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
Tirana Durrës Inagurohet zyra e pare rajonale e FSHF-se ne Durres FSHF.org Shkodër
Presidents No.NameTerm in officeAlbanian Sports Federation (1930–34)1Izedin Beshiri6 June 1930April 19312Musa JukaApril 1931December 1934Vllaznija Shqiptare (1934–45)3Mirash Ivanaj13 August 193519 October 19354Nush Bushati21 October 19357 November 19365Faik ShatkuJanuary 1937December 1938Albanian Sports Federation (1945–62)6Anton MazrekuJune 1945June 19467Kristo PapajaniMarch 1947February 19488Kiço JankuFebruary 1948July 1948—unknownJuly 19481962Albanian Football Federation (1962–present)—unknown196219709Zyber Konçi1970198010Kristaq Miço1982198811Eduard Dervishi1990199712Miço Papadhopulli19976 February 200213Armand Duka1 March 2002Incumbent
Current sponsorships
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See also Albania national football team Football in Albania
References
External links
FSHF Documentary about Albania football history