KF Tirana–Partizani Tirana rivalry

Historically the rivalry between KF Tirana and Partizani Tirana football clubs, the two biggest in Tirana the capital of Albania, has been followed by many football fans and much spectacle either on the pitch, or on stands between Tirona Fanatics and Guerrils. Matches between these two teams have a long history and have almost always made the first page news in the country. Between years 2008-13, following Partizani's relegation, and also during 2017-18 season with Tirana's relegation to a lower division, the derby faded away for a while until its return during the 2018–19 season.

The Big Derby

Entrance of both teams in a League match
Other names	KF Tirana vs Partizani
Locale	Tirana,  Albania
Teams	KF Tirana, Partizani
First meeting	Partizani 4–2 KF Tirana
Latest meeting	Partizani 1-0 KF Tirana Kategoria Superiore (Round 15: 21 January 2021)
Next meeting	March 2021
Stadiums	Selman Stërmasi Stadium Arena Kombëtare
Statistics
Meetings total	158 matches
Most wins	Partizani (66)
Top scorer	Refik Resmja (14)
Largest victory	Partizani 8–0 KF Tirana KF Tirana 7–3 Partizani

KF Partizani have a historical advantage of 24 wins in the League.[1] However, Tirana has a superior record overall in the last 30 seasons and lead in the overall cup statistics with two more ties won.

Supporters of both teams are mainly local people of the city, however traditionally KF Tirana is considered a middle and upper class club supported by the downtown, with right-wing political tendencies, whereas Partizani is traditionally associated with the working class support from the suburbs, with left-wing political tendencies. Both teams have a great deal of supporters from other cities of Albania, as well as worldwide.

Win-loss totals

Kategoria Superiore

Competition	Played	Tirana	Draw	Partizani	Tirana Goals	Partizani Goals	Goals Difference
Superior League	158	42	50	67	177	227	-50

Albanian Cup

Competition	Played	Tirana	Draw	Partizani	Tirana Goals	Partizani Goals	Tirana ties won	Partizani ties won
Albanian Cup	28	13	7	8	28	25	9	7

