Albanian football clubs in European competitions

Albanian football clubs have competed in European football tournaments since the 1962-63 season when Partizani Tirana played in the European Cup. Clubs took part in the UEFA Champions League (formerly the European Cup), UEFA Cup, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League and UEFA Intertoto Cup.

Beside the 1968 withdrawal due to the Czechoslovakian crisis, the Albanian clubs did not participate or partially participated in European football tournaments for six seasons between 1973 and 1979.

General stats

• KF Tirana are the most successful Albanian club, they have won more ties in all competitions (14 times).^[a]
• KF Tirana have gone farthest in all competitions, reaching the Round of Sixteen 4 times.
• KF Tirana have participated the most times and played the most games (32 participations & 84 matches).
• Partizani Tirana are the first Albanian club to participate and also won a tie in a European competition UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1970-71.
• KF Tirana have the most wins for an Albanian team (18).
• Biggest home win: KF Tirana - Sliema Wanderers 5-0
• Biggest away win: Sant Julià - KF Skënderbeu Korçë 0-5
• Biggest home loss: KS Besa - Olympiacos F.C. 0-5
• Biggest away loss: Motherwell F.C. - KS Flamurtari 8-1

1. Once directly by draw, without playing

Achievements

• UEFA Champions League:
  • Round of 16 (3): KF Tirana in 1982, 1988, 1989 European Cup
• UEFA Europa League:
  • Round of 16 (1): Flamutari Vlora in 1987
  • Groupstage (2): KF Skënderbeu Korçë in 2015–16 and 2017–18
• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup:
  • Round of 16 (3): KF Besa Kavajë in 1972, KF Tirana in 1986 and KF Vllaznia Shkodër in the 1987 European Cup Winners' Cup
• Balkans Cup:
  • Winners (1): Partizani Tirana,
  • 1970 Balkans Cup

Country coefficient

As of 21 June 2022^[1][2]

Summary for ties won

• KF Tirana 14 x 1 tie.^[b]
• KF Skënderbeu Korçë 1 x 4 ties, 1 x 2 ties, 1 x 1 tie.
• FK Kukësi 1 x 3 ties, 2 x 2 ties, 2 x 1 tie.
• KF Laçi 1 x 2 ties, 4 x 1 tie.
• Partizani Tirana 1 x 2 ties, 4 x 1 tie.
• KS Flamurtari 1 x 2 ties, 2 x 1 tie.
• KS Vllaznia 6 x 1 tie.
• KS Teuta 3 x 1 tie.
• Dinamo Tirana 3 x 1 tie.
• KS Besa 2 x 1 tie.

1. Number of teams still active from association in UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League or UEFA Europa Conference League.
2. Once directly by draw, without playing

Above list does not include UEFA Intertoto Cup.

All clubs results full table*

• Above list does not include UEFA Intertoto Cup.
  • Gathered points are based on two-point victories.

Last update 12.08.2021

Competitions

Active

UEFA Champions League

Below are summary tables of Albanian clubs results in all competitions.^[3]

European Cup / UEFA Champions League

• PR = Preliminary Round
• QR = Qualifying Round
• 1R = First Round
• 2R = Second Round
• 3R = Third Round
• PO = Play-off Round
• n.d. = Did not play
• w/o = Did not appear

UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League

• PR = Preliminary Round
• QR = Qualifying Round
• 1R = First Round
• 2R = Second Round
• PO = Play-off Round
• GS = Group Stage
• n.d. = Did not play
• w/o = Did not appear

UEFA Conference League

• PR = Preliminary Round
• QR = Qualifying Round
• 1R = First Round
• 2R = Second Round
• PO = Play-off Round
• GS = Group Stage
• n.d. = Did not play
• w/o = Did not appear

Last update 28.07.2022

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

• PR = Preliminary Round
• QR = Qualifying Round
• 1R = First Round
• 2R = Second Round
• n.d. = Did not play
• w/o = Did not appear

Balkan Cup

KF Tirana

Partizani Tirana

Dinamo Tirana

KF Vllaznia Shkodër

KF Elbasani

KF Besa Kavajë

KF Skënderbeu Korçë

Flamutari Vlora

FK Tomori Berat

KF Teuta Durrës

Albania's record in the Balkan Cup

• QR = Qualifying Round
• 1R = 1st round
• 2R = 2nd round
• n.p = non participation

UEFA Intertoto Cup

• PR = Preliminary Round
• QR = Qualifying Round
• 1R = First Round
• 2R = Second Round
• n.d. = Did not play
• w/o = Did not appear

Albanian clubs against countries

• TW = Ties won
• TL = Ties lost

Last update: 01.10.2020

Notes

1. Malatyaspor withdrew during the first leg which was awarded 3–0 to Elbasan

References

1. "UEFA Country Ranking 2023". kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
2. "Member associations – UEFA rankings – Country coefficients". UEFA. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
3. "EFC". Archived from the original on 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2012-07-14.