KF Egnatia Rrogozhinë
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| Full name | Klubi i Futbollit Egnatia Rrogozhinë | ||
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| Founded | 15 September 1934 | ||
| Ground | Egnatia Arena | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| Owner(s) | Demrozi Costruzioni S.r.l. (37.5%) Foglia Engineering S.r.l. (37.5%) Rrogozhinë Municipality (25%)[1] | ||
| President | Agim Demrozi | ||
| Manager | Nevil Dede | ||
| League | Kategoria Superiore | ||
| 2025–26 | Kategoria Superiore, 1st (champions) | ||
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KF Egnatia Rrogozhinë (Albanian: Klubi i Futbollit Egnatia Rrogozhinë), commonly referred to as Egnatia, is an Albanian professional football club based in Rrogozhinë. The club competes in the Kategoria Superiore, the top tier of Albanian football. Their home ground is the Egnatia Arena, which has a capacity of 4,000 spectators.
The club was founded on 15 September 1934 under the name 22 Shtatori Rrogozhinë. In 1991 the name of the club was changed to Vullneti Rrogozhinë, before being renamed to its current title of KF Egnatia 1998. The club secured its first championship title in 2024.
History
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The passion and desire for the game of football was integrated into the hearts of local citizens and patriots since the early years of World War I. Rrogozhinë, being neighbours to Kavajë, a city with a long tradition in football on a national level, knew how to use this experience to its own advantage by forming initially an amateur level team which would later go on to compete in the second division of Albanian football. The very first match in club history was a friendly between Besa in 1934 which ended in a 1–7 loss. Mustafa Cara, a student of agronomy in Bari, Italy who had returned home for vacation (he was a player for Fidelis Andria, a Serie B club in Italy at the time), scored 5 goals for Besa.
Following the liberation of the country after World War II, the league structure changed by allowing only district level teams to compete in the top two divisions. This made it difficult for Rrogozhinë, a locality at the time, to compete on a national level.[2]
Egnatia had one season in the top tier of Albanian football after winning promotion in summer 2004.[3] They were relegated after their first season,[4] with Alfred Ferko succeeding Hysen Dedja and Petrit Haxhia as first team coach during the season.
Recent years
[edit]Egnatia were promoted back to the top flight of Albanian football, the Kategoria Superiore, for the second time in their history on 2 May 2021, following a 1–0 victory over local rivals Besa Kavajë in the Promotion Round of the 2020–21 Kategoria e Parë.[5] Under head coach Gugash Magani, they finished top of Group B during the regular season and qualified for the Promotion Round, where they also finished top, securing their place in the championship final held on 21 May 2021 against the winners of Group A, Dinamo Tirana, where they won 1–0 through a stoppage-time winner from Ndriçim Shtubina.[6][7][8] On 26 May 2024, Egnatia won their first title of the Kategoria Superiore, after beating Partizani in the final.[9][10][11]
Stadium
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The club has played at the existing site of Egnatia Arena, since the team's foundation, the capacity of which was around 1,200, with one small main stand located to the south. The stadium was originally name Rrogozhina Stadium and was also later known as the Egnatia Stadium as well as the Hasan Zyla Stadium.
