KF Partizani Tirana 827842 225877444 2008-07-15T20:40:45Z 78.178.135.72 [[WP:UNDO|Undid]] revision 225826893 by [[Special:Contributions/68.161.232.21|68.161.232.21]] ([[User talk:68.161.232.21|talk]]) {{Football club infobox | clubname = FK Partizani Tirana| image = [[Image:Partizani Tirana.gif]] | fullname = Futboll Klub Partizani Tirana| nickname = | founded = [[February 4]], [[1946]]| ground = [[Qemal Stafa (stadium)|Qemal Stafa stadium]], [[Tirana]], [[Albania]]| capacity = 19,200| chairman = {{flagicon|Albania}} [[Albert Xhani]] | manager = {{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Hasan Akgöz]] | league = [[Albanian Superliga]] | season = 2007/08 | position = 2nd | pattern_la1=|pattern_b1=|pattern_ra1=| leftarm1=FF0000|body1=FF0000|rightarm1=FF0000|shorts1=FF0000|socks1=FF0000| pattern_la2=|pattern_b2=|pattern_ra2=| leftarm2=FFFFFF|body2=FFFFFF|rightarm2=FFFFFF|shorts2=FF0000|socks2=FFFFFF| }} '''Futboll Klub (or Klubi Sportiv) Partizani''' is an legendary [[Albania]]n [[football (soccer)|football]] [[Football club|club]], playing in the capital, [[Tirana]], and founded in 1946. Their first participation in the [[Albanian First Division|Albanian National Championship]] was in 1947. It is regarded as one of Albania's top teams having won: *[[Kategoria superiore|National Championship]] 15 times (1947, 1948, 1949, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962-63, 1963-64, 1970-71, 1978-79, 1980-81,1986-87, 1992-93) * [[Kategoria e parë|Albanian First Division]]: 1 (2000-01) * [[Albanian Cup]]: 15 (1948, 1949, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1973, 1980, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2004) * [[Albanian Supercup]]: 2 (1993, 2004) * Balkan Champion Clubs Cup (1970) == History == Under the Communist regime, all the sporting clubs were owned by the Albanian state. Partizani was run by the Ministry of Defense, from its foundation until 1990. Its main rivals were [[KS Dinamo Tirana|Dinamo]] run by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and [[SK Tirana|17 Nëntori]] (present-day SK Tirana) run by the Tirana City Hall. KF Partizani became the first club to be privatized in Albania. The experience was not a positive one, however&mdash;the club became mired in into economic difficulties and a legal dispute over its ownership. While the two opposing sides were settling their dispute in court, the club ended the 1999-2000 season in 14th place, the lowest position in the league, dropping to the second division for the first time in its history. The court finally ruled in favor of Albert Xhani, who also took over the role of team president, a position he still retains. Partizani subsequently went on to win the Albanian Second Division title and regain its position as a contender for the following National Championship titles. Partizani is the only privately owned team in Albania, which also means that they do not have their own stadium, as all stadiums are owned by the respective City Halls. The other teams are mostly owned by the City Halls, but supported by private donors, who usually carry out the role of president. Partizani plays at the [[Selman Stërmasi stadium]] (which is home stadium to [[SK Tirana]]) and national stadium [[Qemal Stafa (stadium)|Qemal Stafa]] which have a capacity of 12,000 and 19,200 respectively. In 1962-63, the club participated in a European Cup competition for the first time. The most memorable matches in the European scene have been the 1-0 win in Tirana against [[Torino]] in the Cup Winners Cup on [[September 18]][[1968]], the 1-0 win in Tirana against Celtic in the Champions League on [[September 19]][[1979]] and the tough elimination against [[Feyenoord]] in 1991 with a 0-0 tie at home and an 1-0 loss away with a goal in the 86th minute. In the 2003-04 season, the club finished fourth in the Albanian Premier League. In the 2004-05 