2018–19 FK Partizani Tirana season

In the 2018–19 season, Partizani Tirana were competed in the Kategoria Superiore for the sixth consecutive season. The club won the title for the first time since 1992–93 season and for the 16th time total.

Partizani Tirana

2018–19 season
President	Gazmend Demi
Head coach	Skënder Gega
Stadium	Selman Stërmasi Stadium
Kategoria Superiore	1st
Albanian Cup	Quarter-finals
Europa League	First qualifying round
Top goalscorer	League: Jasir Asani (8) All: Eraldo Çinari (10)
Highest home attendance	8,000 vs Tirana (13 May 2019)
Lowest home attendance	50 vs Tërbuni Pukë (25 September 2018)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Players

As of 14 January 2019[1][2]

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 Dashamir Xhika 2 DF  MKD Egzon Belica 4 DF  KVX Lum Rexhepi 7 FW  ALB Eraldo Çinari 9 FW  ALB Rubin Hebaj 10 MF  ALB Jasir Asani 11 MF  ALB Jurgen Bardhi 12 GK  ALB Alban Hoxha (captain) 17 MF  ALB Bruno Telushi 18 FW  BRA Lucas Cardoso 19 MF  ALB Lorenc Trashi 20 MF  ALB Esat Mala

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 DF  KVX Labinot Ibrahimi (vice-captain) 23 MF  USA Dilly Duka 27 MF  ALB Ardit Hila 31 DF  ALB Eneid Kodra 33 DF  ALB Eneo Bitri 36 DF  NGA Sodiq Atanda 38 MF  ALB Kristi Kote 90 FW  GHA Emmanuel Mensah 95 GK  ALB Livio Malaj 99 DF  ALB Renaldo Kalari — MF  ALB Alessio Hyseni — MF  MKD Fatjon Jusufi

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF  NGA Alma Wakili (released) 5 DF  BIH Renato Gojković (to Zrinjski Mostar) 7 MF  ALB Gerhard Progni (to Teuta)

No. Pos. Nation Player 13 DF  ALB Senad Hysenaj (to Besa) 15 DF  KVX Rron Statovci (to Llapi) 16 MF  PRK So Hyon-uk (released)

Friendlies

Mid-season

Sivasspor v Partizani

9 January 2019 Friendly	Sivasspor	1–1	Partizani	Antalya, Turkey
13:00 CET	Torje  67' (pen.)		Asani  47'

Antalyaspor v Partizani

11 January 2019 Friendly	Antalyaspor	1–1	Partizani	Antalya, Turkey
14:00 CET	Sinik  2'		Bardhi  49'

Dinamo Zagreb v Partizani

14 January 2019 Friendly	Dinamo Zagreb	2–1	Partizani	Antalya, Turkey
15:00 CET	Moro  27' Petković  52'		Bardhi  13'

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Kategoria Superiore	17 August 2018	30 May 2019	Matchday 1	Winners	36	20	10	6	45	22	+23	055.56
Albanian Cup	12 September 2018	3 April 2019	First round	Quarter-finals	6	4	0	2	13	5	+8	066.67
Europa League	12 July 2018	19 July 2018	First qualifying round	First qualifying round	2	0	0	2	0	3	−3	000.00
Total					44	24	10	10	58	30	+28	054.55

Last updated: 30 May 2019 (2019-05-30)

Source: Competitions

Kategoria Superiore

Main article: 2018–19 Kategoria Superiore

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Partizani (C)	36	20	10	6	45	22	+23	70	Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2	Kukësi	36	17	8	11	42	29	+13	59	Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
3	Teuta	36	15	12	9	43	36	+7	57
4	Skënderbeu[lower-alpha 2]	36	17	4	15	45	30	+15	55
5	Flamurtari[lower-alpha 3]	36	15	9	12	35	32	+3	54

Source: Albanian Football Association, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.[4]
(C) Champion.
Notes:

1. Since the winners of the 2018–19 Albanian Cup, Kukësi, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down to the sixth-placed team, Laçi, since the fourth-placed team and the fifth-placed team failed to obtain a UEFA license.
2. In March 2018, Skënderbeu was handed a 10-year ban from UEFA club competitions over match fixing.[3]
3. Flamurtari failed to obtain a UEFA license.

