#PartizaniTirana 🇦🇱 line up prior to the European Cup Winners Cup 1st Rnd, 2nd Leg tie against #MalmoFF 🇸🇪 at Stadiumi Qemal Stafa, #Tirana in October 1980 - a 0-0 draw which observed the #Swedish club progress 1-0 on aggregate.
Legend of Albanian football, Panajot Pano, accompanied by son Ledio, embarks on a lap of honour at the close of his #PartizaniTirana career in 1975.
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#PartizaniTirana keeper, Perlat Musta & Sulejman Demollari, #DinamoTirana's creative midfield technician pictured on national team duty at Stadiumi Qemal Stafa, #Tirana 🇦🇱 prior to the arrival of Bobby Robson's #England in 1989.
Besim Fagu (L) & Refik Resmja (R), #PartizaniTirana & #Albania 🇦🇱 legends.
Resmja scored 180 goals in 120 games for #DematEKuq. In 1951, he bagged 59 in 23 appearances, a goal ratio of 2.7 per game - a world record.
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#PartizaniTirana 🇦🇱 quartet, Perlat Musta, Kastriot Hysi, Ilir Lame and Arjan Ahmetaj Rahmeti pictured at the close of their 1986/87 #KampionatiKombëtar winning season.
Agim Murati 🇦🇱, scorer of the #PartizaniTirana winner in their 1-0 victory against #Celtic at Stadiumi Qemal Stafa in September 1979, pictured (plus the aforementioned 'winner') in the same year.
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🇦🇱 #PartizaniTirana - Kampionati Kombëtar Champions, 1957
A side lauded amongst the greatest in #Albanian footballing history.
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Osman Mema; winner of 7 Kampionati Kombëtar titles with #Tirona & #PartizaniTirana, part of the Mema Dynasty that continues to etch new chapters in #KFTirana's illustrious history.
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#PartizaniTirana, inspired by Sabah Bizi & Panajot Pano (pictured), were crowned #Albanian Champions at the close of the 1970/71 campaign, winning a nip-and-tuck battle with #DinamoTirana by a single point.
Defending #Albanian champions, 🇦🇱 17 Nentori pictured in 1966/67; The Championship of Coals.
#Tirona & #PartizaniTirana were disqualified clearing the way for #DinamoTirana to take the title; a win that remains unrecognised by #UEFA.
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Perlat Musta 🇦🇱 - The legendary #Albanian 'portieri' won 3 titles and 2 cups with #PartizaniTirana before joining #DinamoBucurești 🇷🇴 in 1991 winning the #Liga1 in 1991/92.
He returned to #Albania in 1994 to end his career with his beloved #DematEKuq.
#VllazniaShkoder legend, Sabah Bizi pictured with ex- #PartizaniTirana god, Refik Resmja shortly after #KuqEBlute's (Red & Blues) #KampionatiKombëtar triumph of the 1974/75 season; the 70s summoning a decade of systained dominance for the team from the northern rebel city of #Shkoder.
A #PartizaniTirana shows his passion during the 1970/71 #Tirana #Derby between ##DematEKuq (Red & Blacks) & 17 Nendori at the Qemal Stafa; 2-1 to #Partizani.
The football ground became the only forum for spiritual expresion & dissent in Stalinist #Albania.
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Robert 'Bert' Jashari of #PartizaniTirana & #Albania 🇦🇱
6-times Kampionati Kombëtar winner for #Partizani, he promptly retired in 1968 after the regime forbade him permission to travel to 🇮🇹 for a European tie in #Turin.
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Sabah Bizi - The beating heart of the #VllazniaShkoder double-winning side of 1971/72 after a title win with #Partzani in 1970/71.
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1957 - #PartizaniTirana, coached/captained by Rexhep Spahiu & Refik Resmja, win the #Albanian #double beating #DinamoTirana 3-1 in the Kampionati Kombëtar #playoff #Final, completing a superb season with a Republic Cup #final victory defeating #Puna #Durres 2-0 at the Stadiumi Qemal Stafa.
In September 1979, #CelticFC returned from #Stalinist #Albania 1-0 behind after their 1979/80 EC 1st Rnd, 1st Leg tie against #PartizaniTirana.
A masterclass by Davie Provan rescued #TheBhoys, creating all 4 goals in a comfortable 4-1 victory.
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