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Albania national under-17 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Albania women's national under-17 football team.

The Albania national under-17 football team represents Albania in international football at this age level in the UEFA European Under-17 Championship, as well as any other under-17 international football tournaments. It is controlled by Albanian Football Association, the governing body for football in Albania.

Albania Under-17
Nickname(s)Kuq e Zinjtë (The Red and Blacks)
Shqiponjat (The Eagles)
AssociationFederata Shqiptare e Futbollit (FSHF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachErvin Bulku
CaptainEndri Çelaj
Most capsAndi Lila (9)
Vangjel Mile
Erlind Koreshi
Aldo Teqja
Endri Çekiçi
Top scorerMirel Çota (4)
Home stadiumElbasan Arena
Loro Boriçi Stadium
FIFA codeALB
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
First international
 Croatia 4–0 Albania 
(Vác, Hungary; 24 September 2001)
Biggest win
 Liechtenstein 0–6 Albania 
(Tatabánya, Hungary; 23 October 2012)
Biggest defeat
 Albania 0–7 Belarus 
(Riihimäki, Finland; 25 September 2008)
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Appearances0
Best result–
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances0
Best result–

Albania U17 has never qualified in an Under-17 major tournament, managing only "elite round" thrice in 2012, 2014 managed by coach Džemal Mustedanagić in both cases and in 2023. Despite not Qualifying in the past Albania U17 will host the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, who will be held in Tirana.[1]

History edit

2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification edit

Main article: 2016 UEFA Euro U-17 Championship qualifying round — Group 1

Group 1 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Netherlands 3 2 0 1 10 3 +7 6[a] Elite round
2    Switzerland 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6[a]
3   Wales (H) 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4   Albania 3 0 1 2 1 8 −7 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Ranked by head-to-head record (Netherlands: 3 pts; Switzerland: 0 pts).
Switzerland  2–0  Albania
Zeqiri   9'
Kameraj   25'		 Report
Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)
Albania  0–5  Netherlands
Report Adekanye   4'
Lopez   10', 40'
Vente   79'
Kumbulla   80+2' (o.g.)
Referee: Alexandr Aliyev (Kazakhstan)
Wales  1–1  Albania
Evans   42' Report Kastrati   39'
Referee: Thoroddur Hjaltalin (Iceland)

2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification edit

Main article: 2017 UEFA Euro U-17 Championship qualifying round — Group 4

Group 4 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Italy (H) 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7 Elite round
2   Serbia 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3   North Macedonia 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
4   Albania 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Albania  0–1  Italy
Report Merola   62'
Referee: Eitan Shmuelevitz (Israel)
Serbia  2–0  Albania
Djerlek   5' (pen.)
Bosić   13'		 Report
Referee: Bryn Markham-Jones (Wales)
North Macedonia  2–1  Albania
Kolevski   54'
Stratorski   63'		 Report Bullari   52'
Referee: Bryn Markham-Jones (Wales)

2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification edit

Main article: 2018 UEFA Euro U-17 Championship qualifying round — Group 2

Group 2 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Croatia (A) 3 2 1 0 8 1 +7 7 Elite round
2   Spain (A) 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
3   Albania (H, E) 3 1 0 2 5 2 +3 3
4   Liechtenstein (E) 3 0 0 3 0 14 −14 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (H) Hosts
Albania  0–1  Croatia
Report
Referee: Mykola Balakin (Ukraine)
Spain  1–0  Albania
 Report
Referee: Zbynek Proske (Czech Republic)
Liechtenstein  0–5  Albania
Report
Referee: Zbynek Proske (Czech Republic)

Recent results edit

2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification edit

Main article: 2023 UEFA Euro U-17 Championship qualifying round — Group 7

Group 7 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Wales 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5 Elite round
2   Croatia (H) 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4[a]
3   Albania 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4[a]
4   Sweden 3 0 2 1 6 8 −2 2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Ranked on head-to-head: Croatia 1–0 Albania.
Sweden  1–3  Albania
Smajic   14' Report Vraniçi   29', 81'
Kashari   73'
Gradski Stadion "Laco", Novigrad
Referee: Chrysovalantis Theouli (Cyprus)
Croatia  1–0  Albania
Živković   90+1' Report
Stadion Veli Jože, Poreč
Referee: Rauf Jabarov (Azerbaijan)
Albania  0–0  Wales
Report
Gradski Stadion "Laco", Novigrad
Referee: Oleksii Derevinskyi (Ukraine)

2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification Elite Round edit

Main article: 2023 UEFA Euro U-17 Championship qualifying Elite Round — Group 8

Group 8 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   France 3 3 0 0 8 2 +6 9 Final tournament
2    Switzerland 3 1 1 1 7 5 +2 4
3   Albania (H) 3 0 2 1 2 6 −4 2
4   Latvia 3 0 1 2 4 8 −4 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
France  4–0  Albania
 Report
Referee: David Dickinson (Scotland)
Switzerland  1–1  Albania
 Report
Referee: Sivert Øksnes Amland (Norway)
Albania  1–1  Latvia
 Report
Referee: David Dickinson (Scotland)

