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For the currently active club, see AF Luft\u00ebtari.Football clubKF Luft\u00ebtari (Albanian pronunciation:\u00a0[luft\u0259ta\u027ei \u025fi\u027e\u0254kast\u0259\u027e]), also known as Luft\u00ebtari FC or simply Luft\u00ebtari was an Albanian football club based in Gjirokast\u00ebr, southern Albania. The club was founded on 1926 as Shqiponja Gjirokast\u00ebr and has played at its home ground, the Gjirokastra Stadium, since 1973. They last competed in the Kategoria Superiore, the first tier of football in the country.Table of ContentsHistory[edit]Early history[edit]Final years and collapse[edit]Stadium[edit]Honours[edit]Major trophies[edit]Minor trophies[edit]European record[edit]Current squad[edit]Other players under contract[edit]Out on loan[edit]Historical list of coaches[edit]Presidents[edit]References[edit]History[edit]Early history[edit]The club was founded in 1926 under the name Shqiponja Gjirokast\u00ebr. It underwent many subsequent name changes over the years: Gjirokast\u00ebr (1949), Puna Gjirokast\u00ebr (1951), Luft\u00ebtari Gjirokast\u00ebr (1958), Shqiponja Gjirokast\u00ebr (1992) and to its current name Luft\u00ebtari Gjirokast\u00ebr in 2002.During the Communist Albania Luftetari was deemed to have a good football academy, which provided for several national team players, such as Theodhori Kalluci, Sefedin Braho, Lefter Millo, Arjan Xhumba, Arjan Bellaj, Altin Haxhi, and Gjergji Kalluci.Luft\u00ebtari finished as the league runner-up in the 1977\u201378 season, their highest achievement ever.Final years and collapse[edit]On 2 July 2015 Mustafa Hysi was appointed as the club’s head coach Gentian Nora as general sport director of the 2015\u201316 Albanian Superliga season, with the aim of achieving promotion back to the Albanian Superliga.[1]Luft\u00ebtari were promoted back to Albanian Superliga after a three-year absence as they defeated Apolonia Fier on the last matchday of the regular season in Group B of the Albanian First Division.[2][3] They then faced Group A winners Korabi Peshkopi in the championship final at the Qemal Stafa Stadium on 19 May 2016, where they clinched their 8th First Division title as they won 11\u201310 in a penalty shootout that saw 24 penalties being taken following a goalless draw and extra time.[4] Making a surprise performance in 2016-2017 season Luftetari finished in 4th Position after more than 20 years with Mladen Milinkovic as Head coach and Gentian Nora as General and Sport Director By finishing third in the Albanian Superliga 2017\u201318 season with Hasan Lika as Head coach and Gentian Nora as Sport Director, they will make its debut in the 2018-19 UEFA Europa League season.[5]The club collapsed in 2020 due to financial mismanagement and players were leaving the club to pursue careers elsewhere.[6] A new team was established and named AF Luft\u00ebtari which had to start at the third tier of Albanian football.[7]Stadium[edit] The club plays its home games at the Gjirokastra Stadium, which was built in 1973 and is located near the centre of Gjirokast\u00ebr and holds 8,400 spectators.[8] Following Luft\u00ebtari’s promotion back to the Albanian Superliga in 2016, the stadium required a complete renovation in order to meet the necessary requirements to host home games in the top flight. Work on the stadium began in August 2016 and the surface was to be replaced and plastic seats were to be installed throughout the stadium.[9] The first stage of the reconstruction was completed in November 2016, which meant that the stadium was able to host Albanian Superliga games once again. The first stage consisted of replacing the playing surface, the installation of 300 plastic seats in the main stand, the installation of CCTV as well as the refurbishment of the changing room for both players and officials. The cost of the work carried out totalled 15,000,000 Albanian lek, around \u20ac110,000 at the time, and it was a joint investment by the Municipality of Gjirokast\u00ebr, the Albanian Football Association as well as the club’s owner Grigor Tavo. The first game of the 2016\u201317 season to take place at the stadium came against Partizani which ended 1\u20131 with around 7,000 fans in attendance.[10]Honours[edit]Major trophies[edit]LeagueKategoria SuperioreKategoria e Par\u00eb (Tier 2)Minor trophies[edit]Z\u00ebri i Popullit CupBashkimi CupZ\u00ebri i Rinis\u00eb CupShtypi Popullor Shqiptar Cup50th Anniversary of Football in Albania CupEuropean record[edit]As of 12 July 2018NotesCurrent squad[edit]As of 17 June 2020Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.Other players under contract[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.Out on loan[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.Historical list of coaches[edit]Presidents[edit]References[edit]}} "},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki19\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki19\/kf-luftetari-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"KF Luft\u00ebtari – Wikipedia"}}]}]