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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 10 September 2024.

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Individual records

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Appearances

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Main article: List of Albania international footballers
A footballer wearing a white jersey and white shorts
Lorik Cana is the most capped player in the history of Albania with 93 caps.

As of 10 September 2024, the players with the most caps for Albania[1] are:

No. Name National team career Caps Goals
1 Lorik Cana 2003–2016 93 1
2 Elseid Hysaj* 2013– 88 2
3 Etrit Berisha* 2012– 81 0
4 Altin Lala 1998–2011 79 3
5 Klodian Duro 2001–2011 77 6
6 Erjon Bogdani 1996–2013 75 18
= Ervin Skela 2000–2011 75 13
8 Foto Strakosha 1990–2004 73 0
= Ansi Agolli 2005–2017 73 3
10 Odise Roshi* 2011–2022 71 5
Key
* Still active for the national team[A]
= Player is tied for the number of caps
Longest Albania career length
Orges Shehi, 19 years, 5 September 1998 – 5 September 2017[2]
Longest Albania career length by playing
Erjon Bogdani, 16 years 11 months 2 days, 24 April 1996 – 26 March 2013[3]
Youngest player
Iljaz Çeço, 17 years 4 months 20 days, 24 May 1964, 0–2 vs. Netherlands[4]
Oldest player
Foto Strakosha, 39 years 10 months 17 days, 9 February 2005, 0–2 vs. Ukraine[5]
Oldest debutant
Orges Shehi, 33 years 1 month 28 days, 17 November 2010, 0–0 vs. Macedonia[6]
Most consecutive Albania's matches played
Etrit Berisha, 40 (16 October 2012 – 12 November 2016)[7]
Most consecutive Albania's matches played by an outflied player
Ervin Skela, 26 (11 October 2003 – 11 October 2006)[8]
Most consecutive Albania's matches played in the 20th century
Mirel Josa, 19 (17 October 1984 – 8 March 1989)[9][10]
Appearances in three different decades
Blendi Nallbani, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
Arjan Xhumba, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s
Erjon Bogdani, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
Altin Lala, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
Arjan Beqaj, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s
Most appearances in competitive matches (World Cup, European Championships, Nations League and qualifiers)
Elseid Hysaj (2013–2024), 59.[11]
Most appearances without featuring in a competitive match[B]
Orges Shehi, 8, 17 November 2010 – 29 March 2016[C][12]
Most appearances at the FIFA World Cup qualifiers
Ervin Skela & Lorik Cana both at 28.[13][14][15]
Most appearances at the UEFA European Championship
Elseid Hysaj & Arlind Ajeti all 5.[16]
Most appearances at the UEFA European Championship qualifying
Foto Strakosha & Altin Lala both at 29.[17][18][19]
Most appearances at the UEFA European Championship and UEFA European Championship qualifying
Lorik Cana, 29.[15]
Most European Championships part of the squad
Elseid Hysaj, Arlind Ajeti, Etrit Berisha, Amir Abrashi & Naser Aliji all at 2 (2016 & 2024).[20][16]
Most minutes played in European Championship matches
Elseid Hysaj 450 minutes.[20][16]
Most UEFA European Championships played in
Elseid Hysaj & Arlind Ajeti all at 2.[20][16]
Most appearances as a substitute at the UEFA European Championship
Arbër Hoxha 3[21][20]
Most UEFA European Championships matches won
14 players, all at 1
Most appearances as a substitute
Odise Roshi, 32[22]
Oldest player to participate at a UEFA European Championship match
Orges Shehi, 38 years 8 month 24 days, 19 June 2016, 1–0 vs. Romania[20][16]
Oldest player to feature at the UEFA European Championship
Klaus Gjasula, 34 years, 6 months and 5 days, 19 June 2024, 2–2 vs. Croatia[20][16]