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
36	20	10	6	45	22	+23	70	13	3	2	30	11	+19	7	7	4	15	11	+4

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	34	35	36
Ground	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	D	D	D	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	D	L	W	W[lower-alpha 1]	D	D	W	W	L	D	D
Position	9	4	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

1. The round 29 match was awarded to Partizani due to the exclusion of Kamza.

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

Matches

Skënderbeu v Partizani

17 August 2018 1	Skënderbeu	1–0	Partizani	Korçë
19:45 CEST	Radaš  39' Bregu  40' Ajzeraj  78' Muzaka  90+14' (pen.)	Report	Progni  21' Asani  39' Atanda  32' Hoxha  90' Hila  90+9'	Stadium: Skënderbeu Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti

Kamza v Partizani

25 August 2018 2	Kamza	0–1	Partizani	Kamëz
16:45 CEST		Report	Telushi  32'  67'	Stadium: Kamëz Stadium Attendance: 0[nb 1] Referee: Olsi Sokoli

Partizani v Kastrioti

1 September 2018 3	Partizani	1–0	Kastrioti	Tiranë
19:45 CEST	Asani  13' Hebaj  32' Kalari  86'	Report	Çutra  72'	Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 0[nb 2] Referee: Emirjon Sino

Laçi v Partizani

16 September 2018 4	Laçi	0–0	Partizani	Laç
15:45 CEST	Eller  57' Lushkja  61'	Report	Atanda  20' Bardhi  60' Ibrahimi  76' Hila  82'	Stadium: Laçi Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Ardian Beqiri

Partizani v Flamurtari

21 September 2018 5	Partizani	2–0	Flamurtari	Tiranë
19:45 CEST	Mensah  21' Telushi  90'	Report	Sârghi  24' Beqaj  57'	Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Kreshnik Cjapi

Tirana v Partizani

28 September 2018 6	Tirana	0–1	Partizani	Tiranë
19:45 CEST	Turtulli  19' Mawejje  29' Blazhevski  69'	Report	Mala  22' Hila  40' Belica  51' Telushi  56' Trashi  68'	Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Enea Jorgji

Partizani v Teuta

3 October 2018 7	Partizani	3–0	Teuta	Tiranë
16:45 CEST	Asani  29', 41' Telushi  38' Mensah  82'	Report	Hakaj  38'	Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Emirjon Sino

Kukësi v Partizani

8 October 2018 8	Kukësi	0–1	Partizani	Elbasan
17:45 CEST	Dzaria  29' Shameti  52' Limaj  80'	Report	Asani  15' Mala  19' Hebaj  90'	Stadium: Elbasan Arena Attendance: 700 Referee: Juxhin Xhaja

Partizani v Luftëtari

21 October 2018 9	Partizani	2–1	Luftëtari	Tiranë
17:00 CEST	Mensah  21' Telushi  55' (pen.) Atanda  67' Kote  85'	Report	Liçaj  9' Milosavljev  22' Shkurti  40' Ramadani  70'	Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Kreshnik Cjapi

Partizani v Skënderbeu

29 October 2018 10	Partizani	0–2	Skënderbeu	Tiranë
19:00 CET	Ibrahimi  20' Hila  58' Kote  80'	Report	Radaš  44' Muzaka  64' Abazi  86' Bregu  90+5'  90+5'	Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Enea Jorgji

Partizani v Kamza

3 November 2018 11	Partizani	1–0	Kamza	Tiranë
17:00 CET	Ibrahimi  14' Atanda  42' Telushi  47'	Report	Fukui  45+2' Idrizaj  67'	Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 0[nb 3] Referee: Andi Koçi

