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Futboll Club Dinamo Tirana is an Albanian professional football club based in the country's capital Tirana. They play in the Kategoria e Parë, the second tier of Albanian football, in the 2022–23 season.

FK Dinamo Tirana

Full name	Futboll Klub Dinamo Tirana
Nickname(s)	Dinamovitët, Blutë (The Blues), Nëndetësja Blu (Blue Submarine)
Founded	March 3, 1950; 72 years ago (1950-03-03)
Ground	Selman Stërmasi Stadium
Capacity	22,500[1]
President	Ardian Bardhi
Head coach	Nevil Dede
League	Kategoria e Parë
2021–22	Kategoria Superiore, 9th (relegated)
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours
Current season

Founded in 1950 during the communist regime, the club was historically affiliated to the Interior Ministry and having won 18 National Championships, it is considered to be the second most decorated club after local rivals KF Tirana.

History

The club was officially founded on 3 March 1950 by the Interior Ministry of Albania during the communist regime under dictator Enver Hoxha. They won four consecutive championships from 1950 to 1953.[2] During this time, Dinamo recorded a hot streak of 25 consecutive wins, a record in Albanian football and 4th longest domestic winning streak in Europe.[2]

In 1967, Dinamo won its 9th championship by leaving Tirana, then 17 Nëntori, one point behind, who was expelled for the tournament three weeks before the end.[3] This championship is not officially recognized by UEFA, however.

In 1989, Dinamo eventually finished third in the league which was won by 17 Nëntori, which made eligible to play in European Cup Winners' Cup for the third time in their history.[4] In the preliminary round of the tournament the team faced Chernomorets Burgas, losing the first leg 1–3 (Demollari scoring the lone goal for Dinamo Tirana) but winning the second 4–0 at home, thus recording its biggest win in a UEFA club competition.[5] The team then was eliminated in the first round by Dinamo București despite winning the first leg in Tirana 1–0. Dinamo București won the second leg 2–0.

In 1995, the team were renamed KS Olimpik Tirana to leave behind the "communist past", but the club returned to their original name two years later.[6]

After finishing third in the table in 2005–06 season, Dinamo Tirana named Faruk Sejdini as their new coach. One of Albania's best teachers of footballing fundamentals, he had a spell at the club last term before being dismissed by president Besnik Sulaj. Having returned following a spell at Shkumbini Peqin, Sejdini said: "It's nice to be back." On 23 October 2006, he was fired.

At the start of the 2007–08 season, Agim Canaj took over as head coach, replacing Ilir Daja who led Dinamo towards the championship title, after a dramatic win against Partizani 2–1 in the final match, playing for 36 minutes with 9 players. In the summer of 2008, Ilir Daja moved into a position as director in order to make place for Marcelo Javier Zuleta from Argentina. The Argentinian coach also brought with him four Argentinian players; goalkeeper Daniel Bertoya, defender Alejandro Palladino, midfielder Agustín González, and striker Cristian Campozano. Zuleta only lasted for the first Champions League qualification match against Bosnians FK Modriča before he was replaced as coach by Artan Mërgjyshi, for only one match.

Together with Zuleta, the four Argentinian players also left the club. After Mërgjyshi left, Zlatko Dalić, the actual coach of Croatia, was appointed as new coach for Dinamo. He signed a two-year contract with the club. That deal was broken when Dinamo lost its second game in the re-beginning of the 2008–09 season against Partizani. Shkëlqim Muça was then appointed manager of the club five days after of Zlatko Dalić's leave. In the 2009–10 season, Dinamo won the championship again, registering its 18th success.[7]

In 2011–12 season, the club experienced its worst period of all time, finishing last in the league with 13 points from 26 matches, winning only 3 time. They were relegated to the Albanian First Division for the first time in their history.[8] Since the 2012–13 season, the club have played in the Albanian First Division and have risked relegation to the third tier several times.[9] After spending 9 seasons in the second division, Dinamo clinched the promotion to the Superliga, finishing first place in group A with a 2–0 win against FK Vora.