Current squad edit

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Alain Taho (2007-04-30) 30 April 2007 (age 17) 3 0   Inter U17
12 1GK Darius Zadeja (2007-05-07) 7 May 2007 (age 17) 0 0   Tirana U17
2 2DF Davide Avdullari (2007-01-13) 13 January 2007 (age 17) 14 0   Hellas U17
21 2DF Renato Halili (2007-10-25) 25 October 2007 (age 16) 12 2   Südtirol U17
4 2DF Kleo Shpuza (2007-01-07) 7 January 2007 (age 17) 9 0   Udinese U17
6 2DF Kris Gecaj (2008-11-14) 14 November 2008 (age 15) 9 1   Juventus U-15
15 2DF Enea Elmazi (2007-05-12) 12 May 2007 (age 16) 6 0   Tirana U17
3 2DF Fabjano Nuhaj (2008-04-06) 6 April 2008 (age 16) 5 0   Olympiacos U17
19 2DF Samuele Sina (2007-02-14) 14 February 2007 (age 17) 4 0   Feralpisalò U17
20 2DF Rinaldo Nela (2007-01-20) 20 January 2007 (age 17) 2 0   Partizani U17
8 3MF Matteo Dashi (2007-01-22) 22 January 2007 (age 17) 10 0   Crystal Palace U18
17 3MF Eraldo Karaj (2007-02-17) 17 February 2007 (age 17) 9 0   Darmstadt U17
5 3MF Jetmir Laze (2007-07-22) 22 July 2007 (age 16) 7 0   Skënderbeu U17
18 3MF Mattia Huqi (2007-06-21) 21 June 2007 (age 16) 4 0   Empoli U17
13 3MF Serxho Vogli (2008-03-21) 21 March 2008 (age 16) 0 0   Akademia U15
10 4FW Tedi Malaj (2007-07-02) 2 July 2007 (age 16) 12 1   Partizani U19
11 4FW Oresti Rifa (2007-02-08) 8 February 2007 (age 17) 10 3   Partizani U17
22 4FW Matias Gici (2007-05-18) 18 May 2007 (age 16) 10 7   Venezia U17
7 4FW Xheto Joi Nuredini (2007-08-05) 5 August 2007 (age 16) 7 3   Genoa U17
9 4FW Brayan Gjyla (2007-07-26) 26 July 2007 (age 16) 6 0   Feralpisalò U19
14 4FW Gabrian Cani (2008-09-05) 5 September 2008 (age 15) 1 0   Vllaznia U17

Recent call-ups edit

The following players have been called up last 12 months and are still eligible to represent the under-17 side:

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
Notes
  • Players in italics have played at senior level.
  • COV Withdrew due to COVID-19
  • CLU Player withdrew from the squad because of a club necessity.
  • INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
  • SEN Player withdrew from the squad due to a call up to the senior team.
  • SH Player sent home by team staff.

Coaching staff edit

Current coaching staff:[3]

Position Name
Head Coach   Ardian Behari
Assistant Coach   Agron Kërçova
Goalkeeping Coach   Elvis Kotorri
Team doctor   Adriatik Shahini
Physiotherapists   Sabri Nurce
Athletic preparator   Ardi Bekteshi
Videoanalystic   Edon Beliu
Team manager   Eno Xhaferraj

Competitive record edit

UEFA European Under-17 Championship edit

UEFA European Under-17 Championship record UEFA European Under-17 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[4] 4/4 3 0 0 3 4 11
  2003 Second qualifying round[5] 4/4 6 2 2 2 8 7
  2004 First qualifying round[6] 4/4 3 0 0 3 3 10
  2005 Qualifying round[7] 3/4 3 1 0 2 8 7
  2006 Qualifying round 4/4 3 0 0 3 1 10
  2007 Qualifying round 4/4 3 0 1 2 2 7
  2008 Qualifying round[8] 4/4 3 0 1 2 1 10
  2009 Qualifying round 4/4 3 0 1 2 3 14
  2010 Qualifying round 4/4 3 0 0 3 2 11
  2011 Qualifying round 3/4 3 0 1 2 1 5
  2012 Elite round 3/4 6 2 1 3 5 11
  2013 Qualifying round 3/4 3 1 0 2 2 6
  2014 Elite round 4/4 6 1 1 4 3 7
  2015 Qualifying round 3/4 3 1 0 2 5 6
  2016 Qualifying round 4/4 3 0 1 2 1 8
  2017 Qualifying round 4/4 3 0 0 3 1 5
  2018 Qualifying round 3/4 3 1 0 2 5 2
  2019 Qualifying round 3/4 3 1 0 2 2 9
  2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[9][10]
  2021
  2022 did not qualify Qualifying round 3/4 3 0 1 2 4 10
  2023 Elite round 3/4 6 1 3 2 5 8
  2024 to be determined
  2025 Qualified as hosts
Total: 0/22 Best: – Total 72 11 13 48 66 164

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ https://shqiptarja.com/lajm/kampionati-europian-u17-do-te-mbahet-ne-tirane-rama-gjera-te-paimagjinueshme-vite-me-pare
  2. ^ "Elite Round i Europianit / Shqipëria U-17 nis grumbullimin, trajneri Bulku shpall listën me emrat e 25 lojtarëve të ftuar" (in Albanian). Federata Shqiptare e Futbollit. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Kombëtarja U-17". FSHF.org. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  4. ^ UEFA European U-17 C'ship - 2002[permanent dead link] en.archive.uefa.com
  5. ^ UEFA European U-17 C'ship - 2003 en.archive.uefa.com
  6. ^ UEFA European U-17 C'ship - 2004[permanent dead link] en.archive.uefa.com
  7. ^ UEFA European U-17 C'ship - 2005[permanent dead link] en.archive.uefa.com
  8. ^ UEFA European U-17 C'ship - 2008 en.archive.uefa.com
  9. ^ "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  10. ^ "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.

External links edit

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