Albanian Women's National Championship

Albanian Women's National Championship
Founded 2009
Country  Albania
Confederation UEFA
Number of teams 12
Level on pyramid 1
Domestic cup(s) Albanian Women's Cup
International cup(s) Champions League
Current champions Vllaznia Shkodër (5th title)
(2017–18)
Most championships Vllaznia Shkodër (5 titles)
Website Official website
2017–18

The Albanian National Football Championship for Women (Albanian: Kampionati Kombëtar i Futbollit për Femra), primarily referred to as the Albanian Women's National Championship, is the highest division of women's football in Albania. The league is the female equivalent to the men's Albanian Superliga and is contested by 12 clubs. The Albanian Women's National Championship is one of the least developed women's domestic leagues in Europe, and is currently ranked 42nd out of 48 domestic leagues.[1]

History

Although football is considered as one of most popular sports in Albania, women's football has historically been non evident in the country until 2007, when the first ever national tournament was held in Sarandë between the 15th and 18 August as a promotional event for women's football. The teams who participated were amateur sides made up of a selection of players from Tirana, Shkodra, Korça, and Rubik.[2] Six more friendly tournaments were held in the following two years in order to raise the profile of the sport and in order to receive the backing of the Albanian Football Association to start an official competition.[3]

Two years after the first unofficial tournament in Albania, the first official competition was held in the form of a knockout tournament played between the 23rd and 28 January 2009 at the Selman Stërmasi Stadium in Tiranë and the Albanian Football Association Sports Centre in Kamëz. The tournament featured eight teams which were Tirana AS, FC Tropoja, Juban Danja, Olimpik Tirana, Tirana, KF Rubiku, KF Memaliaj and KF The Door Shkodra. The quarter finals were held on 23 January and the semi finals were held on 28 January with the final being held three days later on 28 January at the Selman Stërmasi Stadium. The final was contested between Tirana AS, coached by Altin Rraklli and Juban Danja and ended in a 4–0 win for Tirana AS following goals from Aurora Seranaj, Ana Baro and two goals from Brisida Zaimaj to crown the club the inaugural champions of Albania.[4]

2017–18 teams

Club Location
Albanian Ajax SchoolShkodër
Apolonia FierFier
DajtiTirana
Juban DanjaShkodër
KinostudioTirana
PogradeciPogradec
Teuta DurrësDurrës
Tirana ASTirana
Skënderbeu KorçëKorçë
Vllaznia ShkodërShkodër

Previous winners

SeasonWinnerRunner-up
2009Tirana ASJuban Danja
2010–11KF Ada Velipojë-
2011–12KF Ada VelipojëTirana AS
2012–13KF Ada VelipojëJuban Danja
2013–14KF Vllaznia Shkodër *FC Kinostudio[5]
2014–15[6]KF Vllaznia ShkodërFK Kukësi
2015–16[7]KF Vllaznia ShkodërTirana AS
2016–17[8]KF Vllaznia ShkodërApolonia Fier
2017–18KF Vllaznia Shkodër
  • By end of 2013 KS Ada of Velipojë reorganized and merged with players from Shkodër to play from that moment on in the name of KF Vllaznia. Since Velipojë and Shkodër are two different cities, KS Ada retains the 3 previously won titles.

By titles

TeamHome cityChampionships
KF VllazniaShkodër5
Ada VelipojëVelipojë3
Tirana ASTiranë1

See also

References

  1. ↑ UEFA coefficient ranking 2014–15
  2. ↑ Albania 2007
  3. ↑ Hapa seriozë të futbollit të femrave Shqiptare
  4. ↑ Albania 2009
  5. ↑ "Vllaznia (new name for Ada) wins the 1st title". sport ekspres.com. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  6. ↑ "VLLAZNIA PER FEMRA, SHPALLET KAMPIONE E VENDIT" (in Albanian). rozafa.tv. 12 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  7. ↑ http://telesport.al/vllaznia-per-femra-neser-ceremonia-e-shpalljes-kampione-2/
  8. ↑ "Vllaznia privatizon titullin për femra (Vllaznia wins title)" (in Albanian). supersport.al. 22 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
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