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Albania
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)[Kuq e Zinjtë (The Red and Blacks)
Shqiponjat] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) (The Eagles)
Association[[[Albanian Football Association|Federata Shqiptare e Futbollit]]] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) (FSHF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachItaly Gianni De Biasi
CaptainLorik Cana
Most capsAltin Lala (79)
Top scorerErjon Bogdani (18)
Home stadiumElbasan Arena
FIFA codeALB
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current70 Decrease 3 (14 August 2014)
Highest37 (July 2013[1])
Lowest124 (August 1997[1])
First international
Albania Albania 2–3 Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
(Tirana, Albania; October 7, 1946)[2]
Biggest win
 Albania 5–0 Vietnam 
(Bastia Umbra, Italy; February 12, 2003)  Albania 6–1 Cyprus 
(Tirana, Albania; August 12, 2009)[2]
Biggest defeat
 Hungary 12–0 Albania 
(Budapest, Hungary; September 24, 1950)[2]
European Championship
Appearances0
Best result–

The Albania national football team is the national association football team of Albania and it has represented the Albanian nation since 1932.

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]

The Albania national team has recently had an unprecedented high number of players, who although are Albanian by ethnicity, were not born in Albania, but either in Kosovo, or outside of Kosovo, while hailing from Albanian Kosovar parents. As of August 13, 2013, 14 Albanians of Kosovo origin were either part of the start-up team, or have received recent call-ups.[11]

Significant presence to the 2014 FIFA World Cup

The Catalan newspaper El Mundo Deportivo makes significant presence of Albania in the World Cup, thanks to an article published by it. "Albania is not in the World cup, but anyway to talk and in Brazil in 2014, a result of the originating stars are springing up in major competitions on the globe".[12]

Catalan daily "El Mundo Deportivo" makes significant presence in Albania Cup world, thanks to an article published by it, which explains some of the talent of this tour are originally from the "eagles", especially emphasizing Xherdan Shaqiri. According to the newspaper sports, if Gianni De Biasi would have been in his bosom the Swiss representative footballers and Adnan Januzaj of Belgium, with more likely in the 1/8 finals against Argentina would not be Switzerland but the Red & Blacks of Albania. "El Mundo Deportivo" writes that a country with three million inhabitants, which has never previously participated in a major tournament, could have been present in the Brazilian World Cup if the stars of Albanian origin would have chosen to wear jersey of their country.

Gazette notes that even Xherdan Shaqiri, currently the star of the Swiss youth was too ambiguous to play for the Albania in the past, and even holds two passports, the Swiss and Albanian. Born in Gjilan, Kosovo, in the end he decided to wear the shirt of Switzerland, the country where he trained as a footballer. The second name that can do the work De Biasi, according to Catalan daily is Januzaj of Belgium, which the label as a great talent. For the latter, "El Mundo Deportivo" writes that he was born in Brussels but emphasizes the origins of his father, who is an Albanian from Kosovo.

According to "El Mundo Deportivo", he will be one of the new elements that Van Gaal can trust more when Manchester United take the lead. Also mentioned in the article and two brothers Xhaka, where the first Granit plays for Switzerland and the second Taulant for Albania, and according to El Mundos, the Borussia Mönchengladbach midfielder could have been part of Albania in qualifying. While the other players belonging Macedonian Albanians as Blerim Dzemaili, Admir Mehmedi and Valon Behrami, according to "El Mundo Deportivo" harder than in Europe would have the most talented team that the Albanian.

