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Jetmir Sefa
Jetmir Sefa (born 30 January 1987) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Club career Tirana 2005–06 season Sefa is a product of the KF Tirana academy and joined the club in 2000 as a 13-year-old, where he rose through the ranks before eventually reaching the first team in 2005. He was promoted to the first team ahead of the 2005–06 campaign by Leonardo Menichini, who was the head coach at the club at the time, and he joined a competitive midfield which included Ervin Bulku, Sajmir Patushi, Devi Muka, Klodian Duro and Cristiano Muzzachi. He made his league debut on 7 September 2005 in an away game against Shkumbini Peqin as an 18-year-old, where he started the game in a midfield made up of Devi Muka, Ervin Bulku and Engert Bakalli. His debut ended in 1–1 draw, in a game which saw Sefa being one of 4 players to be cautioned and his teammate Arjan Pisha receiving a straight red card. He made 14 league appearances throughout the 2005–06 A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tirana
Tirana ( , ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in Albania, largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and hills, with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest overlooking the Adriatic Sea in the distance. It is among the wettest and sunniest cities in Europe, with 2,544 hours of sun per year. Tirana was founded in 1614 by Ottoman Albanian general Sulejman Bargjini, Sylejman Pasha Bargjini, centered on the Sulejman Pasha Mosque, Old Mosque and ''Sulejman Pasha Tomb, türbe''. The city was fairly unimportant until the 20th century, when the Congress of Lushnjë proclaimed it as Albania's capital after the Albanian Declaration of Independence in 1912. The site of present-day Tirana has been continuously inhabited since the Iron Age and was likely the core of the Illyrian kingdom of the Taulantii, which in classical antiquity was centred in the hinterland of Durrës, Epidamnus. Following the Illyrian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonardo Menichini
Leonardo Menichini (born 11 December 1953) is an Italian association football, football coach (sport), manager and former player. He is in charge of club US Città di Pontedera, Pontedera. Playing career A defender (association football), defender, Menichini played for several top-flight teams, including A.S. Roma, AS Roma and F.C. Catanzaro, Catanzaro, the latter under coach Carlo Mazzone. Coaching career Following his retirement from playing football, Menichini became a coach, serving alongside Carlo Mazzone from 1993 to 2003 with top-flight teams such as Cagliari Calcio, Cagliari, A.S. Roma, AS Roma, S.S.C. Napoli, Napoli, Bologna F.C. 1909, Bologna, Perugia Calcio, Perugia and Brescia Calcio, Brescia. In 2003, he accepted an offer from newly promoted Serie A team A.C. Ancona, Ancona to become the ''biancorossis boss; however, his first experience as head coach proved to be unsuccessful, since he was sacked after four weeks in charge of the team. In February 2005, Menichini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NK Varaždin (1931–2015)
Varaždinski športski nogometni klub Varaždin (), commonly referred to as VŠNK Varaždin or simply Varaždin, was a Croatian football club based in the city of Varaždin in the north of the country. For the majority of its existence between 1958 and 2010, the club was known as NK Varteks, honouring the name of its principal sponsor, a local textile factory. The club spent its entire history in the Yugoslav era in lower-tier divisions. However, after Croatia's independence in 1991 and the formation of the Croatian First Football League Varteks established themselves as one of the stronger sides in the new national top level. Varteks spent the next 21 seasons in Croatia's top league, finishing third three times, and reaching the national cup final on six occasions. During this period, the club also regularly played European football, with their biggest successes in the 1998–99 season, when they reached the quarter-final of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, and in the 2001–02 seaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006–07 UEFA Cup Qualifying Rounds
This article details the 2006–07 UEFA Cup qualifying rounds. Times are CEST (UTC+2), as listed by UEFA (local times, if different, are in parentheses). Round and draw dates All draws held at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. Matches may also be played on Tuesdays or Wednesdays instead of the regular Thursdays due to scheduling conflicts. Teams In total, 99 teams entered qualifying stage, which consisted of the following rounds: *First qualifying round (70 teams): 70 teams which entered in this round. *Second qualifying round (64 teams): 29 teams which entered in this round, and 35 winners of the first qualifying round. The 32 winners of the second qualifying round qualified for the first round. In the qualifying rounds, UEFA divided the participating teams into three geographical regions: Northern, Central–East, and Southern–Mediterranean. Teams were then seeded within their respective regions, rather than being seeded among all participating teams of the roun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005–06 Albanian Cup
2005–06 Albanian Cup () was the fifty-fourth season of Albania's annual cup competition. It began on 28 August 2005 with the preliminary round and ended on 10 May 2006 with the Final match. The winners of the competition qualified for the 2006-07 first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. KF Teuta Durrës, Teuta were the defending champions, having won their third Albanian Cup 2004–05 Albanian Cup, last season. The cup was won by KF Tirana. The rounds were played in a two-legged format similar to those of European competitions. If the aggregated score was tied after both games, the team with the higher number of away goals advanced. If the number of away goals was equal in both games, the match was decided by extra time and a Penalty shootout (association football), penalty shootout, if necessary. Preliminary round Games were played on 28 August – 4 September 2005. First round All fourteen teams of the 2004–05 Albanian Superliga, 2004–05 Superliga and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albanian Superliga
