Albania national football team records and statistics
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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 27 March 2023.
Honours[edit]
Individual records[edit]
Appearances[edit]
- Most appearances
As of 27 March 2023, the players with the most caps for Albania are:
| No. | Name | National team career | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lorik Cana | 2003–2016 | 93 | 1 |
| 2 | Altin Lala | 1998–2011 | 79 | 3 |
| 3 | Klodian Duro | 2001–2011 | 77 | 6 |
| 4 | Erjon Bogdani | 1996–2013 | 75 | 18 |
| = | Ervin Skela | 2000–2011 | 75 | 13 |
| = | Etrit Berisha* | 2012– | 75 | 0 |
| = | Elseid Hysaj* | 2013– | 75 | 2 |
| 8 | Foto Strakosha | 1990–2004 | 73 | 0 |
| = | Ansi Agolli | 2005–2017 | 73 | 3 |
| 10 | Odise Roshi* | 2011– | 71 | 5 |
| Key | |
|---|---|
| * | Still active for the national team[a] |
| = | Player is tied for the number of caps |
- Longest Albania career
- Erjon Bogdani, 16 years 11 months 2 days, 24 April 1996 – 26 March 2013
- Youngest player
- Iljaz Çeço, 17 years 4 months 20 days, 24 May 1964, 0–2 vs. Netherlands[1]
- Oldest player
- Foto Strakosha, 39 years 10 months 17 days, 9 February 2005, 0–2 vs. Ukraine
- Oldest debutant
- Orges Shehi, 33 years 1 month 28 days, 17 November 2010, 0–0 vs. Macedonia
- Most consecutive Albania's matches played
- Etrit Berisha, 40
- 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 at the FIFA World Cup qualifiers
- Ervin Skela & Lorik Cana both at 28.[2][3][4]
- Most appearances at the UEFA European Championship
- Etrit Berisha, Armando Sadiku, Elseid Hysaj, Amir Abrashi, Ansi Agolli, Mërgim Mavraj, Ermir Lenjani & Odise Roshi, all at 3.[5]
- Most appearances at the UEFA European Championship qualifying
- Foto Strakosha & Altin Lala both at 29.[6][7][8]
- Most appearances at the UEFA European Championship and UEFA European Championship qualifying
- Lorik Cana, 29.[4]
- Most minutes played in European Championship matches
- Etrit Berisha, Elseid Hysaj, Amir Abrashi, Ansi Agolli & Mërgim Mavraj, all at 270 minutes.[9]
- Most UEFA European Championships played in
- 20 players all at 1.[9]
- Most appearances in the UEFA Nations League
- Berat Djimsiti & Frédéric Veseli, 12[10]
- 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.[11]
- 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.[12]
- Most appearances as a substitute at the UEFA European Championship
- Odise Roshi 2[13]
- Most UEFA European Championships matches won
- 14 players, all at 1
- Most appearances as a substitute
- Odise Roshi, 32[14]
- Oldest player to feature at the UEFA European Championship
- Orges Shehi, 38 years 8 month 24 days, 19 June 2016, 1–0 vs. Romania
- Youngest player to feature at the UEFA European Championship
- Elseid Hysaj, 22 years 4 month 9 days, 11 June 2016, 1–0 vs. Switzerland
Goals[edit]
- Most goals
As of 27 March 2023, the players with the most goals for Albania 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– | 12 | 52 | 0.24 |
| = | Armando Sadiku* | 2012– | 12 | 38 | 0.32 |
| 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– | 9 | 48 | 0.19 |
- First goal
- Qamil Teliti, 22 August 1946, 5–0 vs. Montenegro
- Most goals
- Erjon Bogdani, 18, 24 April 1996 – 26 March 2013
- Most goals at the UEFA European Championship
- Armando Sadiku 1
- Most goals at a single UEFA European Championship
- Armando Sadiku 1
- Most goals at the UEFA European Championship and the UEFA European Championship qualifying
- Armando Sadiku 2
- Most goals in UEFA European Championship qualifying
- Edmond Kapllani, 5.[6]
- First goal in a UEFA European Championship match
- Armando Sadiku, 19 June 2016, 1–0 vs. Romania.[15]
- First goal in a UEFA European Championship qualifying match
- Panajot Pano, 30 October 1963, 1–0 vs. Denmark
- Most goals in FIFA World Cup qualifiers
- Erjon Bogdani 8.[2][16]
- First goal in a FIFA World Cup qualifiers match
- Robert Jashari, 7 May 1965, 1–4 vs. Northern Ireland.[17]
- Most goals at the UEFA Nations League
- Sokol Cikalleshi, 4[18][10]
- Most goals at a single UEFA Nations League