The club first set foot on the newly named Arena Egnatia on the existing site of the stadium on 17 February 2021, with the club in pole position to achieve promotion to the Kategoria Superiore, the top tier of Albanian football.[12][13]
In May 2024, it was announced that the club had started working on building the new stand opposite the main Demrozi Stadium stand, to be named posthumously after former player Raphael Dwamena who died playing for the club the previous season. The club was also looking to secure land near the city of Rrogozhinë to build a new training complex in order to move from their existing ground in Lekaj.[14]
Honours
[edit]- Kategoria Superiore
- Kategoria e Parë
- Kategoria e Dytë
- Winners (1): 2016–17
- Albanian Cup
- Albanian Supercup
European record
[edit]As of match played 14 August 2025
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Agg. |
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| 2023–24 | UEFA Europa Conference League | 1QR |  Ararat-Armenia
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4–4 (aet) | 1–1 | 5–5 (2–4 p) |
| 2024–25 | UEFA Champions League | 1QR |  Borac Banja Luka
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2–1 (aet) | 0–1 | 2–2 (1–4 p) |
| UEFA Conference League | 2QR |  Víkingur Reykjavík
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0–2 | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| 2025–26 | UEFA Champions League | 1QR | Breiðablik
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1–0 | 0–5 | 1–5 |
| UEFA Conference League | 2QR |  Dinamo Minsk
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1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3QR |  Olimpija Ljubljana
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2–4 (aet) | 0–0 | 2–4 | ||
| 2026–27 | UEFA Champions League | 1QR |  Petrocub Hîncești
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- Notes
- QR: Qualifying round
- Biggest ever European home victory: Egnatia 2–1
Borac Banja Luka (July 17, 2024) - Biggest ever European home defeat: Egnatia 2–4
Olimpija Ljubljana (14 Aug 2025) - Biggest ever European away victory:
Dinamo Minsk 0–2 Egnatia (24 July 2025) - Biggest ever European away defeat:
Breiðablik 5–0 Egnatia (15 July 2025) - Most European appearances:
Fernando Medeiros (12) - Most European goals:
Raphael Dwamena (3)
Regi Lushkja (3)
Egnatia statistics in Kategoria Superiore
[edit]Since the Kategoria Superiore began in 2004, KF Egnatia have played 219 Superliga matches, scored 256 goals and conceded 232. The club has collected so far 301 points, won 83 games, drawn 59 and lost 78. The club's goal difference is +24.
Data correct up to 29th May 2026.[15]
Recent seasons
[edit]| Season | League | Cup | Supercup | European competitions | Top goalscorer | ||||||||||
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| Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Player | Goals | |||||
| 2004–05 | Superiore↓ | 36 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 48 | 28 | 9th | R1 | N/a | N/a | N/a |  Elton Çeno
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6 |
| 2021–22 | Superiore | 36 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 30 | 49 | 35 | 8th | QF | — | — | — |  Pedro
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10 |
| 2022–23 | Superiore | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 46 | 32 | 52 | 3rd | W | N/a | N/a | N/a |  Raphael Dwamena
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9 |
| 2023–24 | Superiore | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 52 | 38 | 67 | 1st | W | RU | Conference League | QR1 | Raphael Dwamena
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9 |
| 2024–25 | Superiore | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 51 | 30 | 63 | 1st | RU | W | Champions League Conference League |
QR1 QR2 |
Regi Lushkja
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16 |
| 2025–26 | Superiore | 39 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 50 | 35 | 68 | 1st | RU | RU | Champions League Conference League |
QR1 QR3 |
 Soumaila Bakayoko Alessandro Albanese
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9 |
| 2026–27 | Superiore | Champions League | QR1 | ||||||||||||
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Record transfers
[edit]| Rank | Player | To | Fee | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jackson |
 Istanbulspor |
€400k | 2023 |
| 2. | Melih İbrahimoğlu |
Konyaspor |
€350k | 2024 |
| 3. | Alen Sherri |
 Cagliari |
€300k | 2024 |
| Serxho Ujka |
Zulte Waregem |
€300k | 2025 | |
| 4. | Regi Lushkja |
 Tractor S.C. |
€250k | 2025 |
| 5. |  Gytis Paulauskas |
 Kolos Kovalivka |
€200k | 2024 |
Players
[edit]First-team squad
[edit]- As of 31 January 2026
