2003–04 KF Tirana season

KF Tirana
2003–04 season
President Egypt Metwally El Sayed
Head coach Sulejman Mema
(until 25 October 2003)
Mirel Josa
Stadium Qemal Stafa Stadium
Selman Stërmasi Stadium
Albanian Superliga Winners
Albanian Cup Semi–finals
Albanian Supercup Winners
Champions League 2nd Qualifying Round
Top goalscorer League:
Indrit Fortuzi (20)
All:
Indrit Fortuzi (23)
Home colours
Away colours

The 2003–04 season was Klubi i Futbollit Tirana's 65th competitive season, 65th consecutive season in the Albanian Superliga and 83th year in existence as a football club.

Season overview

Tirana started its 65th competitive season in mid-July, where was going to face the Georgian side Dinamo Tbilisi for the first qualifying round of 2003–04 UEFA Champions League. In the first leg on 16 July 2003, Tirana almost lose the hopes when was beaten 3–0 at Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena.[1] In the returning leg at Qemal Stafa Stadium nine days later, Tirana would perform one of the best come-backs in Champions League history by beating Dinamo Tbilisi 3–0 in the regular time. Extra time ended in the same level, but Tirana managed to complete the come-back by eliminating them via penalty shootout.[2] In the second qualifying round, Tirana was easily defeated by Austrian side GAK, who eliminated the capital side with the aggregate 7–2. Tirana lost the first match at home 1–5 and then the second at Sportzentrum Weinzödl with the result 2–1.[3][4]

Tirana won the first trophy of the season on 16 August where they beat the cross-town rivals Dinamo Tirana to grab their 4th Albanian Supercup title.[5] Sina, Halili and Agolli sealed the victory with their goals.[6] Tirana commenced their domestic campaign on 23 August with a 0–6 away win against Lushnja at neutral ground of Tomori Stadium, which was followed with a 0–3 away win against Flamurtari Vlorë.[7] On 12 September, Tirana recorded its biggest win of the season by scoring 7–1 against Besa Kavajë at the Selman Stërmasi Stadium. The goals were scored by seven different players.[8]

In the second round of 2003–04 Albanian Cup, Tirana easily managed to eliminate Turbina Cërrik with the aggregate 8–2. On 25 October, Sulejman Mema resigned as the coach of Tirana after ending the month with 2 loses and 2 draws, with Tirana falling down at 4th place. He was replaced by Mirel Josa, a former player who represented KF Tirana for ten years from 1980 to 1990. Josa started extremely well, collecting six consecutive win in the league during the second phrase, including a 1–0 win over the rivals Partizani Tirana. Also in November, Tirana beat Lushnja 3–0 on aggregate to go into the quarter-finals of Albanian Cup. On 20 December, Tirana defeated Dinamo 5–1 at home,[9] a result which was followed by a 1–1 draw against Elbasani,[10] with Tirana ending the first part of the season in the first place, with a considerable gap.

Tirana started 2004 with a 1–1 draw against Lushnja on 24 January. Six days later, Tirana gained its first win of the new year, defeating Flamurtari 0–2 in Vlorë. During this year, Tirana recorded six consecutive wins from 30 January to 13 March. On 19 March, in the match against Dinamo Tirana, Tirana was defeated for the time in 2004 with the result 3–0. Also in March, Tirana progressed in semi-finals of the Albanian Cup by beating Besa Kavajë in the quarter-final with the aggregate 5–2, winning both matches. In April, Tirana managed to win four out of four league matches, being closer to win the league title. Also during this month, Tirana was eliminated by Dinamo Tirana in semi-final of the cup, with Dinamo qualifying in the final with the aggregate 5–2, winning both matches.

In the final match of the season, Tirana returned in winning ways after four consecutive league matches without a win by defeating Elbasani 2–5 at Ruzhdi Bizhuta Stadium.[11] Tirana ended the season in the first place with 80 points from 36 matches, being crowned the Albanian champions for the 22nd time in history. By winning the league, Tirana also qualified for the next season's UEFA Champions League.

Squad

Squad information

As of 31 May 2004[12]

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

No. Position Player
1 Nigeria GK Ndubuisi Egbo
2 Albania DF Elvis Sina
3 Albania DF Rezart Dabulla
4 Albania DF Nevil Dede (captain)
7 Albania DF Alban Tafaj
8 Albania MF Ervin Bulku
9 Albania MF Sokol Bulku
10 Albania MF Devi Muka
11 Albania FW Indrit Fortuzi
12 Albania GK Isli Hidi
14 Albania FW Mahir Halili
15 Albania DF Ansi Agolli
16 Albania DF Gentian Hajdari
No. Position Player
17 Albania FW Sokol Prenga
19 Albania MF Suad Liçi
20 Albania FW Fjodor Xhafa
21 Albania MF Sajmir Patushi
23 Albania MF Eldorado Merkoçi
24 Albania MF Luan Pinari
Albania GK Lazi Gjika
Albania DF Alban Muça
Albania DF Elton Grami
Albania DF Ervin Fakaj
Albania MF Leonardo Vladi
Albania MF Armand Nebiu
Albania MF Florian Manastirliu

