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KF Bylis
Full nameKlubi i Futbollit Bylis
Founded14 July 1972; 52 years ago (1972-07-14) as U.P.TH.N
Unaza e Përpunimit të Thellë të Naftës (1972–80)
Ballshi i Ri (1980–91)
Ballshi (1991–92)
Bylis (1992–present)
GroundAdush Muça Stadium
Capacity5,200
PresidentBesnik Kapllanaj
ManagerNevil Dede
LeagueKategoria Superiore
2023–24Kategoria e Parë, 2nd (promoted)

KF Bylis is an Albanian professional football club based in Ballsh, part of Mallakastër municipality. They compete in the Abissnet Superiore, the top tier of Albanian football. Their home ground is the Adush Muça Stadium.

History

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Early years

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The club was formed on 14 July 1972 as Ballshi i Ri, and they played in the Albanian Third Division between 1973 and 1976. But between 1976 and 1981, they were not allowed to participate in Albanian football due to laws restricting a single team from each district. They began playing once again in the Third Division in 1981, which they eventually won in 1986 and were promoted to the Albanian Second Division. The club played in the Second Division for 10 years between 1986 and 1996, where they were promoted following a successful 1995–96 season which saw the club score 124 goals and concede just 21, as the best goal scorer was Agim Metaj, making it a national record which was even noted by the prestigious French magazine France Football. However, despite their record breaking season they only finished as runners-up in the league but still achieved promotion to the Albanian Superliga.[1]

Golden days

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In their debut season in the top flight of Albanian football the club finished in 14th place out of 18 teams.[2] During the 1998–99 season, the club finished in third place, just 2 points behind the eventual champions KF Tirana[3] this earned the club a place in the UEFA Cup for the first time. In their first European experience, KF Bylis played Slovakian side Inter Bratislava, whom they lost 5–1 to on aggregate. The following season they would again finish strongly, this time in 5th place, joint on points with 4th-place side Vllaznia Shkodër, who they lost 4–3 to in the play-off for the UEFA Intertoto Cup place.[4] In the 2000–01 season, they finished 5th once again[5] and earned a place in the UEFA Intertoto Cup, where they met Romanian side FC Universitatea Craiova the following season. They lost 4–3 on aggregate, after a memorable 3–3 draw away in Romania[6] and a 1–0 home loss.[7]

Recent history

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KF Bylis then began to struggle, eventually getting relegated after a poor 2002–03 season, which saw them finish second to last with just 26 points and 3 wins from 26 games.[8] They were relegated once again to the third tier after the 2004–05 season in which they scored just 13 league goals in total. Between 2007 and 2009 the club achieved consecutive promotions back to the Albanian Superliga for the 2008–09 season.[citation needed]

Besnik Kapllanaj was the club's president between 2006 and 2014 and owned a 75% share in the club, with the remaining 25% owned by the Ballsh Municipality.[9]

On 15 March 2014 in a home tie against KF Laçi,[10] the club's president was involved in an altercation with the FSHS head of competitions, Besnik Çela. Kapllanaj hit the FSHF delegate Çela in the head with a baton which required him to be rushed to hospital due to the injury. Cela refused to start the game due to overcrowding inside the Adush Muça Stadium. Once some of the fans had left they began to throw rock into the stadium in disapproval of the FSHF's decision to not let them watch the match, which kicked off 20 minutes later than scheduled. Kapllanaj then allegedly caused a power cut so that SuperSport Albania cameras could not transmit the game live as was planned. In the closing stages of the game KF Laçi were awarded a penalty which caused crowd trouble, as they began to throw rocks onto the pitch. KF Laçi's president Pashk Laska instructed captain and penalty taker Erjon Vuçaj to miss the penalty intentionally to avoid further trouble and danger for his teammates. Following the final whistle, Kapllanaj physically abused KF Laçi's players by hitting them with a baton, as well as Besnik Çela, who later filed a police report against Kapllanaj once he left the hospital.[11] On 19 March, the club's president Besnik Kapllanaj resigned from his post hours before the verdict from the FSHF disciplinary commission, who punished him with a lifetime ban from sporting activities in Albania. The commission also expelled the club from the Albanian Superliga with 9 remaining games of the 2013–14 season, relegating the club to the Albanian First Division for the 2014–15 season as well as handing KF Laçi a 3–0 victory in the game which originally ended 0–0.[12] The following day, Kapllanaj turned himself in to the Fier police authorities after being charged for assault.[13]

