KF Tirana Info

PRESIDENT: MR REFIK HALILI (2009 - present)

Mr Refik Halili is the current president of Futboll Klub Tirana.
Mr Halili has been elected from General Assembly of the club held in September,2009.
Mr Halili is a businessman and owner of Halili sh.p.k. In Tirana,Albania.Along with 3 other donators,exactly Mr Papuli,Mrs Ngjela and Mr Nuri enterprised donations for the club since elections held back in Summer,2004.
Since 2004 Mr Halili has been non-stop financially managing KF Tirana,despite having had several disagreements with other donators.In one occasion,however,he was temporally withdrawn at September,2007.
In total since 2004.since Refik Halili has been part of club management until present,KF Tirana has won 3 championships (2005,2007,2009) 1 domestic cup (2006) and 4 supercups (2005,2006,2007,2009) performing the second most successful stage after El Sayed management.

OTHER MANAGING DIRECTORS

Aside from Refik Halili,Futboll Klub Tirana also has two more sponsors.Mrs Shefikat Ngjela and Tirana City Hall possess part of sponsorship and funding, officially appointed from latest General Assembly with a smaller percentage than the president.

KF Tirana has historically been managed and owned from one president in direction.Exception made during period 2007-08,when presidency was vacant and club was managed by sponsors.
KF Tirana has had numerous presidents over the course of their history,most of which have been owners of the club,whilst others have only been honorific presidents(like Bamir Topi,Fatmir Frasheri,etj)There are 13 such,in total from 1920 till present.
The most successful president in history is considered egyptian Metwally El Sayed(deceased)who managed KF Tirana during period 1999-2004.During El Sayed management club won many trophies,as well as made a decent European appearance(particularly in season 2004-05, eliminated from UEFA Champions League third round participation only because of a missed penalty in Budapest against Ferencvarosi TC)
President who has had the longest management over the club has been Selman Stermasi(1936-1960)whilst the president with the shortest management has been Fatmir Frasheri(2004-05)

Please find below the detailed list of all presidents in club history:

WHO IS SELMAN STËRMASI ?

Derived from a wealthy and generous family,he was among the very first soccer players of the city,long before 1-st Albanian Championship would take place.And,few years before the War,he became KF Tirana first president.He was the man to grant all his perspiration,talent and fortune,but also his great spirit.Along that time,his house was always the living roof for poor people.As true as,the players joking,used to name his house,near Pazari i Ri,"the dinning room".But his generosity was endless ! He always paid everything for the club,earning nothing at all for himself.
He discovered the two big future stars of albanian soccer,Llustra and Krieziu,taking them since kids into his house,till they were grown adults.He was the man who grew them professionally and actualized their contracts for big italian clubs at that time.He held no penny from the contracts,but gave the money to the players.Thats why,at present days,Llustra and Krieziu remember and honor him.Although paralyssed and mute,Llustra only cries in the front of great Selmasi photo,every time he remembers how he was never allowed to meet him at this lifetime.
With the communist power taking over,this was unfortunate for KF Tirana and Selmasi.There was decided that the name of the club would change from KF Tirana to "17 Nentori".When he opposed saying"Futboll Klub Tirana is a great traditional name and we have no reason to change it",those people replied:"Sit down there and shut up !" describing him an enemy of the state.And,of course,afterwards it would give them the motive to dismiss him from work and allow him not to enter again the club.Its indeed paradoxical:a person as Selman Stermasi was not allowed to enter the club that he himself contributed to create ! Then he was better wellknown around,he worked for a while at the Wood Processing Factory,being never verified at the main door because his honesty was known from everyone.The most difficult moments were when he had no tickets to watch matches when National Team was playing.He used to cry in front of TV screen,as he was full of joy when professor Fatmir Frasheri often offered him a match ticket.
This was the soccer-man,the white and blue man that never wanted the maiden name"17 Nentori" but originally Futboll Klub Tirana.These days,as he is deceased,there is a stadium with his name.Whilst we would only bring a remembrance as homages and we believe it exists to all KF Tirana fans : we have seen thousands of matches,but never heard white and blue fans hail"17 Nentori",but"TIRONA,TIRONA".