All matches

  Tirana win   Draw   Partizani win

Kategoria Superiore

Season	Date	Home	Away	Result	Goals (Home)	Goals (Away)
1947		Tirana	Partizani	2–4	N/A
		Partizani	Tirana	8–0
1948		Tirana	Partizani	1–2
		Partizani	Tirana	4–1
1949		Partizani	Tirana	1–0
		Tirana	Partizani	1–3
1950		Partizani	Tirana	6–0
1951		Tirana	Partizani	0–4
		Partizani	Tirana	6–0
1952		Tirana	Partizani	0–3
		Partizani	Tirana	2–1
1953		Tirana	Partizani	0–1
		Partizani	Tirana	2–1
1954		Tirana	Partizani	1–2
		Partizani	Tirana	1–0
1955		Partizani	Tirana	3–1
		Tirana	Partizani	0–3
1956		Tirana	Partizani	0–2
		Partizani	Tirana	2–1
1957		Tirana	Partizani	0–0
		Partizani	Tirana	2–1
1958		Partizani	Tirana	4–2
		Tirana	Partizani	2–2
1959		Partizani	Tirana	2–2
		Tirana	Partizani	0–0
1960		Tirana	Partizani	1–2
		Partizani	Tirana	2–2
1961		Tirana	Partizani	2–2
		Partizani	Tirana	2–2
1962–63		Tirana	Partizani	0–4
		Partizani	Tirana	4–0
1963–64		Tirana	Partizani	2–2
		Partizani	Tirana	0–0
1964–65		Partizani	Tirana	2–0
		Tirana	Partizani	0–1
1965–66		Partizani	Tirana	1–2
		Tirana	Partizani	0–1
1966–67		Tirana	Partizani	2–0
		Partizani	Tirana	1–2*
1968		Tirana	Partizani	2–0
		Partizani	Tirana	1–1
1969–70		Tirana	Partizani	0–0
		Partizani	Tirana	1–1
1970–71		Partizani	Tirana	2–1
		Tirana	Partizani	1–1
1971–72		Tirana	Partizani	4–2
		Partizani	Tirana	2–1
1972–73		Tirana	Partizani	2–0
		Partizani	Tirana	1–1
1973–74		Tirana	Partizani	1–1
		Partizani	Tirana	3–0
1974–75		Tirana	Partizani	2–1
		Partizani	Tirana	0–0
1975–76		Partizani	Tirana	2–0
		Tirana	Partizani	2–3
1976–77		Tirana	Partizani	3–1
		Partizani	Tirana	2–0
		Tirana	Partizani	0–0
		Partizani	Tirana	0–2
1977–78		Tirana	Partizani	1–0
		Partizani	Tirana	3–1
1978–79		Partizani	Tirana	1–0
		Tirana	Partizani	2–2
1979–80		Partizani	Tirana	2–3
		Tirana	Partizani	1–1
1980–81		Tirana	Partizani	2–3
		Partizani	Tirana	1–2
1981–82		Tirana	Partizani	0–0
		Partizani	Tirana	1–1
1982–83		Tirana	Partizani	0–1
		Partizani	Tirana	1–0
1983–84		Tirana	Partizani	1–1
		Partizani	Tirana	0–0
1984–85		Partizani	Tirana	1–2
		Tirana	Partizani	1–1
1985–86		Partizani	Tirana	3–7
		Tirana	Partizani	1–2
1986–87		Tirana	Partizani	1–1
		Partizani	Tirana	0–0
1987–88		Tirana	Partizani	3–1
		Partizani	Tirana	1–1
1988–89		Tirana	Partizani	0–2
		Partizani	Tirana	3–2
		Tirana	Partizani	1–1
		Partizani	Tirana	1–1
1989–90		Tirana	Partizani	1–0
		Partizani	Tirana	2–0
		Tirana	Partizani	0–1
1990–91		Tirana	Partizani	2–3
		Partizani	Tirana	1–0
		Tirana	Partizani	2–1
1991–92		Tirana	Partizani	2–1
		Partizani	Tirana	1–3
1992–93		Partizani	Tirana	2–1
		Tirana	Partizani	0–1
1993–94		Partizani	Tirana	1–0
		Tirana	Partizani	2–1
1994–95		Tirana	Partizani	1–0
		Partizani	Tirana	2–1
1995–96		Tirana	Partizani	1–2
		Partizani	Tirana	0–2
1996–97	3 November 1996	Tirana	Partizani	2–2
	10 August 1997	Tirana	Partizani	1–0
1997–98	7 November 1997	Tirana	Partizani	1–0
	18 April 1998	Partizani	Tirana	0–0
1998–99	29 August 1998	Tirana	Partizani	2–2
	6 February 1999	Partizani	Tirana	1–2
1999–2000	6 November 1999	Partizani	Tirana	0–0
	31 March 2000	Tirana	Partizani	3–0	Ymeri, Vito, Mema
2001–02	3 November 2001	Partizani	Tirana	0–0
	14 April 2002	Tirana	Partizani	2–0	Fortuzi (2)
2002–03	23 November 2002	Tirana	Partizani	0–2		Ativie, Tawata
	3 May 2003	Partizani	Tirana	1–3	Allmuça	M. Halili (3)
2003–04	4 October 2003	Partizani	Tirana	3–1	Duro, Muzaka, Carioca	M. Halili
	6 December 2003	Tirana	Partizani	1–0	Muka
	6 March 2004	Partizani	Tirana	0–1		Fortuzi
	5 May 2004	Tirana	Partizani	0–0
2004–05	2 October 2004	Partizani	Tirana	2–5	Ndreka, Junior	Patushi, Fortuzi (2), Muka (2)
	11 December 2004	Tirana	Partizani	3–3	Patushi, Fortuzi, Muka	Junior, Bylykbashi, Bernardo
	19 February 2005	Partizani	Tirana	0–1		Muka
	30 April 2005	Tirana	Partizani	4–0	Agolli, Xhafa, Rraklli, Patushi
2005–06	29 October 2005	Tirana	Partizani	1–0	Muka
	22 December 2005	Partizani	Tirana	1–0	Abilaliaj
	19 March 2006	Tirana	Partizani	1–0	Salihi
	13 May 2006	Partizani	Tirana	2–2	Bakaj, Rodrigo	Salihi, Dabulla
2006–07	30 September 2006	Partizani	Tirana	0–2		Salihi (2)
	17 December 2006	Tirana	Partizani	3–2	Sinani, Salihi, Duro	Bylykbashi, Dhembi
	9 May 2007	Tirana	Partizani	1–0	Çapja
2007–08	10 November 2007	Partizani	Tirana	0–0
	1 March 2008	Tirana	Partizani	1–4	Fortuzi	Osmani, Devolli, Shkëmbi, Abilaliaj
	26 April 2008	Partizani	Tirana	2–1	Dhembi, Bakaj	Xhafaj
2008–09	14 September 2008	Tirana	Partizani	2–1	Xhafaj, Lila	Breno
	7 December 2008	Partizani	Tirana	2–2	Karabeci, Ngjela	Sefa, Memelli
	18 April 2009	Partizani	Tirana	2–2	Babamusta, Ngjela	Xhafaj (2)
2013–14	12 October 2013	Partizani	Tirana	1–0	Demiri
	7 February 2014	Tirana	Partizani	1–0	Gilberto
	22 March 2014	Partizani	Tirana	1–1	Nexhipi	Morina
2014–15	26 September 2014	Tirana	Partizani	0–0
	8 December 2014	Partizani	Tirana	2–0	Nexhipi, Mazrekaj
	13 March 2015	Tirana	Partizani	1–2	Morina	Nexhipi, Račić
	4 May 2015	Partizani	Tirana	2–2	Fazliu, Mazrekaj	Bakaj (2)
2015–16	3 October 2015	Partizani	Tirana	1–0	Sukaj
	7 December 2015	Tirana	Partizani	0–0
	4 March 2016	Partizani	Tirana	2–0	Sukaj, Fejzullahu
	4 May 2016	Tirana	Partizani	2–2	Muça, Bakaj	Sukaj, Fili
2016–17	25 September 2016	Partizani	Tirana	0–0
	2 December 2016	Tirana	Partizani	0–0
	20 February 2017	Partizani	Tirana	2–1	Malota, Ekuban	Teqja
	28 April 2017	Tirana	Partizani	1–2	Edeh	Batha, Sukaj
2018–19	28 September 2018	Tirana	Partizani	0–1		Mala
	30 November 2018	Partizani	Tirana	2–1	Hebaj (2)	G. Halili
	1 March 2019	Tirana	Partizani	0–0
	12 May 2019	Partizani	Tirana	2–1	Çinari (2)	Greca
2019–20	29 September 2019	Tirana	Partizani	1–2	Hasani	William, Solomon
	13 December 2019	Partizani	Tirana	1–2	Bardhi	Batha, Cobbinah
	28 February 2020	Tirana	Partizani	5–1	Batha (2), Idrizaj (o.g.), Muçi (2)	William
	10 July 2020	Partizani	Tirana	1–1	William	Muçi
2020–21	4 December 2020	Tirana	Partizani	0–0
	21 January 2021	Partizani	Tirana	1–0	Çinari

