2010–11 KF Tirana season

The 2010–11 season was Klubi i Futbollit Tirana's 72nd competitive season, 72nd consecutive season in the Kategoria Superiore and 90th year in existence as a football club. Following the title win two seasons ago, KF Tirana added to their 23 titles to make it their record 24 title wins. KF Tirana played UEFA Europa League against Zalaegerszegi TE and FC Utrecht.

FC Utrecht - KF Tirana

Tirana

2010–11 season
Chairman	Refik Halili
Manager	Nevil Dede
Ground	Selman Stërmasi Stadium
Kategoria Superiore	5th
Albanian Cup	Winners
Europa League	Second qualifying round
Top goalscorer	Pero Pejić (11)
Home colours Away colours

Background

Kit

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Other information

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

Source: Selman Stërmasi stadium

Coaching staff

As of February 12, 2011[1]

Position	Name
Head coach	Mišo Krstičević
Assistant coach	Luan Sengla
Goalkeeping coach	Astrit Nallbani
Technical director	Alban Tafaj
Club Secretary	Rauf Dimraj
Athletic Coach	Rauf Dimraj
Physical Therapy	Ylli Mihali
Club Doctor	Eduart Gjika
Reporter	Adnan Hyka

Players

2010–11 squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ALB Blendi Nallbani 2 DF  ALB Elvis Sina 3 DF  ALB Rezart Dabulla 4 MF  SRB Ivan Gvozdenovic 5 DF  ALB Entonio Pashaj 6 DF  ALB Andi Lila 7 MF  ALB Blerti Hajdari 8 MF  ALB Sabien Lilaj 9 FW  ALB Sebino Plaku 10 MF  ALB Devi Muka (captain) 11 FW  ALB Ergys Sorra 12 GK  ALB Ilion Lika 13 MF  ALB Erando Karabeci 14 FW  ALB Oriand Abazaj 16 DF  ALB Erjon Dushku 17 MF  ALB Afrim Taku

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 DF  ALB Rrahman Hallaçi 19 DF  ALB Tefik Osmani 20 FW  ALB Alban Bushi 21 MF  KVX Shpetim Babaj 22 FW  CRO Pero Pejic 24 MF  ALB Gerald Tusha 25 MF  ALB Migen Metani 27 FW  ALB Mario Morina 28 FW  BIH Mladen Žižović 30 MF  ALB Marvin Nallbani 31 GK  ALB Enkel Dauti — FW  ALB Enco Malindi — DF  ALB Saimir Kasemi — DF  ALB Eugen Shima — DF  ALB Dorian Kërçiku — MF  ALB Gentian Muça

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 24 DF  ALB Mario Shehu (on loan to Kamza) -- DF  ALB Gentian Muça (on loan to Dinamo) -- DF  ALB Besian Celiku (on loan to Skënderbeu) -- FW  ALB Hendrit Ferra (on loan to Elbasani) -- FW  ALB Samet Gjoka (on loan to Partizani) -- DF  ALB Albi Çeliku (on loan to Lushnja) -- DF  ALB Tedi Baholli (on loan to KF Liria)

No. Pos. Nation Player -- GK  ALB Eni Malaj (on loan to Turbina) -- DF  ALB Elio Rapo (on loan to Turbina) -- DF  ALB Redi Papinari (on loan to Turbina) -- DF  ALB Florenc Çaushi (on loan to Turbina) -- DF  ALB Klejdi Nela (on loan to Turbina) -- GK  ALB Ilir Ndoj (on loan to Partizani) 17 MF  ALB Afrim Taku

International players

Blendi Nallbani Rezart Dabulla Andi Lila		Tefik Osmani Elvis Sina Julian Ahmataj

Foreign players

• Pero Pejic
• Shpetim Babaj
• Mladen Žižović
• Ivan Gvozdenovic
• Mladen Žižović

Reserves and academy

For the reserve and academy squads, see KF Tirana Reserves and Academy.

