The Albanian Football Federation (Albanian: Federata Shqiptare e Futbollit; FSHF) is the governing body of football in Albania. The federation 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 by the FSHF. The federation 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.
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,[1] 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 oversaw various sports activities at the time. The federation was one of the founding members of UEFA in 1954.[2]
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.[3] The ban was subsequently lifted as the political interferences were clarified, and on 27 May 2008, Albania played a friendly against Poland.
El actual presidente de la FSHF, Armand Duka, ocupa este cargo desde 2002 y ganó las elecciones para un tercer mandato en 2010. [4]
Durante la controversia de 2009 entre la FSHF y el gobierno albanés en cuanto a la propiedad del estadio Qemal Stafa . La UEFA insistió en presionar para que el estadio sea propiedad de la FSHF para que se puedan realizar inversiones en él. [5] En febrero de 2011 se decidió que el nuevo estadio, que sustituirá al actual y costará 60 millones de euros, será propiedad del 75% de la FSHF y del 25% del gobierno albanés. [6]
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