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Albanian Football Federation

UEFA
Short name	FSHF
Founded	6 June 1930; 94 years ago (1930-06-06) (as a wing of the Albanian Sports Federation) February 1962 (as a separate entity > Albanian Football Federation)
Headquarters	Tirana
FIFA affiliation	16 June 1932; 92 years ago (1932-06-16)
UEFA affiliation	1954
President	Armand Duka
Website	fshf.org

The Albanian Football Federation (Albanian: Federata Shqiptare e Futbollit; FSHF) is the governing body of football in Albania. Headquartered in Tirana, it organizes 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 June 6, 1930, the government of King Zog I issued a royal decree recognizing 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

• Tirana (Headquarters)
• Durrës (Regional Office, 2011 opened)
• Shkodër (Regional Office, 2015 opened)

Presidents

Current sponsorships

As of November 2024

General Sponsor

• Vodafone Albania

Technical Sponsor

• Macron

Premium Sponsor

• SIGAL

Official Sponsors

• Western Union
• Altin Mici Atelier
• Karrota
• Credins Bank
• Uji Tepelene
• ama Caffe
• Infinity Destinations
• Match Worn Shirt
• Abissnet

See also

• Albania national football team
• Football in Albania

References

1. "Results hint at Albanian ascension". UEFA.com. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
2. "Foto e rrallë/ Ja si e ka pritur Ahmet Zogu ekipin kombëtar të futbollit" [Rare picture / Here's how Ahmet Zogu hosted the national football team] (in Albanian). Citynews. 27 December 2015. Archived from the original on 2018-01-12. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
3. "UEFA statement on Albania". UEFA.com. 20 March 2008. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
4. "Duka re-elected as Albanian FA president". UEFA.com. 10 March 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
5. Bashkim Tufa (25 August 2010). "80 vjet futboll, Blater d he Platini në Tiranë" [80 years of football, Blatter and Platini in Tirana)] (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
6. "Stadiumi i ri 60 milione euro" [New stadium 60 million euros] (in Albanian). FSHF.org. 3 February 2011. Archived from the original on 2018-01-12. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
7. Inagurohet zyra e pare rajonale e FSHF-se ne Durres Archived 2017-12-10 at the Wayback Machine FSHF.org
8. Current Sponsorships - FSHF

External links

• Official website
  • FSHF Documentary about Albania football history

v t e Football in Albania
Albanian Football Federation
National teams	Men Albania U-23 U-21 U-20 U-19 U-18 U-17 U-16 U-15 Women Albania U19 U17
League competitions	Men Level 1 Kategoria Superiore Levels 2–4 Kategoria e Parë Kategoria e Dytë Kategoria e Tretë Women Level 1 Kategoria Superiore Femra Youth Level 1 Kategoria Superiore U-21
Cup competitions	Men Albanian Cup Albanian Supercup Independence Cup (pre-season) SuperSport Trophy (pre-season) Women Women's Cup
Awards	Albanian Footballer of the Year Kategoria Superiore Talent of the Season Kategoria Superiore Fair Play Award Kategoria Superiore Player of the Month
Lists	List of Albania international footballers List of Kategoria Superiore all-time goalscorers List of Kategoria Superiore hat-tricks List of clubs List of venues (by capacity) Foreign players (Superiore)
Men's clubs Women's clubs Male players Female players Expatriate footballers Managers Referees Venues

v t e Futsal in Albania
Futsal FSHF
League competitions	Premier League Futsal Cup
National teams	Albania national futsal team
List of clubs Venues (Listed by capacity) Competitions Trophys and Awards Records

v t e Sports governing bodies in Albania  (ALB)
Summer Olympic Sports	Aquatics Diving Swimming Synchronized Swimming Water polo Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Equestrian Fencing Field hockey Football Golf Gymnastics Handball Judo Modern pentathlon Rugby 7's Rowing Sailing Shooting Practical Shooting Table tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball Beach Volleyball Weightlifting Wrestling
Winter Olympic Sports	Biathlon Bobsleigh Curling Skating (Figure, Speed & Short Track) Ice hockey Luge Skeleton Skiing (Alpine, Cross Country, Nordic Combined, Freestyle & Jumping) Snowboarding
Other IOC Recognised Sports	Air sports Auto racing Bandy Baseball Billiard sports Boules Bowling Bridge Chess Cricket Dance sport Floorball Karate Korfball Lifesaving Motorcycle racing Mountaineering and Climbing Netball Orienteering Pelota Vasca Polo Powerboating Racquetball Roller sports Rugby Softball Sport climbing Squash Sumo Surfing Tug of war Underwater sports Water ski Wushu
Paralympic Sports
Others Sports	Rugby League Rugby Union
Albanian National Olympic Committee

• National members of UEFA
• Football in Albania
• Futsal in Albania
• Sports governing bodies in Albania
• Sports organizations established in 1930
• 1930 establishments in Albania
• Sport in Tirana
• Association football governing bodies in Europe