Dokument #1219869
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Autor)
No information on a football club officially called "Tirana Football Club" in Tirana could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
However, there is in Tirana a football club called SK Tirana (SK Tirana 2001), or Tirana sport-club (ATA 26 Jan. 1999), whose president and secretary are respectively Abdelrrahman Metwally El-Sayed and Sulejman Mema (UEFA 1998-2002; SK Tirana 2001; I-A-A 2001). Sulejman Mema, who became the team's secretary in January 1999 (ATA 26 Jan. 1999) is also one of the team's assistant-coaches for the season 2001-2002 (I-A-A 2001; SK Tirana 2001). The other assistant-coaches are Astrit Nallbani and Agim Canaj (I-A-A 2001). Shkelkim Muca is the team's coach (ibid.).
SK Tirana is the only football club in Tirana recognized as a member by the Football Association of Albania (FSHF) (UEFA 1998-2002)
The following phone numbers of the Serman Stermasi stadium are provided on the Illyria - Arberia - Albania (I -A -A) Website: 355 42 33 299, 355 42 27 877 and 355 42 28 198 (Fax) (2001).
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
References
Albanian Telegraphic Agency (ATA). 26
January 1999. "Tirana Sport-club has New Secretary." http://www.hri.org/news/balkans/ata/1999/99-01-26.ata.html
[Accessed 11 Mar. 2002]
Illyria - Arberia - Albania (I-A-A).
2001. "Albania Soccer: Albanian Teams Season 2001-2002: SK Tirana."
http://www.lunarpages.com/albsports/Sporti/teams/tirana/alb_teams_tirana_sk.htm
[Accessed 11 Mar. 2002]
SK Tirana. 2001. "Skuadra dhe Stafi i SK
Tirana Sezoni 2001-2002." http://web.tiscali.it/sktirana/sot.htm
[Accessed 11 Mar. 2002]
Union of European Football Associations
(UEFA). 1998-2002. Uefa.com. "Football Association of Albania:
Tirana." http://www.uefa.com/FootballCentral/Directory/Country=ALB/Association=2/index.html
[Accessed 11 Mar. 2002]
Additional Sources Consulted
IRB databases
LEXIS/NEXIS
Internet sites including:
World News Connection (WNC)
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