Kastrioti v Partizani

7 November 2018 12	Kastrioti	1–2	Partizani	Fushë-Krujë
14:00 CET	Roger  37' T. Marku  48' Shehu  73' Çela  73'	Report	Bardhi  19', 36'	Stadium: Redi Maloku Stadium Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Orlando Kuka

Partizani v Laçi

11 November 2018 13	Partizani	1–0	Laçi	Tiranë
17:00 CET	Trashi  53' Bardhi  62'	Report	Sefgjinaj  38' Berisha  63'  83'	Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Klajdi Kola

Flamurtari v Partizani

23 November 2018 14	Flamurtari	1–0	Partizani	Vlorë
18:00 CET	Bušić  10' Calé  16' Alla  84'	Report	Mensah  14' Hila  16' Asani  16'	Stadium: Flamurtari Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Enea Jorgji

Partizani v Tirana

30 November 2018 15	Partizani	2–1	Tirana	Tiranë
18:00 CET	Trashi  31' Ibrahimi  38' Hebaj  66', 86'	Report	Daja  21' Hoxhallari  29' Doka  42' Halili  50' Hasani  51' Kërçiku  90'	Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti

Teuta v Partizani

8 December 2018 16	Teuta	1–1	Partizani	Durrës
17:00 CET	Gashi  8'	Report	Hila  36' Belica  52' Asani  69'  72'	Stadium: Niko Dovana Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Klajdi Kola

Partizani v Kukësi

14 December 2018 17	Partizani	0–0	Kukësi	Tiranë
18:00 CET	Telushi  8' Ibrahimi  23'	Report		Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 0[nb 4] Referee: Enea Jorgji

Luftëtari v Partizani

23 December 2018 18	Luftëtari	1–1	Partizani	Gjirokastra
13:30 CET	Ramadani  28' Ymeraj  55'  61' Ruçi  80' Aleksi  85'	Report	Mensah  28' Mala  36'  74' Bardhi  81'	Stadium: Gjirokastra Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Juxhin Xhaja

Skënderbeu v Partizani

25 January 2019 19	Skënderbeu	0–1	Partizani	Korçë
18:00 CET	Guedj  26' Dita  52' Radaš  52'	Report	Mala  3' Telushi  45' 52' Trashi  90+5'	Stadium: Skënderbeu Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Andi Koçi

Kamza v Partizani

3 February 2019 20	Kamza	0–1	Partizani	Kamëz
14:00 CET	Arrabal  52' Peçi  55' Bonanni  90'	Report	Rexhepi  28' Telushi  51' Asani  56'  90'	Stadium: Kamëz Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Klajdi Kola

Partizani v Kastrioti

9 February 2019 21	Partizani	2–0	Kastrioti	Tiranë
17:00 CET	Telushi  52' Bardhi  60' Ibrahimi  78'	Report	H. Marku  42' Ndreca  51' Çela  77'	Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Kreshnik Cjapi

Laçi v Partizani

17 February 2019 22	Laçi	1–0	Partizani	Laç
14:00 CET	Shtubina  12' (pen.) Çokaj  21' Berisha  52' Sefgjinaj  90+4'	Report	Asani  12' Atanda  55' Duka  84'	Stadium: Laçi Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Klajdi Kola

Partizani v Flamurtari

23 February 2019 23	Partizani	3–1	Flamurtari	Tiranë
17:00 CET	Bardhi  11' Trashi  14' Rexhepi  61' Hebaj  68', 71'	Report	Liçaj  32' Ribaj  40'  45'	Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Indrit Myrtja

Tirana v Partizani

1 March 2019 24	Tirana	0–0	Partizani	Tiranë
18:00 CET	Hoxhallari  46' Turtulli  51' Ngoo  65'	Report	Duka  28' Atanda  75' Kalari  87' Rexhepi  90'	Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Enea Jorgji

Partizani v Teuta

17 March 2019[nb 5] 25	Partizani	3–0	Teuta	Tiranë
17:00 CET	Telushi  5'  6' Hila  32' (pen.) Rexhepi  67' Çinari  89'  89'	Report	Progni  25' Kallaku  31'	Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Juxhin Xhaja