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Retired numbers
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Personnel
[edit]Current technical staff
[edit]| Position | Name |
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| Head coach | Nevil Dede
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| Assistant coach | Artan Karapici
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| Goalkeeping coach | Taulant Guma
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| Athletic Coach | Andri Babaj
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| Physiotherapist | Edmond Cikalleshi
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| Doctor | Ilir Kapllani
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| Doctor | Emiljano Bizhdili
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Management
[edit]| Position | Name |
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| President | Agim Demrozi
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| Board member | Agron Kalaja
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| Board member | Idajet Roçi
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| Board member | Gentian Gjuzi
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| Accountant | Muhamed Kullolli
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| Shareholder | Demrozi Costruzioni S.r.l. (37.5%)
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| Shareholder | Foglia Engineering S.r.l. (37.5%)
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| Shareholder | Rrogozhinë Municipality (25%)
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World & European Rankings
[edit](As of 26 July 2025)[16]
UEFA club coefficient ranking
[edit]| Rank | Team | Points |
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| 245 |  Banik Ostrava |
6.500 |
| 246 |  Paksi |
6.500 |
| 247 | KF Egnatia |
6.500 |
| 248 |  AIK |
6.500 |
| 249 |  Viking |
6.500 |
Title winning managers
[edit]| Name | Period | Trophies | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edlir Tetova
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2023–2026 | Kategoria Superiore (2) 2023–24,2024–25 | Albanian Cup:(2) 2022–23, 2023–24 | Albanian Supercup:(1) 2024 |
| Nevil Dede
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2026– | Kategoria Superiore (1) 2025–26 |
List of managers
[edit]- Petrit Haxhia (– 2 Oct 2004)
- Hysen Dedja (5 Oct 2004 – 4 Dec 2004)
- Alfred Ferko (9 Dec 2004– 1 Jul 2005)
- Eduart Thartori (25 Jan 2015 — 30 Jun 2015)
- Vladimir Gjoni (1 Sep 2016 — 24 Oct 2018)
- Ilir Duro (25 Oct 2018 — 29 Dec 2018)
- Bledar Sinella (1 Jan 2019– 30 May 2019)
- Ndriçim Kashami (4 Aug 2019 — 29 Oct 2019)
- Artan Bano (30 Oct 2019 — 31 May 2020)
- Eduart Thartori (1 Jun 2020 — 1 Jul 2020)
- Gugash Magani (1 Jul 2020 — 21 Nov 2021)
- Përparim Daiu (22 Nov 2021 — 6 Dec 2021)
Zekirija Ramadani(6 Dec 2021—1 Jun 2022)- Edlir Tetova (4 Jun 2022 — 15 Oct 2022)
- Shpëtim Duro (16 Oct 2022 — 27 Jan 2023)
- Edlir Tetova (30 Jan 2023 — 3 May 2026)
- Julian Brahja (14 Apr 2026 — 4 May 2026)
- Nevil Dede (4 May 2026 — )
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ "Historiku". Archived from the original on 2021-07-11. Retrieved 2014-05-03.
- ^ Albania 2003/04 Archived 2023-03-25 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ^ Albania 2004/05 Archived 2023-03-06 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ^ "EGNATIA RROGOZHINË VS. BESA KAVAJË 1 - 0". Archived from the original on 2024-05-09. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ "Fund dramatik, gafë e Bakajt, Shtubina ndëshkon Dinamon, EGNATIA fiton trofeun e Kategorisë së Parë". 22 May 2021. Archived from the original on 2024-05-09. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
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- ^ "Mrekulli e Egnatias, kampione e Shqipërisë për herë të parë. Të dy trofetë shkojnë në Rrogozhinë". top-channel.tv. Retrieved 2025-02-23.
- ^ "Historike/ Egnatia mposht 0-1 Partizanin në finale dhe fiton për herë të parë trofeun e Superligës shqiptare! 'Demat' zbresin nga froni - Shqiptarja.com". shqiptarja.com (in Albanian). Retrieved 2025-02-23.
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- ^ "Merr jetë investimi 2 milionë dollarësh/ Rrogozhina në festë, nisin zyrtarisht punimet në "Arena Egnatia"". Panorama Sport (in Albanian). 18 February 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "Stadiumi i ri, nisin punimet për "Arena Egnatia"". ABC News (in Albanian). 17 February 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
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- ^ "Member associations - UEFA rankings - Club coefficients – UEFA.com". UEFA. Archived from the original on 7 April 2011.