SK Tirana

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SK Tirana
Full nameSport Klub Tirana
NicknameBardheblutë (The White and Blues)
Founded15 August 1920; [1] 96 years ago
Based in Tirana, Albania
Colors   Blue and white
Website www.kftirana.al

Sport Klub Tirana, is an Albanian sports club based in the country's capital Tirana, most notable for its association football department. The club also consists of various other departments including basketball, volleyball, futsal and boxing.

Departments

SportTeams
Association football KF Tirana (men's football) [2]
Association football KF Tirana Women (women's football) [3]
Association football FK Tirana
Association football KF Tirana U-21 (men's football) [4]
Association football KF Tirana Academy (youth football)
Basketball BC Tirana (men's basketball)
Volleyball KV Tirana (men's volleyball)
Volleyball KV Tirana (women's volleyball)
Rugby KR Tirana
Tennis Tennis Tirana
Boxing Klubi Boks Tirana [5]
Weightlifting SK Tirana
Athletics SK Tirana
Swimming SK Tirana
Cycling SK Tirana
Judo SK Tirana
Chess SK Tirana (defunct)

Footnotes

  1. Official webpage of KF Tirana Archived 2016-04-03 at the Wayback Machine
  2. KF Tirana UEFA profile
  3. Tirana AS UEFA profile
  4. Risia, themelohet “Tirana B” Archived 2013-01-24 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Boks, Tirana shpallet kampione e Shqipërisë

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