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KF Egnatia

Egnatia
Full nameKlubi i Futbollit Egnatia Rrogozhinë
Founded15 September 1934; 90 years ago (1934-09-15)
GroundEgnatia Arena
Rrogozhinë
Capacity2,196
OwnerDemrozi Costruzioni S.r.l. (37.5%)
Foglia Engineering S.r.l. (37.5%)
Rrogozhinë Municipality (25%)[1]
PresidentAgim Demrozi
ManagerEdlir Tetova
LeagueKategoria Superiore
2023–24Kategoria Superiore, 1st (champions)

KF Egnatia Rrogozhinë (Albanian: Klubi i Futbollit Egnatia Rrogozhinë), commonly referred to as KF Egnatia, is an Albanian professional football club based in Rrogozhinë. The club competes in the Abissnet 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, and in 1991, the name of the club was changed to Vullneti Rrogozhinë, before renaming to its current name KS Egnatiain 1998. The club secured its first championship title in 2024.

History

The passion and desire for the game of football was integrated into the hearts of local citizens and patriots since the early years of World War I. Rrogozhinë, being neighbours to Kavajë, a city with a long tradition in football on a national level, knew how to use this experience to its own advantage by forming initially an amateur level team which would later go on to compete in the second division of Albanian football. The very first match in club history was a friendly between Besa in 1934 which ended in a 1–7 loss. Mustafa Cara, a student of agronomy in Bari, Italy who had returned home for vacation (he was a player for Fidelis Andria, a Serie B club in Italy at the time), scored 5 goals for Besa.

Following the liberation of the country after World War II, the league structure changed by allowing only district level teams to compete in the top two divisions. This made it difficult for Rrogozhinë, a locality at the time, to compete on a national level.[2]

Previous club logo

Egnatia had one season in the top tier of Albanian football after winning promotion in summer 2004.[3] They were only relegated on the first attempt,[4] with Alfred Ferko succeeding Hysen Dedja and Petrit Haxhia as first team coach during the season.

Recent years

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]

Stadium

Main article: Egnatia Arena
Egnatia Arena, main stand

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 locate 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 broke ground 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.[9][10]

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.[11]

Honours

European record

As of match played 1 August 2024

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
Notes
  • QR: Qualifying round

Egnatia statistics in Kategoria Superiore

Since the Kategoria Superiore began in 2004, KF Egnatia have played 146 Superliga matches, scored 154 goals and conceded 167. The club has collected so far 178 points, won 48 games, drawn 38 and lost 60. The club's goal difference is -13.

Data correct up to 29th May 2024.[12]

Recent seasons

Season League Cup Supercup European competitions Top goalscorer
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Player Goals
2004–05 Superiore↓ 36 7 7 22 26 48 28 9th R1 — — — 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 — — — Ghana Raphael Dwamena 9
2023–24 Superiore 36 18 9 9 51 38 63 1st W RU Conference League QR1 Ghana Raphael Dwamena 9
2024–25 Superiore Champions League
Conference League 		QR1
QR2
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;

Players

First-team squad

As of 2 October 2024

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 Albania ALB Klajdi Kuka
2 DF Albania ALB Amer Duka
3 DF Haiti HAI François Dulysse
4 DF Azerbaijan AZE Zamiq Əliyev
5 DF Albania ALB Frédéric Veseli
6 MF Albania ALB Albano Aleksi
8 FW Nigeria NGA Daniel Wotlai
9 FW Albania ALB Dardan Vuthaj
10 MF Albania ALB Regi Lushkja
11 FW Ivory Coast CIV Soumaila Bakayoko
12 GK Albania ALB Ilir Dabjani
13 DF Albania ALB Renato Malota (captain)
14 FW Ivory Coast CIV Joël Doukouo
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF Albania ALB Edison Ndreca
17 MF Albania ALB Arbin Zejnullai
18 FW Ghana GHA Mohammed Yahaya
19 DF Kosovo KOS Arbenit Xhemajli
22 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Yazan Madani
24 DF Albania ALB Rezart Rama
27 FW France FRA Youba Dramé
28 MF Italy ITA Alessandro Ahmetaj
36 MF Albania ALB Serxho Ujka
44 DF Albania ALB Abdurraman Fangaj
70 MF Albania ALB Regi Lushkja
82 FW Albania ALB Redi Kasa
98 GK Albania ALB Taulant Troshku

On Loan

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
— FW Albania ALB Irdi Morina (at Besa Kavajë)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Lithuania LTU Jouzas Lubas (at Ferizaj)

Retired numbers

Main article: List of retired numbers in association football

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 Ghana GHA Raphael Dwamena (2022–2023) – posthumous honour)

Personnel

Current technical staff

Position Name
Head coach Albania Edlir Tetova
Assistant coach Albania Julian Brahja
Goalkeeping coach Albania Taulant Guma
Athletic Coach Albania Andri Babaj
Athletic Coach Albania Mario Biba
Videoanalist Albania Revion Mekshi
Physiotherapist Albania Edmond Cikalleshi
Doctor Albania Ilir Kapllani
Doctor Albania Emiljano Bizhdili

Management

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%)

Title winning managers

Name Period Trophies Trophies
Albania Edlir Tetova 2023– Kategoria Superiore (1) 2023–24 Albanian Cup:(2) 2022–23, 2023–24

List of managers

See also

References

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