Competitions

Albanian Supercup

  Win   Draw   Loss

Albanian Superliga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Tirana (C) 36 24 8 4 90 36 +54 80 Qualification for the Champions League first qualifying round
2 Dinamo Tirana 36 21 8 7 68 39 +29 71 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round
3 Vllaznia 36 21 5 10 77 51 +26 68 Qualification for the UEFA Intertoto Cup first round
4 Partizani 36 20 7 9 65 39 +26 67 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
5 Teuta 36 14 10 12 57 49 +8 52 Qualification for the UEFA Intertoto Cup first round
Source: RSSSF.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) points in head-to-head matches; 3) goal difference in head-to-head matches; 4) goals scored in head-to-head matches; 5) total goal difference; 6) total goals scored; 7) draw
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Partizani qualified for the UEFA Cup first qualifying round by winning the 2003–04 Albanian Cup.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
36 24 8 4 90 36  +54 80 14 3 1 54 16  +38 10 5 3 36 20  +16

Last updated: 16 November 2015.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536
GroundAAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAAAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHA
ResultWWWWWLLDDWWWWWWDWDDWWWWWWLWWWWWLDDDW
Position111111234321111111111111111111111111

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Albanian Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

Second round

Third round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

UEFA Champions League

First qualifying round

Second qualifying round

Statistics

Squad stats

League Europe Cup Supercup Total Stats
Games played3648149
Games won2416132
Games drawn80008
Games lost43209
Goals scored905183116
Goals conceded36109055
Goal difference54–59361
Clean sheets1313118

Last updated: 17 November
Source:

Top scorers

No. Pos. Nation Name Albanian Superliga UEFA Champions League Albanian Cup Albanian Supercup Total
11 FW Albania Indrit Fortuzi 20 1 2 0 23
20 FW Albania Fjodor Xhafa 15 1 1 0 17
10 MF Albania Devi Muka 15 0 1 0 16
15 FW Albania Mahir Halili 7 1 3 1 12
23 MF Albania Eldorado Merkoçi 7 0 5 0 12
2 DF Albania Elvis Sina 4 0 1 1 6
21 MF Albania Sajmir Patushi 5 0 0 0 5
3 DF Albania Rezart Dabulla 3 0 1 0 4
9 MF Albania Sokol Bulku 4 0 0 0 4
15 DF Albania Ansi Agolli 1 1 1 1 4
19 MF Albania Suad Liçi 2 1 0 0 3
4 DF Albania Nevil Dede 2 0 0 0 2
16 DF Albania Gentian Hajdari 1 0 1 0 2
17 FW Albania Sokol Prenga 1 0 1 0 2
DF Albania Alban Tafaj 1 0 1 0 2
8 MF Albania Ervin Bulku 1 0 0 0 1
DF Albania Gledis Shkreli 0 0 1 0 1
# Own goals 1 0 0 0 1
TOTAL 90 5 18 3 116

Last updated: 17 November 2015

Notes

  1. ↑ The match was held in Tomori Stadium due to reconstruction of Abdurrahman Roza Haxhiu Stadium.
  2. ↑ The match was held in Bashkim Sulejmani Stadium due to reconstruction of Abdurrahman Roza Haxhiu Stadium.
  3. ↑ The match was held in Rrogozhinë Stadium due to reconstruction of Shkumbini Stadium.
  4. ↑ The first leg was held in Shkumbini Stadium due to reconstruction of Abdurrahman Roza Haxhiu Stadium.

References

  1. ↑ "Melkadze opener inspires Dinamo". UEFA.com. 16 July 2003. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "Tirana revival floors Dinamo". UEFA.com. 23 July 2003. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "GAK take command in style". UEFA.com. 30 July 2003. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "GAK confirm Ajax meeting". UEFA.com. 6 August 2003. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "2003 Albanian Supercup". RSSSF.com. 16 August 2003. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "Football - Match Superkupa : SK Tirana vs. Dinamo Tirana". Football Database. 16 August 2003. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  7. ↑ "Flamurtari Vlorë vs. Tirana 0 – 3". Soccerway. 31 August 2003. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  8. ↑ "Tirana vs. Besa Kavajë 7 – 1". Soccerway. 12 September 2003. Retrieved 18 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "Tirana vs. Dinamo Tirana 5 – 1". Soccerway. 20 December 2003. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  10. ↑ "Elbasani vs. Tirana 1 – 1". Soccerway. 24 December 2003. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  11. ↑ "Elbasani vs. Tirana 2 – 5". Soccerway. 24 December 2003. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  12. ↑ "2003–04 KF Tirana squad". Football Database. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
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