KF Teuta Durrës

KS Teuta Durrës
Full name Klubi Sportiv Teuta Durrës
Nickname(s) Djemtë e Detit (Sea Boys)
Durrësakët (Durrës City Boys)
Founded 1920 (1920)
as Klubi Sportiv Urani[1][2]
Ground Niko Dovana Stadium
Ground Capacity 13,000[3]
President Edmond Hasanbelliu
Manager Cesare Beggi
League Albanian Superliga
2015–16 Albanian Superliga, 4th
Website Club home page
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Klubi Sportiv Teuta Durrës is an Albanian football team based in the city of Durrës. They currently compete in the Albanian Superliga and they play their home games at the Niko Dovana Stadium.

The club was founded in 1920 as Klubi Sportiv Urani, and they were a founding member of the Albanian National Championship in 1930, as well as runners-up in the 1931 National Championship. They have won the Albanian Superliga once in 1994, and they have also won the Albanian Cup three times, as well as three Albanian Supercups.

History

Early history

The club was founded in 1920 as Klubi Sportiv Urani, which literally translates to Uranium Sport Club, and they changed their name to Sport Klub Durrës just two years later 1922. They kept the same name until they joined the Albania National Championship as one of the original six members alongside SK Tiranë, Skënderbeu Korçë, Bashkimi Shkodran, Urani Elbasan and Sportklub Vlorë. In 1930, before entering the National Championship, the club changes its name to the Klubi Sportiv Teuta Durrës, in reference to Queen Teuta of Illyria. In the first National Championship they finished fifth out of six teams, collecting three wins and two draws out of ten games.[4] The following season they finished as runners-up in the league, as they lost 4–1 in the championship final against SK Tiranë, where the club's goalkeeper Niko Dovana famously scored the equaliser in the first leg which ended in a 1–1 draw.[5][6]

After Communism took control of Albania the club was forced to change its name to KS Ylli i Kuq Durrës, literally meaning KS Red Star Durrës. Just 3 years later in 1950 the club dropped KS Red Star Durrës from its name and was simply called SK Durrës once again, before renaming to KS Puna Durrës a 1-year later in 1951. The club changed its name again in 1958 to KS Lokomotiva Durrës which they kept until the fall of Communism in Albania in 1991. Since 1991 the club has renamed KS Teuta Durrës, with the football team being called KF Teuta Durrës.[7]

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The 1994 Albanian Cup final second leg lineup against KF Tirana.

Hasanbelliu era

In 1999 local businessman and owner of Eurotech Cement Edmond Hasanbelliu was named as the new president of the club, and he brought in Hasan Lika as manager immediately. He began investing in the club and introduced Albanian internationals Sokol Prenga and Suad Liçi in the club, alongside a host of other players including Orges Shehi and Arjan Sheta.[8] In the club's first season under Hasan Lika and Edmond Hasanbelliu they finished in third place, behind Tomori Berat and eventual winners KF Tirana. They also had a successful Albanian Cup run as they eliminated Flamurtari Vlorë, KF Tirana and Dinamo Tirana to reach the final against KS Lushnja, which ended 0–0 after extra time and Teuta won the game 5–4 on penalties. They qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup in the following season, where they faced Austrian side SK Rapid Wien. They were elimated following a 6–0 aggregate loss, after 4–0 and 2–0 losses.

Recent years

In November 2013 the president Hasanbelliu announced that the club had sold a 50% stake to Swiss company Gea Sport, who promised investment in the club in order to achieve domestic success as well as have good runs in Europe. The firm's first action as shareholders was to replace the Albanian coach Gugash Magani with the Italian Roberto Sorrentino, who became the club's first ever foreign coach.[9][10] Following less than 2 months as shareholders Gea Sport were instrumental in bringing in 11 players during the January transfer window, most of which were foreigners, in an attempt to push for the title. on 24 February 2014, Sorrentino was fired as the first team coach following a string of poor results. The club announced the appointment of Ilir Daja the day after Sorrentino's departure.[11]

Stadium

Main article: Niko Dovana Stadium
Niko Dovana Stadium

The club play their home games at the Niko Dovana Stadium which was built in 1965 and currently has a capacity of around 13,000. The stadium was previously known as the Lokomotiva Stadium between 1958 and 1991 during Communism while the club was named Lokomotiva Durrës. The stadium has also been host to the Albania national team in 2010 where they played a friendly against Uzbekistan.[12] During the 2013–14 season, according to the club's official website the average league attendance was 2,638.

