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UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2017/18 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Elbasan Arena - Elbasan Thursday 19 October 2017 21.05CET (21.05 local time) KF Skënderbeu Group B - Matchday 3 FK Partizan Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Team facts 4 Squad list 6 Fixtures and results 8 Match-by-match lineups 12 Match officials 15 Legend 16 1 KF Skënderbeu - FK Partizan Thursday 19 October 2017 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Elbasan Arena, Elbasan Previous meetings Head to Head No UEFA competition matches have been played between these two teams KF Skënderbeu - Record versus clubs from opponents' country KF Skënderbeu have not played against a club from their opponents' country FK Partizan - Record versus clubs from opponents' country UEFA Cup Date Stage Match Result Venue Goalscorers 2-1 Stevanović 43 (P), 30/09/1987 R1 FK Partizan - KS Flamurtari Belgrade agg: 2-3 Vokri 60; Kushta 76 Djordjevic 30 (og), 16/09/1987 R1 KS Flamurtari - FK Partizan 2-0 Vlora Iljadhi 82 Home Away Final Total Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA KF Skënderbeu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FK Partizan 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 3 2 KF Skënderbeu - FK Partizan Thursday 19 October 2017 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Elbasan Arena, Elbasan Match background Skënderbeu will bid to spark early birthday celebrations for coach Ilir Daja as they welcome Partizan with the teams each on one point in UEFA Europa League Group B. Previous meetings • These sides are meeting for the first time in UEFA competition, and it is Skënderbeu's first encounter with Serbian opponents. • Partizan's only past tie against an Albanian team came in the first round of the 1987/88 UEFA Cup, when they went out to Flamurtari – losing 2-0 away and winning 2-1 at home. Form guide • Skënderbeu are unbeaten in five European home games this season (W3 D2), but have not won any of their last four UEFA matches (D3 L1). • Partizan are unbeaten in six UEFA away games (W2 D4) – their home record during the same spell is W1 D2 L3. • Albanian Cup runners-up last term, Skënderbeu were the first Albanian side to contest a major UEFA group stage when they featured in the 2015/16 UEFA Europa League. • Serbian league and cup winners in 2016/17, Partizan have reached the UEFA Europa League group stage for the fifth time in the competition's current incarnation, but are yet to progress to the round of 32. Trivia and links • The journey from Belgrade to Elbasan is around 690km. • Partizan are the most-fouled team in the group stage, with 47 infringements against them in the first two matchdays. • Skënderbeu coach Daja turns 51 the day after this match. • Misses next match if booked: Ognjen Ožegović (Partizan). The coaches • Appointed at the start of 2017, Ilir Daja led Skënderbeu to a losing appearance in the Albanian Cup final but then steered them into this group stage. A former midfielder with Tirana, he has guided Elbasan and Dinamo Tirana to domestic championships as a coach. • Miroslav Djukić was assigned a second stint as Partizan coach in June 2017, having occupied the helm in 2007. The 48-times capped Yugoslavia sweeper played in Spain with Deportivo and Valencia, and spent much of the last decade coaching there too. 3 KF Skënderbeu - FK Partizan Thursday 19 October 2017 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Elbasan Arena, Elbasan Team facts KF Skënderbeu Formed: 1909 Nickname: Bardhekuqtë (The White and Reds) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • None Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 6 (2015) Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2016/17: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2015/16: group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League play-offs) 2014/15: UEFA Champions League second qualifying round 2013/14: play-offs (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2012/13: UEFA Champions League second qualifying round 2011/12: UEFA Champions League second qualifying round 2010/11: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2009/10: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2008/09: did not take part in UEFA club competition 2007/08: did not take part in UEFA club competition Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 4-1: Skënderbeu v Crusaders 14/07/15, UEFA Champions League second qualifying round first leg 3-0: Skënderbeu v Sporting CP 05/11/15, UEFA Europa League group stage • Biggest away win 0-5: Sant Julià v Skënderbeu 06/07/17, UEFA Europa League