KF Tirana season 2008–09

KF Tirana
2008–09 season
Chairman Refik Halili
Manager Blaz Sliskovic
(until December 10, 2008)
Agustin Kola
(until May 7, 2009)
Alban Tafaj
(caretaker manager)
Kategoria Superiore 1st
Kupa e Shqipërisë Runners-up
Top goalscorer League:
Migen Memelli (22)
All:
Migen Memelli (30)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
← 2007–08 2009–10 →

The 2008–09 season was Klubi i Futbollit Tirana's 70th competitive season, 70th consecutive season in the Albanian Superliga and 88th year in existence as a football club.

Contents

Kit

Other information

President Refik Halili
Ground (capacity and dimensions) Selman Stërmasi stadium (12, 500 / 105m x 68m)

Source: Selman Stërmasi stadium

Squad

First team

Current squad

As of May 2009 players in bold have a least one cap for an international team Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Blendi Nallbani (vice-captain)
2 DF Enri Tafaj
3 DF Rezart Dabulla
4 DF Lek Kcira
5 DF Entonio Pashaj
6 DF Andi Lila
7 MF Blerti Hajdari
8 MF Jetmir Sefa
9 FW Migen Memelli
10 MF Devis Mukaj (captain)
12 GK Pece Korunovski
13 MF Sajmir Patushi
14 MF Bledar Devolli
15 MF Ansi Agolli
16 DF Abraham Alechenwu
No. Position Player
17 MF Florenc Arapi
18 FW Ergys Sorra
19 DF Tefik Osmani
20 MF Erald Deliallisi
21 MF Toni Pezo
22 FW Daniel Xhafa
23 MF Sabien Lila
24 MF Gjergji Muzaka
31 GK Klajdi Kuka
32 FW Xhulian Rrudho
- GK Gledis Tafaj
- MF Gerald Tusha
- MF Migen Metani
- MF Besmir Bega
- FW Hendrit Ferra

Captain Hierarchy

  1. Devis Mukaj
  2. Blendi Nallbani

Transfers

In

Summer

# Pos Player From Fee Date
5 DF Entonio Pashaj Teuta Durres July 2008
16 DF Abraham Alechenwu Dinamo Tirana 150,000 € July 2008
6 DF Andi Lila Besa Kavaje July 2008
14 MF Bledar Devolli Partizani Tirana Free July 2008
12 GK Pece Korunovski Vardar Skopje July 2008
DF Rezart Dabulla KS Shkumbini Peqin July 2008
21 MF Toni Pezo Hajduk Split Loan July 2008
9 FW Migen Memelli GAIS Loan July 2008
15 MF Ansi Agolli Vaasan Palloseura Loan July 2008
22 FW Daniel Xhafa Dinamo Tirana Loan Expired August 2008
19 DF Tefik Osmani Partizani Tirana August 2008
24 MF Gjergji Muzaka Partizani Tirana 70,000 € August 2008

Winter

# Pos Player From Fee Date
13 MF Sajmir Patushi None Free December 19, 2009
32 FW Xhulian Rrudho Partizani Tirana January 5, 2009

Out

Summer

# Pos Player To Fee Date
21 MF Klodian Duro AC Omonoia Free May 21, 2008
7 MF Jahmir Hyka Olympiacos F.C. Loan Expired June 3, 2008
DF Gentian Hajdari None Retired July, 2008
MF Eldorado Merkoçi None Retired July, 2008
MF Hetlem Capja Dinamo Tirana July, 2008
DF Elvis Sina Dinamo Tirana July, 2008
22 FW Daniel Xhafa Dinamo Tirana Loan July, 2008
GK Alfred Osmani KF Elbasani July, 2008
DF Engert Bakalli KF Elbasani July, 2008
DF Endrit Vrapi KF Elbasani July, 2008
FW Erbim Fagu KF Elbasani 120,000 € July, 2008
FW Berat Hyseni KF Prishtina July, 2008
DF Saso Gjoreski None Free July, 2008
MF Laurent Mohellebi None Free July, 2008
DF Erion Xhafa KS Besa Kavaje July, 2008
GK Eni Malaj KS Dajti Loan July, 2008

