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Albania have qualified twice for the UEFA European Championship — in 2016 and 2024. On both occasions, they directly qualified after securing a top two spot in their qualifying group. Euro 2016 was the side's first ever appearance at a major tournament finals.[1]

Euro 2016

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France (H) 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2   Switzerland 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3  Albania 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
4  Romania 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Albania 0–1  Switzerland
Report
  • Schär 5'
Attendance: 33,805[2]
France 2–0 Albania
 Report
Attendance: 63,670[3]
Romania 0–1 Albania
Report
Attendance: 49,752[4]
Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos Grp Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 B  Slovakia 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 Advance to knockout stage
2 E  Republic of Ireland 3 1 1 1 2 4 −2 4
3 F  Portugal 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 3
4 C  Northern Ireland 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 3
5 D  Turkey 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
6 A  Albania 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) Higher number of points obtained; 2) Superior goal difference; 3) Higher number of goals scored; 4) Fair play conduct; 5) Position in the UEFA national team coefficient ranking system.

Euro 2024

Main article: UEFA Euro 2024

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 2024 Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Italy 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3  Croatia 3 0 2 1 3 6 −3 2
4  Albania 3 0 1 2 3 5 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Italy 2–1 Albania
 Report
Attendance: 60,512[5]
Croatia 2–2 Albania
 Report
Attendance: 46,784[6]
Albania 0–1 Spain
Report
Attendance: 46,586[7]
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)

Overall record

UEFA European Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Campaign Position Pld W D L GF GA
France 1960 Did not enter Did not enter
Spain 1964 Did not qualify 1964 Round of 16 4 3 0 1 7 4
Italy 1968 1968 3rd 4 0 1 3 0 12
Belgium 1972 1972 4th 6 1 1 4 5 9
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976 Did not enter Did not enter
Italy 1980
France 1984 Did not qualify 1984 5th 8 0 2 6 4 14
West Germany 1988 1988 4th 6 0 0 6 2 17
Sweden 1992 1992 5th 7 1 0 6 2 21
England 1996 1996 5th 10 2 2 6 10 16
Belgium Netherlands 2000 2000 5th 10 1 4 5 8 14
Portugal 2004 2004 4th 8 2 2 4 11 15
Austria Switzerland 2008 2008 5th 12 2 5 5 12 18
Poland Ukraine 2012 2012 5th 10 2 3 5 7 14
France 2016 Group stage 18th 3 1 0 2 1 3 Squad 2016 2nd 8 4 2 2 10 5
Europe 2020 Did not qualify 2020 4th 10 4 1 5 16 14
Germany 2024 Qualified 2024 1st 8 4 3 1 12 4
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028 To be determined To be determined
Italy Turkey 2032
Total Best: Group stage 2/17 3 1 0 2 1 3 — Total 14/17 111 26 26 59 100 177

See also

References

  1. ^ "Albania make history in Armenia". UEFA. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Full Time Summary – Albania v Switzerland" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Full Time Summary – France v Albania" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Full Time Summary – Romania v Albania" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Full Time Report – Italy v Albania" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Full Time Report – Croatia v Albania" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Full Time Report – Albania v Spain" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
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