Albania national under-16 football team

Albania Under-16
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Kuqezinjtë (The Red and Blacks)
Shqiponjat (The Eagles)
AssociationFederata Shqiptare e Futbollit – FSHF
(Albanian Football Association)
ConfederationUEFA
Head coachAgron Kërçova
Most capsOrges Shehi (5)
Top scorerRenato Kendezi (2)
Home stadiumElbasan Arena
Loro Boriçi Stadium
FIFA codeALB
First colours
Second colours
Third colours

The Albania national under-16 football team represents Albania in international football at this age level and is controlled by Albanian Football Association, the governing body for football in Albania.

The Albania U16 football team is a feeder team of Albania U17.

The team competed in the UEFA European Under-16 Football Championship, but after the rule change in 1997, the event had an age limit of 17.

14 years after playing their last event, the Albania under-16 team returned playing football, this time at the friendly tournament UEFA Development Tournament 2015, which took event exactly in Albania. The appointed coach was Alban Bushi, a former player and current manager of the Albania national team. The tournament took part from 2 to 5 May 2015.[1]

History

1991 UEFA European Under-16 Championship qualifying

Group 5

[2]

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Bulgaria 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 4
  2 0 0 2 1 3 -2 0


6 March 1991   1–2  Bulgaria
20 March 1991 Bulgaria  1–0  

Squad

The following players participated in the tournament.[3][4]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK
2DF
3MF
4FW

1992 UEFA European Under-16 Championship qualifying

[5]

Group 4

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Germany 1 1 0 0 8 1 +7 2
  1 0 0 1 1 8 -7 0


07 November 1991 Germany  8-1  
18 March 1992 Albania  n-p  Germany

1993 UEFA European Under-16 Championship qualifying

[6]

Group 5

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Portugal 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 2
  2 1 0 1 2 3 -1 2


27 January 1993 Portugal  3-1  
03 March 1993   1-0  Portugal

1994 UEFA European Under-16 Championship

1994 UEFA European Under-16 Championship qualifying

Group 5

[7]

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 4
 Liechtenstein 2 1 0 1 0 1 -1 1
 Malta 2 1 0 1 0 2 -2 1


28 February 1994   1-0  Liechtenstein
02 March 1994   2-0  Malta

1994 UEFA European Under-16 Championship finals

Main article: 1994 UEFA European Under-16 Championship

Group A

[8]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Belarus[9] 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
 Austria 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
 Spain 3 1 1 1 5 2 +3 4
  3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
Austria 1–0 
Referee: Richard O'Hanlon (Republic of Ireland)
Belarus 1–1 
Referee: Brendan Shorte (Republic of Ireland)
 0–4 Spain
Cabello 20'
Etxeberria 30', 51'
Rubén García 34'

1995 UEFA European Under-16 Championship qualifying

Group 7

[10]

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Austria 2 1 1 0 5 1 +4 3
 Moldova 2 1 1 0 4 1 +3 3
  2 0 0 2 0 7 -7 0


07 October 1994   0-3  Moldova
09 October 1994   0-4  Austria

1996 UEFA European Under-16 Championship qualifying

Group 6

[11]

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Croatia 2 3 0 0 7 0 +9 9
 Belarus 3 2 0 1 3 4 -1 6
 Russia 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
  3 0 0 3 0 6 -6 0


17 September 1995 Croatia  3-0  
19 September 1995 Belarus  1-0  
21 September 1995   0-2  Russia

1997 UEFA European Under-16 Championship qualifying

[12]

Group 2

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Israel 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 6
  2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
 Yugoslavia 2 0 0 2 2 7 -5 0


06 March 1997   2-1  Yugoslavia
08 March 1997 Israel  1-0  

1999 UEFA European Under-16 Championship qualifying

Main article: 1999 UEFA European Under-16 Championship qualifying

Group 1

[13]

