Albania Under-16

Nickname(s)	Kuq e Zinjtë (The Red and Blacks) Shqiponjat (The Eagles)
Association	Federata Shqiptare e Futbollit – FSHF ( Albanian Football Association)
Confederation	UEFA ( Europe)
Head coach	Agron Kërçova
Most caps	Orges Shehi (5)
Top scorer	Renato Kendezi (2)
Home stadium	Elbasan Arena Loro Boriçi Stadium
FIFA code	ALB
First colours Second colours Third colours

The Albania national under-16 football team represents Albania in international football at this age level and is controlled by Albanian Football Association, the governing body for football in Albania.

The Albania U16 football team is a feeder team of Albania U17.

The team competed in the UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship, but after the rule change in 1997, the event had an age limit of 17.

14 Years after playing their last event, the Albania under-16 returned playing in football arena, at this time in a friendly tournament UEFA Development Tournament 2015 which took event exactly in Albania. The coach was appointed Alban Bushi, a former player and current Manager of the Albania national team. The Tournament took part from 2–5 May 2015. ^[1]

History

1991 UEFA European Under-16 Championship qualifying

Group 5

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Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Bulgaria	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2	4
Albania	2	0	0	2	1	3	-2	0

6 March 1991	Albania	1–2	Bulgaria
20 March 1991	Bulgaria	1–0	Albania

Squad

The following players participated in the tournament. ^{[3] [4]}

1992 UEFA European Under-16 Championship qualifying

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1993 UEFA European Under-16 Championship qualifying

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1994 UEFA European Under-16 Championship

1994 UEFA European Under-16 Championship qualifying

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1994 UEFA European Under-16 Championship finals

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1995 UEFA European Under-16 Championship qualifying

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1996 UEFA European Under-16 Championship qualifying

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1997 UEFA European Under-16 Championship qualifying

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1999 UEFA European Under-16 Championship qualifying

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2000 UEFA European Under-16 Championship qualifying

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2001 UEFA European Under-16 Championship qualifying

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Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

2015

Albania  v   Montenegro

2 May 2015 UEFA Development Tournament 2015	Albania	3–1	Montenegro	Kamëz, Tiranë, Albania
10:00 ( UTC+2)	Kendezi Balla	Report		Stadium: National Sports Centre (Albania)

Albania  v   Armenia

3 May 2015 UEFA Development Tournament 2015	Albania	1–0	Armenia	Tiranë, Albania
10:00 ( UTC+2)	Llanaj	Report		Stadium: Qemal Stafa Stadium

Albania  v   Cyprus

5 May 2015 UEFA Development Tournament 2015	Albania	1–0	Cyprus	Tiranë, Albania
10:00 ( UTC+2)	Zenuni 40+1'	Report		Stadium: Qemal Stafa Stadium

2017

Albania  v   Azerbaijan

20 November 2017 2017 Mercedez Benz Aegean Cup International Youth Tournament	Albania	0–1	Azerbaijan	Turkey
		Report	Tanriverdiyev

Albania  v   Turkey

21 November 2017 2017 Mercedez Benz Aegean Cup International Youth Tournament	Albania	0–0	Turkey	Aydın, Turkey
		Report		Stadium: Özer Türk Stadium

Albania  v   Kosovo

23 November 2017 2017 Mercedez Benz Aegean Cup International Youth Tournament	Albania	1–2	Kosovo	Turkey
	Salliu 80'+2'	Report	Tusha

Players

Current squad

COACH: Ervin Bulku

The following players participated in the 2022 UEFA Development Tournament against North Ireland Luxembourg and Peru on April 9, 2022, to April 14, 2022, and is being held in Albania. ^[15]