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

2012

29 February 2012 Friendly Georgia  2 – 1  Albania Tbilisi, Georgia
14:30 GMT Kobakhidze 48'
Amisulashvili 87'		 Report Cani 2' Stadium: Mikheil Meskhi Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Ghennadi Sidenco
22 May 2012 Friendly Albania  2 – 1  Qatar Madrid, Spain
20:00 GMT Bakaj 46'
Bogdani 50'		 Report Y.Ahmed 54' Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Attendance: 100
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo
27 May 2012 Friendly Albania  1 – 0  Iran Istanbul, Turkey
19:00 GMT Vila 60' Report Stadium: BJK İnönü Stadium
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Hüseyin Göçek
15 August 2012 Friendly Albania  0 – 0  Moldova Tirana, Albania
20:30 GMT Vila 60' Report Stadium: Qemal Stafa Stadium
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Yunus Yıldırım
7 September 2012 2014 FIFA World Cup Q Albania  3 – 1  Cyprus Tirana, Albania
20:30 GMT Sadiku 36'
Çani 84'
Bogdani 86'		 Report Laban 45+5' Stadium: Qemal Stafa Stadium
Attendance: 9,400
Referee: Artyom Kuchin
11 September 2012 2014 FIFA World Cup Q Switzerland  2 – 0  Albania Lucerne, Switzerland
20:30 GMT Shaqiri 23'
Inler 68' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Swissporarena
Attendance: 16,500
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan
12 October 2012 2014 FIFA World Cup Q Albania  1 – 2  Iceland Tirana, Albania
19:00 GMT Çani 29' Report Bjarnason 19'
G.Sigurðsson 81'		 Stadium: Qemal Stafa Stadium
Attendance: 8,200
Referee: Tony Asumaa
16 October 2012 2014 FIFA World Cup Q Albania  1 – 0  Slovenia Tirana, Albania
20:45 GMT Roshi 37' Report Stadium: Qemal Stafa Stadium
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Martin Hansson
14 November 2012 Friendly Albania  0 – 0  Cameroon Genève, Switzerland
20:45 GMT Report Stadium: Stade de Genève
Attendance: 4,600
Referee: Stephan Studer

2013

6 February 2013 Friendly Albania  1 – 2  Georgia Tirana, Albania
20:30 GMT Bogdani 25' Report Lobjanidze 40'
Vatsadze 82'		 Stadium: Qemal Stafa Stadium
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Dimitar Meckarovski
22 March 2013 2014 FIFA World Cup Q Norway  0 – 1  Albania Oslo, Norway
19:00 GMT Report Salihi 67' Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Kevin Blom
26 March 2013 Friendly Albania  4 – 1  Lithuania Tirana, Albania
20:00 GMT Meha 33'
Çani 38'
Basha 43'
Palionis (o.g.)		 Report Razulis 75' Stadium: Qemal Stafa Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Ivailo Stoyanov
7 June 2013 2014 FIFA World Cup Q Albania  1 – 1  Norway Tirana, Albania
20:30 GMT Rama 41' Report Høgli 87' Stadium: Qemal Stafa Stadium
Attendance: 16,900
Referee: Willie Collum
14 August 2013 Friendly Albania  2 – 0  Armenia Tirana, Albania
19:45 GMT Rama 21'
Kace 67'		 Stadium: Qemal Stafa Stadium
6 September 2013 2014 FIFA World Cup Q Slovenia  1 – 0  Albania Ljubljana, Slovenia
20:30 GMT Kampl 19' Stadium: Stožice Stadium
Referee: István Vad
10 September 2013 2014 FIFA World Cup Q Iceland  2 – 1  Albania Reykjavík, Iceland
19:00 GMT Bjarnason 14' Sigþórsson 47' Rama 9' Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur
Attendance: 9,400
Referee: Andre Marriner
11 October 2013 2014 FIFA World Cup Q Albania  1 – 2   Switzerland Tirana, Albania
Salihi 89' (pen.) Shaqiri 48'
Lang 79'		 Stadium: Qemal Stafa Stadium
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)
15 October 2013 2014 FIFA World Cup Q Cyprus  0 – 0  Albania Nicosia, Cyprus
Report Stadium: GSP Stadium
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
15 November 2013 Friendly Albania  0 – 0  Belarus Antalya, Turkey
17:00 GMT Report Stadium: Akdeniz University Stadium
Referee: Fırat Aydınus (Turkey)

