Albania at the UEFA European Championship
International football delegation
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Albania have qualified twice for the UEFA European Championship — in 2016 and 2024. On both occasions, they directly qualified after securing a top two spot in their qualifying group. Euro 2016 was the side's first ever appearance at a major tournament finals.[1] In both appearances so far, they failed to progress past the group stage. They also had an historical qualification attempt during the 1964 European Nations' Cup reaching their the round of 16 the reason being Albania got past the both leg's against Greece, for political reasons forfeited their two matches. In the Round of 16 Albania came on short against Denmark despite their second leg win At the end Albania ranked 9th in Europe.[2][3][4]
Euro 2016
Manager: Gianni De Biasi
Albania named their final squad on 31 May.[5]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Etrit Berisha | 10 March 1989 (aged 27) | 35 | 0 |  Lazio |
| 2 | DF | Andi Lila | 12 February 1986 (aged 30) | 58 | 0 |  PAS Giannina |
| 3 | MF | Ermir Lenjani | 5 August 1989 (aged 26) | 19 | 3 |  Nantes |
| 4 | DF | Elseid Hysaj | 2 February 1994 (aged 22) | 20 | 0 | Napoli |
| 5 | DF | Lorik Cana (captain) | 27 June 1983 (aged 32) | 91 | 1 | Nantes |
| 6 | DF | Frédéric Veseli | 20 November 1992 (aged 23) | 3 | 0 |  Lugano |
| 7 | DF | Ansi Agolli | 11 November 1982 (aged 33) | 61 | 2 |  Qarabağ |
| 8 | MF | Migjen Basha | 5 January 1987 (aged 29) | 19 | 3 | Como |
| 9 | MF | Ledian Memushaj | 7 December 1986 (aged 29) | 14 | 0 | Pescara |
| 10 | FW | Armando Sadiku | 27 May 1991 (aged 25) | 20 | 5 |  Vaduz |
| 11 | FW | Shkëlzen Gashi | 15 July 1988 (aged 27) | 14 | 1 |  Colorado Rapids |
| 12 | GK | Orges Shehi | 25 September 1977 (aged 38) | 7 | 0 |  Skënderbeu Korçë |
| 13 | MF | Burim Kukeli | 16 January 1984 (aged 32) | 15 | 0 | Zürich |
| 14 | MF | Taulant Xhaka | 28 March 1991 (aged 25) | 12 | 0 | Basel |
| 15 | DF | Mërgim Mavraj | 9 June 1986 (aged 30) | 26 | 3 |  1. FC Köln |
| 16 | FW | Sokol Cikalleshi | 27 July 1990 (aged 25) | 19 | 2 |  İstanbul Başakşehir |
| 17 | DF | Naser Aliji | 27 December 1993 (aged 22) | 5 | 0 | Basel |
| 18 | DF | Arlind Ajeti | 25 September 1993 (aged 22) | 10 | 1 | Frosinone |
| 19 | FW | Bekim Balaj | 11 January 1991 (aged 25) | 15 | 1 |  Rijeka |
| 20 | MF | Ergys Kaçe | 8 July 1993 (aged 22) | 16 | 2 | PAOK |
| 21 | MF | Odise Roshi | 21 May 1991 (aged 25) | 32 | 1 | Rijeka |
| 22 | MF | Amir Abrashi | 27 March 1990 (aged 26) | 18 | 0 | SC Freiburg |
| 23 | GK | Alban Hoxha | 23 November 1987 (aged 28) | 1 | 0 | Partizani |
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (H) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Switzerland |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Albania |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Romania |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
Attendance: 49,752[8]
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
- Ranking of third-placed teams
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B |  Slovakia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | E |  Republic of Ireland |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 | |
| 3 | F |  Portugal |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | C |  Northern Ireland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | D | Turkey |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 6 | A | Albania |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 |
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) Higher number of points obtained; 2) Superior goal difference; 3) Higher number of goals scored; 4) Fair play conduct; 5) Position in the UEFA national team coefficient ranking system.
Rules for classification: 1) Higher number of points obtained; 2) Superior goal difference; 3) Higher number of goals scored; 4) Fair play conduct; 5) Position in the UEFA national team coefficient ranking system.
