Kf Tirana In European Football

They have the most participations, matches, wins, points and experience in Europe among all other Albanian clubs.

Tirana holds the record for the most ties won (14) (once directly by draw) along their road. They are the most successful Albanian team in European competitions, since making their European debut in the 1965–66 European Cup and the first Albanian squad to win a tie in European performances. They reached Round of 16 four times, of which three times in the European Cup (now Champions League) alone in 1980s, making it the Albanian team to have progressed farthest in any European competition. Tirana is the team that were able to overturn the first leg negative result to their advantage in at least four occasions; worth to remember their great second legs wins against Ħamrun Spartans, FC Bobruisk, Dinamo Tbilisi, ND Gorica; additionally good overturns against Apollon Limassol and Ferencvarosi TC. Even though at 14 attempts they have not passed more than one round, KF Tirana are the Albanian team which has won more ties in Europe throughout their long history. Another significant international result comes at Balkans Cup of season 1981 where they went on the final, but lost both matches against Beroe Stara Zagora.

Along their European road, KF Tirana has met many famous squads in Europe, such as: FC Bayern Munich, Standard Liège, AFC Ajax, Malmö FF, IFK Göteborg, Ferencvárosi TC, PFC CSKA Sofia, Red Star, Besiktas JK. etc., and in many of such matches has given unforgettable performances.

Additionally, white and blues hold the all-time record for the highest IFFHS ranking of an Albanian football club, being ranked as high as 31st in the world in 1987, as result of good performances preceded 1986–87. KF Tirana started competing for the first time in the European Cup 1965–66. Below are all matches played and up-to-date rankings.

European performance table

Season	Competition	Round	Opposition	Home	Away
1964–66	Balkans Cup	Group B	Cherno More Varna	0–0	0–1
			Beşiktaş J.K.	2–0	1–1
			Rapid București	1–2	1–3
1965–66	European Champion Clubs' Cup	1R	Kilmarnock F.C.	0–0	0–1
1966–67	European Champion Clubs' Cup	1R	Vålerenga	n.p	n.p
1969–70	European Champion Clubs' Cup	1R	Standard Liège	1–1	0–3
1970–71	European Champion Clubs' Cup	1R	AFC Ajax	2–2	0–2
1975	Balkans Cup	Group B	Panionios	6–0	1–2
1975	Balkans Cup	Group B	Radnički Niš	0–0	0–3
1981-83	Balkans Cup	Group B	Larissa	3–0	1–3
		Group B	Sloboda Tuzla	n.d	n.d
		Final	Beroe Stara Zagora	0-1	0-3
1982–83	European Champion Clubs' Cup	1R	Linfield	1–0	1–2
1982–83	European Champion Clubs' Cup	Round of 16	Dynamo Kyiv	n.p	n.p
1983–84	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	1R	Hammarby IF	2–1	0–3
1986–87	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	1R	FC Dinamo București	1–0	2–1
1986–87	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	Round of 16	Malmö FF	0–3	0–0
1988–89	European Champion Clubs' Cup	1R	Ħamrun Spartans	2–0	1–2
1988–89	European Champion Clubs' Cup	Round of 16	IFK Göteborg	0–3	0–1
1989–90	European Champion Clubs' Cup	1R	Sliema Wanderers	5–0	0–1
1989–90	European Champion Clubs' Cup	Round of 16	FC Bayern Munich	0–3	1–3
1990–91	Balkans Cup	QF	Budućnost Titograd	0–0	1–2
1994–95	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	QR	FC Bobruisk	3–0	1–4
1994–95	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	1R	Brøndby IF	0–1	0–3
1995–96	UEFA Cup	QR	Hapoel Be'er Sheva FC	0–1	0–2
1996–97	UEFA Cup	1QR	NK Croatia Zagreb	2–6	0–4
1998–99	UEFA Cup	1QR	FK Inter Bratislava	0–2	0–2
1999–00	UEFA Champions League	1QR	Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja	1–2	0–1
2000–01	UEFA Champions League	1QR	FC Zimbru Chisinau	2–3	2–3
2001–02	UEFA Cup	QR	Apollon Limassol	3–2	1–3
2002–03	UEFA Cup	QR	Național București	0–1	2–2
2003–04	UEFA Champions League	1Q	Dinamo Tbilisi	3–0 (4:2 p)	0–3
2003–04	UEFA Champions League	2QR	Grazer AK	1–5	1–2
2004–05	UEFA Champions League	1QR	FC Gomel	0–1	2–0
2004–05	UEFA Champions League	2QR	Ferencvárosi TC	2–3	1–0
2005–06	UEFA Champions League	1QR	ND Gorica	3–0	0–2
2005–06	UEFA Champions League	2QR	PFC CSKA Sofia	0–2	0–2
2006–07	UEFA Cup	1QR	NK Varteks	2–0	1–1
2006–07	UEFA Cup	2QR	Kayserispor	0–2	1–3
2007–08	UEFA Champions League	1QR	NK Domžale	1–2	0–1
2009–10	UEFA Champions League	2QR	Stabæk	1–1	0–4
2010–11	UEFA Europa League	1QR	Zalaegerszegi TE	0–0	1–0 (aet)
2010–11	UEFA Europa League	2QR	FC Utrecht	1–1	0–4
2011–12	UEFA Europa League	2QR	FC Spartak Trnava	0–0	1–3
2012–13	UEFA Europa League	1QR	CS Grevenmacher	2–0	0–0
2012–13	UEFA Europa League	2QR	Aalesunds FK	1–1	0–5
2017–18	UEFA Europa League	1QR	Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C.	0–3	0–2
2020–21	UEFA Champions League	1QR	Dinamo Tbilisi	—	2–0
	UEFA Champions League	2QR	Red Star Belgrade	0−1	—
	UEFA Europa League	3QR	BYE	—	—
	UEFA Europa League	PO	Young Boys	—	0−3
2022–23	UEFA Champions League	1QR	F91 Dudelange	1−2	0–1
2022–23	UEFA Europa Conference League	2QR	HŠK Zrinjski	0–1	2–3
2023–24	UEFA Conference League	1QR	Dinamo Batumi	1–1	2–1
2023–24	UEFA Conference League	2QR	Besiktas JK	1-3	0-2