Youngest player to feature at the UEFA European Championship
Medon Berisha, 20 years 238 days, 15 June 2024, 1–2 vs. Italy[20]
Most selections without playing at the European Championship finals
Naser Aliji, 2, 2016 & 2024[20]
Most appearances in a calendar year
Etrit Berisha, 12 in 2016[23]
Most appearances as part of the same club
Altin Lala, 75, as part of Hannover 96[19]
First appearance by a player who had never played for an Albanian club
Altin Lala of SC Borussia Fulda & Edvin Murati of Paris Saint-Germain, 6 February 1998, 1–1 vs. Malta[19][24]
Most often teammates appearances
Etrit Berisha & Elseid Hysaj, 59 matches[23][11]
Ervin Skela & Klodian Duro, 58 matches[14][25]
Most appearances in the UEFA Nations League
Berat Djimsiti, Frédéric Veseli & Elseid Hysaj, 12[26]
Most appearances at the Balkan Cup
Loro Boriçi, Muhamet Dibra, Aristidh Parapani, Vasif Biçaku & Sllave Llambi, all at 10.
Most Balkan Cup played in
Loro Boriçi, Muhamet Dibra, Aristidh Parapani, Vasif Biçaku, Sllave Llambi, Rexhep Spahiu, Bahri Kavaja, Giacomo Poselli, Bimo Fakja & Besim Fagu, all at 3.
Most appearances at the Malta (Rothmans) International Tournament
Rudi Vata 5.[27]
Most Malta (Rothmans) International Tournament played in
Rudi Vata, Arjan Beqaj & Armir Grimaj, all at 2.
Most appearances at the Summer Olympics qualifications
Panajot Pano 4.[28]
Most consecutive years of appearances
Foto Strakosha, 16, 1990 to 2005 inclusive[18][D]
Appearances under the most managers
10,[29] Erjon Bogdani, (24 April 1996 – 26 March 2013), Neptun Bajko (1 app.), Astrit Hafizi (11), Medin Zhega (7), Sulejman Demollari (3), Giuseppe Dossena (2), Hans-Peter Briegel (13), Otto Barić (13), Slavko Kovačić (caretaker) (2), Arie Haan (6), Josip Kuže (16), Džemal Mustedanagić (caretaker) (2) and Gianni De Biasi (8).[E] Altin Haxhi (30 November 1995 – 14 October 2009), Neptun Bajko (3), Astrit Hafizi (17), Medin Zhega (9), Sulejman Demollari (2), Giuseppe Dossena (2) and Hans-Peter Briegel (22), Otto Barić (13) and Slavko Kovačić (caretaker) (1).[F]
Most appearances with only one club
Nevil Dede of Tirana & Taulant Xhaka of Basel, 31[30][31]
Club providing the most Albania internationals in total
Partizani Tirana 98[32]
Non-Albanian club providing the most Albania internationals in total
Lokomotiva Zagreb 7[33]
Most clubs represented by one player in an Albania career
Klodian Duro (25 April 2001 – 7 October 2011)[25] & Ervin Skela (15 August 2000 – 6 September 2011),[14] 10 each
Club providing the most players in a single match
Starting XI – Partizani Tirana, 9, 12 June 1971 vs. West Germany[34]
Including substitutes – 17 Nëntori Tirana, 7, 30 October 1985 vs. Greece[35]
Club providing the most players in a major tournament squad
Basel, 3, UEFA Euro 2016
Players with all matches completed
Lin Shllaku, 15, 1963–1970[36]
Sabah Bizi, 15, 1967–1976[37]
Fatbardh Jera, 15, 1985–1990[38]
Ali Mema, 14, 1963–1967[39]
Mihal Gjika, 12, 1963–1967[40]
Fatmir Frashëri, 12, 1963–1965[41]
Mihal Gjika, 12, 1971–1973[40]
Fatbardh Deliallisi, 12, 1957–1965[42]
Skënder Halili, 11, 1963–1965[43]
Adnan Oçelli, 11, 1984–1993[44]
Mikel Janku, 9, 1964–1967[45]
Bujar Çani, 9, 1970–1972[46]
Ferdinand Lleshi, 8, 1976–1981[47]
Petro Ruçi, 7, 1982–1983[48]
Kastriot Hysi, 7, 1980–1981[49]
Bimo Fakja, 6, 1946–1948[50]
Besim Boriçi, 6, 1949–1950[51]
Refik Resmja, 6, 1952–1963[52]
Astrit Ziu, 6, 1970–1972[53]
Most appearances as a substitute without ever starting a game
Enkeleid Dobi, 6, 30 November 1995 – 12 February 2003[54]
Most consecutive appearances without completing a full game
Jasir Asani, 16[G], 27 March 2023 – 7 September 2024[55]
Most appearances for an outfield player without ever scoring
Andi Lila, 70, 21 November 2007 – 2 November 2018[56]

