Albania national under-19 football team
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| Nickname(s) |
Kuq e Zinjtë (The Red and Blacks) Shqiponjat (The Eagles) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Federata Shqiptare e Futbollit (FSHF) | |||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | |||
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Keidi Bare | |||
| Most caps | Mario Smehi (9) | |||
| Top scorer | Bekim Balaj (3) | |||
| Home stadium |
Elbasan Arena Loro Boriçi Stadium | |||
| FIFA code | ALB | |||
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| First international | ||||
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(Capbreton, France; 10 November 2001) | ||||
| Biggest win | ||||
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(Seitenstetten, Austria; 10 October 2011) | ||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||
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(Moscow, Russia; 6 September 2002) | ||||
| UEFA European Under-19 Football 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.
History
2002 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification
2003 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification
2004 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification
2005 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification
2006 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification
2007 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification
2008 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification
2009 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification
2010 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification
2011 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification
Group 8
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 6 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 1 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 1 |
8 October 2010 14:30 |
| England |
6–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| McEachran Kane Wickham Shelvey Afobe |
Report | Shkurtaj |
2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification
Group 12
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 |
2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification
In the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification – Group 7, Albania were hosts of all match groups 7.
Group 7
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 |
14 October 2012 18:00 |
| Belgium |
1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kabasele |
Report | Gavazaj Kabashi Shehaj |
2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification
Group 6
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification
Group 7
| Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0 |
14 November 2014 16:00 |
| Albania |
1–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Morina |
Report | Paulo Cabral Renato Sanches Hildeberto Pereira Gonçalo Guedes |
Recent results
2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification
Group 8
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Elite round |
| 2 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 4 | |
| 3 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 4 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] |
17 November 2015 11:00 |
| Wales |
2–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| J. Thomas G. Thomas |
Report | Zenuni Krasniqi |
Players
Current Squad
The following players have been called up to participate in the Roma Caput Mundi Tournament from 29 February-4 March 2016.[1]
Caps and goals as of 17 November 2015
| # | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Mario Dajsinani | 23 December 1998 | 0 | 0 | ||
| GK | Jorgo Muça | 18 February 1998 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | DF | Glejdis Ndraxhi | 8 May 1998 | 2 | 0 | |
| DF | Ymer Shaba | 21 July 1998 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Leonardo Maloku | 18 May 1998 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Rei Nuriu | 16 October 1998 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Kleandro Lleshi | 9 October 1999 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Elian Celaj | 3 February 1999 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Arbri Beqaj | 29 September 1998 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | MF | Jurgen Vrapi | 5 March 1998 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Enea Mihaj | 0 | 0 | |||
