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2009–10 KF Tirana season

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The 2009–10 season was Klubi i Futbollit Tirana's 71st competitive season, 71st consecutive season in the Kategoria Superiore and 89th year in existence as a football club. Following the title win the previous season, KF Tirana added to their 22 titles to make it their record 23 title wins. As the club were the league winners they were Albania's only team to play in the Champions League which was against Norwegian side Stabæk IF.

KF Tirana
2009–10 season
ChairmanAlbania Refik Halili
ManagerAlbania Nevil Dede
(until August 1, 2010)
Albania Alban Tafaj
(caretaker manager)
Kategoria Superiore3rd
Albanian CupRound of 16
Albanian SupercupWinners
Champions League2nd Qualifying Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Gjergji Muzaka (10)
All:
Gjergji Muzaka (10)

Background edit

Kit edit

Other information edit

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

Source: Selman Stërmasi stadium

Players edit

Squad information edit

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK   Nallbani 52 2004 86 1 2010 $1 million
12 GK   Korunovski 42 2008 5 0 2010 undisclosed
31 GK   Kuka 34 2007 1 0 2011 Youth system
3 DF   Dabulla 44 2008 25 0 2010 undisclosed
19 DF   Osmani 38 2008 24 0 2010 €40,000
5 DF   Pashaj 39 2008 4 0 2010 undisclosed
16 DF   Abraham 38 2008 60 0 2010 $160,000
6 DF   Lila 38 2008 30 4 2010 undisclosed
4 MF   Mohellebi 40 2009 0 0 2011 €100,000
14 MF   Devolli 46 2008 31 2 2010 Free
23 MF   Lilaj 35 2008 21 1 2011 Youth system
13 MF   Patushi 47 2009 (Winter) 15 0 2010 Free
8 MF   Sefa 37 2005 75 6 2010 Youth system
27 MF   Tusha 34 2008 3 0 2010 Youth system
10 MF   Mukaj 47 2002 159 50 2010 undisclosed
17 MF   Muzaka 39 2008 30 3 2010 €100,000
7 MF   Hajdari 33 2007 10 0 2011 Youth system
20 FW   Abilaliaj 37 2009 2 1 2011 Free
9 FW   Ferra 35 2008 2 0 2011 Youth system
15 FW   Memelli 44 2008 29 22 2009 undisclosed
11 FW   Sorra 34 2007 5 1 2011 Youth system
18 FW   Rica 34 2009 0 0 2010 Youth system
? DF   Bicaj 35 2009 0 0 2011 undisclosed
? DF   Ahmataj 44 2009 1 0 2010 Free
? DF   Dede 48 2009 0 0 2010 Free
? DF   Sina 45 2009 0 0 2010 undisclosed
? DF   Sinanaj 38 2009 0 0 2010 undisclosed
? MF   Karabeci 37 2009 0 0 2010 Free
? FW   Çeliku 36 2006 0 0 2010 Youth system
? FW   Malindi 36 2009 0 0 2010 undisclosed

