Fier Fair Football Tournament

Fier Fair Football Tournament
Season	1911
Champions	Tirana
Matches played	7
Goals scored	74 (10.57 per match)
Biggest home win	Peqini 11–3 Vlora
Biggest away win	Fieri 2–16 Peqini
Highest scoring	Fieri 2–16 Peqini
Longest winning run	3 matches; Tirana
Longest unbeaten run	3 matches; Tirana
	1930 →

The 1911 Fier Fair Football Tournament (Albanian: Turneu Futbollistik i Panairit të Fierit 1911) is the oldest known football competition to take place in Albania, then part of the Ottoman Empire. The tournament, which from 7 to 14 April 1911, had eight teams: Tirana, Elbasani, Kavaja, Berati, Peqini, Vlora, Fieri and Lushnja. Tirana defeated Peqini in the final to win the title, 6–1.

The tournament remains unrecognized by the Albanian Football Association or UEFA, while the Albanian Football Association was formed in 1930. Many people consider this tournament to be the predecessor to the Albanian National Championship, now known as the Kategoria Superiore.

Overview[]

The tournament did not come to light until historians found contemporary articles from the period in 2012 referencing the competition.

It was held in Rahije, Fier, then in Sanjak of Avlona, Janina Vilayet, in the Ottoman Empire. Zgim e C`qipërisë published an article by its editor, Abdyl Kadri, that described the tournament. It was conducted in a single-elimination format; Tirana won and were awarded six gold coins and a trophy, the latter given to the team captain, Zyber Hallulli, who later become the Mayor of Tirana.^[1]^[2]

The participating teams were not organised clubs, but area community members coming together, such as the 68-year-old Imam Zyber Hallulli. Organised teams were formed in 1913, two years after the tournament.

Quarter-Finals[]

7 April 1911

Tirana	9–4	Elbasani

Rahije, Fier

8 April 1911

Kavaja	8–2	Berati

Rahije, Fier

9 April 1911

Peqini	11–3	Vlora

Rahije, Fier

10 April 1911

Fieri	6–2	Lushnja

Rahije, Fier

Semi-Finals[]

11 April 1911

Tirana	4–0	Kavaja

Rahije, Fier

12 April 1911

Fieri	2–16	Peqini

Rahije, Fier

Final[]

14 April 1911

Tirana	6–1	Peqini

Rahije, Fier

References[]

^ Sport Ekspres, 14 February 2012, page 7 Archived May 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ peshkupauje.com, 15 February 2012

[1] Sport Ekspres, 14 February 2012, page 7 Archived May 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

[2] shkupauje.com, 15 February 2012

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