KF Vllaznia Shkodër
Klubi I Futbollit Vllaznia Shkodër, commonly known as Vllaznia is an Albanian football club based in the city of Shkodër. It is the association football branch of the Vllaznia Sports Club, which was founded on 16 February 1919. It is also the oldest club in Albania which means it is the first club created in Albania. The club have competed in every edition of Kategoria Superiore since 1930, which is the top tier of football in Albania, besides in the 1956–57, 1961-62 and 2018-19 football seasons.
| Full name | Klubi i Futbollit Vllaznia | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Kuq e Blutë (Red & Blues) Djepi i Futbollit Shqiptar (Cradle of Albanian football) | |||
| Founded | 16 February 1919 as Shoqëria Sportive Vllaznia (Vllaznia Sports Society) | |||
| Ground | Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër, Albania | |||
| Capacity | 16,000 | |||
| Chairman | Alban Xhaferri | |||
| Manager | Qatip Osmani | |||
| League | Kategoria Superiore | |||
| 2022–23 | Kategoria Superiore, 4th | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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Vllaznia is one of the most successful football clubs in Albania, having won nine Kategoria Superiore titles, eight Albanian Cups and two Albanian Supercups. They have only been relegated from the Kategoria Superiore three times in 1956 due to a disqualification, in 1961, and for the last time in decades in 2018.
The club's ground has been the Loro Boriçi Stadium since it was built in 1952, which is named after former Vllaznia and Albania national team captain. In 2016, the stadium was rebuilt into modern all-seater at the cost of €17 million, and it now has a capacity of 16,022, making it the second largest stadium in Albania.