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Nickname(s)
  
Delegatët, Lagunarët

President
  
Fatos Tushe

League
  
Albanian Superliga

Founded
  
1926

Ground Capacity
  
8,000

Location
  
Lushnjë, Albania

Manager
  
Artan Bano

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Full name
  
Klubi Futbollit Lushnja

Ground
  
Abdurrahman Roza Haxhiu Stadium Lushnjë, Albania

2014–15
  
Albanian First Division, 2nd

Arena/Stadium
  
Abdurrahman Roza Haxhiu Stadium

Klubi Sportiv Lushnja is an Albanian football club based in the city of Lushnjë in the County of Fier. Their home ground is the Abdurrahman Roza Haxhiu Stadium and they currently compete in the Albanian First Division.

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Early history

The club was originally formed in 1927 and the first football game held in the city of Lushnjë was played shortly after. This was a friendly game against Tomori Berat and the team consisted of young men from Lushnjë. The club was named Kongresi i Lushnjës following a proposal from a member of parliament and signatory of the Albanian Declaration of Independence Ferit Vokopola to name the club after the Congress of Lushnjë, which was where Vokopola himself was elected secretary. In 1927 a young man named Ali Funga returned from his studies in Austria and joined the club as a player and the head coach. He returned to Albania from Austria with shirts that would be used by the club, and they had green vertical stripes which were used to symbolise the fields of Myzeqe. Although the club was formed on 21 January 1927 it was not "officially" formed until 27 July 1930 shortly after the formation of the Albanian Football Association a month earlier. It was known then as the Kongresi i Lushnjës literacy-artistic society. The club's first official jerseys were green, and the first sports chief of the club was Ali Funga, who had been a key member of the club's pre formation years.

In 1945 they changed their name to KS Traktori Lushnja followed by a further name change in 1950 to SK Lushnja. In 1951 it was changed to Puna Lushnja, before they returned to KS Traktori Lushnja in 1958. In 1991 the club was named KS Lushnja. Mario Kempes made his full-time coaching debut in Albania with a brief spell at the club.

Supporters

The club's main supporters' group is called the Ultras Delegatët, which was formed on 21 January 2012, on the 85th anniversary of the club. Delegatët took over as the club's main supporters' group from the previous group which was called the Lushnja Warriors.

Honours

  • Albanian First Division (6): 1960, 1981–82, 1987–88, 1989–90, 1995–96, 2012–13
  • Current squad

    As of 7 November 2015

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

    References

    KF Lushnja Wikipedia