# Albanian Football Federation

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

| No. | Name | Term in office | Term in office |
| Albanian Sports Federation (1930–34) ||||
| 1 | Izedin Beshiri | 6 June 1930 | April 1931 |
| 2 | Musa Juka | April 1931 | December 1934 |
| Vllaznija Shqiptare (1934–45) ||||
| 3 | Mirash Ivanaj | 13 August 1935 | 19 October 1935 |
| 4 | Nush Bushati | 21 October 1935 | 7 November 1936 |
| 5 | Faik Shatku | January 1937 | December 1938 |
| Albanian Sports Federation (1945–62) ||||
| 6 | Anton Mazreku | June 1945 | June 1946 |
| 7 | Kristo Papajani | March 1947 | February 1948 |
| 8 | Kiço Janku | February 1948 | July 1948 |
| — | unknown | July 1948 | 1962 |
| Albanian Football Federation (1962–present) ||||
| — | unknown | 1962 | 1970 |
| 9 | Zyber Konçi | 1970 | 1980 |
| 10 | Kristaq Miço | 1982 | 1988 |
| 11 | Eduard Dervishi | 1990 | 1997 |
| 12 | Miço Papadhopulli | 1997 | 6 February 2002 |
| 13 | Armand Duka | 1 March 2002 | Incumbent |

## Current sponsorships

    As of December 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
* Via Hotels
* Abissnet