Klubi Sportiv or KF Elbasani
is an Albanian
football club, which plays in the city of
Elbasan
. The club was founded in 1923, from the
fusion of two teams, "Aferdita Elbasan" and "Perparimi Elbasan",
under the name "Klubi Futbollit Urani Elbasan".
In 1932, the club renamed themselves "KS Skampa Elbasan", in 1939,
"KS Bashkimi", in 1949 "KS Elbasani", in 1950 "Puna Elbasan", and
from 1958 to 1991 they were named "KS Labinoti Elbasan".
The club
plays at the Ruzhdi Bizhuta
stadium (capacity 13.500).
In the season of 1984-85, the team participated in a European cup
competition for the first time.
The club played in the first qualifying round
of the 2005-06 UEFA Cup, but were
eliminated by FK Vardar of the Republic of
Macedonia
(1-1 aggregate).
During the 2005/06 season, the team of Elbasani dominated the
Albanian Superliga and won the
second title in their history, finishing the competition with 11
points more than their rivals in
SK
Tirana.
The city of Elbasan celebrated the fact in a
unique way in Albania, by bringing
the players downtown in an open bus, where tens of thousands of
fans congratulated them.
In the
2006-07 1st qualifying round for the Champions League they were eliminated
by FK Ekranas from Lithuania
(1-3 aggregate). On 24 December 2006 coach
Luan Deliu was fired and replaced by
Edmond Gezdari.
Achievements
The club has won:
(1983-84, 2005-06)
(1933, 1958, 2001-02)
(1975, 1992).
KS Elbasani in Europe
As of December, 2008.
- 1QR = 1st Qualifying Round
- 1R = 1st Round
Current squad
As of July 2009
Former notable players
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