KF Albpetrol Patos

KF Albpetrol Patos is an Albanian football club located in the city of Patos in Fier County. Their home ground is the Alush Noga Stadium and they currently compete in the Kategoria e Tretë.

KF Albpetrol

Full name	Klubi i Futbollit Albpetrol Patos
Founded	1947; 77 years ago (1947) Patosi (1947–51) Puna Patos (1951–58) Punëtori (1958–92) Albpetrol (1992–present)
Ground	Alush Noga Stadium
Capacity	4,000
President	Endrit Çako Fation Duro
Manager	Orges Çuko
League	Kategoria e Tretë, Group B
2023–24	Kategoria e Tretë, Group B, 2nd
Home colours Away colours

History

Punëtori Patos

The club was founded in 1947 under the name Patosi, which was renamed to Puna Patos between 1951 and 1958, which was again renamed to Punëtori Patos in 1958. They first played in the National Championship in 1974. In 1990, they were finalists in the Albanian National Cup, where they lost to FK Partizani.^[1]

Albpetrol Patos

In 1992, the club was taken over by petroleum company Albpetrol, who changed the name of the club to Albpetrol Patos. The first participation of the club in European football was in the 1993–94 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup where they lost 1–3 on aggregate in the qualifying round against FC Balzers of Liechtenstein.

Honours

• Kategoria e Parë
  • Winners (1): 1973–74
• Kategoria e Dytë
  • Winners (3):1962–63, 1964–65, 2012–13

European games

• QR = Qualifying Round

Season	Competition	Round	Country	Club	Home	Away
1993–94	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	QR		FC Balzers	0–0	1–3

List of managers

• Fatmir Dogani (Aug 1992 – Jun 1995)
• Vangjel Capo (Jul 1995 – Jun 1996)
• Fatmir Dogani (Jul 1996 – Jun 1998)
• Andrea Marko (2006)
• Arben Ymeraj (2010 – 2012)
• Marjol Miho (2019 –
• Elidon Demiraj (Aug 2019 – Jun 2020)
• Edison Kapo (Aug 2020 – Jun 2021)

References

1. Sporti – Bashkia Patos