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Revision as of 16:14, 3 September 2024

Not to be confused with KF Vllaznia Shkodër (women).

Vllaznia
Full nameKlubi i Futbollit Vllaznia
Nickname(s)Kuq e Blutë
Djepi i Futbollit Shqiptar
Founded16 February 1919; 105 years ago (1919-02-16)
as Shoqëria Sportive Vllaznia (Vllaznia Sports Society)
GroundLoro Boriçi Stadium,
Shkodër, Albania
Capacity16,000[1]
PresidentAlban Xhaferri
ManagerThomas Brdarić
LeagueKategoria Superiore
2023–24Kategoria Superiore, 4th
Websitevllaznia.al
Current season
Active branches of Vllaznia Shkodër
Football
(Men's)		 Football
(Women's)		 Basketball
Futsal Volleyball
(Men's)		 Volleyball
(Women's)

Klubi I Futbollit Vllaznia Shkodër, commonly known as Vllaznia is an Albanian football club based in the city of Shkodër. It is the association football branch of the Vllaznia Sports Club, which was founded on 16 February 1919. It is also the oldest club in Albania which means it is the first club created in Albania. The club have competed in every edition of Kategoria Superiore since 1930, which is the top tier of football in Albania, besides in the 1956–57, 1961–62 and 2018–19 football seasons.

Vllaznia is one of the most successful football clubs in Albania, having won nine Kategoria Superiore titles, eight Albanian Cups and two Albanian Supercups. They have only been relegated from the Kategoria Superiore three times in 1956 due to a disqualification, in 1961, and for the last time in decades in 2018.

The club's ground has been the Loro Boriçi Stadium since it was built in 1952, which is named after former Vllaznia and Albania national team captain. In 2016, the stadium was rebuilt into modern all-seater at the cost of €17 million, and it now has a capacity of 16,022, making it the second largest stadium in Albania.[citation needed]

History

Background

A 2003 postal stamp dedicated to the 1913 match between Austro-Hungarian Navy and Indipendenca Shkodër teams

Football was introduced to the city of Shkodër in 1908, when a Maltese priest, Father Gut Ruter, brought a football into the city, which is considered to be the first time football was played in the country. The first football club formed in Albania was Indipendenca Shkodër, which began operating in 1912 under the guidance of founder Palokë Nika, who was also the captain of the team.[2] The first football game organised in city took place in October 1913 between Indipendenca Shkodër and the occupying Austro-Hungarian Imperial Navy. It was the first time a football team composed of Albanians had played foreigners, making it the first international game to ever take place involving an Albanian team, as well as being the first 90-minute football game to be played with two 45 minute halves in the country. Indipendenca Shkodër lost the game 2–1, with the captain Palokë Nika scoring the only goal for the home side.[2][3]

Early history

Left-right: Kin Bushati (goalkeeper), Ernest Halepiani, Gjelosh Gjeka, Pjeter Gjoka, Qazim Dervishi (captain), Muhamet Halili, Asim Golemi, Luigj Radoja, Gjon Kiri, Myzafer Pipa, Hile Staka, and Luigj Shala (coach) in 1935

Following the rise in popularity of football in the city, this prompted Palokë Nika along with other sportspeople in the city to form a club that would cater for many sports including football and on 16 February 1919 the Vllaznia Sports Society was formed. Vllaznia is a concept in Albanian culture often translated as "brotherhood;" it refers to loyalty to one's fis (clan, tribe).[4] They played games against other Albanian teams, notably playing KF Tirana in their first ever game in October 1920. The club also played international games, the first of which was against the occupying Italian troops on 23 May, who beat Vllaznia 1–0. Later in the year for Albanian Independence Day on 28 November Vllaznia organised another football game against an Italian selection again, this time losing 5–1. The club's first game outside of Albania was played on 31 August 1922 in Montenegro against FK Lovćen Cetinje, a match which they lost 4–0.[2] The club would continue to play domestic friendly games until the creation of the Albanian Football Association in 1930 and the start of the Kategoria e Parë in the same year.[3]

