Albania national under-19 football team

The Albania national under-19 football team represents Albania in international football at this age level in the UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship and the FIFA U-20 World Cup, as well as any other under-19 international football tournaments. It is controlled by Albanian Football Association, the governing body for football in Albania.

Albania Under-19
Nickname(s)Kuq e Zinjtë (The Red and Blacks)
Shqiponjat (The Eagles)
AssociationAlbanian Football Association
(Federata Shqiptare e Futbollit – FSHF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachNevil Dede (2019–)
Most capsRenato Arapi (11)
Top scorerErnest Muçi (6)
FIFA codeALB
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
First international
 Albania 1–8 Netherlands 
(Capbreton, France; 10 November 2001)
Biggest win
 Albania 4–0 Malta 
(Seitenstetten, Austria; 10 October 2011)
Biggest defeat
 France 9–0 Albania 
(Moscow, Russia; 6 September 2002)
European U-19 Championship
Appearances –
Best result –

Recent results

2020 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification
Main article: 2020 UEFA Euro U-19 Championship qualifying round — Group 4

Group 4
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Belgium (H) 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9 Elite round
2  Iceland 3 2 0 1 9 7 +2 6
3  Greece 3 1 0 2 7 7 0 3
4  Albania 3 0 0 3 4 11 −7 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Greece 5–1 Albania
 Report
Luminus Arena Stadium B, Genk
Referee: Kevin Clancy (Scotland)
Belgium 2–1 Albania
 Report
Luminus Arena Stadium B, Genk
Referee: Vitali Meshkov (Russia)
Albania 2–4 Iceland
 Report
  • Barkarson  51'
  • Þorvaldsson  68'
  • Guðjohnsen  74'
  • Gunnarsson  78'
Sportpark Tessenderlo, Tessenderlo
Referee: Urs Schnyder (Switzerland)

Players

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2020 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying round matches against Iceland, Belgium and Greece, which were played on 13, 16 and 19 November 2019 respectively.[1]

All caps and goals as of 20 November 2019.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Livio Malaj (2001-05-25) 25 May 2001 4 0 Partizani
1GK Ilir Dabjani (2001-01-20) 20 January 2001 3 0 Besa
1GK Aldo Bushi (2001-04-22) 22 April 2001 0 0 Flamurtari
2DF Cristian Shiba (2001-01-31) 31 January 2001 7 0 Sassuolo
2DF Klajdi Pici (2001-12-25) 25 December 2001 6 0 Sanremese
2DF Elird Mero (2002-07-31) 31 July 2002 6 0 Aris
2DF Omar Hoxha (2001-06-05) 5 June 2001 5 0 Cremonese
2DF Egzon Shimaj (2001-02-27) 27 February 2001 2 0 Besa
2DF Angelo Ndrecka (2001-09-24) 24 September 2001 2 1 Lazio
2DF Aleksandro Sadikaj (2001-11-15) 15 November 2001 1 0 Panathinaikos
2DF Kledis Hida (2001-03-26) 26 March 2001 1 0 Kukësi
3MF Bernard Karrica (2001-01-07) 7 January 2001 9 0 Dinamo Zagreb
3MF Blerind Morina (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 6 0 Oostende
3MF Marvin Cuni (2001-07-10) 10 July 2001 6 2 Bayern Munich
4FW Armando Dobra (2001-04-14) 14 April 2001 5 1 Ipswich Town
3MF Arinaldo Rrapaj (2001-08-09) 9 August 2001 5 0 Flamurtari
3MF Ledio Beqja (2001-06-18) 18 June 2001 4 0 Teuta
3MF Ergi Ajazi (2001-12-13) 13 December 2001 1 0 Osijek
4FW Ernest Muçi (2001-03-19) 19 March 2001 7 6 Tirana
4FW Armando Broja (2001-09-10) 10 September 2001 4 5 Chelsea
4FW Emiliano Bullari (2001-04-06) 6 April 2001 3 0 Olympiacos
4FW Kleis Bozhanaj (2001-03-01) 1 March 2001 2 0 Napoli
4FW Brijan Ibrahimi (2001-09-22) 22 September 2001 2 0 Torino

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff:[2]

Position Name
Head Coach Nevil Dede
Assistant Coach Pietro Matafora
Goalkeeping Coach Artur Lekbello
Team Doctor Xhaferr Koci
Physiotherapists Indrit Shkrela

Competitive record

Before 2002, the event was classified as a U-18 tournament.

Main article: Albania national under-18 football team § Competitive Record

UEFA European Under-19 Championship
UEFA European Under-19 Championship record UEFA European Under-19 Championship Qualification/Elite record
Year Round Pld W D * L GF GA Position Pld W D * L GF GA
2002 Did Not QualifyQualifying round 3/43012214
2003First qualifying round 4/43003116
2004First qualifying round 3/4301213
2005Elite qualification round 4/46213717
2006Qualification round 4/4300328
2007Qualification round 3/4320154
2008Elite qualification round 4/4612349
2009Qualification round 4/43003110
2010Qualification round 3/4310248
2011Qualification round 4/4301218
2012Qualification round 3/4311141
2013Qualification round 4/4310236
2014Qualification round 4/4302123
2015Qualification round 4/4300327
2016Qualification round 3/4310238
2017Qualification round 3/4310234
2018Qualification round 4/4300319
2019Qualification round 4/4300305
2020 Qualification round 4/43003411
Total: 0/15Best: –000000Total601094150146

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

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See also

References
  1. "U-19/ Nevil Dede zbardh listën e futbollistëve për turneun zyrtar të UEFA-s në Belgjikë" (in Albanian). FSHF. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  2. Kombëtarja U-19 (Albania national under-19 team) FSHF.org
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