KS Besa Kavajë

Football club infobox
clubname = KS Besa Kavajë


fullname = Klubi Sportiv Besa Kavajë
nickname =
founded = 1925
ground = Xhevat Hylviu, Kavajë, Albania
capacity = 12,000
chairman = flagicon|ALB Nexhat Bizhdili
manager = flagicon|ALB Iljaz Haxhiaj
league = Albanian Superliga
season = 2007/08
position = 3rd
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Klubi Sportiv Besa Kavajë (KS Besa Kavajë) is an Albanian football club based in Kavajë. They play in the Albanian Superliga, the top division in Albanian football. They play at the Stadiumi Besa. In 1930 it changed name to "SK Kavaja". They debuted in the best league in 1933. The same year the name was changed to "Besa". In the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup in 1972-73 the club beat the Danish side, Fremad Amager, after playing 1-1 in Copenhagen and then making a goalless draw at home. In the next round, though, Besa were beaten by the Scottish team Hibernian from Edinburgh (aggregate 2-8). Besa have never been Albanian champions but in 1958 they reached the 2nd position.

Besa confirmed their place in the 2007-08 UEFA Cup after a 3-2 win against neighbours KS Teuta in the 2006-07 Albanian Cup final. They met FK Bežanija of Serbia in the first qualifying round, drawing 2-2 away and 0-0 at home to progress on away goals. In the second qualifying round they fell 3-0 in each leg to Bulgarian side PFC Litex Lovech. In 2008, they qualified for the Intertoto Cup due to their third-place finish in the league, drawing Ethnikos Achna FC 0-0 at home and 1-1 in Cyprus and continued on away goals. In the 2nd round of the Intertoto cup they were eliminated by Grasshopper Zürich from Switzerland.

Achievements

*Kupa e shqipërisë: 1 (2007) (Besa-Teuta 3-2)

KS Besa Kavajë in Europe

* QR1 = 1st Qualifying Round
* QR2 = 2nd Qualifying Round
* R1 = 1st Round
* R2 = 2nd Round

Current squad

"As of July, 2008"

Transfers 2008/09

In

Out

Famous Notable players

External links

* [http://www.kavajaonline.com/forumi//index.php?showforum=33 KS Besa Kavajë]
* [http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/club=52872/domestic.html Besa at UEFA.COM]
* [http://www.eufo.de/football/alb/besavaje.htm Besa at EUFO.DE]
* [http://www.weltfussball.de/teams/ks-besa/ Besa at Weltfussball.de]
* [http://www.playerhistory.com/Default.aspx?page=club_details&clubID=1327 Besa at Playerhistory.com]
* [http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/verein/739/ksbesakavaje/uebersicht/startseite.html Besa at Transfermarkt.de]
* [http://www.freewebs.com/albsoccer/superliga.htm News and Standings]
* [http://www.albania-sport.com Albania Sport]