Championships of World War II

During the peak of World War II, between the years 1939 and 1942, Albanian Football Association organized three championships, in 1939, 1940 and 1942.[5] According to all information gathered in years from Albanian and foreign historians, players and veterans who lived these events, clear evidence proves the existence of these championships at that time, as well as the existence of three trophies given from Albanian Football Association officials themselves. One must not forget that 1942 Albanian Superliga had a nationwide participation – the first and the only one so far involving teams from both countries as Albania and Kosovo. KS Vllaznia won one such championship whilst KF Tirana won the other two championships in 1939 & 1942.[6] This would update the championship trophies won by these clubs to respectively 10 and 26 at the present time.[citation needed]

After years of silence, Albanian Football Association have appointed a dedicated commission with 5 members, which is involved in gathering enough evidence in this regard. And finally, after a significant amount of evidence has been produced, it has been given an official date, when Albanian Football Association intend to officially recognize these 3 championships in their next General Assembly, to be held in February 2013.[7]

In 1958 the club 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 Round of 16 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 2–1 in Reykjavik and 1–0 in Tirana with two goals from Klodian Duro. In next round KF Vllaznia were eliminated by the Turkish club Galatasaray 2–0 in Istanbul and 1–4 in Tirana. 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 at his third spell coaching the team.[citation needed]

2000s

In the 2000s, Vllaznia went through changes. In 2003 the President of Vllaznia, Myftar Cela, was shot in Montenegro. The President was loved by every Vllaznia fan due to his generosity and his love for the team. After Cela died, a group of businessmen gathered to help the team.[citation needed]

In 2006, an Albanian businessman, Valter Fushaj, became Vllaznia President. Since then he has been criticized by the fans for corruption and not wanting the best for the team.[citation needed]

In the 2009–2010 season Vllaznia went through some rough changes; having to change 3 coaches and also replace players. Vllaznia dropped to the bottom of the table, and having been criticized by the fans, Vllaznia went through some bad times.[citation needed]

On 17 April 2010, Vllaznia won 3–2 against Skënderbeu Korçë but the result was changed to a 2–0 loss for Vllaznia. This was because the player Ansi Nika wasn't on the team roster but was picked for the team anyway. This led to protests by the fans, making accusations that the Vllaznia staff and the President Valter Fushaj specifically did it for bribing reasons.[citation needed]

GEA Sport Era

Roberto Nava, the president of GEA Sport SA, bought 50% of KF Vllaznia [8] and in July, Nava negotiated with Napoli to loan Sebastián Sosa on a one-year term in Shkodër. After successful negotiations with Napoli, Nava went on to buy Sebastián Rodríguez from Almería and Giorginho Aguirre from Corona Brasov.[9]

Vllaznia were relegated from the Albanian Superliga in the 2017/18 season, a club that suffered their last demotion almost six decades ago in the early 1960s.

However, during the 2018/19 season, the team managed to gain promotion to the Superliga while also being crowned champions of the Albanian First Division (the second tier of Albanian Football), beating second-placed Erzeni to the title by a whopping 12 points.[citation needed]

In the 2019/20 season, Vllaznia finished eighth in the Superliga. They were then placed in the relegation play-off final against KF Besëlidhja Lezhë, but won 3–1 to secure their status as a top-flight club for another season.[citation needed]

The 2020/21 season saw Vllaznia jump up the table and have a very successful season, finishing on an impressive 66 points and securing a second-place finish that booked them a spot in the Europa Conference League Qualifiers. Teuta, the team that won the league, beat Vllaznia on goal difference.[citation needed]

Vllaznia also secured European football in the 2021/22 and 2022/23 seasons. In the 2023/24 Europa Conference League Qualifiers, they played the highly successful Northern Irish club Linfield F.C., but lost 3–2 on aggregate.[citation needed]

Stadium

Main article: Loro Boriçi Stadium
Loro Boriçi Stadium after reconstruction

The home ground of the club is called "Loro Borici". The name comes from one of the club's and Albania's greatest footballer to ever play, Loro played with some of the biggest teams at that time, with Roma and Lazio. The striker was known for his goalscoring abilities which he displayed in the Serie A after he left Vllaznia in the 1930s.

Loro Boriçi stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Shkodër, Albania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Vllaznia Shkodër. The stadium holds about 16,000 spectators and was reconstructed in 2001. It is named in honour of Loro Boriçi, famous player in the 1940s and 1950s. It is also the second largest stadium in Albania behind the Qemal Stafa Stadium in Tirana which seats 19,600.