2014

5 March 2014 Friendly Albania  2 – 0  Malta Durrës, Albania
17:00 GMT Basha 26'
Meha 53'		 Report Stadium: Niko Dovana Stadium
Referee: Dejan Jakimovski
31 May 2014 Friendly Albania  0 – 1  Romania Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland
19:00 GMT +1 Report R. Raț 82' Stadium: Stade Municipal
4 June 2014 Friendly Hungary  1 – 0  Albania Budapest, Hungary
20:30 GMT +1 T. Priskin 82' Report Stadium: Ferenc Puskás Stadium
Attendance: 3500
8 June 2014 Friendly San Marino  0 – 3  Albania Serravalle, San Marino
20:30 GMT +1 Report Mavraj 27'
Vajushi 32'
Vila 74'		 Stadium: Serravalle Stadium
7 September 2014 UEFA Euro 2016 Q. Portugal  0 – 1  Albania Aveiro, Portugal
20:45 GMT Report Bala 52' Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Aveiro
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)
11 October 2014 UEFA Euro 2016 Q. Albania  –  Denmark Albania
GMT Report
14 October 2014 UEFA Euro 2016 Q. Serbia  –  Albania Serbia
20:45 GMT +1 Report
14 November 2014 Friendly France  –  Albania
GMT Report

2015

29 March 2015 UEFA Euro 2016 Q. Albania  –  Armenia Albania
18:00 GMT +1 Report
13 June 2015 Friendly France  –  Albania France
GMT +1 Report
4 September 2015 UEFA Euro 2016 Q. Denmark  –  Albania Denmark
20:45 GMT +1 Report
7 September 2015 UEFA Euro 2016 Q. Albania  –  Portugal Albania
20:45 GMT +1 Report
8 October 2015 UEFA Euro 2016 Q. Albania  –  Serbia Albania
20:45 GMT +1 Report
11 October 2015 UEFA Euro 2016 Q. Armenia  –  Albania Armenia
18:00 GMT +1 Report

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E

Template:2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group E

UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group I


Squad

Current squad

The following 24 players were called up for the match against Portugal on 7 September 2014, valid for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers.[13]
Caps and goals as of 7 September 2014.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Etrit Berisha (1989-03-10) 10 March 1989 (age 35) 19 0 Italy Lazio
12 1GK Orges Shehi (1977-09-25) 25 September 1977 (age 46) 5 0 Albania Skënderbeu Korçë
2 2DF Andi Lila (1986-02-12) 12 February 1986 (age 38) 48 0 Greece PAS Giannina
3 2DF Ermir Lenjani (1989-08-05) 5 August 1989 (age 34) 4 0 Switzerland St. Gallen
4 2DF Elseid Hysaj (1994-02-20) 20 February 1994 (age 30) 8 0 Italy Empoli
5 2DF Lorik Cana (Captain) (1983-06-27) 27 June 1983 (age 41) 77 1 Italy Lazio
6 2DF Debatik Curri (1984-12-28) 28 December 1984 (age 39) 42 1 Albania Tirana
7 2DF Ansi Agolli (1982-11-11) 11 November 1982 (age 41) 49 2 Azerbaijan Qarabağ
14 2DF Taulant Xhaka (1991-03-28) 28 March 1991 (age 33) 1 0 Switzerland Basel
15 2DF Mërgim Mavraj (1986-06-09) 9 June 1986 (age 38) 18 1 Germany Köln
8 3MF Herolind Shala (1992-02-01) February 1, 1992 (age 32) 0 0 Norway Odd
11 3MF Emiljano Vila (1988-03-12) 12 March 1988 (age 36) 26 3 Albania Partizani Tirana
13 3MF Burim Kukeli (1984-01-16) 16 January 1984 (age 40) 5 0 Switzerland Zürich
16 3MF Sokol Cikalleshi (1990-07-27) 27 July 1990 (age 33) 4 0 Croatia Split
17 3MF Shkëlzen Gashi (1988-07-15) 15 July 1988 (age 35) 5 0 Switzerland Basel
20 3MF Ergys Kaçe (1993-07-08) 8 July 1993 (age 31) 11 1 Greece PAOK
21 3MF Odise Roshi (1991-05-21) 21 May 1991 (age 33) 20 1 Germany FSV Frankfurt
22 3MF Amir Abrashi (1990-03-27) 27 March 1990 (age 34) 8 0 Switzerland Grasshopper
23 3MF Armando Vajushi (1991-12-03) 3 December 1991 (age 32) 6 1 Bulgaria Litex Lovech
9 4FW Edmond Kapllani (1982-07-31) 31 July 1982 (age 41) 41 6 Germany FSV Frankfurt
18 4FW Hamdi Salihi (1984-01-19) 19 January 1984 (age 40) 48 11 Israel Hapoel Acre
19 4FW Bekim Bala (1991-01-11) 11 January 1991 (age 33) 5 1 Czech Republic Slavia Prague