- Sokol Cikalleshi, 4.[18][10]
- First goal in a UEFA Nations League match
- Taulant Xhaka, 7 September 2018, 1–0 vs. Israel.[19]
- Most goals at the Balkan Cup
- Loro Boriçi & Pal Mirashi, all at 3.[20][21]
- Most goals at a single Balkan Cup
- Loro Boriçi, Pal Mirashi & Qamil Teliti, all at 2.[22]
- First goal in a Balkan Cup
- Pal Mirashi, 7 October 1946, 1–1 vs. Yugoslavia.[23]
- Most goals at the Malta (Rothmans) International Tournament
- Bledar Kola 2.[24]
- Most goals at a single Malta (Rothmans) International Tournament
- Bledar Kola 2
- First goal in a Malta (Rothmans) International Tournament match
- Ilir Shulku, 6 February 1998, 1–1 vs. Malta.[25]
- Most goals at the Football Summer Olympics qualifications
- Medin Zhega & Panajot Pano, all at 1.[26]
- First goal in a Football Summer Olympics qualifications match
- Medin Zhega, 18 April 1971, 1–2 vs. Romania.[27]
- Most goals at the Bahrain Shoot Soccer Tournament
- Indrit Fortuzi 1.[28]
- First goal in a Bahrain Shoot Soccer Tournament
- Indrit Fortuzi, 7 January 2002, 1–1 vs. Finland.[29]
- Fastest goal
- Jahmir Hyka, 42 seconds, 20 August 2008, 2–0 vs. Liechtenstein[30]
- Oldest goalscorer
- Erjon Bogdani, 35 years 10 month, 23 days, 6 February 2013, 1–2 vs. Georgia
- Youngest goalscorer
- Haxhi Ballgjini, 18 years 4 months 19 days, 3 November 1976, 3–0 vs. Algeria
- Oldest goalscorer at the UEFA European Championship
- Armando Sadiku, 25 years 23 days, 19 June 2016, 1–0 vs. Romania
- Youngest goalscorer in a UEFA European Championship
- Armando Sadiku, 25 years 23 days, 19 June 2016, 1–0 vs. Romania
- Most goals by a midfielder
- Ervin Skela 13
- Most goals by a defender
- Adrian Aliaj 8
- Most goals from a penalty kick
- Ervin Skela 4.[32]
- Most goals from a penalty kick in a single match
- Ervin Skela & Bledar Kola, both at 2.[24]
- Most goals by a substitute
- Erjon Bogdani 4
Goalkeeping[edit]
- Most clean sheets
- Etrit Berisha, 32
- 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
- Most clean sheets in a single UEFA European Championship
- Etrit Berisha, 1
- Most consecutive clean sheets at the FIFA World Cup qualifiers
- Thomas Strakosha, 3
- 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
- Longest unbeaten streak at the UEFA European Championship
- Etrit Berisha, 174 minutes
- 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
- Etrit Berisha, 95 minutes
- Longest unbeaten streak in FIFA World Cup qualifiers matches
- Etrit Berisha, 267 minutes
- Longest unbeaten streak in the UEFA Nations League
- Etrit Berisha, 227 minutes
- 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.[33]
Coaching[edit]
- Most manager appearances on the Albania bench
- Gianni De Biasi, 52.[34]
- Most UEFA European Championship appearances as a manager
- Gianni De Biasi, 3
Captains[edit]
- First captain
- Loro Boriçi, 22 August 1946, 5–0 vs. Montenegro
- Most appearances as captain
- Lorik Cana, 41[4]
- Most appearances as captain as a goalkeeper
- Etrit Berisha, 20[35]
- Most appearances as captain at the UEFA European Championship
- Ansi Agolli, 3[nb 1]
- Longest serving captain
- Loro Boriçi, 1946–1953
List of captaincy periods of the various captains throughout the years.[37]
- 1946–1953 Loro Boriçi
- 1946 → Bahri Kavaja (Vice-captain)
- 1958 Besim Fagu
- 1963–1964 Fatbardh Deliallisi
- 1964–1970 Lin Shllaku
- 1967 → Mikel Janku (Vice-captain)
- 1970–1973 Panajot Pano
- 1971 → Bashkim Muhedini (Vice-captain)
- 1973 → Ramazan Rragami (Vice-captain)
- 1976 Sabah Bizi
- 1980–1981 Safet Berisha
- 1982 Ilir Luarasi
- 1982–1985 Muhedin Targaj
- 1983 → Haxhi Ballgjini (Vice-captain)
- 1986–1989 Arben Minga
- 1987 → Perlat Musta (Vice-captain)
- 1987 → Shkëlqim Muça (Vice-captain)
- 1989–1990 Skënder Hodja
- 1990–1995 Sulejman Demollari
- 1990–1991 → Hysen Zmijani (Vice-captain)
- 1992 → Agustin Kola (Vice-captain)
- 1993 → Sokol Kushta (Vice-captain)
- 1995 → Foto Strakosha (Vice-captain)
- 1995 → Ilir Shulku (Vice-captain)
- 1995–1996 Sokol Kushta
- 1996 → Foto Strakosha (Vice-captain)
- 1997–2002 Rudi Vata
- 2000 → Edvin Murati (Vice-captain)