Stadium

FK Dinamo Tirana has historically played at Selman Stermasi Stadium which was also known as Stadiumi Dinamo when it first became a stadium. FK Dinamo Tirana now plays on Internacional Complex, Pezë Helmës. This is also known as the main field for FC Internacional Tirana and the training ground for FK Kukësi and FK Partizani Tirana. The stadium is a 1,000 seater stadium and FK Dinamo Tirana also has a training field known as Kompleksi Dinamo in Tirana by the Grand Park of Tirana and next to the Tirana Olympic Park.^{[citation needed]}

Supporters

The "Blue Boys" are an Ultras group for the Albanian football team, Dinamo Tirana. The group were formed in 2008 and have gained 5,000 followers as of 2021. They organise meetings and trips to matches in Tirana and also away matches in Albania and even abroad. They promote Dinamo Tirana to the local public and influence fans of the club in a number of ways.[10]

Honours

Domestic

Dinamo are the second most successful and decorated club in Albania, having won (18) league titles Albanian Superliga .The club also holds the win Albanian Cups (13) and Albanian Supercups (2). The club's most recent trophy was the 2009–10 Kategoria Superiore won on 17 May 2010.

Type	Competition	Titles	Seasons
Domestic	Kategoria Superiore	18	1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1966–67, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1979–80, 1985–86, 1989–90, 2001–02, 2007–08, 2009–10
	Kupa e Shqipërisë	13	1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1960, 1970–71, 1973–74, 1977–78, 1981–82, 1988–89, 1989–90, 2002–03
	Superkupa e Shqipërisë	2	1989, 2008
	Double	6	1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1960,1989–90
Europe	Balkans Cup	RU	1969

In the international arena he lost a final in the Balkan Cup in 1969 against Beroe Stara Zagora match won in Tirana 1–0 with a goal by Bahri Ishka, but in the return match we lost at the table 3-0 because for political reasons our team you travel to Bulgaria was banned after the regime of Enver Hoxha did not allow it

KS Dinamo Tirana in Europe

In addition to being the leader team in all domestic competitions, Dinamo Tirana have also given the best performances in Europe among Albanian squads winning 3 ties in Europe (including once directly by draw, without playing).

Submarine blues In their European path, Dinamo have played against "big guns" such as: Ajax, Austria Wien, etc. Drawn against teams such as Sporting Lisbona, Beşiktaş, Dinamo București, Olympique Marseille, Brøndby, CSKA Sofia, Sheriff Tiraspol, CZ Jena, Aberdeen,etc. Dinamo has passed 3 rounds in the European cups, defeating opponents like Ħamrun Spartans, Chernomorets Burgas and Kaunas

Season	Competition	Round	Country	Club	Home	Away
1961–63	Balkans Cup	Group B		FC Dinamo București	1–1	3–2
				Levski Sofia	0–0	2–2
				Fenerbahçe	3–2	0–1
1963–64	Balkans Cup	Group A		Beşiktaş	2–0	0–1
				Rapid București	1–1	1–2
				Levski Sofia	1–1	1–1
1967–68	European Cup	1R		Eintracht Braunschweig	(w/o)	(w/o)
1969	Balkans Cup	Group A		Universitatea Craiova	2–0	1–3
				OFK Bor	4–1	2–2
		Final		Beroe Stara Zagora	1–0	0–3
1971–72	European Cup Winners' Cup	1R		FK Austria Wien	1–1	0–1
1976	Balkans Cup	Group B		Dinamo Zagreb	1–2	1–2
				Ethnikos	2–0	3–4
1980–81	European Cup	1R		AFC Ajax	0–2	0–1
1981–82	UEFA Cup	1R		FC Carl Zeiss Jena	1–0	0–4
1982–83	European Cup Winners' Cup	1R		Aberdeen F.C.	0–0	0–1
1985–86	UEFA Cup	1R		Ħamrun Spartans	1–0	0–0
		2R		Sporting Clube de Portugal	0–0	0–1
1986–87	European Cup	1R		Beşiktaş JK	0–1	0–2
1989–90	European Cup Winners' Cup	QR		PFC Chernomorets Burgas	4–0	1–3
		1R		FC Dinamo București	1–0	0–2
1990–91	European Cup	1R		Olympique Marseille	0–0	1–5
2001–02	UEFA Cup	1QR		FC Dinamo București	1–3	0–1
2002–03	UEFA Champions League	1QR		FBK Kaunas	0–0	3–2
		2QR		Brøndby IF	0–4	0–1
2003–04	UEFA Cup	QR		KSC Lokeren	0–4	1–3
2004–05	UEFA Cup	1QR		FC Oțelul Galați	1–4	0–4
2005	UEFA Intertoto Cup	1R		NK Varteks	2–1	1–4
2006–07	UEFA Cup	1QR		PFC CSKA Sofia	0–1	1–4
2008–09	UEFA Champions League	1QR		FK Modriča	0–2	1–2
2009–10	UEFA Europa League	1QR		FC Lahti	2–0	1–4
2010–11	UEFA Champions League	2QR		Sheriff Tiraspol	1–0	1–3

