The following is a list of the Albania national football team's competitive records and statistics. The page is updated where necessary after each Albania match, and is correct as of 27 March 2023.
As of 27 March 2023, the players with the most caps for Albania are:
No. | Name | National team career | Caps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lorik Cana | 2003–2016 | 93 | 1 |
2 | Altin Lala | 1998–2011 | 79 | 3 |
3 | Klodian Duro | 2001–2011 | 77 | 6 |
4 | Erjon Bogdani | 1996–2013 | 75 | 18 |
= | Ervin Skela | 2000–2011 | 75 | 13 |
= | Etrit Berisha* | 2012– | 75 | 0 |
= | Elseid Hysaj* | 2013– | 75 | 2 |
8 | Foto Strakosha | 1990–2004 | 73 | 0 |
= | Ansi Agolli | 2005–2017 | 73 | 3 |
10 | Odise Roshi* | 2011– | 71 | 5 |
Key | |
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* | Still active for the national team [a] |
= | Player is tied for the number of caps |
As of 27 March 2023, the players with the most goals for Albania are:
No. | Name | National team career | Goals | Caps | Average |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Erjon Bogdani | 1996–2013 | 18 | 75 | 0.24 |
2 | Alban Bushi | 1995–2007 | 14 | 67 | 0.21 |
3 | Ervin Skela | 2000–2011 | 13 | 75 | 0.17 |
4 | Sokol Cikalleshi* | 2014– | 12 | 52 | 0.24 |
= | Armando Sadiku* | 2012– | 12 | 38 | 0.32 |
6 | Altin Rraklli | 1992–2005 | 11 | 63 | 0.17 |
= | Hamdi Salihi | 2006–2015 | 11 | 50 | 0.22 |
8 | Igli Tare | 1997–2007 | 10 | 68 | 0.15 |
= | Sokol Kushta | 1987–1996 | 10 | 31 | 0.32 |
10 | Bekim Balaj* | 2012– | 9 | 48 | 0.19 |
List of captaincy periods of the various captains throughout the years. [37]
FIFA World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Year | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1930 to 1962 | Did not participate | — | ||||||||||||||||
1966 | Did not qualify | 1966 | 4th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||
1970 | Entry not accepted [50] | — | ||||||||||||||||
1974 | Did not qualify | 1974 | 4th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | |||||||||
1978 | Did not participate | — | ||||||||||||||||
1982 | Did not qualify | 1982 | 4th | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 22 | |||||||||
1986 | 1986 | 3rd | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | ||||||||||
1990 | 1990 | 4th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 15 | ||||||||||
1994 | 1994 | 7th | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 26 | ||||||||||
1998 | 1998 | 6th | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 20 | ||||||||||
2002 | 2002 | 5th | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 14 | ||||||||||
2006 | 2006 | 5th | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 20 | ||||||||||
2010 | 2010 | 5th | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | ||||||||||
2014 | 2014 | 5th | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | ||||||||||
2018 | 2018 | 3rd | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | ||||||||||
2022 | 2022 | 3rd | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | ||||||||||
2026 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||||
Total | — | 0/22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Total | 13/21 | 114 | 24 | 14 | 76 | 84 | 200 |
UEFA European Championship record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Year | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1960 | Did not participate | Did not participate | ||||||||||||||||
1964 | Did not qualify | 1964 | R16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | |||||||||
1968 | 1968 | 3rd | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||
1972 | 1972 | 4th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | ||||||||||
1976 | Did not participate | — | ||||||||||||||||
1980 | — | |||||||||||||||||
1984 | Did not qualify | 1984 | 5th | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | |||||||||
1988 | 1988 | 4th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 17 | ||||||||||
1992 | 1992 | 5th | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 21 | ||||||||||
1996 | 1996 | 5th | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | ||||||||||
2000 | 2000 | 5th | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | ||||||||||
2004 | 2004 | 4th | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | ||||||||||
2008 | 2008 | 5th | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | ||||||||||
2012 | 2012 | 5th | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | ||||||||||
2016 | Group stage | 18th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Squad | 2016 | 2nd | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | |
2020 | Did not qualify | 2020 | 4th | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 14 | |||||||||
2024 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||||
Total | Best: Group stage | 1/16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | Total | 13/16 | 103 | 22 | 23 | 58 | 88 | 173 |
Albania's European Championship record | |
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First match |
Albania 0–1
Switzerland ( Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens, France; 11 June 2016) |
Biggest win |
Romania 0–1
Albania ( Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon, France; 19 June 2016) |
Biggest defeat |
France 2–0
Albania ( Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France; 15 June 2016) |
Best result | Group stage at the UEFA Euro 2016 |
Worst result |
UEFA Nations League record | |||||||||||||||||||||
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League phase | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season | LG | GP | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | RK | Year | Pos | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | |
2018–19 | C | 1 | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 34th | 2019 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