Honours

Supporters

Teuta's fans are known as Djemtë e Detit 1994 (Boys of the Sea).[13] and PIRATËT 2016 (PIRATES 2016)

European record

Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1994–95 UEFA Cup QR Cyprus Apollon Limassol 1–4 2–4 3–8
1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup QR Finland TPS Turku 3–0 0–1 3–1
1R Italy AC Parma 0–2 0–2 0–4
1996–97 UEFA Cup 1QR Slovakia FC Kosice 1–4 1–2 2–6
1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Iceland IA Akranes 2–1 1–5 3–6
2000–01 UEFA Cup 2QR Austria SK Rapid Wien 0–4 0–2 0–6
2002 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Malta Valletta 0–0 2–1 2–1
2R Romania Gloria Bistriţa 1–0 0–3 1–3
2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Slovakia FK ZTS Dubnica 0–0 0–4 0–4
2005–06 UEFA Cup 1QR Bosnia and Herzegovina NK Široki Brijeg 3–1 0–3 3–4
2007–08 UEFA Cup 1QR Croatia NK Slaven Belupo 2–2 2–6 4–8
2012–13 UEFA Europa League 1QR Georgia (country) FC Metalurgi Rustavi 0–3 1–6 1–9
2013–14 UEFA Europa League 1QR Moldova Dacia Chişinău 3–1 0–2 3–3 (a)
2016–17 UEFA Europa League 1QR Kazakhstan Kairat 0–1 0–5 0–6

Current squad

As of 8 July 2016

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

No. Position Player
1 Albania GK Bledjan Rizvani (Captain)
12 Albania GK Shpëtim Moçka
3 Albania DF Silvester Shkalla
4 Albania DF Akil Jakupi
5 Albania DF Rustem Hoxha (vice-captain)
14 Albania DF Erand Hoxha
15 Albania DF Blerim Kotobelli
2 Albania MF Dajan Shehi
7 Albania MF Arbër Çyrbja
8 Albania MF Nazmi Gripshi
10 Serbia MF Tarik Cmajcanin
No. Position Player
19 Albania MF Fabian Beqja
20 Albania MF Ledio Myrtezani
22 Albania MF Bruno Dita
27 Albania MF Ardit Hila
29 Albania MF Emiljano Musta
30 Albania MF Bledar Hodo
9 Albania FW Andi Ribaj
16 Albania FW Artur Magani
17 Albania FW Eri Lamçja
20 Albania FW Shpat Ismajli
- Mozambique FW Faisal Bangal

Records

Managers

Name Period Notes
Albania Haxhi Ballgjini 1993–94 1993-94 Albanian Superliga
Albania Shkëlqim Muça July 1, 1996 – June 30, 1997
Albania Hasan Lika 1999–03 1999–2000 Albanian Cup
Albania Vasil Bici June 1, 2003 – Sept 18, 2003
Albania Hasan Lika Sept 18, 2003 – March 13, 2004
Albania Stavri Nica March 20, 2004 – June 1, 2004
Albania Edmond Zalla July 1, 2004 – Sept 28, 2004
Albania Stavri Nica Sept 29, 2004 – Oct 4, 2004
Albania Neptun Bajko Oct 4, 2004 – Jan 27, 2005
Albania Stavri Nica Jan 27, 2005 – June 1, 2005 2004–05 Albanian Cup
Albania Hasan Lika July 1, 2005 – March 1, 2006
Albania Stavri Nica March 1, 2006 – March 18, 2006
Albania Alfred Ferko March 18, 2006 – June 1, 2006
Albania Hasan Lika July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2007
Albania Hysen Dedja July 1, 2006 – Sept 30, 2007
Albania Gentian Begeja Sept 30, 2007 – Nov 28, 2007
Albania Kristaq Mile Nov 28, 2007 – June 1, 2008
Albania Sulejman Starova Aug 24, 2008 – May 30, 2009
Albania Mirel Josa July 1, 2009 – Jan 30, 2010
Albania Ylli Shehu Feb 4, 2010 – June 3, 2010
Albania Edi Martini June 9, 2010 – May 24, 2011
Albania Hasan Lika May 27, 2011 – Sept 12, 2012
Albania Gentian Begeja Sept 14, 2012 – Jan 22, 2013
Albania Gugash Magani Jan 28, 2013 – Nov 16, 2013
Italy Roberto Sorrentino Nov 18, 2013 – Feb 24, 2014
Albania Ilir Biturku Feb 25, 2014 – May 30, 2014
Albania Hasan Lika June 5, 2014–June 2, 2015
Albania Gugash Magani June 2, 2015–2016
Italy Cesare Beggi June 2, 2016–

References

  1. ↑ http://us.soccerway.com/teams/albania/ks-teuta-durres/71
  2. ↑ http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.club.teuta-durres..8454..en.html
  3. ↑ Worldstadiums. "Stadia in Albania". Retrieved 3 August 2010.
  4. ↑ Albania National Championship 1930
  5. ↑ Albania National Championship 1931
  6. ↑ Dovana, portieri që shënoi në Tiranë
  7. ↑ KF Teuta History
  8. ↑ Edmond Hasanbelliu at KFTeuta.com
  9. ↑ Teuta zyrtarizon trajnerin italian, Sorrentino: Kam projekt 3-vjeçar, dua titullin kampion
  10. ↑ Magani largohet nga Teuta, vjen Sorrentino
  11. ↑ Daja trajner i Teutës, shkarkohet Sorrentino
  12. ↑ Frasheri, Dash (3 August 2010). "Anti- Uzbekistani, kombëtarja e lojtarëve pa ekip". Albania-Sport (in Albanian). Frasheri. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
  13. ↑ Fatjon Pandovski (9 February 2012). "Teuta making regal progress in Albania". Member associations: Albania. UEFA. Retrieved 12 August 2012.

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