Albania_national_under-17_football_team

Albania Under-17
Nickname(s)	Kuq e Zinjtë (The Red and Blacks); Shqiponjat (The Eagles)
Association	Federata Shqiptare e Futbollit (FSHF)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Ervin Bulku
Captain	Endri Çelaj
Most caps	Andi Lila (9); Vangjel Mile; Erlind Koreshi; Aldo Teqja; Endri Çekiçi
Top scorer	Mirel Çota (4)
Home stadium	Elbasan Arena; Loro Boriçi Stadium
FIFA code	ALB
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
Appearances	0
Best result	–
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	0
Best result	–

Albania national under-17 football team

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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.

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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]

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches.^[2]
Match dates: 15–21 November 2023
Opposition: Portugal, Czech Republic and Montenegro
Caps and goals correct as of:21 November 2023, after the match against Montenegro

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[table_hth_NED0.30470499596778-2] Ranked by head-to-head record (Netherlands: 3 pts; Switzerland: 0 pts).

[table_hth_CRO0.92278761785607-3] Ranked on head-to-head: Croatia 1–0 Albania.

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https://shqiptarja.com/lajm/kampionati-europian-u17-do-te-mbahet-ne-tirane-rama-gjera-te-paimagjinueshme-vite-me-pare

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"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.

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"Kombëtarja U-17". FSHF.org. Retrieved 28 March 2023.

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UEFA European U-17 C'ship - 2002^{[permanent dead link]} en.archive.uefa.com

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UEFA European U-17 C'ship - 2003 en.archive.uefa.com

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UEFA European U-17 C'ship - 2004^{[permanent dead link]} en.archive.uefa.com

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UEFA European U-17 C'ship - 2005^{[permanent dead link]} en.archive.uefa.com

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UEFA European U-17 C'ship - 2008 en.archive.uefa.com

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"U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.

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"2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	3	2	0	1	10	3	+7	6^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Elite round
2	Switzerland	3	2	0	1	4	4	0	6^{[lower-alpha 1]}
3	Wales (H)	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
4	Albania	3	0	1	2	1	8	−7	1

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	Elite round
3	North Macedonia	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	4
4	Albania	3	0	0	3	1	5	−4	0

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	Elite round
3	Albania (H, E)	3	1	0	2	5	2	+3	3
4	Liechtenstein (E)	3	0	0	3	0	14	−14	0

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^{[lower-alpha 1]}
3	Albania	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	4^{[lower-alpha 1]}
4	Sweden	3	0	2	1	6	8	−2	2

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	Final tournament
3	Albania (H)	3	0	2	1	2	6	−4	2
4	Latvia	3	0	1	2	4	8	−4	1

Albania_national_under-17_football_team

Albania national under-17 football team

History

2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

Group 1

2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

Group 4

2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

Group 2

Recent results

2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

Group 7

2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification Elite Round

Group 8

Current squad

Recent call-ups

Coaching staff

Competitive record

UEFA European Under-17 Championship

See also

References

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No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Alain Taho	(2007-04-30) 30 April 2007 (age 16)	3	0	Inter U17
12	1GK	Darius Zadeja	(2007-05-07) 7 May 2007 (age 16)	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

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

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	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic^[9]^[10]
2022	did not qualify							Qualifying round 3/4	3	0	1	2	4	10
2023	did not qualify							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