Recent seasons

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Season Division Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Top Scorer
2010–11 Kategoria Superiore 6th 33 13 4 16 44 48 43 QF Albania Fjodor Xhafa 10
2011–12 Kategoria Superiore 6th 26 9 8 9 40 37 35 QF Albania Amarildo Dimo 9
2012–13 Kategoria Superiore 9th 26 9 6 11 32 29 33 RU Nigeria Solomonson Izuchukwuka 11
2013–14 Kategoria Superiore 12th 33 5 9 19 20 54 24 QF Nigeria Solomonson Izuchukwuka 7
2014–15 Kategoria e Parë 1st 27 17 2 8 46 26 53 SR Albania Brunild Pepa 10
2015–16 Kategoria Superiore 9th 36 8 8 20 27 53 32 SR Albania Ardit Hoxhaj 7
2016–17 Kategoria e Parë 2nd 26 17 6 3 40 15 57 SR Albania Jasmin Raboshta 5
Albania Aldo Mitraj 5
2017–18 Kategoria e Parë 2nd 26 14 7 5 43 24 41 SR Albania Niko Zisi 9
2018–19 Kategoria e Parë 1st 26 21 3 2 52 10 42 SR Nigeria Beji Anthony 6
Togo Dosseh Koffi 6
2019–20 Kategoria Superiore 7th 36 12 15 9 46 38 51 SF Mali Saliou Guindo 10
2020–21 Kategoria Superiore 9th 36 7 10 19 28 51 31 SR Nigeria Beji Anthony 10
2021–22 Kategoria e Parë 1st 30 22 3 5 51 18 69 SR Albania Eridon Qardaku 20
2022–23 Kategoria Superiore 9th 36 9 11 16 31 42 38 SR Albania Luis Kaçorri 6
2023–24 Kategoria e Parë 2nd 33 22 5 6 55 31 71 R16 Brazil Kibe
2024–25 Kategoria Superiore

KF Bylis in Europe

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As of December, 2008.

Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1999–00 UEFA Cup QR Slovakia Inter Bratislava 0–2 1–3 1–5
2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Romania Universitatea Craiova 0–1 3–3 3–4
  • QR = Qualifying Round
  • 1R = 1st Round

Players

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Current squad

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As of 1 September 2024[14]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Albania ALB Renato Beqaj
3 DF Brazil BRA Bruno Nascimento
4 DF Brazil BRA Gabriel Recife
5 DF Albania ALB Kristo Miçi
6 DF Germany GER Eduart Mahmuti
8 MF Albania ALB Xhoeli Macolli
9 FW Albania ALB Mario Gjata
11 FW Albania ALB Patrik Treni
13 DF Albania ALB Fabjan Përndreca
14 DF Brazil BRA Igor Almeida
16 MF Brazil BRA Wendel Nery
17 FW Ivory Coast CIV Aboubacar Camara
18 MF Albania ALB Flamur Ruçi
19 FW Albania ALB Endri Çelaj
20 FW Nigeria NGA Malomo Ayodeji
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF Albania ALB Henri Sulovari
22 MF Albania ALB Ervis Kasaj
23 DF Ghana GHA McCarthy Ofori
29 FW Azerbaijan AZE Amil Yunanov
33 GK Albania ALB Klevis Hasanbelli
41 FW Germany GER Erich Berko
44 DF Albania ALB Aurel Marku
55 DF Brazil BRA Higor Fellype
69 FW Albania ALB Laert Papa
70 MF Ecuador ECU Alex Peralta
76 MF Albania ALB Arli Përgjoni
77 MF Albania ALB Marin Abazaj (captain)
80 FW Brazil BRA Felipe Souza
98 MF Brazil BRA Walisson Nem
99 FW Brazil BRA Laércio Georges

On Loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Brazil BRA Guilherme Buranelli (at Erzeni Shijak)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Nigeria NGA Ibrahim Akibu (at Erzeni Shijak)


U-19 Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Albania ALB Rejdi Jahaj
2 DF Albania ALB Kristi Merkaj
3 DF Albania ALB Kejdi Kaceli
4 FW Albania ALB Pedro Marku
5 DF Brazil BRA Higor Fellype
6 MF Nigeria NGA Rapheal Olawole
7 MF Nigeria NGA Chidera Nwaneri
8 MF Albania ALB Mario Bushi
9 FW Nigeria NGA Victor Ojo
10 FW Brazil BRA Laércio Georges
11 MF Albania ALB Andrea Thanasi
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 GK Albania ALB Eris Qalliu
13 DF Albania ALB Fabjan Përndreca
14 MF Albania ALB Aislin Ahmetaj
15 MF Albania ALB Eldinjo Alimerkaj
17 FW Albania ALB Gjergji Shyti
18 DF Albania ALB Flavio Cypi
19 FW Nigeria NGA Ayomide Babajide
21 MF Albania ALB Aureljo Marku
22 MF Albania ALB Eriklen Bregasi
23 MF Nigeria NGA Olamilekan Adeduro
44 DF Albania ALB Aurel Marku (captain)

Notable players

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Had international caps for their respective countries. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries while playing for Bylis Ballsh.

Past (and present) players who are the subjects of Wikipedia articles can be found

List of managers

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References

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  1. ^ Para viteve ‘90, asnjëherë mes më të mirëve Archived 2014-03-21 at archive.today
  2. ^ "Albanian football season 1996–97". Archived from the original on 14 November 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Albanian football season 1998–99". Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  4. ^ "Albanian football season 1999-00". Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Albania football season 2000–01". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  6. ^ Universitatea Craiova 3–3 Bylis
  7. ^ Bylis 0 – 1 Universitatea Craiova
  8. ^ "Albanian football season 2002–03". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
  9. ^ Kapllanaj "Futbollit i kërkoj ndjesë, për 8 vite dhashë edhe shpirtin!" Archived 2014-03-20 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "Bylish 0–0 Laçi". Archived from the original on 23 August 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  11. ^ "Banditizëm në Ballsh, Kapllanaj i godet të gjithë me shkop gome". Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  12. ^ "Disiplina dënon aktet dhunës në futboll". Archived from the original on 22 March 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  13. ^ Disiplina përjashton Bylisin, ja se si ndryshon Superiorja Archived 2014-03-20 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ "Bylis Ballsh squad". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.