Albania national futsal team

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

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.

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
Chinese Taipei 2004 Did not qualify Chinese Taipei 2004[a] 3rd 2 0 0 2 10 31
Brazil 2008 Did not qualify Brazil 2008[b] 2nd 3 2 0 1 9 9
Thailand 2012 Did not qualify Thailand 2012[c] 2nd 3 1 1 1 7 8
Colombia 2016 Did not qualify Colombia 2016[d] 2nd 3 2 0 1 11 6
Lithuania 2020 Did not qualify Lithuania 2020[e] [f] 6 2 1 3 17 16
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
Czech Republic 2005 Did not qualify Czech Republic 2005[a] 2nd 2 1 1 0 9 7
Portugal 2007 Did not qualify Portugal 2007[b] 4th 3 0 0 3 8 16
Hungary 2010 Did not qualify Hungary 2010[c] 3rd 3 1 0 2 5 8
Croatia 2012 Did not qualify Croatia 2012[d] 2nd 3 2 0 1 11 17
Belgium 2014 Did not qualify Belgium 2014[e] 4th 3 0 0 3 6 17
Serbia 2016 Did not qualify Serbia 2016[f] 3rd 3 1 0 2 15 9
Slovenia 2018 Did not qualify Slovenia 2018[g] [h] 6 3 1 2 24 19
Netherlands 2022 TBD Netherlands 2022[i] 3 2 0 1 8 3
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[]

2020[]

29 January 2020 Futsal Euro 2022 Q Albania  4–1  San Marino Varna, Bulgaria
17:30 EET Kaca Goal 4:20
Selmanaj Goal 18:33, 22:19
Rexhepaj Goal 31:06		 Report Belloni Goal 12:48 Stadium: Palace of Culture and Sports
Referee: Petar Radojcic (Serbia) and
Yiangos Yiangou (Cyprus)
30 January 2020 Futsal Euro 2022 Q Andorra  1–0  Albania Varna, Bulgaria
17:30 EET Massana Valls Goal 29:59 Report Stadium: Palace of Culture and Sports
Referee: Grigori Ošomkov (Estonian) and
Petar Radojcic (Serbia)
1 February 2020 Futsal Euro 2022 Q Bulgaria  1–4  Albania Varna, Bulgaria
20:00 EET Stanković Goal 31:00 Report Halimi Goal 00:47, 38:38, Karaja Goal 15:43, Selmanaj Goal 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 (1983-08-27) August 27, 1983 (age 38) Albania Tirana
12 1GK (1989-02-17) February 17, 1989 (age 33) 6 0 Kosovo
2 2DF (1986-08-09) August 9, 1986 (age 35) 0 0 Kosovo FC Liburn
3 2DF (1990-04-09) April 9, 1990 (age 31) 0 0 Kosovo FC Liburn
4 2DF (1997-07-07) July 7, 1997 (age 24) 0 0 Italy
8 2DF (1988-06-13) June 13, 1988 (age 33) 3 1 Kosovo
13 2DF (1996-02-23) February 23, 1996 (age 26) 0 0 Kosovo FC Liburn
14 2DF (1988-07-01) July 1, 1988 (age 33) 5 1 Italy
5 4FW (1990-11-15) November 15, 1990 (age 31) 3 0 Czech Republic Era-Pack Chrudim
6 4FW (1995-11-30) November 30, 1995 (age 26) 0 0 Italy Futsal Villorba
7 4FW (1992-04-16) April 16, 1992 (age 29) 0 0 Italy
9 4FW (1990-01-02) January 2, 1990 (age 32) 0 0 Albania Tirana
10 4FW (1984-08-30) August 30, 1984 (age 37) 3 3 Kosovo FC Liburn
11 4FW Halim Selmanaj (1992-10-02) October 2, 1992 (age 29) 3 2 Kosovo FC Liburn
Notes
  1. ^
    Playing positions, dates of birth and clubs of players are according UEFA's website.

References[]

  1. ^ Futsal World Ranking
  2. ^ Futsall / Shqipëria fillon përgatitjet për eliminatoret e Euro 2022, ja lista kuqezi

External links[]

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