Albania national under-21 football team

The Albania national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Albania and is controlled by the Football Association of Albania. The team competes in the European Under-21 Football Championship, which is held every two years.

Albania U21
Nickname(s)Kuq e Zinjtë (The Red and Blacks)
Shqiponjat (The Eagles)
Shpresat e Shqipërisë (Albanian Hopes)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachAlban Bushi
CaptainSherif Kallaku
Most capsShaqir Tafa (23)
Top scorerOdise Roshi (7)
Home stadiumElbasan Arena
Loro Boriçi Stadium
FIFA codeALB
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
First international
 Yugoslavia 1–0 Albania 
(Thessaloniki, Greece; 25 June 1976)[1]
Biggest win
 Albania 7–1 Romania 
(Tirana, Albania; April 12, 1978)[2]
Biggest defeat
 Germany 8–0 Albania 
(Cologne, Germany; March 23, 2001)
UEFA U-21 Championship
Appearances1 (first in 1984)
Best resultQuarter-finals, 1984

Following the realignment of UEFA's youth competitions in 1976, the Albanian under-21 team was formed.

History

Balkan Youth Championship
Main article: Balkan Youth Championship

Albania Under-21 participated in the Balkan Youth Championship as a succeder of Under-23 team, in the 1976–78 and 1981 competitions, winning both with finals against Romania and Bulgaria. Notably in 1978, the second leg of the final match against Romania was characterized by a large Albania's win 7–1, which is the largest win ever recorded by Albania U-21.[3]

1984 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
Main article: 1984 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

Albania Under-21s have managed to qualify only once in their history, and that came in the year of 1984 when they managed to qualify for the 1984 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, although they were competing for the first time in such tournament. They were drawn in a very tough group which included the West Germany, Turkey and Austria. The historic event was the first time any Albanian squad qualified for a Europe or World Championship, and is only the second time any Albanian squad qualified for the major championships. To this day the team that qualified for 1984 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship are still regarded as the most successful team in Albanian football history. Albania U21 managed to qualify without losing a single game and managing two very good draws against one of the biggest and best footballing nations, West Germany.

Albania played the quarter finals against Italy, against which it lost twice 0–1, and 0–1, in Albania and Italy respectively. Italy advanced to the semifinals of Euro '84 and lost them against England, eventual champions of the tournament.

1986–1994

In the 1986 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Albania came last in group after Poland and Greece, and could not qualify. In the 1988 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Albania came again last in group after Spain, Romania and Austria. In the 1990 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Albania came last in group after Sweden, England and Poland. In the 1992 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship managed to precede Iceland as last in the group, but was preceded by Czechoslovakia, France and Spain. In the qualifiers of the 1994 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Albania preceded bottom team Republic of Ireland, but was preceded by Spain, Germany and Denmark.

1996–2002

In the 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification Albania did not participate. In the qualifiers of the 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Albania left behind Armenia, but had to trail in the final rankings Germany, Ukraine, and Portugal. In the qualifiers of the 2000 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Albania trailed Greece, Norway, Georgia, Latvia, and Slovenia and closed at the bottom of the group. In the qualifiers of the 2002 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Albania came again last behind England, Greece, Germany, and Finland.

2004–2007

In the qualifiers of the 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Albania had the best result since Euro '84, when it had won the group, as it left two teams behind (Republic of Ireland and Georgia), but was preceded by Switzerland and Russia, and thus failed to qualify to the main tournament. In the qualifiers of the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Albania left behind itself Kazakhstan, but was preceded by Denmark, Ukraine, Greece, Turkey, and Georgia. In the qualifiers of the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, in a 3 teams group, Albania came last behind Spain and Slovakia and failed to qualify.

2009–2013

In the qualifiers of the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Albania was fourth out of 6 teams in the final ranking, leaving behind the Faroe Islands and Azerbaijan, but trailing behind Italy, Croatia and Greece. In the qualifiers of the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Albania left again behind Azerbaijan but trailed Scotland, Belarus, and Austria in the final rankings. In the qualifiers of the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Albania came last trailing behind Russia, Portugal, Poland, and Moldova. However, as a consolation for the first time an Albanian footballer, Armando Sadiku was the top goalscorer of the group. Albania drew in Russia against the famous hosts during that tournament, a noticeable fact.