season, it participated in the UEFA Cup, but was eliminated in the second qualifying round by [[Hapoel Bnei Sakhnin FC]] 6-1 on aggregate. There are plans for the team to be sold to an [[United States|American]] Sports Management Group wanting to invest in football in Europe. There are also plans for a new 14,000 all-seated modern stadium. == Starting lineup 2008/2009 == <table style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; width: 160px; border: #99B3FF solid 1px"> <tr><td><div style="position: relative;"> [[Image:Soccer.Field Transparant.png|175px]] {{Image label|x=0.19|y=0.05|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Blue">[[Edvan Bakaj|'''Ed. Bakaj'''<br />]]</font>}} {{Image label|x=0.14|y=0.15|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Maroon">[[Tefik Osmani|'''Osmani'''<br />]]</font>}} {{Image label|x=0.31|y=0.15|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Maroon">[[Fatjon Tafaj|'''F. Tafaj'''<br />]]</font>}} {{Image label|x=0.38|y=0.20|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Maroon">[[Rahman Hallaci|'''Hallaci'''<br />]]</font>}} {{Image label|x=0.05|y=0.20|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Maroon">[[Ardit Beqiri|'''Beqiri'''<br />]]</font>}} {{Image label|x=0.15|y=0.28|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Navy">[[Paulin Dhembi|'''Dhembi'''<br />]]</font>}} {{Image label|x=0.30|y=0.28|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Navy">[[Dritan Karapici|'''Karapici'''<br />]]</font>}} {{Image label|x=0.19|y=0.48|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Black">[[Elis Bakaj|'''El. Bakaj'''<br />]]</font>}} {{Image label|x=0.07|y=0.40|scale=349|text=<font size=1 color="Navy">[[Gjergj Muzaka|'''Muzaka'''<br />]]</font>}} {{Image label|x=0.20|y=0.55|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Black">[[Marjus Ngjela|'''Ngjela'''<br />]]</font>}} {{Image label|x=0.35|y=0.40|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="Navy">[[Viktor Gjyla|Gjyla<br />]]</font>}} </div></td></tr> <tr><td><small>The 4-4-1-1 lineup. Partizani Tirana's Starting Lineup in The [[Kategoria superiore]].</small></td></tr> </table> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> == Current squad == {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=1|nat=Albania|name=[[Edvan Bakaj]]|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=12|nat=Albania|name=[[Dashamir Xhika]]|pos=GK}} {{Fs player|no=4|nat=Albania|name=[[Ardit Beqiri]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=3|nat=Albania|name=[[Tefik Osmani]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|nat=Albania|name=[[Luan Pinari]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=5|nat=Albania|name=[[Fatjon Tafaj]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|nat=Albania|name=[[Arber Aliu]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=13|nat=Albania|name=[[Rahman Hallaci]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Albania|name=[[Geraldo Hasmetaj]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Albania|name=[[Ylli Shameti]]|pos=DF}} {{Fs player|nat=Albania|name=[[Viktor Gjyla]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Albania|name=[[Shkëlzen Kelmendi]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=20|nat=Albania|name=[[Pavlin Dhembi]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|nat=Albania|name=[[Artan Karapici]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=17|nat=Albania|name=[[Gjergj Muzaka]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Albania|name=[[Erindo Karabeci]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Albania|name=[[Mateo Metaj]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Albania|name=[[Armando Doda]]|pos=MF}} {{Fs player|no=7|nat=Albania|name=[[Marjus Ngjela]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=19|nat=Albania|name=[[Elis