Competitions

Kategoria Superiore

Main article: 2010–11 Kategoria Superiore

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Vllaznia	33	17	8	8	41	27	+14	59	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4	Laçi	33	14	5	14	44	44	0	47
5	Tirana	33	11	11	11	42	31	+11	44	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
6	Bylis	33	13	4	16	44	48	−4	43
7	Teuta	33	11	9	13	38	40	−2	42

Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) points in head-to-head matches; 3) goal difference in head-to-head matches; 4) goals scored in head-to-head matches; 5) total goal difference; 6) total goals scored; 7) draw
Notes:

1. Tirana qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2010–11 Albanian Cup.

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	11	11	11	43	29	+14	44	9	4	4	29	11	+18	2	7	7	14	18	−4

Last updated: June 2011.
Source: Competitive matches

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	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	L	W	D	W	L	D	L	W	W	L	W	W	D	W	D	D	W	D	D	D	D	L	L	W	D	W	W	L	L	L	L	L
Position	7	8	8	7	4	6	6	8	5	4	5	4	4	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Elbasani v Tirana

22 August 2010 1	Elbasani	1–1	Tirana	Elbasan
16:30 CET	Çapja  2'  63' Ristevski  29' Sadiku  65'	Report	Pejić  4' Lila  65' (pen.)  65'	Stadium: Ruzhdi Bizhuta Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Kreshnik Cjapi

Flamurtari Vlorë v Tirana

27 August 2010 2	Flamurtari Vlorë	2–1	Tirana	Vlorë
16:00 CET	Roshi  20'  20' Devolli  41' Xhafaj  66' Grami  80'	Report	Plaku  25' Osmani  39' Pejić  63' Malindi  75' Lila  88'	Stadium: Flamurtari Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Edvin Hoxha

Tirana v Bylis Ballsh

12 September 2010 3	Tirana	2–1	Bylis Ballsh	Tiranë
17:00 CET	Silagailis  10' Pejić  22', 45+2' Hallaçi  90'	Report	Egbo  22' Gega  22'  39' Kule  43'	Stadium: Qemal Stafa Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj

Kastrioti Krujë v Tirana

20 September 2010 4	Kastrioti Krujë	0–0	Tirana	Krujë
15:00 CET	Zora  16'  76' Ragipović  19' Djarmati  33'	Report	Sina  36' Karabeci  54'	Stadium: Kastrioti Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Remzi Sadiku

Tirana v Laçi

26 September 2010 5	Tirana	2–0	Laçi	Tiranë
15:00 CET	Babaj  27' Pejić  43' Gvozdenović  66' Lila  72' Malindi  90+2'	Report	Mile  4' Doku  52' Kastrati  87'	Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Elvis Peza

Skënderbeu Korçë v Tirana

3 October 2010 6	Skënderbeu Korçë	2–1	Tirana	Korçë
13:30 CET	Shkëmbi  52' Biskup  53'  78' Dragusha  64' Vrapi  75' Sosa  90'  90+3'	Report	Muka  3'  63' Gvozdenović  86'	Stadium: Skënderbeu Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Lorenc Jemini

Tirana v Dinamo Tirana

18 October 2010 7	Tirana	1–1	Dinamo Tirana	Tiranë
17:00 CET	Lila  33' Lilaj  48' Osmani  56' Muka  61' Silagailis  71'	Report	Martinena  17' Pisha  74' Ambourouet  86'	Stadium: Qemal Stafa Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Lorenc Jemini

Besa Kavajë v Tirana

25 October 2010 8	Besa Kavajë	2–1	Tirana	Kavajë
13:30 CET	Mihani  11'  40' Poçi  15' Cikalleshi  36' Lazarevski  43'	Report	Dushku  9' Osmani  59' Lila  71'  80' Lilaj  82' Karabeci  86'	Stadium: Besa Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Sokol Çekaj