In October 2014, Edi Rama, prime minister of Albania, promised the reconstruction of the stadium, which was last renovated in 2001.[10] He said that the stadium will be with a renewed capacity of about 20,000 spectators.[11]

On 3 May 2015, construction works officially started, bringing the stadium to a renewed capacity of 17,500 seats.[12]

During the 2015–16 Albanian Superliga season, Loro Boriçi Stadium was under re-construction, therefore Vllaznia used Ismail Xhemali Stadium in Pukë at the beginning of the season and then switched to Reshit Rusi Stadium in Shkodër for much of the season.

Fans

Vllaznit Ultras
AbbreviationV-U
Established2005
TypeUltras
MottoNjë jetë, dy ngjyra, një skuader.
HeadquartersShkodër,  Albania
AffiliationsBelgium Ultras Beveren
Websitehttps://www.facebook.com/vllaznit05/

Vllaznia is one of the most popular and recognised teams amongst Albanian football fans in Albania, Kosovo and North Macedonia. The Ultras group of Vllaznia are known as 'Vllaznit Ultras' and were the first official ultras fan base in Albania who were created in 2005. They have strong ties with other Albanian Ultra groups such as the Ultras Guerrils who support KF Partizani Tirana and Armata E Veriut of FK Kukësi. It is known that Vllaznit Ultras meet up with opposition fans to greet each other before and after a game. Vllaznit Ultras are not just present in the football scene, they also attend Vllaznia's basketball matches to show their full support and love for Vllaznia at any sporting level. Fans of Vllaznia have always attended matches in high quantities, but in recent years the number of fans attending games has decreased due to the poor management and loss of confidence in the team. In the last 3 seasons the team has made a good performance in the league pretending for the title and also winning two Albanian Cups. This good performance has risen the passion and confidence among the fans, which has grown the number of fans in the stadium. They have ties with Ultras Beveren, the supporters of Belgian team Waasland-Beveren

Despite the low number of fans at Vllaznia's football games, they have recently turned up in strong numbers for the clubs basketball team, BC Vllaznia, due to their outstanding form in the past few years, having won the 3 Albanian Basketball League championships from 2014 to 2016.

Rivalries

Vllaznia's all time enemies are KF Tirana who are the most successful side in Albanian football. Both teams had been the only two in Albania to not have been relegated from the top tier of Albanian football, until on the final match day of 2017, where both sides fought out who would survive and go down in front of a full crowd (Vllaznia 0–0 Tirana), Tirana were relegated. This rivalry is known as the "All-time Albanian derby". The rivalry is mainly in existence because both sides were the first two football teams to be found in Albania, where Vllaznia was found in 1919, whilst KF Tirana was found in 1920. Another reason why this rivalry potentially exists is due to the historic popularity between these two sides. Vllaznia and Tirana were the only sides in Albania to have never been relegated in the Albanian Superliga, they both hold 78 official seasons and 81 unofficial seasons (including three unofficial championships during World War II) in Albanian top flight football going into the 2016-17 Albanian Superliga season.

Both ultra groups, the Vllaznit Ultras and Tirona Fanatics are known for their fierce rivalry in the stands and off the pitch, which was shown in a match played in Loro Boriçi Stadium in Shkodër on 11 September 2014.[13] During this game there was a lot of tension which began in the second half of the game. The game was interrupted when Tirana's fans started throwing bottles and other objects to show their anger towards the referee's decisions. Late on, Tirana grabbed an equaliser through Ervin Bulku to level 1–1, and this sparked a huge brawl between the fans. Tirana fans ran onto the pitch and seemingly started throwing chairs and bottles at Vllaznia fans. From then on Vllaznia fans started attacking Tirana fans inside and outside of the stadium. Vllaznia's fans gave an official statement on Vllaznia's official Facebook page where they stated that what Tirana fans did was seen as an embarrassment and an insult to people of Shkodra and Albanian football, therefore action was needed. Amongst some of the injured people was Tirana's president, Refik Halili who was hit by a fan of Tirana with a stone. Vllaznia fans were given a 10 match ban from attending home games, whilst Tirana were given 15.[14]

Vllaznia has a fierce rivalry with Flamurtari Vlorë too. This rivalry dates back to the 70s when the two sides were the best teams in Albania. This is also the rivalry between the main clubs from the north and the south of Albania. This game is one of the most attended matches in Albanian football. The relations between fans of the clubs in and out of field are rude and supporters usually have troubles and violence.

