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KS Dinamo Tirana
Full name	Klubi Sportiv Dinamo Tirana
Founded	1950
Ground	Selman Stërmasi stadium, Tirana, Albania (Capacity 12,900)
Chairman	Besnik Sulaj
Manager	Agim Canaj
League	Albanian First Division
2006/07	5th
Home colours 　 Away colours

Klubi Sportiv Dinamo Tirana is an Albanian football team, playing in the Albanian capital of Tirana, founded in 1949.

They are regarded as one of Albania's top teams having won:

• Albanian Premier League: 16

(1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1966-67, 1972-73, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1979-80, 1985-86, 1989-90, and 2001-02)

• Albanian Cup: 13

(1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1960, 1971, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1989, 1990 and 2003).

They play at the Stadiumi Qemal Stafa which has a capacity of 25,000. Their main rivals are fellow Tirana team SK Tirana. In 1995 the team was renamed KS Olimpik Tirana; in 1997 they returned to their original name.

The club is regarded as one of Albania's top teams having won the Albanian Premier League 16 times (1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1966-67, 1972-73, 1974-75, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1979-80, 1985-86, 1989-90, and 2001-02) and Albanian Cup 13 times (1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1960, 1971, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1989, 1990 and 2003). In the 2006-07 first qualifying round for the UEFA-cup the club was eliminated by CSKA Sofia from Bulgaria (1-5 aggregate). Zoran Kastel was the goalscorer. After finishing third in the table 2005/06, KS Dinamo Tirana named Faruk Sejdini as their new coach. One of Albania's best teachers of footballing fundamentals, he had a spell at the club last term before being dismissed by president Besnik Sulaj. Having returned following a spell at KS Shkumbini, Sejdini said: "It's nice to be back." On October 23, 2006, Faruk Sejdini was fired. He was replaced by Redi Jupi on October 25. At the start of the 2007/08 season, Agim Canaj took over as head coach and Redi Jupi is now only a player at the club.

No. Position Player GK Elvis Kotorri 12 GK Alban Hoxha DF Abraham Alechenwu DF Arjan Pisha 23 DF Albaye Papa Diop DF Nertil Ferraj DF Gentian Verli 4 DF Goran Vinčetić DF Ilir Çaushaj 4 MF Mario Kovacevic MF Igli Allmuça MF Goran Granic

No. Position Player MF Klevis Bejtja 18 MF Sokol Ishka MF Redi Jupi 25 MF Zoran Kastel 13 MF Artion Poci MF Rezart Maho FW Pero Pejic FW Vangjel Mile FW Sebino Plaku FW Bekim Kuli FW Eleandro Pema

• QR = Qualifying Round
• R1 = 1st Round
• R2 = 2nd Round

Season	Competition	Round	Country	Club	Home	Away
1971/72	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	R1		Austria Wien	1-1	0-1
1980/81	UEFA European Cup	R1		AFC Ajax	0-2	0-1
1981/82	UEFA Cup	R1		Carl Zeiss Jena	1-0	0-4
1982/83	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	R1		Aberdeen FC	0-0	0-1
1985/86	UEFA Cup	R1		Hamrun Spartans	1-0	0-0
		R2		Sporting CP	0-0	0-1
1986/87	UEFA European Cup	R1		Beşiktaş JK	0-1	0-2
1989/90	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	QR		PFC Chernomorets Burgas	4-0	1-3
		R1		FC Dinamo Bucureşti	1-0	0-2
1990/91	UEFA European Cup	R1		Olympique Marseille	0-0	1-5
2001/02	UEFA Cup	QR1		FC Dinamo Bucureşti	1-3	0-1
2002/03	UEFA Champions League	QR1		FBK Kaunas	0-0	3-2
		QR2		Brøndby IF	0-4	0-1
2003/04	UEFA Cup	QR		KSC Lokeren	0-4	1-3
2004/05	UEFA Cup	QR1		Oţelul Galaţi	1-4	0-4
2005	UEFA Intertoto Cup	R1		NK Varteks	2-1	1-4
2006/07	UEFA Cup	QR1		CSKA Sofia	0-1	1-4

• KS Dinamo Tirana Website
• Soccerpedia schedule Dinamo Tirana
• Albania-sport.com
• Albanian Soccer News

Albanian First Division 2007/08 v • d • e
Besa Kavajë  Besëlidhja Lezhë  Dinamo Tirana  Elbasani  Flamurtari Vlorë  Kastrioti Krujë  Partizani Tirana  Shkumbini Peqin  Skënderbeu Korçë  Teuta Durrës  KF Tirana  Vllaznia Shkodër

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