Statistics of Albanian National Championship in the 1940 season. This event is still not officially recognized from AFA, but in December 2012 the Albanian sports media have reported that this championship, along with the other two championships of World War II, is expected to be recognized soon.

Overview

1940 Albanian National Championship was the 9th season of

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 ...

's annual main competition. It started on 3 March 1940, and ended on 26 May 1940. Eight teams were separated in two groups of 4 teams each, playing double round-robin system and only the first team of each group would go into the finals. Group A teams were: Tirana, Shkodra, Elbasani and Durrësi. Group B teams were: Gjirokastra, Berati, Korça and Vlora. Shkodra won the championship.

Results

First round

In this round entered all the teams in two groups.

Group A

Group A results: Vllaznia - Elbasani 6-1 Tirana - Teuta 3-1 Teuta - Vllaznia 4-2 Elbasani - Tirana 1-3 Tirana - Vllaznia 2-2 Teuta - Elbasani 3-3 Tirana - Elbasani 4-3 Vllaznia - Teuta 2-1 Vllaznia - Tirana 2-0 Elbasani - Teuta 1-2 Elbasani - Vllaznia 2-7 Teuta - Tirana 1-0

Group B

Group B results: Luftëtari - Flamurtari 3-3 Tomori - Skënderbeu 0-2 Flamurtari - Skënderbeu 4-0 Tomori - Luftëtari 5-0 Tomori - Flamurtari 1-1 Skënderbeu - Luftëtari 3-0 Luftëtari - Tomori 0-2 Skënderbeu - Flamurtari 4-1 Flamurtari - Tomori 5-3 Luftëtari - Skënderbeu 1-1 Skënderbeu - Tomori 3-0 Flamurtari - Luftëtari 3-0

Finals

In this round entered the two winners from the previous round. * Teams, scorers and referee: Shkodra: Jubani; Rusi, Fakja; Xharra, Koxhja, Osmani II; Shkjezi, Vasija, Boriçi, S.Gjinali, Z.Berisha. Korca: Mihallaqi; Dumja, Bitri; P.Saro, Luarasi, Ademi; Dimço, Plluska, Qirinxhi II, Duro, Merolli. Goals: S.Gjinali 8', Shkjezi 21', Qirinxhi 58' (11-m). Referee: Enver Kulla. Shkodra: Jubani; Vasija, Pali; Osmani, Koxhja, Xharra; Rusi, Berisha, Boriçi, S.Gjinali, Shkjezi. Korca: Mihallaqi; Bitri, Dume; Zeka, Lauarasi, Saro; Dimço, Plluska, Duro, Qirinxhi, Merolli. Goals: Rusi 11', Boriçi 22', Boriçi 46', Rusi, Rusi, Rusi, Rusi, Rusi, Rusi Referee: Sabit Çoku.

References

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