Liechtenstein Football Union (LFS) ( German der Liechtensteiner Fussballverband (LFV) ) is a Liechtenstein football organization managing football in the Principality of Liechtenstein . It was founded in 1934 . He is a member of FIFA , UEFA and the Liechtenstein Olympic Sports Union , as well as a partner of the East Swiss Football Union . Under the auspices of the Union held the Liechtenstein Football Cup . Currently, there are about 1,700 players in Liechtenstein. The headquarters of the LFS is located in Shaan .
| Liechtenstein Football Union | |
|---|---|
| Der Liechtensteiner Fussballverband | |
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| Founded by | 1934 |
| Joining FIFA | 1974 |
| Joining UEFA | 1974 |
| The president |  Hugo quaderer |
| National team coach |  Renee Paurić |
| Website | www.lfv.li |
In April 2019, the FIFA ranking of the Liechtenstein national football team takes 182nd place. The highest place the team of Liechtenstein took in January 2008 and June 2011 - 118 place. [one]
Content
- 1 History
- 2 Guide
- 3 Football clubs that are part of the LFS
- 4 Tournaments
- 5 notes
- 6 See also
- 7 References
History
The Liechtenstein Football Union was founded in 1934 by the football clubs Vaduz , Balzers and Triesen .
In 1949, FC Shan was admitted to the LFS. In 1954, the Association of Eschen-Mauren players joined the LFS as a member of the Union (first as FC Mauren, and since 1963 as FC Ashen-Mauren ). In 1958, FC “ Ruggell ” was admitted to the LFS, and then in 1972 - FC “ Triesenberg ”.
1974 was a landmark year in the history of the Liechtenstein Football Union. This year, the LFS was admitted to FIFA (at that time the 142nd member of the Federation ) and to UEFA (34th member). The first official game of the Liechtenstein team was held in Balzers on March 9, 1982 against the Swiss team. Contrary to all expectations , the Liechtenstein national team fought decently throughout the match, but was defeated with a score of 0: 1.
The Liechtenstein team participated in the qualifying games for the 1984 and 1988 Olympic Games . Liechtenstein team began to participate in the European and World Championships in 1996 and 1998, respectively.
In 2003, Liechtenstein hosted the European Youth Championship , and in 2010 - the European Junior Championship .
Guide
In 2003, Reinhard Walser was approved as President of the Liechtenstein Football Union. He became the thirteenth President of the LFS.
In 2012, Reinhard Walser was replaced by Matthias Voigt as President of the LFS. He became the fourteenth President of the LFS.
LFS Football Clubs
In chronological order by the date of foundation of the club:
- Vaduz (founded in 1932)
- The Balzers (1932)
- Triesen (1932)
- The Shan (1949)
- Ruggell (1958)
- Eschen Mauren (1963)
- Triesenberg (1972)
Tournaments
The only competition held under the auspices of the LFS is the Liechtenstein Football Cup . During it, the winners were Vaduz (47 times), Balzers (11 times), Triesen (8 times), Eschen-Mauren (5 times) and Shan (3 times).
In accordance with the terms of the agreement, since 1933 Liechtenstein football clubs have been participating in the Swiss Championship , since holding their own championship in Liechtenstein is not possible due to the small number of football clubs.
Notes
See also
- Liechtenstein Football Cup
- Liechtenstein National Football Team
- Swiss Football Championship
- Challenge league