Albania Under-17
Nickname(s)Kuq e Zinjtë (The Red and Blacks)
Shqiponjat (The Eagles)
AssociationFederata Shqiptare e Futbollit (FSHF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachErvin Bulku
CaptainEndri Çelaj
Most capsAndi Lila (9)
Vangjel Mile
Erlind Koreshi
Aldo Teqja
Endri Çekiçi
Top scorerMirel Çota (4)
Home stadiumElbasan Arena
Loro Boriçi Stadium
FIFA codeALB
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
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
Appearances0
Best result–
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances0
Best result–

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.

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]

History

2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

Group 1

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
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Ranked by head-to-head record (Netherlands: 3 pts; Switzerland: 0 pts).
Switzerland 2–0 Albania
Zeqiri 9'
Kameraj 25'		 Report
Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)
Albania 0–5 Netherlands
Report Adekanye 4'
Lopez 10', 40'
Vente 79'
Kumbulla 80+2' (o.g.)
Referee: Alexandr Aliyev (Kazakhstan)
Wales 1–1 Albania
Evans 42' Report Kastrati 39'
Referee: Thoroddur Hjaltalin (Iceland)

2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

Group 4

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
3  North Macedonia 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
4  Albania 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Albania 0–1 Italy
Report Merola 62'
Referee: Eitan Shmuelevitz (Israel)
Serbia 2–0 Albania
Djerlek 5' (pen.)
Bosić 13'		 Report
Stadio Bruno Bucci, Russi
Referee: Bryn Markham-Jones (Wales)
North Macedonia 2–1 Albania
Kolevski 54'
Stratorski 63'		 Report Bullari 52'
Stadio Tullo Morgagni, Forlì
Referee: Bryn Markham-Jones (Wales)

2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

Group 2

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
3  Albania (H, E) 3 1 0 2 5 2 +3 3
4  Liechtenstein (E) 3 0 0 3 0 14 −14 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (H) Hosts
Albania 0–1 Croatia
Report
Referee: Mykola Balakin (Ukraine)
Spain 1–0 Albania
 Report
Referee: Zbynek Proske (Czech Republic)
Liechtenstein 0–5 Albania
Report
  • Bozhanaj 10', 21', 50'
  • Rama 24'
  • Bullari 33'
Referee: Zbynek Proske (Czech Republic)

Recent results

2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

Group 7

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
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Ranked on head-to-head: Croatia 1–0 Albania.
Sweden 1–3 Albania
Smajic 14' Report Vraniçi 29', 81'
Kashari 73'
Gradski Stadion "Laco", Novigrad
Referee: Chrysovalantis Theouli (Cyprus)
Croatia 1–0 Albania
Živković 90+1' Report
Stadion Veli Jože, Poreč
Referee: Rauf Jabarov (Azerbaijan)
Albania 0–0 Wales
Report
Gradski Stadion "Laco", Novigrad
Referee: Oleksii Derevinskyi (Ukraine)

2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification Elite Round

Group 8

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
3  Albania (H) 3 0 2 1 2 6 −4 2
4  Latvia 3 0 1 2 4 8 −4 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
France 4–0 Albania
 Report
Referee: David Dickinson (Scotland)
Switzerland 1–1 Albania
  • Romano 66'
 Report
  • Sulejmani 14'
Referee: Sivert Øksnes Amland (Norway)
Albania 1–1 Latvia
  • Duro 56'
 Report
  • Ivulāns 80'
Referee: David Dickinson (Scotland)

