The Albanian Football Association ( sq, Federata Shqiptare e Futbollit; FSHF) is the governing body of football in

Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...

. The association is based in

Tirana Tirana ( , ; aln, Tirona) is the capital and largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and hills with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest overlooking the Adriatic Sea ...

, Albania. It organises the national football leagues of the Albanian Superliga, the First Division, the

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, 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 The Albania national football team ( sq, Kombëtarja e futbollit të Shqipërisë) represents Albania in men's international football, and is governed by the Albanian Football Association, the governing body for football in Albania. Albania com ...

and the

Albania national youth football team Albania has the following national youth football teams: * Albania national under-23 football team * Albania national under-21 football team * Albania national under-20 football team * Albania national under-19 football team * Albania national u ...

s such as Under-21, Under-20, Under-19, Under-18, Under-17, Under-16 and Under-15.

History

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

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in 1954. 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. The ban was subsequently lifted as the political interferences were clarified, and on 27 May 2008, Albania played a friendly against

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. The current president of FSHF, Armand Duka, has been at this position since 2002 and won the elections for a third term in 2010. During the 2009 controversy between FSHF and the Albanian government as to the property of the

Qemal Stafa Stadium The Qemal Stafa Stadium ( sq, Stadiumi Qemal Stafa), named after Qemal Stafa (1920–1942), a World War II hero, was a national stadium and the largest football stadium in Tirana, Albania. Construction started in 1939 and the stadium was inaugu ...

insisted in lobbying that the stadium be given to FSHF ownership so that investments on it can be made. 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.

Offices

Headquarters Federata Shqiptare e Futbollit

Durrës Durrës ( , ; sq-definite, Durrësi) is the second most populous city of the Republic of Albania and seat of Durrës County and Durrës Municipality. It is located on a flat plain along the Albanian Adriatic Sea Coast between the mouths of ...

Inagurohet zyra e pare rajonale e FSHF-se ne Durres

FSHF The Albanian Football Association ( sq, Federata Shqiptare e Futbollit; FSHF) is the governing body of football in Albania. The association is based in Tirana, Albania. It organises the national football leagues of the Albanian Superliga, the Fir ...

.org * Shkodër

Presidents

Current sponsorships

* Vodafone Albania * Macron * SIGAL * Tepelenë * Zenith * Ama * Unionbank * Vas Tour

References

External links

National Football Association - FSHF

FSHF Statutes, 2009

FSHF Documentary about Albania football historyAlbaniasoccer
at FIFA site

at UEFA site
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