Pre-season friendlies edit

Ohrid, Macedonia edit

Tirana's president Refik Halili chose not to reveal where the club would be holding their re-season training camp ahead of the club's appearance in the 2009–10 UEFA Champions League until he named the manager and the players had signed new contracts at the club. The two possibilities were either Ohrid in Macedonia or southern Turkey. After winning the 2008–09 Albanian Superliga the players received a three-week break ahead of the new season.[1] It was announced that the team would be traveling to Oher, Macedonia instead of Turkey for their pre-season training camp on June 24, 2009, this was announced before Halili had signed a new coach which was not expected.[2] The club along with new coach Ilija Lončarević traveled to Ohrid in western Macedonia for their pre-season training on June 28, 2009, which was four days after previously expected, the club left Tirana at 16:15 local time. The squad along with the staff planned to stay in Macedonia for nine days and had planned to three friendlies against Macedonian sides during their stay there.[3] The club planned to stay at the 'Mizo' hotel in Oher for the duration of their trip.[4] The club's first game was planned in Oher against local side FK Karaorman of Struga, however due to heavy rainfall the match was called off, it was due to be staged at a small stadium close to where Tirana was training, however it was expected for the friendly to be staged the next day depending on the weather.[5] Tirana played their first game of the pre-season against Albanian-Macedonian side KF Vllaznimi on July 1, 2009, this match gave a chance for new coach Lončarević to try out the squad for the very first time and to see the younger and fringe players of the side as well. The 1st preseason game proved to be a success for the champions of Albania and the coach as Tirana won comfortably 6–0 against the Macedonian side. Besa Kavaje bound striker scored 2 goals, the captain Devis Mukaj netted once, as did Jetmir Sefa, Ergys Sorra and new signing Arbër Abilaliaj.[6] Three days later the club faced their biggest test of the stay in Oher, FK Teteks. The match was played on July 4, 2009 and the scores ended 1–1 with both teams creating chances but neither able to in the end.[7] Tirana then played local a Struga side who they beat 3–1 with mostly young players and also a Macedonian League selection team on July 6, 2009 who they beat comfortably 6–0, the second time they beat a team with this same scoreline after their first game against KF Vllaznimi. The goals came from doubles from both captain Devis Mukaj and midfielder Gjergji Muzaka and the rest came from Daniel Xhafa and Arbër Abilaliaj.[8] The team and staff left Macedonia for Tirana on July 7, 2009 after they had finished their last dinner in Macedonia. The club had spent a week and a half in Macedonia and had played 4 friendlies against teams from different levels of football, this gave Lončarević the chance to see his players for the first time since taking on the job at Tirana and to witness some of his younger players. In total Tirana played 4 friendlies in Ohrid, winning 3 of them and drawing just one which was seen as a positive result out of Macedonia ahead of the club's Champions League games and the Albanian Supercup.[9]

Total Games edit

1 July 2009 Friendly Vllaznimi   0–6   Tirana Ohrid, Macedonia
Xhafa   
Muka  
Sefa  
Sorra  
Abilaliaj  		 Stadium: SRC Biljanini Izvori
? July 2009 Friendly Karaorman   1–3   Tirana Ohrid, Macedonia
Stadium: SRC Biljanini Izvori
4 July 2009 Friendly Teteks   1–1   Tirana Ohrid, Macedonia
Report Stadium: SRC Biljanini Izvori
6 July 2009 Friendly Selection   0–6   Tirana Ohrid, Macedonia
Mukaj   
Muzaka   
Xhafa  
Abilaliaj  		 Stadium: SRC Biljanini Izvori
? July 2009 Friendly Tirana   5–1   Kamza Tiranë, Albania
25 July 2009 Friendly Tirana   4–1   Olimpiku Tiranë, Albania
Lila  
Xhafa
Ferra  
Abilaliaj  		 Report
28 July 2009 Friendly Tirana   5–1 KF Tirana U-19 Tiranë, Albania
Sefa  
Mukaj  (p)
Hajdari  (p)
Ferra  
Abilaliaj  		 Report
6 August 2009 Friendly Tirana   1–1   Partizani Tiranë, Albania
Lila   21' (pen.) Report
9 August 2009 Friendly Tirana   1–3   Kastrioti Tiranë, Albania
Lila   40' Report
10 August 2009 Majaci Cup Apolonia   0–1   Tirana Fier, Albania
Malindi   38' Stadium: Abdurrahman Roza Haxhiu Stadium
10 August 2009 Majaci Cup Apolonia   1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		   Tirana Fier, Albania
Abilaliaj   18' Stadium: Abdurrahman Roza Haxhiu Stadium

Competitions edit

Albanian Supercup edit

Main article: 2009 Albanian Supercup

As 2008–09 Albanian Superliga champions Tirana kicked off the domestic 2009–10 season with the annual Albanian Supercup on August 16, 2009, where they played the 2008–09 Albanian Cup winners Flamurtari. The match was played at the Qemal Stafa Stadium with only a few thousand fans showing up from the start of the game. Tirana were forced to play an unusual line-up due to injury to some of their main players like inspirational leader Devis Mukaj and goal-machine Migen Memelli. Tirana started the game with just Arbër Abilaliaj up front with youngster Blerti Hajdari playing just behind the striker. The fans providing the atmosphere inside the stadium as always were the 'Tirona Fanatics', another notable fan was former chairman of KF Tirana and the president of Albania, Bamir Topi who had taken up his normal place in the V.I.P section of the stadium. The match itself started very slowly with very few chances to shout about until the second half when Tirana whipped in a corner and after confusion in the box former Flamurtari player Arbër Abilaliaj managed to scramble the ball into the back of the net on the 72nd minute mark. This proved to be the only goal in the game.[citation needed]

