FK Dinamo Tirana

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FK Dinamo Tirana
Logo
Full name Futboll Klub Dinamo Tirana
Nickname(s) Dinamovitët, Blutë (The Blues), Nëndetësja Blu (Blue Submarine)
Founded March 3, 1950; 74 years ago (1950-03-03)
Ground Selman Stërmasi Stadium
Tiranë, Albania
Ground Capacity 10,000
Chairman Besnik Sulaj
Manager Igli Allmuça
League Albanian First Division
2014–15 Albanian First Division, 6th
Current season

Futboll Klub Dinamo Tirana is an Albanian football club based in the capital city Tiranë. They currently compete in the Albanian First Division and they play their home games primarily at the Selman Stërmasi Stadium, as well as other grounds in the city. Founded in 1950 during the communist regime, the club was historically affiliated to the Interior Ministry and having won 18 National Championships, it is considered to be the second most decorated club after local rivals KF Tirana.

History

A poster of Dinamo Tirana squad that won 2009–10 Albanian Superliga title.

The club was officially founded on 3 March 1950 by the Interior Ministry of Albania during the communist regime under dictator Enver Hoxha. In 1995 the team were renamed KS Olimpik Tirana; in 1997 they returned to their original name.

In the 2006–07 first qualifying round for the UEFA Cup the club were eliminated by PFC CSKA Sofia of Bulgaria (1–5 aggregate). Zoran Kastel was the goalscorer. After finishing third in the table in 2005–06 season, Dinamo Tirana named Faruk Sejdini as their new coach. One of Albania's best teachers of footballing fundamentals, he had a spell at the club last term before being dismissed by president Besnik Sulaj. Having returned following a spell at Shkumbini Peqin, Sejdini said: "It's nice to be back." On 23 October 2006, Faruk Sejdini was fired. At the start of the 2007–08 season, Agim Canaj took over as head coach. He has been replaced by Ilir Daja who led Dinamo towards the championship title, after a dramatic win against Partizani 2–1 in the final match, playing for 36 minutes with 9 players. In the summer of 2008, Ilir Daja moved into a position as director in order to make place for Marcelo Javier Zuleta from Argentina. The Argentinian coach also brought with him four Argentinian players; goalkeeper Daniel Bertoya, defender Alejandro Palladino, midfielder Agustín González, and striker Cristian Campozano. Zuleta only lasted for the first Champions League qualification match against Bosnians FK Modriča before he was replaced as coach by Artan Mërgjyshi, for only one match. Together with Zuleta, the four Argentinian players also left the club. After Mërgjyshi left, Zlatko Dalić, the actual coach of Croatia U-21, was appointed as new coach for Dinamo. He signed a two-year contract with the club. That deal was broken when Dinamo lost its second game in the re-beginning of the 2008–09 season against Partizani. Shkëlqim Muça was then appointed manager of the club five days after of Zlatko Dalić's leave. In the 2009–10 season Dinamo won the championship again, registering its 18th success.[1]

Supporters

Blue Boys "Blue Boys" are an Ultras group for the Albanian football team, Dinamo Tirana. The group were formed in 2008 and have hundreds of members in first few years. They organise meetings and trips to matches in Tirana and also away matches in Albania and even abroad. They promote Dinamo Tirana to the local public and influence fans of the club in a number of ways.[2]

Honours

Domestic

Star full.svg Albanian Superliga

  • Winners (18): 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1966–67, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1979–80, 1985–86, 1989–90, 2001–02, 2007–08, 2009–10
  • Runners-up (9): 1954, 1957, 1961, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1970–71, 1980–81, 1984–85, 2003–04

Star full.svg Albanian Cup

  • Winners (13): 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1960, 1970–71, 1973–74, 1977–78, 1981–82, 1988–89, 1989–90, 2002–03
  • Runners-up (6): 1972–73, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1981–82, 2001–02, 2003–04

Albanian Supercup

  • Winners (2): 1989, 2008
  • Runners-up (4): 1990, 2002, 2003, 2010

Minor trophies

  • Spartakiada Kombëtare: 3 (1959, 1969 and 1974)
  • Kupa Sporti Popullor: 3 (1956, 1964 and 1983)
  • Kupa e Ushtrisë Popullore: 2 (1973 and 1978)
  • Kupa e Shtypit: 1 (1961)
  • Kupa e 50 Vjetorit të Pavarësisë: 1 (1962)
  • Kupa e Kongresit të 6-të të B.P.SH: 1 (1964)
  • Kupa e 500 vjetorit të Skënderbeut: 1 (1968)
  • Kupa Gazeta "Bashkimi": 1 (1985)
  • Kupa "Sport Ekspres": 1 (2000)
  • Kupa Norga: 1 (2006)

KS Dinamo Tirana in Europe

As of July 2, 2009.

Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away
1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup 1R Austria FK Austria Wien 1–1 0–1 Symbol delete vote.svg
1980–81 European Cup 1R Netherlands AFC Ajax 0–2 0–1 Symbol delete vote.svg
1981–82 UEFA Cup 1R Germany FC Carl Zeiss Jena 1–0 0–4 Symbol delete vote.svg
1982–83 European Cup Winners' Cup 1R Scotland Aberdeen F.C. 0–0 0–1 Symbol delete vote.svg
1985–86 UEFA Cup 1R Malta Ħamrun Spartans 1–0 0–0 Symbol keep vote.svg
1R Portugal Sporting Clube de Portugal 0–0 0–1 Symbol delete vote.svg
1986–87 European Cup 1R Turkey Beşiktaş JK 0–1 0–2 Symbol delete vote.svg
1989–90 European Cup Winners' Cup QR Bulgaria PFC Chernomorets Burgas 4–0 1–3 Symbol keep vote.svg
1R Romania FC Dinamo Bucureşti 1–0 0–2 Symbol delete vote.svg
1990–91 European Cup 1R France Olympique Marseille 0–0 1–5 Symbol delete vote.svg
2001–02 UEFA Cup 1QR Romania FC Dinamo Bucureşti 1–3 0–1 Symbol delete vote.svg
2002–03 UEFA Champions League 1QR Lithuania FBK Kaunas 0–0 3–2 Symbol keep vote.svg
2QR Denmark Brøndby IF 0–4 0–1 Symbol delete vote.svg
2003–04 UEFA Cup QR Belgium KSC Lokeren 0–4 1–3 Symbol delete vote.svg
2004–05 UEFA Cup 1QR Romania FC Oţelul Galaţi 1–4 0–4 Symbol delete vote.svg
2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Croatia NK Varteks 2–1 1–4 Symbol delete vote.svg
2006–07 UEFA Cup 1QR Bulgaria PFC CSKA Sofia 0–1 1–4 Symbol delete vote.svg
2008–09 UEFA Champions League 1QR Bosnia and Herzegovina FK Modriča 0–2 1–2 Symbol delete vote.svg
2009–10 UEFA Europa League 1QR Finland FC Lahti 2–0 1–4 Symbol delete vote.svg
2010–11 UEFA Champions League 2QR Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 1–0 1–3 Symbol delete vote.svg
  • QR = Qualifying Round
  • 1R = 1st Round
  • 2R = 2nd Round
  • Clubs which ultimately won the tournament in that same season are indicated in bold

Current squad

As of 12 October 2015[3]

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

No. Position Player
2 Albania DF Orgest Buzi
4 Albania DF Visard Tako
5 Albania DF Marvin Turtulli
6 Albania DF Klaudio Rexhepi
7 Albania MF Endri Bakiu
8 Albania MF Xhynejt Çutra
9 Albania MF Jozef Thana
10 Albania MF Besmir Arifaj
11 Albania FW Erald Turdiu
No. Position Player
25 Albania GK Mario Memaj
13 Albania MF Xhulian Ikonomi
14 Albania MF Erxhan Muça
15 Albania FW Fatjon Bytyçi
16 Albania DF Bazjon Trogaj
17 Albania MF Eni Imami
20 Albania MF Spartak Elmazi
22 Albania MF Valentino Murataj
25 Albania GK Kadri Birja

Managers

Managerial records

Name Superliga Albanian Cup Supercup Total
Albania Zihni Gjinali 6 — — 6
Albania Skënder Jareci 2 — — 2
Albania Durim Shehu 2 — — 2
Albania Shkëlqim Muça 1 — — 1
Albania Stavri Lubonja 1 — — 1
Albania Fatmir Frashëri 1 — — 1
Albania Bejkush Birçe 1 — — 1
Albania Faruk Sejdini 1 — — 1
Albania Ilir Daja 1 — — 1
Albania Sabri Peqini 1 — — 1
Albania Zyber Konçi 1 — — 1

Former notable players

See also Category:KS Dinamo Tirana players.

Managers

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Dinamo Tirana at Weltfussball.de
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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