Teams GP W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Portugal 3 3 0 0 8 3 5 9
 Italy 3 2 0 1 9 2 7 6
 North Macedonia 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 3
  3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0
2 March 1999   1–5  Italy Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia
4 March 1999   0–1  North Macedonia Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia
6 March 1999 Portugal  4–1   Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia

2000 UEFA European Under-16 Championship qualifying

Group 4

[14]

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Romania 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 6
 Macedonia 2 1 0 1 2 4 -2 3
  2 0 0 2 1 4 -3 0


22 September 1999 Macedonia  2-1  
24 September 1999   0-2  Romania

2001 UEFA European Under-16 Championship qualifying

Group 8

[15]

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Romania 2 2 0 0 9 0 +9 6
 Georgia 2 1 0 1 1 5 -4 3
  2 0 0 2 0 5 -5 0


06 October 2000   0-4  Romania
08 October 2000 Georgia  1-0  

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

2015

2 May 2015 UEFA Development Tournament 2015   3–1  Montenegro Kamëz, Tirana, Albania
10:00 (UTC+2) Kendezi
Balla 		Report Stadium: National Sports Centre (Albania)
3 May 2015 UEFA Development Tournament 2015   1–0  Armenia Tirana, Albania
10:00 (UTC+2) Llanaj Report Stadium: Qemal Stafa Stadium
5 May 2015 UEFA Development Tournament 2015   1–0  Cyprus Tirana, Albania
10:00 (UTC+2) Zenuni 40+1' Report Stadium: Qemal Stafa Stadium

2017

20 November 2017 2017 Mercedez Benz Aegean Cup International Youth Tournament   0–1  Azerbaijan Turkey
Report Tanriverdiyev
21 November 2017 2017 Mercedez Benz Aegean Cup International Youth Tournament   0–0  Turkey Aydın, Turkey
Report Stadium: Özer Türk Stadium
23 November 2017 2017 Mercedez Benz Aegean Cup International Youth Tournament   1–2  Kosovo Turkey
Salliu 80'+2' Report Tusha

Players

Current squad

COACH: Ervin Bulku

The following players participated in the 2022 UEFA Development Tournament against North Ireland Luxembourg and Peru on April 9, 2022, to April 14, 2022, and is being held in Albania.[16]

Caps and goals as of 9 May 2021.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Mark Topollaj (2007-11-25) 25 November 2007 0 0 Italy Hellas Verona
2 1GK Kristian Jashari (2006-07-06) 6 July 2006 0 0 Italy Sassuolo
3 1GK Alain Taho (2007-01-01) 1 January 2007 0 0 Italy Inter
4 2DF Davide Avdullari (2008-01-13) 13 January 2008 0 0 Italy Hellas Verona
5 2DF Adi Kurti (2006-01-17) 17 January 2006 4 0 Albania Pepa
6 2DF Ergi Çela (2006-03-14) 14 March 2006 4 0 Albania Teuta
7 2DF Egert Selmani (2006-01-28) 28 January 2006 3 0 Albania Vllaznia
8 2DF Ergi Bastari (2006-07-23) 23 July 2006 0 0 Albania Internacional
9 2DF Ernesto Bakiu (2006-01-15) 15 January 2006 0 0 Albania Teuta
10 2DF Jetmir Laze (2007-07-22) 22 July 2007 3 0 Albania Skënderbeu
11 2DF Alion Damini (2006-01-21) 21 January 2006 4 0 Albania Teuta
12 3MF Matteo Dashi (2007-01-22) 22 January 2007 0 0 England Crystal Palace
13 3MF Andri Frashëri (2006-01-10) 10 January 2006 0 0 United States Cedar Stars
14 3MF Klaus Kashari (2006-10-11) 11 October 2006 3 0 Albania Pepa
15 3MF Jordi Jaku (2006-03-27) 27 March 2006 4 0 Albania Shënkolli
16 3MF Glenis Belloj (2006-05-30) 30 May 2006 4 0 Albania Internacional
17 3MF Dean Vraniçi (2006-01-02) 2 January 2006 0 0 Italy Südtirol
18 4FW Dejvi Metaj (2006-09-27) 27 September 2006 4 1 Albania Dinamo
19 4FW Ariel Krajka (2006-09-27) 27 September 2006 0 0 Albania Tirana
20 4FW John Jaku (2006-11-06) 6 November 2006 0 0 United States Columbus Crew
21 4FW Ersi Bode (2006-02-14) 14 February 2006 4 1 Netherlands ADO Den Haag
22 4FW Matias Gici (2007-05-18) 18 May 2007 0 0 Italy Venezia
23 4FW Flavio Sulejmani (2006-03-20) 20 March 2006 0 0 Italy Perugia