16 August 2009 Final Tirana 1–0 Flamurtari Vlorë Tiranë
20:30 CET Abilaliaj   72' Report Stadium: Qemal Stafa Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Albano Janku

Kategoria Superiore edit

Main article: 2009–10 Kategoria Superiore

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Dinamo Tirana (C) 33 19 4 10 56 42 +14 61 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
2 Besa 33 15 8 10 42 33 +9 53 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
3 Tirana 33 15 7 11 38 32 +6 52 Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round
4 Laçi 33 14 9 10 35 28 +7 51
5 Flamurtari 33 13 8 12 42 39 +3 47
Source: Albanian Football Association (in Albanian), 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
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Besa qualified for the Europa League second qualifying round by winning the 2009–10 Albanian Cup.

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
33 15 7 11 38 32  +6 52 8 3 6 22 17  +5 7 4 5 16 15  +1

Last updated: 19 May 2010.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round edit

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233
GroundHHAHAHAHAHAAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHA
ResultLWWDLDLWWWLWDDDWWLWLLWLLLWWWLWDWD
Position954466655444434333333333443243443
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

UEFA Champions League edit

Main article: 2009–10 UEFA Champions League

Second qualifying round edit

15 July 2009 First leg Tirana   1–1   Stabæk Tiranë, Albania
20:00 CET Mukaj   50' Report Kobayashi   34' Stadium: Qemal Stafa Stadium
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Robert Schörgenhofer (Austria)
21 July 2009 Second leg Stabæk   4–0
(5–1 agg.)		   Tirana Bærum, Norway
20:45 CET Segerström   15', 17'
Berglund   44'
Farnerud   55'		 Report Stadium: Telenor Arena
Attendance: 4,783
Referee: Thorsten Kinhöfer (Germany)

Statistics edit

Squad statistics edit

No. Pos. Name League Albanian Cup Europe Supercup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals    
1 GK   Blendi Nallbani 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 5 1 0 0
3 DF   Rezart Dabulla 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 5 0 2 0
4 MF   Laurent Mohellebi 2 0 0 0 2(2) 0 1 0 5(2) 0 1 1
5 DF   Entonio Pashaj 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 1 0
6 DF   Andi Lila 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 2 1
7 MF   Blerti Hajdari 1 0 0 0 1(1) 0 1 0 3(1) 0 0 0
8 MF   Jetmir Sefa 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 5 0 0 0
9 FW   Hendrit Ferra 1(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1(1) 0 0 0
10 FW   Devis Mukaj 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0
11 FW   Ergys Sorra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 GK   Pece Korunovski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 MF   Sajmir Patushi 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
14 MF   Bledar Devolli 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 5 0 2 0
15 FW   Migen Memelli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF   Abraham Alechenwu 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 5 0 0 0
17 MF   Gjergji Muzaka 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
18 FW   Erand Rica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 DF   Tefik Osmani 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 1 0
20 FW   Arbër Abilaliaj 2 1 0 0 2(2) 0 1 1 5 2 2 0
23 MF   Sabien Lila 2 0 0 0 2 0 1(1) 0 5(1) 0 0 0
27 MF   Gerald Tusha 1(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1(1) 0 0 0
31 GK   Klajdi Kuka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References edit

  1. ^ Tirana prepare for new pre-season[permanent dead link] (in Albanian)
  2. ^ Pre-season in Oher confirmed[permanent dead link] (in Albanian)
  3. ^ Tirana travels to Ohrid[permanent dead link] (in Albanian)
  4. ^ Tirana arrive in Ohrid[permanent dead link] (in Albanian)
  5. ^ Friendly postponed[permanent dead link] (in Albanian)
  6. ^ Tirana 6–0 Vllaznimi[permanent dead link] (in Albanian)
  7. ^ Teteks 1–1 Tirana Archived October 19, 2009, at the Wayback Machine (in Macedonian)
  8. ^ Tirana 6–0 Selection[permanent dead link] (in Albanian)
  9. ^ Tirana leave Oher[permanent dead link] (in Albania)
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