Albania national under-19 football team

Albania Under-19

Nickname(s)	Kuq e Zinjtë (The Red and Blacks) Shqiponjat (The Eagles)
Association	Albanian Football Association (Federata Shqiptare e Futbollit – FSHF)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Armando Cungu
Most caps	Renato Arapi (11)
Top scorer	Ernest Muçi (6)
FIFA code	ALB
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	–

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.

Recent results[]

2020 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification[]

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

Players[]

Current squad[]

The following players were named in the squad for the 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying round matches against France, Serbia and North Macedonia, which were played on 10, 13 and 16 November 2021 respectively.^[1]

All caps and goals as of 16 November 2021.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK		(2003-07-31) 31 July 2003 (age 18)	1	0	Kickers Offenbach
	1GK	Simon Simoni	(2004-04-22) 22 April 2004 (age 17)	2	0	Dinamo Tirana
	1GK		(2003-06-19) 19 June 2003 (age 18)	0	0	Vllaznia
	2DF	Marçelino Preka	(2003-08-02) 2 August 2003 (age 18)	3	0	Bylis
	2DF		(2003-06-28) 28 June 2003 (age 18)	3	0	Sassuolo
	2DF	Arbër Bytyqi	(2003-10-16) 16 October 2003 (age 18)	3	0	Laçi
	2DF		(2004-05-17) 17 May 2004 (age 17)	3	0	Napoli
	2DF		(2003-05-25) 25 May 2003 (age 18)	3	0	Inter
	2DF		(2004-07-08) 8 July 2004 (age 17)	2	0	Sassuolo
	3MF		(2003-02-18) 18 February 2003 (age 18)	3	1	Vllaznia
	3MF		(2003-06-05) 5 June 2003 (age 18)	3	0	Vllaznia
	3MF		(2003-08-24) 24 August 2003 (age 18)	1	0	Olimpija Ljubljana
	3MF		(2003-04-25) 25 April 2003 (age 18)	2	1	Mura
	3MF		(2003-09-26) 26 September 2003 (age 18)	3	1	Manresa
	3MF		(2003-03-11) 11 March 2003 (age 18)	2	0	Sassuolo
	3MF		(2003-10-20) 20 October 2003 (age 18)	3	0	Kickers Offenbach
	3MF		(2003-03-22) 22 March 2003 (age 18)	3	1	Sassuolo
	4FW		(2003-05-19) 19 May 2003 (age 18)	2	0	Cesena
	4FW		(2003-05-19) 19 May 2003 (age 18)	3	1	Cesena
	4FW		(2003-02-13) 13 February 2003 (age 18)	0	0	Dinamo Tirana
	4FW		(2004-10-20) 20 October 2004 (age 17)	0	0	Akademia e Futbollit
	4FW	Eljon Toçi	(2003-01-09) 9 January 2003 (age 19)	3	0	Fiorentina

Coaching staff[]

Current coaching staff:^[2]

Position	Name
Head Coach	Nevil Dede
Assistant Coach
Goalkeeping Coach	Artur Lekbello
Team Doctor
Physiotherapists

Competitive record[]

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

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 Qualify							Qualifying round 3/4	3	0	1	2	2	14
2003								First qualifying round 4/4	3	0	0	3	1	16
2004								First qualifying round 3/4	3	0	1	2	1	3
2005								Elite qualification round 4/4	6	2	1	3	7	17
2006								Qualification round 4/4	3	0	0	3	2	8
2007								Qualification round 3/4	3	2	0	1	5	4
2008								Elite qualification round 4/4	6	1	2	3	4	9
2009								Qualification round 4/4	3	0	0	3	1	10
2010								Qualification round 3/4	3	1	0	2	4	8
2011								Qualification round 4/4	3	0	1	2	1	8
2012								Qualification round 3/4	3	1	1	1	4	1
2013								Qualification round 4/4	3	1	0	2	3	6
2014								Qualification round 4/4	3	0	2	1	2	3
2015								Qualification round 4/4	3	0	0	3	2	7
2016								Qualification round 3/4	3	1	0	2	3	8
2017								Qualification round 3/4	3	1	0	2	3	4
2018								Qualification round 4/4	3	0	0	3	1	9
2019								Qualification round 4/4	3	0	0	3	0	5
2020	Qualification round 4/4																3	0	0	3	4	11
Total: 0/15	Best: –	0	0	0	0	0	0	Total	60	10	9	41	50	146

*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-18 football team
• Albania national under-17 football team
• Albania national under-16 football team
• Albania national under-15 football team
• Albania national football team results
• Albania national youth football team
• Albanian Superliga
• Football in Albania
• List of Albania international footballers

References[]

External links[]

• Albania under-19 football team at UEFA.com
• Albania under-19 at Soccerway