KFF Tirana
Full nameKlubi i Futbollit Femra Tirana
Nickname(s)Tirona
Founded2007 (2007)
GroundSkënder Halili Complex
Capacity500
OwnersRefik Halili (66%)
Municipality of Tirana (34%)
PresidentGoldi Halili
Head coachAlpin Gallo
LeagueKategoria Femra
WebsiteClub website

Klubi i Futbollit Femra Tirana (commonly referred to as KF Tirana Women, Tirana Women', or simply Tirana) is an Albanian women's football club based in Tiranë. The women's team is part of the multi-disciplinary sports club, SK Tirana. They play their home games at the Skënder Halili Complex in Tirana and compete in the Kategoria Femra.

KFF Tirana (Albanian: Klubi Futbollistik për Femra Tirana) (previously named Tirana AS) are one of the pioneer women football clubs in Albania.The club was formed in 2007 and competed in Albania's first ever competitive tournament which was run by the Football Association of Albania, along with Jubani Shkodër, Tropoje, Olimpik, Rubiku, Memaliaj, The Door Albania. It was previously managed by former Albania national team legend Altin Rraklli, Captain Aurora Seranaj, who guided the team to success; Oltion Kernaja has taken over the management. However the 2009–10 feat has yet to be repeated.

KFF Tirana were crowned champions of the first ever championship on January 28, 2009 after a 4–0 thrashing of Jubani Shkodër. KFF Tirana are also the first Cup Winners of the 2009–10 season, winning against The Door Albania by scoreline 6–0. Being therefore winners of the first two official events organised in Albania for women's football[1]

Honours

Domestic

Runners-up (5): 2011–2012, 2015–2016, 2017–2018, 2018-2019, 2022–2023

Runners-up (1): 2017–2018

Regional

  • Kosovo Independency Cup Winners: 2018 [6]

Players

Squad

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 Klesjana Spaho
3 MF Albania ALB Ketrina Simoni
5 DF Albania ALB Anisa Kotarja
6 DF Albania ALB Klarina Goro
7 FW Albania ALB Daniela Kodra
10 FW Albania ALB Mikaela Metalla
11 DF Albania ALB Jehona Coka
14 FW Albania ALB Antonela Kostaj
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 GK Albania ALB Xhoana Muho
19 DF Albania ALB Ina Gjoni
23 FW Albania ALB Ernisa Aliaj
25 MF Albania ALB Olesia Kamberi
55 DF Albania ALB Rexhina Maxhalaku (captain)
77 FW Albania ALB Klesjana Goro
99 GK Albania ALB Klea Mancellari

Managers

  • Albania Edmond Ruci (1 January 2020 — 30 June 2021 )
  • Albania Alpin Gallo (1 July 2021 — )

Recent seasons

References

  1. ↑ Tirana AS win the first official women football tournament in Albania!
  2. ↑ "Albania (Women) 2009". RSSSF. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "2nd season nears" (in Albanian). albaniansport.net. 13 December 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
  4. ↑ "2nd cup final nears" (in Albanian). albaniansport.net. 19 March 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  5. ↑ "KF Tirana Info – Women" (in Albanian). kftirana.info. Archived from the original on 12 March 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ↑ "Tirana AS wins cup after penalty shoot-outs". Newsport.al. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
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