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Albanian Football Federation

Governing body of football in Albania

Albanian Football Federation
Summary

Governing body of football in Albania

FieldValue
FullnameAlbanian Football Federation
LogoAlbanian Football Federation logo.svg
Badge_size150px
Short nameFSHF
Founded(as a branch of the Albanian Sports Federation)
(current form)
HeadquartersTirana
FIFA affiliation
RegionUEFA
Region affiliation
PresidentArmand Duka
Website

(current form) The Albanian Football Federation (; FSHF) is the governing body of football in Albania. Headquartered in Tirana, it organises the national football leagues of Kategoria Superiore, Kategoria e Parë, Kategoria e Dytë, Kategoria e Tretë, Albanian Cup, Supercup, Kategoria Superiore Femra and the Albanian Women's Cup. The federation also coordinates and oversees the activities of the Albania national football team, Albania women's 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.

History

On 6 June 1930, the government of King Zog I issued a royal decree recognising the establishment of the Albanian Sports Federation. The newly formed sports entity would join the world governing body, FIFA, during the June Congress of 1932, officially marking Albania’s participation in international football. A revised order was issued in March of 1934, to dissolve the Federation, transferring its authority to the heads of the national entity "Vllaznija Shqiptare" (est.1928), which was in charge of various sports activities at the time. The federation was one of the founding members of UEFA in 1954.

On 14 March 2008, FSHF were suspended by FIFA for "heavy political interference." This meant that 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 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.

During the 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. 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

FSHF headquarters in Tirana
  • Tirana
  • Durrës
  • Shkodër

Presidents

No.NameTerm in officeAlbanian Sports Federation (1930–34)Vllaznija Shqiptare (1934–45)Albanian Sports Federation (1945–62)Albanian Football Federation (1962–present)
1Izedin Beshiri6 June 1930April 1931
2Musa JukaApril 1931December 1934
3Mirash Ivanaj13 August 193519 October 1935
4Nush Bushati21 October 19357 November 1936
5Faik ShatkuJanuary 1937December 1938
6Anton MazrekuJune 1945June 1946
7Kristo PapajaniMarch 1947February 1948
8Kiço JankuFebruary 1948July 1948
—unknownJuly 19481962
—unknown19621970
9Zyber Konçi19701980
10Kristaq Miço19821988
11Eduard Dervishi19901997
12Miço Papadhopulli19976 February 2002
13Armand Duka1 March 2002Incumbent

Current sponsorships

General Sponsor

  • Vodafone Albania Diamond Sponsor
  • SIGAL Technical Sponsor
  • Macron Gold Sponsor
  • Credins Bank
  • Birra Vatan Official Sponsors
  • Western Union
  • Zenith Travel & Tours
  • Karrota
  • Uji Tepelenë
  • Samsonite
  • Sixtus Italia
  • Match Worn Shirt
  • Abissnet

References

References

  1. (22 January 2015). "Results hint at Albanian ascension". [[UEFA]].
  2. (27 December 2015). "Foto e rrallë/ Ja si e ka pritur Ahmet Zogu ekipin kombëtar të futbollit". Citynews.
  3. (20 March 2008). "UEFA statement on Albania". [[UEFA]].
  4. (10 March 2010). "Duka re-elected as Albanian FA president". [[UEFA]].
  5. Bashkim Tufa. (25 August 2010). "80 vjet futboll, Blater d he Platini në Tiranë". Sport Ekspres.
  6. (3 February 2011). "Stadiumi i ri 60 milione euro". FSHF.org.
  7. [http://www.fshf.org/index.php/sq/lajme/29-inagurohet-zyra-e-pare-rajonale-e-fshf-se-ne-durres Inagurohet zyra e pare rajonale e FSHF-se ne Durres] {{Webarchive. link. (2017-12-10 [[FSHF]].org)
  8. [https://fshf.org/sponsor_type/sponsors/ Current Sponsorships - FSHF]
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