• In the 19th week match 17 Nëntori - Partizani played in the pitch ended 2:1.

League placements

The league placement table shows the results of KF Tirana and Partizani Tirana, when they played in Kategoria Superiore.

	1947	1948	1949	1950	1951	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961	62–63	63–64	64–65	65–66	66–67	1968	69–70	70–71	71–72	72–73	73–74
Tirana	5	6	4	9	3	5	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	6	1	1	2	1	1	7	2	11	13
Partizani	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	5	2	2	1	3	2	2

	74–75	75–76	76–77	77–78	78–79	79–80	80–81	81–82	82–83	83–84	84–85	85–86	86–87	87–88	88–89	89–90	90–91	91–92	92–93	93–94	94–95	95–96	96–97	97–98
Tirana	4	2	5	6	2	2	3	1	3	2	1	3	6	1	1	4	4	8	11	2	1	1	1	2
Partizani	3	5	4	3	1	4	1	4	2	3	4	5	1	9	2	2	2	2	1	5	3	3	4	3

	98–99	99–00	01–02	02–03	03–04	04–05	05–06	06–07	07–08	08–09	13–14	14–15	15–16	16–17	18–19	19–20
Tirana	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	6	1	6	4	5	9	7	1
Partizani	10	14	3	3	4	8	4	4	2	10	5	3	2	2	1	6

Top goalscorers

Nat	Player	Club(s)	Total
	Refik Resmja[2]	Partizani Tirana	14
	Indrit Fortuzi	KF Tirana	11
	Agim Murati	Partizani Tirana	11
	Agustin Kola	KF Tirana	10
	Robert Jashari	Partizani Tirana	9
	Arben Minga	KF Tirana	8
	Kolec Kraja	Partizani Tirana	8
	Petrit Dibra	KF Tirana	7
	Panajot Pano	Partizani Tirana	7

See also

• Oldest Albanian derby
• Tirana derbies
• Dinamo Tirana–KF Tirana rivalry

References

1. "Derbys between 1997-present". fotbal.tv. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
2. Refik Resmja, bomberi i Derbit Archived 2016-05-12 at the Wayback Machine Sportal.al, 1 May 2015, Retrieved on 19 August 2015

External links

• KF Tirana - Partizani Tirana, A Derby of History (Youtube) (in Albanian)
• Results of the derby, starting of 1997