AF Elbasani

AF Elbasani (Akademia e Futbollit Elbasani), is an Albanian professional football club based in Elbasan. The club competes in the Kategoria Superiore, the top tier of Albanian football. Their home ground is Elbasan Arena.

History
In 2021, the club was formed by the Elbasan Municipality after the disagreements with businessman Arben Laze who was the owner of the first football club KF Elbasani. Due to financial bankruptcy, Elbasani was seized by the Directorate of Taxes in Elbasan. So with the initiative of the fans they found the way and with the cooperation of Elbasan Municipality, AF Elbasani was created. In the 2021–2022 season, they competed in the fourth tier of Albanian football, Kategoria e Tretë. In their first season, they achieved first place, gaining promotion to Kategoria e Dytë. In the 2022–2023 season, AF Elbasani finished first in the Group B of the Kategoria e Dytë, which gained them promotion for the first time to the Kategoria e Parë. In their first season, they finished in 1st place, and were crowned champions and were promoted to the Kategoria Superiore.

List of managers

 * 🇦🇱 Gentian Stojku (2 Aug 2021–11 Apr 2023)
 * 🇦🇱 Eriol Merxha (12 Apr 2023 – 6 Jun 2023)
 * 🇦🇱 Nevil Dede   (7 Jun 2023– 1 Jul 2024)
 * 🇮🇹 Roberto Bordin   (8 Jul 2024– )

Honours

 * Kategoria e Parë
 * Champions (1): 2023–24
 * Kategoria e Dytë
 * Runners-up (1): 2022–23
 * Kategoria e Tretë
 * Champions (1): 2021-22