- 2001 → Foto Strakosha (Vice-captain)
- 2002 → Indrit Fortuzi (Vice-captain)
- 2002–2004 Foto Strakosha
- 2004 → Besnik Hasi (Vice-captain)
- 2005–2007 Igli Tare
- 2005 → Altin Haxhi (Vice-captain)
- 2005–2006 → Altin Lala (Vice-captain)
- 2005 → Alban Bushi (Vice-captain)
- 2005 → Besnik Hasi (Vice-captain)
- 2007–2009 Altin Lala
- 2007 → Klodian Duro (Vice-captain)
- 2007 → Altin Haxhi (Vice-captain)
- 2007–2009 → Ervin Skela (Vice-captain)
- 2009–2011 Ervin Skela
- 2009 → Elvin Beqiri (Vice-captain)
- 2010–2011 → Altin Lala (Vice-captain)
- 2010 → Lorik Cana (Vice-captain)
- 2011 Altin Lala
- 2011 → Lorik Cana (Vice-captain)
- 2011 → Arjan Beqaj (Vice-captain)
- 2011–2016 Lorik Cana
- 2012–2013 → Ervin Bulku (Vice-captain)
- 2013 → Erjon Bogdani (Vice-captain)
- 2014 → Etrit Berisha (Vice-captain)
- 2015–2016 → Ansi Agolli (Vice-captain)
- 2016 → Ledian Memushaj (Vice-captain)
- 2016 → Elseid Hysaj (Vice-captain)
- 2016–2017 Ansi Agolli
- 2016–2017 → Mërgim Mavraj (Vice-captain)
- 2017 → Elseid Hysaj (Vice-captain)
- 2017 → Etrit Berisha (Vice-captain)
- 2017–2018 Etrit Berisha
- 2018 → Odise Roshi (Vice-captain)
- 2018 → Jahmir Hyka (Vice-captain)
- 2018 → Elseid Hysaj (Vice-captain)
- 2018–2019 Mërgim Mavraj
- 2018–2019 → Elseid Hysaj (Vice-captain)
- 2019 → Ledian Memushaj (Vice-captain)
- 2019 → Amir Abrashi (Vice-captain)
- 2019–2020 Elseid Hysaj
- 2020– Etrit Berisha
- 2020–2022 → Elseid Hysaj (Vice-captain)
- 2021 → Amir Abrashi (Vice-captain)
- 2022 → Sokol Cikalleshi (Vice-captain)
- 2022 → Sherif Kallaku (Vice-captain)
Disciplinary[edit]
- Most yellow cards
- Lorik Cana, 26[38]
- Most red cards
- Edvin Murati, 3[39]
- First player to be sent off at a UEFA European Championship
- Lorik Cana, double-yellow, 11 June 2016, vs. Switzerland.[40]
Team records[edit]
- Venue most played in
- Qemal Stafa Stadium, 131.[41]
- Largest victory
- 5–0 vs. Vietnam, 12 February 2003[42]
- 6–1 vs. Cyprus, 12 August 2009[43]
- 5–0 vs. San Marino, 9 September 2021[44]
- Largest unofficial victory
- 5–0 vs. Montenegro, 22 September 1946[45]
- Largest UEFA European Championship victory
- 1–0 vs. Romania, 19 June 2016
- Largest UEFA European Championship defeat
- 0–2 vs. France, 15 June 2016
- Most consecutive victories
- 4, achieved thrice, 9 October 1999 vs. Georgia – 10 February 2000 vs. Malta,[46] 3 March 2010 vs. Northern Ireland – 11 August 2010 vs. Uzbekistan & 11 November 2020 vs. Kosovo – 3 March 2021 vs. Andorra[47]
- Most consecutive defeats
- 10, 8 March 1989 vs. England – 1 May 1991 vs. Czechoslovakia[44]
- Most consecutive matches without victory
- 25, 27 February 1985 vs. Greece – 1 May 1991 vs. Czechoslovakia[44]
- Most consecutive matches without defeat
- 8, 14 November 2009 vs. Estonia – 8 October 2010 vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina[44]
- Most consecutive draws
- 3, achieved twice, 23 May 1948 vs. Hungary – 23 October 1948 vs. Romania[48] & 15 October 2008 vs. Portugal – 11 February 2009 vs. Malta[49]
- Most consecutive matches without a draw
- 18, 8 March 1989 vs. England – 9 September 1992 vs. Northern Ireland[44]
- Most consecutive matches with at least one Albanian goal scored
- 8, 10 September 2003 vs. Georgia – 3 September 2004 vs. Greece[44]
- Most consecutive matches with no goals conceded on Albania
- 5, achieved twice, 24 March 2007 vs. Slovenia – 22 August 2007 vs. Malta[49] & 3 March 2010 vs. Northern Ireland – 11 August 2010 vs. Uzbekistan[44]
Competition records[edit]
FIFA World Cup[edit]
| FIFA World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Year | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1930 to  1962 | Did not participate | — | ||||||||||||||||
 1966 | Did not qualify | 1966 | 4th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | |||||||||
 1970 | Entry not accepted[50] | — | ||||||||||||||||
 1974 | Did not qualify | 1974 | 4th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | |||||||||
 1978 | Did not participate | — | ||||||||||||||||
 1982 | Did not qualify | 1982 | 4th | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 22 | |||||||||
