KF Tirana in European football

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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[edit]

Season Competition Round Country Opposition Home Away
1964–66 Balkans Cup Group B Bulgaria Cherno More Varna 0–0 0–1
Turkey Beşiktaş J.K. 2–0 1–1
Romania Rapid București 1–2 1–3
1965–66 European Champion Clubs' Cup 1R Scotland Kilmarnock F.C. 0–0 0–1
1966–67 European Champion Clubs' Cup 1R Norway Vålerenga n.p n.p
1969–70 European Champion Clubs' Cup 1R Belgium Standard Liège 1–1 0–3
1970–71 European Champion Clubs' Cup 1R Netherlands AFC Ajax 2–2 0–2
1975 Balkans Cup Group B Greece Panionios 6–0 1–2
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Radnički Niš 0–0 0–3
1981-83 Balkans Cup Group B Greece Larissa 3–0 1–3
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sloboda Tuzla n.d n.d
Final Bulgaria Beroe Stara Zagora 0-1 0-3
1982–83 European Champion Clubs' Cup 1R Northern Ireland Linfield 1–0 1–2
Round of 16 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv n.p n.p
1983–84 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1R Sweden Hammarby IF 2–1 0–3
1986–87 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1R Romania FC Dinamo București 1–0 2–1
Round of 16 Sweden Malmö FF 0–3 0–0
1988–89 European Champion Clubs' Cup 1R Malta Ħamrun Spartans 2–0 1–2
Round of 16 Sweden IFK Göteborg 0–3 0–1
1989–90 European Champion Clubs' Cup 1R Malta Sliema Wanderers 5–0 0–1
Round of 16 Germany FC Bayern Munich 0–3 1–3
1990–91 Balkans Cup QF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Budućnost Titograd 0–0 1–2
1994–95 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup QR Belarus FC Bobruisk 3–0 1–4
1R Denmark Brøndby IF 0–1 0–3
1995–96 UEFA Cup QR Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC 0–1 0–2
1996–97 UEFA Cup 1QR Croatia NK Croatia Zagreb 2–6 0–4
1998–99 UEFA Cup 1QR Slovakia FK Inter Bratislava 0–2 0–2
1999–00 UEFA Champions League 1QR Iceland Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja 1–2 0–1
2000–01 UEFA Champions League 1QR Moldova FC Zimbru Chisinau 2–3 2–3
2001–02 UEFA Cup QR Cyprus Apollon Limassol 3–2 1–3
2002–03 UEFA Cup QR Romania Național București 0–1 2–2
2003–04 UEFA Champions League 1Q Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi 3–0 (4:2 p) 0–3
2QR Austria Grazer AK 1–5 1–2
2004–05 UEFA Champions League 1QR Belarus FC Gomel 0–1 2–0
2QR Hungary Ferencvárosi TC 2–3 1–0
2005–06 UEFA Champions League 1QR Slovenia ND Gorica 3–0 0–2
2QR Bulgaria PFC CSKA Sofia 0–2 0–2
2006–07 UEFA Cup 1QR Croatia NK Varteks 2–0 1–1
2QR Turkey Kayserispor 0–2 1–3
2007–08 UEFA Champions League 1QR Slovenia NK Domžale 1–2 0–1
2009–10 UEFA Champions League 2QR Norway Stabæk 1–1 0–4
2010–11 UEFA Europa League 1QR Hungary Zalaegerszegi TE 0–0 1–0 (aet)
2QR Netherlands FC Utrecht 1–1 0–4
2011–12 UEFA Europa League 2QR Slovakia FC Spartak Trnava 0–0 1–3
2012–13 UEFA Europa League 1QR Luxembourg CS Grevenmacher 2–0 0–0
2QR Norway Aalesunds FK 1–1 0–5
2017–18 UEFA Europa League 1QR Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. 0–3 0–2
2020–21 UEFA Champions League 1QR Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi — 2–0
2QR Serbia Red Star Belgrade 0−1 —
UEFA Europa League 3QR BYE — —
PO Switzerland Young Boys — 0−3
2022–23 UEFA Champions League 1QR Luxembourg F91 Dudelange 1−2 0–1
UEFA Europa Conference League 2QR Bosnia and Herzegovina HŠK Zrinjski 0–1 2–3
2023–24 UEFA Conference League 1QR Georgia (country) Dinamo Batumi 1–1 2–1
2QR Turkey Besiktas JK 1-3 0-2