Other derbies include the North Albanian derbies against Laçi and Kukësi. Laçi fans insist that the North Albanian derby is between Laçi and Vllaznia, whereas fans of Kukësi believe it is between Kukësi and Vllaznia. However history suggests that Besëlidhja Lezhë and Vllaznia were the most popular Northern Albanian sides decades ago.

Honours

KF Vllaznia Shkodër statistics in Kategoria Superiore

Since the Kategoria Superiore began in 1930, KF Vllaznia have played 1991 Superliga matches, scored 3181 goals and conceded 2053. The club has collected so far 2638 points, won 911 games, drawn 470 and lost 612. The club's goal difference is -106 and the winning difference is +1128.

Historical Goals Wins Draws Losses +/-Goals +/- Wins Points Matches
TOTAL 3181–2053 911 470 612 +1128 +1372 2638 1991

Recent seasons

Season Division Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Supercup Europe Top Scorer
1998–99 Kategoria Superiore 2nd 30 18 6 6 57 18 60 RU — UCL 1QR Albania Vioresin Sinani 14
1999–00 Kategoria Superiore 4th 26 11 4 11 29 28 37 QF — UC 1QR Albania Edi Martini 8
2000–01 Kategoria Superiore 1st 26 17 5 4 51 22 56 SF — UIC 1R Albania Vioresin Sinani 15
2001–02 Kategoria Superiore 5th 26 12 4 10 44 27 40 QF W UCL 2QR Albania Vioresin Sinani 11
2002–03 Kategoria Superiore 2nd 26 15 4 7 51 32 49 SF — — — Albania Vioresin Sinani 17
2004–05 Kategoria Superiore 3rd 36 21 5 10 77 51 68 SF — UC 1QR Albania Vioresin Sinani 36
2004–05 Kategoria Superiore 4th 36 19 4 13 80 47 61 SF — UIC 2R Brazil Abílio 20
2005–06 Kategoria Superiore 6th 36 13 6 17 39 45 45 RU — — — Albania Vioresin Sinani 13
2006–07 Kategoria Superiore 3rd 33 18 9 6 46 28 63 QF — UIC 2R Albania Klevis Dalipi 9
Albania Suad Liçi 9
2007–08 Kategoria Superiore 7th 33 12 9 12 46 46 45 W — — — Albania Vioresin Sinani 20
2008–09 Kategoria Superiore 2nd 33 19 7 7 49 29 64 SF RU UC 2QR Albania Vioresin Sinani 14
2009–10 Kategoria Superiore 6th 33 13 7 13 34 39 46 RU — UEL 2QR Albania Bekim Balaj 8
2010–11 Kategoria Superiore 3rd 33 17 8 8 41 27 59 SF — — — Albania Vioresin Sinani 11
2011–12 Kategoria Superiore 6th 26 10 5 11 38 32 35 SR — UEL 2QR Albania Xhevahir Sukaj 9
2012–13 Kategoria Superiore 6th 26 11 5 10 30 26 38 SR — — — Albania Dritan Smajli 7
2013–14 Kategoria Superiore 8th 33 12 9 12 42 36 45 QF — — — Croatia Tomislav Bušić 13
2014–15 Kategoria Superiore 7th 36 11 5 20 27 41 35 QF — — — Uruguay Sebastián Sosa 7
2015–16 Kategoria Superiore 6th 36 11 6 19 36 42 39 QF — — — Albania Eraldo Çinari 6
2016–17 Kategoria Superiore 7th 36 8 16 12 29 35 40 QF — — — Albania Elis Bakaj 6
Albania Ndriçim Shtubina 6
2017–18 Kategoria Superiore 9th 36 12 8 16 38 42 44 SR — — — Albania Xhevahir Sukaj 10
2018–19 Kategoria e Parë ↑2nd 26 20 3 3 44 11 63 SR — — — Brazil Sílvio Júnior 9
2019–20 Kategoria Superiore 8th 36 12 10 14 36 41 46 SR — — — Albania Gilman Lika 10
2020–21 Kategoria Superiore 2nd 36 19 9 8 44 22 66 W — — — Albania Ardit Hoxhaj 12
2021–22 Kategoria Superiore 5th 36 13 16 7 47 38 55 W RU UECL 2QR Albania Liridon Latifi 12
2022–23 Kategoria Superiore 4th 36 13 11 12 39 39 50 SF RU UECL 2QR Albania Herald Marku 7
2023–24 Kategoria Superiore 4th 36 16 11 9 41 34 59 SF — UECL 1QR Albania Bekim Balaj 18

