Albanian Football Association


































Albanian Football Association
UEFA
Federata Shqiptare e Futbollit.svg
Founded 6 June 1930; 88 years ago (1930-06-06)
Headquarters Tirana
FIFA affiliation 12 June 1932; 86 years ago (1932-06-12)
UEFA affiliation 1954
President
Armand Duka since 2002[1]
Website FSHF.org

The Albanian Football Association (Albanian: Federata Shqiptare e Futbollit; FSHF) is the governing body of football in Albania. The association is based in Tirana, Albania. The association organizes the national football leagues of the Albanian Superliga, the First Division, the Second Division, the Third Division, the Albanian Cup and Supercup. Albania women's national football team, Albanian women's football championship, and the Albanian Women's Cup are also overseen. The association also coordinates the activities of the Albania national football team and the Albania national youth football teams such as Under-21, Under-20, Under-19, Under-18, Under-17, Under-16 and Under-15.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Offices


  • 3 Teams In UEFA Competition


    • 3.1 UEFA National Team Competitions


    • 3.2 Clubs Playing In UEFA Competitions




  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





History


The Football Association of Albania was established on 6 June 1930[2] and joined FIFA in 1932 during the congress 12 – 16 June. The association was one of the founding members of UEFA in 1954.[3]




Old Logo


On 14 March 2008, FSHF were suspended by FIFA for "heavy political interference." This means their national teams were banned from playing official matches, representatives banned from official events, and referees unable to officiate FIFA-sanctioned matches.[4] The ban was subsequently lifted as the political interferences were clarified, and on 27 May 2008, Albania played a friendly against Poland.


The current president of FSHF, Armand Duka, has been at this position since 2002 and won the elections for a third term in 2010.[5]


During 2009 controversy between FSHF and the Albanian government as to the property of the Qemal Stafa Stadium. UEFA insisted in lobbying that the stadium be given to FSHF ownership so that investments on it can be made.[6] In February 2011 it was decided that the new stadium, which will replace the current one and will cost 60M Euro, will be 75% of FSHF and 25% of the Albanian government.[7]



Offices




  • Tirana (Headquarter)


  • Durrës (Regional Office, 2011 opened)[8]


  • Shkodër (Regional Office, 2015 opened)



Teams In UEFA Competition



UEFA National Team Competitions

































































Team
 Competition
 Status
 Round

Albania national football team
2018 FIFA World Cup
 Eliminated
Qualifying Round

UEFA Euro 2016
 Eliminated
Group stage

2018–19 UEFA Nations League
 On-going
League C

Albania national futsal team
UEFA Futsal Euro 2018
 Eliminated
Main round

2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup
 Eliminated
Preliminary round

Albania women's national football team
UEFA Women's Euro 2017
 Eliminated
Qualifying round

2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
 Eliminated
Qualifying group stage

Albania national under-21 football team
2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
 Active
Qualifying Round

Albania national under-19 football team
2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
 Eliminated
Qualifying Round

Albania national under-17 football team
2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
 Eliminated
Qualifying Round


Clubs Playing In UEFA Competitions











































Competition
 Club
 Status
 Round

2017–18 UEFA Champions League
Kukësi
 Eliminated
Second Qualifying Round

2017–18 UEFA Europa League
Tirana
 Eliminated
First Qualifying Round

Partizani Tirana
 Eliminated
First Qualifying Round

Skënderbeu Korçë
 Eliminated
Group stage

2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League
Vllaznia Shkodër
 Eliminated
Qualifying Round

2017–18 UEFA Youth League
Vllaznia Shkodër U-19
 Eliminated
Domestic Champions Path


References





  1. ^ From UEFA's website last viewed 3/16/2010


  2. ^ "Results hint at Albanian ascension". UEFA.com. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  3. ^ "Foto e rrallë/ Ja si e ka pritur Ahmet Zogu ekipin kombëtar të futbollit" [Rare picture / Here's how Ahmet Zogu hosted the national football team] (in Albanian). Citynews. 27 December 2015. Archived from the original on 2018-01-12. Retrieved 11 January 2018.


  4. ^ "UEFA statement on Albania". UEFA.com. 20 March 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2018.


  5. ^ "Duka re-elected as Albanian FA president". UEFA.com. 10 March 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2018.


  6. ^ Bashkim Tufa (25 August 2010). "80 vjet futboll, Blater d he Platini në Tiranë" [80 years of football, Blatter and Platini in Tirana)] (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
    [permanent dead link]


  7. ^ "Stadiumi i ri 60 milione euro" [New stadium 60 million euros] (in Albanian). FSHF.org. 3 February 2011. Archived from the original on 2018-01-12. Retrieved 11 January 2018.


  8. ^ Inagurohet zyra e pare rajonale e FSHF-se ne Durres Archived 2017-12-10 at the Wayback Machine FSHF.org




External links




  • National Football Association - FSHF

    • FSHF Statutes, 2009

    • FSHF Documentary about Albania football history



  • Albaniasoccer


  • Albania at FIFA site


  • Albania at UEFA site

  • National football teams

  • Weltfussball

  • Albania Sport

  • albaniansport.net













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