| MF | Sadik Cela | 31 March 1999 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Kloert Doda | 27 February 1999 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Fabio Sakaj | 2 February 1998 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Jon Gjyleri | 0 | 0 | |||
| 9 | FW | Marko Çema | 16 January 1998 | 3 | 0 | |
| FW | Ador Gjuci | 29 January 1998 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Valdrin Mustafa | 11 March 1998 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Marko Hoxha | 22 September 1998 | 0 | 0 | ||
Recent call-ups
Following are listed players called up in the previous 12 months that are still eligible to represent Under 19 team.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Elhan Kastrati | 2 February 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2016 UEFA Euro U-19 Q., 17 November 2015 | |||
| GK | Gentian Selmani | 9 March 1998 | 1 | 0 | 2016 UEFA Euro U-19 Q., 17 November 2015 | |||
| GK | Henri Xhafaj | 8 March 1998 | 0 | 0 | Gathering in Durrës, Albania, 5 September 2015 | |||
| GK | Klevis Hasanbelli | 30 June 1997 | 0 | 0 | v. | |||
| DF | Ardit Humolli | 28 May 1997 | 6 | 0 | 2016 UEFA Euro U-19 Q., 17 November 2015 | |||
| DF | Ardit Toli | 12 July 1997 | 5 | 1 | 2016 UEFA Euro U-19 Q., 17 November 2015 | |||
| DF | Ardian Krasniqi | 3 January 1997 | 3 | 1 | 2016 UEFA Euro U-19 Q., 17 November 2015 | |||
| DF | Elis Doksani | 5 July 1998 | 3 | 0 | 2016 UEFA Euro U-19 Q., 17 November 2015 | |||
| DF | Ervis Pula | 12 June 1997 | 1 | 0 | 2016 UEFA Euro U-19 Q., 17 November 2015 | |||
| DF | Sinisa Rajcevic | 9 July 1998 | 0 | 0 | 2016 UEFA Euro U-19 Q., 17 November 2015 | |||
| DF | Abdurraman Fangaj | 12 October 1997 | 0 | 0 | 2016 UEFA Euro U-19 Q., 17 November 2015 | |||
| DF | Aleksander Lici | 17 July 1998 | 0 | 0 | v. | |||
| DF | Aldo Bregasi | 20 September 1997 | 1 | 0 | Gathering in Durrës, Albania, 5 September 2015 | |||
| DF | Klajdi Dule | 27 April 1997 | 0 | 0 | Gathering in Durrës, Albania, 5 September 2015 | |||
| DF | Arsild Stojani | 22 January 1998 | 0 | 0 | Gathering in Durrës, Albania, 5 September 2015 | |||
| DF | David Bocaj | 28 March 1998 | 0 | 0 | Gathering in Durrës, Albania, 5 September 2015 | |||
| DF | David Domgjoni | 21 May 1997 | 0 | 0 | v. | |||
| DF | Emiljano Shehu | 10 June 1998 | 0 | 0 | v. | |||
| DF | Klaudio Shullazi | 28 January 1997 | 0 | 0 | v. | |||
| MF | Federico Zenuni | 19 January 1997 | 3 | 2 | 2016 UEFA Euro U-19 Q., 17 November 2015 | |||
| MF | Aris Lalaj | 6 February 1997 | 3 | 0 | 2016 UEFA Euro U-19 Q., 17 November 2015 | |||
| MF | Nazmi Gripshi | 5 July 1997 | 3 | 0 | 2016 UEFA Euro U-19 Q., 17 November 2015 | |||
| MF | Ardit Deliu | 26 October 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2016 UEFA Euro U-19 Q., 17 November 2015 | |||
| MF | Albi Ahmeti | 27 July 1997 | 1 | 0 | 2016 UEFA Euro U-19 Q., 17 November 2015 | |||
| MF | Brajan Tola | 9 July 1997 | 1 | 0 | 2016 UEFA Euro U-19 Q., 17 November 2015 | |||
| MF | Besmir Rada | 25 August 1997 | 0 | 0 | 2016 UEFA Euro U-19 Q., 17 November 2015 | |||
| MF | Jurgen Bardhi | 6 November 1997 | 0 | 0 | 2016 UEFA Euro U-19 Q., 17 November 2015 | |||
| MF | Dajan Shehi | 19 March 1997 | 0 | 0 | v. | |||
| MF | Jurgen Peqini | 24 August 1998 | 0 | 0 | v. | |||
| MF | Armando Rami | 24 September 1997 | 0 | 0 | v. | |||
| MF | Andon Karabina | Unknown | 0 | 0 | Gathering in Durrës, Albania, 5 September 2015 | |||
| MF | Rudi Mahmutaj | 15 August 1998 | 0 | 0 | Gathering in Durrës, Albania, 5 September 2015 | |||
| MF | Klejdi Hyka | 13 June 1997 | 0 | 0 | Gathering in Durrës, Albania, 5 September 2015 | |||
| MF | Emir Sahiti | 29 November 1998 | 0 | 0 | Gathering in Durrës, Albania, 5 September 2015 | |||
| MF | Agon Xhaka | 5 January 1997 | 0 | 0 | Gathering in Durrës, Albania, 5 September 2015 | |||
| MF | Xhon Marinaj | 12 October 1997 | 0 | 0 | Gathering in Durrës, Albania, 5 September 2015 | |||
| MF | Jurgen Sino | 24 January 1997 | 0 | 0 | Gathering in Durrës, Albania, 5 September 2015 | |||
| MF | Keidi Bare | 28 August 1997 | 2 | 0 | v. | |||
| MF | Genti Dinaj | 30 March 1998 | 0 | 0 | v. | |||
| MF | Ylli Cermjani | 14 March 1997 | 0 | 0 | v. | |||
| MF | Elvis Kovaçi | 3 October 1998 | 0 | 0 | v. | |||
| MF | Sherif Kallaku | 1 March 1998 | 0 | 0 | v. | |||
