Friday, May 8, 2026

Albania

 

Albania, Ranked 28th by UEFA.

1. Partizani Tiranë 26 16 8 2 48-19 40 Champions
2. Dinamo Tiranë 26 15 9 2 45-19 39 3. Vllaznia Shkodër 26 12 10 4 37-18 34 4. Labinoti Elbasan 26 12 9 5 33-23 33
Besa, in white, vs Universitatea (Craiova, Romania)
5. Besa Kavajë 26 10 11 5 36-22 31 6. Skënderbeu Korçë 26 10 8 8 25-19 28
7. 17 Nëntori Tiranë 26 9 9 8 32-21 27
8. Lokomotiva Durrës 26 7 12 7 23-22 26 9. Flamurtari Vlorë 26 3 14 9 16-24 20 10. Tomori Berat 26 5 10 11 24-36 20 11. Luftëtari Gjirokastër 26 6 8 12 21-40 20 12. Traktori Lushnjë 26 4 11 11 15-29 19 13. Besëlidhja Lezhë 26 3 10 13 15-34 16 Relegated 14. Apolonia Fier 26 2 7 17 11-55 11 Relegated

II Division: Championship Playoff

Shkëndija Tiranë  4-2 Studenti Tiranë   

NB: both finalists promoted.

Cup: Dinamo Tiranė 2-0 Besa Kavajė

No photo of the Cup winners seems to exist, but this is from the period. Dinamo in white vs Shkëndija Tiranë, Dinamo won their 7th Cup, but it was their first after 1961

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Ireland the Cup

 

Cup: Limerick 0-0 Drogheda

 rep Limerick               3-0 Drogheda

Limerick AFC won their first Cup.

This season was the season of the underdogs, winning for the first titme both title and Cup.

Monday, May 4, 2026

Ireland I Division

 

Ireland. Ranked 27th by UEFA.
1.Cork Hibernians 26 12 11 3 38-17 35 *
2.Shamrock Rovers 26 14 7 5 49-38 35 *
3.Waterford 26 13 8 5 49-34 34
4.Bohemians 26 12 9 5 38-25 33
5.Cork Celtic 26 11 9 6 44-27 31
6.Finn Harps 26 13 4 9 54-42 30
7.Limerick 26 10 8 8 36-31 28
8.Shelbourne 26 10 7 9 32-30 27 9.Dundalk 26 7 11 8 37-33 25 10.Athlone Town 26 8 5 13 35-43 21 11.Sligo Rovers 26 7 7 12 36-58 21 12.St.Patrick's Athletic26 5 7 14 34-55 17 13.Drogheda United 26 6 4 16 27-46 16 14.Drumcondra 26 3 5 18 26-56 11

* Championship Play Off - Cork Hibernians 3 Shamrock Rovers 1

Cork Hibernians won their 1st title! The greatest season.

Friday, May 1, 2026

Norway

 

Norway – ranked 26th by UEFA.

Standing from left: Geir Karlsen, Jan Christiansen, Knut Jenssen, Bjørn Rime, Erling Næss, Kåre Rønnes.
Crouching: Erling Meirik, Arne Hanssen, Bjørn Wirkola, Tore Lindseth, Terje Mørkved. Rosenborg 18 9 6 3 25-11 24 Champions Cup Lyn 18 9 5 4 28-17 23 UEFA Cup Viking 18 9 4 5 41-20 22 UEFA Cup
Fredrikstad 18 8 6 4 32-23 22 (Cup Winners Cup)
Strømsgodset 18 7 7 4 28-21 21
Hamarkameratene 18 7 7 4 19-15 21
Sarpsborg 18 6 4 8 32-27 16
Hødd 18 3 5 10 17-32 11 Brann 18 3 5 10 14-31 11 ------------------------------------------- Frigg 18 4 1 13 16-55 9 Relegated First division expanded from 10 to 12 teams.


Cup:

Rosenborg            4-1 Fredrikstad 
Fredrikstad lost the final, but got spot at the Cup Winners Cup.
The winners.
'The Troll Children' won their 3rd title and 3rd Cup and their first double.

Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Denmark

 Denmark – ranked 25th by UEFA.

Division One, "1. division"
No. Team                G    W    D    L    Gf    Ga    P
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1 Vejle B 22 13 3 6 61 40 29
2 Hvidovre IF 22 10 4 8 44 38 24 3 BK Frem 22 10 4 8 40 36 24 4 KB 22 10 4 8 49 47 24 5 Randers Freja 22 9 5 8 40 42 23 6 Køge Boldklub 22 9 5 8 44 47 23 7 Brønshøj Boldklub 22 10 2 10 43 52 22
8 B 1903 22 7 7 8 35 31 21
9 B 1901 22 8 4 10 46 47 20 10 B 1909 22 6 7 9 39 40 19 11 AaB 22 7 4 11 37 47 18 12 AB 22 7 3 12 34 45 17 Relegated: AaB and AB Promoted: AGF and
Næstved IF


Cup: B 1909 1-0 BK Frem

B 1909 (Odense) won their 2nd Cup – but this was the last trophy 'the Miners' won.

Sunday, April 26, 2026

Northern Ireland

 

Northern Ireland – ranked 24th by UEFA.

1. Linfield Belfast 22 18 2 2 58-16 38
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2. Glentoran Belfast 22 16 3 3 52-17 35
3. Distillery Belfast 22 13 4 5 51-29 30 4. FC Coleraine 22 12 2 8 43-32 26 5. Ballymena United 22 8 7 7 34-28 23 6. Ards Newtownards 22 8 5 9 30-37 21 7. Crusaders Belfast 22 7 6 9 24-45 20
8. FC Bangor 22 7 5 10 21-34 19

Back row (L-R): Jimmy Hill, Eamon McLaughlin, Raymond White, Noel Ward, Irwyn McKibbin, Danny Hale, Doug Wood.
Front row (L-R): Declan McDowell, Jim 'Chang' Smith, John Duffy, George O'Halloran, John Rowland.
Mascot: Gary Blake.

 9. Derry City Londonderry     22   7  5 10  45-46  19
10. Glenavon Lurgan 22 5 3 14 39-55 13
11. Cliftonville Belfast 22 3 6 13 26-53 12 12. FC Portadown 22 2 4 16 24-55 8 No promotion or relegation.
Champions: Linfield Belfast Cup Final: Distillery Belfast-Derry City Londonderry 3-0

Distillery captain Peter Rafferty and full back Derek Meldrum parade with the Cup.

Distillery won their 12th Cup – but their first since 1955-56 and also their last trophy so far. Back row (L-R): Tom Finney, Tommy Brannigan, Alan McCarroll, Roy McDonald, Peter Rafferty, Derek Meldrum, Martin O'Neill
Front row (L-R): Mervyn Law, George Lennox, Jim Savage, Joe Patterson, Peter Watson
Inset: Martin Donnelly

Thursday, April 23, 2026

Sweden the Cup

 

Cup:
Åtvidabergs FF  - Malmö FF  3-2

No double for Malmo FF.



Atvidabergs FF won second consecutive Cup.