KF Tirana in European football explained

KF Tirana are the Albanian football club with the best performance through all European competitions. They have the most participations, matches, wins, points and experience in Europe among all other Albanian clubs.

Tirana holds the record for the most ties won (14) (once directly by draw) along their road. They are the most successful Albanian team in European competitions, since making their European debut in the 1965–66 European Cup and the first Albanian squad to win a tie in European performances. They reached Round of 16 four times, of which three times in the European Cup (now Champions League) alone in 1980s, making it the Albanian team to have progressed farthest in any European competition. Tirana is the team that were able to overturn the first leg negative result to their advantage in at least four occasions; worth to remember their great second legs wins against Ħamrun Spartans, FC Bobruisk, Dinamo Tbilisi, ND Gorica; additionally good overturns against Apollon Limassol and Ferencvarosi TC. Even though at 14 attempts they have not passed more than one round, KF Tirana are the Albanian team which has won more ties in Europe throughout their long history. Another significant international result comes at Balkans Cup of season 1981 where they went on the final, but lost both matches against Beroe Stara Zagora.

Along their European road, KF Tirana has met many famous squads in Europe, such as: FC Bayern Munich, Standard Liège, AFC Ajax, Malmö FF, IFK Göteborg, Ferencvárosi TC, PFC CSKA Sofia, Red Star, Besiktas JK. etc., and in many of such matches has given unforgettable performances.

Additionally, white and blues hold the all-time record for the highest IFFHS ranking of an Albanian football club, being ranked as high as 31st in the world in 1987, as result of good performances preceded 1986–87.[1] [2] KF Tirana started competing for the first time in the European Cup 1965–66. Below are all matches played and up-to-date rankings.

European performance table

SeasonCompetitionRoundCountryOppositionHomeAway
1964–66Balkans CupGroup BCherno More Varna0–00–1
Beşiktaş J.K.2–01–1
Rapid București1–21–3
1965–66European Champion Clubs' Cup1RKilmarnock F.C.0–00–1
1966–67European Champion Clubs' Cup1RVålerengan.pn.p
1969–70European Champion Clubs' Cup1RStandard Liège1–10–3
1970–71European Champion Clubs' Cup1RAFC Ajax2–20–2
1975Balkans CupGroup BPanionios6–01–2
Radnički Niš0–00–3
1981-83Balkans CupGroup BLarissa3–01–3
Sloboda Tuzlan.dn.d
FinalBeroe Stara Zagora0-10-3
1982–83European Champion Clubs' Cup1RLinfield1–01–2
Round of 16Dynamo Kyivn.pn.p
1983–84UEFA Cup Winners' Cup1RHammarby IF2–10–3
1986–87UEFA Cup Winners' Cup1RFC Dinamo București1–02–1
Round of 16Malmö FF0–30–0
1988–89European Champion Clubs' Cup1RĦamrun Spartans2–01–2
Round of 16IFK Göteborg0–30–1
1989–90European Champion Clubs' Cup1RSliema Wanderers5–00–1
Round of 16 FC Bayern Munich0–31–3
1990–91Balkans CupQFBudućnost Titograd0–01–2
1994–95UEFA Cup Winners' CupQRFC Bobruisk3–01–4
1RBrøndby IF0–10–3
1995–96UEFA CupQRHapoel Be'er Sheva FC0–10–2
1996–97UEFA Cup1QRNK Croatia Zagreb2–60–4
1998–99UEFA Cup1QRFK Inter Bratislava0–20–2
1999–00UEFA Champions League1QRÍþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja1–20–1
2000–01UEFA Champions League1QRFC Zimbru Chisinau2–32–3
2001–02UEFA CupQRApollon Limassol3–21–3
2002–03UEFA CupQRNațional București0–12–2
2003–04UEFA Champions League1QDinamo Tbilisi3–0 (4:2 p)0–3
2QRGrazer AK1–51–2
2004–05UEFA Champions League1QRFC Gomel0–12–0
2QRFerencvárosi TC2–31–0
2005–06UEFA Champions League1QRND Gorica3–00–2
2QRPFC CSKA Sofia0–20–2
2006–07UEFA Cup1QRNK Varteks2–01–1
2QRKayserispor0–21–3
2007–08UEFA Champions League1QRNK Domžale1–20–1
2009–10UEFA Champions League2QRStabæk1–10–4
2010–11UEFA Europa League1QRZalaegerszegi TE0–01–0 (aet)
2QRFC Utrecht1–10–4
2011–12UEFA Europa League2QRFC Spartak Trnava0–01–3
2012–13UEFA Europa League1QRCS Grevenmacher2–00–0
2QRAalesunds FK1–10–5
2017–18UEFA Europa League1QRMaccabi Tel Aviv F.C.0–30–2
2020–21UEFA Champions League1QRDinamo Tbilisi2–0
2QRRed Star Belgrade0−1
UEFA Europa League3QRBYE
POYoung Boys0−3
2022–23UEFA Champions League1QRF91 Dudelange1−20–1
UEFA Europa Conference League2QRHŠK Zrinjski0–12–3
2023–24UEFA Conference League1QRDinamo Batumi1–12–1
2QRBesiktas JK1-30-2

