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KF Invictus Kartha
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Full nameKlubi i Futbollit Invictus Kartha
Short nameInvictus
Founded1907
GroundDhimitri Hasani Stadium (Invictus Arena)
Kartha, Galenia
Capacity43,550
OwnerFazli Meshkalla (30%)
Invictus Group de Sports Olympiques (70%)
ChairmanFazli Meshkalla
ManagerFatmir Likaj
LeagueKategoria 1
2019-20202nd

Klubi i Futbollit Invictus Kartha, also known as Invictus Kartha or simply as Invictus is a professional association football club based in Kartha, Galenia. The club currently competes in the SPONSORHERE Kategoria 1, the highest tier of the Galenian football. The club has won several titles throughout its history including 27 SPONSORHERE Kategoria 1, 7 Galenian Cups, 9 Galenian Supercups, and 4 Euclocups. They play their games at the Dhimitri Hasani Stadium in Kartha.

The club was originally founded in 1907 as KF Kartha and it used to play in the second tier of Etrurian football league for almost all of its existence. They played in the Etrurian First Division twice in the seasons of 1921-22 and 1922-23, being the only Galenian team to ever have played in the Etruria top flight. Following Galenia's indepence in 1946 and the creation of the Kategoria 1 in 1948, KF Kartha played all the top tier national championships ever held in independent Galenia. In 1951, willing to expand the club's activity beyond association football, they signed a contract with the Gaullican group Invictus Group de Sports Olympiques, officially changing their name to Invictus Kartha. Nowadays, the club is a national hub in olympic sports such as tennis, gymnastics and swimming.

The club's home stadium is named after one of the founders of the team, but is commonly reffered to as Invictus Arena. It is the biggest stadium in Galenia, with a capacity of 43,550 seats. The stadium is located in the northwest region of the city, where most of the Galo-Piraean population of Kartha is found. The club has the biggest support base in the country, with the highest attendance rate among the SPONSORHERE Kategoria 1 teams. The club is also widely followed in Piraea.

The "Derbi Rrënjor" between Invictus Kartha and Dinamo Kartha is the biggest in Galenia and one of the most traditional in Euclea. Both clubs are constantly disputing to see who is the biggest side in Galenian football. In the international scenario, Invictus Kartha is more successful than Dinamo Kartha, with 2 more Euclocups than their rivals.

Players

Current Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under international eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Montecara GK Sabèl de Gagnò
2 Werania MF Qasim Nasrollah
3 Caldia DF Colm Mac Fíodhbhuidhe
4 Piraea DF Aris Dimitriou
5 Galenia DF Sejdo Krasniqi
7 Nuvania MF Marteen Goodman
8 Amathia MF Dinu Cojocar
9 Montecara FW Ermès Gnùda
10 Piraea MF Stannis Spiros (captain)
11 Narozalica FW Anton Balabanov
14 File:RwizikuruFlag.PNG DF Diidingwe Chikerema
17 Gaullica FW Xavier Geiger
18 Gaullica MF Serge Côté
No. Position Player
19 Galenia DF Shaip Ruci
20 Cassier MF Anatole Balzac
21 Galenia GK Rasim Qerimi
25 Galenia FW Prëla Metarapi
32 Galenia FW Izet Xhanari
35 Galenia MF Bonin Culaj
39 Galenia DF Besian Hoxha
44 File:Eldmark.png MF Lucas Ulfblad
45 Galenia FW Eragim Naçi
47 Galenia GK Senad Doci
52 Amathia FW Cosmin Tișmăneanu
55 Galenia MF Çelin Rexhepi

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under international eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one nationality.

No. Position Player
Galenia GK Feriz Gjikokaj (at TBD until June 2020)
File:RwizikuruFlag.PNG MF Isheanesu Chikwava (at KF Liri Valqëndrush until January 2021)
Galenia MF Lartan Alikaj (at TBD until June 2020)
Galenia MF Bilen Boshnjaku (at TBD until June 2020)
Piraea MF Filaretos Kellas (at KF Halinos until December 2024)
Galenia MF Burror Troshani (at TBD until June 2020)
Slirnia MF Zaharija Skenderović (at KF Tallaz 1963 until June 2022)

Reserve Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under international eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one nationality.

No. Position Player
Galenia GK Shefki Broci
Galenia GK Gjin Bardha
Emessa DF Jerone Benedettu
Galenia DF Bashkim Agolli
Piraea DF Eros Nicolatos
Piraea DF Periklis Minellis
Galenia DF Valm Mishaxhi
Galenia DF Samih Isai
No. Position Player
Galenia MF Alkan Duka
Galenia MF Ladan Lamaj
Galenia MF Çiltërim Kuteli
Belmonte MF Teodoro Pereira
Galenia MF Amin Lokaj
Galenia FW Ligjëror Fakaj
File:ImaguaFlag.png FW Yohan Andrews
Galenia FW Egzon Pipa

Honors

Four trophies inside a glass cabinet.
Replicas of the four Euclocups Invictus Kartha won displayed in the club's museum

KF Kartha’s first-ever title was the Etrurian second division title in the season of 1921-22 which crowned them as the first Galenian team to play in the national topflight at the time. Following Galenia’s independence and the Invictus Group purchase of the club, Invictus Kartha became a national powerhouse. The club’s most successful decade was by far the 1980s when they won six Trekaliga/Kategoria 1, two SuperKupa, and three Euclocup titles.

Invictus Kartha is the second-most successful team in terms of league titles, only behind Dinamo Kartha. In terms of KK Cup and SuperKupa, however, Invictus is the most successful. The club is the only Galenian team ever to win a league title unbeaten, both in the consecutive seasons of 1983-84 and 1984-85.

Internationally, Invictus Kartha is the most successful Galenian team, holding a total of four continental trophies. Invictus is the first and only Galenian team to win multiple Euclocups in a sequence, winning three trophies in a row in between the seasons of 1981-82 and 1983-84

Domestic

League

  • Trekaliga/Twisty Kategoria 1
    • Winners (27): 1949-50, 1950-51, 1954-55, 1956-57, 1957-58, 1960-61, 1965-66, 1966-67, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1978-79, 1980-81, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1989-1990, 2002-03, 2006-07, 2010-11, 2012-13, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2019-2020
  • Twisty Zero Kategoria 2
    • Winners (2): 1994-95, 1998-99
  • Etrurian Lega B
    • Winner (1): 1920-21

Cups

  • Kupa Kombëtare
    • Winners (7): 2000-01, 2003-04, 2010-11, 2012-13, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19
  • SuperKupa
    • Winners (9): 1983-84, 1984-85, 2000-01, 2003-04, 2006-07, 2010-11, 2012-13, 2016-17, 2017-18

Euclean

  • Euclocup
    • Winners (4): 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1995-96, 2016-17

Doubles, Trebles and Quadruples

  • Doubles
    • Kategoria 1 and KK Cup (5): 2002-2003, 2010-2011, 2012-2013, 2016-17, 2017-18
    • Kategoria 1 and SuperKupa (3): 1983-84, 1984-85, 2006-07
    • KK Cup and SuperKupa (1): 2000-01
  • Trebles
    • Kategoria 1, KK Cup and SuperKupa (5): 2002-03, 2010-11, 2012-13, 2016-17, 2017-18
    • Kategoria 1, SuperKupa and Euclocup (2): 1983-84, 1984-85
  • Quadruples
    • Kategoria 1, KK Cup, SuperKupa, Euclocup (1): 2016-17