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Albania
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Kuq e Zinjtë
(The Red and Blacks)
Shqiponjat
(The Eagles)
AssociationFederata Shqiptare e Futbollit
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachGianni De Biasi
CaptainLorik Cana
Most capsAltin Lala (79)
Top scorerErjon Bogdani (17)
Home stadiumQemal Stafa
FIFA codeALB
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current67
Highest50 (April 2011[1])
Lowest124 (August 1997[1])
First international
Albania Albania 2–3 Yugoslavia 
(Tirana, Albania; October 7, 1946)[2]
Biggest win
Albania Albania 5–0 Vietnam 
(Bastia Umbra, Italy; February 12, 2003) Albania Albania 6–1 Cyprus 
(Tirana, Albania; August 12, 2009)[2]
Biggest defeat
 Hungary 12–0 Albania Albania
(Budapest, Hungary; September 24, 1950)[2]
European Championship
Appearances1 (first in 1964)
Best resultRound of 16, 1964

The Albania national association football team is the national association football team of Albania and is controlled by the Football Association of Albania (FSHF).

Although it never played any matches, the Albanian national football team existed before FSHF was created. This is witnessed by the registration of the team in the Balkan Cup tournament of 1929-1931, which started in 1929 (although Albania eventually retired from the competition, before the competition started).[4] FSHF was founded on June 6, 1930, and Albania had to wait 16 years to play its first international match, debuting against Yugoslavia in 1946. In 1932, Albania joined FIFA (during the congress June 12 — June 16) and in 1954, it was one of the founding members of UEFA.

Results in History

Main article: Albania national football team results

Recent developments

In December 2007, Football Association of Albania's president, Armand Duka, announced Arie Haan would replace Croatian-Austrian Otto Barić as Albania's head coach. Haan signed a two-year contract on January 4, 2008.[5]

On March 14, 2008, Albania was suspended from international football (FIFA and UEFA), due to heavy political interference in the Football Association. The suspension lasted 46 days.[6][7][8]

Haan was replaced by Croatian coach Josip Kuže in May 2009.[9] Kuže parted ways with Albania almost three years later, in December 2011, when coach Gianni de Biasi replaced him.[10]

Current results and fixtures

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification fixtures:

Albania 3 – 1 Cyprus
Sadiku 36'
Çani 84'
Bogdani 86'		 Report Laban 45+5'
Attendance: 9,400[11]
Switzerland 2 – 0 Albania
Shaqiri 23'
Inler 68' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 16,500[12]
Albania 1 – 2 Iceland
Çani 29' Report Bjarnason 19'
G.Sigurðsson 81'
Attendance: 8,200
Albania 1 – 0 Slovenia
Roshi 37' Report
Attendance: 9,000
Norway – Albania
Albania – Norway
Slovenia – Albania
Iceland – Albania
Albania –  Switzerland
Cyprus – Albania

Friendlies

Albania 0 – 0 Moldova
Attendance: 5,500
Albania 1 – 0 Iran
Vila 60'
Attendance: 8,500
Albania 2 – 1 Qatar
Bakaj 46'
Bogdani 50'		 Y.Ahmed 53'
Attendance: 100
Georgia 2 – 1 Albania
Kobakhidze 47'
Amisulashvili 88'		 Çani 3'
Attendance: 18,000
North Macedonia 0 – 0 Albania
Attendance: 3,000
Albania 0 – 1 Azerbaijan
Aliyev 22'
Attendance: 1,540

Current squad

The following 21 players have been nominated for a friendly against Cameroon on November 14, 2012.[13]

