Albania national futsal team

The Albanian national futsal team represents Albania in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Albanian Football Association. The team debuted in the 2005 UEFA Futsal Championship qualifiers. They won the first match 8–6 against England, and then they drew to Cyprus, but failed to qualify because of goal difference. In the 2007 UEFA Futsal Championship qualifiers, Albania made a bad performance by losing all of its matches and finishing last in its group. In the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualifiers, Albania was drawn against Slovenia, Greece, and Malta. They ended up in second place winning two matches and losing only one. In the end, Slovenia topped the group and advanced to the two-legged play-offs.

Albania
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Kuq e Zinjtë (The Red and Blacks)
Shqiponjat (The Eagles)
AssociationFederata Shqiptare e Futbollit (FSHF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachErind Resuli
CaptainRoald Halimi
Most capsRoald Halimi (20)
Top scorerRoald Halimi (11)
FIFA codeALB
FIFA ranking65 0 (12 May 2020)[1]
Home colours
Away colours
First international
Albania 4 - 13 Greece
(Braga, Portugal; 7 November 2003)
Biggest win
San Marino 0 - 11 Albania
(Ciorescu, Moldova; 17 January 2015)
Biggest defeat
Portugal 18 - 6 Albania
(Braga, Portugal; 8 November 2003)
World Cup
Appearances0
European Championship
Appearances0

Competition History

FIFA Futsal World Cup
See also: FIFA Futsal World Cup
FIFA Futsal World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Year Pos Pld W D L GF GA
2004 Did not qualify 2004[lower-alpha 1] 3rd 20021031
2008 Did not qualify 2008[lower-alpha 2] 2nd 320199
2012 Did not qualify 2012[lower-alpha 3] 2nd 311178
2016 Did not qualify 2016[lower-alpha 4] 2nd 3201116
2020 Did not qualify 2020[lower-alpha 5] [lower-alpha 6] 62131716
Total — 0/5 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Total 5/5 17 7 2 8 54 70
Notes
  1. Participated in Group 6 of the European Qualifying Tournament
  2. Participated in Group 7 of the European Qualifying First Round
  3. Participated in Group D of the European Preliminary Round
  4. Participated in Group C of the European Preliminary Round
  5. Participated in Group C of the European Preliminary Round, finishing 2nd and qualifying for the Main Round
  6. Participated in Group 5 of the European Main Round, finishing 4th

UEFA Futsal Championship
See also: UEFA Futsal Championship
UEFA Futsal Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Year Pos Pld W D L GF GA
2005 Did not qualify 2005[lower-alpha 1] 2nd 211097
2007 Did not qualify 2007[lower-alpha 2] 4th 3003816
2010 Did not qualify 2010[lower-alpha 3] 3rd 310258
2012 Did not qualify 2012[lower-alpha 4] 2nd 32011117
2014 Did not qualify 2014[lower-alpha 5] 4th 3003617
2016 Did not qualify 2016[lower-alpha 6] 3rd 3102159
2018 Did not qualify 2018[lower-alpha 7] [lower-alpha 8] 63122419
2022 TBD 2022[lower-alpha 9] 320183
Total — 0/8 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Total 8/8 26 10 2 14 86 96
Notes
  1. Participated in Group B of the Preliminary Round
  2. Participated in Group A of the Preliminary Round
  3. Participated in Group C of the Preliminary Round
  4. Participated in Group E of the Preliminary Round
  5. Participated in Group F of the Preliminary Round
  6. Participated in Group D of the Preliminary Round
  7. Participated in Group D of the Preliminary Round, finishing 1st and qualifying for the Main Round
  8. Participated in Group 2 of the Main Round, finishing 4th
  9. Participated in Group D of the Preliminary Round, finishing 1st and qualifying for the Qualifying Group Stage

Fixtures and results
For all past match results of the national team, see single-season articles and the team's results page

2020
29 January 2020 Futsal Euro 2022 QAlbania 4–1 San MarinoVarna, Bulgaria
17:30 EET Kaca  4:20
Selmanaj  18:33, 22:19
Rexhepaj  31:06		 Report Belloni  12:48 Stadium: Palace of Culture and Sports
Referee: Petar Radojcic (Serbia) and
Yiangos Yiangou (Cyprus)
30 January 2020 Futsal Euro 2022 QAndorra 1–0 AlbaniaVarna, Bulgaria
17:30 EET Massana Valls  29:59 Report Stadium: Palace of Culture and Sports
Referee: Grigori Ošomkov (Estonian) and
Petar Radojcic (Serbia)
1 February 2020 Futsal Euro 2022 QBulgaria 1–4 AlbaniaVarna, Bulgaria
20:00 EET Stanković  31:00 Report Halimi  00:47, 38:38, Karaja  15:43, Selmanaj  26:04 Stadium: Palace of Culture and Sports
Referee: Stefan Vrijens (Belgium) and
Petar Radojcic (Serbia)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the UEFA Futsal Euro 2022 qualifying.[2][a]
All caps and goals as of 1 February 2020 after match against  Bulgaria, only competitive matches are included.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club[a]
1 1GK Klodian Rrapi (1983-08-27) August 27, 1983 Tirana
12 1GK Cristiano da Silva (1989-02-17) February 17, 1989 6 0 Prishtina Futsal
2 2DF Kemal Gashi (1986-08-09) August 9, 1986 0 0 FC Liburn
3 2DF Narcis Alibegu (1990-04-09) April 9, 1990 0 0 FC Liburn
4 2DF Rej Karaj (1997-07-07) July 7, 1997 0 0 Elledì Carmagnola
8 2DF Azem Brahimi (1988-06-13) June 13, 1988 3 1 Prishtina Futsal
13 2DF Ermir Kryeziu (1996-02-23) February 23, 1996 0 0 FC Liburn
14 2DF Roald Halimi (1988-07-01) July 1, 1988 5 1 Sporting Altamarca
5 4FW Duio (1990-11-15) November 15, 1990 3 0 Era-Pack Chrudim
6 4FW Almir Hasaj (1995-11-30) November 30, 1995 0 0 Futsal Villorba
7 4FW Besnik Rexhepaj (1992-04-16) April 16, 1992 0 0 Sporting Altamarca
9 4FW Endrit Kaca (1990-01-02) January 2, 1990 0 0 Tirana
10 4FW Mentor Mejzini (1984-08-30) August 30, 1984 3 3 FC Liburn
11 4FW Halim Selmanaj (1992-10-02) October 2, 1992 3 2 FC Liburn
Notes
  1. ^
    Playing positions, dates of birth and clubs of players are according UEFA's website.
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References
  1. Futsal World Ranking
  2. Futsall / Shqipëria fillon përgatitjet për eliminatoret e Euro 2022, ja lista kuqezi
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