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	Armando Cungu
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 2022 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying round matches against France, Serbia and North Macedonia, which were played on 10, 13 and 16 November 2021 respectively.[1]

All caps and goals as of 16 November 2021.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Henrik Weiper	(2003-07-31) 31 July 2003	1	0	Kickers Offenbach
1GK	Simon Simoni	(2004-04-22) 22 April 2004	2	0	Dinamo Tirana
1GK	Leonard Kaçaj	(2003-06-19) 19 June 2003	0	0	Vllaznia

2DF	Marçelino Preka	(2003-08-02) 2 August 2003	3	0	Bylis
2DF	Elio Zalli	(2003-06-28) 28 June 2003	3	0	Sassuolo
2DF	Arbër Bytyqi	(2003-10-16) 16 October 2003	3	0	Laçi
2DF	Daniel Hysaj	(2004-05-17) 17 May 2004	3	0	Napoli
2DF	Kristian Dervishi	(2003-05-25) 25 May 2003	3	0	Inter
2DF	Mateo Çipi	(2004-07-08) 8 July 2004	2	0	Sassuolo

3MF	Paulo Pjeshka	(2003-02-18) 18 February 2003	3	1	Vllaznia
3MF	Rejan Alivoda	(2003-06-05) 5 June 2003	3	0	Vllaznia
3MF	Klevis Bebeziqi	(2003-08-24) 24 August 2003	1	0	Olimpija Ljubljana
3MF	Henrik Nerguti	(2003-04-25) 25 April 2003	2	1	Mura
3MF	Stiven Bibo	(2003-09-26) 26 September 2003	3	1	Manresa
3MF	Endri Zenelaj	(2003-03-11) 11 March 2003	2	0	Sassuolo
3MF	Zajsar Arapi	(2003-10-20) 20 October 2003	3	0	Kickers Offenbach
3MF	Asan Mata	(2003-03-22) 22 March 2003	3	1	Sassuolo

4FW	Stiven Shpendi	(2003-05-19) 19 May 2003	2	0	Cesena
4FW	Cristian Shpendi	(2003-05-19) 19 May 2003	3	1	Cesena
4FW	Devid Fejzulla	(2003-02-13) 13 February 2003	0	0	Dinamo Tirana
4FW	Dijar Nikqi	(2004-10-20) 20 October 2004	0	0	Akademia e Futbollit
4FW	Eljon Toçi	(2003-01-09) 9 January 2003	3	0	Fiorentina

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

"Europiani U-19/ Trajneri Cungu zbardh listën me 22 lojtarët e grumbulluar" (in Albanian). FSHF. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
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] "Europiani U-19/ Trajneri Cungu zbardh listën me 22 lojtarët e grumbulluar" (in Albanian). FSHF. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.

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