Albania women's national football team

The Albanian women's national football team was formed in 2011 and made their debut in a friendly against Macedonia FYR on May 5, 2011 at the Gjorgji Kyçyku Stadium.[3] The match ended 1–0 with Albania's first win and midfielder Aurora Seranaj scoring the first goal for Albania.[3]

Towards the end of 2011, the national team strengthened its squad with the arrival of football players from the Albanian diaspora communities, notably Furtuna Velaj, Dafina Memedov, Ellvana Curo, Elizabeta Ejupi, Arjeta Krasniqi and Arbnora Robelli. The national team ended the year with their second win against Macedonia FYR away in Struga. [4] The second victory against Macedonia FYR is currently the national team's biggest win.

On 15 May 2012, Albania faced Montenegro in Bar and won 4-2. [5] Three days later, the Albanian team won again with a rematch against Montenegro, winning 4–3 at the Loro Boriçi Stadium in Shkodër. [6] On 22 May, Albania encountered Macedonia FYR again, winning 2–0 with 2 goals from Suada Jashari. [7] The national team had so far been undefeated in 5 games, with 15 goals scored, and 6 goals conceded. On 29 August, The Albanian national team participated in an unofficial football tournament held in Drama. The national team drew 1–1 with Amazons Drama[8] and lost 0–3 to Greece.[9]

The Elbasan Arena is currently the national stadium of the Albania women's national football team. The first home match in the country was played in the Gjorgji Kyçyku Stadium of Pogradec in May 2011.[3] Following the completion, the National Arena in Tirana will be the home venue of both the men's and women's national team.

In November 2013, Qemal Stafa Stadium was shut down by FIFA for not fulfilling international standards.[10] During the period of friendly games and the Euro qualifier with Greece in 2015, the women's team used the Loni Papuçiu Stadium in Fier to hold their matches. The Qemal Stafa Stadium held the match between France and Albania on November 27, 2015.

World Cup Finals									World Cup qualification record
Year	Result	Pld	W	D *	L	GF	GA	GD	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1991	Did not enter								Did not enter
1995
1999
2003
2007
2011
2015	Did not qualify								6/6	13	3	1	9	8	56	−48
2019									4/5	11	3	2	6	9	25	−16
Total	0/8	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Total	24	6	3	15	17	81	−64

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

The following players were named to the squad for the match against  Cyprus on 11 March 2020.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Ardiola Raxhimi	(1998-09-12) 12 September 1998	0	0	Vllaznia
12	1GK	Viona Rexhepi	(1996-07-24) 24 July 1996	6	0	Mitrovica
2	2DF	Endrina Elezaj	(1997-01-12) 12 January 1997	9	0	Mitrovica
3	2DF	Arbenita Curraj	(1996-07-28) 28 July 1996	7	0	Hajvalia
4	2DF	Albina Rrahmani	(1989-02-24) 24 February 1989	32	1	Morön
5	2DF	Arbiona Bajraktari	(1996-09-10) 10 September 1996	23	1	Vllaznia
6	2DF	Sara Maliqi	(1995-10-09) 9 October 1995	18	0	Vllaznia
9	3MF	Geldona Morina	(1994-08-03) 3 August 1994	28	1	MSV Duisburg
13	3MF	Mikaela Metalla	(2002-10-22) 22 October 2002	0	0	Unknown
14	3MF	Markela Bejleri	(2001-05-28) 28 May 2001	1	0	Quinnipiac Bobcats
15	3MF	Alma Hila	(2000-02-02) 2 February 2000	4	0	Orobica
16	3MF	Lucie Gjini	(1994-05-02) 2 May 1994	29	1	Vllaznia
17	3MF	Paula Jaku	(1997-06-29) 29 June 1997	0	0	KFF Juban Danja
18	3MF	Ezmiralda Franja	(1997-02-04) 4 February 1997	25	0	Vllaznia
7	4FW	Suada Jashari	(1988-10-19) 19 October 1988	20	1	Mitrovica
8	4FW	Zylfije Bajramaj	(1997-10-02) 2 October 1997	9	1	KFF Juban Danja
10	4FW	Qendresa Krasniqi	(1994-06-28) 28 June 1994	17	1	Yverdon
11	4FW	Megi Doçi	(1996-10-14) 14 October 1996	22	4	Vllaznia