Tirana v Teuta Durrës

31 October 2010 9	Tirana	2–0	Teuta Durrës	Tiranë
14:00 CET	Pejić  3', 12'	Report		Stadium: Qemal Stafa Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Kridens Meta

Shkumbini Peqin v Tirana

6 November 2010 10	Shkumbini Peqin	1–3	Tirana	Peqin
13:00 CET	Mujdragić  10' Grishaj  17'  30'	Report	Lilaj  32' Bushi  53' Pejić  59' Gvozdenović  67' Žižović  71'  72' Tusha  82'	Stadium: Shkumbini Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj

Tirana v Vllaznia Shkodër

14 November 2010 11	Tirana	0–2	Vllaznia Shkodër	Tiranë
13:00 CET	Lila  54' Osmani  65' Sina  68' Tusha  89'	Report	Vajushi  18'  56' Sinani  31' Gocaj  37' Belisha  72'	Stadium: Qemal Stafa Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Enea Jorgji

Tirana v Elbasani

20 November 2010 12	Tirana	3–1	Elbasani	Tiranë
13:00 CET	Pejić  35', 59' Morina  90'	Report	Dalipi  61' Çapja  66'	Stadium: Qemal Stafa Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Erion Dobi

Tirana v Flamurtari Vlorë

27 November 2010 13	Tirana	2–1	Flamurtari Vlorë	Tiranë
16:00 CET	Muka  23' Pejić  24' Lila  35' Lilaj  48' Karabeci  81' Plaku  90+1'	Report	Devolli  18' Xhafaj  56' Brahja  65'	Stadium: Qemal Stafa Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Enea Jorgji

Bylis Ballsh v Tirana

11 December 2010 14	Bylis Ballsh	1–1	Tirana	Ballsh
17:00 CET	Arbëri  28' Popović  48'  65' Xhafa  58' Sulollari  63' Besha  78'	Report	Lilaj  31'  90'	Stadium: Adush Muça Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Kridens Meta

Tirana v Kastrioti Krujë

17 December 2010 15	Tirana	4–0	Kastrioti Krujë	Tiranë
13:20 CET	Pejić  9', 37' Lilaj  56' Plaku  82' Hajdari  89' Lila  90'	Report	Caca  8'	Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Albano Janku

Laçi v Tirana

24 December 2010 16	Laçi	1–1	Tirana	Laç
13:00 CET	Mile  85' (pen.)	Report	Pejić  14' Osmani  22' Morina  63' Lilaj  67'	Stadium: Laçi Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Enea Jorgji

Tirana v Skënderbeu Korçë

3 February 2011[nb 1] 17	Tirana	0–0	Skënderbeu Korçë	Tiranë
17:00 CET	Lilaj  42' Pejić  45' Karabeci  74'	Report	Bicaj  29' Bratić  58' Biskup  65'	Stadium: Qemal Stafa Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Lorenc Jemini

Dinamo Tirana v Tirana

31 January 2011 18	Dinamo Tirana	1–2	Tirana	Tiranë
17:00 CET	Bakaj  5'  39' Pisha  34' Allmuça  55' Opoku  81' Peqini  87'  89'	Report	Karabeci  12' Morina  20' Lila  35' (pen.)  90' Dushku  45'	Stadium: Qemal Stafa Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Lorenc Jemini

Tirana v Besa Kavajë

6 February 2011 19	Tirana	0–0	Besa Kavajë	Tiranë
13:00 CET	Lilaj  2'  91' Lila  29' Dushku  39' Osmani  49'  82'	Report	Lazarevski  42'  72' Aliju  50' Poçi  59'  59'	Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 700 Referee: Emirjon Sino

Teuta Durrës v Tirana

13 February 2011 20	Teuta Durrës	0–0	Tirana	Durrës
13:00 CET	Tahiri  37' Nina  50'	Report	Pashaj  30' Karabeci  34' Lika  50'	Stadium: Niko Dovana Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Elvis Peza