Goals

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Most goals

As of 10 September 2024, the players with the most goals for Albania[57] 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* 2014–2024 13 60 0.22
5 Armando Sadiku* 2012–2023 12 39 0.31
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 2012–2022 9 48 0.19
First unofficial goal
Qamil Teliti, 22 August 1946, 5–0 vs. Montenegro[57]
First official goal
Pal Mirashi, 7 October 1946, vs. Yugoslavia 2–3[58]
First goal in a UEFA European Championship qualifying match
Panajot Pano, 30 October 1963, 1–0 vs. Denmark[17]
First goal in a FIFA World Cup qualifiers match
Robert Jashari, 7 May 1965, 1–4 vs. Northern Ireland.[59]
Most goals
Erjon Bogdani, 18, 24 April 1996 – 26 March 2013[57]
Most goals at the UEFA European Championship
Armando Sadiku, Nedim Bajrami, Qazim Laçi & Klaus Gjasula 1[16]
Most goals at a single UEFA European Championship
Armando Sadiku, Nedim Bajrami, Qazim Laçi & Klaus Gjasula 1[16]
Most UEFA European Championship scored in
Armando Sadiku (2016), Nedim Bajrami (2024), Qazim Laçi (2024) & Klaus Gjasula (2024) 1 each[16]
Most goals at the UEFA European Championship and the UEFA European Championship qualifying
Nedim Bajrami 4[16][17]
Most goals in UEFA European Championship qualifying
Edmond Kapllani & Sokol Cikalleshi, 5.[17]
Most goals in a single UEFA European Championship qualifying
Edmond Kapllani, 5, UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying.[60][17]
First goal in a UEFA European Championship match
Armando Sadiku, 19 June 2016, 1–0 vs. Romania.[61]
Most goals in FIFA World Cup qualifiers
Erjon Bogdani 8.[13][62]
Most goals at a single FIFA World Cup qualifiers
Erjon Bogdani 4, 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification.[13][62]
Most goals at the UEFA Nations League
Sokol Cikalleshi, 4[26][63]
Most goals at a single UEFA Nations League
Sokol Cikalleshi, 4, 2020–21 UEFA Nations League C.[63][26]
First goal in a UEFA Nations League match
Taulant Xhaka, 7 September 2018, 1–0 vs. Israel.[26][64]
Most goals at the Balkan Cup
Loro Boriçi[65] & Pal Mirashi, all at 3.[66]
Most goals at a single Balkan Cup
Loro Boriçi,[65] Pal Mirashi & Qamil Teliti,[67] all at 2.
First goal in a Balkan Cup
Pal Mirashi, 7 October 1946, 1–1 vs. Yugoslavia.[68]
Most goals at the Malta (Rothmans) International Tournament
Bledar Kola 2.[69]
Most goals at a single Malta (Rothmans) International Tournament
Bledar Kola 2[69]
First goal in a Malta (Rothmans) International Tournament match
Ilir Shulku, 6 February 1998, 1–1 vs. Malta.[70]
Most goals at the Football Summer Olympics qualifications
Medin Zhega & Panajot Pano, all at 1.[71]
First goal in a Football Summer Olympics qualifications match
Medin Zhega, 18 April 1971, 1–2 vs. Romania.[72]
Most goals at the Bahrain Shoot Soccer Tournament
Indrit Fortuzi 1.[73](scored on 7 January 2002, 1–1 vs. Finland.[74])
Fastest goal
Nedim Bajrami, 23 seconds, 15 June 2024, 2–0 vs. Italy[75]
Fastest goal by a substitute
Rey Manaj, 12 seconds, 13 November 2015, 2–2 vs. Kosovo.[76]