Current squad

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Alain Taho (2007-04-30) 30 April 2007 0 0 Italy Inter U17
12 1GK Darius Zadeja (2007-05-07) 7 May 2007 0 0 Albania Tirana U17
2 2DF Davide Avdullari (2007-01-13) 13 January 2007 12 0 Italy Hellas U17
21 2DF Renato Halili (2007-10-25) 25 October 2007 9 2 Italy Südtirol U17
4 2DF Kleo Shpuza (2007-01-07) 7 January 2007 7 0 Italy Udinese U17
6 2DF Kris Gecaj (2008-11-14) 14 November 2008 6 0 Italy Juventus U-15
15 2DF Enea Elmazi (2007-05-12) 12 May 2007 4 0 Albania Tirana U17
3 2DF Fabjano Nuhaj (2008-04-06) 6 April 2008 3 0 Greece Olympiacos U17
19 2DF Samuele Sina (2007-02-14) 14 February 2007 1 0 Italy Feralpisalò U17
20 2DF Rinaldo Nela (2007-01-20) 20 January 2007 0 0 Albania Partizani U17
8 3MF Matteo Dashi (2007-01-22) 22 January 2007 7 0 England Crystal Palace U18
17 3MF Eraldo Karaj (2007-02-17) 17 February 2007 6 0 Germany Darmstadt U17
5 3MF Jetmir Laze (2007-07-22) 22 July 2007 5 0 Albania Skënderbeu U17
18 3MF Mattia Huqi (2007-06-21) 21 June 2007 1 0 Italy Empoli U17
13 3MF Serxho Vogli (2008-03-21) 21 March 2008 0 0 Albania Akademia U15
10 4FW Tedi Malaj (2007-07-02) 2 July 2007 9 1 Albania Partizani U19
11 4FW Oresti Rifa (2007-02-08) 8 February 2007 8 3 Albania Partizani U17
22 4FW Matias Gici (2007-05-18) 18 May 2007 7 6 Italy Venezia U17
7 4FW Xheto Joi Nuredini (2007-08-05) 5 August 2007 4 3 Italy Genoa U17
9 4FW Brayan Gjyla (2007-07-26) 26 July 2007 3 0 Italy Feralpisalò U19
14 4FW Gabrian Cani (2008-09-05) 5 September 2008 0 0 Albania Vllaznia U17

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up last 12 months and are still eligible to represent the under-17 side:

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
Notes
  • Players in italics have played at senior level.
  • COV Withdrew due to COVID-19
  • CLU Player withdrew from the squad because of a club necessity.
  • INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
  • SEN Player withdrew from the squad due to a call up to the senior team.
  • SH Player sent home by team staff.

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff:[3]

Position Name
Head CoachAlbania Ardian Behari
Assistant CoachAlbania Agron Kërçova
Goalkeeping CoachAlbania Elvis Kotorri
Team doctorAlbania Adriatik Shahini
PhysiotherapistsAlbania Sabri Nurce
Athletic preparatorAlbania Ardi Bekteshi
VideoanalysticAlbania Edon Beliu
Team managerAlbania Eno Xhaferraj

Competitive record

UEFA European Under-17 Championship

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
Denmark 2002 did not qualifyQualifying round[4] 4/43003411
Portugal 2003Second qualifying round[5] 4/4622287
France 2004First qualifying round[6] 4/43003310
Italy 2005Qualifying round[7] 3/4310287
Luxembourg 2006Qualifying round 4/43003110
Belgium 2007Qualifying round 4/4301227
Turkey 2008Qualifying round[8] 4/43012110
Germany 2009Qualifying round 4/43012314
Liechtenstein 2010Qualifying round 4/43003211
Serbia 2011Qualifying round 3/4301215
Slovenia 2012Elite round 3/46213511
Slovakia 2013Qualifying round 3/4310226
Malta 2014Elite round 4/4611437
Bulgaria 2015Qualifying round 3/4310256
Azerbaijan 2016Qualifying round 4/4301218
Croatia 2017 Qualifying round 4/4300315
England 2018 Qualifying round 3/4310252
Republic of Ireland 2019Qualifying round 3/4310229
Estonia 2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[9][10]
Cyprus 2021
Israel 2022did not qualifyQualifying round 3/43012410
Hungary 2023Elite round 3/4613258
Cyprus 2024to be determined
Albania 2025Qualified as hosts
Total: 0/22Best: – Total7211134866164

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://shqiptarja.com/lajm/kampionati-europian-u17-do-te-mbahet-ne-tirane-rama-gjera-te-paimagjinueshme-vite-me-pare
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Kombëtarja U-17". FSHF.org. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  4. ↑ UEFA European U-17 C'ship - 2002 en.archive.uefa.com
  5. ↑ UEFA European U-17 C'ship - 2003 en.archive.uefa.com
  6. ↑ UEFA European U-17 C'ship - 2004 en.archive.uefa.com
  7. ↑ UEFA European U-17 C'ship - 2005 en.archive.uefa.com
  8. ↑ UEFA European U-17 C'ship - 2008 en.archive.uefa.com
  9. ↑ "U17 finals in Estonia cancelled". UEFA. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  10. ↑ "2020/21 Under-17 EURO cancelled". UEFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
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