Edge Rewrite
location Source code View original
// request.cf · coarse context

A page that knows where it met you.

Only coarse request metadata is shown. This demo does not display or persist visitor IP addresses.

Country
US
Cloudflare location
CMH
Connection
HTTP/2
Language
Not provided

Ray ID: a286eb402b3e5a3a

Jump to content

KF Egnatia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from KFF Egnatia)
Egnatia
Full nameKlubi i Futbollit Egnatia
Founded15 September 1934; 91 years ago (1934-09-15)
22 Shtatori (1934–91)
Vullneti Rrogozhinë (1991–98)
Egnatia (1998–present)
GroundEgnatia Arena
Capacity5,000
Owner(s)Demrozi Costruzioni S.r.l. (37.5%)
Foglia Engineering S.r.l. (37.5%)
Rrogozhinë Municipality (25%)[1]
PresidentAgim Demrozi
ManagerNevil Dede
LeagueKategoria Superiore
2025–26Kategoria Superiore, 1st (champions)

KF Egnatia (Albanian: Klubi i Futbollit Egnatia) is an Albanian professional football club based in Rrogozhinë. The club competes in Kategoria Superiore, the top tier of Albanian football. Their home ground is Egnatia Arena, which has a capacity of 4,000 spectators.

The club was founded on 15 September 1934 under the name 22 Shtatori Rrogozhinë. In 1991 the name of the club was changed to Vullneti Rrogozhinë, before being renamed to Egnatia, in 1998. The club secured its first championship title in 2024.

History

[edit]

Football developed as a popular pastime in Rrogozhinë during the early years of the First World War. Being close to Kavajë, a city with one of Albania’s strongest footballing traditions, the town benefited from its neighbour’s influence and gradually formed an amateur team that would later compete in the country’s second division. The club’s first recorded match took place in 1934, when it faced Besa in a friendly and lost 7–1. Besa’s victory was largely inspired from the five goals scored by Mustafa Cara, an agronomy student studying in Bari, Italy, who was also playing for local club Fidelis Astria.

After the end of World War II, Albanian football was reorganized, with participation in the top two divisions restricted to district-level representative teams. As Rrogozhinë was still a locality at the time, Egnatia was unable to compete at the national level under the new system.[2]

Previous club logo

Egnatia earned promotion to Kategoria Superiore for the first time after winning the 2003–04 Kategoria e Parë season.[3] The club’s first spell in the top flight lasted only one season, as it was relegated at the end of the 2004–05 campaign.[4] During that season, Hysen Dedja and Petrit Haxhia were succeeded as head coach by Alfred Ferko.

Recent years

[edit]

Egnatia were promoted back to the top flight of Albanian football, the Kategoria Superiore, for the second time in their history on 2 May 2021, following a 1–0 victory over local rivals Besa Kavajë in the Promotion Round of the 2020–21 Kategoria e Parë.[5] Under head coach Gugash Magani, they finished top of Group B during the regular season and qualified for the Promotion Round, where they also finished top, securing their place in the championship final held on 21 May 2021 against the winners of Group A, Dinamo Tirana, where they won 1–0 through a stoppage-time winner from Ndriçim Shtubina.[6][7][8] On 26 May 2024, Egnatia won their first title of the Kategoria Superiore, after beating Partizani in the final.[9][10][11]

Stadium

[edit]
Egnatia Arena in 2025

The club has played at the existing site of Egnatia Arena, since the team's foundation, the capacity of which was around 1,200, with one small main stand located to the south. The stadium was originally name Rrogozhina Stadium and was also later known as the Egnatia Stadium as well as the Hasan Zyla Stadium.

