Albania national under-18 football team explained

Albania Under-18
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Confederation:	UEFA
Most Caps:	Artur Lekbello (8) Sokol Kushta
Top Scorer:	Sokol Kushta (6)
Home Stadium:	Elbasan Arena Loro Boriçi Stadium
Fifa Trigramme:	ALB
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First Game:	4–0 (Tirana, Albania; 10 March 1982)
Largest Win:	4–0 (Tirana, Albania; 10 March 1982)
Largest Loss:	4–0 (Nymburk, Czech Republic; 16 October 1997)
Regional Name:	UEFA European Under-18 Championship
Regional Cup Apps:	1
Regional Cup First:	1982

The Albania national under-18 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 U18 football team is a feeder team of Albania U19.

The team competed in the UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship, but after the rule change in 2000s, the event had an age limit of 19.

History

1982 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

See main article: 1982 UEFA European Under-18 Championship.

First round

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Second round - Group D

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	3	2	1	0	6	1	+5	5
	3	2	1	0	7	3	+4	5
	3	0	1	2	2	6	–4	1
	3	0	1	2	2	7	–5	1

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21 May		3–0
23 May		3–1
25 May		1–1

Squad

COACH: Bahri Ishka

The following players participated in the tournament.^{[1] [2] [3]}

1983 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

See main article: 1983 UEFA European Under-18 Championship.

First round

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Squad

COACH: Resul Ahmeti

The following players participated in the tournament.^{[4] [5]}

Triple friendly match against Turkey in 1983

Between 10 and 14 August 1983 Albania U18 played 3 friendly matches against Turkey U18 winning the first one 3–0, losing 3–1 the second game and taking a goalless draw in the last match. Sokol Kushta scored 3 goals between these matches.^{[6] [7] [8]}

1988 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

See main article: 1988 UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualifying.

Group 7

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	6	2	3	1	5	3	+2	7
	6	3	1	2	11	10	+1	7
	6	2	1	3	11	7	+4	5
	6	2	1	3	3	10	–7	5

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		1–1
		1–0
		4–0
		1–0
		2–0
		3–0

Squad

COACH:

The following players participated in the tournament.

1990 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

See main article: 1990 UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualifying.

Group 4

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	6	5	1	0	11	1	+10	11
	6	4	1	1	10	3	+7	9
	6	1	0	5	6	8	–2	2
	6	1	0	5	1	16	–15	2

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		4–0
		2–1
		1–2
		0–2
		1–0
		1–0

Squad

COACH:

The following players participated in the tournament.

1993 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

See main article: 1993 UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualifying.

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Squad

COACH:

The following players participated in the tournament.

1997 UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualifying

See main article: 1997 UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualifying.

Group 10

All matches were played in Spain.

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	2	2	0	0	6	1	+5	6
	2	0	1	1	0	2	–2	1
	2	0	1	1	1	4	–3	1

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		0–0
		4–1

Squad

COACH: Bujar Kasmi

The following players participated in the tournament.^{[9] [10]}

1998 UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualifying

See main article: 1998 UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualifying.

Group 2

All matches were played in the Czech Republic.

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	3	2	1	0	9	4	+5	7
	3	1	2	0	11	6	+5	5
	3	1	1	1	8	8	0	4
	3	0	0	3	3	13	–10	0

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		4–0
		7–2
		2–1

Squad

COACH: Bujar Kasmi

The following players participated in the tournament.^{[11] [12]}

1999 UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualifying

See main article: 1999 UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualifying.

Group 6

All matches were played in Italy.

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	3	3	0	0	7	0	+7	9
	3	2	0	1	2	1	+1	6
	3	0	1	2	2	5	–3	1
	3	0	1	2	2	7	–5	1

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		0–1
		2–2
		2–0

Squad

COACH: Bujar Kasmi

The following players participated in the tournament.^{[13] [14]}

2000 UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualifying

See main article: 2000 UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualifying.

Group 6

All matches were played in Finland.

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	3	3	0	0	7	3	+4	9
	3	2	0	1	9	5	+4	6
	3	1	0	2	4	5	–1	3
	3	0	0	3	3	10	–7	0

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		3–1
		2–1
		2–0

Squad

COACH: Petrit Haxhia

The following players participated in the tournament.^{[15] [16]}

2001 UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualifying

See main article: 2001 UEFA European Under-18 Championship qualifying.

Group 4

All matches were played in Turkey.

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	3	3	0	0	8	1	+7	9
	3	2	0	1	12	1	+11	6
	3	1	0	2	2	7	–5	3
	3	0	0	3	0	13	–13	0

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		1–0
		4–0
		1–3

Squad

COACH: Petrit Haxhia

The following players participated in the tournament.^[17]

Current squad

The following players were named in the last squad for the friendly match against Italy on 19 May 2011 (When they last played a match).