Group stage


2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
Main article: 2004 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 10

Group stage
Main article: 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 1

The teams competing in Group 1 of the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championships qualifying competition are Albania, Azerbaijan, Croatia, Faroe Islands, Greece and Italy.

Standings
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Italy 10730215+1624
 Croatia 107122012+822
 Greece 105322013+718
 Albania 103341013−312
 Faroe Islands 10118518−134
 Azerbaijan 10037621−153

Key: Pts Points, Pld Matches played, W Won, D Drawn, L Lost, GF Goals for, GA Goals against, GD Goal Difference

Matches
Italy 4 – 0 Albania
Acquafresca  8'
Dessena  17'
Criscito  35'
Lupoli  81'		 Report
Greece 4 – 1 Azerbaijan
Christodoulopoulos  4', 89'
Yusifov  72' (o.g.)
Petropoulos  75'		 Report Abdullayev  56'
Referee: Mihaly Fabian (Hungary)
Croatia 2 – 0 Faroe Islands
Rukavina  24'
Begović  90+2'		 Report
Referee: Anthony Zammit (Malta)
Croatia 3 – 2 Greece
Iličević  25', 60'
Bušić  84'		 Report Aravidis  2'
Petropoulos  90'
Albania 1 – 0 Faroe Islands
Bakaj  67' (pen.) Report
Referee: Stelios Trifonos (Cyprus)
Italy 2 – 1 Faroe Islands
Russotto  21'
Cigarini  81'		 Report Hansen  31'
Referee: Rusmir Mrković (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Azerbaijan 0 – 2 Greece
Report Christodoulopoulos  10'
Aravidis  53'
Albania 1 – 0 Croatia
Cani  75' Report
Referee: Richard Havrilla (Slovakia)
Albania 0 – 1 Italy
Report Acquafresca  64'
Croatia 3 – 2 Azerbaijan
Tadić  12'
Iličević  21'
Abishov  45' (o.g.)		 Report Mammadov  34', 62'
Referee: Serbastien Coltescu (Romania)
Faroe Islands 0 – 2 Greece
Report Petropoulos  30'
Papastathopoulos  39'
Referee: Simon Evans (Wales)
Italy 2 – 0 Croatia
Acquafresca  39', 57' Report
Referee: Bernardino González Vázquez (Spain)
Faroe Islands 1 – 0 Azerbaijan
Olsen  45' Report
Greece 2 - 2 Italy
Petropoulos  19'
Mitroglou  88' (pen.)		 Report Rossi  62'
Dessena  81'
Azerbaijan 1 – 1 Albania
Nadirov  74' Report Shoshi  81'
Referee: Robert Krajnc (Slovenia)
Faroe Islands 1 – 2 Croatia
Hansen  4' Report Kalinić  14'
Bušić  21'
Italy 5 – 0 Azerbaijan
Amirguliyev  41' (o.g.)
Acquafresca  45+2'
Cerci  77'
Russotto  84'
Dessena  90+2'		 Report
Referee: Leontios Trattou (Cyprus)
Faroe Islands 0 – 5 Albania
Report Sukaj  25', 49', 58'
Abilaliaj  51'
Progni  85'
Referee: Albert Toussaint (Luxembourg)
Greece 3 – 4 Croatia
Petropoulos  31'
Tripotseris  47'
Dimoutsos  66'		 Report Ljubičić  4'
Bušić  42'
Rukavina  81', 84'
Referee: Bjorn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Azerbaijan 0 – 1 Croatia
Report Bušić  85'
Referee: Tsvetan Georgiev (Bulgarian)
Faroe Islands 0 – 1 Italy
Report Pozzi  79'
Referee: Mario Vlk (Slovakia)
Greece 2 – 1 Albania
Christodoulopoulos  28' (pen.)
Mitroglou  54'		 Report Sukaj  34'
Referee: Veaceslav Banari (Moldova)
Azerbaijan 0 – 2 Italy
Report Rossi  18', 63' (pen.)
Albania 1 – 1 Greece
Sukaj  65' Report Christodoulopoulos  25'
Referee: Asaf Kenan (Israel)
Croatia 4 – 0 Albania
Ljubičić  14'
Iličević  59'
Smrekar  79'
Brezovec  83'		 Report
Referee: Augustus Viorel Constantin (Romania)
Italy 1 – 1 Greece
Balotelli  34' Report Christodoulopoulos  54'
Azerbaijan 2 – 2 Faroe Islands
Abishov  18'
Nadirov  32'		 Report Nielsen  25'
Hanssen  80'
Referee: Siniša Zrnić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Croatia 1 – 1 Italy
Tomasov  82' Report Motta  38'
Referee: Said Ennjimi (France)
Greece 1 - 0 Faroe Islands
Petropoulos  55' Report
Kaisariani Stadium, Athens
Referee: George Vadachkoria (Georgia)
Albania 0 - 0 Azerbaijan
Report

