2004, ISBN: 9781156281802

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Albania national football team is the national football team of Albania and is controlled by the Football Association of Albania. Although not considered as one of the strongest footballing sides in Europe, Albanians are passionate about their football and the national team has occasionally managed Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Albania national football team is the national football team of Albania and is controlled by the Football Association of Albania. Although not considered as one of the strongest footballing sides in Europe, Albanians are passionate about their football and the national team has occasionally managed to perform well against more illustrious opponents. Founded on June 6, 1930, Albania had to wait 16 years to play the first international match, debuting against Yugoslavia in 1946. In 1932, Albania had already joined FIFA (during the congress June 12 June 16) and in 1954, it was one of the founding members of UEFA. Albania had been invited to play in 1934 World Cup, but owing to organizing difficulties, it didn't take part. In addition to the senior football team, Albania also has teams of U21, U19, U17 and U15 level. One of the most successful is the feeder of the senior team, the U21 level. In the finals of the Euro 1984 U21 championship, they went all the way to the quarter-finals, only to be knocked out by Italy 20 on aggregate. They became the only Albanian team in any level to qualify for a competitive tournament. Currently Albania does not have a women's team, but has a league. Most of the matches of Albanian national team have been played in Qemal Stafa. The stadium was built around the 1930s as a multi-use stadium. Today, it is mostly used for football matches. The stadium is an all-seater with a capacity of 19,600 spectators. Albania has also used the Loro-Boriçi stadium in Shkodra, where they have had some successful matches, like beating Russia 31 in a home Euro 2004 qualifying match. There is a rumour that the Football Association of Albania is planning to build a stadium in Tirana with a capacity of around 30,000. Albania has an. More: Books, , National-Sports-Teams-of-Albania~~Books-LLC, , , , , , , , , , General Books LLC<

2010, ISBN: 1156281806

Kvalitets paperback, [PD: 01/05/2010], [PU: Books LLC], Seiten: 40

2010, ISBN: 1156281806

Kvalitets paperback, [PD: 01/05/2010], [PU: Books LLC], Seiten: 40