Albanian Women's National Championship

Albanian Women's National Championship
Country  Albania
Confederation UEFA
Founded 2009
Number of teams 12
Level on pyramid 1
Domestic cup(s) Albanian Women's Cup
International cup(s) Champions League
Current champions Vllaznia Shkodër (2nd title)
(2014–15)
Most championships KF Ada Velipojë (3 titles)
Website Official website
2015–16 Albanian Women's National Championship

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 46th out of 48 domestic leagues.[1]

History

Although football is the most popular sport 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 18th of 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 28th of 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]

2014–15 teams

AAS
Dajti
The Door
Shkëndija Durrës
Locations of the 2014–15 Albanian Women's National Championship teams
Club City
Albanian Ajax School (AAS) Shkodër
KF Apolonia Fier Fier
Bilisht Sport Bilisht
FC Dajti Tirana
FF Elbasani Elbasan
Juban Danja Shkodër
FC Kinostudio Tirana
FK Kukësi Kukës
The Door Albania Shkodër
Tirana AS Tirana
Shkëndija Durrës Durrës
Vllaznia Shkodër Shkodër

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 Shkodër FK Kukësi

By titles

Team Home city Championships
Ada Velipojë Velipojë 3
Vllaznia Shkodër 2
Tirana AS Tiranë 1

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. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  6. ↑ "VLLAZNIA PER FEMRA, SHPALLET KAMPIONE E VENDIT" (in Albanian). rozafa.tv. 12 April 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2015.

See also

External links

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