KF Egnatia () is an Albanian professional football club based in Rrogozhinë. The club competes in Kategoria Superiore, the top tier of Albanian football. Their home ground is Egnatia Arena, which has a capacity of 5,000 spectators.
The club was founded on 15 September 1934 under the name 22 Shtatori Rrogozhinë. In 1991 the name of the club was changed to Vullneti Rrogozhinë, before being renamed to Egnatia, in 1998. The club secured its first championship title in 2024.
The club's name derives from the ancient Via Egnatia, the Roman road that passed through the Rrogozhinë area. The road itself was named after Gnaeus Egnatius, the Roman proconsul of the Roman province of Macedonia who oversaw its construction in the 2nd century BC.
History Football developed as a popular pastime in Rrogozhinë during the early years of the First World War. Being close to Kavajë, a city with one of Albania’s strongest footballing traditions, the town benefited from its neighbour’s influence and gradually formed an amateur team that would later compete in the country’s second division. The club’s first recorded match took place in 1934, when it faced Besa in a friendly and lost 7–1. Besa’s victory was largely inspired from the five goals scored by Mustafa Cara, an agronomy student studying in Bari, Italy, who was also playing for local club Fidelis Astria.
After the end of World War II, Albanian football was reorganized, with participation in the top two divisions restricted to district-level representative teams. As Rrogozhinë was still a locality at the time, Egnatia was unable to compete at the national level under the new system.
Egnatia earned promotion to Kategoria Superiore for the first time after winning the 2003–04 Kategoria e Parë season.Albania 2003/04 - RSSSF The club’s first spell in the top flight lasted only one season, as it was relegated at the end of the 2004–05 campaign.Albania 2004/05 - RSSSF During that season, Hysen Dedja and Petrit Haxhia were succeeded as head coach by Alfred Ferko.
Recent years Egnatia were promoted back to the top flight of Albanian football, the Kategoria Superiore, for the second time in their history on 2 May 2021, following a 1–0 victory over local rivals Besa Kavajë in the Promotion Round of the 2020–21 Kategoria e Parë. Under head coach Gugash Magani, they finished top of Group B during the regular season and qualified for the Promotion Round, where they also finished top, securing their place in the championship final held on 21 May 2021 against the winners of Group A, Dinamo Tirana, where they won 1–0 through a stoppage-time winner from Ndriçim Shtubina. On 26 May 2024, Egnatia won their first title of the Kategoria Superiore, after beating Partizani in the final.
On August 13, 2026, after Egnatia eliminated Irish club, Shamrock Rovers 6–4 on aggregate to advance to the 2026–27 UEFA Europa League play-off round. No matter they won or lost against Lillestrøm, Egnatia is assured to represent Albania in the group stage of a European club competition for the first time since 2017.
Stadium
The club has played at the existing site of Egnatia Arena, since the team's foundation, the capacity of which was around 1,200, with one small main stand located to the south. The stadium was originally name Rrogozhina Stadium and was also later known as the Egnatia Stadium as well as the Hasan Zyla Stadium.
The club first set foot on the newly named Arena Egnatia on the existing site of the stadium on 17 February 2021, with the club in pole position to achieve promotion to the Kategoria Superiore, the top tier of Albanian football.
In May 2024, it was announced that the club had started working on building the new stand opposite the main Demrozi Stadium stand, to be named posthumously after former player Raphael Dwamena who died playing for the club the previous season. The club was also looking to secure land near the city of Rrogozhinë to build a new training complex in order to move from their existing ground in Lekaj.
Honours Kategoria Superiore Winners (3): 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26 Kategoria e Parë Winners (2): 2002–03, 2020–21 Runners-up (1): 2003–04 Kategoria e Dytë Winners (1): 2016–17 Albanian Cup Winners (2): 2022–23, 2023–24 Runners-up (2): 2024–25, 2025–26 Albanian Supercup Winners (1): 2024 Runners-up (2): 2023, 2025
European record As of match played 27 August 2026 Season Competition Round Club Home Away Agg. 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League 1QR Ararat-Armenia4–4 (aet)1–15–5 2024–25 UEFA Champions League 1QR Borac Banja Luka2–1 (aet)0–12–2 UEFA Conference League 2QR Víkingur Reykjavík0–21–0 1–22025–26 UEFA Champions League 1QR Breiðablik1–0 0–51–5 UEFA Conference League 2QR Dinamo Minsk1–0 2–0 3–0 3QR Olimpija Ljubljana2–4 (aet) 0–02–4 2026–27UEFA Champions League 1QR Petrocub Hîncești6–11–17–2 2QR Celje3–32–2 (aet) 5–5 UEFA Europa League 3QR Shamrock Rovers 5–11–36–4 PO Lillestrøm0–01–2 (aet) 1–2 UEFA Conference League LP Midtjylland AGF Universitatea Craiova Lincoln Red Imps Kauno Žalgiris Braga
Notes QR: Qualifying round Biggest ever European home victory: Egnatia 6–1 Petrocub Hîncești (15 July 2026) Biggest ever European home defeat: Egnatia 2–4 Olimpija Ljubljana (14 August 2025) Biggest ever European away victory: Dinamo Minsk 0–2 Egnatia (24 July 2025) Biggest ever European away defeat: Breiðablik 5–0 Egnatia (15 July 2025) Most European appearances: Fernando Medeiros (20) Most European goals: Raphael Dwamena, Regi Lushkja, Ildi Gruda, Alessandro Albanese, Daniel Adjessa (3)
Egnatia statistics in Kategoria Superiore
Since the Kategoria Superiore began in 2004, KF Egnatia have played 219 Superliga matches, scored 256 goals and conceded 232. The club has collected so far 301 points, won 83 games, drawn 59 and lost 78. The club's goal difference is +24.