Records

  • Biggest ever home league victory: Vllaznia Shkodër 8–0 Flamurtari Vlorë – 6 February 1999
  • Biggest ever home league defeat: Vllaznia Shkodër 0–4 Dinamo Tirana – 25 September 2010
  • Biggest ever away league victory: KF Laçi 1–7 Vllaznia Shkodër – 18 December 2004 / KF Tirana 0–6 Vllaznia Shkodër - (1947) kf apolonia-KF VLLAZNIA 0-6 18.04.2021
  • Biggest ever away league defeat: KF Tirana 5–1 Vllaznia Shkodër – 28 February 2004
  • Biggest ever European home victory: Vllaznia Shkodër 3–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki Brijeg – 15 July 2021
  • Biggest ever European home defeat: Vllaznia Shkodër 0–4 Turkey Trabzonspor – 14 July 2007
    Vllaznia Shkodër 0–4 Iceland Valur – 18 July 2024
  • Biggest ever European away victory:Malta Sliema Wanderers 0–4 Vllaznia Shkodër – 30 September 1987
  • Biggest ever European away defeat: Turkey Trabzonspor 6–0 Vllaznia Shkodër – 8 July 2007

Albanian records from September 1997

KF Vllaznia in Europe

As of 20 July 2023.

Season Competition Round Country Club Home Away
1967–68 Balkans Cup Group A Bulgaria Beroe Stara Zagora 4–0 0–2
2nd
Turkey Gençlerbirliği 1–0 1–1
Romania Farul Constanța 2–1 1–2
1971–72 UEFA Cup 1R Austria Rapid Wien n.d. n.d.
1977 Balkans Cup Group B Greece Panathinaikos 1–1 0–3
3rd
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Budućnost Titograd 1–1 0–2
1978–79 UEFA European Cup 1R Austria Austria Wien 2–0 1–4
1979–80 European Cup Winners' Cup 1R Soviet Union Dynamo Moscow n.d. n.d.
1983–84 European Cup 1R Germany Hamburger SV n.d. n.d.
1986 Balkans Cup QF Romania Gloria Buzău 0–0 0–3
1987–88 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1R Malta Sliema Wanderers 2–0 4–0
2R Finland RoPS 0–1 0–1
1991–92 UEFA Cup 1R Greece AEK Athens 0–1 0–2
1998–99 UEFA Champions League QR Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi 3–1 0–3
1999–00 UEFA Cup QR Slovakia Spartak Trnava 1–1 0–2
2000 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Cyprus Nea Salamis 1–2 1–4
2001–02 UEFA Champions League 1QR Iceland KR 1–0 1–2
2QR Turkey Galatasaray 1–4 0–2
2003–04 UEFA Cup QR Scotland Dundee 0–2 0–4
2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Israel Hapoel Be'er Sheva 1–2 3–0
2R Croatia Slaven Belupo 1–0 0–2
2007 UEFA Intertoto Cup 1R Croatia Zagreb 1–0 1–2
2R Turkey Trabzonspor 0–4 0–6
2008–09 UEFA Cup 1QR Slovenia Koper 0–0 2–1
2QR Italy Napoli 0–3 0–5
2009–10 UEFA Europa League 1QR Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers 1–1 2–1
2QR Austria Rapid Wien 0–3 0–5
2011–12 UEFA Europa League 1QR Malta Birkirkara 1–1 1–0
2QR Switzerland Thun 0–0 1–2
2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League 1QR Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki Brijeg 3–0 1–3
2QR Cyprus AEL Limassol 0−1 0–1
2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League 2QR Romania Universitatea Craiova 1–1 0−3
2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League 1QR Northern Ireland Linfield 1−0 1−3
2024–25 UEFA Conference League 1QR Iceland Valur 0−4 2−2
  • QR = Qualifying Round
  • 1R = 1st Round
  • 2R = 2nd Round