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 system, it is the country's premier football competition. It is contested by 10 clubs, and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Kategoria e Parë. Seasons run from August to May, with teams playing 36 matches each (playing each team in the league four times, twice at home and twice away). The competition was founded in 1930 as the Albanian National Championship during the reign of King Zog, shortly after the creation of the Albanian Football Association. Since 1930, 45 clubs have competed in recognised competitions, while only ten clubs have won the title: Tirana (26), Dinamo Tirana (18), Partizani (17), Vllaznia (9), Skënderbeu (8), Elbasani (2), Teuta (2), Egnatia (2), Flamurtari (1) and Kukësi (1). The current ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KF Elbasani
Klubi i Futbollit Elbasani was an Albanian professional football club based in the city of Elbasan, that last competed in the Kategoria e Dytë, the third tier of football in the country. History The club was formed in 1929 as Klubi i Futbollit Urani Elbasan, the result of the fusion between two clubs, ''Afërdita Elbasan'' and ''Përparimi Elbasan''. Urani translates to uranium in Albanian, and the club was named this due to the city's association with the metal. The club changed its name to ''KS Skampa Elbasan'' briefly before 1930. They first participated in a nationally recognised competition in the first top flight football league in Albania, the 1930 Kategoria e Parë, where the club finished in 5th place, second from bottom, with a record of 3 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses. The following season they again finished in penultimate place, this time in 7 team league format. In the 1932 champion, they finished bottom of the league, gaining no points after 8 straight losses, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arjan Pisha
Arjan Pisha (born 18 January 1977) is an Albanian retired footballer. Club career 2011-present Pisha signed for KF Tirana on 2 July 2011 for his second stint at the club. International career Pisha earned his first international cap on 15 November 2003 in a friendly against Estonia, entering in the last six minutes as Albania won 2–0 at Qemal Stafa Stadium. National team statistics Honours ;KF Elbasani *Albanian First Division Albanian may refer to: *Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular: **Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans **Albanian language **Albanian culture **Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...: 2013-14 References External links * * 1977 births Living people Footballers from Elbasan Albanian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Albania men's international footballers KF Elbasani players FC Dinamo City players KF Tirana players Kategoria Superiore players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Engert Bakalli
Egert Bakalli (born 22 January 1976) is an Albanian football retired midfielder, who last played for KF Partizani Tirana in Albania. He has previously played for KS Elbasani, Dinamo Tirana and KF Tirana. Honours * Winner of the Albanian Superliga 2001–2002 with Dinamo Tiranë * Winner of the Albanian Superliga 2006–2007 with KF Tirana * Winner of the Albanian Cup 2003 with Dinamo Tiranë * Winner of the Albanian Supercup 2006 with KF Tirana * Winner of the Albanian Supercup 2007 with 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 ... References 1976 births Living people Footballers from Tirana Albanian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders FC Dinamo City players KF Sopoti Librazhd players KF Besa Kavajë players KF Bylis players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shkumbini Peqin
Klubi i Futbollit Shkumbini Peqin is an Albanian football club based in the town of Peqin. The club's home ground is the Shkumbini Stadium and they compete in the Kategoria e Dytë. History Football was first introduced to the city of Peqin in the early 1920s after an army officer from Shkodër brought along a ball with him. An amateur club was formed in 1924 by Adem Bedali and other local men who had begun playing football. In the club's infancy they played friendly games with teams from other cities in Albania, before the creation of the Albanian Football Association in 1930 who organised the first official football competitions in the country. Shkumbini's first trophy came in 1936 when they defeated Apolonia Fier to win the Kategoria e Dytë. They remained in the lower divisions until 1994, when they finished 2nd in the Kategoria e Parë and achieved promotion to the Kategoria Superiore for the first time in the club's history. In their debut season in the top flight they fini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klodian Duro
Klodian Duro (; born 21 December 1977) is an Albanian retired professional football and current coach of Gjilani of the Superliga e Kosoves. He was a versatile midfielder who usually played in an attacking role. His brother Albert Duro was also a footballer. Duro played as an attacking midfielder for 11 different clubs in 5 countries during a career spanning 17 years, where he won 4 Albanian Superliga titles, 3 Albanian Cups, 3 Albanian Supercups and a Cypriot Cup. He made his senior international debut in 2001, and he earned 77 caps and scored 6 goals before retiring from international football in 2011. He became the manager of Kukësi on 24 November 2015, and he won the Albanian Cup in his first season in charge. Club career Early career Duro started his professional career in 1996 playing for Elbasani. He played in Albania for Elbasani, Tirana, Vllaznia Shkodër, Partizani Tirana, in Turkey with Samsunspor, Galatasaray, Malatyaspor and Çaykur Rizespor, and in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
