Albania national futsal team explained

Albania
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Fifa Trigramme:ALB
Fifa Rank:[1]
Nickname:
Association:Federata Shqiptare e Futbollit (FSHF)
Confederation:UEFA (Europe)
Coach:Erind Resuli
Captain:Roald Halimi
Most Caps:Roald Halimi (20)
Top Scorer:Roald Halimi (11)
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First Game: Albania 4 - 13 Greece
(Braga, Portugal; 7 November 2003)
Largest Win: San Marino 0 - 11 Albania
(Ciorescu, Moldova; 17 January 2015)
Largest Loss: Portugal 18 - 6 Albania
(Braga, Portugal; 8 November 2003)
World Cup Apps:0
Regional Name:European Championship
Regional Cup Apps:0

The Albanian national futsal team represents Albania in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Albanian Football Association. The team debuted in the 2005 UEFA Futsal Championship qualifiers. They won the first match 8–6 against England, and then they drew to Cyprus, but failed to qualify because of goal difference. In the 2007 UEFA Futsal Championship qualifiers, Albania performed badly, losing all of its matches and finishing last in its group. In the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualifiers, Albania was drawn against Slovenia, Greece, and Malta. They ended up in second place, winning two matches and losing only one. In the end, Slovenia topped the group and advanced to the two-legged play-offs.

Competition history

FIFA Futsal World Cup

See also: FIFA Futsal World Cup.

FIFA Futsal World Cup recordQualification record
YearRoundwidth=28width=28width=28width=28width=28width=28width=28width=28SquadYearwidth=28width=28width=28width=28width=28width=28width=28
2004Did not qualify 20043rd20021031
2008Did not qualify 20082nd320199
2012Did not qualify 20122nd311178
2016Did not qualify 20162nd3201116
2020Did not qualify 202062131716
2024Did not qualify 2024310259
Total0/6000000Total 5/5177285470
Notes

UEFA Futsal Championship

See also: UEFA Futsal Championship.

UEFA Futsal Championship recordQualification record
YearRoundwidth=28width=28width=28width=28width=28width=28width=28width=28SquadYearwidth=28width=28width=28width=28width=28width=28width=28
2005Did not qualify 20052nd211097
2007Did not qualify 20074th3003816
2010Did not qualify 20103rd310258
2012Did not qualify 20122nd32011117
2014Did not qualify 20144th3003617
2016Did not qualify 20163rd3102159
2018Did not qualify 201863122419
2022Did not qualify 202293063524
2026To be determined 2026To be determined
Total0/9000000Total 8/926102148696
Notes

Mediterranean Cup

See also: Mediterranean Futsal Cup.

Albania's only participation in a major tournament in futsal came at the 2010 Mediterranean Futsal Cup held in Libya.

In this tournament, the Albanians secured 11th place after a poor start in their group, losing all of their matches. They were able to beat Cyprus 3–4 despite being 3–0 down on the result in the Classification 9th–16th round. After a close loss to rivals Greece (1–2), they beat Algeria in their rematch for 11th place (1–3), securing their second and final win at this tournament. This represents Albania's last participation in a major or regional futsal tournament to date.

Mediterranean Cup Record
width=125Yearwidth=150Roundwidth=35Pldwidth=35Wwidth=35D*width=35Lwidth=35GSwidth=35GAwidth=35DIF
Libya 2010Classification 9th–16th62041222-10
Total0/162041222-10

Fixtures and results

2020

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the UEFA Futsal Euro 2022 qualifying.[2]
All caps and goals as of 1 February 2020 after match against, only competitive matches are included.

Notes

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.futsalworldranking.com/rank.htm Futsal World Ranking
  2. https://fshf.org/sq/futsall-shqiperia-fillon-pergatitjet-per-eliminatoret-e-euro-2022-ja-lista-kuqezi/ Futsall / Shqipëria fillon përgatitjet për eliminatoret e Euro 2022, ja lista kuqezi