| 1986 | 1986 | 3rd | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | ||||||||||
 1990 | 1990 | 4th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 15 | ||||||||||
 1994 | 1994 | 7th | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 26 | ||||||||||
 1998 | 1998 | 6th | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 20 | ||||||||||
  2002 | 2002 | 5th | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 14 | ||||||||||
| 2006 | 2006 | 5th | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 20 | ||||||||||
 2010 | 2010 | 5th | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | ||||||||||
 2014 | 2014 | 5th | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | ||||||||||
 2018 | 2018 | 3rd | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | ||||||||||
 2022 | 2022 | 3rd | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | ||||||||||
 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[edit]
| UEFA European Championship record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Year | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1960 | Did not participate | Did not participate | ||||||||||||||||
 1964 | Did not qualify | 1964 | R16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | |||||||||
| 1968 | 1968 | 3rd | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||
 1972 | 1972 | 4th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | ||||||||||
 1976 | Did not participate | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 1980 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| 1984 | Did not qualify | 1984 | 5th | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | |||||||||
| 1988 | 1988 | 4th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 17 | ||||||||||
 1992 | 1992 | 5th | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 21 | ||||||||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 5th | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | ||||||||||
 2000 | 2000 | 5th | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | ||||||||||
 2004 | 2004 | 4th | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | ||||||||||
  2008 | 2008 | 5th | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | ||||||||||
  2012 | 2012 | 5th | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | ||||||||||
| 2016 | Group stage | 18th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Squad | 2016 | 2nd | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | |
 2020 | Did not qualify | 2020 | 4th | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 14 | |||||||||
| 2024 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | Best: Group stage | 1/16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | Total | 13/16 | 103 | 22 | 23 | 58 | 88 | 173 | |
| Albania's European Championship record | |
|---|---|
| First match | Albania  0–1 Switzerland(Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens, France; 11 June 2016) |
| Biggest win | Romania  0–1 Albania(Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon, France; 19 June 2016) |
| Biggest defeat | France 2–0 Albania (Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France; 15 June 2016) |
| Best result | Group stage at the UEFA Euro 2016 |
| Worst result | |
UEFA Nations League[edit]
| UEFA Nations League record | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League phase | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | LG | GP | 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 |  | 34th | 2019 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2020–21 | C | 4 | 1st | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 |  | 35th | 2021 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2022–23 | B | 2 | 3rd | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 27th | 2023 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2024–25 | A | To be determined |  2025 | To be determined | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 27th | Total | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
- **Group stage played home and away. Flag shown represents host nation for the finals stage.
