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AF Elbasani
Albanian football club
AF Elbasani (Albanian: Akademia e Futbollit Elbasani), is an Albanian professional football club based in Elbasan. The club competes in the Abissnet Superiore, the top tier of Albanian football. Their home ground is Elbasan Arena.
| Full name | Akademia e Futbollit Elbasani | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Tigrat | ||
| Short name | AF Elbasani | ||
| Founded | 2021; 3 years ago (2021) | ||
| Ground | Elbasan Arena | ||
| Capacity | 12,800 | ||
| Owner | Bashkia Elbasan | ||
| President | Kujtim Llupa | ||
| Manager | Nevil Dede | ||
| League | Abissnet Superiore | ||
| 2023–24 | Kategoria e Parë, 1st (promoted) | ||
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In 2021, the club was formed by the Elbasan Municipality after the disagreements with businessman Arben Laze who was the owner of the first football club KF Elbasani. Due to financial bankruptcy KF Elbasani was seized by the Directorate of Taxes in Elbasan. So with the initiative of the fans they found the way and with the cooperation of Elbasan Municipality AF Elbasani was created.[1] In the 2021–2022 season, they competed in the fourth tier of Albanian football Kategoria e Tretë. In their first season, they achieved first place, gaining promotion to Kategoria e Dytë.[2] AF Elbasani in the 2022 - 2023 season promotes to Kategoria e Parë after achieving the first place on Group B to Kategoria e Dytë.
Current squad
- As of 1 February 2024[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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League titles
- Champions (1): 2023–24
- Runner-up (1): 2022–23
- Champions (1): 2021-22
Staff
| Name | Position |
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 Nevil Dede | Head Coach |
| Eriol Merxha | Assistant Coach |
| Elvis Kotorri | Goalkeeping Coach |
| Artan Skenderi | Fitness coach |
| Denis Asllani | Video Analyst |
| Geris Lahi | Physio |
| Anis Carku | Physio |
| Amarildo Hoxha | Doctor |
| Elton Guranjaku | Sports Director |
| Armand Memetaj | Team Manager |
- "AF Elbasani, historia e re e futbollit në qytetin traditë! Drejtori i klubit: Tifozët na mirëpritën" [AF Elbasani, a new football history in the city of tradition! The Director of the club: The fans welcomed us] (in Albanian). Shqiptarja. 29 July 2021.
- "AF Elbasani shpallet kampion i Kategorisë së Tretë" [AF Elbasani become champions of Kategoria e Tretë] (in Albanian). FSHF.org. 6 May 2022.
- "AF Elbasani". Sofascore. 4 May 2022.