Caps and goals as of 11 November 2012.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Samir Ujkani (1988-07-05) July 5, 1988 (age 36) 18 0 Italy Palermo
12 1GK Etrit Berisha (1989-03-10) March 10, 1989 (age 35) 3 0 Sweden Kalmar FF
2 2DF Andi Lila (1986-02-12) February 12, 1986 (age 38) 32 0 Greece PAS Giannina
4 2DF Armend Dallku (1983-06-16) June 16, 1983 (age 41) 58 2 Ukraine Vorskla Poltava
6 2DF Debatik Curri (1984-12-28) December 28, 1984 (age 39) 32 1 Turkey Gençlerbirliği S.K.
15 2DF Mërgim Mavraj (1986-06-09) June 9, 1986 (age 38) 7 0 Germany SpVgg Greuther Fürth
5 2DF Lorik Cana (Captain) (1983-07-27) July 27, 1983 (age 41) 61 1 Italy Lazio
7 2DF Kristi Vangjeli (1985-09-05) 5 September 1985 (age 38) 32 0 Ukraine Chornomorets Odesa
3 2DF Tefik Osmani (1985-02-25) February 25, 1985 (age 39) 8 0 Albania Vllaznia Shkodër
24 2DF Renato Arapi (1986-09-28) September 28, 1986 (age 37) 1 0 Albania Skënderbeu Korçë
11 3MF Emiljano Vila (1988-03-12) March 12, 1988 (age 36) 17 2 Greece PAS Giannina
14 3MF Armando Vajushi (1991-12-03) December 3, 1991 (age 32) 1 0 Bulgaria Litex Lovech
8 3MF Ervin Bulku (1981-03-03) March 3, 1981 (age 43) 44 1 Iran Sepahan Isfahan F.C.
19 3MF Alban Meha (1986-04-26) April 26, 1986 (age 38) 3 0 Germany SC Paderborn 07
20 3MF Bruno Telushi (1990-11-14) November 14, 1990 (age 33) 0 0 Albania Flamurtari Vlorë
24 3MF Elis Bakaj (1988-05-02) May 2, 1988 (age 36) 12 1 Ukraine Chornomorets Odesa
21 4FW Odise Roshi (1991-05-02) May 2, 1991 (age 33) 9 1 Germany FSV Frankfurt
9 4FW Edgar Çani (1989-07-22) July 22, 1989 (age 35) 8 3 Poland Polonia Warsaw
16 4FW Armando Sadiku (1991-05-27) May 27, 1991 (age 33) 6 1 Switzerland Lugano
18 4FW Bekim Balaj (1991-01-19) January 19, 1991 (age 33) 0 0 Czech Republic Sparta Prague

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up


GK Isli Hidi (1980-10-15) 15 October 1980 (age 43) 15 0 Cyprus AEL Limassol v.  North Macedonia, 15 November 2011
GK Orges Shehi (1977-09-20) September 20, 1977 (age 46) 1 0 Albania Skënderbeu Korçë v.  Slovenia, 16 October 2012
DF Admir Teli (1981-06-02) 2 June 1981 (age 43) 14 0 Azerbaijan Qarabağ v.  North Macedonia, 15 November 2011
DF Franc Veliu (1988-11-11) 11 November 1988 (age 35) 6 0 Albania Flamurtari Vlorë v.  Slovenia, 16 October 2012
DF Ansi Agolli (1981-10-11) 11 October 1981 (age 42) 31 2 Azerbaijan Qarabağ v.  Slovenia, 16 October 2012
MF Hair Zeqiri (1988-09-11) 11 September 1988 (age 35) 4 0 Albania Flamurtari Vlorë v.  Moldova, 15 August 2012
MF Ledian Memushaj (1986-12-07) 7 December 1986 (age 37) 2 0 Italy Lecce v.  Moldova, 15 August 2012
MF Mërgim Brahimi (1992-08-08) 8 August 1992 (age 32) 1 0 Switzerland Grasshopper Club Zürich v.  Iran, 27 May 2012
MF Gjergji Muzaka (1984-08-26) 26 August 1984 (age 39) 21 1 Albania Flamurtari Vlorë v.  Georgia, 29 February 2012
MF Gilman Lika (1987-01-13) 13 January 1987 (age 37) 17 0 Albania KF Tirana v.  Slovenia, 16 October 2012
MF Jahmir Hyka (1988-03-08) March 8, 1988 (age 36) 32 2 Switzerland Lucerne v.  Slovenia, 16 October 2012
FW Ahmed Januzi (1988-07-08) 8 July 1988 (age 36) 5 0 Ukraine Vorskla Poltava v.   Switzerland, 11 September 2012
FW Edmond Kapllani (1982-07-31) 31 July 1982 (age 42) 36 6 Germany FSV Frankfurt v.  North Macedonia, 15 November 2011
FW Hamdi Salihi (1984-01-19) January 19, 1984 (age 40) 41 9 United States D.C. United v.  Slovenia, 16 October 2012
FW Erjon Bogdani (1976-03-19) March 19, 1976 (age 48) 41 17 Italy Siena v.  Slovenia, 16 October 2012

Coaching staff

According to the FSHF website, the following is the current coaching staff:[14]

