Albania national under-17 football team
Nickname(s) | Kuq e Zinjtë (The Red and Blacks) Shqiponjat (The Eagles) | |||
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Association | Federata Shqiptare e Futbollit (FSHF) | |||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | |||
Head coach | Ervin Bulku | |||
Captain | Endri Çelaj | |||
Most caps | Andi Lila (9) Vangjel Mile Erlind Koreshi Aldo Teqja Endri Çekiçi | |||
Top scorer | Mirel Çota (4) | |||
Home stadium | Elbasan Arena Loro Boriçi Stadium | |||
FIFA code | ALB | |||
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First international | ||||
Croatia 4–0 Albania (Vác, Hungary; 24 September 2001) | ||||
Biggest win | ||||
Liechtenstein 0–6 Albania (Tatabánya, Hungary; 23 October 2012) | ||||
Biggest defeat | ||||
Albania 0–7 Belarus (Riihimäki, Finland; 25 September 2008) | ||||
UEFA European Under-17 Championship | ||||
Appearances | 0 | |||
Best result | – | |||
FIFA U-17 World Cup | ||||
Appearances | 0 | |||
Best result | – |
The Albania national under-17 football team represents Albania in international football at this age level in the UEFA European Under-17 Championship, as well as any other under-17 international football tournaments. It is controlled by Albanian Football Association, the governing body for football in Albania.
Albania U17 has never qualified in an Under-17 major tournament, managing only "elite round" thrice in 2012, 2014 managed by coach Džemal Mustedanagić in both cases and in 2023. Despite not Qualifying in the past Albania U17 will host the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, who will be held in Tirana.[1]
History
2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification
Group 1
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 6[a] | Elite round |
2 | Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6[a] | |
3 | Wales (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | Albania | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 1 |
Albania | 0–5 | Netherlands |
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Report | Adekanye 4' Lopez 10', 40' Vente 79' Kumbulla 80+2' (o.g.) |
2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification
Group 4
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Italy (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 7 | Elite round |
2 | Serbia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | |
3 | North Macedonia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
4 | Albania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
North Macedonia | 2–1 | Albania |
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Kolevski 54' Stratorski 63' |
Report | Bullari 52' |
2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification
Group 2
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Croatia (A) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 7 | Elite round |
2 | Spain (A) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | |
3 | Albania (H, E) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 3 | |
4 | Liechtenstein (E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | −14 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (H) Hosts
Spain | 1–0 | Albania |
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Liechtenstein | 0–5 | Albania |
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Recent results
2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification
Group 7
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Wales | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | Elite round |
2 | Croatia (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4[a] | |
3 | Albania | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4[a] | |
4 | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 2 |
Croatia | 1–0 | Albania |
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Živković 90+1' | Report |
2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification Elite Round
Group 8
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 9 | Final tournament |
2 | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 4 | |
3 | Albania (H) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 2 | |
4 | Latvia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 1 |
Switzerland | 1–1 | Albania |
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Current squad
- The following players were called up for the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches.[2]
- Match dates: 15–21 November 2023
- Opposition: Portugal, Czech Republic and Montenegro
- Caps and goals correct as of:16 October 2023, after the match against Kosovo
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Alain Taho | 30 April 2007 | 0 | 0 | Inter U17 |
12 | GK | Darius Zadeja | 7 May 2007 | 0 | 0 | Tirana U17 |
2 | DF | Davide Avdullari | 13 January 2007 | 12 | 0 | Hellas U17 |
21 | DF | Renato Halili | 25 October 2007 | 9 | 2 | Südtirol U17 |
4 | DF | Kleo Shpuza | 7 January 2007 | 7 | 0 | Udinese U17 |
6 | DF | Kris Gecaj | 14 November 2008 | 6 | 0 | Juventus U-15 |
15 | DF | Enea Elmazi | 12 May 2007 | 4 | 0 | Tirana U17 |
3 | DF | Fabjano Nuhaj | 6 April 2008 | 3 | 0 | Olympiacos U17 |
19 | DF | Samuele Sina | 14 February 2007 | 1 | 0 | Feralpisalò U17 |
20 | DF | Rinaldo Nela | 20 January 2007 | 0 | 0 | Partizani U17 |
8 | MF | Matteo Dashi | 22 January 2007 | 7 | 0 | Crystal Palace U18 |
17 | MF | Eraldo Karaj | 17 February 2007 | 6 | 0 | Darmstadt U17 |
5 | MF | Jetmir Laze | 22 July 2007 | 5 | 0 | Skënderbeu U17 |
18 | MF | Mattia Huqi | 21 June 2007 | 1 | 0 | Empoli U17 |
13 | MF | Serxho Vogli | 21 March 2008 | 0 | 0 | Akademia U15 |
10 | FW | Tedi Malaj | 2 July 2007 | 9 | 1 | Partizani U19 |
11 | FW | Oresti Rifa | 8 February 2007 | 8 | 3 | Partizani U17 |
22 | FW | Matias Gici | 18 May 2007 | 7 | 6 | Venezia U17 |
7 | FW | Xheto Joi Nuredini | 5 August 2007 | 4 | 3 | Genoa U17 |
9 | FW | Brayan Gjyla | 26 July 2007 | 3 | 0 | Feralpisalò U19 |
14 | FW | Gabrian Cani | 5 September 2008 | 0 | 0 | Vllaznia U17 |
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up last 12 months and are still eligible to represent the under-17 side:
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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- Notes
- Players in italics have played at senior level.
