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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
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 ranking80 Decrease 15 (4/2023)[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

Competition History edit

FIFA Futsal World Cup edit

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[a] 3rd 2 0 0 2 10 31
  2008 Did not qualify   2008[b] 2nd 3 2 0 1 9 9
  2012 Did not qualify   2012[c] 2nd 3 1 1 1 7 8
  2016 Did not qualify   2016[d] 2nd 3 2 0 1 11 6
  2020 Did not qualify   2020[e] [f] 6 2 1 3 17 16
  2024 Did not qualify   2024 3 1 0 2 5 9
Total — 0/6 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 edit

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[a] 2nd 2 1 1 0 9 7
  2007 Did not qualify   2007[b] 4th 3 0 0 3 8 16
  2010 Did not qualify   2010[c] 3rd 3 1 0 2 5 8
  2012 Did not qualify   2012[d] 2nd 3 2 0 1 11 17
  2014 Did not qualify   2014[e] 4th 3 0 0 3 6 17
  2016 Did not qualify   2016[f] 3rd 3 1 0 2 15 9
  2018 Did not qualify   2018[g] [h] 6 3 1 2 24 19
  2022 Did not qualify   2022[i] 9 3 0 6 35 24
   2026 To be determined    2026 To be determined
Total — 0/9 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Total 8/9 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 finish 4th

Fixtures and results edit

2020 edit

29 January 2020 Futsal Euro 2022 Q Albania   4–1   San Marino Varna, 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 Q Andorra   1–0   Albania Varna, 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 Q Bulgaria   1–4   Albania Varna, 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 edit

Current squad edit

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 (age 40)   Tirana
12 1GK Cristiano da Silva (1989-02-17) February 17, 1989 (age 35) 6 0   Prishtina Futsal
2 2DF Kemal Gashi (1986-08-09) August 9, 1986 (age 37) 0 0   FC Liburn
3 2DF Narcis Alibegu (1990-04-09) April 9, 1990 (age 34) 0 0   FC Liburn
4 2DF Rej Karaj (1997-07-07) July 7, 1997 (age 26) 0 0   Elledì Carmagnola
8 2DF Azem Brahimi (1988-06-13) June 13, 1988 (age 35) 3 1   Prishtina Futsal
13 2DF Ermir Kryeziu (1996-02-23) February 23, 1996 (age 28) 0 0   FC Liburn
14 2DF Roald Halimi (1988-07-01) July 1, 1988 (age 35) 5 1   Sporting Altamarca
5 4FW Duio (1990-11-15) November 15, 1990 (age 33) 3 0   Era-Pack Chrudim
6 4FW Almir Hasaj (1995-11-30) November 30, 1995 (age 28) 0 0   Futsal Villorba
7 4FW Besnik Rexhepaj (1992-04-16) April 16, 1992 (age 32) 0 0   Sporting Altamarca
9 4FW Endrit Kaca (1990-01-02) January 2, 1990 (age 34) 0 0   Tirana
10 4FW Mentor Mejzini (1984-08-30) August 30, 1984 (age 39) 3 3   FC Liburn
11 4FW Halim Selmanaj (1992-10-02) October 2, 1992 (age 31) 3 2   FC Liburn
Notes
  1. ^
    Playing positions, dates of birth and clubs of players are according UEFA's website.

References edit

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

External links edit

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