —
2Q Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva 1−2 — —
2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League 1Q Montenegro Podgorica 3−0 (
a.e.t.
) 		0−1 3–1
2Q Romania Universitatea Craiova 1−0 0–0 1−0
3Q Belgium Anderlecht 0−3 1−2 1−5
2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League 1Q Montenegro Iskra 0–0 1−0 1–0
2Q Moldova Petrocub Hîncești 1−4 0–0 1−4
Notes
  • 1Q: First qualifying round
  • 2Q: Second qualifying round
  • 3Q: Third qualifying round

Honours

Records

  • Biggest ever home league victory: KF Laçi 7–0
    Albpetrol Patos
     – Sept 27, 1997
  • Biggest ever home league defeat: KF Laçi 1–7 Vllaznia Shkodër – Dec 18, 2004
  • Biggest ever away league victory:
    Shkumbini Peqin
    2–5 KF Laçi – March 11, 2011
  • Biggest ever away league defeat: KF Skënderbeu Korçë 6–1 KF Laçi – March 4, 2016
  • Biggest ever European away defeat: Belarus Dnepr Mogilev 7–1 KF Laçi – July 8, 2010

Albanian records from September 1997

Players

Current squad

As of 1 February 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Albania ALB Ortelio Biba
3 DF Albania ALB Khalil Thaleb
4 DF Brazil BRA Paulo Junior
5 DF Albania ALB Arlind Kurti
6 MF Albania ALB Orgi Cena
8 MF Albania ALB Klinti Qato
9 FW England ENG Ronald Sobowale
11 FW Albania ALB Eldis Kraja
15 DF Albania ALB Frenc Valteri
16 MF Albania ALB Stiven Bibo
17 MF Kosovo KOS Altin Kryeziu
20 MF Albania ALB Isi Manellari
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 DF Albania ALB Indrit Prodani
25 MF Albania ALB Ledjo Tresa
26 MF Brazil BRA William Cordeiro
27 MF Albania ALB Mario Barjamaj
33 MF Kosovo KOS Toni Salihu
36 MF Albania ALB Serxho Ujka (captain)
40 MF Albania ALB Olsi Myrta
43 DF Albania ALB Agan Mjaki
44 MF Albania ALB Ajdi Dajko
77 DF Brazil BRA Christian
80 MF Albania ALB Ersi Syla
98 GK Albania ALB Mario Dajsinani

Records

Below is the list with top ten players with most appearances in all competitions for KF Laçi.

Most appearances
    Player Apps
1 Croatia Stipe Buljan 182
2 Albania Regi Lushkja 181
3 Albania Taulant Sefgjinaj 180
4 Albania
Erjon Vuçaj
 161
5 Albania Valdan Nimani 153
6 Albania Alfred Zefi 141
7 Albania
Saimir Kastrati
 139
8 Albania
Emiljano Veliaj
 114
9 Albania Elton Doku 110
10 Albania Emiliano Çela 108

Historical list of coaches

References

  1. ^ "Kepucet Arta" (in Albanian). Albania-Sport. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2010.
  2. ^ Giovanni Armillotta (15 July 2009). "Albanian Football Season 1995–1996". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 27 September 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2010.
  3. ^ "Skënderbeu 4–3 Laçi". Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Laç 1–1 Dnepr". Archived from the original on 5 August 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Dnepr 7–1 Laçi". Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  6. ^ "Kukësi 1–2 Laçi". Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Stavri Nica, pankina e re e Laçit" (in Albanian). Albania-Sport. 7 July 2006. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2010.
  8. ^ "Laçi 2–0 Shkumbini". Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  9. ^ Mario Nikolla (20 May 2010). "Stadiumi Lacit pajiset me stola plastik" (in Albanian). Albania Soccer. Archived from the original on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
  10. ^ Stadiumi i Lacit, së shpejti me tapet të ri Archived 10 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "Laci 1–1 Dnepro Match statistics". UEFA. 1 July 2010. Archived from the original on 4 July 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  12. ^ Mërgjyshi largohet nga Laçi, e zëvendëson Memelli Archived 18 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine - Top Channel (in Albanian)
  13. ^ Lëvizja e radhës në stolin e Laçit, kthehet Besnik Prenga Archived 18 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine - Gazeta Si (in Albanian)
  14. ^ Ndryshime te Laçi, ikën Prenga dhe vjen Starova Archived 18 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine - Gazeta Si (in Albanian)

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