Other tournaments[edit]
| Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balkan Cup | |||||||||
 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 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[edit]
| Summer Olympic Games record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
| 1964 | Preliminary round | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1972 | Play-off stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Total | 0/2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
FIFA rankings[edit]
As of December 2022 Source:[51]
Best Ranking Worst Ranking Best Mover Worst Mover
| Albania's FIFA world rankings | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Year | Pld | Best | Worst | |||||||
| Rank | Move | Rank | Move | ||||||||
| 66 | 2022 | 11 | 65 |  1 | 69 |  1 | |||||
| 66 | 2021 | 12 | 63 | 3 | 69 | 3 | |||||
| 66 | 2020 | 7 | 66 | 3 | 69 | 3 | |||||
| 66 | 2019 | 16 | 61 | 2 | 66 | 4 | |||||
| 60 | 2018 | 9 | 56 | 2 | 60 | 3 | |||||
| 62 | 2017 | 9 | 51 | 9 | 71 | 12 | |||||
| 49 | 2016 | 12 | 35 | 5 | 49 | 10 | |||||
| 38 | 2015 | 7 | 22 | 15 | 63 | 7 | |||||
| 58 | 2014 | 9 | 45 | 25 | 70 | 16 | |||||
| 57 | 2013 | 8 | 37 | 16 | 71 | 13 | |||||
| 63 | 2012 | 9 | 58 | 17 | 97 | 10 | |||||
| 74 | 2011 | 11 | 50 | 23 | 75 | 14 | |||||
| 65 | 2010 | 9 | 58 | 13 | 97 | 7 | |||||
| 96 | 2009 | 9 | 78 | 3 | 98 | 11 | |||||
| 81 | 2008 | 7 | 73 | 19 | 102 | 18 | |||||
| 80 | 2007 | 11 | 66 | 11 | 88 | 12 | |||||
| 87 | 2006 | 6 | 62 | 20 | 88 | 13 | |||||
| 82 | 2005 | 10 | 82 | 7 | 93 | 4 | |||||
| 86 | 2004 | 8 | 86 | 5 | 94 | 5 | |||||
| 89 | 2003 | 11 | 86 | 13 | 101 | 5 | |||||
| 93 | 2002 | 9 | 92 | 4 | 97 | 5 | |||||
| 96 | 2001 | 7 | 74 | 1 | 96 | 6 | |||||
| 72 | 2000 | 8 | 72 | 13 | 94 | 6 | |||||
| 83 | 1999 | 8 | 83 | 15 | 95 | 2 | |||||
| 106 | 1998 | 8 | 97 | 14 | 109 | 8 | |||||
| 116 | 1997 | 7 | 113 | 8 | 124 | 4 | |||||
| 116 | 1996 | 5 | 90 | 6 | 116 | 12 | |||||
| 91 | 1995 | 8 | 87 | 13 | 106 | 6 | |||||
| 100 | 1994 | 5 | 93 | 9 | 113 | 11 | |||||
| 92 | 1993 | 7 | 91 | 1 | 93 | 6 | |||||
| 86 | 1992 | 86 | 86 | ||||||||
Head-to-head record[edit]
- As of 25 March 2024 after match against Sweden
| Positive balance (more Wins) | |
| Neutral balance (Wins = Losses) | |
| Negative balance (more Losses) |
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Algeria[A] | 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 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 60% | 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* |
 Cuba | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | H2H results |
 Cyprus | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 33% | H2H results |
 Czech Republic[B] | 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 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 20% | H2H results |
 Faroe Islands | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 50% | H2H results |
| Germany[C] | 14 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 38 | −28 | 0% | H2H results |
 Greece[D] | 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 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | −4 | 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[53][54][55] |
 Latvia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0% | H2H results |
 Liechtenstein | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 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[E] | 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[F] | 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 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | −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 |
| 67 nations | 386 | 106 | 81 | 199 | 369 | 582 | −213 | 27.46% | Albania H2H against all teams |
- Notes
- ^ Includes match against
Algeria Olympic. - ^ Includes matches against
Czechoslovakia. - ^ Includes matches against
West Germany. - ^ Includes awarded matches at the Euro 1964 qualifying.[52]
- ^ Includes matches against
Romania Olympic at 1971 Mediterranean Games qualifying. - ^ Includes matches against
Yugoslavia.
Notes[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.[36]
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