2.5.13

Sportklub Tirana

The Tirana club was founded in 1920 as Agimi Sports Association, taking the name Sportklub Tirana in 1927
Tirana were a progressive force in  Albanian football , the first to use a specialist coach and also the first to employ a foreign coach, the Hungarian Samo Singer in 1934.

Here is their impressive record in the Kategoria e Parë, the Albanian First Division:

Season
League pos.
P
W
D
L
F
A

1930
Champions
10
5
4
1
17
7
Play off*
1931
Champions
4
2
1
1
6
2
Play off**
1932
Champions
8
5
3
0
29
6

1933
4TH
8
3
2
3
14
12
1934
Champions
12
10
1
1
54
8
1935
No Championship
1936
Champions
14
11
3
0
50
8

1937
Champions
18
17
1
0
74
8

*1930 play off was never contested, and Tirana were awarded a 2-0 2-0 victory over KS Skënderbeu Korçë. Both teams had finished the season on 14 points. Their 2 league encounters that season ended in 0-0 draws. ** A 2 group competition produced a  Tirana v Teuta final which Tirana won 4-1 on aggregate. (1-1 0-3)