Players in italics have played internationally at a higher level.

Competitive record

UEFA Youth Tournament Under-18 Record

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1955	Did Not Participate
1956
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967	Qualifying round	w.o. vs.
1968	Did Not Participate
1969	Qualifying round	DSQ vs.
1970	Did Not Participate
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
Total	0/25	0	0	0	0	0	0

UEFA European Under-18 Championship Record

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1981	Did Not Participate
1982	Second round	5	1	1	3	6	9
1983	First round	2	1	0	1	1	4
1984	Did Not Participate
1986
1988	First round	6	2	1	3	3	10
1990	First round	6	1	0	5	6	8
1992	Did Not Participate
1993	First round	2	0	0	2	1	7
1994	Did Not Participate
1995
1996
1997	Round 1	2	0	1	1	1	4
1998	Round 1	3	0	0	3	3	13
1999	Round 1	3	0	1	2	2	5
2000	Round 1	3	1	0	2	4	5
2001	Round 1	3	1	0	2	2	7
Total	1/10	35	7	4	24	29	72

• Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

See also

• Albania national football team
• Albania national under-23 football team
• Albania national under-21 football team
• Albania national under-20 football team
• Albania national under-19 football team
• Albania national under-17 football team
• Albania national under-16 football team
• Albania national under-15 football team
• Albania national football team results
• Albania national youth football team
• Albanian Superliga
• Football in Albania
• List of Albania international footballers

External links

• UEFA European U-19 C'ship - UEFA.com
• Albania National Football Team
• FutbolliShqiptar.net
• Fan Website
• AlbaniaSoccer.com
• AIFR archive of results: 1946–2000/01
• Tifozat Kuq e Zi / Red and Black Fan Club
• Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation – Albania
• Albania Sport
• Albanian Soccer News
• News: Albania, modest victory against Uzbekistan. Frasheri. Dash. 11 August 2010. Albania Sport. sq. 16 August 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110811073154/http://albania-sport.com/mat.php?idm=15496. 11 August 2011. dead.
• News: History of the Qemal Stafa Temple. Sauku. Endrit. 21 January 2010. Albania Sport. Dash Frasheri. sq. 3 August 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100410183903/http://www.albania-sport.com/mat.php?idm=13808. 10 April 2010. dead.
• Web site: Stadia in Albania. Worldstadiums. 3 August 2010.

Notes and References

1. http://www.11v11.com/matches/scotland-v-albania-21-may-1982-261537/ Scotland v Albania, 21 May 1982 - match report
2. http://www.11v11.com/matches/albania-v-netherlands-23-may-1982-261546/ Albania v Netherlands, 23 May 1982 - match report
3. http://www.11v11.com/matches/albania-v-turkey-25-may-1982-261554/ Albania v Turkey, 25 May 1982 - match report
4. http://www.11v11.com/matches/bulgaria-v-albania-09-march-1983-261643/ Bulgaria v Albania, 09 March 1983 - match report
5. http://www.11v11.com/matches/albania-v-bulgaria-23-march-1983-261651/ Albania v Bulgaria, 23 March 1983 - match report
6. http://www.11v11.com/matches/albania-v-turkey-10-august-1983-263233/ Albania v Turkey, 10 August 1983 - match report
7. http://www.11v11.com/matches/albania-v-turkey-12-august-1983-263234/ Albania v Turkey, 12 August 1983 - match report
8. http://www.11v11.com/matches/albania-v-turkey-14-august-1983-263235/ Albania v Turkey, 14 August 1983 - match report
9. http://www.11v11.com/teams/albania/tab/players/season/1997/comp/934 Albania football team players: UEFA Under-18 1997
10. http://fshf.org/garat/components/match.php?match_id=135614 Shqipëria- Sllovenia - Ndeshje
11. http://www.11v11.com/teams/albania/tab/players/season/1998/comp/934 Albania football team players: UEFA Under-18 1998
12. http://fshf.org/garat/components/match.php?match_id=135617 Armenia - Shqipëria 4-0 - Ndeshje
13. http://www.11v11.com/teams/albania/tab/players/season/1999/comp/934 Albania football team players: UEFA Under-18 1999
14. http://fshf.org/garat/components/match.php?match_id=135483 Shqipëria - Lichtenstein - Ndeshje
15. http://www.11v11.com/teams/albania/tab/players/season/2000/comp/934 Albania football team players: UEFA Under-18 2000
16. http://fshf.org/garat/components/match.php?match_id=135351 Shqipëria - Ishuj Faroe - Ndeshje
17. http://www.11v11.com/teams/albania/tab/players/season/2001/comp/934 Albania football team players: UEFA Under-18 2001