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Samir Ujkani MOV (1988-07-05) 5 July 1988 (age 36) 20 0 Italy Palermo v.  Cyprus, 15 October 2013
DF Fidan Aliti (1993-10-03) 3 October 1993 (age 30) 2 0 Switzerland Luzern v.  San Marino, 8 June 2014
DF Kristi Qose (1995-06-10) 10 June 1995 (age 29) 1 0 Greece Apollon 1926 v.  San Marino, 8 June 2014
DF Amir Rrahmani (1994-02-24) 24 February 1994 (age 30) 1 0 Albania Partizani Tiranë v.  San Marino, 8 June 2014
DF Renato Arapi (1986-08-28) 28 August 1986 (age 37) 4 0 Albania Skënderbeu Korçë v.  Malta, 5 March 2014
DF Tefik Osmani (1985-06-08) 8 June 1985 (age 39) 12 0 Albania Skënderbeu Korçë v.  Belarus, 15 November 2013
DF Loret Sadiku MOV (1991-07-28) 28 July 1991 (age 32) 0 0 Turkey Mersin İdmanyurdu v.  Belarus, 15 November 2013
DF Armend Dallku RET (1983-06-16) 16 June 1983 (age 41) 64 1 Ukraine Vorskla Poltava v.  Cyprus, 15 October 2013
DF Admir Teli (1981-06-02) 2 June 1981 (age 43) 19 0 Azerbaijan Qarabağ v.  Cyprus, 15 October 2013
MF Ervin Bulku (1981-03-03) 3 March 1981 (age 43) 55 1 Albania Tirana v.  Portugal, 7 September 2014 (preliminary squad)
MF Jahmir Hyka (1988-03-08) 8 March 1988 (age 36) 38 2 Switzerland Luzern v.  Portugal, 7 September 2014 (preliminary squad)
MF Valdet Rama (1987-11-20) 20 November 1987 (age 36) 12 3 Germany 1860 München v.  San Marino, 8 June 2014
MF Sabien Lilaj (1989-02-10) 10 February 1989 (age 35) 10 0 Albania Skënderbeu Korçë v.  San Marino, 8 June 2014
MF Albi Dosti (1991-09-13) 13 September 1991 (age 32) 1 0 Albania Kukësi v.  San Marino, 8 June 2014
MF Migjen Basha Injured (1987-01-05) 5 January 1987 (age 37) 8 2 Italy Torino v.  Malta, 5 March 2014
MF Alban Meha Injured (1986-04-25) 25 April 1986 (age 38) 6 2 Germany Paderborn 07 v.  Malta, 5 March 2014
MF Ledian Memushaj Injured (1986-12-07) 7 December 1986 (age 37) 5 0 Italy Pescara v.  Malta, 5 March 2014
MF Jurgen Gjasula (1986-10-11) 11 October 1986 (age 37) 2 0 Germany VfR Aalen v.  Cyprus, 15 October 2013
MF Vullnet Basha Injured (1990-07-11) 11 July 1990 (age 34) 1 0 Spain Real Zaragoza v.  Iceland, 10 September 2013
FW Armando Sadiku Injured (1991-05-27) 27 May 1991 (age 33) 11 1 Switzerland Zürich v.  Malta, 5 March 2014
FW Edgar Çani (1989-07-22) 22 July 1989 (age 34) 15 4 Italy Catania v.  Belarus, 15 November 2013
FW Agon Mehmeti (1988-11-20) 20 November 1988 (age 35) 3 0 Sweden Malmö v.  Cyprus, 15 October 2013
FW Erjon Bogdani RET (1977-04-14) 14 April 1977 (age 47) 74 18 Retired v.  Iceland, 10 September 2013
FW Ahmed Januzi (1988-07-08) 8 July 1988 (age 36) 7 0 Ukraine Vorskla Poltava v.  Iceland, 10 September 2013
  • INJ Withdrew because of injury.
  • MOV Withdrew to play for Kosovo.
  • RET Retired from international football.
  • Injured = Not called-up due to injury

