KF Shkodra

KF Shkodra

Full name	Klubi i Futbollit Shkodra
Nickname(s)	Arinjtë
Founded	25 September 1996 (1996-09-25)
Ground	Kompleksi Zmijani
President	Taip Piraniqi
Manager	Rudi Piraniqi
Home colors Away colors

KF Shkodra is a football club based in Shkodër, Albania. The club's traditional colors are purple, white and black.

History

Klubi i Futbollit "Shkodra" was founded on 25 September 1996, by Taip Piraniqi, a former footballer and manager of Vllaznia Shkodër. It was the second team within the city. The football club "Shkodra" created a system of youth teams composed of athletes from ages 7 to 19. It has six coaches., The process is followed and monitored by Piraniqi. During its 21-year duration, the club produced high-level players. The two best known players are Albania international footballers Elseid Hysaj and Armando Vajushi. Other players from the ranks of the club include Arsid Kruja, Antonio Marku, Sindri Guri, Rubin Xhepaj, Ervin Rexha, Marçelino Preka, Donati Toma, Rejan Alivoda and Elis Kabuni.

The club has an important football academy which includes a highly respected coaching staff. For its 25th (9 November 2021), the club adopted the slogan "You'll never walk alone". In February 2022 the youth team (year 2010) is invited to participate in the international tournament "Mimoza Polino Cup" in Montenegro. The team lost 2–1 in the final, but took a prestigious second place. In August 2022, the club undertakes a collaboration with Vllaznia to enhance the young players of the territory. In 1996 the colors of the club jerseys were yellow and black, then KF Shkodra adopted the colors: purple, white, and black, which are still the official colors of the club today.