KF Teuta
Full nameKlubi Futbollit Teuta (Teuta Football Club)
Nickname(s)Djemtë e Detit (Boys of the Sea - Sea Boys)
Durrësakët (Durrës City Boys)
Founded29 January 1920 (1920-01-29)
as Klubi Sportiv Urani (Uranus Sport Club)[1][2]
GroundNiko Dovana Stadium
Capacity12,040[3]
PresidentEdmond Hasanbelli
ManagerEdi Martini
LeagueKategoria Superiore
2022–23Kategoria Superiore, 6th
WebsiteClub website

Klubi Futbollistik Teuta Durrës, commonly referred to as Teuta, is an Albanian professional football club based in Durrës. They currently compete in the Kategoria Superiore and they play their home games at the Niko Dovana Stadium.

The club was founded on 29 January 1920 as Klubi Sportiv Urani (Uranium Sport Club), 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 Kategoria Superiore twice in 1994 and in 2021, and they have also won the Albanian Cup four times, as well as finishing runners-up in three Albanian Supercups.

History

Early history

The club was founded on 29 January 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 SK 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.

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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 he was named as the new president of the club, 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.[7] 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 eliminated 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.[8][9] 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.[10]

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.[11] 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).[12] and PIRATËT 2016 (PIRATES 2016) and MARINSAT 2017 (MARINSAT 2017)

European record

Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1992–93 Balkans Cup QF Bulgaria Beroe Stara Zagora 1–1 1–0 2–1 (a.e.t.)
SF Greece Edessaikos 2–0 0–2 2–2 (3–5 pen)
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 Bistrița 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 Chișinău 3–1 0–2 3–3 (a)
2016–17 UEFA Europa League 1QR Kazakhstan Kairat 0–1 0–5 0–6
2019–20 UEFA Europa League 1QR Latvia Ventspils 1−0 0−3 1–3
2020–21 UEFA Europa League 1QR Israel Beitar Jerusalem 2–0 — 2–0
2QR Spain Granada 0–4 — 0–4
2021–22 UEFA Champions League 1QR Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 0–4 0–1 0–5
UEFA Europa Conference League 2QR Andorra Inter Club d'Escaldes 0–2 3−0 (aet) 3–2 (aet)
3QR Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers 0−2 0–1 0–3
  • QR = Qualifying Round
  • 1R = First Round
  • 2R = Second Round

Players

Current squad

As of 15 October 2023[13]

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 Albania ALB Elton Vata
4 DF Albania ALB Artan Jazxhi
5 DF Albania ALB Harallamb Qaqi
6 DF Albania ALB Reild Kurti
7 FW Albania ALB Ergys Peposhi
8 MF Albania ALB Ledio Beqja
9 FW Albania ALB Klejdi Daci
10 FW Albania ALB Mario Gjata
11 DF Albania ALB Muço Boçi
13 MF Albania ALB Erando Karabeci
14 MF Albania ALB Arsid Kruja
15 DF Albania ALB Blerim Kotobelli (captain)
17 FW Albania ALB Rigel Tepshi
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Albania ALB Alban Çejku
19 MF Albania ALB Jurgen Muka
21 DF Albania ALB David Gjinollari
23 MF Albania ALB Asion Daja
28 FW Albania ALB Realdo Fili
30 FW Albania ALB Dijar Nikqi
33 DF North Macedonia MKD Ardit Iljazi
59 MF Albania ALB Ergis Arifi
75 GK Albania ALB Endri Dema
77 FW Albania ALB Aldi Gjumsi
93 DF Albania ALB Albi Alla
98 MF Albania ALB Alisio Preloshi
99 MF Albania ALB Devit Demircani

Current staff

Position Staff
PresidentAlbania Edmond Hasanbelliu
DirectorAlbania Enid Furxhi
Head coachAlbania Ilir Biturku
Assistant coachAlbania Bledar Hodo
Goalkeeping coachAlbania Bledjan Rizvani
Head Of YouthAlbania Gentian Begeja
PhysiotherapistAlbania Mirban Gorenca
Physiotherapist & DoctorAlbania Ervin Shembitraku
DoctorAlbania Neritan Myderrizi

Records

Historical list of coaches

Title winning coaches

Name Period Notes
Albania Haxhi Ballgjini 1993–94 1993-94 Albanian Superliga
Albania Bashkim Koka 1994–96 1994–95 Albanian Cup
Albania Hasan Lika 1999–03 1999–2000 Albanian Cup
Albania Stavri Nica 2005 2004–05 Albanian Cup
Albania Edi Martini 2019–2021 2019–20 Albanian Cup, 2020 Albanian Supercup,
2020–21 Kategoria Superiore

References

  1. ↑ "Albania - KS Teuta Durrës - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway".
  2. ↑ "Club : Teuta Durres B".
  3. ↑ Worldstadiums. "Stadia in Albania". Retrieved 3 August 2010.
  4. ↑ "Unofficial Site of Albanian Football since 1913: Season 1930".
  5. ↑ "Unofficial Site of Albanian Football since 1913: Season 1931".
  6. ↑ Dovana, portieri që shënoi në Tiranë
  7. ↑ Edmond Hasanbelliu at KFTeuta.com Archived 2014-01-17 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ Teuta zyrtarizon trajnerin italian, Sorrentino: Kam projekt 3-vjeçar, dua titullin kampion Archived 2014-02-21 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ↑ Magani largohet nga Teuta, vjen Sorrentino Archived 2014-02-27 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ↑ Daja trajner i Teutës, shkarkohet Sorrentino Archived 2014-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ↑ Frasheri, Dash (3 August 2010). "Anti- Uzbekistani, kombëtarja e lojtarëve pa ekip". Albania-Sport (in Albanian). Frasheri. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2010.
  12. ↑ Fatjon Pandovski (9 February 2012). "Teuta making regal progress in Albania". Member associations: Albania. UEFA. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  13. ↑ "Lojtarët" [Players] (in Albanian). KF Teuta Durrës. 13 July 2021.
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