first qualifying round second leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Skënderbeu v Lokomotiv Moskva 10/12/15, UEFA Europa League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 5-1: Sporting CP v Skënderbeu 22/10/15, UEFA Europa League group stage 4-0: APOEL v Skënderbeu 20/07/11, UEFA Champions League second qualifying round second leg UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 3-0: Skënderbeu v Sporting CP (see above) • Biggest away win 0-5: Sant Julià v Skënderbeu (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 0-3: Skënderbeu v Lokomotiv Moskva (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 5-1: Sporting CP v Skënderbeu (see above) FK Partizan Formed: 1945 Nickname: Crno-beli (Black-and-Whites) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • European Champion Clubs' Cup: (1966) Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) League title: 27 (2017) 4 KF Skënderbeu - FK Partizan Thursday 19 October 2017 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Elbasan Arena, Elbasan Yugoslavian/Serbian Cup: 14 (2017) Ten-year European record (UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup unless indicated otherwise) 2016/17: second qualifying round 2015/16: group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League play-offs) 2014/15: group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2013/14: play-offs (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2012/13: group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2011/12: play-offs (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2010/11: UEFA Champions League group stage 2009/10: group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2008/09: group stage (having transferred from UEFA Champions League third qualifying round) 2007/08: first qualifying round Records UEFA club competition • Biggest home win 8-0: Partizan v Rhyl 21/07/09, UEFA Champions League second qualifying round second leg • Biggest away win 1-6: Zrinjski v Partizan 19/07/07, UEFA Cup first qualifying round first leg 0-5: Slavia Sofia v Partizan 12/10/88, UEFA Cup first round second leg • Heaviest home defeat 0-4: Partizan v Beşiktaş 23/10/14, UEFA Europa League group stage • Heaviest away defeat 5-0 on three occasions, most recently v Dinamo Zagreb 30/07/97, UEFA Champions League first qualifying round second leg UEFA Europa League/UEFA Cup • Biggest home win 5-0 twice, most recently v Slavia Sofia 07/09/88, first round first leg • Biggest away win 1-6: Zrinjski v Partizan (see above) 0-5: Slavia Sofia v Partizan (see above) • Heaviest home defeat 0-4: Partizan v Beşiktaş (see above) • Heaviest away defeat 5-0: Videoton v Partizan 28/11/84, UEFA Cup third round first leg 5 KF Skënderbeu - FK Partizan Thursday 19 October 2017 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Elbasan Arena, Elbasan Squad list KF Skënderbeu Current season All-time QUAL UEL League UEL UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Orges Shehi ALB 25/09/1977 40 - 8 - 2 - 6 - 8 - 50 - 12 Mario Dajsinani ALB 23/12/1998 18 - - - - - - - - - - - 95 Aldo Teqja ALB 04/05/1995 22 - - - - - - - - - - - Defenders 3 Gledi Mici ALB 06/02/1991 26 - 8 - 2 - 5 - 2 - 26 - 4 Bruno Lulaj ALB 02/04/1995 22 - - - - - - - - - - - 5 Bajram Jashanica KOS 25/09/1990 27 - 8 - 2 - 4 1 7 1 22 1 6 Fidan Aliti SRB 03/10/1993 24 - - - 2 - 5 - 2 - 3 - 19 Tefik Osmani ALB 08/06/1985 32 - 8 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 29 - 32 Kristi Vangjeli ALB 05/09/1985 32 - 8 1 2 - 6 - 19 - 40 1 33 Marko Radaš CRO 26/10/1983 33 - 8 - 1 - 6 - 6 - 32 1 Midfielders 7 Enis Gavazaj ALB 21/03/1995 22 - 7 - 2 - 3 - 2 - 9 - 8 Bakary Nimaga MLI 06/12/1994 22 - 7 1 1 - 3 - 5 1 23 3 17 Gjergji Muzaka ALB 26/09/1984 33 - 7 - 2 1 6 1 2 1 28 3 18 Beneyam ETH 18/07/1998 19 - - - - - 1 - - - - - 21 Suad Sahiti MKD 06/02/1995 22 - - - 2 - 3 - 2 - 15 2 22 Bruno Dita ALB 18/02/1993 24 - 4 - 2 - 4 1 2 - 6 - 23 Jorgo Pellumbi ALB 15/07/2000 17 - - - - - - - - - - - 26 Afrim Taku ALB 04/08/1989 28 - 4 - 1 - 4 2 1 - 11 - 44 Uerdi Mara ALB 30/01/1999 18 - - - - - - - - - - - 88 Sabien Lilaj ALB 18/02/1989 28 - 7 2 2 - 5 3 8 2 35 4 97 Nazmi Gripshi ALB 05/07/1997 20 - - - - - 3 - - - 2 - Forwards 10 Donjet Shkodra KOS 30/04/1989 28 - 4 - - - 3 1 - - 4 - 14 Martin Nešpor CZE 05/06/1990 27 - - - - - 2 - - - 6 - 78 Segun Adeniyi NGA 20/12/1992 24 - 7 1 2 - 6 1 2 - 15 3 90 Ali Sowe GAM 14/06/1994 23 - 2 - 2 1 6 2 2 1 4 1 Coach - Ilir Daja ALB 20/10/1966 50 - 8 - 3 - - - 3 - 13 - 6 KF Skënderbeu - FK Partizan Thursday 19 October 2017 - 21.05CET (21.05 local time) Match press kit Elbasan Arena, Elbasan FK Partizan Current season All-time UCL QUAL UEL League UEL UEFA No.