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff as of 12 August 2014:

Head Coach Italy Gianni De Biasi
Assistant Coach Italy Paolo Tramezzani
Assistant Coach Albania Altin Lala
Fitness Coach Italy Alberto Belle
Goalkeeping Coach Albania Ilir Bozhiqi
National Team Manager Albania Alban Bushi
National Team Scoutter Albania Erjon Bogdani
Manager of the Young Talents Albania Redi Jupi
Team Doctor Albania Arben Celiku

Stadium

Main article: Elbasan Arena
See also: Qemal Stafa Stadium
Old Qemal Stafa Stadium as seen from the Sheraton hotel.

As of November 2013, Qemal Stafa Stadium was shut down by FIFA for not fulfilling international standards.[14] In fact, not a single stadium in Albania fulfills FIFA standards for international competitions. As a result, the Albanian government is upgrading Ruzhdi Bizhuta stadium of Elbasan named Elbasan Arena in time for the Euro 2016 qualifiers beginning in September 2014.[15]

Supporters

Main article: Tifozat Kuq e Zi

Kit History

The Albanian kit has been mostly red and black with few changes throughout the years.

Kit suppliers

Kit provider Period
Germany Puma 2000–2004
United Kingdom Umbro 2004–2008
United States Nike 2008–2010
Italy Legea 2010–2012
Germany Adidas 2012–present

Managerial History

This is a chronological list of the managers who have guided Albania since 1946.[16]

  1. Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ljubiša Broćić (1946–1947)
  2. Albania Adem Karapici (1947–1949)
  3. Albania Sllave Llambi (1949)
  4. Albania Ludovik Jakova (1949–1950)
  5. Albania Myslim Alla (1952)
  6. Hungary Vadas Miklós (1953)
  7. Albania Loro Boriçi (1957–1963)
  8. Albania Zyber Konçi (1963–65)
  9. Albania Loro Boriçi (1965–1972)
  10. Albania Myslym Alla (1972–1973)
  11. Albania Ilia Shuke (1973)
  12. Albania Loro Boriçi (1976)
  13. Albania Zyber Konçi (1980)
  14. Albania Loro Boriçi (1981)
  15. Albania Shyqyri Rreli (1982–1985)
  16. Albania Agron Sulaj (1985–1988)
  17. Albania Shyqyri Rreli (1988–1989)
  18. Albania Bejkush Birçe (1990)
  19. Albania Agron Sulaj (1990–1991)
  20. Albania Bejkush Birçe (1991–1994)
  21. Albania Neptun Bajko (1994–1996)
  22. Albania Astrit Hafizi (1997–1999)
  23. Albania Medin Zhega (2000–2001)
  24. Albania Sulejman Demollari (2001–2002)
  25. Italy Giuseppe Dossena (2002)
  26. Germany Hans-Peter Briegel (2002–2006)
  27. Croatia Austria Otto Barić (2006–2007)
  28. Netherlands Arie Haan (2008–2009)
  29. Croatia Josip Kuže (2009–2011)
  30. Italy Gianni De Biasi (2011–)

Players

Main article: Albania national football team - Record International Players
  Active players are highlighted

Individual all-time records

[[File:Lorik cana lazio.jpg|thumb|[[Lorik Cana] is the captain of Albania.]]]