Goalscorers
Pos Player Country Goals
1 Lazaros Christodoulopoulos  Greece 6
Antonis Petropoulos  Greece
3 Xhevahir Sukaj  Albania 5
Robert Acquafresca  Italy
5 Tomislav Bušić  Croatia 4
Ivo Iličević  Croatia
7 Ante Rukavina  Croatia 3
Daniele Dessena  Italy
Giuseppe Rossi  Italy
10 Nodar Mammadov  Azerbaijan 2
Vüqar Nadirov  Azerbaijan
Krešo Ljubičić  Croatia
Christos Aravidis  Greece
Kostantinos Mitroglou  Greece
Andrea Russotto  Italy
1 goal
Own goals

2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
Main article: 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

Group 4
Main article: 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Portugal 10 8 2 0 34 5 +29 26 Final tournament — 0–0 1–0 4–0 2–0 4–0
2  Israel 10 6 3 1 21 4 +17 21 0–3 — 4–0 4–0 3–0 4–0
3  Greece 10 4 1 5 13 14 −1 13 0–4 0–1 — 2–1 3–1 5–0
4  Albania 10 3 3 4 11 20 −9 12 1–6 1–1 0–0 — 2–1 2–0
5  Hungary 10 3 3 4 19 16 +3 12 3–3 0–0 2–1 2–2 — 4–0
6  Liechtenstein 10 0 0 10 1 40 −39 0 1–7 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–6 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
Main article: 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 10 9 0 1 31 10 +21 27 Final tournament — 1–2 5–1 1–0 3–0 3–1
2  Northern Ireland 10 6 2 2 15 11 +4 20 3–5 — 1–0 0–0 1–0 4–2
3  Slovakia 10 6 0 4 17 18 −1 18 1–4 1–0 — 0–2 4–1 2–0
4  Iceland 10 3 2 5 16 19 −3 11 2–7 0–1 2–3 — 2–3 5–2
5  Albania 10 1 4 5 9 17 −8 7 0–1 1–1 2–3 0–0 — 0–0
6  Estonia 10 0 2 8 11 24 −13 2 0–1 1–2 1–2 2–3 2–2 —
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: UEFA

2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 3
Main article: 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 3
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 10 9 1 0 34 9 +25 28 Final tournament — 5–1 5–0 2–1 2–0 3–1
2  Austria 10 6 0 4 24 16 +8 18 1–2 — 1–5 3–0 4–0 4–0
3  Albania 10 4 2 4 16 21 −5 14 0–3 0–4 — 1–2 2–1 3–1
4  Turkey 10 4 1 5 15 18 −3 13 2–3 3–2 2–2 — 3–0 1–0
5  Kosovo 10 3 0 7 9 20 −11 9 0–6 0–1 0–1 3–1 — 1–0
6  Andorra 10 1 2 7 10 24 −14 5 3–3 1–3 2–2 2–0 0–4 —
Source: UEFA

