KS Dinamo Tirana

Klubi Sportiv Dinamo Tirana is an Albanian football team, playing in the Albanian capital of Tirana, founded in 1950. They play at the Stadiumi Qemal Stafa which has a capacity of 25,000. Their main rivals are fellow Tirana team KF Tirana.

History

Dinamo Tirana was born as an affiliation to the Albanian Ministry of Interior. In 1995 the team was renamed KS Olimpik Tirana; in 1997 they returned to their original name. In the 2006–07 first qualifying round for the UEFA Cup the club was eliminated by CSKA Sofia from Bulgaria (1–5 aggregate). Zoran Kastel was the goalscorer. After finishing third in the table in 2005–06, KS Dinamo Tirana named Faruk Sejdini as their new coach. One of Albania's best teachers of footballing fundamentals, he had a spell at the club last term before being dismissed by president Besnik Sulaj. Having returned following a spell at KS Shkumbini, Sejdini said: "It's nice to be back." On October 23, 2006, Faruk Sejdini was fired. At the start of the 2007–08 season, Agim Canaj took over as head coach. He has been replaced by Ilir Daja who lead Dinamo towards the championship title, after a dramatic win against Partizani 2–1 in the final match, playing for 36 minutes with 9 players. In the summer of 2008 Ilir Daja moved into a position as director in order to make place for Marcelo Javier Zuleta from Argentina. The Argentinian coach also brought with him four Argentinian players; goalkeeper Daniel Bertoya, defender Alejandro Palladino, midfielder Agustín González, and striker Cristian Campozano. Zuleta only lasted for the first Champions League qualification match against Bosnian FK Modriča before he was replaced as coach by Artan Mergjyshi, for only one game. Together with Zuleta the four Argentinian players also left the club. After Mergjyshi Zlatko Dalić, the actual coach of Croatia U-21, was appointed as new coach for Dinamo. He signed a two year contract with the club. That deal was broken when Dinamo lost its second game in the re-beginning of the 2008–09 season against Partizani. Shkëlqim Muça was then appointed manager of the club five days after of Zlatko Dalić's leave. With Shkelqim Muca, in the 2009–10 season Dinamo won the championship again, registering its 18th success.

Supporters

Blue Boys "Blue Boys" is an Ultras group for the Albanian football team, Dinamo Tirana. The group was formed in 2008 and has hundreds of members in its first few years. They organise meetings and trips to matches in Tirana and also away matches in Albania and even abroad. They promote Dinamo Tirana to the local public and influence fans of the club in a number of ways.

Achievements

The club is regarded as one of Albania's top teams having won:

• Albanian Premier League: 18

(1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1966–67, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1979–80, 1985–86, 1989–90, 2001–02, 2007–08 and 2009–10)

• Albanian Cup: 13

(1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1960, 1971, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1989, 1990, and 2003).

• Albanian Supercup: 2

(1989 and 2008)

Minor trophies

• Spartakiada Kombëtare: 3 (1959, 1969 and 1974)
• Kupa Sporti Popullor: 3 (1956, 1964 and 1983)
• Kupa e Ushtrisë Popullore: 2 (1973 and 1978)
• Kupa e Shtypit: 1 (1961)
• Kupa e 50 Vjetorit të Pavarësisë: 1 (1962)
• Kupa e Kongresit të 6-të të B.P.SH: 1 (1964)
• Kupa e 500 vjetorit të Skënderbeut: 1 (1968)
• Kupa Sport Ekspres: 1 (2000)
• Kupa Norga: 1 (2006)

KS Dinamo Tirana in Europe

As of July 2, 2009.

• QR = Qualifying Round
• 1R = 1st Round
• 2R = 2nd Round

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Managers

Managerial records

Former notable players

See also Category:KS Dinamo Tirana players.

References

External links

• Official Website
• Dinamo Tirana at UEFA.COM
• Dinamo Tirana at EUFO.DE
• Dinamo Tirana at Weltfussball.de
• Dianmo Tirana at Playerhistory.com
• Dinamo Tirana at Transfermarkt.de
• Dinamo Tirana at Football-Lineups.com
• Soccerpedia schedule Dinamo Tirana
• Albania-sport.com
• Albanian Soccer News
• Shqiperia-Futboll