As of 7 September 2014 [17]
# Name Career Caps Goals
1
Altin Lala
 1998–2011 79 3
2
Klodian Duro
 2001–2011 77 6
3
Lorik Cana
 2003– 77 1
4
Ervin Skela
 2000–2011 75 13
Erjon Bogdani
 1996–2013 74 18
6
Foto Strakosha
 1990–2004 73 0
7
Igli Tare
 1997–2007 68 10
Altin Haxhi
 1995–2009 68 3
9
Alban Bushi
 1995–2007 67 14
10
Armend Dallku
 2005–2013 64 1

Top goalscorers

[[File:Hamdi Salihi.JPG|190px|thumb|right|Hamdi Salihi is the fourth-top goalscorer in the history of Albania with 11 goals.]] Below is a list of the 10 players with the most goals for Albania, as of 8 June 2014 (* denotes players still available for selection):[18]

# Name Career Goals Caps
1
Erjon Bogdani
 1996–2013 18 74
2
Alban Bushi
 1995–2007 14 67
3
Ervin Skela
 2000–2011 13 75
4
Altin Rraklli
 1992–2005 11 63
Hamdi Salihi
 2006– 11 48
6
Sokol Kushta
 1987–1996 10 31
Igli Tare
 1997–2007 10 68
8
Adrian Aliaj
 2002–2006 8 29
9
Bledar Kola
 1994–2001 6 38
Klodian Duro
 2000–2011 6 77
Edmond Kapllani
 2004– 6 41
Loro Boriçi
 1946–1958 6 23

Honours

  • Winners of VIII Balkan Cup (Tirana, October 1946)
  • Winners of Rothmans Football International Tournament (Valletta, February 4 — February 10, 2000)[19]

World Cup record

Main article: Albania national football team results
FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D * L GF GA Position Pld W D * L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Did Not Participate
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962
England 1966 Did Not Qualify 4/4 6 0 1 5 2 12
Mexico 1970 Entry Not Accepted[20]
West Germany 1974 Did Not Qualify 4/4 6 1 0 5 3 13
Argentina 1978 Did Not Participate
Spain 1982 Did Not Qualify 4/5 8 1 0 7 4 22
Mexico 1986 3/4 6 1 2 3 6 9
Italy 1990 4/4 6 0 0 6 3 15
United States 1994 7/7 12 1 2 9 6 26
France 1998 6/6 10 1 1 8 7 20
South Korea Japan 2002 5/5 8 1 0 7 5 14
Germany 2006 5/7 12 4 1 7 11 20
South Africa 2010 5/6 10 1 4 5 6 13
Brazil 2014 5/6 10 3 2 5 9 11
Russia 2018 To Be Determined
Qatar 2022
Total Best: – 0/20 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 94 13 13 68 62 175
* Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

UEFA European Championship record

Main article: Albania national football team results
UEFA European Championship record UEFA European Championship Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D * L GF GA Position Pld W D * L GF GA
France 1960 Did Not Participate
Spain 1964 Did Not Qualify First round 2 1 0 1 1 4
Italy 1968 3/3 4 0 1 3 0 12
Belgium 1972 4/4 6 1 1 4 5 9
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976 Did Not Participate
Italy 1980
France 1984 Did Not Qualify 5/5 8 0 2 6 4 14
West Germany 1988 4/4 6 0 0 6 2 17
Sweden 1992 5/5 7 1 0 6 2 21
England 1996 5/6 10 2 2 6 10 16
Belgium Netherlands 2000 5/6 10 1 4 5 8 14
Portugal 2004 4/5 8 2 2 4 11 15
Austria Switzerland 2008 5/7 12 2 5 5 12 18
Poland Ukraine 2012 5/6 10 2 3 5 7 14
France 2016 To Be Determined
Total Best: – 0/14 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 83 12 20 51 62 154
* Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Head-to-Head records against other countries

