KF Egnatia

Football club in Rrogozhinë, Albania

Football club

Egnatia

Full name

Klubi i Futbollit Egnatia

Founded

1934; 90 years ago (1934)

Ground

Demrozi Stadium
Rrogozhinë, Albania

Capacity

4,000

Chairman

Agim Demrozi

Manager

Edlir Tetova

League

Kategoria Superiore

2022–23

3rd

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

KF Egnatia, also known as Egnatia Rrogozhinë, is an Albanian football club based in Rrogozhinë. They play their home games at the Demrozi Stadium, which has a capacity of 4,000 spectators.

The club was founded on 15 September 1934 under the name 22 Shtatori Rrogozhinë, and in 1991, the name of the club was changed to Vullneti Rrogozhinë, before renaming to its current name KS Egnatia Rrogozhinë in 1998.

History

The passion and desire for the game of football was integrated into the hearts of local citizens and patriots since the early years of World War I. Rrogozhinë being neighbours to Kavajë, a city with a long tradition in football on a national level knew how to use this experience to its own advantage by forming initially an amateur level team which would later go on to compete in the second division of Albanian football. The very first match in club history was a friendly between Besa in 1934 which ended in a 1–7 loss. Mustafa Cara, a student of agronomy in Bari, Italy who had returned home for vacation (he was a player for Fidelis Andria, a Serie B club in Italy at the time), scored 5 goals for Besa.

Following the liberation of the country after World War II, the league structure changed by allowing only district level teams to compete in the top two divisions. This made it difficult for Rrogozhinë, a locality at the time, to compete on a national level.^[1]

Egnatia had one season in the top tier of Albanian football after winning promotion in summer 2004.^[2] They were only relegated on the first attempt,^[3] with Alfred Ferko succeeding Hysen Dedja and Petrit Haxhia as first team coach during the season.

In May 2021 Egnatia was promoted to the Albanian Superliga, for the second time in their history.

Honours

Kategoria e Parë
- Winners (2): 2002–03, 2020–21
Kategoria e Dytë
- Winners (1): 2016–17

Albanian Cup
- Winners (1): 2022–23

European record

As of match played 20 July 2023

Season	Competition	Round	Club	Home	Away	Agg.
2023–24	UEFA Europa Conference League	1QR	Ararat-Armenia	4–4 (aet)	1–1	5–5 (2–4 p)

Notes

QR: Qualifying round

Egnatia statistics in Kategoria Superiore

Since the Kategoria Superiore began in 2004, KF Egnatia have played 108 Superliga matches, scored 102 goals and conceded 129. The club has collected so far 115 points, won 29 games, drawn 28 and lost 51. The club's goal difference is -27.

Data correct up to 17th December 2023.^[4]

Recent seasons

Season	Division	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Supercup	Europe		Top Scorer
2004–05	Kategoria Superiore	9th	36	7	7	22	26	48	28	FR	—	—	—	Elton Çeno 6
2021–22	Abissnet Superiore	8th	36	8	11	17	30	49	35	QF	—	—	—	Pedro 10
2022–23	Abissnet Superiore	3rd	36	14	10	12	46	32	52	W	—	—	—	Raphael Dwamena 11
2023–24	Abissnet Superiore	1st	25	14	7	4	43	26	49		RU	UCO	1QR	Raphael Dwamena 9

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 February 2024

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	ALB	Alen Sherri
3	DF	HAI	François Dulysse
4	DF	ALB	Amer Duka
6	MF	ALB	Albano Aleksi
7	FW	FRA	Youba Dramé
9	FW	CRC	Jurguens Montenegro
10	FW	BRA	Fernando Medeiros
12	GK	ALB	Ilir Dabjani
13	DF	ALB	Renato Malota (captain)
14	FW	CIV	Joël Doukouo
16	MF	ALB	Edison Ndreca


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	ALB	Arbin Zejnullai
19	DF	KOS	Arbenit Xhemajli
20	MF	MTN	Mohamed Lemine (on loan from Chemal FC)
22	FW	ALB	Irdi Morina
23	FW	LTU	Jouzas Lubas
24	DF	ALB	Rezart Rama
28	MF	ITA	Alessandro Ahmetaj
29	FW	ALB	Mario Gjata
44	DF	ALB	Abdurraman Fangaj
70	MF	ALB	Sebastjan Spahiu
77	MF	TUR	Melih İbrahimoğlu

Retired numbers

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
7	FW	GHA	Raphael Dwamena (2022–2023) – posthumous honour)

Personnel

Current technical staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Edlir Tetova
Assistant coach	Julian Brahja
Goalkeeping coach	Taulant Guma
Athletic Coach	Andri Babaj
Athletic Coach	Mario Biba
Videoanalist	Revion Mekshi
Physiotherapist	Edmond Cikalleshi
Doctor	Ilir Kapllani
Doctor	Emiljano Bizhdili

Management

Position	Name
President	Agim Demrozi
Board member	Agron Kalaja
Board member	Idajet Roçi
Board member	Gentian Gjuzi
Accountant	Muhamed Kullolli
Shareholder	Demrozi Costruzioni S.r.l. (37.5%)
Shareholder	Foglia Engineering S.r.l. (37.5%)
Shareholder	Rrogozhinë Municipality (25%)