World & European Rankings

(As of 3 August 2023)[15]

UEFA club coefficient ranking

Rank Team Points
294 Kazakhstan FC Ordabasy 4.000
295 Iceland Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur 4.000
296 Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic F.C. 4.000
297 Albania KF Vllaznia Shkodër 4.000
298 Albania FK Partizani Tirana 4.000
299 Hungary Puskás Akadémia FC 4.000
300 Gibraltar St Joseph's F.C. 4.000

Players

Current squad

As of 1 August 2024

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 Kristi Qarri
2 DF Albania ALB Erdenis Gurishta
3 DF Albania ALB Gledjan Pusi
4 DF Croatia CRO Marko Jurić
5 DF Albania ALB Dritmir Beci
6 MF Albania ALB Ardit Krymi
7 DF Albania ALB Ildi Gruda
8 DF Albania ALB Eslit Sala
9 FW Albania ALB Bekim Balaj (captain)
10 MF Croatia CRO Amir Kahrimanović
11 FW Albania ALB Mehdi Çoba
12 GK Albania ALB Aron Jukaj
13 MF Albania ALB Antonio Delaj
16 DF Kosovo KOS Melos Bajrami
17 DF Sweden SWE Arton Podrimcaku
19 DF Albania ALB Flori Spahija
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF Albania ALB Esat Mala
21 MF Albania ALB Ardit Deliu
22 FW Albania ALB Kevin Dodaj
25 MF Albania ALB Klinti Qato
27 MF Albania ALB Arval Maliqi
29 MF Brazil BRA Andrey Yago
31 GK Albania ALB Rezart Bunjaj
34 DF Serbia SRB Miloš Stojanović
40 MF Albania ALB Ensar Tafili
66 MF Albania ALB Ersi Zaganjori
76 DF Albania ALB Amir Brahimi
77 MF Albania ALB Rejan Alivoda
— MF Albania ALB Gabriel Rroku
— FW Gabon GAB Edlin Randy Essang-Matouti
— FW Albania ALB Klajti Halili

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player

Current staff

Position Name
Head Coach Germany Thomas Brdarić
Assistant Manager Albania Ergi Borshi
Goalkeeping Coach Albania Ideal Lekiqi
Sporting director Albania Tefik Osmani
Academy director Bosnia and Herzegovina Sead Halilagić
Athletic Training Coach Albania Aurel Locaj
Video Analyst Albania Ardit Mani
Team doctor Albania Zyhdi Coba
Fiziotherapist Albania Ilirjan Haxhaja
Fiziotherapist Albania Armir Dibra
Masseur Albania Brian Ferhati

List of managers

Title winning Managers

Name Period Trophies
Albania Ibrahim Dizdari 1945 National Championship
Albania Ernest Halepiani 1946 National Championship
Albania Xhevdet Shaqiri 1971–1978 3 National Championships
Albania Ramazan Rragami 1982–1983 National Championship
Albania Astrit Hafizi 1991–1992 Albanian Superliga
Albania Hysen Dedja 1997–1998 Albanian Superliga,Albanian Supercup
Serbia and Montenegro Derviš Hadžiosmanović 2000–2001 Albanian Superliga,Albanian Supercup
Montenegro Derviš Hadžiosmanović 2008 Albanian Cup
Germany Thomas Brdarić 2020–2022 Albanian Cup
Albania Mirel Josa 2022–2023 Albanian Cup

Notable players

Women's team

A women's team was created in 2013. When three time Albanian champion KF Ada Velipojë disestablished their women's team, the whole team moved to Vllaznia and formed a new women's section.[17] The team then won the 2013–14 Albanian women's football championship and competed in the 2014–15 UEFA Women's Champions League. Vllaznia was the first Albanian team draw or win a match when they beat Faroes side KI 2–1. UEFA considers them as a successor team and credits Ada's results to them.[18]

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