Fixtures and results
23 March 2018 2019 UEFA Q Albania  2–3  Slovakia Tirana
Manaj  44', 52' Report Špalek  48'
Dimun  80'
Mráz  87'		 Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium
Referee: Stefan Apostolov (Bulgaria)
27 March 2018 2019 UEFA Q Slovakia  4–1  Albania Žilina
Haraslín  19'
Mráz  45+2', 74'
Sipľak  70'		 Report Manaj  63' Stadium: Štadión pod Dubňom
Referee: Iwan Arwel Griffith (Wales)
28 May 2018 Friendly Albania  0–2  Bosnia and Herzegovina Elbasan
19:00 (CET) Report Dujaković  11'
Kuzmanović  82'		 Stadium: Elbasan Arena
5 June 2018 Friendly Albania  3–2  Belarus Elbasan
19:00 Shefiti  45'
Sahiti  63', 69'		 Report Fedosov  30'
Antilevsky  89'		 Stadium: Elbasan Arena
8 June 2018 Friendly Albania  1–1  Belarus Elbasan
19:00 Selmani  90+3' Report Bakhar  4' Stadium: Elbasan Arena
16 September 2018 (2018-09-16) Friendly Italy  3–1  Albania Cagliari
Dimarco  27'
Murgia  90+3'
Parigini  90+4'		 Report Vrioni  90+1' Stadium: Sardegna Arena
Referee: Lionel Tschudi, Switzerland
6 September 2018 (2018-09-06) 2019 UEFA Q Spain  3–0  Albania Córdoba
 Report Stadium: Nuevo Arcángel
Referee: Krzysztof Jakubik (Poland)
11 October 2018 (2018-10-11) 2019 UEFA Q Albania  0–1  Spain Tirana
Report
Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium, Tirana
Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal)
16 October 2018 (2018-10-16) 2019 UEFA Q Estonia  2–2  Albania Pärnu
 Report
Stadium: Pärnu Rannastaadion
Referee: Yigal Frid (Israel)
16 November 2018 (2018-11-16) Friendly Albania  2–0  Malta Tirana
18:00 Hebaj  35'
Imeri  41'		 Report Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium
19 November 2018 (2018-11-19) Friendly Albania  3–2  Malta Shkodër
18:00 Shefiti  11'
Hebaj  76' (pen.), 87'		 Report  37', 66' Brincat Stadium: Loro Boriçi Stadium
Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti
23 March 2019 (2019-03-23) 2021 UEFA Q Albania  1–2  Turkey Elbasan
19:00 Tafa  20' Report  11' Yüksel
 78' Özcan		 Stadium: Elbasan Arena
Attendance: 1,900
Referee: Erik Lambrechts
26 March 2019 (2019-03-26) 2021 UEFA Q Andorra  2–2  Albania Istanbul
18:30 Aláez  19', 55' Report  53' Imeri
 86' Sula		 Stadium: Estadi Comunal d'Andorra la Vella
Attendance: 578
Referee: Kári Jóannesarson Á Høvdanum
7 June 2019 (2019-06-07) 2021 UEFA Q Turkey  2–2  Albania Istanbul
20:30 Müldür  54'
Dervişoğlu  85'		 Report  49' Maloku
 90+5' Bullari		 Stadium: Necmi Kadıoğlu Stadium
Attendance: 2,100
Referee: Alain Durieux
9 June 2019 (2019-06-09) Friendly Albania  2–1  Wales Tirana
17:00 Broja  48', 60' Report  80' Pugh Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium
Attendance: 280
11 June 2019 (2019-06-11) Friendly Albania  3–1  Wales Durrës
15:00 Bullari  9'
Mala  14'
Broja  65'		 Report  90' (pen.) Lewis Stadium: Niko Dovana Stadium
Attendance: 275
Referee: Andi Koci
5 September 2019 (2019-09-05) Friendly France  4–0  Albania Amiens
21:00 Gouiri  43' (pen.)
Édouard  78', 89'
Zagadou  90+3'		 Report Stadium: Stade de la Licorne
9 September 2019 (2019-09-09) 2021 UEFA Q Albania  0–4  Austria Durrës
18:00 Report  6' Raguž
 9', 73' Lovrić
 72' Baumgartner		 Stadium: Niko Dovana Stadium
Attendance: 1,200
15 October 2019 (2019-10-15) 2021 UEFA Q Albania  2–1  Kosovo Elbasan
18:00 Tafa  76'
Mucolli  81'		 Report  90' Baftiu Stadium: Elbasan Arena
Attendance: 845
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
5 November 2019 (2019-11-05) 2021 UEFA Q Albania  0–3  England Shkodër
19:00 Report  22' Foden
 43' Gallagher
 90+3' Nelson		 Stadium: Loro Boriçi Stadium
Attendance: 1,050
Referee: Léonce Lionel Tschudi
4 September 2020 (2020-09-04) 2021 UEFA Q Austria  1–5  Albania Ried im Innkreis
18:30 Wolf  84' (pen.) Report Kallaku  17'
Tuci  27'
Muçi  65', 88'
Selmani  90'		 Stadium: Keine Sorgen Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rob Jenkins (Wales)
8 September 2020 (2020-09-08) 2021 UEFA Q Albania  3–1  Andorra Elbasan
19:00
Report Aláez  3' (pen.) Stadium: Elbasan Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jasmin Sabotic (Luxembourg)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against  Kosovo and  England, on 13 and 17 November 2020.[4] All caps and goals as of 13 November 2020 after the match against  Kosovo.

