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Partizani Tirana

2018–19 season
President	Gazmend Demi
Head coach	Skënder Gega
Stadium	Selman Stërmasi Stadium
Kategoria Superiore	1st
Albanian Cup	Quarter-finals
Europa League	First qualifying round
Top goalscorer	League: Jasir Asani (8) All: Eraldo Çinari (10)
Highest home attendance	8,000 vs Tirana (13 May 2019)
Lowest home attendance	50 vs Tërbuni Pukë (25 September 2018)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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In the 2018–19 season, Partizani Tirana competed in the Kategoria Superiore for the sixth consecutive season. The club won the title for the first time since 1992–93 season and for the 16th time total.

Players

As of 14 January 2019

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ALB Dashamir Xhika 2 DF  MKD Egzon Belica 4 DF  KOS Lum Rexhepi 7 FW  ALB Eraldo Çinari 9 FW  ALB Rubin Hebaj 10 MF  ALB Jasir Asani 11 MF  ALB Jurgen Bardhi 12 GK  ALB Alban Hoxha (captain) 17 MF  ALB Bruno Telushi 18 FW  BRA Lucas Cardoso 19 MF  ALB Lorenc Trashi 20 MF  ALB Esat Mala

No. Pos. Nation Player 22 DF  KOS Labinot Ibrahimi (vice-captain) 23 MF  USA Dilly Duka 27 MF  ALB Ardit Hila 31 DF  ALB Eneid Kodra 33 DF  ALB Eneo Bitri 36 DF  NGA Sodiq Atanda 38 MF  ALB Kristi Kote 90 FW  GHA Emmanuel Mensah 95 GK  ALB Livio Malaj 99 DF  ALB Renaldo Kalari — MF  ALB Alessio Hyseni — MF  MKD Fatjon Jusufi

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF  NGA Alma Wakili (released) 5 DF  BIH Renato Gojković (to Zrinjski Mostar) 7 MF  ALB Gerhard Progni (to Teuta)

No. Pos. Nation Player 13 DF  ALB Senad Hysenaj (to Besa) 15 DF  KOS Rron Statovci (to Llapi) 16 MF  PRK So Hyon-uk (released)

Friendlies

Mid-season

9 January 2019 Friendly	Sivasspor	1–1	Partizani	Antalya, Turkey
13:00 CET	Torje 67' (pen.)		Asani 47'

11 January 2019 Friendly	Antalyaspor	1–1	Partizani	Antalya, Turkey
14:00 CET	Sinik 2'		Bardhi 49'

14 January 2019 Friendly	Dinamo Zagreb	2–1	Partizani	Antalya, Turkey
15:00 CET	Moro 27' Petković 52'		Bardhi 13'

Competitions

Overview

Last updated: 30 May 2019 (2019-05-30)
Source: Competitions

Kategoria Superiore

League table

1. Since the winners of the 2018–19 Albanian Cup, Kukësi, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down to the sixth-placed team, Laçi, since the fourth-placed team and the fifth-placed team failed to obtain a UEFA license.
2. In March 2018, Skënderbeu was handed a 10-year ban from UEFA club competitions over match fixing.
3. Flamurtari failed to obtain a UEFA license.

Results summary

Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

1. The round 29 match was awarded to Partizani due to the exclusion of Kamza.

Matches

Albanian Cup

First round

Second round

Quarter-finals

UEFA Europa League

First qualifying round

12 July 2018 First leg	Partizani	0–1	Maribor	Tiranë, Albania
17:30	Trashi  48'	Report	Bajde 50' Dervišević  56'	Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 1,050 Referee: Jérôme Brisard (France)

19 July 2018 Second leg	Maribor	2–0 (3–0 agg.)	Partizani	Maribor, Slovenia
20:15	Dervišević 31' Tavares 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 6,876 Referee: Paul Tierney (England)

Statistics

Top scorers

No.	Pos.	Nation	Name	Kategoria Superiore	Europa League	Albanian Cup	Total
7	FW		Eraldo Çinari	6	0	4	10
9	FW		Rubin Hebaj	4	0	4	8
10	MF		Jasir Asani	8	0	0	8
17	MF		Bruno Telushi	7	0	1	8
90	FW		Emmanuel Mensah	5	0	2	7
11	MF		Jurgen Bardhi	5	0	1	6
20	MF		Esat Mala	4	0	0	4
2	DF		Egzon Belica	1	0	0	1
19	MF		Ardit Hila	1	0	0	1
23	MF		Dilly Duka	1	0	0	1
27	MF		Lorenc Trashi	0	0	1	1
#	Own goals			0	0	0	0
TOTAL				41	0	13	51

Last updated: 4 May 2019

1. Partizani won match by a 3–0 walkover against Kamza as the team was banned from the championship.

Clean sheets

The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal.

Rnk	No.	Player	Kategoria Superiore	Europa League	Albanian Cup	Total
1	12	Alban Hoxha	17	0	0	17
2	1	Dashamir Xhika	0	0	3	3
TOTALS			17	0	3	20

Last updated: 4 May 2019

1. Partizani won match by a 3–0 walkover against Kamza as the team was banned from the championship.

Notes

1. The match was played behind the doors closed.
2. The match was played behind the doors closed.
3. The match was played behind the doors closed.
4. The match was played behind the doors closed.
5. The match was originally scheduled to be played on 8 March, but it was delayed due to the boycott of the Union of Albanian football referees due to insecure conditions at the stadiums.
6. The match was awarded due to the exclusion of Kamza.
7. The match was played behind the doors closed.

References

1. "Ekipi" [The team] (in Albanian). FK Partizani Tirana.
2. "FK Partizani Tirana (squad)". UEFA.
3. "Albania's Skenderbeu handed 10-year ban over match-fixing in worst ever UEFA punishment". Tirana Times. 29 March 2018.
4. "Superliga: Season rules". Scoresway. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2017.

External links

• Official website

• Albanian football clubs 2018–19 season
• FK Partizani Tirana seasons
• 2018–19 UEFA Europa League participants seasons
• Albanian football championship–winning seasons