KF Lushnja
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| Full name | Klubi Futbollit Lushnja | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Lagunaret | ||
| Founded | January 21, 1927 as Kongresi i Lushnjës | ||
| Ground | Abdurrahman Roza Haxhiu Stadium Lushnjë, Albania |
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| Capacity | 8,000 | ||
| President | Fatos Tushe | ||
| Manager | Artan Bano | ||
| League | Albanian First Division | ||
| 2014–15 | Albanian First Division, 2nd | ||
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Klubi Sportiv Lushnja is an Albanian football club based in the city of Lushnjë in the County of Fier. Their home ground is the Abdurrahman Roza Haxhiu Stadium and they currently compete in the Albanian First Division.
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History
Early history
The club was originally formed in 1927 and the first football game held in the city of Lushnjë was played shortly after. This was a friendly game against Tomori Berat and the team consisted of young men from Lushnjë. The club was named Kongresi i Lushnjës following a proposal from a member of parliament and signatory of the Albanian Declaration of Independence Ferit Vokopola to name the club after the Congress of Lushnjë, which was where Vokopola himself was elected secretary. In 1927 a young man named Ali Funga returned from his studies in Austria and joined the club as a player and the head coach. He returned to Albania from Austria with shirts that would be used by the club, and they had green vertical stripes which were used to symbolise the fields of Myzeqe. Although the club was formed on 21 January 1927 it was not "officially" formed until 27 July 1930 shortly after the formation of the Albanian Football Association a month earlier. It was known then as the Kongresi i Lushnjës literacy-artistic society. The club's first official jerseys were green, and the first sports chief of the club was Ali Funga, who had been a key member of the club's pre formation years.
In 1945 they changed their name to KS Traktori Lushnja followed by a further name change in 1950 to SK Lushnja. In 1951 it was changed to Puna Lushnja, before they returned to KS Traktori Lushnja in 1958. In 1991 the club was named KS Lushnja. Mario Kempes made his full-time coaching debut in Albania with a brief spell at the club.[1]
Supporters
The club's main supporters' group is called the Ultras Delegatët, which was formed on 21 January 2012, on the 85th anniversary of the club. Delegatët took over as the club's main supporters' group from the previous group which was called the Lushnja Warriors.
Honours
- Albanian First Division (6): 1960, 1981–82, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1995–96, 2012–13
Current squad
- As of 7 November 2015
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Managers
| Coach | from | until | Major Titles | |
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 Mario Kempes[2] |
20 December 1996 | 1 February 1997 | 0 | |
 Hysen Dedja |
1 July 2001 | 1 July 2002 | 0 | |
| Agim Mone |
1 July 2002 | 3 November 2002 | 0 | |
| Kristaq Mile |
30 November 2002 | 1 July 2003 | 0 | |
 Aurel Țicleanu |
1 July 2003 | 18 October 2003 | 0 | |
| Agim Canaj |
25 October 2003 | 10 April 2004 | 0 | |
| Ilir Gjyla |
14 April 2004 | 1 September 2004 | 0 | |
| Sulejman Demollari |
1 September 2004 | 21 February 2005 | 0 | |
| Mirel Josa |
21 February 2005 | 1 July 2005 | 0 | |
| Perlat Sevo[3] |
1 July 2005 | 22 January 2006 | 0 | |
| Artan Bano |
22 January 2006 | 9 February 2006 | 0 | |
| Sulejman Demollari |
9 February 2006 | 12 March 2006 | 0 | |
| Saimir Malko |
26 October 2008 | 0 | ||
