Albania national futsal team
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 made a bad performance by 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.
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Nickname(s) | Kuq e Zinjtë (The Red and Blacks) Shqiponjat (The Eagles) | ||
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Association | Federata Shqiptare e Futbollit (FSHF) | ||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
Head coach | Erind Resuli | ||
Captain | Roald Halimi | ||
Most caps | Roald Halimi (20) | ||
Top scorer | Roald Halimi (11) | ||
FIFA code | ALB | ||
FIFA ranking | 65 ![]() | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Braga, Portugal; 7 November 2003) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Ciorescu, Moldova; 17 January 2015) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Braga, Portugal; 8 November 2003) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 0 | ||
European Championship | |||
Appearances | 0 |
Competition History
FIFA Futsal World Cup
FIFA Futsal World Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Year | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
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Did not qualify | ![]() |
3rd | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 31 | ||||||||||
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Did not qualify | ![]() |
2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||
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Did not qualify | ![]() |
2nd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||
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Did not qualify | ![]() |
2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | ||||||||||
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Did not qualify | ![]() |
[lower-alpha 6] | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 16 | ||||||||||
Total | — | 0/5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Total | 5/5 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 54 | 70 |
- Notes
- Participated in Group 6 of the European Qualifying Tournament
- Participated in Group 7 of the European Qualifying First Round
- Participated in Group D of the European Preliminary Round
- Participated in Group C of the European Preliminary Round
- Participated in Group C of the European Preliminary Round, finishing 2nd and qualifying for the Main Round
- Participated in Group 5 of the European Main Round, finishing 4th
UEFA Futsal Championship
UEFA Futsal Championship record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Year | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
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Did not qualify | ![]() |
2nd | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||
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Did not qualify | ![]() |
4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 16 | ||||||||||
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Did not qualify | ![]() |
3rd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | ||||||||||
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Did not qualify | ![]() |
2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 17 | ||||||||||
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Did not qualify | ![]() |
4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 17 | ||||||||||
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Did not qualify | ![]() |
3rd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | ||||||||||
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Did not qualify | ![]() |
[lower-alpha 8] | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 19 | ||||||||||
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TBD | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | |||||||||||
Total | — | 0/8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Total | 8/8 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 86 | 96 |
- Notes
- Participated in Group B of the Preliminary Round
- Participated in Group A of the Preliminary Round
- Participated in Group C of the Preliminary Round
- Participated in Group E of the Preliminary Round
- Participated in Group F of the Preliminary Round
- Participated in Group D of the Preliminary Round
- Participated in Group D of the Preliminary Round, finishing 1st and qualifying for the Main Round
- Participated in Group 2 of the Main Round, finishing 4th
- Participated in Group D of the Preliminary Round, finishing 1st and qualifying for the Qualifying Group Stage
Fixtures and results
- For all past match results of the national team, see single-season articles and the team's results page
2020
29 January 2020 Futsal Euro 2022 Q | Albania ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Varna, Bulgaria |
17:30 EET | Kaca ![]() Selmanaj ![]() Rexhepaj ![]() |
Report | Belloni ![]() |
Stadium: Palace of Culture and Sports Referee: Petar Radojcic (Serbia) and Yiangos Yiangou (Cyprus) |
30 January 2020 Futsal Euro 2022 Q | Andorra ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Varna, Bulgaria |
17:30 EET | Massana Valls ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Palace of Culture and Sports Referee: Grigori Ošomkov (Estonian) and Petar Radojcic (Serbia) |
1 February 2020 Futsal Euro 2022 Q | Bulgaria ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() | Varna, Bulgaria |
20:00 EET | Stanković ![]() |
Report | Halimi ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Palace of Culture and Sports Referee: Stefan Vrijens (Belgium) and Petar Radojcic (Serbia) |
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the UEFA Futsal Euro 2022 qualifying.[2][a]
All caps and goals as of 1 February 2020 after match against Bulgaria, only competitive matches are included.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club[a] |
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1 | GK | Klodian Rrapi | August 27, 1983 | ![]() | ||
12 | GK | Cristiano da Silva | February 17, 1989 | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
2 | DF | Kemal Gashi | August 9, 1986 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
3 | DF | Narcis Alibegu | April 9, 1990 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
4 | DF | Rej Karaj | July 7, 1997 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
8 | DF | Azem Brahimi | June 13, 1988 | 3 | 1 | ![]() |
13 | DF | Ermir Kryeziu | February 23, 1996 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
14 | DF | Roald Halimi | July 1, 1988 | 5 | 1 | ![]() |
5 | FW | Duio | November 15, 1990 | 3 | 0 | ![]() |
6 | FW | Almir Hasaj | November 30, 1995 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
7 | FW | Besnik Rexhepaj | April 16, 1992 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
9 | FW | Endrit Kaca | January 2, 1990 | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
10 | FW | Mentor Mejzini | August 30, 1984 | 3 | 3 | ![]() |
11 | FW | Halim Selmanaj | October 2, 1992 | 3 | 2 | ![]() |
- Notes
- ^ Playing positions, dates of birth and clubs of players are according UEFA's website.