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UEFA is the organiser of two of the most prestigious competitions in international football: The UEFA European Championship and the UEFA Nations League. The main competition for men's national teams is the UEFA European Championship (also known as the Euro), which started in 1958, with the first finals in 1960 , and was known as the European ...
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.
Football association: Albanian Football Association Top-level league: Kategoria Superiore (transl. Superior Category) UEFA ranking: 46th [6]; Soccerway profile: here The top division of Albanian football was formed in 1930, and the inaugural title was won by SK Tirana (now known as KF Tirana).
The Albanian Football Cup (Albanian: Kupa e Shqipërisë), which is the country's main knockout cup competition, was established in 1939.The winners are entitled to compete in the UEFA Europa League, at the First qualifying round stage.
Albanian football clubs have competed in European football tournaments since the 1962-63 season when Partizani Tirana played in the European Cup.Clubs took part in the UEFA Champions League (formerly the European Cup), UEFA Cup, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League and UEFA Intertoto Cup.
Albania began UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group I with an emphatic 1–0 away win against Portugal, [26] [27] followed by a 1–1 draw against Denmark at the newly renovated Elbasan Arena. [28] They then beat Serbia 3–0 in a match full of incidents. They finally qualified for a Euro, its first appearance at a major men's football tournament. [29]
They lost in 1988-89 with 0-4 against IFK Göteborg and Bayern Munich with 6-1 on aggregate! This ranked KF Tirana as the 31st best football team in the world. They also qualified for the Uefa Cup Winners Round of 16 in 1986-87 after beating an strong Opponent in the First Round in the name of Dynamo Bukarest, in both games with 1-0 and 2-1 away.
Kategoria e Parë is the second tier of professional football in Albania, positioned below Kategoria Superiore and above Kategoria e Dytë. Established in 1930, the league comprises 12 teams. The top two teams earn direct promotion to Kategoria Superiore, while the teams ranked 3rd to 6th enter a playoff tournament.