Bakaj]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Albania|name=[[Alban Dashi]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=Albania|name=[[Arbër Çapa]]|pos=FW}} {{Fs end}} ==KF Partizani in Europe== * QR = Qualifying Round * R1 = 1st Round * R2 = 2nd Round {| class="wikitable" ! Season ! Competition ! Round ! Country ! Club ! Home ! Away |- |[[European Cup 1962-63|1962/63]] |[[UEFA European Cup]] |R1 |{{flagicon|SWE}} |[[IFK Norrköping]] |1-1 |0-2 |- |[[European Cup 1963-64|1963/64]] |[[UEFA European Cup]] |R1 |{{flagicon|BUL}} |[[Spartak Plovdiv]] |1-0 |1-3 |- |[[European Cup 1964-65|1964/65]] |[[UEFA European Cup]] |R1 |{{flagicon|GER}} |[[1.FC Köln]] |0-0 |0-2 |- |[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1968-69|1968/69]] |[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]] |R1 |{{flagicon|ITA}} |[[Torino]] |1-0 |1-3 |- |[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1970-71|1970/71]] |[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]] |QR |{{flagicon|SWE}} |[[Åtvidabergs FF]] |2-0 |1-1 |- | | |R1 |{{flagicon|AUT}} |[[Tirol Innsbruck]] |1-2 |2-3 |- |[[European Cup 1971-72|1971/72]] |[[UEFA European Cup]] |R1 |{{flagicon|BUL}} |[[CSKA Sofia]] |0-1 |0-3 |- |[[European Cup 1979-80|1979/80]] |[[UEFA European Cup]] |R1 |{{flagicon|SCO}} |[[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] |1-0 |1-4 |- |[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1980-81|1980/81]] |[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]] |R1 |{{flagicon|SWE}} |[[Malmö FF]] |0-0 |0-1 |- |[[European Cup 1981-82|1981/82]] |[[UEFA European Cup]] |R1 |{{flagicon|AUT}} |[[Austria Wien]] |1-0 |1-3 |- |[[European Cup 1987-88|1987/88]] |[[UEFA European Cup]] |R1 |{{flagicon|POR}} |[[SL Benfica]] |0-3 |0-4 |- |[[UEFA Cup 1990-91|1990/91]] |[[UEFA Cup]] |R1 |{{flagicon|ROM}} |[[Universitatea Craiova]] |0-1 |0-1 |- |[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1991-92|1991/92]] |[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]] |R1 |{{flagicon|NED}} |[[Feyenoord]] |0-0 |0-1 |- |[[UEFA Champions League 1993-94|1993/94]] |[[UEFA Champions League]] |QR |{{flagicon|Iceland}} |[[IA Akranes]] |0-0 |0-3 |- |[[UEFA Cup 1995-96|1995/96]] |[[UEFA Cup]] |QR |{{flagicon|TUR}} |[[Fenerbahçe]] |0-4 |0-2 |- |[[UEFA Cup 2002-03|2002/03]] |[[UEFA Cup]] |QR |{{flagicon|ISR}} |[[Hapoel Tel Aviv]] |1-4 |0-1 |- |[[UEFA Intertoto Cup 2003|2003]] |[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]] |R1 |{{flagicon|ISR}} |[[Maccabi Netanya]] |2-0 |1-3 |- | | |R2 |{{flagicon|Moldova}} |[[FC Dacia Chişinău]] |0-3 |0-2 |- |[[UEFA Cup 2004-05|2004/05]] |[[UEFA Cup]] |QR1 |{{flagicon|Malta}} |[[Birkirkara]] |4-2 |1-2 |- | | |QR2 |{{flagicon|ISR}} |[[Hapoel Bnei Sakhnin]] |1-3 |0-3 |- |[[UEFA Intertoto Cup 2006|2006]] |[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]] |R1 |{{flagicon|CYP}} |[[Ethnikos Achnas]] |2-1 |2-4 |- |} ==External links== *[http://www.fkpartizani.al/ Official site:www.fkpartizani.al] *[http://www.partizani.net/ Fan Site site:www.partizani.net] *[http://www.soccerpedia.net/db/index.php/Partizani_Tiran%C3%AB Soccerpedia schedule for Partizani] *[http://www.freewebs.com/albsoccer/Albanian Soccer News] *[http://www.partizani.net/english.htm Partizani in English] *[http://www.albania-sport.com Albania Sport] [[Category:Football (soccer) clubs established in 1946|Partizani Tirana]] [[Category:Albanian football clubs|Partizani Tirana]] [[Category:Tirana]] {{fb start}} {{Albanian First Division}} {{fb end}} [[bg:Партизани (отбор)]] [[de:Partizan Tirana]] [[el:Παρτιζάνι Τιράνων]] [[es:FK Partizani]] [[fr:KF Partizan Tirana]] [[it:FK Partizani Tirana]] [[he:פרטיזן טירנה]] [[lt:KF Partizani Tiranë]] [[nl:Partizan Tirana]] [[pl:Partizani Tirana]] [[pt:Futboll Klub Partizani Tirana]] [[ro:KF Partizani Tirana]] [[sq:KF Partizani]] [[fi:KF Partizani Tirana]] [[sv:KF Partizani]] [[tr:KF Partizani Tirana]]