Fastest goal by a substitute at the UEFA European Championship
Klaus Gjasula, after 23 minutes, 19 June 2024, vs. Croatia 2–2[16]
Most goals scored in a calendar year
Armando Sadiku, 5 in 2016[77]
Oldest goalscorer
Erjon Bogdani, 35 years 10 month, 23 days, 6 February 2013, 1–2 vs. Georgia[62]
Youngest goalscorer
Haxhi Ballgjini, 18 years 4 months 19 days, 3 November 1976, 3–0 vs. Algeria
Oldest goalscorer at the UEFA European Championship
Klaus Gjasula, 34 years, 6 months and 5 days, 19 June 2024, 2–2 vs. Croatia
Youngest goalscorer in a UEFA European Championship
Armando Sadiku, 25 years 23 days, 19 June 2016, 1–0 vs. Romania
Youngest player to score a brace
Ilir Përnaska, 20 years 6 months 7 days, 14 November 1971, 3–0 vs. Turkey[78]
Youngest player to score a brace in unofficial matches
Xhelal Juka, 20 years 5 months 17 days, 22 September 1946, 5–0 vs. Montenegro[79]
First player to score a brace in official (friendly) matches
Loro Boriçi, 7 October 1946, 2–3 vs. Yugoslavia[65]
First player to score a brace in unofficial matches
Qamil Teliti, 22 September 1946, 5–0 vs. Montenegro[67]
Youngest player to score a brace in a competitive match
Bledar Kola, 24 years 8 months 1 day, 2 April 1997, 2–3 vs. Germany[69]
Youngest player to score a brace in a FIFA World Cup qualifiers match
Bledar Kola, 24 years 8 months 1 day, 2 April 1997, 2–3 vs. Germany[69]
Youngest player to score a brace in a UEFA European Championship qualifying match
Edmond Kapllani, 24 years 10 months 6 days, 6 June 2007, 0–3 vs. Luxembourg[60]
Youngest player to score a brace in a UEFA Nations League match
Sokol Cikalleshi, 30 years 3 months 22 days, 18 November 2020, 3–2 vs. Belarus[26][63]
Most goals by a midfielder
Ervin Skela 13[14]
Most goals by a defender
Adrian Aliaj 8
Most goals from a penalty kick
Ervin Skela 4.[14]
Most goals from a penalty kick in a single match
Ervin Skela & Bledar Kola, 2 each.[14][69]
Most goals by a substitute
Erjon Bogdani 4[62]
Scoring in most consecutive appearances
Adrian Aliaj 5[80]
Most appearances, scoring in every match

1 – Xhelal Juka (2 goals), Ruzhdi Bizhuta, Genc Tomori.[81]

Most goalscorers in a match
5, 12 August 2009, 6–1 vs. Cyprus, Ervin Skela (2), Erjon Bogdani, Klodian Duro, Ansi Agolli & Emiljano Vila.[82]
5, 8 September 2021, 6–1 vs. San Marino, Rey Manaj, Qazim Laçi, Armando Broja, Elseid Hysaj & Myrto Uzuni.[83]
Goals in three separate decades
Erjon Bogdani, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s[62]
Most goals with an Albanian club
Ilir Përnaska Dinamo Tirana 5[78]
Most goals with a non-Albanian club
Hamdi Salihi Rapid Wien 8[84]
Most own goals
Agustin Kola, 22 September 1982, 5–0 vs. Austria,[85] Hysen Zmijani, 30 March 1991, 5–0 vs. France,[86] Nevil Dede, 11 October 2006, 2–1 vs. Netherlands,[87] Mërgim Mavraj, 29 March 2015, 2–1 vs. Armenia[88] & Klaus Gjasula, 19 June 2024, 2–2 vs. Croatia[89][90] all at 1
Most own goals at the UEFA European Championship
Klaus Gjasula, 19 June 2024, 2–2 vs. Croatia[89][90]
Hat-tricks