Kukësi v Partizani

29 March 2019 26	Kukësi	1–1	Partizani	Shkodër
18:00 CET	Rrumbullaku  26' Krasniqi  34' Reginaldo  55' Teqja  63'	Report	Ibrahimi  26' Asani  68' (pen.)  68' Atanda  73'	Stadium: Loro Boriçi Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Enea Jorgji

Partizani v Luftëtari

6 April 2019 27	Partizani	1–3	Luftëtari	Tiranë
18:45 CEST	Duka  4'	Report	Dunga  38', 44', 70' Aleksi  57' Ymeraj  58'	Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Klodian Shahini

Partizani v Skënderbeu

10 April 2019 28	Partizani	2–0	Skënderbeu	Tiranë
18:30 CEST	Belica  26' Ibrahimi  39' Hila  42' Asani  50' (pen.) Trashi  70'	Report	Dita  12' Sambou  51' Kurti  89'	Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Kreshnik Barjamaj

Partizani v Kamza

14 April 2019 29	Partizani	3–0 Awarded[nb 6]	Kamza	Tiranë
				Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium

Kastrioti v Partizani

20 April 2019 30	Kastrioti	1–1	Partizani	Fushë-Krujë
16:00 CEST	Marku  27' Shehu  58'	Report	Rexhepi  25' Mensah  38'  55' Atanda  43' Çinari  90+5'	Stadium: Redi Maloku Stadium Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Olsid Ferataj

Partizani v Laçi

27 April 2019 31	Partizani	1–1	Laçi	Tiranë
19:00 CEST	Hoxha  21' Trashi  24' Telushi  82' (pen.)  86'	Report	Okpotu  10' Shtubina  22' (pen.)  75' Domgjoni  26' Mersinaj  82'	Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Emirjon Sino

Flamurtari v Partizani

4 May 2019 32	Flamurtari	0–3	Partizani	Vlorë
15:00 CEST	Kotobelli  45' Musta  57'	Report	Mensah  21'  52' Asani  27' Ibrahimi  78' Çinari  89'	Stadium: Flamurtari Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Enea Jorgji

Partizani v Tirana

12 May 2019 33	Partizani	2–1	Tirana	Tiranë
16:30 CEST	Çinari  30', 72'  30' Ibrahimi  57' Kalari  90'	Report	Turtulli  23' Greca  40' Daja  45' Ngoo  90+2'	Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Kridens Meta

Teuta v Partizani

18 May 2019 34	Teuta	2–0	Partizani	Durrës
16:30 CEST	Progni  34' Kallaku  52' (pen.) Sidibe  88'	Report		Stadium: Niko Dovana Stadium

Partizani v Kukësi

26 May 2019 35	Partizani	1–1	Kukësi	Tiranë
16:30 CEST	Çinari  83'	Report	Reginaldo  47'	Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium

Luftëtari v Partizani

30 May 2019 36	Luftëtari	1–1	Partizani	Gjirokastra
16:00 CEST	Chanti  9'	Report	Çinari  90+3'	Stadium: Gjirokastra Stadium

Albanian Cup

Main article: 2018–19 Albanian Cup

First round

Tërbuni v Partizani

12 September 2018 First leg	Tërbuni	0–1	Partizani	Pukë
16:00 CEST	Myrta  32'	Report	Çinari  6'  33' Hila  85'	Stadium: Ismail Xhemali Stadium Attendance: 350 Referee: Elton Hazizaj

Partizani v Tërbuni

25 September 2018 Second leg	Partizani	4–0 (5–0 agg.)	Tërbuni	Pezë Helmës
15:30 CEST	Çinari  16', 39'  73' Bardhi  29' Hysenaj  76' Hebaj  82' Kodra  88'	Report	Xhuveli  38' Meshaj  67' Isaraj  73'	Stadium: Internacional Complex Attendance: 50 Referee: Erik Kaso