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff:[17]

Position Name
Head coach Albania Ervin Bulku
Assistant coach Albania Agron Kërçova
Goalkeeping coach Albania Elvis Kotorri
Physiotherapist Albania Sabri Nurçe
Team doctor Albania Adriatik Shahini
Athletic trainer Albania Ardi Bekteshi
Video analyst Albania Edon Beliu
Team manager Albania Eno Xhaferraj

Competitive record

UEFA European Under-16 Championship Record

UEFA European Under-16 Championship record UEFA European Under-16 Championship Qualification
Year Round Pld W D * L GF GA Position Pld W D * L GF GA
Italy 1982 Did not participate
West Germany 1984
Hungary 1985
Greece 1986
France 1987
Spain 1988
Denmark 1989
East Germany 1990
Switzerland 1991 Did not qualify Qualifying round 2/2 2 0 0 2 1 3
Cyprus 1992 Qualifying round 2/2 1 0 0 1 1 8
Turkey 1993 Qualifying round 2/2 2 1 0 1 2 3
Republic of Ireland 1994 Group stage 3 0 1 2 1 6 Qualifying round 1/3 2 2 0 0 3 0
Belgium 1995 Did not qualify Qualifying round 3/3 2 0 0 2 0 7
Austria 1996 Qualifying round 4/4 3 0 0 3 0 6
Germany 1997 Qualifying round 2/3 2 1 0 1 2 2
Scotland 1998 Did not participate
Czech Republic 1999 Did not qualify Qualifying round 4/4 3 0 0 3 2 10
Israel 2000 Qualifying round 3/3 2 0 0 2 1 4
England 2001 Qualifying round 3/3 2 0 0 2 0 5
Total: 1/19 Best: Group stage 3 0 1 2 1 6 Total 21 4 0 17 12 48

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

See also

References

  1. ^ UEFA development 2015 | Archived 2015-05-27 at the Wayback Machine shqiperia.ch
  2. ^ UEFA European U-16 C'ship - 1991 - Group 5 en.archive.uefa.com
  3. ^ Shqipëria 1-2 Bullgaria - Ndeshje Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine FSHF.org
  4. ^ Bullgaria 1-0 Shqipëria - Ndeshje Archived 2015-05-18 at the Wayback Machine FSHF.org
  5. ^ https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/ec-u16-92.html
  6. ^ https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/ec-u16-93.html
  7. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20100121020908/http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/ec-u16-94.html
  8. ^ https://archive.today/20130105030213/http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/under17/history/season=1994/intro.html
  9. ^ Belarus is ranked first on penalty shootout and Austria is ranked second.
  10. ^ https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/ec-u16-95.html
  11. ^ https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/ec-u16-96.html
  12. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20110512192842/http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/ec-u16-97.html
  13. ^ https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/ec-u16-99.html
  14. ^ https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/ec-u16-00.html
  15. ^ https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/ec-u16-01.html
  16. ^ "Turneu UEFA Development U-16 / Kombëtarja shqiptare zbret në fushë, publikohet lista" (in Albanian). FSHF.org. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  17. ^ Kombëtarja U-17 (Albania national under-17 team) FSHF.org
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