As of 7 September 2014
Opponent Games Wins Draws Losses Goals For Goals Against Goal Differential Reference
 Algeria 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 H2H results 1964 match*
 Andorra 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 H2H results
 Argentina 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 H2H results
 Armenia 3 1 1 1 3 4 -1 H2H results
 Austria 6 0 0 6 1 17 -16 H2H results
 Azerbaijan 5 3 1 1 5 3 +2 H2H results
 Bahrain 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 H2H results
 Belarus 5 1 2 2 5 8 -3 H2H results
 Belgium 2 1 0 1 3 3 =0 H2H results
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 1 2 1 3 3 =0 H2H results
 Bulgaria 13 2 4 7 8 17 -9 H2H results
 Cameroon 1 0 1 0 0 0 =0 H2H results
 China 1 0 1 0 1 1 =0 H2H results
 Cuba 1 0 1 0 0 0 =0 H2H results
 Cyprus 6 2 2 2 12 7 +5 H2H results
 Czechoslovakia 5 2 0 3 6 10 -4 H2H results
 Denmark 8 1 1 6 3 18 -15 H2H results
 East Germany 3 0 1 2 2 7 -5 H2H results
 England 4 0 0 4 1 12 -11 H2H results
England England B 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 Match Report at BBC Sport
 Estonia 3 1 2 0 3 1 +2 H2H results
 Finland 7 2 1 4 6 8 -2 H2H results
 France 4 0 0 4 1 11 -10 H2H results
 Georgia 13 3 2 8 11 21 -10 H2H results
 Germany (Germany West 1967-1983) 14 (8) 0 1 (1) 13 (7) 10 (2) 38 (22) -28 (-20) H2H resuls
 Greece 13 4 3 6 10 13 -3 H2H results
 Hungary 6 0 1 5 0 19 -19 H2H resuls
 Iceland 5 2 0 3 5 7 -2 H2H results
 Iran 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 H2H results
 Kazakhstan 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 H2H results
 Latvia 5 0 5 0 6 6 =0 H2H results
 Liechtenstein 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 H2H results
 Lithuania 4 2 0 2 7 6 +1 H2H results
 Luxembourg 5 3 1 1 7 2 +5 H2H results
 North Macedonia 8 1 3 4 4 10 -6 H2H results
 Malta 8 5 2 1 14 3 +11 H2H results
 Mexico 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 H2H results
 Moldova 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 H2H results
 Montenegro 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 H2H results 1946 match*
 Netherlands 4 0 0 4 1 7 -6 H2H results
 Northern Ireland 9 2 2 5 5 13 -8 H2H results
 Norway 6 1 2 1 5 5 =0 H2H results
 Poland 11 1 3 7 7 14 -7 H2H results
 Portugal 6 1 1 4 5 12 -7 H2H results
 Qatar 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 H2H results
 Republic of Ireland 4 0 1 3 2 6 -4 H2H results
 Romania 18 2 3 13 11 45 -34 H2H results
 Russia 2 1 0 1 4 5 -1 H2H results
 San Marino 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 H2H results
 Slovenia 7 1 2 4 2 6 -4 H2H results
 Spain 5 0 0 5 2 24 -22 H2H results
 Sweden 5 1 1 3 5 10 -5 H2H results
  Switzerland 6 0 1 5 4 11 -7 H2H results
 Turkey 9 3 2 4 11 8 +3 H2H results
 Ukraine 4 0 1 3 2 6 -4 H2H results
 Uzbekistan 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 H2H results
 Vietnam 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5 H2H Results
 Wales 2 0 1 1 1 3 -2 H2H results
 Yugoslavia 5 0 1 4 4 13 -9 H2H results
58 Countries 286 66 61 159 252 466 −214 All results at EU-Football.info

See also

References

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