KF Lushnja
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| Full name | Klubi Sportiv Lushnja | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Delegatët Lagunarët Traktori | ||
| Founded | 21 January 1927 as Kongresi i Lushnjës | ||
| Ground | Roza Haxhiu Stadium Lushnjë, Albania | ||
| Capacity | 8,000 | ||
| President | Eriselda Sefa | ||
| Manager | Gugash Magani | ||
| League | Kategoria e Parë | ||
| 2023−24 | Kategoria e Parë, 9th | ||
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KF Lushnja is an
History
Early years
The club was originally formed in 1927 and the first football game held in the city of
Traktori Lushnja
In 1945, they changed their name to KS Traktori Lushnja followed by a further name change in 1950 to SK Lushnja. In 1951, it was changed to Puna Lushnja, before they returned to KS Traktori Lushnja in 1958. Following the fall of communism in 1991, the club was named KS Lushnja. Argentinian World Cup-winning forward Mario Kempes made his full-time coaching debut in Albania with a brief spell at the club in 1997.[1]
Modern day
The team has had good reputation in the start of 1991 when the communism regime collapsed and before it. The team was in the
Supporters
| Ultras Delegatët | |
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| Established | January 21, 2012 |
| Type | Supporters' group |
| Club | KS Lushnja |
| Motto | Pertej rezultatit |
| Headquarters | lushnjë,  Albania |
| Affiliations | Tifozat Kuq e Zi |
The club's main supporters' group is called the Ultras Delegatët, which was formed on 21 January 2012, on the 85th anniversary of the club. Delegatët took over as the club's main supporters' group from the previous group which was called the Lushnja Warrios. There are other small ultras like Ultras Stan Karbunarë and Ultras Karbunarë.
Groups
- Ultras Delegatët
- Ultras Stan Karbunarë
- Ultras Karbunarë
- Lushnja Warrios
- Tifoza e Lushnjes
Stadium
Abdurrahman Roza Haxhiu Stadium is Home to the team known as KS Lushnja. This is an 8,000 seater but it has a capacity of 12,000 people. The stadium is made in communism era at the year of 1961. The stadium is named after a famous soccer player known as Abdurrahman Roza Haxhiu who died during a match. Since the stadium was created in communism era of
Renovations
Abdurrahman Roza Haxhiu stadium has been renovated a couple of times the latest renovation was for the
Sponsors
| Sponsor Type | Name |
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| Main Sponsors | Municipality of Lushnje |
| Secondary Sponsors | Lufra,Kond |
| Official clothing provider | Legea |
Honors
- Kategoria e Parë (6): 1960, 1981–82, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1995–96, 2012–13
Current squad
- As of 31 January 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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List of managers
- Abdurrahman Roza Haxhiu(Jan 1960 - Dec 1960)
Adem Karapici (1 Jan 1961 - 1 Jul 1964)- Xhevdet Shaqiri (1960s)
- Bahri Ishka
- Zihni Gjinali
- Leonidha Çuri (1988–1990)
- Agim Mone (1990–1991)
- Xhavit Sefa (1992–1993)
- Lazar Dushi (1993–1994)
- Adnan Haxhiu (1994–1996)
- Hasan Lika (Jul 1996 - Dec 1996)
Mario Kempes (Dec 1996 - 1 Feb 1997)[3]- Adnan Haxhiu (1997–1998)
- Ilir Gjyla (1998–1999)
- Hysen Dedja (1999–2000)
- Edmond Gëzdari (2000)
- Hysen Dedja (2001)
- Ilir Gjyla (2001)
- Agim Mone (1 Jul 2002 - 3 Nov 2002)
- Kristaq Mile (30 Nov 2002 - 1 Jul 2003)
Aurel Țicleanu (1 Jul 2003 - 18 Oct 2003)- Agim Canaj (25 Oct 2003 - 10 Apr 2004)
- Ilir Gjyla (14 Apr 2004 - Jun 2004)
- Lazar Dushi (Jul 2004 – 1 Sep 2004)
- Sulejman Demollari (1 Sep 2004 – 21 Feb 2005)
- Mirel Josa (21 Feb 2005 – 1 Jul 2005)
- Perlat Sevo (Jul 2005 – 20 Jan 2006)[4]
- Artan Bano (22 Jan 2006 - 9 Feb 2006)
- Sulejman Demollari (15 Feb 2006 – 10 Mar 2006)
- Artan Bano (12 Mar 2006 – Jun 2008)
- Saimir Malko (Jul 2008 - 26 Oct 2008)
- Vasil Bici (26 Oct 2008 – 2 Jan 2009)
- Ilir Gjyla (2 Jan 2009 - May 2009)
- Saimir Malko (Oct 2011 - Jun 2012)
- Artan Bano (Jul 2012 - Oct 2017)
- Hysen Dedja (Nov 2017 - Feb 2018)
- Ilir Gjyla (Mar 2018 – Dec 2021)
- Mikel Spaho (Dec 2021 – Jan 2022)
- Agim Canaj (Jan 2022 – Jun 2022)
- Klodian Duro (Jun 2022 – Oct 2022)
- Edlir Tetova (Oct 2022 – Nov 2022)
- Blerim Hasalla (Nov 2022 – Jan 2023)
- Klevis Dalipi (Jan 2023 – Jun 2023)
- Gugash Magani (Jun 2023 – )
External links
References
- ^ Historia 88 vjeçare, kur Lushnja mburrej me… “Traktorin” - Panorama (in Albanian)
- ^ "Stadiumi i Lushnjes drejt përfundimit – RTSH-Radio Televizioni Shqiptar". www.rtsh.al. Archived from the original on 2018-03-31.
- ^ Mario Kempes, aventura shqiptare e yllit argjentinas
- ^ New year, old problem in Albania