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Goalkeeping

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Most clean sheets
Etrit Berisha, 36[23]
Longest unbeaten streak
Arjan Beqaj, 552 minutes
Least number of goals conceded in a single UEFA European Championship by a starting goalkeeper
Etrit Berisha, 3[23]
Most clean sheets in a single UEFA European Championship
Etrit Berisha, 1[23]
Most consecutive clean sheets at the FIFA World Cup qualifiers
Thomas Strakosha, 3[91]
Most consecutive clean sheets at the UEFA European Championship qualifying
Arjan Beqaj, 4
Most consecutive clean sheets at the UEFA Nations League
Etrit Berisha, 2[23]
Longest unbeaten streak at the UEFA European Championship
Etrit Berisha, 174 minutes[23]
Longest unbeaten streak in UEFA European Championship qualifying matches
Arjan Beqaj, 451 minutes
Longest unbeaten streak in UEFA European Championship and UEFA European Championship qualifying matches
Thomas Strakosha, 240 minutes[91]
Longest unbeaten streak in FIFA World Cup qualifiers matches
Etrit Berisha, 267 minutes[23]
Longest unbeaten streak in the UEFA Nations League
Etrit Berisha, 227 minutes[23]
Most penalty kicks saved
Perlat Musta & Samir Ujkani, 2
Most penalty kicks saved at the FIFA World Cup qualifying
Ilion Lika & Alban Hoxha, 1
Most penalty kicks saved at the UEFA European Championship qualifiers
Perlat Musta, 2
Most penalty kicks saved in a single match
Samir Ujkani, 2, 29 February 2012, vs. Georgia
Youngest goalkeeper to feature in a match
Qemal Vogli, 17 years 7 months 26 days, 25 May 1947, vs. Romania.[92]
Youngest goalkeeper to start in a competitive match
Blendi Nallbani, 17 years 10 months 27 days, 26 April 1989, vs. England.[93]

Coaching

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Most manager appearances on the Albania bench
Gianni De Biasi, 52.[94]
Most UEFA European Championship appearances as a manager
Gianni De Biasi & Sylvinho all at 3[29]

Captains

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Main article: List of Albania national football team captains
First captain
Loro Boriçi, 22 August 1946, 5–0 vs. Montenegro
Most appearances as captain
Lorik Cana, 41[15]
Most appearances as captain as a goalkeeper
Etrit Berisha, 22[23]
Most appearances as captain at the UEFA European Championship
Ansi Agolli, 3[H]
Longest serving captain
Loro Boriçi, 1946–1953

List of captaincy periods of the various captains throughout the years.[96]

Disciplinary

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Most yellow cards
Lorik Cana, 26[97]
Most red cards
Edvin Murati, 3[98]
First player to be sent off at a UEFA European Championship
Lorik Cana, double-yellow, 11 June 2016, vs. Switzerland.[99]