Winter

# Pos Player To Fee Date
2 FW Enri Tafaj KS Dajti Loan January, 2009
17 MF Florenc Arapi KS Bylis Ballsh Loan January 7, 2009
MF Besmir Bega Partizani Tirana Loan January, 2009

Starting 11

No.
 Pos
 Nat
 Name
 GS Notes
1 GK ALB Nallbani 29
6 RB ALB Lila 29
21 CB CRO Pezo 30
19 CB ALB Osmani 24
16 LB NGA Alechenwu 30
14 CM ALB Devolli 30
10 CM ALB Devis Mukaj 15
15 LW ALB Agolli 30
24 RW ALB Muzaka 30
22 FW ALB Xhafa 31
9 FW ALB Memelli 29

Last updated: June 1, 2009
Source: Squad stats and Start formations.
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used start formation.
Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).

Competitions summary

Albanian Superliga

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Tirana (C) 33 19 11 3 58 27 +31 68 Second qualifying round
2 Vllaznia Shkodër 33 19 7 7 49 29 +20 64 First qualifying round
3 Dinamo Tirana 33 14 10 9 48 34 +14 52
4 Teuta Durrës 33 12 8 13 32 34 −2 44
5 Shkumbini Peqin 33 12 8 13 32 38 −6 44
6 Flamurtari Vlorë 33 10 12 11 33 33 0 42 Second qualifying round 1
7 Besa Kavajë 33 10 10 13 31 41 −10 40
8 Apolonia Fier 33 11 5 17 36 43 −7 38
9 Bylis Ballsh (R) 33 9 10 14 28 38 −10 37 Qualification to the 
10 Partizani Tirana (R) 33 9 9 15 27 36 −9 36
11 KS Lushnja (R) 33 8 12 13 25 35 −10 36 Relegation to the 
12 KS Elbasani (R) 33 7 14 12 28 39 −11 35

Source: soccerway.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
1Flamurtari Vlorë won the Albanian Cup 2008–09 and qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
33 19 11 3 58 27 +31 68 13 3 1 38 13 +25 6 8 2 20 14 +6

Source: www.fshf.org/klasifikimi.html

Results by round

Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33
Ground A A H A H A H A H A H H H A H A H A H A H A H A H H A H A H A H
Result D W W W W D W D D L W W L D W L W W W W D W W D W W W D W D W W W

Source: www.footballdatabase.eu
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

Updated to games played October 14, 2008.

Friendlies

Match Date Tournament Location Opponent team Score Scorers
1 October 14, 2008 Friendly Tirana, Albania AC Milan 2–1 Daniel Xhafa  29', Gjergji Muzaka  72'
2 May 12, 2009 Friendly Milan, Italia AC Milan 3–3