• QR = Qualifying Round
• 1R = 1st Round
• 2R = 2nd Round
• Clubs which ultimately won the tournament in that same season are indicated in bold

Europe

• Biggest ever European home victory: Dinamo 4–0 PFC Chernomorets Burgas (30 August 1989)
• Biggest ever European home defeat: Dinamo 0–4 Brøndby IF (7 August 2002)
  Dinamo 0-4 KSC Lokeren
• Biggest ever European away victory: FBK Kaunas 2–3 Dinamo (17 July 2002)
• Biggest ever European away defeat: Olympique Marseille 5–1 Dinamo (19 September 1990)
• Most European appearances: Arjan Pisha (24)
• Most European goals: Sulejman Demollari (6)

Recent seasons

Season	Division	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Supercup	Europe
2000–01	Kampionati Shqiptar	3rd	26	15	7	4	43	21	52	SR	—	—	—
2001–02	Kampionati Shqiptar	1st	26	19	6	1	55	15	63	RU	—	UC	1QR
2002–03	Kampionati Shqiptar	6th	26	10	8	8	29	24	39	W	RU	UCL	2QR
2003–04	Kategoria Superiore	2nd	36	21	8	7	68	39	71	RU	RU	UC	1QR
2004–05	Kategoria Superiore	3rd	36	18	8	10	51	30	62	SR	—	UC	1QR
2005–06	Kategoria Superiore	3rd	36	17	10	9	53	35	61	SF	—	UIC	1QR
2006–07	Kategoria Superiore	5th	33	14	5	14	41	39	57	QF	—	UC	1QR
2007–08	Kategoria Superiore	1st	33	21	7	5	56	14	70	SF	—	—	—
2008–09	Kategoria Superiore	3rd	33	14	10	9	48	34	52	QF	W	UCL	1QR
2009–10	Kategoria Superiore	1st	33	19	4	10	56	41	61	THR	—	UEL	1QR
2010–11	Kategoria Superiore	10th	33	10	9	14	46	50	39	RU	RU	UCL	2QR
2011–12	Kategoria Superiore	↓14th	33	3	7	16	25	47	13	SR	—	—	—
2012–13	Kategoria e Parë	11th	33	11	7	12	40	37	40	FR	—	—	—
2013–14	Kategoria e Parë	9th	33	9	12	9	33	31	39	FR	—	—	—
2014–15	Kategoria e Parë	6th	27	9	9	9	27	26	33	FR	—	—	—
2015–16	Kategoria e Parë	5th	27	10	3	14	27	32	30	FR	—	—	—
2016–17	Kategoria e Parë	8th	26	6	10	10	18	21	28	SR	—	—	—
2017–18	Kategoria e Parë	5th	26	6	8	12	14	25	26	FR	—	—	—
2018–19	Kategoria e Parë	2nd	26	12	5	9	26	17	41	FR	—	—	—
2019–20	Kategoria e Parë	9th	24	11	3	11	20	29	27	FR	—	—	—
2020–21	Kategoria e Parë	↑2nd	22	15	2	5	32	13	47	FR	—	—	—
2021–22	Abissnet Superiore	↓9th	36	6	11	19	21	46	29	QF	—	—	—
2022–23	Kategoria e Parë										—	—	—

Players

Current squad

As of 16 May 2022[11]

