Albania national under-16 football team

Albania Under-16

Nickname(s)	Kuqezinjtë (The Red and Blacks) Shqiponjat (The Eagles)
Association	Federata Shqiptare e Futbollit – FSHF ( Albanian Football Association )
Confederation	UEFA
Head coach	Agron Kërçova
Most caps	Orges Shehi (5)
Top scorer	Renato Kendezi (2)
Home stadium	Elbasan Arena Loro Boriçi Stadium
FIFA code	ALB
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

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

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

Squad

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

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

1992 UEFA European Under-16 Championship qualifying

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Group 4

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

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

1993 UEFA European Under-16 Championship qualifying

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Group 5

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

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

1994 UEFA European Under-16 Championship

Group 5

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Teams	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Albania	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	Albania	1-0	Liechtenstein
02 March 1994	Albania	2-0	Malta

1994 UEFA European Under-16 Championship finals

Main article: 1994 UEFA European Under-16 Championship

Group A

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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
Albania	3	0	1	2	1	6	−5	1

26 April 1994

Austria	1–0	Albania

Oriel Park, Dundalk

Referee: Richard O'Hanlon (Republic of Ireland)

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28 April 1994

Belarus	1–1	Albania

United Park, Drogheda

Referee: Brendan Shorte (Republic of Ireland)

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30 April 1994

Albania	0–4	Spain
		Cabello 20' Etxeberria 30', 51' Rubén García 34'

Oriel Park, Dundalk

Referee: Knud Erik Fisker (Denmark)

1995 UEFA European Under-16 Championship qualifying

Group 7

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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
Albania	2	0	0	2	0	7	-7	0

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

1996 UEFA European Under-16 Championship qualifying

Group 6

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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
Albania	3	0	0	3	0	6	-6	0

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

1997 UEFA European Under-16 Championship qualifying

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Group 2

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

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

1999 UEFA European Under-16 Championship qualifying

Main article: 1999 UEFA European Under-16 Championship qualifying

Group 1

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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
Albania	3	0	0	3	2	10	−8	0

2 March 1999	Albania	1–5	Italy	Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia
4 March 1999	Albania	0–1	North Macedonia	Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia
6 March 1999	Portugal	4–1	Albania	Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia

2000 UEFA European Under-16 Championship qualifying

Group 4

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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
Albania	2	0	0	2	1	4	-3	0

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

2001 UEFA European Under-16 Championship qualifying

Group 8

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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
Albania	2	0	0	2	0	5	-5	0

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

Recent results and forthcoming fixtures

2015

Albania   v   Montenegro

2 May 2015 UEFA Development Tournament 2015	Albania	3–1	Montenegro	Kamëz, Tirana, Albania
10:00 (UTC+2)	Kendezi Balla	Report		Stadium: National Sports Centre (Albania)

Albania   v   Armenia

3 May 2015 UEFA Development Tournament 2015	Albania	1–0	Armenia	Tirana, Albania
10:00 (UTC+2)	Llanaj	Report		Stadium: Qemal Stafa Stadium

Albania   v   Cyprus

5 May 2015 UEFA Development Tournament 2015	Albania	1–0	Cyprus	Tirana, Albania
10:00 (UTC+2)	Zenuni 40+1'	Report		Stadium: Qemal Stafa Stadium

2017

Albania   v   Azerbaijan

20 November 20172017 Mercedez Benz Aegean Cup International Youth Tournament	Albania	0–1	Azerbaijan	Turkey
		Report	Tanriverdiyev

Albania   v   Turkey

21 November 20172017 Mercedez Benz Aegean Cup International Youth Tournament	Albania	0–0	Turkey	Aydın, Turkey
		Report		Stadium: Özer Türk Stadium