Second round

Kastrioti v Partizani

22 January 2019 First leg	Kastrioti	2–4	Partizani	Fushë-Krujë
14:00 CET	Vatnikaj  13' Shehu  71'	Report	Hebaj  31', 75' Mensah  42' Trashi  70'	Stadium: Redi Maloku Stadium Referee: Olsid Ferataj

Partizani v Kastrioti

6 February 2019 Second leg	Partizani	3–0 (7–2 agg.)	Kastrioti	Tiranë
13:30 CET	Hebaj  34' Mensah  60' Çinari  64'	Report		Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Klodian Shahini

Quarter-finals

Partizani v Luftëtari

12 March 2019 First leg	Partizani	1–2	Luftëtari	Elbasan
14:00 CET	Telushi  42'	Report	Fili  54'  84' Hoxha  90'	Stadium: Elbasan Arena Attendance: 0[nb 7] Referee: Klodian Shahini

Luftëtari v Partizani

3 April 2019 Second leg	Luftëtari	1–0 (3–1 agg.)	Partizani	Gjirokastra
14:00 CEST	Dunga  34' (pen.) Demo  46' Açka  90+4'	Report	Asani  55' Atanda  90+3'	Stadium: Gjirokastra Stadium Attendance: 700 Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League

First qualifying round

Partizani v Maribor

12 July 2018 First leg	Partizani	0–1	Maribor	Tiranë, Albania
17:30	Trashi  48'	Report	Bajde  50' Dervišević  56'	Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 1,050 Referee: Jérôme Brisard (France)

Maribor v Partizani

19 July 2018 Second leg	Maribor	2–0 (3–0 agg.)	Partizani	Maribor, Slovenia
20:15	Dervišević  31' Tavares  90+3'	Report		Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 6,876 Referee: Paul Tierney (England)

Statistics

Top scorers

No.	Pos.	Nation	Name	Kategoria Superiore	Europa League	Albanian Cup	Total
7	FW		Eraldo Çinari	6	0	4	10
9	FW		Rubin Hebaj	4	0	4	8
10	MF		Jasir Asani	8	0	0	8
17	MF		Bruno Telushi	7	0	1	8
90	FW		Emmanuel Mensah	5	0	2	7
11	MF		Jurgen Bardhi	5	0	1	6
20	MF		Esat Mala	4	0	0	4
2	DF		Egzon Belica	1	0	0	1
19	MF		Ardit Hila	1	0	0	1
23	MF		Dilly Duka	1	0	0	1
27	MF		Lorenc Trashi	0	0	1	1
#	Own goals			0	0	0	0
TOTAL				41[lower-alpha 1]	0	13	51

Last updated: 4 May 2019

1. Partizani won match by a 3–0 walkover against Kamza as the team was banned from the championship.

Clean sheets

The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal.

Rnk	No.	Player	Kategoria Superiore	Europa League	Albanian Cup	Total
1	12	Alban Hoxha	17	0	0	17
2	1	Dashamir Xhika	0	0	3	3
TOTALS			17	0	3	20[lower-alpha 1]

Last updated: 4 May 2019

1. Partizani won match by a 3–0 walkover against Kamza as the team was banned from the championship.

Notes

1. The match was played behind the doors closed.
2. The match was played behind the doors closed.
3. The match was played behind the doors closed.
4. The match was played behind the doors closed.
5. The match was originally scheduled to be played on 8 March, but it was delayed due to the boycott of the Union of Albanian football referees due to insecure conditions at the stadiums.
6. The match was awarded due to the exclusion of Kamza.
7. The match was played behind the doors closed.

References

1. "Ekipi" [The team] (in Albanian). FK Partizani Tirana.
2. "FK Partizani Tirana (squad)". UEFA.
3. "Albania's Skenderbeu handed 10-year ban over match-fixing in worst ever UEFA punishment". Tirana Times. 29 March 2018.
4. "Superliga: Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2017.

External links

• Official website