KS Vllaznia Shkodër

Infobox Football club
clubname = FK Vllaznia


fullname = Klubi Sportiv Vllaznia Shkodër
founded = 1919
ground = Loro-Boriçi Stadium,
Shkodër, Albania
capacity = 16,000
chairman = flagicon|Albania Valter Fushaj
manager = flagicon|Albania Agim Canaj
league = Albanian Superliga
season = 2007-08
position = 7th
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Klubi Sportiv Vllaznia Shkodër (KS Vllaznia) is an Albanian football club based in Shkodër. KS Vllaznia have been Albanian champions nine times and won the National Cup six times, the last success coming at the end of the 2007-08 season, after a long 21 year drought in the competition. Vllaznia play at the Loro-Boriçi Stadium.

History

It was founded in 1919. In 1929 the club was named "Bashkimi Shkodran". The debut in the league was in 1930. In 1958 it was renamed “KS Vllaznia “. In the European Cup for Champions 1978/79 they beat Austrian team Austria Wien (who went on to the semifinals) 2-0 at home but lost 3-4 on aggregate. In the Cup Winners Cup of 1987/88 they reached the second round after beating Sliema Wanderes from Malta in both games (aggregate 6-0). In the 2001/2002 UEFA Champions league qualifying they beat KR Reykjavik from Iceland before they were eliminated by the Turkish club Galatasaray. German Uli Schulze, a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup winner with 1. FC Magdeburg in 1974, was appointed as new coach in summer 2006. He was later replaced by Mirel Josa who is currently appealing a six month ban for leading his side off the field in protest at a controversial goal in the final game of last season.

Achievements

* Albanian First Division: 91945, 1946, 1972, 1974, 1978, 1983, 1992, 1998 and 2001

* Albanian Cup: 61965, 1972, 1979, 1981, 1987 and 2008

* Albanian Supercup: 2 1998 and 2001

KS Vllaznia in Europe

* QR = Qualifying Round
* R1 = 1st Round
* R2 = 2nd Round

Current squad

"As of July, 2008"

Incoming transfers 2008/2009

*Fs player|no=2|nat=Albania|name=Dritan Smajlaj|pos=MF|other= from KS Besëlidhja Lezhë
*Fs player|no=6|nat=Croatia|name=Marko Bašić|pos=DF|other= from Zrinjski Mostar
*Fs player|no=8|nat=Albania|name=Amarildo Belisha|pos=DF|other= from KS Besa Kavaje
*Fs player|no=12|nat=Albania|name=Gasper Ndoja|pos=GK|other= from KS Shkumbini
*Fs player|no=18|nat=Albania|name=Elvin Beqiri|pos=DF|other= from FC Arsenal Kyiv
*Fs player|no=20|nat=Kosovo|name=Ilir Nallbani|pos=MF|other= from KS Elbasani
*Fs player|no=36|nat=Czech Republic|name=Miroslav Kousal|pos=FW|other= from SK Kladno
*Fs player|no=|nat=Albania|name=Nevian Cani|pos=FW|other=from Flamurtari Vlorë

Outgoing transfers 2008/2009

*Fs player|nat=Albania|name=Admir Teli|pos=DF|other= to to Gençlerbirligi
*Fs player|nat=Albania|name=Franc Ahi|pos=MF|other= to KS Teuta Durrës
*Fs player|nat=Albania|name=Gilman Lika|pos=MF|other= to Gençlerbirligi
*Fs player|nat=Cameroon|name=Simo|pos=MF
*Fs player|nat=Albania|name=Xhevair Sukaj|pos=FW|other= to Gençlerbirligi

Former notable players

*flagicon|Albania Loro Boriçi
*flagicon|Albania Ramazan Rragami
*flagicon|Albania Sabah Bizi
*flagicon|Albania Medin Zhega
*flagicon|Germany Lutz Pfannenstiel

External links

* [http://www.vllaznia.eu/ Official website]
* [http://www.fkvllaznia.net/ UnOfficial website]
* [http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/club=52878/domestic.html KS Vllaznia at UEFA.COM]
* [http://www.eufo.de/football/alb/vllaoder.htm KS Vllaznia at EUFO.DE]
* [http://www.weltfussball.de/teams/fk-vllaznia/ KS Vllaznia at Weltfussball.de]
* [http://www.playerhistory.com/Default.aspx?page=club_details&clubID=1316 KS Vllaznia at Playerhistory.com]
* [http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/verein/8671/skvllazniashkoder/uebersicht/startseite.html KS Vllaznia at Transfermarkt.de]
* [http://www.freewebs.com/albsoccer/ Albanian Soccer News]
* [http://www.albania-sport.com Albania Sport]