KS Pogradeci (Albanian: Klubi Sportiv Pogradeci) is a professional football club based in Pogradec, Albania. The club plays in the Kategoria e Parë, which is the second tier of football in the country.

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KS Pogradeci

Full name	Klubi Sportiv Pogradeci
Nickname(s)	Liqenorët (The Lakers) Verdheblutë (The Yellow-Blues)
Short name	POG
Founded	1932; 92 years ago (1932)
Ground	Gjorgji Kyçyku Stadium Pogradec, Albania
Capacity	10,700
Owner	Municipality of Pogradec
Chairman	Ilir Xhakolli
Head coach	Samuel Nikaj
League	Kategoria e Parë
2023–24	Kategoria e Dytë, Group B, 1st (promoted)
Home colours Away colours

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The club was founded in 1932 with name Klubi Sportiv Dragoj Pogradeci. In the 1936 season, the club played for the first time in the highest league in Albania. During the largest part of the communist era, the club was known as KS Ylli i Kuq Pogradeci. The greatest success of club history is the achievement of the semi-finals of the Albanian Cup in the 1992–93 season.

Name History

1932 - 1947: KS Dragoj Pogradeci

1947 - 1949: KS Spartak Pogradeci

1949 - 1950: KS Pogradeci

1950 - 1958: KS Spartak Pogradeci

1958 - 1992: KS Ylli i Kuq Pogradeci

1992 - recent: KS Pogradeci

The club has played its home matches at the Gjorgji Kyçyku Stadium since 1932.

• Kategoria e Parë
  • Champions (3): 1963–64, 1990–91, 2010–11
• Kategoria e Dytë
  • Champions (3): 1959–60, 1984–85, 2023–24
  • Runners-up (1): 2003–04