# Kamza
**Kamza** (full name **KS Kamza**) was an Albanian football club based in Kamëz, near Tirana, best known for reaching the Kategoria Superiore, the country's top division, for the first time in 2011 and again from 2016 to 2019. The club played at Stadiumi Kamza, which has a listed capacity of 5,500.[1](https://tribuna.com/en/clubs/kamza/transfers/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Home ground | Stadiumi Kamza, Kamëz, capacity 5,500[1](https://tribuna.com/en/clubs/kamza/transfers/) |
| Best second-tier season | 2016–17 Kategoria e Parë: first place, 47 points from 18 games (15 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss, goals 25–7), promoted[2](https://rsssf.org/tablesa/alba2017.html) |
| Top-flight record | 2017–18 Kategoria Superiore: 7th of 10, 46 points from 36 games (12–10–14, goals 37–41)[3](https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/alba2018.html) |
| Final years | Expelled from the 2018–19 Kategoria Superiore in March 2019 after an assault on a referee and competed in the 2019–20 Albanian Cup, losing both cup matches 0–6 on aggregate[4](https://www.albaniasoccer.com/livescore/teaminfo/84-kategoria-superiore-play-out/30-kamza.html) • [7](https://www.ksl.com/article/46505501) |
| Dissolution | Transfermarkt's staff history lists the club as FC Kamza (– 2019)[5](https://www.transfermarkt.com/fc-kamza/mitarbeiterhistorie/verein/21786) |
## Origins
The club was founded on 10 September 1936 under the name Kamza.
## Rise through the lower divisions
**The Qarri era.** In 2006, while the club competed in the Albanian Second Division, then the third tier, the local businessman Naim Qarri became chairman and principal investor. Kamza finished first in [Group B](https://www.edgepedia.org/group-b) and reached the division's final against Bylis Ballsh, which it lost 5–3 on penalties after a 1–1 draw over 120 minutes.
**Near misses and promotion.** The 2009–10 season was the club's best to that point: a third-place finish in Kategoria e Parë brought a promotion playoff place, but automatic promotion was missed narrowly on goal difference when KF Elbasani overtook it for second. The following season Kamza finished third again, and a change in the competition format gave it automatic promotion.
## Top-flight spells
Kamza's first Kategoria Superiore season, 2011–12, ended in relegation: the club finished 11th with 27 points from 26 games (7 wins, 6 draws, 13 losses, goals 22–32).[4](https://www.albaniasoccer.com/livescore/teaminfo/84-kategoria-superiore-play-out/30-kamza.html) It then spent several seasons in Kategoria e Parë, finishing 9th in 2012–13, 12th in 2013–14, and 15th in 2014–15, before finishing 11th in 2015–16.[4](https://www.albaniasoccer.com/livescore/teaminfo/84-kategoria-superiore-play-out/30-kamza.html)
The 2016–17 season brought the return to the top flight. Kamza won Kategoria e Parë with 47 points from 18 matches, 15 wins, 2 draws, and 1 loss, scoring 25 and conceding 7.[2](https://rsssf.org/tablesa/alba2017.html) In 2017–18, its second top-flight season, the club finished 7th of 10 with 46 points from 36 games and a 37–41 goal record, entering the relegation play-out stage as indicated by the [P] marker in the final table.[3](https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/alba2018.html) The Albanian Football Federation's published calendar for that season shows Kamza hosting matches at Kamëz against opponents including Skënderbeu, Laçi, Vllaznia, and Luftëtari.[6](https://fshf.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Superiore_2017-2018.pdf)
## Final seasons
The 2018–19 season record kept by Albaniasoccer shows 6 points from 5 matches (2 wins, 3 losses, goals 3–3) and a Kupa e Shqiperise run of 4 matches with a 6–4 goal record; Kamza was expelled from the 2018–19 Kategoria Superiore in March 2019 after an assault on a referee and did not compete in a play-out.[4](https://www.albaniasoccer.com/livescore/teaminfo/84-kategoria-superiore-play-out/30-kamza.html) • [7](https://www.ksl.com/article/46505501) In the 2019–20 Albanian Cup the club played two matches and lost both without scoring, 0–6 on aggregate.[4](https://www.albaniasoccer.com/livescore/teaminfo/84-kategoria-superiore-play-out/30-kamza.html) Transfermarkt's historical staff listing closes the club's record at 2019.[5](https://www.transfermarkt.com/fc-kamza/mitarbeiterhistorie/verein/21786)
## References
1. [Kamza club page, Tribuna.com](https://tribuna.com/en/clubs/kamza/transfers/)
2. [Albania 2016/17, RSSSF](https://rsssf.org/tablesa/alba2017.html)
3. [Albania 2017/18, RSSSF](https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/alba2018.html)
4. [Team Info – Kamza, Albaniasoccer](https://www.albaniasoccer.com/livescore/teaminfo/84-kategoria-superiore-play-out/30-kamza.html)
5. [FC Kamza (– 2019) current and former staff, Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.com/fc-kamza/mitarbeiterhistorie/verein/21786)
6. [Superiore 2017–2018 championship calendar, Football Federation of Albania (COMET)](https://fshf.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Superiore_2017-2018.pdf)
7. [Albanian soccer club expelled after referee attacked](https://www.ksl.com/article/46505501)
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