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- ↑ "Teuta e Hasan Likës është kampione e transfertave këtë vit, por ngec në shpi". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
- ↑ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ↑ Albania – Championship Winning Teams – RSSSF