2020–21 | C | 4 | 1st | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 35th | 2021 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
2022–23 | B | 2 | 3rd | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 27th | 2023 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
2024–25 | A | To be determined | 2025 | To be determined | |||||||||||||||||
Total | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 27th | Total | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Balkan Cup | |||||||||
1946 | Winner | 1st | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | Squad |
1947 | Fifth place | 5th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | |
1948 | Fifth place | 5th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Malta International Tournament | |||||||||
1998 | Third place | 3rd | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
2000 | Winner | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Total | Best: Winner | 5/5 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | — |
Summer Olympic Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
1964 | Preliminary round | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
1972 | Play-off stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Total | 0/2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
As of December 2022 Source: [51]
Best Ranking Worst Ranking Best Mover Worst Mover
Albania's FIFA world rankings | |||||||||||
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Rank | Year | Pld | Best | Worst | |||||||
Rank | Move | Rank | Move | ||||||||
66 | 2022 | 11 | 65 | 1 | 69 | 1 | |||||
66 | 2021 | 12 | 63 | 3 | 69 | 3 | |||||
66 | 2020 | 7 | 66 | 3 | 69 | 3 | |||||
66 | 2019 | 16 | 61 | 2 | 66 | 4 | |||||
60 | 2018 | 9 | 56 | 2 | 60 | 3 | |||||
62 | 2017 | 9 | 51 | 9 | 71 | 12 | |||||
49 | 2016 | 12 | 35 | 5 | 49 | 10 | |||||
38 | 2015 | 7 | 22 | 15 | 63 | 7 | |||||
58 | 2014 | 9 | 45 | 25 | 70 | 16 | |||||
57 | 2013 | 8 | 37 | 16 | 71 | 13 | |||||
63 | 2012 | 9 | 58 | 17 | 97 | 10 | |||||
74 | 2011 | 11 | 50 | 23 | 75 | 14 | |||||
65 | 2010 | 9 | 58 | 13 | 97 | 7 | |||||
96 | 2009 | 9 | 78 | 3 | 98 | 11 | |||||
81 | 2008 | 7 | 73 | 19 | 102 | 18 | |||||
80 | 2007 | 11 | 66 | 11 | 88 | 12 | |||||
87 | 2006 | 6 | 62 | 20 | 88 | 13 | |||||
82 | 2005 | 10 | 82 | 7 | 93 | 4 | |||||
86 | 2004 | 8 | 86 | 5 | 94 | 5 | |||||
89 | 2003 | 11 | 86 | 13 | 101 | 5 | |||||
93 | 2002 | 9 | 92 | 4 | 97 | 5 | |||||
96 | 2001 | 7 | 74 | 1 | 96 | 6 | |||||
72 | 2000 | 8 | 72 | 13 | 94 | 6 | |||||
83 | 1999 | 8 | 83 | 15 | 95 | 2 | |||||
106 | 1998 | 8 | 97 | 14 | 109 | 8 | |||||
116 | 1997 | 7 | 113 | 8 | 124 | 4 | |||||
116 | 1996 | 5 | 90 | 6 | 116 | 12 | |||||
91 | 1995 | 8 | 87 | 13 | 106 | 6 | |||||
100 | 1994 | 5 | 93 | 9 | 113 | 11 | |||||
92 | 1993 | 7 | 91 | 1 | 93 | 6 | |||||
86 | 1992 | 86 | 86 |
Positive balance (more Wins) | |
Neutral balance (Wins = Losses) | |
Negative balance (more Losses) |
Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Algeria [A] | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 50% |
H2H results H2H results* |
Andorra | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 71% | H2H results |
Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0% | H2H results |
Armenia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 66% | H2H results |
Austria | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 19 | −17 | 0% | H2H results |
Azerbaijan | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 60% | H2H results |
Bahrain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0% | H2H results |
Belarus | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 42% | H2H results |
Belgium | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50% | H2H results |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 20% | H2H results |
Bulgaria | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 21.42% | H2H results |
Chile | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | –3 | 0% | H2H results |
Cameroon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | H2H results |
China | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 0% |
H2H results H2H results* |
Cuba | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | H2H results |
Cyprus | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 33% | H2H results |
Czech Republic [B] | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 37.50% | H2H results |
Denmark | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 10% | H2H results |
East Germany | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0% | H2H results |
England | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 0% | H2H results |
Estonia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 25% | H2H results |
Finland | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 28% | H2H results |
France | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 20 | −16 | 11% | H2H results |
Georgia | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 20% | H2H results |
Faroe Islands | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 50% | H2H results |
Germany [C] | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 38 | −28 | 0% | H2H results |
Greece [D] | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 50% | H2H results |
Hungary | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 19 | −17 | 25% | H2H results |
Iceland | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 33% | H2H results |
Iran | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100% | H2H results |
Israel | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 33% | H2H results |
Italy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | −4 | 0% | H2H results |
Jordan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | H2H results |
Kazakhstan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 75% | H2H results |