Albania   v   Kosovo

23 November 20172017 Mercedez Benz Aegean Cup International Youth Tournament	Albania	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	1 GK	Mark Topollaj	(2007-11-25) 25 November 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Hellas Verona
2	1 GK	Kristian Jashari	(2006-07-06) 6 July 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Sassuolo
3	1 GK	Alain Taho	(2007-01-01) 1 January 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Inter
4	2 DF	Davide Avdullari	(2008-01-13) 13 January 2008 (age 17)	0	0	Hellas Verona
5	2 DF	Adi Kurti	(2006-01-17) 17 January 2006 (age 19)	4	0	Pepa
6	2 DF	Ergi Çela	(2006-03-14) 14 March 2006 (age 19)	4	0	Teuta
7	2 DF	Egert Selmani	(2006-01-28) 28 January 2006 (age 19)	3	0	Vllaznia
8	2 DF	Ergi Bastari	(2006-07-23) 23 July 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Internacional
9	2 DF	Ernesto Bakiu	(2006-01-15) 15 January 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Teuta
10	2 DF	Jetmir Laze	(2007-07-22) 22 July 2007 (age 18)	3	0	Skënderbeu
11	2 DF	Alion Damini	(2006-01-21) 21 January 2006 (age 19)	4	0	Teuta
12	3 MF	Matteo Dashi	(2007-01-22) 22 January 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Crystal Palace
13	3 MF	Andri Frashëri	(2006-01-10) 10 January 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Cedar Stars
14	3 MF	Klaus Kashari	(2006-10-11) 11 October 2006 (age 18)	3	0	Pepa
15	3 MF	Jordi Jaku	(2006-03-27) 27 March 2006 (age 19)	4	0	Shënkolli
16	3 MF	Glenis Belloj	(2006-05-30) 30 May 2006 (age 19)	4	0	Internacional
17	3 MF	Dean Vraniçi	(2006-01-02) 2 January 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Südtirol
18	4 FW	Dejvi Metaj	(2006-09-27) 27 September 2006 (age 18)	4	1	Dinamo
19	4 FW	Ariel Krajka	(2006-09-27) 27 September 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Tirana
20	4 FW	John Jaku	(2006-11-06) 6 November 2006 (age 18)	0	0	Columbus Crew
21	4 FW	Ersi Bode	(2006-02-14) 14 February 2006 (age 19)	4	1	ADO Den Haag
22	4 FW	Matias Gici	(2007-05-18) 18 May 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Venezia
23	4 FW	Flavio Sulejmani	(2006-03-20) 20 March 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Perugia

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff: ^[17]

Position	Name
Head coach	Ervin Bulku
Assistant coach	Agron Kërçova
Goalkeeping coach	Elvis Kotorri
Physiotherapist	Sabri Nurçe
Team doctor	Adriatik Shahini
Athletic trainer	Ardi Bekteshi
Video analyst	Edon Beliu
Team manager	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
1982	Did not participate
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991	Did not qualify							Qualifying round 2/2	2	0	0	2	1	3
1992								Qualifying round 2/2	1	0	0	1	1	8
1993								Qualifying round 2/2	2	1	0	1	2	3
1994	Group stage	3	0	1	2	1	6	Qualifying round 1/3	2	2	0	0	3	0
1995	Did not qualify							Qualifying round 3/3	2	0	0	2	0	7
1996								Qualifying round 4/4	3	0	0	3	0	6
1997								Qualifying round 2/3	2	1	0	1	2	2
1998	Did not participate
1999	Did not qualify							Qualifying round 4/4	3	0	0	3	2	10
2000								Qualifying round 3/3	2	0	0	2	1	4
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

• 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-18 football team
• Albania national under-17 football team
• Albania national under-15 football team
• Albania national youth football team
• Albania national football team results
• Albanian Superliga
• Football in Albania
• List of Albania international footballers

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 ^{[ dead link ]} 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. "European U-16 Championship 1992".
6. "European U-16 Championship 1993".
7. "European U-16 Championship 1994". Archived from the original on 21 January 2010.
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. "European U-16 Championship 1995".
11. "European U-16 Championship 1996".
12. "European U-16 Championship 1997". Archived from the original on 12 May 2011.
13. "European U-16 Championship 1999".
14. "European U-16 Championship 2000".
15. "European U-16 Championship 2001".
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