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  ALB Simon Simoni 7 MF  BRA Denisson Silva 9 FW  MOZ Reginaldo 10 FW  ALB Taulant Marku 11 FW  ALB Patrik Bardhi 13 MF  BRA Maranhäo 14 FW  ALB Redon Danaj 15 DF  ALB Ilir Allmuça 16 DF  MLI Ali Samake 17 MF  ALB Arb shala 18 DF  ALB Dorian Kërçiku

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 DF  ALB Eni Imami 22 DF  ALB Indrit Prodani 26 GK  ALB Edvan Bakaj 30 MF  ALB Asion Daja 45 DF  NGA Dickson Idakwo 44 MF  ALB Alesio Mija 50 DF  ALB Patrik Fetaj 55 MF  ALB Ersil Ymeraj 77 FW  ALB Francesko Daija 88 MF  ALB Sabien Lilaj 99 FW  ALB Drilon mati

Other players under contract

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 MF  ALB Arb Shala 21 MF  ALB Xhoel Plaku 28 MF  ALB Francesko Daija 33 GK  ALB Drilon Mati 44 MF  GRE Alesio Mija

No. Pos. Nation Player 77 MF  ALB Devid Fejzulla 98 FW  ALB Oresti Kasmollari — DF  ALB Sildi Hidri — MF  ALB Matteo Haxhillari — MF  ALB Aristi Murataj

Current staff

Position	Name
President	Adrian Bardhi
Administrator	Ilir Sinani
General Director	Ermal Barushi
Head Coach	Nevil Dede
Assistant Manager	Edmond Dalipi
Assistant Manager	Elton Kodra
Goalkeeping Coach	Blendi Bahuli
Team Manager	Ergi Kasmi
Fiziotherapist	Indrit Skrela
Fiziotherapist	Ramiz Reçi

Top scorers (Golden Boot)

Season	Player	Goals
1955	Skënder Jareci	23
1958	Skënder Jareci	14
1960	Skënder Jareci	16
1970–71	Ilir Përnaska	19
1971–72	Ilir Përnaska	17
1972–73	Ilir Përnaska	12
1973–74	Ilir Përnaska	19
1974–75	Ilir Përnaska	17
1975–76	Ilir Përnaska	18

Former notable players

Historical list of coaches

Managerial records

[12]

Name	Superliga	Albanian Cup	Supercup	Total
Zihni Gjinali	6	—	—	6
Skënder Jareci	2	—	—	2
Durim Shehu	2	—	—	2
Shkëlqim Muça	1	—	—	1
Stavri Lubonja	1	—	—	1
Fatmir Frashëri	1	—	—	1
Bejkush Birçe	1	—	—	1
Faruk Sejdini	1	—	—	1
Ilir Daja	1	—	—	1
Sabri Peqini	1	—	—	1
Zyber Konçi	1	—	—	1

References

External links

• Official website
• Dinamo Tirana at UEFA.COM
• Dinamo Tirana at EUFO.DE
• Dinamo Tirana at Football-Lineups.com
• Soccerpedia schedule Dinamo Tirana
• Albania-sport.com
• Albanian Soccer News
• Shqiperia-Futboll

На других языках

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[de] KS Dinamo Tirana

FK Dinamo Tirana ist ein albanischer Fußballverein aus der Hauptstadt Tirana. Er spielt derzeit in der ersten albanischen Liga, der Kategoria Superiore.

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- [en] FK Dinamo Tirana

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[es] Futboll Klub Dinamo Tirana

El Futboll Klub Dinamo Tirana es un club de fútbol de Albania, de la ciudad de Tirana en el Distrito de Tirana. Fue fundado el 19 de julio de 1949 y juega en la Kategoria e Parë, la primera división del país. El Dinamo disputa sus partidos como local en el Stadioni Selman Stërmasi, que tiene capacidad para 10 000 espectadores.

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[ru] Динамо (футбольный клуб, Тирана)

«Динамо» (алб. FK Dinamo Tiranë) — албанский футбольный клуб из города Тирана, основанный 25 июня 1950 года. В 1995—1997 годах клуб носил название «Олимпик Тирана» (KS Olimpik Tiranë). Является самым титулованным албанским клубом после «Тираны».

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