| MF | Kristi Jahori | 26 April 1999 | 0 | 0 | v. | |||
| MF | Klevis Sadiku | 15 August 1997 | 0 | 0 | v. | |||
| FW | Rubin Hebaj | 30 July 1998 | 3 | 0 | 2016 UEFA Euro U-19 Q., 17 November 2015 | |||
| FW | Jurgersi Liçkollari | 24 March 1998 | 3 | 0 | 2016 UEFA Euro U-19 Q., 17 November 2015 | |||
| FW | Agon Husejni | 13 May 1998 | 3 | 0 | 2016 UEFA Euro U-19 Q., 17 November 2015 | |||
| FW | Elvis Kastrati | 9 January 1997 | 0 | 0 | 2016 UEFA Euro U-19 Q., 17 November 2015 | |||
| FW | Franc Bakalli | 15 April 1997 | 0 | 0 | v. | |||
| FW | Arenc Palluqi | 24 March 1998 | 0 | 0 | v. | |||
| FW | Elidion Mara | 27 June 1997 | 0 | 0 | v. | |||
| FW | Joan Lani | Unknown | 0 | 0 | Gathering in Durrës, Albania, 5 September 2015 | |||
| FW | Esad Morina | 17 January 1997 | 3 | 2 | v. | |||
| FW | Dardan Karimani | 23 November 1998 | 0 | 0 | v. | |||
| FW | Bernard Baruti | 14 July 1997 | 0 | 0 | v. | |||
| FW | Briland Ahmeti | 1 March 1998 | 0 | 0 | v. | |||
| FW | Rey Manaj | 24 February 1997 | 2 | 0 | v. | |||
| FW | Daniel Kthella | 1 May 1998 | 0 | 0 | v. | |||
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff:[2]
| Position | Name |
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| Head Coach | |
| Assistant Coach | |
| Goalkeeping Coach | |
| Physiotherapists | |
Competitive Records
Before 2002, the event was classified as a U-18 tournament.
UEFA Youth Tournament Under-18 Record
| Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Did Not Participate | ||||||||
| Qualifying round | w.o. vs. Yugoslavia | |||||||
| Did Not Participate | ||||||||
| Qualifying round | DSQ vs. Bulgaria | |||||||
| Did Not Participate | ||||||||
| Total | 0/25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
UEFA European Under-18 Championship Record
| Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Did Not Participate | ||||||||
| Second round | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | ||
| First round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Did Not Participate | ||||||||
| Round 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | ||
| Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||
| Total | 1/17 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 47 | |
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
UEFA European Under-19 Championship
| UEFA European Under-19 Championship record | UEFA European Under-19 Championship Qualification/Elite record | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA | ||
| Did Not Qualify | Qualifying round 3/4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |||||||||
| First qualifying round 4/4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | ||||||||||
| First qualifying round 3/4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Elite qualification round 4/4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 17 | ||||||||||
| Qualification round 4/4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Qualification round 3/4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Elite qualification round 4/4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Qualification round 4/4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Qualification round 3/4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Qualification round 4/4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Qualification round 3/4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Qualification round 4/4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Qualification round 4/4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Qualification round 4/4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||
| To Be Determined | ||||||||||||||||
| Total: 0/14 | Best: – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Total | 48 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 39 | 114 | ||
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
See also
- Albania national football team
- Albania national under-21 football team
- Albania national under-20 football team
- Albania national under-18 football team
- Albania national under-17 football team
- Albania national under-16 football team
- Albania national football team results
- Albania national youth football team
- Albanian Superliga
- Football in Albania
- List of Albania international footballers
References
External links
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