Euro 2024
Albania
Manager: 
Sylvinho
Albania announced a squad of 27 players on 27 May 2024.[9] The final 26-man squad was officially announced on 8 June, with goalkeeper Simon Simoni being left out.[10]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Etrit Berisha | 10 March 1989 (aged 35) | 81 | 0 | Empoli |
| 2 | DF | Iván Balliu | 1 January 1992 (aged 32) | 13 | 0 |  Rayo Vallecano |
| 3 | DF | Mario Mitaj | 6 August 2003 (aged 20) | 14 | 0 |  Lokomotiv Moscow |
| 4 | DF | Elseid Hysaj | 2 February 1994 (aged 30) | 84 | 2 | Lazio |
| 5 | DF | Arlind Ajeti | 25 September 1993 (aged 30) | 26 | 1 | CFR Cluj |
| 6 | DF | Berat Djimsiti (captain) | 19 February 1993 (aged 31) | 58 | 1 | Atalanta |
| 7 | FW | Rey Manaj | 24 February 1997 (aged 27) | 34 | 8 | Sivasspor |
| 8 | MF | Klaus Gjasula | 14 December 1989 (aged 34) | 28 | 0 | Darmstadt 98 |
| 9 | FW | Jasir Asani | 19 May 1995 (aged 29) | 13 | 4 |  Gwangju |
| 10 | MF | Nedim Bajrami | 28 February 1999 (aged 25) | 23 | 4 | Sassuolo |
| 11 | FW | Armando Broja | 10 September 2001 (aged 22) | 21 | 5 |  Fulham |
| 12 | GK | Elhan Kastrati | 2 February 1997 (aged 27) | 2 | 0 | Cittadella |
| 13 | DF | Enea Mihaj | 5 July 1998 (aged 25) | 19 | 0 | Famalicão |
| 14 | MF | Qazim Laçi | 19 January 1996 (aged 28) | 27 | 3 |  Sparta Prague |
| 15 | MF | Taulant Seferi | 15 November 1996 (aged 27) | 19 | 3 |  Baniyas |
| 16 | FW | Medon Berisha | 21 October 2003 (aged 20) | 1 | 0 | Lecce |
| 17 | FW | Ernest Muçi | 19 March 2001 (aged 23) | 10 | 3 | Beşiktaş |
| 18 | DF | Ardian Ismajli | 30 September 1996 (aged 27) | 38 | 2 | Empoli |
| 19 | FW | Mirlind Daku | 1 January 1998 (aged 26) | 5 | 1 | Rubin Kazan |
| 20 | MF | Ylber Ramadani | 12 April 1996 (aged 28) | 35 | 1 | Lecce |
| 21 | MF | Kristjan Asllani | 9 March 2002 (aged 22) | 20 | 2 | Inter Milan |
| 22 | MF | Amir Abrashi | 27 March 1990 (aged 34) | 50 | 1 | Grasshoppers |
| 23 | GK | Thomas Strakosha | 19 March 1995 (aged 29) | 28 | 0 | Brentford |
| 24 | DF | Marash Kumbulla | 8 February 2000 (aged 24) | 19 | 0 | Sassuolo |
| 25 | DF | Naser Aliji | 27 December 1993 (aged 30) | 14 | 0 | Voluntari |
| 26 | FW | Arbër Hoxha | 6 October 1998 (aged 25) | 4 | 0 | Dinamo Zagreb |
Group stage
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Italy |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Croatia |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 | |
| 4 | Albania |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
Source: UEFA
Overall record
| UEFA European Championship record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Campaign | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1960 |
Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||
 1964 |
Did not qualify | 1964 | Round of 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | |||||||||
| 1968 |
1968 | 3rd | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||
 1972 |
1972 | 4th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | ||||||||||
 1976 |
Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||
| 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1984 |
Did not qualify | 1984 | 5th | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | |||||||||
| 1988 |
1988 | 4th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 17 | ||||||||||
 1992 |
1992 | 5th | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 21 | ||||||||||
| 1996 |
1996 | 6th | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | ||||||||||
 2000 |
2000 | 5th | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | ||||||||||
| 2004 |
2004 | 4th | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | ||||||||||
 2008 |
2008 | 5th | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | ||||||||||
  2012 |
2012 | 5th | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | ||||||||||
| 2016 |
Group stage | 18th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Squad | 2016 | 2nd | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | |
 2020 |
Did not qualify | 2020 | 4th | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 14 | |||||||||
| 2024 |
Group stage | 21st | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Squad | 2024 | 1st | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 | |
 2028 |
To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||||
| 2032 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Best: Group stage | 2/17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | Total | 14/17 | 111 | 26 | 26 | 59 | 100 | 177 | |
| Albania's European Championship record | |
|---|---|
| First match | Albania 0–1 Switzerland (Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens, France; 11 June 2016) |
| Biggest win | Romania 0–1 Albania (Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon, France; 19 June 2016) |
| Biggest defeat | France 2–0 Albania (Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France; 15 June 2016) |
| Best result | Group stage (2016, 2024) |
| Worst result | |