Caps and goals as of 9 May 2021.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Mark Topollaj	(2007-11-25) 25 November 2007 (age 16)	0	0	Hellas Verona
2	1 GK	Kristian Jashari	(2006-07-06) 6 July 2006 (age 17)	0	0	Sassuolo
3	1 GK	Alain Taho	(2007-01-01) 1 January 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Inter
4	2 DF	Davide Avdullari	(2008-01-13) 13 January 2008 (age 16)	0	0	Hellas Verona
5	2 DF	Adi Kurti	(2006-01-17) 17 January 2006 (age 18)	4	0	Pepa
6	2 DF	Ergi Çela	(2006-03-14) 14 March 2006 (age 18)	4	0	Teuta
7	2 DF	Egert Selmani	(2006-01-28) 28 January 2006 (age 18)	3	0	Vllaznia
8	2 DF	Ergi Bastari	(2006-07-23) 23 July 2006 (age 17)	0	0	Internacional
9	2 DF	Ernesto Bakiu	(2006-01-15) 15 January 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Teuta
10	2 DF	Jetmir Laze	(2007-07-22) 22 July 2007 (age 16)	3	0	Skënderbeu
11	2 DF	Alion Damini	(2006-01-21) 21 January 2006 (age 18)	4	0	Teuta
12	3 MF	Matteo Dashi	(2007-01-22) 22 January 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Crsytal Palace
13	3 MF	Andri Frashëri	(2006-01-10) 10 January 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Cedar Stars
14	3 MF	Klaus Kashari	(2006-10-11) 11 October 2006 (age 17)	3	0	Pepa
15	3 MF	Jordi Jaku	(2006-03-27) 27 March 2006 (age 18)	4	0	Shënkolli
16	3 MF	Glenis Belloj	(2006-05-30) 30 May 2006 (age 17)	4	0	Internacional
17	3 MF	Dean Vraniçi	(2006-01-02) 2 January 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Südtirol
18	4 FW	Dejvi Metaj	(2006-09-27) 27 September 2006 (age 17)	4	1	Dinamo
19	4 FW	Ariel Krajka	(2006-09-27) 27 September 2006 (age 17)	0	0	Tirana
20	4 FW	John Jaku	(2006-11-06) 6 November 2006 (age 17)	0	0	Columbus Crew
21	4 FW	Ersi Bode	(2006-02-14) 14 February 2006 (age 18)	4	1	ADO Den Haag
22	4 FW	Matias Gici	(2007-05-18) 18 May 2007 (age 16)	0	0	Venezia
23	4 FW	Flavio Sulejmani	(2006-03-20) 20 March 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Perugia

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff: ^[16]

Position	Name
Head coach	Ervin Bulku
Assistant coach	Agron Kërçova
Goalkeeping coach	Elvis Kotorri
Physiotherapist	Sabri Nurçe
Team doctor	Adriatik Shahini
Athletic trainer	Ardi Bekteshi
Video analyst	Edon Beliu
Team manager	Eno Xhaferraj

Competitive record

UEFA European Under-16 Championship Record

UEFA European Under-16 Championship record								UEFA European Under-16 Championship Qualification
Year	Round	Pld	W	D *	L	GF	GA	Position	Pld	W	D *	L	GF	GA
1982	Did not participate
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991	Did not qualify							Qualifying round 2/2	2	0	0	2	1	3
1992								Qualifying round 2/2	1	0	0	1	1	8
1993								Qualifying round 2/2	2	0	0	2	2	3
1994	Group stage	3	0	1	2	1	6	Qualifying round 1/3	2	2	0	0	3	0
1995	Did not qualify							Qualifying round 3/3	2	0	0	2	0	7
1996								Qualifying round 4/4	3	0	0	3	0	6
1997								Qualifying round 2/3	2	1	0	1	2	1
1998	Did not participate
1999	Did not qualify							Qualifying round 4/4	3	0	0	3	2	10
2000								Qualifying round 3/3	2	0	0	2	1	4
2001								Qualifying round 3/3	2	0	0	2	0	5
Total: 1/19	Best: Group stage	3	0	1	2	1	6	Total	21	3	0	18	12	47

*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-17 football team
• Albania national under-15 football team
• Albania national youth football team
• Albania national football team results
• Albanian Superliga
• Football in Albania
• List of Albania international footballers

References