Kosovo | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +1 | 71% | H2H results [53] [54] [55] |
Latvia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0% | H2H results |
Liechtenstein | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 100% | H2H results |
Lithuania | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 33% | H2H results |
Luxembourg | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 42% | H2H results |
North Macedonia | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 20% | H2H results |
Malta | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 62% | H2H results |
Mexico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0% | H2H results |
Moldova | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 71.4% | H2H results |
Montenegro | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 100% |
H2H results 1946 match |
Morocco | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | H2H results |
Netherlands | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0% | H2H results |
Northern Ireland | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 22% | H2H results |
Norway | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 20% | H2H results |
Poland | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 13.33% | H2H results |
Portugal | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 14% | H2H results |
Qatar | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 66% | H2H results |
Republic of Ireland | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0% | H2H results |
Romania [E] | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 45 | −33 | 15% |
H2H results H2H results* |
Russia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 50% | H2H results |
Scotland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0% | H2H results |
San Marino | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 100% | H2H results |
Saudi Arabia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | H2H results |
Serbia [F] | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 14% | H2H results |
Slovenia | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 14% | H2H results |
Spain | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 31 | −28 | 0% | H2H results |
Sweden | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 16.66% | H2H results |
Switzerland | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 0% | H2H results |
Turkey | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 33% | H2H results |
Ukraine | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 0% | H2H results |
Uzbekistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100% | H2H results |
Vietnam | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100% | H2H results |
Wales | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 25% | H2H results |
67 nations | 386 | 106 | 81 | 199 | 369 | 582 | −213 | 27.46% | Albania H2H against all teams |
The following is a list of the Albania national football team's competitive records and statistics. The page is updated where necessary after each Albania match, and is correct as of 27 March 2023.
As of 27 March 2023, the players with the most caps for Albania are:
No. | Name | National team career | Caps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lorik Cana | 2003–2016 | 93 | 1 |
2 | Altin Lala | 1998–2011 | 79 | 3 |
3 | Klodian Duro | 2001–2011 | 77 | 6 |
4 | Erjon Bogdani | 1996–2013 | 75 | 18 |
= | Ervin Skela | 2000–2011 | 75 | 13 |
= | Etrit Berisha* | 2012– | 75 | 0 |
= | Elseid Hysaj* | 2013– | 75 | 2 |
8 | Foto Strakosha | 1990–2004 | 73 | 0 |
= | Ansi Agolli | 2005–2017 | 73 | 3 |
10 | Odise Roshi* | 2011– | 71 | 5 |
Key | |
---|---|
* | Still active for the national team [a] |
= | Player is tied for the number of caps |
As of 27 March 2023, the players with the most goals for Albania are:
No. | Name | National team career | Goals | Caps | Average |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Erjon Bogdani | 1996–2013 | 18 | 75 | 0.24 |
2 | Alban Bushi | 1995–2007 | 14 | 67 | 0.21 |
3 | Ervin Skela | 2000–2011 | 13 | 75 | 0.17 |
4 | Sokol Cikalleshi* | 2014– | 12 | 52 | 0.24 |
= | Armando Sadiku* | 2012– | 12 | 38 | 0.32 |
6 | Altin Rraklli | 1992–2005 | 11 | 63 | 0.17 |
= | Hamdi Salihi | 2006–2015 | 11 | 50 | 0.22 |
8 | Igli Tare | 1997–2007 | 10 | 68 | 0.15 |
= | Sokol Kushta | 1987–1996 | 10 | 31 | 0.32 |
10 | Bekim Balaj* | 2012– | 9 | 48 | 0.19 |
List of captaincy periods of the various captains throughout the years. [37]
FIFA World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Year | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1930 to 1962 | Did not participate | — | ||||||||||||||||
1966 | Did not qualify | 1966 | 4th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||
1970 | Entry not accepted [50] | — | ||||||||||||||||
1974 | Did not qualify | 1974 | 4th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | |||||||||
1978 | Did not participate | — | ||||||||||||||||
1982 | Did not qualify | 1982 | 4th | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 22 | |||||||||
1986 | 1986 | 3rd | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | ||||||||||
1990 | 1990 | 4th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 15 | ||||||||||
1994 | 1994 | 7th | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 26 | ||||||||||
1998 | 1998 | 6th | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 20 | ||||||||||
2002 | 2002 | 5th | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 14 | ||||||||||
2006 | 2006 | 5th | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 20 | ||||||||||
2010 | 2010 | 5th | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | ||||||||||
2014 | 2014 | 5th | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | ||||||||||
2018 | 2018 | 3rd | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | ||||||||||
