page_title: History of KF Tirana
section_title: 1944–1957: Postwar period
hierarchical_section_title: History of KF Tirana / 1944–1957: Postwar period
caption_attribution_description: English: Myslym (Lym) Alla.
context_page_description: KF Tirana is an Albanian men's football club in the Albanian Superliga, and based in Tirana. The club, part of the multidisciplinary sports club SK Tirana, is the most successful in Albania, having won 51 recognized major domestic titles. They play their home games at the Selman Stërmasi Stadium in Tirana.
context_section_description: Following the end of World War II, Albania fell into the hands of the socialist dictator Enver Hoxha, and footballing activities resumed as they had done before the war under the guidance of the Albanian Football Association. The first championship held was in 1945 and Tirana were placed in Group B along with a short-lived military team under the name of Ylli, Bashkimi Elbasanas, Skënderbeu Korçë, Apolonia Fier, and Shqiponja Gjirokastër. Tirana reached the finals, after finishing top of the group with 16 points, seven wins, two draws and one loss. In the first leg of the finals on 23 December Tirana met Vllaznia Shkodër, losing 2–1, but Vasif Biçaku's late goal gave Tirana some hope for the second leg on 26 December. Vllaznia again won the second leg 2–1, with Tirana's only goal coming from a Besim Fagu penalty. Vllaznia won what is officially recognised as their first title, in a season where Loro Boriçi was the top goalscorer.
  Despite a relatively successful season which saw the club finish as runners-up, they became victims of the ruling Communist regime under Enver Hoxha's dictatorship. In early March 1946 at the Nacional movie theatre in Tirana, the ruling Communist Politburo instructed the club to change its name to 17 Nëntori in honour of the Liberation of Tirana which took place on 17 November 1944. In the following decade the Communists created a privilege system for the newly created Communist backed teams Partizani Tirana and Dinamo Tirana. This same two system privilege regime also occurred in the former USSR, former Yugoslavia, and the other eastern European countries: Partizani, the Defense Ministry team and Dinamo, the Internal Affairs Ministry team. Dozens of Tirana's talented players were "convinced" against their will to play for either Partizani or Dinamo. As a result, "17 Nentori" struggled to stay at the top during the years 1947–57, however the team managed to gain some of the lost ground during the second part of the 1950s after replacing in part some of the first choice players of its line up.
caption: Myslym Alla, served for Tirana as a player and manager.
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