KF Ada

KF Ada is an Albanian football club based in the city of Velipojë which is situated in Shkodër County. The club's home ground is the Reshit Rusi Stadium and they currently compete in the Kategoria e Dytë.

KF Ada
Full nameKlubi i Futbollit Ada Velipojë
FoundedMarch 6, 1996 (1996-03-06)
GroundAdriatik Velipojë
Velipojë, Albania
Capacity1,200
PresidentAlfred Pjetri
ChairmanBashkia Shkoder
LeagueKategoria e Dytë
2019–20Kategoria e Dytë, Group A, 11th

History

The club was founded on 6 March 1996 as a sports society by Lazër Matia, Alfred Pjetri, Filip Kercunga, Marash Qytetza and Prend Përndreca. The name Ada derives from the Adriatic island of Ada Bojana in nearby Montenegro. A previous club had existed in the city under the name KS Velipoja, which was run by the Municipality before funding was stopped and the team dissolved. KF Ada first competed in the Albanian Third Division, but they soon achieved promotion to the Albanian Second Division. In the 2004–05 season KF Ada reached the playoffs of the Second Division and beat KS Burreli 2–1 in the final to achieve promotion to the Albanian First Division.[1][2]

Women's team

National women's football competitions in Albania were first played out in the 2009/10 season. One season later Ada won the Albanian Women's Cup and the Albanian women's football championship.[3] The team then represented Albania in the 2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League. It was the very first time a team from Albania had entered the competition since its creation in 2001–02. They played three seasons in the Champions League, losing all their nine group matches with 0–34, 2–46 and 1–23 goals.

The women's section disbanded after the 2012/13 season. The whole team and personal joined KF Vllaznia Shkodër where they established a new women's team.[4] In its short history the teams has won the championship three times (2010, 2011, 2012) and won the cup once (2011).

Current squad
As of September 2018

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  ALB Ardian Hila
3 DF  ALB Paolo Capaliku
5 DF  ALB Brian Ferhati
8 MF  ALB Paris Çoçja
10 FW  ALB Aldien Puka
14 FW  ALB Arbjas Hasani
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  ALB Armando Cekaj
2 DF  ALB Danjel Marku
25 MF  ALB Juri Bilali
19 FW  ALB Elhan Galica
23 MF  ALB Nimet Limoni
6 FW  ALB Julian Hasa
11 DF  ALB Senad Kraja
9 MF  ALB Erdi Galica

References
  1. Albania 2004/05
  2. KF Ada history Archived 14 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Ada wins 2nd championship and 2011 cup" (in Albanian). albaniansport.net. 29 May 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  4. "Vllaznia is winter champion" (in Albanian). albaniansport.net. 14 November 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2014. Team Shkodra, which in fact is the Ada Velipojë last season
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