Balkans Cup performance

Season	Round	Country	Home	Away
Balkans Cup 1964–66	1R	PFC Cherno More Varna	0–0	0–1
Balkans Cup 1964–66	1R	Beşiktaş J.K.	2–0	1–1
Balkans Cup 1964–66	1R	FC Rapid București	1–2	1–3
Balkans Cup 1975	1R	Panionios G.S.S.	6–0	1–2
Balkans Cup 1975	1R	FK Radnički Niš	0–0	0–3
Balkans Cup 1981	1R	Larissa F.C.	3–0	1–3
Balkans Cup 1981	2R	FK Sloboda Tuzla	3–0	3–0
Balkans Cup 1981	Final	PFC Beroe Stara Zagora	1–3	0–3
Balkans Cup 1990	1R	FK Budućnost Podgorica	0–0	0–1

QR = Qualifying Round
1R = 1st round
2R = 2nd round
n.p = non participation

Overall	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Home	9	4	3	2	16	5	+11
Away	9	1	1	7	7	17	−10
Total	18	5	4	9	23	22	+1

By country

Country	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Q	E
Austria	2	0	0	2	2	7	−5	0	1
Belarus	4	2	0	2	6	5	+1	2	0
Belgium	2	0	1	1	1	4	−3	0	1
Bosnia	6	2	0	2	8	4	+4	1	1
Bulgaria	6	0	1	5	1	11	−10	0	3
Croatia	4	1	1	2	5	11	−6	1	1
Cyprus	2	1	0	1	4	5	−1	0	1
Denmark	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4	0	1
Germany	2	0	0	2	1	6	−5	0	1
Georgia	5	3	1	1	8	5	+3	3	0
Greece	4	2	0	2	11	5	+6	2	0
Hungary	4	2	1	1	4	3	+1	1	1
Iceland	2	0	0	2	1	3	−2	0	1
Israel	4	0	0	4	0	8	−8	0	2
Luxembourg	6	1	1	2	3	3	0	1	1
Malta	4	2	0	2	8	3	+5	2	0
Moldova	2	0	0	2	4	6	−2	0	1
Montenegro	2	0	1	1	0	1	−1	0	0
Netherlands	4	0	2	2	3	9	−6	0	2
Northern Ireland	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	1	0
Norway	4	0	2	2	2	11	−9	0	2
Romania	6	2	1	3	7	9	−2	1	2
Scotland	2	0	1	1	0	1	−1	0	1
Serbia	3	0	1	2	0	4	−4	0	1
Slovakia	4	0	1	3	1	7	−6	0	2
Slovenia	4	1	0	3	4	5	−1	1	1
Sweden	6	1	1	4	2	11	−3	0	3
Switzerland	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	0	1
Turkey	6	1	1	4	5	-10	−5	1	2
Ukraine	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

Q = Qualified
E = Eliminated

Last Update: 03 August 2023

UEFA club competition record

Competition	GP	PP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	P
Champions League	40	16	8	4	28	37	65	−28	–
Cup Winners' Cup	10	3	4	1	5	9	16	−7	–
UEFA Cup / Europa League	28	11	5	7	16	20	54	−34	–
UEFA Europa Conference League	6	2	1	1	4	6	11	−5	–
Intertoto Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
UEFA Super Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
Intercontinental Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–
Total	84	32	18	13	53	72	146	−74	67

Overall	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Home	41	11	9	21	45	59	−14
Away	43	7	4	32	27	87	−60
Total	84	18	13	53	72	146	−74

Europe and Balkan total

Overall	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Home	50	15	12	23	61	64	-3
Away	52	8	5	39	34	104	−70
Total	102	23	17	62	95	168	−73

World and European rankings

UEFA club coefficient ranking

(As of 4 August 2023)

Rank	Team	Points
222	Sepsi OSK	5.500
223	Levski Sofia	5.500
224	Valmieras FK	5.500
225	KF Tirana	5.500
226	FK Borac Banja Luka	5.500
227	Tre Penne	5.500
228	Hammarby IF	5.500

Last Update: 4 August 2023

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