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Fiorin Durmishaj
Fiorin Durmishaj ( el, Φιορίν Ντουρμισάι; born 14 November 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Cypriot First Division club Olympiakos Nicosia, on loan from OFI. Born in Albania, he has represented the Greece. Club career Panionios Durmishaj made his debut on 1 November 2014, as a substitute in a 2–2 away Superleague draw game against Veria. Olympiacos In December 2018, Panionios' striker Fiorin Durmishaj is on the verge of officially joining Olympiacos. In Nea Smyrni, Durmishaj has been making notable progress in the 2018–19 season. On 18 June 2019, he officially signed a contract with Greek powerhouse Olympiacos. On 28 December 2019, Durmishaj who spent the first half of the season on loan at Waasland-Beveren in Belgium, spent the second half of the season with Aris. On 29 July 2020, he was loaned out to AEL. OFI On 26 August 2021, Durmishaj joined OFI on a three-year contract. International career Albania Durmishaj recei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vlorë
Vlorë ( , ; sq-definite, Vlora) is the third most populous city of the Republic of Albania and seat of Vlorë County and Vlorë Municipality. Located in southwestern Albania, Vlorë sprawls on the Bay of Vlorë and is surrounded by the foothills of the Ceraunian Mountains along the Albanian Adriatic and Ionian Sea Coasts. It experiences a Mediterranean climate, which is affected by the Ceraunian Mountains and the proximity to the Mediterranean Sea. Vlorë was founded as Aulon as an Ancient Greek colony on the Illyrian coast and was conquered at different periods throughout history by Romans, Byzantines, Normans, Venetians and Ottomans. Between the 18th and 19th centuries, the Albanians gathered both spiritual and intellectual strength for national consciousness, which conclusively led to the Albanian Renaissance. Vlorë played an instrumental role in Albanian Independence as an epicenter for the founders of modern Albania, who signed the Declaration of Independence on 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cypriot First Division
The Cypriot First Division ( el, Πρωτάθλημα Α΄ Κατηγορίας) is the top tier football league competition in Cyprus, run by the Cyprus Football Association. Since February 2016, it is sponsored by Cyta and is thus officially known as the Cyta Championship. The league is contested by 14 teams and runs from August to May, with the three lowest-placed teams being relegated to the Cypriot Second Division, and replaced by the top three teams in that division. History Football was introduced to Cyprus early in the 20th century by the British. Initially played in the island's schools, it proved hugely popular and a number of clubs were duly formed. Since 1911, when Anorthosis Famagusta FC was founded, many clubs were established and in 1932 the Cypriot Championship began annually at first unofficially. Every season, the championship was organized by a different football club which caused some conflicts between some of the teams. As football became more established ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UEFA
Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; french: Union des associations européennes de football; german: Union der europäischen Fußballverbände) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs football, futsal and beach football in Europe and the Eurasian transcontinental countries of Russia, Turkey, Cyprus, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, and Kazakhstan, as well as one Asian country Israel. UEFA consists of 55 national association members. Because of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIFA and UEFA suspended all Russian national teams and clubs from any FIFA and UEFA competitions. UEFA consists of the national football associations of Europe, and runs national and club competitions including the UEFA European Championship, UEFA Nations League, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League, and UEFA Super Cup, and also controls the prize money, regulations, as well as media rights to those competitio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estonia National Under-21 Football Team
The Estonia national under-21 football team represents Estonia in international under-21 football competitions and is controlled by the Estonian Football Association ''(Eesti Jalgpalli Liit)'', the governing body for football in Estonia. The team's home ground is the Lilleküla Stadium in Tallinn, and the current manager is Roman Kozhukhovskyi. Estonia have never qualified for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship. They compete in the biennial Under-21 Baltic Cup and have won the tournament in 2014. Coaching staff Players Current squad * The following players were called-up for the 2022 Under-21 Baltic Cup matches. * Match dates: 16 and 18 November 2022 * Opposition: and *Caps and goals correct as of: 8 June 2022, after the match against Recent call-ups The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last twelve months. * INJ Withdrew due to an injury. * PRE Preliminary squad. * RET Retired from the nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification
The 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying competition was a men's under-21 football competition that determined the 11 teams joining the automatically qualified hosts Italy in the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship final tournament (the other co-hosts San Marino would not qualify automatically). Apart from Italy, all remaining 54 UEFA member national teams entered the qualifying competition, with Gibraltar and Kosovo making their debuts. Players born on or after 1 January 1996 are eligible to participate. Format The qualifying competition consists of two rounds: *Qualifying group stage: The 54 teams are drawn into nine groups of six teams. Each group is played in home-and-away round-robin format. The nine group winners qualify directly for the final tournament, while the four best runners-up (not counting results against the sixth-placed team) advance to the play-offs. *Play-offs: The four teams are drawn into two ties to play home-and-away two-legged matches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France National Under-21 Football Team