Team records

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Venue most played in
Qemal Stafa Stadium, 131.[100]
Largest victory
5–0 vs. Vietnam, 12 February 2003[101]
6–1 vs. Cyprus, 12 August 2009[82]
5–0 vs. San Marino, 9 September 2021[102]
Largest unofficial victory
5–0 vs. Montenegro, 22 September 1946[103]
Largest UEFA European Championship victory
1–0 vs. Romania, 19 June 2016
Largest defeat
0–12 vs. Hungary, 24 September 1950[102]
Largest UEFA European Championship defeat
0–2 vs. France, 15 June 2016
Most total goals in a single match
0–12 vs. Hungary, 24 September 1950[102]
Most consecutive victories
4, achieved thrice, 9 October 1999 vs. Georgia – 10 February 2000 vs. Malta,[104] 3 March 2010 vs. Northern Ireland – 11 August 2010 vs. Uzbekistan & 11 November 2020 vs. Kosovo – 3 March 2021 vs. Andorra[105]
Most consecutive defeats
10, 8 March 1989 vs. England – 1 May 1991 vs. Czechoslovakia[102]
Most consecutive matches without victory
25, 27 February 1985 vs. Greece – 1 May 1991 vs. Czechoslovakia[102]
Most consecutive matches without defeat
8, achieved twice, 14 November 2009 vs. Estonia – 8 October 2010 vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina & 17 June 2023 vs. Moldova – 20 November 2023 vs. Faroe Islands[105]
Most consecutive draws
3, achieved twice, 23 May 1948 vs. Hungary – 23 October 1948 vs. Romania[106] & 15 October 2008 vs. Portugal – 11 February 2009 vs. Malta[107]
Most consecutive matches without a draw
18, 8 March 1989 vs. England – 9 September 1992 vs. Northern Ireland[102]
Most consecutive matches with at least one Albanian goal scored
8, 10 September 2003 vs. Georgia – 3 September 2004 vs. Greece[102]
Most consecutive matches with no goals conceded on Albania
5, achieved twice, 24 March 2007 vs. Slovenia – 22 August 2007 vs. Malta[107] & 3 March 2010 vs. Northern Ireland – 11 August 2010 vs. Uzbekistan[102]

Competition records

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FIFA World Cup

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FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Year Pos Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 to Chile 1962 Did not participate —
England 1966 Did not qualify England 1966 4th 6 0 1 5 2 12
Mexico 1970 Entry not accepted[108] —
West Germany 1974 Did not qualify West Germany 1974 4th 6 1 0 5 3 13
Argentina 1978 Did not participate —
Spain 1982 Did not qualify Spain 1982 4th 8 1 0 7 4 22
Mexico 1986 Mexico 1986 3rd 6 1 2 3 6 9
Italy 1990 Italy 1990 4th 6 0 0 6 3 15
United States 1994 United States 1994 7th 12 1 2 9 6 26
France 1998 France 1998 6th 10 1 1 8 7 20
South KoreaJapan 2002 South KoreaJapan 2002 5th 8 1 0 7 5 14
Germany 2006 Germany 2006 5th 12 4 1 7 11 20
South Africa 2010 South Africa 2010 5th 10 1 4 5 6 13
Brazil 2014 Brazil 2014 5th 10 3 2 5 9 11
Russia 2018 Russia 2018 3rd 10 4 1 5 10 13
Qatar 2022 Qatar 2022 3rd 10 6 0 4 12 12
CanadaMexicoUnited States 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

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Main article: Albania at the UEFA European Championship
UEFA European Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Campaign Position Pld W D L GF GA
France 1960 Did not enter Did not enter
Spain 1964 Did not qualify 1964 Round of 16 4 3 0 1 7 4
Italy 1968 1968 3rd 4 0 1 3 0 12
Belgium 1972 1972 4th 6 1 1 4 5 9
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976 Did not enter Did not enter
Italy 1980
France 1984 Did not qualify 1984 5th 8 0 2 6 4 14
West Germany 1988 1988 4th 6 0 0 6 2 17
Sweden 1992 1992 5th 7 1 0 6 2 21
England 1996 1996 6th 10 2 2 6 10 16
Belgium Netherlands 2000 2000 5th 10 1 4 5 8 14
Portugal 2004 2004 4th 8 2 2 4 11 15
Austria Switzerland 2008 2008 5th 12 2 5 5 12 18
Poland Ukraine 2012 2012 5th 10 2 3 5 7 14
France 2016 Group stage 18th 3 1 0 2 1 3 Squad 2016 2nd 8 4 2 2 10 5
Europe 2020 Did not qualify 2020 4th 10 4 1 5 16 14
Germany 2024 Group stage 20th 3 0 1 2 3 5 Squad 2024 1st 8 4 3 1 12 4
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028 To be determined To be determined
Italy Turkey 2032
Total Best: Group stage 2/17 6 1 1 4 4 8 — Total 14/17 111 26 26 59 100 177