Head Coach Italy Gianni De Biasi
Assistant Coach Italy Paolo Tramezzani
Assistant Coach Italy Angelo Pereni
Fitness Coach Italy Alberto Belle
Goalkeeping Coach Albania Ilir Bozhiqi
National Team Manager Albania Alban Bushi
Team Doctor Albania Arben Celiku
Physios Germany Joachim Bullinger
Albania Ylli Mihali

Stadium

Old Qemal Stafa Stadium as seen from the Sheraton hotel.
Main article: Qemal Stafa Stadium

Supporters

Main article: Tifozat Kuq e Zi

Kit History

The Albanian kit has been mostly red and black with small changes through years.

Managerial History

This is a chronological list of the 22 managers who have guided Albania since 1946 (note that Bejkush Birçe and Agron Sulaj have had the job twice):[15]

  1. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ljubiša Broćić
  2. Albania Adem Karapici
  3. Albania Sllave Llambi
  4. Albania Ludovik Jakova
  5. Albania Myslim Alla
  6. Hungary Miklos Vadas
  7. Albania Loro Boriçi
  8. Soviet Union Nikolai Lyuksinov
  9. Albania Zyber Konçi
  10. Albania Ilia Shuke
  11. Albania Shyqyri Rreli
  12. Albania Agron Sulaj
  13. Albania Bejkush Birçe
  14. Albania Agron Sulaj
  15. Albania Bejkush Birçe
  16. Albania Neptun Bajko
  17. Albania Astrit Hafizi
  18. Albania Medin Zhega
  19. Albania Sulejman Demollari
  20. Italy Giuseppe Dossena
  21. Germany Hans-Peter Briegel
  22. Croatia Austria Otto Barić
  23. Netherlands Arie Haan
  24. Croatia Josip Kuže
  25. Italy Gianni De Biasi

Players

Most appearances

Below is a list of the 10 players with the most appearances for Albania, as of October 13, 2012 (* denotes players still available for selection):[16]

No Name Matches Goals First game (age) Last game (age)
1 Altin Lala 79 3 1998 11-10-2011 (35)
2 Klodian Duro 78 6 2001 (23) 07-10-2011 (33)
3 Ervin Skela 75 13 2000 (22) 06-09-2011 (34)
4 Foto Strakosha 73 0 5-30-1990 08-13-2004 (39)
5 Erjon Bogdani* 72 17 9-6-1999 12-10-2012 (35)
5 Igli Tare 68 10 1997 07-02-2007 (33)
7 Alban Bushi 68 14 1995 17-11-2007 (34)
8 Altin Haxhi 67 3 1995 14-11-2009 (32)
9 Altin Rraklli 63 11 1992 30-03-2005 (34)
10 Lorik Cana* 61 1 11-6-2003 (19) 16-10-2012 (29)

Top goalscorers

Below is a list of the 10 players with the most goals for Albania, as of October 17, 2012 (* denotes players still available for selection):[17]

No Name First game Last game Goals Caps Goals per Match
1 Erion Bogdani* 1999 2012 17 72 0.24
2 Alban Bushi 1995 2007 14 68 0.21
3 Ervin Skela 2000 2011 13 75 0.17
4 Altin Rraklli 1992 2005 11 61 0.17
5 Sokol Kushta 1987 1996 10 31 0.32
5 Igli Tare 1997 2007 10 68 0.15
7 Hamdi Salihi* 2006 2012 9 41 0.23
8 Adrian Aliaj 2002 2006 8 29 0.28
9 Bledar Kola 1994 2007 6 39 0.15
9 Klodian Duro 2001 2011 6 78 0.08
10 Edmond Kapllani* 2004 2011 6 36 0.17

Honours

  • Winners of VIII Balkan Cup (Tirana, October 1946)
  • Winners of Rothmans Football International Tournament (Valletta, February 4 — February 10, 2000)[18]

World Cup record

Main article: Albania national football team results
  • 1930 to 1962 – Did not participate
  • 1966 – Did not qualify
  • 1970 – Entry not accepted[19]
  • 1974 – Did not qualify
  • 1978 – Did not participate
  • 1982 to 2010 – Did not qualify