  • Players in bold have been called up or have played at least one full international match with national senior team.
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
12 1GK Romeo Harizaj (1998-09-26) 26 September 1998 1 0 Apolonia Fier
1 1GK Marco Molla (2002-06-19) 19 June 2002 0 0 Bologna
4 2DF Jorgo Pëllumbi (2000-07-15) 15 July 2000 7 0 Varaždin
6 2DF Angelo Ndrecka (2000-04-26) 26 April 2000 5 0 Lazio
3 2DF Adolf Selmani (2000-06-26) 26 June 2000 3 2 Laçi
22 2DF Albion Marku (2000-11-14) 14 November 2000 3 0 Laçi
21 2DF Sergio Kalaj (2000-01-28) 28 January 2000 2 0 Grosseto
5 2DF Eljon Sota (1998-05-24) 24 May 1998 1 0 Apolonia Fier
14 2DF Mario Mitaj (2003-08-06) 6 August 2003 1 0 AEK Athens
11 3MF Albion Ademi (1999-02-19) 19 February 1999 4 0 IFK Mariehamn
16 3MF Enis Çokaj (1999-02-23) 23 February 1999 4 1 Lokomotiva
8 3MF Redon Mihana (1999-06-28) 28 June 1999 3 0 Apolonia Fier
17 3MF Armando Dobra (2001-04-14) 14 April 2001 2 0 Ipswich Town
13 3MF Erdis Kraja (2000-07-07) 7 July 2000 1 0 Grosseto
19 4FW Redon Xhixha (1998-07-14) 14 July 1998 9 0 Laçi
7 4FW Aristidi Kolaj (1999-04-09) 9 April 1999 8 0 Pro Patria
9 4FW Emiliano Bullari (2001-04-06) 6 April 2001 5 3 Olympiacos
10 4FW Indrit Tuci (Captain) (2000-09-14) 14 September 2000 4 1 Lokomotiva
20 4FW Ernest Muçi (2001-03-19) 19 March 2001 3 2 Tirana

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months and are still available for selection.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Gentian Selmani (1998-03-09) 9 March 1998 17 1 Menemenspor v.  Turkey, 17 November 2020A
GK Andrea Hoxha (1999-09-28) 28 September 1999 4 0 08 Villingen v.  Turkey, 17 November 2020
GK Marco Alia (2000-04-26) 26 April 2000 0 0 Lazio v.  Kosovo, 13 November 2020PRE
DF Omar Musaj (2002-04-15) 15 April 2002 0 0 Tirana v.  Turkey, 17 November 2020
DF Geraldo Bajrami (1999-09-24) 24 September 1999 8 0 Birmingham City Training Camp, 8–10 October 2020
DF Marsel Ismailgeci (2000-03-14) 14 March 2000 2 0 Tirana Training Camp, 8–10 October 2020A
DF Amer Duka (1999-01-21) 21 January 1999 0 0 Skënderbeu Korçë Training Camp, 8–10 October 2020
DF Adrian Hajdari (2000-05-31) 31 May 2000 0 0 Rapid Wien Training Camp, 8–10 October 2020
DF Amet Korça (2000-09-16) 16 September 2000 0 0 Dubrava Training Camp, 8–10 October 2020
DF Kristian Mataj (2000-12-25) 25 December 2000 0 0 Elbasani Training Camp, 8–10 October 2020
DF Jon Mersinaj (1999-02-08) 8 February 1999 6 0 Lokomotiva v.  Austria, 4 September 2020CLUB
DF Andi Hadroj (1999-02-22) 22 February 1999 0 0 Bylis v.  Austria, 4 September 2020PRE
MF Esat Mala (1998-10-18) 18 October 1998 12 1 Partizani Tirana v.  Turkey, 17 November 2020
MF Dean Liço (2000-02-08) 8 February 2000 1 0 Ascoli v.  Turkey, 17 November 2020
MF Arbnor Muçolli (1999-09-15) 15 September 1999 11 1 Vejle Training Camp, 8–10 October 2020
MF Lorenco Vila (1998-12-14) 14 December 1998 4 0 Teuta Durrës Training Camp, 8–10 October 2020
MF Jurgen Çelhaka (2000-12-06) 6 December 2000 2 0 Tirana Training Camp, 8–10 October 2020
MF Agon Muçolli (1998-09-26) 26 September 1998 0 0 Fredericia Training Camp, 8–10 October 2020
MF Ksement Mehmeti (1998-10-31) 31 October 1998 0 0 Apolonia Fier Training Camp, 8–10 October 2020
MF Sherif Kallaku (1998-03-01) 1 March 1998 16 1 Lokomotiva v.  Andorra, 8 September 2020A
MF Kristjan Asllani (2002-03-09) 9 March 2002 0 0 Empoli v.  Andorra, 8 September 2020
MF Juljan Shehu (1999-09-06) 6 September 1999 8 0 Laçi v.  Austria, 4 September 2020INJ
MF Serxho Ujka (1998-08-27) 27 August 1998 0 0 Bylis v.  Austria, 4 September 2020PRE
FW Lirim Qamili (1998-06-04) 4 June 1998 0 0 Horsens Training Camp, 8–10 October 2020
FW Giacomo Vrioni (1998-10-15) 15 October 1998 8 2 Juventus U23 v.  Andorra, 8 September 2020A / INJ
FW Tedi Cara (2000-09-14) 14 September 2000 0 0 Partizani Tirana v.  Andorra, 8 September 2020
Notes
  • A = Was called up from national senior squad.
  • PRE = Preliminary squad.
  • CLUB = It is not part of the current squad after the club has not allowed him to join.
  • INJ = It is not part of the current squad due to injury.