Tirana v Shkumbini Peqin

20 February 2011 21	Tirana	0–0	Shkumbini Peqin	Tiranë
13:00 CET	Lila  87'	Report	Sekulovski  36' Veliaj  45' Shenaj  57' Gurdijeljac  72'	Stadium: Qemal Stafa Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Kridens Meta

Vllaznia Shkodër v Tirana

26 February 2011 22	Vllaznia Shkodër	0–0	Tirana	Shkodër
14:00 CET	Smajli  35'	Report	Sina  37' Dushku  41' Gvozdenović  41' Hajdari  74' Pashaj  80'	Stadium: Loro Boriçi Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Enea Jorgji

Tirana v Teuta Durrës

7 March 2011 23	Tirana	1–2	Teuta Durrës	Tiranë
14:00 CET	Sheta  78' (o.g.) Morina  86' Sina  89'	Report	Pepa  34', 82'	Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Aranit Lulaj

Kastrioti Krujë v Tirana

12 March 2011 24	Kastrioti Krujë	2–0	Tirana	Krujë
14:00 CET	Alviž  15'  61' Muçollari  37' Ragipović  44' Inkango  76'	Report	Lila  35' Pejić  41' Karabeci  51'	Stadium: Kastrioti Stadium Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Albano Janku

Tirana v Shkumbini Peqin

20 March 2011 25	Tirana	1–0	Shkumbini Peqin	Tiranë
13:00 CET	Lilaj  34' Osmani  39' Hyka  63' Balaj  76'	Report	Mustafaj  90'	Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj

Dinamo Tirana v Tirana

1 April 2011 26	Dinamo Tirana	0–0	Tirana	Tiranë
15:00 CET	Milović  61'	Report	Žižović  3' Gvozdenović  34' Lilaj  47'	Stadium: Qemal Stafa Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Enea Jorgji

Tirana v Laçi

11 April 2011 27	Tirana	4–0	Laçi	Tiranë
15:00 CET	Lika  22' Dushku  24' Hyka  29', 90' Muça  38' Sina  82' Lila  82' (pen.)	Report	Kaja  82'	Stadium: Qemal Stafa Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj

KF Tirana v Elbasani

15 April 2011 28	KF Tirana	6–1	Elbasani	Tiranë
15:30 CET	Hyka  16' Balaj  28' Lila  33' (pen.) Gvozdenović  59' Sorra  80' Hajdari  82'  82' Morina  84'	Report		Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Sokol Çekaj

Vllaznia Shkodër v Tirana

20 April 2011 29	Vllaznia Shkodër	1–0	Tirana	Shkodër
13:00 CET	Rajović  50' (pen.) Smajli  75'	Report	Lila  32' Muça  40'	Stadium: Loro Boriçi Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Enea Jorgji

Tirana v Skënderbeu Korçë

25 April 2011 30	Tirana	0–1	Skënderbeu Korçë	Tiranë
15:30 CET	Lika  18' Balaj  52' Osmani  55' Gvozdenović  60'	Report	Bratić  40' Shkëmbi  55' (pen.)	Stadium: Qemal Stafa Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Edvin Hoxha

Flamurtari Vlorë v Tirana

30 April 2011 31	Flamurtari Vlorë	2–1	Tirana	Vlorë
15:30 CET	Plaku  1' Xhafaj  13' Kuqi  65' Grami  70'	Report	Pejić  20' Dushku  60' Sina  75'	Stadium: Flamurtari Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Albano Janku

Tirana v Bylis Ballsh

4 May 2011 32	Tirana	2–1	Bylis Ballsh	Tiranë
15:00 CET	Dushku  50'	Report	Gega  11' Xhafa  60'	Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Enea Jorgji

Besa Kavajë v Tirana

16 May 2011 33	Besa Kavajë	3–2	Tirana	Kavajë
15:00 CET	Shtini  31' Nora  80' (pen.) Sefa  90'	Report	Pejić  24' Balaj  59'	Stadium: Besa Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Enea Jorgji

