Luftëtari
Full nameAkademia Sportive Luftëtari
Nickname(s)Bluzinjtë (The Blue and Blacks)
Short nameLuftëtari
FoundedDecember 2020 (2020-12)
GroundGjirokastra Stadium
Capacity8,400
OwnerGjirokastra Municipality
PresidentMustafa Hysi
ManagerPetraq Meçi
LeagueKategoria e Dytë, Group B
2022–23Kategoria e Dytë, Group B, 6th

AS Luftëtari (Albanian: Akademia Sportive Luftëtari), commonly known as Luftëtari (Albanian pronunciation: [luftətaɾi]) is a football club based in Gjirokastër, southern Albania. The club plays in the Kategoria e Dytë, which is the third tier of football in the country.

History

After the dissolution of KF Luftëtari due to debts, the Gjirokastra Municipality in December 2020 set in motion to establish a new club as successor of the KF Luftëtari,[1] and at the beginning of February 2021 all the criteria set by the Albanian Football Association for the functioning of the team were met and the name of the team and the logo were revealed which would again stand with the blue and black colors, exactly those characteristic of KF Luftëtari in 91 years of history.[2]

Players

Current squad

As of 10 February 2021[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Albania ALB Sadik Basha
GK Albania ALB Dimitri Vllaho
DF Albania ALB Daniel Goxhaj
DF Albania ALB Kevin Basha
DF Albania ALB Redon Pula
DF Albania ALB Skerdi Matushi
DF Albania ALB Sokol Hunda
DF Albania ALB Novrus Mece
DF Albania ALB Arbjon Këndella
DF Albania ALB Artion Tocka
MF Albania ALB Xhojsi Lamaj
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Albania ALB Aristotel Bellai
MF Albania ALB Mateo Qendro
MF Albania ALB Eldar Batha
MF Albania ALB Nazmi Gaba
MF Albania ALB Renato Stroka
MF Albania ALB Kliton Kodhelaj
MF Albania ALB Klaudio Mamani
MF Albania ALB Shefqet Boni
MF Albania ALB Stjuart Bajrami
FW Albania ALB Daniel Lireza
FW Albania ALB Rudion Mahmutaj

Honours

League titles

Winners (1): 2021

References

  1. "Luftëtari bëhet me ekip të ri, zbulohet kur do të krijohet" [Luftëtari becomes with the new team, it is revealed when it will be created] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 18 December 2020.
  2. "Ndryshimi/Luftëtari i ri, zbulohet logoja e klubit gjirokastrit" [Change/New Luftëtari, the logo of the Gjirokastra club is revealed] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 2 February 2021.
  3. "Zbulohet lista e AF Luftëtarit, 23 lojtarë bëhen gati për ringritjen e klubit gjirokastrit" [AF Luftetari list is revealed, 23 players get ready for the re-establishment of the Gjirokastra club] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 10 February 2021.
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