- COV Withdrew due to COVID-19
- CLU Player withdrew from the squad because of a club necessity.
- INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
- SEN Player withdrew from the squad due to a call up to the senior team.
- SH Player sent home by team staff.
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff:[3]
Position | Name |
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Head Coach | Ardian Behari |
Assistant Coach | Agron Kërçova |
Goalkeeping Coach | Elvis Kotorri |
Team doctor | Adriatik Shahini |
Physiotherapists | Sabri Nurce |
Athletic preparator | Ardi Bekteshi |
Videoanalystic | Edon Beliu |
Team manager | Eno Xhaferraj |
Competitive record
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
UEFA European Under-17 Championship record | UEFA European Under-17 Championship Qualification/Elite record | |||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA |
2002 | did not qualify | Qualifying round[4] 4/4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | ||||||
2003 | Second qualifying round[5] 4/4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | |||||||
2004 | First qualifying round[6] 4/4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |||||||
2005 | Qualifying round[7] 3/4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | |||||||
2006 | Qualifying round 4/4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | |||||||
2007 | Qualifying round 4/4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |||||||
2008 | Qualifying round[8] 4/4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |||||||
2009 | Qualifying round 4/4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | |||||||
2010 | Qualifying round 4/4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |||||||
2011 | Qualifying round 3/4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
2012 | Elite round 3/4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | |||||||
2013 | Qualifying round 3/4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||||||
2014 | Elite round 4/4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |||||||
2015 | Qualifying round 3/4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |||||||
2016 | Qualifying round 4/4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |||||||
2017 | Qualifying round 4/4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
2018 | Qualifying round 3/4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |||||||
2019 | Qualifying round 3/4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |||||||
2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[9][10] | |||||||||||||
2021 | ||||||||||||||
2022 | did not qualify | Qualifying round 3/4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | ||||||
2023 | Elite round 3/4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |||||||
2024 | to be determined | |||||||||||||
2025 | Qualified as hosts | |||||||||||||
Total: 0/22 | Best: – | Total | 72 | 11 | 13 | 48 | 66 | 164 |
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
See also
- Albania national football team
- Albania national under-23 football team
- Albania national under-21 football team
- Albania national under-20 football team
- Albania national under-19 football team
- Albania national under-18 football team
- Albania national under-16 football team
- Albania national under-15 football team
- Albania national football team results
- Albania national youth football team
- Albanian Superliga
- Football in Albania
- List of Albania international footballers
- UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship
References
- ^ https://shqiptarja.com/lajm/kampionati-europian-u17-do-te-mbahet-ne-tirane-rama-gjera-te-paimagjinueshme-vite-me-pare
- ^ "Elite Round i Europianit / Shqipëria U-17 nis grumbullimin, trajneri Bulku shpall listën me emrat e 25 lojtarëve të ftuar" (in Albanian). Federata Shqiptare e Futbollit. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ "Kombëtarja U-17". FSHF.org. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ UEFA European U-17 C'ship - 2002[permanent dead link] en.archive.uefa.com
- ^ UEFA European U-17 C'ship - 2003 en.archive.uefa.com
- ^ UEFA European U-17 C'ship - 2004[permanent dead link] en.archive.uefa.com
- ^ UEFA European U-17 C'ship - 2005[permanent dead link] en.archive.uefa.com
- ^ UEFA European U-17 C'ship - 2008 en.archive.uefa.com
- ^ "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.