UEFA Nations League

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UEFA Nations League record
League phase Finals
Season LG Grp 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 Same position 34th Portugal 2019 Did not qualify
2020–21 C 4 1st 6 3 2 1 8 4 Rise 35th Italy 2021
2022–23 B 2 3rd 4 0 2 2 4 6 Same position 27th Netherlands 2023
2024–25 B 1 To be determined 2025
Total 14 4 4 6 13 18 27th Total — — — — — — —
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
**Group stage played home and away. Flag shown represents host nation for the finals stage.

Other tournaments

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Year Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Balkan Cup
Albania 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 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

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Summer Olympic Games record
Year Round GP W D L GS GA
Japan 1964 Preliminary round 2 0 0 2 0 2
West Germany 1972 Play-off stage 2 0 0 2 2 4
Total 0/2 4 0 0 4 2 6

FIFA rankings

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As of June 2024 Source:[109]

  Best Ranking    Worst Ranking    Best Mover    Worst Mover  

Albania's FIFA world rankings
Rank Year Pld Best Worst
Rank Move Rank Move
66 2024 6 64 Increase 66 Decrease
62 2023 9 59 Increase 1 68 Decrease 1
66 2022 11 65 Increase 1 69 Decrease 1
66 2021 12 63 Increase 3 69 Decrease 3
66 2020 7 66 Increase 3 69 Decrease 3
66 2019 16 61 Increase 2 66 Decrease 4
60 2018 9 56 Increase 2 60 Decrease 3
62 2017 9 51 Increase 9 71 Decrease 12
49 2016 12 35 Increase 5 49 Decrease 10
  38 2015 7 22 Increase 15 63 Decrease 7
  58 2014 9 45 Increase 25 70 Decrease 16
57 2013 8 37 Increase 16 71 Decrease 13
63 2012 9 58 Increase 17 97 Decrease 10
74 2011 11 50 Increase 23 75 Decrease 14
65 2010 9 58 Increase 13 97 Decrease 7
96 2009 9 78 Increase 3 98 Decrease 11
  81 2008 7 73 Increase 19 102 Decrease 18
80 2007 11 66 Increase 11 88 Decrease 12
87 2006 6 62 Increase 20 88 Decrease 13
82 2005 10 82 Increase 7 93 Decrease 4
86 2004 8 86 Increase 5 94 Decrease 5
89 2003 11 86 Increase 13 101 Decrease 5
93 2002 9 92 Increase 4 97 Decrease 5
96 2001 7 74 Increase 1 96 Decrease 6
72 2000 8 72 Increase 13 94 Decrease 6
83 1999 8 83 Increase 15 95 Decrease 2
106 1998 8 97 Increase 14 109 Decrease 8
  116 1997 7 113 Increase 8 124 Decrease 4
  116 1996 5 90 Increase 6 116 Decrease 12
91 1995 8 87 Increase 13 106 Decrease 6
100 1994 5 93 Increase 9 113 Decrease 11
92 1993 7 91 Increase 1 93 Decrease 6
86 1992 86 86

