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

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. The association is based in

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, Albania. It organises the national football leagues of the

Albanian Superliga The Kategoria Superiore, officially known as Abissnet Superiore for sponsorship reasons, is a professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Albanian football league system, it is the country's primary football compet ...

, the First Division, the

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, the Third Division, the

Albanian Cup The Albanian Cup ( sq, Kupa e Shqipërisë) is the main "knockout" competition in Albanian football. The competition started in 1939 as Kupa e Mbretit (English:"The King's Cup"). Just after a year the cup was suspended as the Second World War st ...

and

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Albania women's national football team The Albania women's national football team ( sq, Kombëtarja e Femrave) represents the country of Albania in international football and is controlled by the Albanian Football Association which is headquartered in the city of Tirana. The team is ...

Albanian women's football championship The Albanian National Football Championship for Women (Albanian Language, Albanian: ''Kampionati Kombëtar i Futbollit për Femra''), primarily referred to as the Albanian Women's National Championship, is the highest division of women's associati ...

, and the

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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 co ...

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,

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, 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

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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

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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

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Inagurohet zyra e pare rajonale e FSHF-se ne Durres

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Presidents

Current sponsorships

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* Macron *

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* 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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Football in Albania Futsal in Albania

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