The France national under-21 football team (french: Equipe de France Espoirs), known in France as ''Les Espoirs'' (, ''The Hopes''), is the national under-21 football team of France and is controlled by the French Football Federation. The team competes in the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, held every two years. Following the realignment of UEFA's youth competitions in 1976, under-21 football teams in Europe were formed. The team is exclusively for football players that are age 21 or under at the start of the two-year campaign of the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship meaning a player can represent the national team until the age of 23. France has won the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship once in 1988. Notable players on the team that went on to play for the senior national team include Laurent Blanc, Eric Cantona, Franck Sauzée, and Jocelyn Angloma, among others. Blanc was named the tournament's Golden Player. The team's best finish since w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exhibition Game
An exhibition game (also known as a friendly, a scrimmage, a demonstration, a preseason game, a warmup match, or a preparation match, depending at least in part on the sport) is a sporting event whose prize money and impact on the player's or the team's rankings is either zero or otherwise greatly reduced. In team sports, matches of this type are often used to help coaches and managers select and condition players for the competitive matches of a league season or tournament. If the players usually play in different teams in other leagues, exhibition games offer an opportunity for the players to learn to work with each other. The games can be held between separate teams or between parts of the same team. An exhibition game may also be used to settle a challenge, to provide professional entertainment, to promote the sport, to commemorate an anniversary or a famous player, or to raise money for charities. Several sports leagues hold all-star games to showcase their best players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alban Bushi
Alban Bushi (born 20 August 1973) is an Albanian professional football coach and former player who is the current manager of Albania under-21 and under-20 team. He is nicknamed "Loku". During his playing career he played as a striker. Bushi during his 19-year career has played with 12 different clubs in 6 different countries. He started his career with capital club Tirana where he had an impressive goal-per-game ratio; he also had three short spells on loan with Szegedi in Hungary, FC Remscheid in Germany and Flamurtari Vlorë in Albania. He then went off to Greece to play for a short time at Apollon Smyrni. Following that he enjoyed a decent time at Litex Lovech before spending the next four years in Turkey by representing Adanaspor, İstanbulspor, and Trabzonspor. Bushi returned to Albania in summer of 2004 to play for one season with Partizani Tirana before returning to Greece, where he would spend the next five years at Levadiakos. At the end of his career, Bushi return ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 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. 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 UEFA in 1954. On 14 March 2008, FSHF were suspended by FIFA for "heavy political interference." This means their national tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungary National Under-21 Football Team
The Hungary national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team for Hungary and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation. Following the realignment of UEFA's youth competitions in 1976, the Hungarian Under-21 team was formed. The team has a modest record, reaching the last eight of three tournaments, and the semi-finals of one, but failing to qualify for eleven, including the forthcoming 2006 tournament. Since the under-21 competition rules insist that players must be 21 or under at the start of a two-year competition, technically it is an U-23 competition. For this reason, Hungary's excellent record in the preceding U-23 competitions is also shown. Olympics record UEFA U-23 Championship record * 1972: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 3 in qualification group. * 1974: Winners. * 1976: Runners-up. UEFA U-21 Championship record * 1978: Losing quarter-finalists. * 1980: Losing quarter-finalists. * 1982: Did not qualify. Finished 2nd of 4 in qua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualification
The 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying competition was a men's under-21 football competition that determined the 11 teams joining the automatically qualified hosts Poland in the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship tournament final. A total of 52 UEFA member national teams entered the qualifying competition, with Gibraltar as the only absentee. Players born on or after 1 January 1994 are eligible to participate. Format The qualifying competition consists of two rounds: *Qualifying group stage: The 52 teams are drawn into nine groups – seven groups of six teams and two groups of five teams. Each group is played in home-and-away round-robin format. The nine group winners qualify directly for the tournament final, while the four best runners-up (not counting results against the sixth-placed team) advance to the play-offs. *Play-offs: The four teams are drawn into two ties to play home-and-away two-legged matches to determine the last two qualified teams. Tie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redi Jupi
Redi Jupi (born 31 May 1974) is an Albanian retired footballer. He played in the central midfield for KS Dinamo Tirana and has 19 caps for the Albania national team since his debut in 1995. Jupi is currently the manager of Albania U21 for the European Football Championship qualification. Playing career Club Jupi appeared in 128 Turkish Super Lig matches during the three seasons he played for Diyarbakirspor. International He made his debut for Albania in an August 1995 friendly match away against Malta and earned a total of 19 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a March 2006 friendly match against Georgia in Tirana. National team statistics Managerial career On 11 August 2015, Jupi was appointed manager of the Albania U21 following the departure of Skënder Gega at Kuwaiti Premier League side Al-Jahra. His debut was a 1–1 home draw against Israel U21 in team's second qualifying match for 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. After the match, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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