Albania national under-19 football team

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Albania Under-19
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Kuq e Zinjtë (The Red and Blacks)
Shqiponjat (The Eagles)
AssociationAlbanian Football Association
(Federata Shqiptare e Futbollit – FSHF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachNevil Dede (2019–)
Most capsRenato Arapi (11)
Top scorerErnest Muçi (6)
FIFA codeALB
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
First international
 Albania 1–8 Netherlands 
(Capbreton, France; 10 November 2001)
Biggest win
 Albania 4–0 Malta 
(Seitenstetten, Austria; 10 October 2011)
Biggest defeat
 France 9–0 Albania 
(Moscow, Russia; 6 September 2002)
European U-19 Championship
Appearances –
Best result –

The Albania national under-19 football team represents Albania in international football at this age level in the UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship and the FIFA U-20 World Cup, as well as any other under-19 international football tournaments. It is controlled by Albanian Football Association, the governing body for football in Albania.

Recent results

2020 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification

Main article: 2020 UEFA Euro U-19 Championship qualifying round — Group 4

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium (H) 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9 Elite round
2  Iceland 3 2 0 1 9 7 +2 6
3  Greece 3 1 0 2 7 7 0 3
4  Albania 3 0 0 3 4 11 −7 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Greece 5–1 Albania
 Report
Luminus Arena Stadium B, Genk
Referee: Kevin Clancy (Scotland)
Belgium 2–1 Albania
 Report
Luminus Arena Stadium B, Genk
Referee: Vitali Meshkov (Russia)
Albania 2–4 Iceland
 Report
Referee: Urs Schnyder (Switzerland)

Players

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2020 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying round matches against Iceland, Belgium and Greece, which were played on 13, 16 and 19 November 2019 respectively.[1]

All caps and goals as of 20 November 2019.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Livio Malaj (2001-05-25) 25 May 2001 (age 23) 4 0 Albania Partizani
1GK Ilir Dabjani (2001-01-20) 20 January 2001 (age 23) 3 0 Albania Besa
1GK Aldo Bushi (2001-04-22) 22 April 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Albania Flamurtari
2DF Cristian Shiba (2001-01-31) 31 January 2001 (age 23) 7 0 Italy Sassuolo
2DF Klajdi Pici (2001-12-25) 25 December 2001 (age 22) 6 0 Italy Sanremese
2DF Elird Mero (2002-07-31) 31 July 2002 (age 21) 6 0 Greece Aris
2DF Omar Hoxha (2001-06-05) 5 June 2001 (age 22) 5 0 Italy Cremonese
2DF Egzon Shimaj (2001-02-27) 27 February 2001 (age 23) 2 0 Albania Besa
2DF Angelo Ndrecka (2001-09-24) 24 September 2001 (age 22) 2 1 Italy Lazio
2DF Aleksandro Sadikaj (2001-11-15) 15 November 2001 (age 22) 1 0 Greece Panathinaikos
2DF Kledis Hida (2001-03-26) 26 March 2001 (age 23) 1 0 Albania Kukësi
3MF Bernard Karrica (2001-01-07) 7 January 2001 (age 23) 9 0 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb
3MF Blerind Morina (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 23) 6 0 Belgium Oostende
3MF Marvin Cuni (2001-07-10) 10 July 2001 (age 22) 6 2 Germany Bayern Munich
4FW Armando Dobra (2001-04-14) 14 April 2001 (age 23) 5 1 England Ipswich Town
3MF Arinaldo Rrapaj (2001-08-09) 9 August 2001 (age 22) 5 0 Albania Flamurtari
3MF Ledio Beqja (2001-06-18) 18 June 2001 (age 22) 4 0 Albania Teuta
3MF Ergi Ajazi (2001-12-13) 13 December 2001 (age 22) 1 0 Croatia Osijek
4FW Ernest Muçi (2001-03-19) 19 March 2001 (age 23) 7 6 Albania Tirana
4FW Armando Broja (2001-09-10) 10 September 2001 (age 22) 4 5 England Chelsea
4FW Emiliano Bullari (2001-04-06) 6 April 2001 (age 23) 3 0 Greece Olympiacos
4FW Kleis Bozhanaj (2001-03-01) 1 March 2001 (age 23) 2 0 Italy Napoli
4FW Brijan Ibrahimi (2001-09-22) 22 September 2001 (age 22) 2 0 Italy Torino

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff:[2]

Position Name
Head Coach Albania Nevil Dede
Assistant Coach Italy Pietro Matafora
Goalkeeping Coach Albania Artur Lekbello
Team Doctor Albania Xhaferr Koci
Physiotherapists Albania Indrit Shkrela

Competitive record

Before 2002, the event was classified as a U-18 tournament.

Main article: Albania national under-18 football team § Competitive Record

UEFA European Under-19 Championship

UEFA European Under-19 Championship record UEFA European Under-19 Championship Qualification/Elite record
Year Round Pld W D * L GF GA Position Pld W D * L GF GA
Norway 2002 Did Not Qualify Qualifying round 3/4 3 0 1 2 2 14
Liechtenstein 2003 First qualifying round 4/4 3 0 0 3 1 16
Switzerland 2004 First qualifying round 3/4 3 0 1 2 1 3
Northern Ireland 2005 Elite qualification round 4/4 6 2 1 3 7 17
England 2006 Qualification round 4/4 3 0 0 3 2 8
Austria 2007 Qualification round 3/4 3 2 0 1 5 4
Czech Republic 2008 Elite qualification round 4/4 6 1 2 3 4 9
Ukraine 2009 Qualification round 4/4 3 0 0 3 1 10
France 2010 Qualification round 3/4 3 1 0 2 4 8
Romania 2011 Qualification round 4/4 3 0 1 2 1 8
Estonia 2012 Qualification round 3/4 3 1 1 1 4 1
Lithuania 2013 Qualification round 4/4 3 1 0 2 3 6
Hungary 2014 Qualification round 4/4 3 0 2 1 2 3
Greece 2015 Qualification round 4/4 3 0 0 3 2 7
Germany 2016 Qualification round 3/4 3 1 0 2 3 8
Georgia (country) 2017 Qualification round 3/4 3 1 0 2 3 4
Finland 2018 Qualification round 4/4 3 0 0 3 1 9
Armenia 2019 Qualification round 4/4 3 0 0 3 0 5
Northern Ireland 2020 Qualification round 4/4 3 0 0 3 4 11
Total: 0/15 Best: – 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 60 10 9 41 50 146

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

See also

References

  1. ^ "U-19/ Nevil Dede zbardh listën e futbollistëve për turneun zyrtar të UEFA-s në Belgjikë" (in Albanian). FSHF. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  2. ^ Kombëtarja U-19 (Albania national under-19 team) FSHF.org

External links

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