Besa Kavajë
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| Full name | Klubi Sportiv Besa Kavajë |
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| Nickname(s) | Verdhezinjtë |
| Founded | October 25, 1925 as Shoqata Sportive Adriatiku |
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Stadiumi Besa Kavajë, Albania |
| Capacity | 8,000 |
| Owner | Bashkia Kavajë |
| Manager | Julian Ahmataj |
| League | Albanian First Division, Group A |
| 2015–16 | Albanian First Division, Group A, 5th |
Klubi Sportiv Besa is a professional Albanian sports club based in Kavajë. Its football (soccer) team is currently competing in Albania's First Division, the 2nd tier of Albanian football. They play their home games at Besa Stadium.
Klubi Sportiv Besa was founded on 25 October 1925 originally as "Shoqata Kulturore-Sportive Adriatiku" which was a multi-disciplinary sports club based in Kavajë, Albania. In 1930 the club changed its name to "Sport Klub Kavajë". That same year the football team played its first ever friendly at Mali i Robit, Golem against an amateur team formed of students from the Albanian-American Institute of Agriculture. A short time later SK Kavajë joined the newly formed Albanian Football Association and participated in the 1930 second tier championship where they would repeat their participation for the next two seasons before joining the top tier Kategoria e Parë in 1933. In their first top flight championship SK Kavajë finished last in the 5 team league, losing 7 games and winning just one, a 2–1 victory over local rivals Teuta Durrës.
In 1935 the club took the shape of an organized one under the leadership of chairman Irfan Berati. The vice-chairman was Fehmi Kazazi, the secretary was Dervish Cara, the committee members were Sulejman Karkini and Reshat Asllani, the cashier was Rasim Sulejmani and Dhori Fora was in charge of the trade of craft. The following year, the club was renamed "Besa Kavajë" also known as "Besa Sport Klub", derived from the name Besa, the Albanian cultural precept meaning "to keep the promise" and "word of honor".
During World War II many members of the club lost their lives as soldiers, including Mehmet Babamusta, Adil Alushi, Sami Karriqi and Millan Radosalja. The activities of the club became very limited and support came primarily from the local residents of the city. There were no official competitions held in Albania at this time.
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