Data correct up to 29th May 2026.
Recent seasons SeasonLeagueCupSupercupEuropeanTop goalscorerDivisionPWDLFAPtsPosPlayersGoals2004–05Superiore↓3677222648289thR1 Elton Çeno62021–22Superiore36811173049358thQF — — — Pedro102022–23Superiore361410124632523rdW Raphael Dwamena92023–24Superiore38191095238671stWRUUECLQR1 Raphael Dwamena92024–25Superiore38171295130631st RU WUCL UECLQR1 QR2 Regi Lushkja 162025–26Superiore39 19 9 11 50 35 68 1st RU RUUCL UECL QR1QR3 Soumaila Bakayoko Alessandro Albanese92026–27Superiore UCLUELUECLQR2POLP Key League: P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; Pts = Points won; Pos = Final position; Cup / Europe: PR = Preliminary round; QR = Qualifying round; R1 = First round; R2 = Second round; Group = Group stage; QF = Quarter-final; SF = Semi-final; RU = Runner-up; W = Competition won;
Record transfers RankPlayerToFeeYear1. Jackson Istanbulspor€400k20232. Melih İbrahimoğlu Konyaspor€350k20243. Alen Sherri Cagliari€300k2024 Serxho Ujka Zulte Waregem€300k2025 4. Regi Lushkja Tractor S.C.€250k20255. Gytis Paulauskas Kolos Kovalivka€200k2024
Players First-team squad
Retired numbers
Personnel Current technical staff PositionNameHead coach Nevil DedeAssistant coach Artan KarapiciGoalkeeping coach Taulant GumaAthletic Coach Andri BabajPhysiotherapist Edmond CikalleshiDoctor Ilir KapllaniDoctor Emiljano Bizhdili
Management PositionNamePresident Agim DemroziBoard member Agron KalajaBoard member Idajet RoçiBoard member Gentian GjuziAccountant Muhamed KullolliShareholder Demrozi Costruzioni S.r.l. (37.5%)Shareholder Foglia Engineering S.r.l. (37.5%)Shareholder Rrogozhinë Municipality (25%)
World & European Rankings
(As of 13 August 2026)
UEFA club coefficient ranking Rank Team Points218 Viking FK4.500219 AIK4.500220 KF Egnatia4.500221 Kauno Žalgiris4.500222 Ordabasy4.500
Title winning managers Name Period Trophies Edlir Tetova2023–2026Kategoria Superiore (2) 2023–24, 2024–25Albanian Cup:(2) 2022–23, 2023–24 Albanian Supercup:(1) 2024 Nevil Dede2026– Kategoria Superiore (1) 2025–26
List of managers
Petrit Haxhia (– 2 Oct 2004) Hysen Dedja (5 Oct 2004 – 4 Dec 2004) Alfred Ferko (9 Dec 2004– 1 Jul 2005) Eduart Thartori (25 Jan 2015 — 30 Jun 2015) Vladimir Gjoni (1 Sep 2016 — 24 Oct 2018) Ilir Duro (25 Oct 2018 — 29 Dec 2018) Bledar Sinella (1 Jan 2019– 30 May 2019) Ndriçim Kashami (4 Aug 2019 — 29 Oct 2019) Artan Bano (30 Oct 2019 — 31 May 2020) Eduart Thartori (1 Jun 2020 — 1 Jul 2020) Gugash Magani (1 Jul 2020 — 21 Nov 2021) Përparim Daiu (22 Nov 2021 — 6 Dec 2021) Zekirija Ramadani(6 Dec 2021—1 Jun 2022) Edlir Tetova (4 Jun 2022 — 15 Oct 2022) Shpëtim Duro (16 Oct 2022 — 27 Jan 2023) Edlir Tetova (30 Jan 2023 — 3 May 2026) Julian Brahja (14 Apr 2026 — 4 May 2026) Nevil Dede (4 May 2026 — )
See also Besa Kavajë Luzi United Golemi
References