UEFA European Championship record

Main article: Albania national football team results

Head-to-Head records against other countries

Opponent Games Wins Draws Losses Goals For Goals Against Goal Differential
 Algeria 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3
 Andorra 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2
 Argentina 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4
 Armenia 2 0 1 1 1 4 -4
 Austria 6 0 0 6 1 17 -16
 Azerbaijan 5 3 1 1 5 3 +2
 Bahrain 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3
 Belarus 4 1 1 2 5 8 -3
 Belgium 2 1 0 1 3 3 =0
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 1 2 1 3 3 =0
 Bulgaria 11 2 4 5 8 15 -7
 China 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0
 Cuba 1 0 1 0 0 0 =0
 Cyprus 5 2 1 2 12 7 +5
 Czech Republic 5 2 0 3 6 10 -4
 Denmark 8 1 1 6 3 18 -15
 England 4 0 0 4 1 12 -11
 Estonia 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2
 Finland 7 2 1 4 6 8 -2
 France 4 0 0 4 1 11 -10
 Georgia 11 3 2 6 9 17 -8
 Germany 14 0 1 13 10 38 -28
 Greece 14 5 3 6 13 13 =0
 Hungary 5 0 1 4 0 18 -18
 Iceland 3 2 0 1 3 3 =0
 Iran 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
 Kazakhstan 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2
 Latvia 5 0 5 0 6 6 =0
 Liechtenstein 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
 Lithuania 3 1 0 2 3 5 -2
 Luxembourg 5 3 1 1 7 2 +5
 Malta 7 4 2 1 12 3 +9
 Mexico 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4
 North Macedonia 8 1 3 4 4 10 -6
 Moldova 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4
 Netherlands 4 0 0 4 1 7 -6
 Northern Ireland 8 1 2 5 4 13 -9
 Norway 4 1 1 2 2 3 -1
 Poland 11 1 3 7 7 14 -7
 Portugal 5 0 1 4 4 12 -8
 Qatar 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1
 Republic of Ireland 4 0 1 3 2 6 -4
 Romania 15 2 3 10 9 40 -31
 Russia 2 1 0 1 4 5 -1
 San Marino 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3
 Scotland 0 0 0 0 0 0 =0
 Yugoslavia 5 0 1 4 4 13 -9
 Slovenia 5 0 2 3 1 5 -4
 Spain 5 0 0 5 2 24 -22
 Sweden 5 1 1 3 5 10 -5
  Switzerland 5 0 1 4 3 9 -6
 Turkey 9 3 2 4 11 8 +3
 Ukraine 4 0 1 3 2 6 -4
 Uzbekistan 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
 Vietnam 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5
 Wales 2 0 1 1 1 3 -2
56 Countries 258 58 55 145 218 431 −213

See also

References

  1. ^ a b FIFAAlbania. "Albania in FIFA website". FIFA. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
  2. ^ a b c Kirill (16 August 2010). "Albania matches". Kirill. Archived from the original on 20 August 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b c Kirill. "Eloratings.net". Archived from the original on 20 August 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Giovanni Armillotta: Kryeziu, Lushta, Boriçi e Llambi 31.03.2008
  5. ^ AFP. "Haan named Albania boss". FIFA. FIFA. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
  6. ^ Albania suspension lifted by FIFA [dead link]
  7. ^ FIFA says its emergency committee has decided to lift suspension of Albania [dead link]
  8. ^ FIFA lifts suspension of Albania over alleged interference
  9. ^ JOSIP KUZHE TRAJNER I SHQIPËRISË Televizioni Koha 19/5/2009
  10. ^ "Albania name De Biasi coach". Fifa.com. 2011-12-14. Retrieved 2011-12-14.
  11. ^ http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/europe/matches/round=258374/match=300182251/report.html
  12. ^ http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/europe/matches/round=258374/match=300182246/report.html
  13. ^ FSHF. "http://www.fshf.org/artikull/de-biasi-shpall-listen-anti-kamerun". FSHF website. Retrieved 12 November 2012. {{cite news}}: External link in |title= (help)
  14. ^ FSHF. "The Team" (in Albanian). Albanian Federation of Football. Retrieved 16 August 2010. [dead link]
  15. ^ "Lukshinov: Enver Hoxha's passion of soccer (11/10/2009)". Albania-sport.com. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
  16. ^ "Albania – Record International Players". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
  17. ^ "Albania – Record International Players – Goals". Rsssf.com. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
  18. ^ Malta 2000 Events [dead link]
  19. ^ "History of the FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition (by year)" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
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