The club first set foot on the newly named Arena Egnatia on the existing site of the stadium on 17 February 2021, with the club in pole position to achieve promotion to the Kategoria Superiore, the top tier of Albanian football.[12][13]

In May 2024, it was announced that the club had started working on building the new stand opposite the main Demrozi Stadium stand, to be named posthumously after former player Raphael Dwamena who died playing for the club the previous season. The club was also looking to secure land near the city of Rrogozhinë to build a new training complex in order to move from their existing ground in Lekaj.[14]

Honours

[edit]

European record

[edit]

As of match played 14 August 2025

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Agg.
2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League 1QR Armenia Ararat-Armenia 4–4 (aet) 1–1 5–5 (2-4 p)
2024–25 UEFA Champions League 1QR Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka 2–1 (aet) 0–1 2–2 (1-4 p)
UEFA Conference League 2QR Iceland Víkingur Reykjavík 0–2 1–0 1–2
2025–26 UEFA Champions League 1QR Iceland Breiðablik 1–0 0–5 1–5
UEFA Conference League 2QR Belarus Dinamo Minsk 1–0 2–0 3–0
3QR Slovenia Olimpija Ljubljana 2–4 (aet) 0–0 2–4
2026–27 UEFA Champions League 1QR Moldova Petrocub Hîncești 6–1 1–1 7–2
2QR Slovenia Celje 3–3 2–2 (aet) 5–5 (1-4 p)
UEFA Europa League 3QR Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers 1–3
Notes

Egnatia statistics in Kategoria Superiore

[edit]

Since the Kategoria Superiore began in 2004, KF Egnatia have played 219 Superliga matches, scored 256 goals and conceded 232. The club has collected so far 301 points, won 83 games, drawn 59 and lost 78. The club's goal difference is +24.

Data correct up to 29th May 2026.[15]

Recent seasons

[edit]
Season League Cup Supercup European Top goalscorer
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Players Goals
2004–05 Superiore↓ 36 7 7 22 26 48 28 9th R1 N/a N/a N/a Albania Elton Çeno 6
2021–22 Superiore 36 8 11 17 30 49 35 8th QF — — — Brazil Pedro 10
2022–23 Superiore 36 14 10 12 46 32 52 3rd W N/a N/a N/a Ghana Raphael Dwamena 9
2023–24 Superiore 38 19 10 9 52 38 67 1st W RU UECL QR1 Ghana Raphael Dwamena 9
2024–25 Superiore 38 17 12 9 51 30 63 1st RU W UCL
UECL		 QR1
QR2		 Albania Regi Lushkja 16
2025–26 Superiore 39 19 9 11 50 35 68 1st RU RU UCL
UECL		 QR1
QR3		 Ivory Coast Soumaila Bakayoko
Belgium Alessandro Albanese		 9
2026–27 Superiore UCL
UEL		 QR2
QR3
Key
League: P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; Pts = Points won; Pos = Final position;
Cup / Europe: PR = Preliminary round; QR = Qualifying round; R1 = First round; R2 = Second round; Group = Group stage; QF = Quarter-final; SF = Semi-final; RU = Runner-up; W = Competition won;

Record transfers

[edit]
Rank Player To Fee Year
1.Brazil JacksonTurkey Istanbulspor€400k2023
2.Turkey Melih İbrahimoğluTurkey Konyaspor€350k2024
3.Albania Alen SherriItaly Cagliari€300k2024
Albania Serxho UjkaBelgium Zulte Waregem€300k2025
4.Albania Regi LushkjaIran Tractor S.C.€250k2025
5.Lithuania Gytis PaulauskasUkraine Kolos Kovalivka€200k2024

Players

[edit]

First-team squad

[edit]
As of 1 July 2026

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  GEO Levan Tandilashvili
2 FW  CMR Daniel Adjessa
4 DF  AZE Zamiq Əliyev
6 MF  ALB Albano Aleksi (captain)
7 MF  BRA Fernando Medeiros
8 FW  CIV Ibrahim Diabaté
9 FW  CIV Soumaila Bakayoko
10 FW  BEL Alessandro Albanese
12 GK  ALB Bruno Puja
16 DF  ALB Edison Ndreca
17 MF  KOS Altin Kryeziu
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW  MAR Karim Loukili
22 DF  ESP Guillem Jaime
23 DF  ALB Alessandro Kacbufi
24 DF  MKD Numan Ajeti
27 MF  ALB Ledio Beqja
28 DF  ALB Eljon Sota
29 DF  BRA Andrey Yago
33 DF  ALB Eneo Bitri
55 DF  ALB Geralb Smajli
77 FW  ALB Ildi Gruda
98 GK  ALB Mario Dajsinani
99 FW  CRC Jurguens Montenegro