Albanian Cup

Main article: 2010–11 Albanian Cup

First round

Skrapari v Tirana

20 October 2010 First leg	Skrapari	0–1	Tirana	Tiranë
13:00 CET		Report		Stadium: Skënder Halili Complex

Tirana v Skrapari

3 November 2010 Second leg	Tirana	4–0 (5–0 agg.)	Skrapari	Tiranë
13:30 CET		Report		Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium

Second round

Ada Velipojë v Tirana

24 November 2010 First leg	Ada Velipojë	0–3	Tirana	Velipojë
13:00 CET		Report		Stadium: Fusha Sportive Adriatik

Tirana v Ada Velipojë

8 December 2010 Second leg	Tirana	2–2 (5–2 agg.)	Ada Velipojë	Tiranë
13:00 CET		Report		Stadium: Skënder Halili Complex

Quarter-finals

Bylis Ballsh v Tirana

16 February 2011 First leg	Bylis Ballsh	2–1	Tirana	Ballsh
13:00 CET	Abazaj  11' Dimo  75' (pen.)	Report	Lilaj  67'	Stadium: Adush Muça Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Pajtim Lapi

Tirana v Bylis Ballsh

2 March 2011 Second leg	Tirana	5–1 (6–3 agg.)	Bylis Ballsh	Tiranë
13:00 CET	Dushku  16' Pejić  37' Gvozdenović  66' Hyka  68' Lila  73'	Report	Dimo  90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Selman Stëmasi Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Elvis Peza

Semi-finals

Tirana v Besa Kavajë

16 March 2011 First leg	Tirana	1–0	Besa Kavajë	Tiranë
13:00 CET		Report	Mancaku  15' (o.g.)	Stadium: Qemal Stafa Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj

Besa Kavajë v Tirana

6 April 2011 Second leg	Besa Kavajë	1–1 (1–2 agg.)	Tirana	Kavajë
14:30 CET	dos Santos  23'	Report	Balaj  65'	Stadium: Besa Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj

Final

Tirana v Dinamo Tirana

22 May 2011 Final	Tirana	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Dinamo Tirana	Durrës
18:00 CET	Pejić  52'	Report	Brkić  19'	Stadium: Niko Dovana Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Lorenc Jemini
	Penalties
	Pejić Gvozdenović Balaj Sina Lila Muça		Vila Ferraj Milović Malacarne Allmuça Opoku

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2010–11 UEFA Europa League

First qualifying round

Tirana v Zalaegerszeg

1 July 2010 First leg	Tirana	0–0	Zalaegerszeg	Tiranë, Albania
17:30 CET		Report		Stadium: Qemal Stafa Stadium Attendance: 1,854 Referee: Raymond Crangle (Northern Ireland)

Zalaegerszeg v Tirana

8 July 2010 Second leg	Zalaegerszeg	0–1 (a.e.t.) (0–1 agg.)	Tirana	Zalaegerszeg, Hungary
19:00 CET		Report	Karabeci  107'	Stadium: ZTE Arena Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Ilias Spathas (Greece)

Second qualifying round

Utrecht v Tirana

15 July 2010 First leg	Utrecht	4–0	Tirana	Utrecht, Netherlands
20:00 CET	Van Wolfswinkel  8', 26' Asare  30' Mertens  75'	Report		Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard Attendance: 9,900 Referee: Stelios Trifonos (Cyprus)

Tirana v Utrecht

22 July 2010 Second leg	Tirana	1–1 (1–5 agg.)	Utrecht	Tiranë, Albania
19:30 CET	Lila  11'	Report	Van Wolfswinkel  3'	Stadium: Qemal Stafa Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Radek Matejek (Czech Republic)

Notes

1. The match was scheduled to be played on Monday, January 24, but was postponed for reasons of public order.

References

1. "KF Tirana staff". Soccerway.com. Retrieved November 27, 2010.