KFF Vllaznia Shkodër

KFF Vllaznia Shkodër is an Albanian women's football club based in the city of Shkodër. The club is considered by UEFA to be the successor club to Ada, who disbanded in 2013. They play their homes games at the Reshit Rusi Stadium and they compete in the Women's National Championship, where they have won the title ten consecutive times, with a 100 percent unbeaten run in the competition totalling 190 matches. Vllaznia is a concept in Albanian culture often translated as "brotherhood;" it refers to loyalty to one's fis (clan, tribe).[1]

KFF Vllaznia Shkodër
Club crest
Full nameKlubi Futbollistik për Femra Vllaznia Shkodër
Nickname(s)Kuq e Blutë (Red & Blues)
Founded2010 (2010)
GroundLoro Boriçi Stadium
Capacity16,000
ChairmanLazer Matiaj
ManagerNikolin Leka
LeagueWomen's National Championship
2022–231st
WebsiteClub website
Active branches of Vllaznia Shkodër
Football
(Men's)		 Football
(Women's)		 Basketball
Futsal Volleyball
(Men's)		 Volleyball
(Women's)

Honors

Winners (10) : 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16,[2][3] 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19,[4] 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23

Winners (10): 2013–14,[5] 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23

Players

Current squad
As of 20 October 2022[6]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Albania ALB Ardiola Raxhimi
2 DF Albania ALB Suzanë Vuksani
3 DF Albania ALB Arbenita Curraj
4 MF United States USA McKenna Davidson
6 DF Albania ALB Sara Maliqi
7 FW Kosovo KOS Jehona Shala
8 MF United States USA Meghan Cavanaugh
9 FW United States USA Tarah Patterson
10 FW Kosovo KOS Rrezona Ramadani
11 FW Albania ALB Megi Doçi
12 GK Albania ALB Viona Rexhepi
13 MF Albania ALB Arlinda Piranaj
14 MF Albania ALB Ezmiralda Franja
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF Albania ALB Gresa Berisha
16 DF Albania ALB Luçije Gjini
17 FW Albania ALB Esi Lufo
18 MF Albania ALB Klaudia Borci
19 DF Albania ALB Matilda Gjergji
21 MF Albania ALB Arlinda Kodra
24 DF Montenegro MNE Maja Šaranović
25 FW Cyprus CYP Marinella Panayiotou
26 DF United States USA Alexus Knox
30 FW Montenegro MNE Aleksandra Popović
31 FW Albania ALB Maria Bashka
33 GK United States USA Kaylin Williams-Mosier

Former players
  • United States Kelly O'Brien[7]

Record in Europe
Season Competition Round Opposition Home Away Agg.
2011–12 UEFA Women's
Champions League		 QR Finland PK-35 Vantaa — 0–10
4rd
Poland Unia Racibórz — 0–8
Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 0–16 —
2012–13 UEFA Women's
Champions League		 QR Ukraine Zhytlobud-1 Kharkiv — 1–14
4rd
Cyprus Apollon Limassol — 0–21
Faroe Islands KÍ Klaksvík 1–11 —
2013–14 UEFA Women's
Champions League		 QS Belarus Bobruichanka Bobruisk — 1–3
4rd
Poland Unia Racibórz — 0–7
Slovenia ŽNK Pomurje 0–13 —
2014–15 UEFA Women's
Champions League		 QS Faroe Islands KÍ Klaksvík — 2–1
3rd
Cyprus Apollon Limassol — 0–0
Lithuania Gintra Universitetas 0–5 —
2015–16 UEFA Women's
Champions League		 QS Belarus FC Minsk 0–3 —
4rd
Bosnia and Herzegovina SFK 2000 — 0–5
Turkey Konak Belediyespor — 1–5
2016–17 UEFA Women's
Champions League		 QS Switzerland FC Zürich — 0–3
4rd
Slovenia ŽNK Pomurje — 1–6
Slovakia Slovan Bratislava 1–2 —
2017–18 UEFA Women's
Champions League		 QS Bosnia and Herzegovina SFK 2000 — 1–0
2nd
Greece PAOK 0–1 —
Luxembourg Bettembourg — 2–0
2018–19 UEFA Women's
Champions League		 QS Bosnia and Herzegovina SFK 2000 — 0–5
2nd
Estonia Pärnu 3–1 —
Moldova Agarista-ȘS Anenii Noi — 4–1
2019–20 UEFA Women's
Champions League		 QS Republic of Ireland Wexford Youths — 3–1
1st
Malta Birkirkara 1–0 —
Lithuania Gintra Universitetas 1–1 —
R32 Denmark Fortuna Hjørring 0–1 0–2 0–3
2020–21 UEFA Women's
Champions League		 1QR Turkey ALG Spor 3–3 (3–2 p) — 3–3 (3–2 p)
2QR Belarus Minsk 0–2 — 0–2
2021–22 UEFA Women's
Champions League		 1QR Hungary Ferencváros 0−0 (3–1 p) — 0−0 (3–1p)
2QR Italy Juventus 0−2 0−1 0–3
2022–23 UEFA Women's
Champions League		 1QR Slovakia Spartak Myjava — 1–0 1–0
2QR Ukraine Vorskla-Kharkiv-2 2–1 1–1 3–2
GS England Chelsea 0−4 0–8
4th
France Paris Saint-Germain 0–4 0–5
Spain Real Madrid 0−2 1−5
2023–24 UEFA Women's
Champions League		 1QR Kosovo EP-COM Hajvalia 4–2 — 4–2
Iceland Valur

Managers
  • Albania Fatmir Axhani & Hava Axheri (2010–2013)
  • Albania Selami Pepaj (25 June 2013– 1 June 2015)[8]
  • Albania Nikolin Leka (1 July 2015– 1 June 2023)
  • Albania Haris Lika (1 August 2023– )

References
  1. "The Quarterly journal of the Library of Congress". 28 October 1968 – via Google Books.
  2. "VLLAZNIA PER FEMRA, SHPALLET KAMPIONE E VENDIT" (in Albanian). Rozafa. 12 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  3. "VLLAZNIA FEMRA KURORËZOHET KAMPIONE E VENDIT" (in Albanian). Rozafa. 8 May 2016. Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  4. "Albanian Women's National Championship". Soccerway. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  5. "Vllaznia triumfon me goleadë në Kupën e Shqipërisë". panorama-sport.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  6. "KFF Vllaznia Shkodër (squad)". UEFA. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  7. "Leopards in the Pros: Kelly O'Brien '18 Continues European Soccer Journey". Lafayette College Athletics.
  8. Kola, Gjergj. "Selami Pepaj, zgjidhet trajneri i Adës së femrave". shkodrasport.com. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
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