About FK Partizani

FC Partizani Tirana is a professional Albanian football club based in Tirana that competes in the Kategoria Superiore, the top tier of football in Albania. The club was founded on 4 February 1946 and historically had strong ties to the Albanian army during the communist era. Partizani plays its home matches at the Arena e Demave and also uses the Arena Kombëtare (Air Albania Stadium) for major domestic derbies and European competition matches.

Partizani made an immediate impact on Albanian football, winning the Albanian National Championship in its debut season in 1947, as well as the two following seasons. Throughout its history the club has been crowned national champions 17 times between 1947 and 2023 and has won numerous other domestic honours, including 15 Albanian Cups and several Supercups. Partizani is also the only Albanian club to have won an international competition, having lifted the 1970 Balkans Cup.

The club has a long-standing footballing tradition and remains one of Albania’s most successful and popular teams. Over the decades it has maintained rivalries with other Tirana clubs, notably KF Tirana and Dinamo City, and has regularly competed in European tournaments.