2022 | 2022 | 3rd | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | ||||||||||
2026 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||||
Total | — | 0/22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Total | 13/21 | 114 | 24 | 14 | 76 | 84 | 200 |
UEFA European Championship record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Year | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1960 | Did not participate | Did not participate | ||||||||||||||||
1964 | Did not qualify | 1964 | R16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | |||||||||
1968 | 1968 | 3rd | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||
1972 | 1972 | 4th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | ||||||||||
1976 | Did not participate | — | ||||||||||||||||
1980 | — | |||||||||||||||||
1984 | Did not qualify | 1984 | 5th | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | |||||||||
1988 | 1988 | 4th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 17 | ||||||||||
1992 | 1992 | 5th | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 21 | ||||||||||
1996 | 1996 | 5th | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | ||||||||||
2000 | 2000 | 5th | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | ||||||||||
2004 | 2004 | 4th | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | ||||||||||
2008 | 2008 | 5th | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | ||||||||||
2012 | 2012 | 5th | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | ||||||||||
2016 | Group stage | 18th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Squad | 2016 | 2nd | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | |
2020 | Did not qualify | 2020 | 4th | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 14 | |||||||||
2024 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||||
Total | Best: Group stage | 1/16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | Total | 13/16 | 103 | 22 | 23 | 58 | 88 | 173 |
Albania's European Championship record | |
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First match |
Albania 0–1
Switzerland ( Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens, France; 11 June 2016) |
Biggest win |
Romania 0–1
Albania ( Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon, France; 19 June 2016) |
Biggest defeat |
France 2–0
Albania ( Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France; 15 June 2016) |
Best result | Group stage at the UEFA Euro 2016 |
Worst result |
UEFA Nations League record | |||||||||||||||||||||
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League phase | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season | LG | GP | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | P/R | RK | Year | Pos | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad | |
2018–19 | C | 1 | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 34th | 2019 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
2020–21 | C | 4 | 1st | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 35th | 2021 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
2022–23 | B | 2 | 3rd | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 27th | 2023 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
2024–25 | A | To be determined | 2025 | To be determined | |||||||||||||||||
Total | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 27th | Total | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Balkan Cup | |||||||||
1946 | Winner | 1st | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | Squad |
1947 | Fifth place | 5th | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | |
1948 | Fifth place | 5th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Malta International Tournament | |||||||||
1998 | Third place | 3rd | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
2000 | Winner | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Total | Best: Winner | 5/5 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | — |
Summer Olympic Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
1964 | Preliminary round | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
1972 | Play-off stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Total | 0/2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
As of December 2022 Source: [51]
Best Ranking Worst Ranking Best Mover Worst Mover
Albania's FIFA world rankings | |||||||||||
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Rank | Year | Pld | Best | Worst | |||||||
Rank | Move | Rank | Move | ||||||||
66 | 2022 | 11 | 65 | 1 | 69 | 1 | |||||
66 | 2021 | 12 | 63 | 3 | 69 | 3 | |||||
66 | 2020 | 7 | 66 | 3 | 69 | 3 | |||||
66 | 2019 | 16 | 61 | 2 | 66 | 4 | |||||
60 | 2018 | 9 | 56 | 2 | 60 | 3 | |||||
62 | 2017 | 9 | 51 | 9 | 71 | 12 | |||||
49 | 2016 | 12 | 35 | 5 | 49 | 10 | |||||
38 | 2015 | 7 | 22 | 15 | 63 | 7 | |||||
58 | 2014 | 9 | 45 | 25 | 70 | 16 | |||||
57 | 2013 | 8 | 37 | 16 | 71 | 13 | |||||
63 | 2012 | 9 | 58 | 17 | 97 | 10 | |||||
74 | 2011 | 11 | 50 | 23 | 75 | 14 | |||||
65 | 2010 | 9 | 58 | 13 | 97 | 7 | |||||
96 | 2009 | 9 | 78 | 3 | 98 | 11 | |||||
81 | 2008 | 7 | 73 | 19 | 102 | 18 | |||||
80 | 2007 | 11 | 66 | 11 | 88 | 12 | |||||
87 | 2006 | 6 | 62 | 20 | 88 | 13 | |||||
82 | 2005 | 10 | 82 | 7 | 93 | 4 | |||||
86 | 2004 | 8 | 86 | 5 | 94 | 5 | |||||
89 | 2003 | 11 | 86 | 13 | 101 | 5 | |||||
93 | 2002 | 9 | 92 | 4 | 97 | 5 | |||||
96 | 2001 | 7 | 74 | 1 | 96 | 6 | |||||
72 | 2000 | 8 | 72 | 13 | 94 | 6 | |||||
83 | 1999 | 8 | 83 | 15 | 95 | 2 | |||||
106 | 1998 | 8 | 97 | 14 | 109 | 8 | |||||
116 | 1997 | 7 | 113 | 8 | 124 | 4 | |||||
116 | 1996 | 5 | 90 | 6 | 116 | 12 | |||||
91 | 1995 | 8 | 87 | 13 | 106 | 6 | |||||
100 | 1994 | 5 | 93 | 9 | 113 | 11 | |||||
92 | 1993 | 7 | 91 | 1 | 93 | 6 | |||||
86 | 1992 | 86 | 86 |
Positive balance (more Wins) | |
Neutral balance (Wins = Losses) | |
Negative balance (more Losses) |
Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Reference |
