AF Elbasani

AF Elbasani is an Albanian professional football club based in Elbasan, formed in 2021 by the Elbasan Municipality after disagreements with businessman Arben Laze, owner of the earlier club KF Elbasani, which had gone bankrupt and been seized by the Directorate of Taxes in Elbasan, with the club created through fan initiative and municipal cooperation. The club won the Kategoria e Tretë in its first season in 2021–22, then finished first in Group B of the Kategoria e Dytë in 2022–23 to reach the Kategoria e Parë, where it won the title in 2023–24 and was promoted to the Kategoria Superiore, the top tier of Albanian football. The club plays its home games at the Elbasan Arena, which was originally built in 1967 and named the Labinot Stadium, and has an official seated capacity of 12,800. AF Elbasani finished runners-up in the Kategoria Superiore in 2025–26 and narrowly missed out on the final four in the 2024–25 season, finishing fifth on 50 points.

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