Balkans Cup performance

SeasonRoundCountryCountryHomeAwayQual/Elim
Balkans Cup 1964–661RPFC Cherno More Varna0–00–1
Balkans Cup 1964–661RBeşiktaş J.K.2–01–1
Balkans Cup 1964–661RFC Rapid București1–21–3
Balkans Cup 19751RPanionios G.S.S.6–01–2
Balkans Cup 19751RFK Radnički Niš0–00–3
Balkans Cup 19811RLarissa F.C.3–01–3
Balkans Cup 19812RFK Sloboda Tuzla3–03–0
Balkans Cup 1981FinalPFC Beroe Stara Zagora1–30–3
Balkans Cup 19901RFK Budućnost Podgorica0–00–1
OverallGPWDLGFGAGD
Home9432165+11
Away9117717−10
Total185492322+1

By country

CountryPldWDLGFGAGDQE
Austria200227−501
Belarus420265+120
Belgium201114−301
620284+411
Bulgaria6015111−1003
Croatia4112511−611
Cyprus210145−101
Denmark200204−401
Germany200216−501
Georgia531185+330
Greece4202115+620
Hungary421143+111
Iceland200213−201
Israel400408−802
Luxembourg611233011
Malta420283+520
200246−201
Montenegro201101−100
Netherlands402239−602
210122010
Norway4022211−902
Romania621379−212
201101−101
Serbia301204−401
Slovakia401317−602
Slovenia410345−111
Sweden6114211−303
Switzerland100103−301
Turkey61145-10−512
Ukraine200000001

Last Update: 03 August 2023

UEFA club competition record

CompetitionGPPPWDLGFGAGDP
Champions League401684283765−28–
Cup Winners' Cup103415916−7–
UEFA Cup / Europa League281157162054−34–
UEFA Europa Conference League62114611−5–
Intertoto Cup00000000–
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup00000000–
UEFA Super Cup00000000–
Intercontinental Cup00000000–
Total 84 32 18 13 53 72 146−7467
OverallGPWDLGFGAGD
Home41119214559−14
Away4374322787−60
Total8418135372146−74

Europe and Balkan total

OverallGPWDLGFGAGD
Home501512236164-3
Away52853934104−70
Total10223176295168−73

World and European rankings

UEFA club coefficient ranking(As of 4 August 2023)[3]
Rank Team Points
222 Sepsi OSK5.500
223 Levski Sofia5.500
224 Valmieras FK5.500
225 KF Tirana5.500
226 FK Borac Banja Luka5.500
227 Tre Penne5.500
228 Hammarby IF5.500

Last Update: 4 August 2023

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UEFA Rannking. Kassiessa.
  2. Web site: Skenderbeu 178th but Tirana 31st . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140316193258/http://www.panorama-sport.com/ballina/takaj-del-hapur-po-negocioj-me-hamdi-salihin/ . 2014-03-16 .
  3. Web site: Club coefficients. Bert Kassies. 4 August 2023.

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