KF Shkumbini is an Albanian

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club based in the city 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

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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 finished in a respectable 7th place out of 16 teams, with a record of 11 wins, 8 draws and 11 losses. The club finished in 4th place in the 1997–98 season in the Kategoria Superiore, and striker

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Current squad

Technical staff

Historical list of coaches

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(2002) * Eduard Abazi (2002-2003) * Vasil Bici (2003) * Agim Canaj (Jul 2004 - 16 Jan 2005) *

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(June 2010 – 1 Sep 2010) * Agim Canaj (1 Sep 2010 – 3 Dec 2010) *

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References

External links

KS Shkumbini Peqin
Football clubs in Albania 1924 establishments in Albania Peqin Association football clubs established in 1924 Kategoria e Dytë clubs {{Albania-footyclub-stub