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Algeria [A] | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 50% |
H2H results H2H results* |
Andorra | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 71% | H2H results |
Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0% | H2H results |
Armenia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 66% | H2H results |
Austria | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 19 | −17 | 0% | H2H results |
Azerbaijan | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 60% | H2H results |
Bahrain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0% | H2H results |
Belarus | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 42% | H2H results |
Belgium | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50% | H2H results |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 20% | H2H results |
Bulgaria | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 21.42% | H2H results |
Chile | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | –3 | 0% | H2H results |
Cameroon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | H2H results |
China | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 0% |
H2H results H2H results* |
Cuba | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | H2H results |
Cyprus | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 33% | H2H results |
Czech Republic [B] | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 37.50% | H2H results |
Denmark | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 19 | −15 | 10% | H2H results |
East Germany | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 0% | H2H results |
England | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 0% | H2H results |
Estonia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 25% | H2H results |
Finland | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 28% | H2H results |
France | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 20 | −16 | 11% | H2H results |
Georgia | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 20% | H2H results |
Faroe Islands | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 50% | H2H results |
Germany [C] | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 38 | −28 | 0% | H2H results |
Greece [D] | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 50% | H2H results |
Hungary | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 19 | −17 | 25% | H2H results |
Iceland | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 33% | H2H results |
Iran | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100% | H2H results |
Israel | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 33% | H2H results |
Italy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | −4 | 0% | H2H results |
Jordan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | H2H results |
Kazakhstan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 75% | H2H results |
Kosovo | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +1 | 71% | H2H results [53] [54] [55] |
Latvia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0% | H2H results |
Liechtenstein | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 100% | H2H results |
Lithuania | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 33% | H2H results |
Luxembourg | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 42% | H2H results |
North Macedonia | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 20% | H2H results |
Malta | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 62% | H2H results |
Mexico | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0% | H2H results |
Moldova | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 71.4% | H2H results |
Montenegro | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 100% |
H2H results 1946 match |
Morocco | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | H2H results |
Netherlands | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0% | H2H results |
Northern Ireland | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 22% | H2H results |
Norway | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 20% | H2H results |
Poland | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 13.33% | H2H results |
Portugal | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | −8 | 14% | H2H results |
Qatar | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 66% | H2H results |
Republic of Ireland | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 0% | H2H results |
Romania [E] | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 45 | −33 | 15% |
H2H results H2H results* |
Russia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 50% | H2H results |
Scotland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0% | H2H results |
San Marino | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 100% | H2H results |
Saudi Arabia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0% | H2H results |
Serbia [F] | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 14% | H2H results |
Slovenia | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 14% | H2H results |
Spain | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 31 | −28 | 0% | H2H results |
Sweden | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 16.66% | H2H results |
Switzerland | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 0% | H2H results |
Turkey | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 33% | H2H results |
Ukraine | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 0% | H2H results |
Uzbekistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100% | H2H results |
Vietnam | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100% | H2H results |
Wales | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 25% | H2H results |
67 nations | 386 | 106 | 81 | 199 | 369 | 582 | −213 | 27.46% | Albania H2H against all teams |