Retired numbers

[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
7 FW  GHA Raphael Dwamena (2022–2023) – posthumous honour)

Personnel

[edit]

Current technical staff

[edit]
Position Name
Head coach Albania Nevil Dede
Assistant coach Albania Artan Karapici
Goalkeeping coach Albania Taulant Guma
Athletic Coach Albania Andri Babaj
Physiotherapist Albania Edmond Cikalleshi
Doctor Albania Ilir Kapllani
Doctor Albania Emiljano Bizhdili

Management

[edit]
Position Name
President Albania Agim Demrozi
Board member Albania Agron Kalaja
Board member Albania Idajet Roçi
Board member Albania Gentian Gjuzi
Accountant Albania Muhamed Kullolli
Shareholder Italy Demrozi Costruzioni S.r.l. (37.5%)
Shareholder Italy Foglia Engineering S.r.l. (37.5%)
Shareholder Albania Rrogozhinë Municipality (25%)

World & European Rankings

[edit]

(As of 26 July 2025)[16]

UEFA club coefficient ranking

[edit]
RankTeamPoints
245Czech Republic Banik Ostrava6.500
246Hungary Paksi6.500
247Albania KF Egnatia6.500
248Sweden AIK6.500
249Norway Viking6.500

Title winning managers

[edit]
Name Period Trophies
Albania Edlir Tetova 2023–2026 Kategoria Superiore (2) 2023–24,2024–25 Albanian Cup:(2) 2022–23, 2023–24 Albanian Supercup:(1) 2024
Albania Nevil Dede 2026– Kategoria Superiore (1) 2025–26

List of managers

[edit]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ↑ "EKSTRAKT HISTORIK I REGJISTRIT TË PRONARIT PËRFITUES" (PDF). Ministria e Financave dhe Ekonomisë e Shqipërisë (in Albanian). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  2. ↑ "Historiku". Archived from the original on 2021-07-11. Retrieved 2014-05-03.
  3. ↑ Albania 2003/04 Archived 2023-03-25 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  4. ↑ Albania 2004/05 Archived 2023-03-06 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  5. ↑ "EGNATIA RROGOZHINË VS. BESA KAVAJË 1 - 0". Archived from the original on 2024-05-09. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  6. ↑ "Fund dramatik, gafë e Bakajt, Shtubina ndëshkon Dinamon, EGNATIA fiton trofeun e Kategorisë së Parë". 22 May 2021. Archived from the original on 2024-05-09. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  7. ↑ "Egnatia ngjitet në Superiore, Tomori nxjerr nga gara Pogradecin". 2 May 2021. Archived from the original on 2024-05-09. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  8. ↑ "Gol në frymën e fundit! Shtubina "ndriçon" Rrogozhinën, Egnatia triumfon ndaj Dinamos në finale". Archived from the original on 2024-05-09. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  9. ↑ "Mrekulli e Egnatias, kampione e Shqipërisë për herë të parë. Të dy trofetë shkojnë në Rrogozhinë". top-channel.tv. Retrieved 2025-02-23.
  10. ↑ "Historike/ Egnatia mposht 0-1 Partizanin në finale dhe fiton për herë të parë trofeun e Superligës shqiptare! 'Demat' zbresin nga froni - Shqiptarja.com". shqiptarja.com (in Albanian). Retrieved 2025-02-23.
  11. ↑ "Egnatia, kampione e Shqipërisë për herë të parë". KOHA.net (in Albanian). 2024-05-26. Retrieved 2025-02-23.
  12. ↑ "Merr jetë investimi 2 milionë dollarësh/ Rrogozhina në festë, nisin zyrtarisht punimet në "Arena Egnatia"". Panorama Sport (in Albanian). 18 February 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  13. ↑ "Stadiumi i ri, nisin punimet për "Arena Egnatia"". ABC News (in Albanian). 17 February 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  14. ↑ ""Arena Egnatia", nis puna për ndërtimin e tribunës "Rafael Duamena"". Panorama Sport (in Albanian). 31 May 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  15. ↑ "ALBANIA: Superliga". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
  16. ↑ "Member associations - UEFA rankings - Club coefficients – UEFA.com". UEFA. Archived from the original on 7 April 2011.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=KF_Egnatia&oldid=1367980407"