KF Tirana remains with Refik Halili, the Supreme Court annuls the sale of the club

2025-03-26 16:43:09 / SPORT ALFA PRESS

KF Tirana remains with Refik Halili, the Supreme Court annuls the sale of the

KF Tirana's shares will not be auctioned, while the Supreme Court has suspended the enforcement actions that put 66% of the blue-and-white club's shares up for sale.

The decision was taken by the highest Albanian court, which with its civil decision no. 11217-01656-00-2017, dated 29.01.2025, accepted the debtor's lawsuit and terminated all enforcement actions to the detriment of Refik Halili and KF Tirana. The news was confirmed by the official announcement of the High Court and the National Business Center, as well as the bailiff.

The private enforcement office with bailiff Baftjar Nelan has submitted to the NCC a document protocoled by the National Business Center with no. 4684, dated 6.3.2025, which ordered: Lifting the seizure of 66% of the shares belonging to the company "Halili" shpk, owner of "Tirana Football Club" sha, after the debtor's lawsuit was accepted with the civil decision of the Supreme Court No. 11217- 01656-00-2017, dated 29.1.2025. This means that Tirana is clean.

SITUATION – KF Tirana now not only has free shares, but also accounts are free, while there is no seizure on the club. The court has dismissed the case, and now Tirana is free and can obtain the European license.

THE ISSUE – In April 2024, a bailiff’s office had blocked the Halili family’s shares in the club due to obligations to third parties and had officially put them up for sale. At the time, the company in question announced that 66% of the shares were for sale, with an initial value of around 161 million lekë. The blocking had come from the numerous different obligations that the owner of KF Tirana had over the years towards third parties, which had won consecutive trials and were awaiting the implementation of the decisions. The bailiff had opened an auction to sell 66% of Tirana’s shares worth around 1.6 million euros due to an obligation that the “Halili” company has to Darlin Preza, the heir of a legal will.

HISTORY –  In April-May 2024, the sale of the shares of the Tirana club by an enforcement company, which had blocked the shares owned by Halili “shpk”, failed. As announced by the enforcement company, the first auction was closed without a winner, because there was no bid. Halili “shpk”, the owner of 66% of the shares of KF Tirana with president Refik Halili, after the first auction, addressed the Court of General Jurisdiction of First Instance, Tirana with a claim, the object of which is the suspension of the execution of the decision that the “Preza” family has won. In the claim, the plaintiff claimed for a revaluation of at least the shares that the enforcement agent has put up for sale for 1.6 million euros. Likewise, Halili “shpk” opposed the actions of the bailiff, who had started the sale of KF Tirana shares at auction.

ISSUE – The debt that would be enforced and that led to the possible sale of the shares is an obligation that the company Halili “shpk” (company “alpha”), owned by Refik Halili, has towards a person, citizen Abedin Treza (Preza). As the National Business Center reports, on September 13, 2019, citizen Abedin Treza (Preza) has blocked 66 percent of the shares owned by Refik Halili in KF Tirana. According to the seizure order, the debtor owes the creditor 1.5 million euros and 25 million lek (new lek), as well as interest for each day of delay. As of March 11, 2025, this seizure is no longer active.

 

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