Head-to-head record

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As of 10 September 2024 after match against Georgia
Key
Positive balance (more Wins)
Neutral balance (Wins = Losses)
Negative balance (more Losses)
Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD Win % Reference
 Algeria[I] 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 6 4 1 1 8 4 +4 66.66% 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*
 Croatia 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0% 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[J] 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 16 3 4 9 13 24 −11 20% H2H results
 Faroe Islands 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 50% H2H results
 Germany[K] 14 0 1 13 10 38 −28 0% H2H results
 Greece[L] 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 5 0 0 5 2 9 −5 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[111][112][113]
 Latvia 5 0 5 0 6 6 0 0% H2H results
 Liechtenstein 4 4 0 0 6 0 +9 100% 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[M] 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[N] 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 7 1 1 5 6 14 −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
68 nations 392 109 82 201 380 589 −209 27.8% Albania H2H against all teams

Notes

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  1. ^ Players who are still active for the national team are players who have not retired from international football and are, subsequently, eligible to be called up.
  2. ^ 'Competitive matches' include World Cup, European Championship and qualifiers. Several players appeared dozens of times for Albania during period from 22 September 1946 – 1 May 1958, but all before their first competitive match in June 1963.
  3. ^ Orges Shehi was selected for the squad for the UEFA Euro 2016 finals, but did not featured in competition, also serving as a backup for fellow Etrit Berisha almost whole time under coach Gianni De Biasi. He featured in only friendlies and testing matches.
  4. ^ Foto Strakosha record is based on winning cap/s in each of the years stated. Erjon Bogdani played for Albania between 1996 and 2013, but got no appearance on the pitch for any games in 1997 (being part of the under-21s and under-23s team) and 2004 (injured for the whole year) leaving him with a record of only 9 consecutive years of playing at least one match, far below Strakosha's, although the 16 calendar years total in which he played is a record.
  5. ^ Two other players were also appeared under 8 full managers. Foto Strakosha (30 May 1990 – 9 February 2005), Agron Sulaj (1 app.), Bejkush Birçe (9), Neptun Bajko (12), Astrit Hafizi (21), Medin Zhega (11), Sulejman Demollari (1), Giuseppe Dossena (2) and Hans-Peter Briegel (20). Altin Lala (21 January 1998 – 11 October 2011), Astrit Hafizi (13 apps.), Medin Zhega (9), Sulejman Demollari (3), Giuseppe Dossena (2), Hans-Peter Briegel (23), Otto Barić (11), Arie Haan (8), Josip Kuže (9), but under only 1 caretaker Slavko Kovačić (2). Instead, Arjan Beqaj (21 January 1998 – 10 August 2011) also participated with Albanian squads under 10 different managers but got no caps under Giuseppe Dossena; he was capped under Astrit Hafizi (4 times), Medin Zhega (6), Sulejman Demollari (3), Hans-Peter Briegel (5), Otto Barić (11), Slavko Kovačić (caretaker) (2), Arie Haan (5), Josip Kuže (5) and Džemal Mustedanagić (caretaker) (2).
  6. ^ Arjan Xhumba (15 November 1989 – 12 February 2003) was also appeared under 8 full managers, Shyqyri Rreli (1 app.), Bejkush Birçe (1), Neptun Bajko (12), Astrit Hafizi (16), Medin Zhega (10), Sulejman Demollari (4), Giuseppe Dossena (2) and Hans-Peter Briegel (1). He also participated in Albanian squads managed by Agron Sulaj but got no caps.
  7. ^ Jasir Asani had started and substituted off in his 16 games from his debut.
  8. ^ Agolli was named Albania's second acting captain under Gianni De Biasi for Euro 2016 after incumbent Lorik Cana was sent-off in the opening match of the tournament against Switzerland and so Agolli played the rest of this match as a captain and also two other remained group matches because Cana was suspended for the second match and in the third match Lorik Cana started from the bench.[95]
  9. ^ Includes match against  Algeria Olympic.
  10. ^ Includes matches against  Czechoslovakia.
  11. ^ Includes matches against  West Germany.
  12. ^ Includes awarded matches at the Euro 1964 qualifying.[110]
  13. ^ Includes matches against  Romania Olympic at 1971 Mediterranean Games qualifying.
  14. ^ Includes matches against  Yugoslavia.

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