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff:[5]

Position Name
Head Coach Alban Bushi
Assistant Coach Arjan Bellaj
Goalkeeping Coach Alfred Osmani
Athletic Coach Iris Selimi
Team Doctor Erald Derveni
Physiotherapists Gledi Rexha
Physiotherapists Edison Koçi
Base materials Roland Rarani

Competitive record

UEFA European Under-23 Championship

The event was classified as a U-23 tournament where at time were played three competitions, 1972, 1974 & 1976.

Main article: Albania national under-23 football team § Competitive record

UEFA U-21 Championship Record
UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship record UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Qualification record
Year Round Pld W D * L GF GA Position Pld W D * L GF GA
1978 Did Not Participate
1980
1982
1984Quarter-finals200202Qualifying stage 1/4642093
1986 Did not qualify Qualifying Stage 3/3410337
1988Qualifying Stage 4/46024410
1990Qualifying Stage 4/4601518
1992Qualifying Stage 4/57124313
1994Qualifying round 4/58125518
1996 Did Not Participate
1998 Did not qualify Qualifying round 4/58116619
2000Qualifying round 6/610145821
2002Qualifying round 5/58116319
2004Qualifying round 3/583141010
2006Qualifying round 6/712237927
2007Qualifying round 3/3201103
2009Qualifying round 4/6103341013
2011Qualifying round 4/581161120
2013Qualifying round 5/581251118
2015Qualifying round 5/58206715
2017Qualifying round 4/6103341120
2019 Qualifying round 5/610145917 2021 Qualifying round 3/6104241621
Total: 1/22Best: Quarter-finals200202Total139303584137287

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

*The 2021 Competition in Hungary and Slovenia will be played

Balkan Youth Championship Record
Balkan Youth Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
1976–1978 Champions 1st 6 3 2 1 12 6
1981 Champions 1st 2 2 0 0 6 2
Total 2 Titles 2/2 8 5 2 1 18 8
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty shoot-out.
**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.

Honours
Balkan Youth Championship
  • Winners (2): 1978, 1981

See also

References
  1. Balkan Youth Championship 1976 RSSSF
  2. Second leg of the Balkan Youth Championship final RSSSF
  3. Balkan Youth Championship 1968–1981 RSSSF
  4. "Kombëtarja U-21, trajneri Bushi dhe mesfushori Dobra në konferencë për shtyp" [National U-21 team, coach Bushi and midfielder Dobra at the press conference] (in Albanian). Albanian Football Association. 10 November 2020.
  5. Kombëtarja U-21 (Albania national under-21 team) FSHF.org
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