Balkans Cup performance[edit]

Season Round Country Country Home Away Qual/Elim
Balkans Cup 1964–66 1R Bulgaria PFC Cherno More Varna 0–0 0–1
Balkans Cup 1964–66 1R Turkey Beşiktaş J.K. 2–0 1–1
Balkans Cup 1964–66 1R Romania FC Rapid București 1–2 1–3
Balkans Cup 1975 1R Greece Panionios G.S.S. 6–0 1–2
Balkans Cup 1975 1R Serbia FK Radnički Niš 0–0 0–3
Balkans Cup 1981 1R Greece Larissa F.C. 3–0 1–3
Balkans Cup 1981 2R Bosnia and Herzegovina FK Sloboda Tuzla 3–0 3–0
Balkans Cup 1981 Final Bulgaria PFC Beroe Stara Zagora 1–3 0–3
Balkans Cup 1990 1R Montenegro FK Budućnost Podgorica 0–0 0–1
  • QR = Qualifying Round
  • 1R = 1st round
  • 2R = 2nd round
  • n.p = non participation
Overall GP W D L GF GA GD
Home 9 4 3 2 16 5 +11
Away 9 1 1 7 7 17 −10
Total 18 5 4 9 23 22 +1

By country[edit]

Country Pld W D L GF GA GD Q E
 Austria 2 0 0 2 2 7 −5 0 1
 Belarus 4 2 0 2 6 5 +1 2 0
 Belgium 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 0 1
 Bosnia 6 2 0 2 8 4 +4 1 1
 Bulgaria 6 0 1 5 1 11 −10 0 3
 Croatia 4 1 1 2 5 11 −6 1 1
 Cyprus 2 1 0 1 4 5 −1 0 1
 Denmark 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 0 1
 Germany 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0 1
 Georgia 5 3 1 1 8 5 +3 3 0
 Greece 4 2 0 2 11 5 +6 2 0
 Hungary 4 2 1 1 4 3 +1 1 1
 Iceland 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0 1
 Israel 4 0 0 4 0 8 −8 0 2
 Luxembourg 6 1 1 2 3 3 0 1 1
 Malta 4 2 0 2 8 3 +5 2 0
 Moldova 2 0 0 2 4 6 −2 0 1
 Montenegro 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 0 0
 Netherlands 4 0 2 2 3 9 −6 0 2
 Northern Ireland 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 1 0
 Norway 4 0 2 2 2 11 −9 0 2
 Romania 6 2 1 3 7 9 −2 1 2
 Scotland 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 0 1
 Serbia 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 0 1
 Slovakia 4 0 1 3 1 7 −6 0 2
 Slovenia 4 1 0 3 4 5 −1 1 1
 Sweden 6 1 1 4 2 11 −3 0 3
  Switzerland 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 0 1
 Turkey 6 1 1 4 5 -10 −5 1 2
 Ukraine 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
  • Q = Qualified
  • E = Eliminated

Last Update: 03 August 2023

UEFA club competition record[edit]

Competition GP PP W D L GF GA GD P
Champions League 40 16 8 4 28 37 65 −28 –
Cup Winners' Cup 10 3 4 1 5 9 16 −7 –
UEFA Cup / Europa League 28 11 5 7 16 20 54 −34 –
UEFA Europa Conference League 6 2 1 1 4 6 11 −5 –
Intertoto Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 –
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 –
UEFA Super Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 –
Intercontinental Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 –
Total 84 32 18 13 53 72 146 −74 67
Overall GP W D L GF GA GD
Home 41 11 9 21 45 59 −14
Away 43 7 4 32 27 87 −60
Total 84 18 13 53 72 146 −74

Europe and Balkan total[edit]

Overall GP W D L GF GA GD
Home 50 15 12 23 61 64 -3
Away 52 8 5 39 34 104 −70
Total 102 23 17 62 95 168 −73

World and European rankings[edit]

Last Update: 4 August 2023

References[edit]

  1. ^ "UEFA Rannking". Kassiessa.
  2. ^ "Skenderbeu 178th but Tirana 31st". Archived from the original on 2014-03-16.
  3. ^ "Club coefficients". Bert Kassies. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
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