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	Nevil Dede (2019–)
Most caps	Renato Arapi (11)
Top scorer	Ernest Muçi (6)
FIFA code	ALB
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	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Belgium (H)	3	3	0	6	1	+5	9	Elite round
2	Iceland	3	2	1	9	7	+2	6	Elite round
3	Greece	3	1	2	7	7	0	3
4	Albania	3	0	3	4	11	−7	0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.

13 November 2019

19:30

Greece	5–1	Albania
Tzimas 13' Vagiannidis 59' Vrakas 72' Liavas 85' Athanasakopoulos 88'	Report	Dobra 81'

Luminus Arena Stadium B, Genk

Referee: Kevin Clancy (Scotland)

16 November 2019

19:30

Belgium	2–1	Albania
Van Der Brempt 10' De Ketelaere 45+1'	Report	Broja 76'

Luminus Arena Stadium B, Genk

Referee: Vitali Meshkov (Russia)

19 November 2019

14:30

Albania	2–4	Iceland
Cuni 23' Ndrecka 30'	Report	Barkarson 51' Þorvaldsson 68' Guðjohnsen 74' Gunnarsson 78'

Sportpark Tessenderlo, Tessenderlo

Referee: Urs Schnyder (Switzerland)

Players

Current squad

The following players were named in the squad for the 2020 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying round matches against Iceland, Belgium and Greece, which were played on 13, 16 and 19 November 2019 respectively.[1]

All caps and goals as of 20 November 2019.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Livio Malaj	(2001-05-25) 25 May 2001	4	0	Partizani
1GK	Ilir Dabjani	(2001-01-20) 20 January 2001	3	0	Besa
1GK	Aldo Bushi	(2001-04-22) 22 April 2001	0	0	Flamurtari

2DF	Cristian Shiba	(2001-01-31) 31 January 2001	7	0	Sassuolo
2DF	Klajdi Pici	(2001-12-25) 25 December 2001	6	0	Sanremese
2DF	Elird Mero	(2002-07-31) 31 July 2002	6	0	Aris
2DF	Omar Hoxha	(2001-06-05) 5 June 2001	5	0	Cremonese
2DF	Egzon Shimaj	(2001-02-27) 27 February 2001	2	0	Besa
2DF	Angelo Ndrecka	(2001-09-24) 24 September 2001	2	1	Lazio
2DF	Aleksandro Sadikaj	(2001-11-15) 15 November 2001	1	0	Panathinaikos
2DF	Kledis Hida	(2001-03-26) 26 March 2001	1	0	Kukësi

3MF	Bernard Karrica	(2001-01-07) 7 January 2001	9	0	Dinamo Zagreb
3MF	Blerind Morina	(2001-01-01) 1 January 2001	6	0	Oostende
3MF	Marvin Cuni	(2001-07-10) 10 July 2001	6	2	Bayern Munich
4FW	Armando Dobra	(2001-04-14) 14 April 2001	5	1	Ipswich Town
3MF	Arinaldo Rrapaj	(2001-08-09) 9 August 2001	5	0	Flamurtari
3MF	Ledio Beqja	(2001-06-18) 18 June 2001	4	0	Teuta
3MF	Ergi Ajazi	(2001-12-13) 13 December 2001	1	0	Osijek

4FW	Ernest Muçi	(2001-03-19) 19 March 2001	7	6	Tirana
4FW	Armando Broja	(2001-09-10) 10 September 2001	4	5	Chelsea
4FW	Emiliano Bullari	(2001-04-06) 6 April 2001	3	0	Olympiacos
4FW	Kleis Bozhanaj	(2001-03-01) 1 March 2001	2	0	Napoli
4FW	Brijan Ibrahimi	(2001-09-22) 22 September 2001	2	0	Torino

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff:[2]

Position	Name
Head Coach	Nevil Dede
Assistant Coach	Pietro Matafora
Goalkeeping Coach	Artur Lekbello
Team Doctor	Xhaferr Koci
Physiotherapists	Indrit Shkrela

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.

References

"U-19/ Nevil Dede zbardh listën e futbollistëve për turneun zyrtar të UEFA-s në Belgjikë" (in Albanian). FSHF. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
Kombëtarja U-19 (Albania national under-19 team) FSHF.org

External links

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

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[1] "U-19/ Nevil Dede zbardh listën e futbollistëve për turneun zyrtar të UEFA-s në Belgjikë" (in Albanian). FSHF. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2020.

[2] Kombëtarja U-19 (Albania national under-19 team) FSHF.org