Albania–Serbia football rivalry

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Albania–Serbia football rivalry
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Location of Albania (green) and Serbia (orange)
SportFootball
LocationEurope (UEFA)
Teams Albania
 Serbia
First meeting
  • As Albania–Yugoslavia rivalry
    Albania 2–3 Yugoslavia
    (Tirana; 7 October 1946)
  • As Albania–Serbia rivalry
    Serbia 0–3 Albania
    (Belgrade; 14 October 2014)
Latest meetingAlbania 0–2 Serbia
(Elbasan, 8 October 2015)
StadiumsAir Albania Stadium (Albania)
Red Star Stadium (Serbia)
Statistics
Meetings totalCompetitive matches: 7
Exhibition matches: 0
Total matches: 7
Most winsCompetitive matches: Serbia (5)
Exhibition matches: 0
Total matches: Serbia (5)
Top scorerIvica Osim
Slaven Zambata (2)
All-time seriesAlbania: 1
Draw: 1
Serbia: 5

The Albania–Serbia football rivalry, previously known as Albania–Yugoslavia football rivalry is a highly competitive sports rivalry that exists between the national football teams of the two countries, as well as their respective sets of fans. The rivalry is considered to be one of the most bitter in the world owing to the events that took place relatively recently during the Kosovo war. Tense relations between the two nations are thus fueled by political and historical differences.[1]

The teams have had only two matches, with both Albania and Serbia having one win.[2] The first match took place between the two respective nations on 14 October 2014, which was awarded a 3–0 victory to Albania.

History[]

21st century[]

See also: Serbia v Albania (UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying)

At the UEFA Euro 2016 qualification game, the first association football match between Albania and Serbia took place on 14 October 2014, at Partizan Stadium in Belgrade.[3] When the match started, Serbian crowd chanted "Ubij, ubij Šiptara" (Kill, kill the Albanian),[4] and threw flares and other objects on the pitch towards Albanian players. Afterwards, a drone quadcopter carrying the map of Greater Albania appeared on the pitch.[5][6] Then, a fight occurred between Albanian and Serbian players. The match was abandoned at 0–0 after the fans invaded.[7] On 10 July 2015, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), awarding a 3–0 victory to Albania.[8][9] On 8 October 2015, the second match between the nations took place at the Elbasan Arena in Albania. The Serbian football team's bus was attacked by Albanian protesters.[10] A few hours before the kickoff, the Albanian police carried out riots, firing water cannon bursts as a helicopter buzzed over nearby buildings.[10] The match ended with Serbia defeated the hosts Albania by 2–0 score.[10] After this match, Albania and Serbia have not played a football game due to tensions.

Spectators behavior[]

During matches, behavior of spectators has generally been riot. At the first match between Albania and Serbia, Serbian crowds threw flares and invaded the pitch and physically attacked Albanian players.[11][12]

Overall and matches[]

Overall[]

Competition Round Matches Wins Draws Goals
Albania Serbia Albania Serbia
FIFA World Cup competition 0 0 0 0 0 0
qualification process 0 0 0 0 0 0
UEFA European Championship competition 0 0 0 0 0 0
qualification process 4 1 3 0 3 8
Balkan Cup 3 0 2 1 4 7
Friendly 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 7 1 5 1 7 15

Matches[]

7 October 1946 (1946-10-07) 1946 Balkan Cup Albania  2–3  Yugoslavia Tirana, Albania
Mirashi 6'
Teliti 8'		 Report Matošić 49'
Bobek 52'
Čajkovski 57'		 Stadium: Qemal Stafa Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Radu Istrate (Romania)
14 September 1947 (1947-09-14) 1947 Balkan Cup Albania  2–4  Yugoslavia Tirana, Albania
Boriçi 13'
Parapani 65'		 Report Bobek 23'
Krnić 27'
Mitić 31'
Cimermančić 44'		 Stadium: Qemal Stafa Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Viktor Vrhovac (Yugoslavia)
27 June 1948 (1948-06-27) 1948 Balkan Cup Yugoslavia  0–0  Albania Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Report Stadium: Stadion Beogradski SK
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Nikola Gelev (Bulgaria)
14 May 1967 (1967-05-14) UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Albania  0–2  Yugoslavia Tirana, Albania
16:30 Report Zambata 22', 53' Stadium: Qemal Stafa Stadium
Attendance: 18,573
Referee: Kostakis Xanthoulis (Cyprus)
12 November 1967 (1967-11-12) UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying Yugoslavia  4–0  Albania Belgrade, Yugoslavia
14:00 Sprečo 44'
Osim 48', 81'
Lazarević 56'		 Report Stadium: JNA Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Andrei Rădulescu (Romania)
14 October 2014 (2014-10-14) UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Serbia  0–3
Awarded		  Albania Belgrade, Serbia
20:45 Report Stadium: Partizan Stadium
Attendance: 25,200
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)
8 October 2015 (2015-10-08) UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Albania  0–2  Serbia Elbasan, Albania
20:45 Report Kolarov 90+1'
Ljajić 90+4'		 Stadium: Elbasan Arena
Attendance: 12,330
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli ()

References[]

  1. ^ "Why Do Serbia and Albania Hate Each Other? - Seeker". www.seeker.com. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  2. ^ "Albania vs Serbia H2H Results". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  3. ^ "Serbia-Albania match abandoned after drone carrying flag sparks mass". The Independent. 2014-10-15. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  4. ^ "Nga ndeshja Serbi-Shqipëri fitoi UEFA" [UEFA won from the Serbia-Albania match] (in Albanian). Shqiperia.com Shekulli. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2017. Në vend që të përqëndroheshin tek thirrjet raciste të 30 mijë njerëzve që bërtisnin "vrisni shqiptarët", i thanë publikut se një flamur hodhi në erë gjithë takimin.
  5. ^ "Qualifier in Serbia abandoned because of drone carrying Albanian flag". ESPNFC.com. 14 October 2014.
  6. ^ Ames, Nick; Ibrulj, Saša (14 October 2014). "Serbia v Albania abandoned after players and fans brawl on pitch". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  7. ^ "Serbia-Albania match abandoned after drone carrying flag sparks mass". The Independent. 2014-10-15. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  8. ^ "FOOTBALL: The CAS rejects the appeal filed by the Serbian FA, upholds in part the appeal filed by the Albanian FA: the match Serbia-Albania is deemed to have been forfeited by Serbia (0-3)". Tribunal Arbitral du Sport / Court of Arbitration for Sport. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  9. ^ "The football associations of Albania and Serbia file appeals at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)" (PDF). tas-cas.org. Court of Arbitration for Sport. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  10. ^ a b c "Serbia Defeats Albania In Soccer Match Mostly Free Of Tensions". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  11. ^ "UEFA to investigate Serbia-Albania violence". Arab News. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  12. ^ Montague, James (2015-10-07). "Ending an Albania-Serbia Game and Inciting a Riot, With a Joystick". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
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