Albanian Superliga

Round Date Home/Away Opponent team Score Scorers
1 August 24, 2008 Away KS Vllaznia Shkodër 0–0[1]
2 August 30, 2008 Away KS Teuta Durrës 0–1[2] Migen Memelli  42',
3 September 14, 2008 Home KF Partizani Tirana 2–1[3] Daniel Xhafa  20', Andi Lila  90'
4 September 20, 2008 Away KS Apolonia Fier 0–2[4] Andi Lila  28', Migen Memelli  32'
5 September 27, 2008 Home KS Flamurtari Vlorë 3–1[5] Migen Memelli  17'  57'  61'
6 October 4, 2008 Away KS Bylis Ballsh 0–0[6]
7 October 19, 2008 Home KS Dinamo Tirana 2–1[7] Migen Memelli  32', Gjergji Muzaka  51'
8 October 25, 2008 Away KS Shkumbini Peqin 0–0[8]
9 November 2, 2008 Home KS Besa Kavaje 1–1[9] Jetmir Sefa  63',
10 November 9, 2008 Away KS Elbasani 1–0[10]
11 November 15, 2008 Home KS Lushnja 1–0[11] Laert Ndoni (O.G)  13'
12 November 23, 2008 Home KS Vllaznia Shkoder 1–1[12] Bledar Devolli  79'
13 November 29, 2008 Home KS Teuta Durres 1–2[13] Jetmir Sefa  77'
14 December 7, 2008 Away KF Partizani Tirana 2–2[14] Jetmir Sefa  2', Migen Memelli  82'
15 December 13, 2008 Home KS Apolonia Fier 3–0[15] Daniel Xhafa  37'  48', Andi Lila  64'
16 December 21, 2008 Away KS Flamurtari Vlorë 2–0[16]
17 December 27, 2008 Home KS Bylis Ballsh 6–2[17] Pedro Neves (O.G)  2', Migen Memelli  4'  35'  57', Gjergji Muzaka  13', Daniel Xhafa  32'
18 January 31, 2009 Away KS Dinamo Tirana 2–4[18] Migen Memelli  8'  77', Ansi Agolli  58', Daniel Xhafa  88'
19 February 5, 2009 Home KS Shkumbini Peqin 2–0[19] Andi Lila  27', Ansi Agolli  70'
20 February 15, 2009 Away KS Besa Kavaje 1–3[20] Daniel Xhafa  29', Ansi Agolli  53', Migen Memelli  73'
21 February 21, 2009 Home KS Elbasani 0–0[21]
22 March 1, 2009 Away KS Lushnja 0–0[22]
23 March 7, 2009 Home KS Lushnja 2–1[23] Migen Memelli  22', Devis Mukaj  64'
24 March 15, 2009 Away KS Bylis Ballsh 0–0[24]
25 March 21, 2009 Home Apolonia Fier 2–0[25] Bledar Devolli  32', Devis Mukaj  75'
26 April 5, 2009 Away Flamurtari Vlore 1–2[26] Migen Memelli  1'  37'
27 April 11, 2009 Home KF Elbasani 3–0[27] Daniel Xhafa  51', Devis Mukaj  77', Migen Memelli  86'
28 April 18, 2009 Away Partizani Tirana 2–2[28] Daniel Xhafa  56'  87'
29 April 25, 2009 Home KS Teuta Durres 4–1[29] Migen Memelli  5'  74', Daniel Xhafa  41', Ansi Agolli  83'
30 May 2, 2009 Away KS Besa Kavaje 1–1[30] Migen Memelli  20'
31 May 9, 2009 Home KS Shkumbini Peqin 3–1[31] Ahmed Mujdragic (O.G)  18', Gjergji Muzaka  27', Migen Memelli  31'
32 May 16, 2009 Away Dinamo Tirana 2–3[32] Ansi Agolli  12', Sabien Lila  40', Ergys Sorra  73'
33 May 23, 2009 Home KS Vllaznia Shkoder 2–1[33] Devis Mukaj  2', Migen Memelli  30'

Albanian Cup

1st round

October 29, 2008
 KS Terbuni Puke 1–1 KF Tirana Stadiumi Tërbuni (Puke)
Tafili  23' (Report) Xhafa  33'
November 12, 2008
 KF Tirana 1–0 KS Terbuni Puke Selman Stërmasi stadium (Tirana)
Memelli  89' (Report)

2nd round

December 3, 2008
 KS Lushnja 1–4 KF Tirana Abdurrahman Roza Haxhiu Stadium (Lushnje)
Cela  44' (pen.) (Report) Memelli  47'  58'
Muzaka  65'
Sorra  91'
December 17, 2008
 KF Tirana 5–0 KS Lushnja Selman Stërmasi stadium (Tirana)
Memelli  38'  64'  67'  87' (pen.)  90' (Report)

Quarter Finals

February 25, 2009
 KF Tirana 0–0 KS Elbasani Selman Stërmasi stadium (Tirana)
(Report)
March 11, 2009
 KS Elbasani 0–2 KF Tirana Stadioni Ruzhdi Bizhuta (Tirana)
(Report) Patushi  9'
Xhafa  12'

Semi Finals

April 15, 2009
 Vllaznia Shkoder 0–0 KF Tirana Loro-Boriçi Stadium (Shkoder)
(Report)

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