Kategoria Superiore Femra Explained

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Founded:2009
Teams:10
Levels:1
Confed:UEFA
Confed Cup:Champions League
Domest Cup:Albanian Women's Cup
Champions:Vllaznia (11th title)
Season:2023–24
Most Successful Club:Vllaznia (11 titles)
Website:Official website
Current:2023–24

Kategoria Superiore Femra, referred to as Abissnet Superiore Femra, is the highest division of women's football in Albania. The league is the female equivalent to the men's Kategoria Superiore. The current season is contested by 10 clubs.

History

Although football is considered one of the 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 from 15 to 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.[1] Six more friendly tournaments were held in the following two years in order to raise the profile of the sport and to receive the backing of the Albanian Football Federation to start an official competition.[2]

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.[3]

Clubs (2022–23)

ClubLocation
1Fier
2Tirana
3Kukës
4Laç
5Lushnjë
6Tirana
7Korçë
8Durrës
9Tirana
10VllazniaShkodër

Previous winners

SeasonWinnerRunner-up
2009Tirana ASJuban Danja
2010–11AdaTirana AS
2011–12AdaTirana AS
2012–13AdaJuban Danja
2013–14Vllaznia *FC Kinostudio[4]
2014–15[5] Kukësi
2015–16[6] VllazniaTirana AS
2016–17[7] VllazniaApolonia
VllazniaTirana AS
VllazniaTirana AS
VllazniaApolonia
VllazniaApolonia
VllazniaApolonia
VllazniaTirana
VllazniaApolonia

By titles

Team Home city Titles
Shkodër11
3
1

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/alba-wom07.html Albania 2007
  2. http://www.dw.de/hapa-seriozë-të-futbollit-të-femrave-shqiptare/a-4046462 Hapa seriozë të futbollit të femrave Shqiptare
  3. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/alba-wom09.html Albania 2009
  4. Web site: Vllaznia (new name for Ada) wins the 1st title. sport ekspres.com. 30 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140330232107/http://sportekspres.com/vllaznia-shpallet-kampione-e-vendit/. 30 March 2014. dead. dmy-all.
  5. Web site: VLLAZNIA PER FEMRA, SHPALLET KAMPIONE E VENDIT . rozafa.tv . 12 April 2015 . 21 April 2015 . sq.
  6. Web site: Archived copy . 8 May 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190324070717/https://telesport.al/vllaznia-per-femra-neser-ceremonia-e-shpalljes-kampione-2/ . 24 March 2019 . dead .
  7. Web site: Vllaznia privatizon titullin për femra (Vllaznia wins title) . supersport.al . 22 April 2017 . 23 April 2017 . sq.