KS Egnatia Rrogozhinë

Egnatia
Full nameKlubi i Futbollit Egnatia
Founded1934; 90 years ago (1934)
GroundDemrozi Stadium
Rrogozhinë, Albania
Capacity4,000
Owner(s)Demrozi Costruzioni S.r.l. (37.5%)
Foglia Engineering S.r.l. (37.5%)
Rrogozhina Municipality (25%)[1]
ChairmanAgim Demrozi
ManagerEdlir Tetova
LeagueKategoria Superiore
2022–233rd

Klub Futboll Egnatia is an Albanian professional football club that plays its home matches in Rrogozhinë. The club competes in the Kategoria Superiore, the top tier of Albanian football. The club plays at the Demrozi Stadium, which has a capacity of 4,000 spectators.

The club was founded on 15 September 1934 under the name 22 Shtatori Rrogozhinë, and in 1991, the name of the club was changed to Vullneti Rrogozhinë, before renaming to its current name KS Egnatia Rrogozhinë in 1998.

History

Old Logo

The passion and desire for the game of football was integrated into the hearts of local citizens and patriots since the early years of World War I. Rrogozhinë being neighbours to Kavajë, a city with a long tradition in football on a national level knew how to use this experience to its own advantage by forming initially an amateur level team which would later go on to compete in the second division of Albanian football. The very first match in club history was a friendly between Besa in 1934 which ended in a 1–7 loss. Mustafa Cara, a student of agronomy in Bari, Italy who had returned home for vacation (he was a player for Fidelis Andria, a Serie B club in Italy at the time), scored 5 goals for Besa.

Following the liberation of the country after World War II, the league structure changed by allowing only district level teams to compete in the top two divisions. This made it difficult for Rrogozhinë, a locality at the time, to compete on a national level.[2]

Egnatia had one season in the top tier of Albanian football after winning promotion in summer 2004.[3] They were only relegated on the first attempt,[4] with Alfred Ferko succeeding Hysen Dedja and Petrit Haxhia as first team coach during the season.

In May 2021 Egnatia was promoted to the Albanian Superliga, for the second time in their history.

Honours

European record

As of match played 20 July 2023

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Agg.
2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League 1QR Armenia Ararat-Armenia 4–4 (aet) 1–1 5–5 (2–4 p)
Notes
  • QR: Qualifying round

Egnatia statistics in Kategoria Superiore

Since the Kategoria Superiore began in 2004, KF Egnatia have played 108 Superliga matches, scored 102 goals and conceded 129. The club has collected so far 115 points, won 29 games, drawn 28 and lost 51. The club's goal difference is -27.

Data correct up to 17th December 2023.[5]

Recent seasons

Season Division Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Supercup Europe Top Scorer
2004–05 Kategoria Superiore 9th 36 7 7 22 26 48 28 FR — — — Albania Elton Çeno 6
2021–22 Abissnet Superiore 8th 36 8 11 17 30 49 35 QF — — — Brazil Pedro 10
2022–23 Abissnet Superiore 3rd 36 14 10 12 46 32 52 W — — — Ghana Raphael Dwamena 11
2023–24 Abissnet Superiore 1st 25 14 7 4 43 26 49 RU UCO 1QR Ghana Raphael Dwamena 9

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 February 2024

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

Retired numbers

Main article: List of retired numbers in association football

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

Personnel

Current technical staff

Position Name
Head coach Albania Edlir Tetova
Assistant coach Albania Julian Brahja
Goalkeeping coach Albania Taulant Guma
Athletic Coach Albania Andri Babaj
Athletic Coach Albania Mario Biba
Videoanalist Albania Revion Mekshi
Physiotherapist Albania Edmond Cikalleshi
Doctor Albania Ilir Kapllani
Doctor Albania Emiljano Bizhdili

Management

Position Name
President Albania Agim Demrozi
Board member Albania Agron Kalaja
Board member Albania Idajet Roçi
Board member Albania Gentian Gjuzi
Accountant Albania Muhamed Kullolli
Shareholder Italy Demrozi Costruzioni S.r.l. (37.5%)
Shareholder Italy Foglia Engineering S.r.l. (37.5%)
Shareholder Albania Rrogozhinë Municipality (25%)

Title winning managers

Name Period Trophies
Albania Edlir Tetova 2023– Albanian Cup

Historical list of coaches

  • Albania Ndriçim Kashami (4 August 2019 — 29 October 2019)
  • Albania Artan Bano (30 October 2019 — 31 May 2020)
  • Albania Eduart Thartori (1 June 2020 — 1 July 2020)
  • Albania Gugash Magani (1 July 2020 — 21 November 2021)
  • Albania Përparim Daiu (22 November 2021 — 6 December 2021)
  • North Macedonia Zekirija Ramadani (6 December 2021 — 1 June 2022)
  • Albania Edlir Tetova (4 June 2022 — 15 October 2022)
  • Albania Shpëtim Duro (16 October 2022 — 27 January 2023)

See also

References

  1. ^ "EKSTRAKT HISTORIK I REGJISTRIT TË PRONARIT PËRFITUES" (PDF). Ministria e Financave dhe Ekonomisë e Shqipërisë (in Albanian). Retrieved 2 May 2024.
  2. ^ Historiku
  3. ^ Albania 2003/04 - RSSSF
  4. ^ Albania 2004/05 - RSSSF
  5. ^ "ALBANIA: Superliga". www.flashscore.com. Retrieved 2023-12-17.