Albania national under-17 football team

Albania Under-17

Nickname(s)

Kuq e Zinjtë (The Red and Blacks)
Shqiponjat (The Eagles)

Association

Federata Shqiptare e Futbollit (FSHF)

Confederation

UEFA (Europe)

Head coach

Džemal Mustedanagić

Captain

Rezart Rama

Most caps

Andi Lila (9)
Vangjel Mile
Erlind Koreshi
Aldo Teqja
Endri Çekiçi

Top scorer

Mirel Çota (4)

Home stadium

Elbasan Arena
Loro Boriçi Stadium

FIFA code

ALB

First colours

Second colours

Third colours

First international

Croatia 4–0 Albania

(Vác, Hungary; 24 September 2001)

Biggest win

Liechtenstein 0–6 Albania

(Stadion Gyula Grosics, Tatabánya, Hungary; 23 October 2012)

Biggest defeat

Albania 0–7 Belarus

(Riihimäki, Finland; 25 September 2008)

UEFA European Under-17 Championship

Appearances

Best result

–

The Albania national under-17 football team represents Albania in international football at this age level in the FIFA U-17 World Cup and the UEFA European Under-17 Football 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.

History

2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

Main article: 2016 UEFA Euro U-17 Championship qualifying round — Group 1

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) Host.
Notes:

1 2 Ranked by head-to-head record (Netherlands: 3 pts; Switzerland: 0 pts).

Switzerland v Albania

22 October 2015
17:00

Switzerland	2–0	Albania
Zeqiri 9' Kameraj 25'	Report

Newport Stadium, Newport
Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)

Albania v Netherlands

24 October 2015
13:00

Albania	0–5	Netherlands
	Report	Adekanye 4' Lopez 10', 40' Vente 79' Kumbulla 80+2' (o.g.)

Newport Stadium, Newport
Referee: Alexandr Aliyev (Kazakhstan)

Wales v Albania

27 October 2015
13:00

Wales	1–1	Albania
Evans 42'	Report	Kastrati 39'

Dragon Park, Newport
Referee: Thoroddur Hjaltalin (Iceland)

Recent results

2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

Main article: 2017 UEFA Euro U-17 Championship qualifying round — Group 4

Group 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Italy (H, A)	3	2	1	0	3	0	+3	7	Elite round
2	Serbia (A)	3	2	0	1	5	3	+2	6	Elite round
3	Macedonia	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	4	Possible qualification based on ranking
4	Albania (E)	3	0	0	3	1	5	−4	0

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated; (H) Host.

Albania v Italy

26 October 2016
15:00

Albania	0–1	Italy
	Report	Merola 62'

Stadio Bruno Benelli, Ravenna
Referee: Eitan Shmuelevitz (Israel)

Serbia v Albania

28 October 2016
11:00

Serbia	2–0	Albania
Djerlek 5' (pen.) Bosić 13'	Report

Stadio Bruno Bucci, Russi
Referee: Bryn Markham-Jones (Norway

Macedonia v Albania

31 October 2016
15:00

Macedonia	2–1	Albania
Kolevski 54' Stratorski 63'	Report	Bullari 52'

Stadio Tullo Morgagni, Forlì

Players

Current squad

COACH: Džemal Mustedanagić

The following players have been called up to participate in the 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification from 26-31 October 2016.^[1]

Caps and goals as of 31 October 2016.

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Ilia Sinani	(2000-07-02) 2 July 2000	2	0	Novara
12	1GK	Livio Malaj	(2001-05-25) 25 May 2001	1	0	Olympiacos

3	2DF	Rezart Rama (Captain)	(2000-12-04) 4 December 2000	6	0	Olympiacos
6	2DF	Marash Kumbulla	(2000-02-08) 8 February 2000	6	0	Hellas Verona
4	2DF	Franz Pjetri	(2000-04-21) 21 April 2000	3	0	Udinese
16	2DF	Elmir Lekaj	(2000-01-18) 18 January 2000	3	0	Vllaznia Shkodër
5	2DF	Sergio Kalaj	(2000-01-01) 1 January 2000	2	0	Roma
2	2DF	Masimiliano Doda	(2000-11-17) 17 November 2000	3	0	Sampdoria
18	2DF	Enes Isufi	(2000-07-14) 14 July 2000	2	0	Vllaznia Shkodër
14	2DF	Redon Dragoshi	(2000-03-18) 18 March 2000	1	0	Tirana

11	3MF	Erdis Kraja	(2000-07-07) 7 July 2000	3	0	Atalanta
13	3MF	Marlon Marishta	(2000-06-11) 11 June 2000	3	0	Home Farm
10	3MF	Erald Lakti	(2000-06-06) 6 June 2000	2	0	Fiorentina
15	3MF	Dean Liço	(2000-02-08) 8 February 2000	2	0	Belenenses
17	3MF	Jorgo Pellumbi	(2000-07-15) 15 July 2000	2	0	Skënderbeu Korçë

7	4FW	Zenel Gavazaj	(2000-05-02) 2 May 2000	3	0	Liria Prizren
9	4FW	Aldrit Oshafi	(2000-03-26) 26 March 2000	3	0	Tomori Berat
8	4FW	Emiliano Bullari	(2001-04-06) 6 April 2001	1	1	Olympiacos

Recent call-ups

Following are listed players called up in the previous 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Arlis Shala	(2000-07-26) 26 July 2000	0	0	Teuta Durrës	2017 UEFA Euro U-17 Q., 25 October 2016 ^PRE
GK	Bruno Puja	(2000-01-20) 20 January 2000	2	0	Besa Kavajë	v. Andorra, 17 May 2016
GK	Everest Braçe	(1999-10-19) 19 October 1999	1	0	Skënderbeu Korçë	2016 UEFA Euro U-17 Q., 27 October 2015

DF	Marsel Ismaili	(2000-07-03) 3 July 2000	0	0	Partizani Tirana	v. Iran, 12 August 2016
DF	Endri Murati	(2000-06-03) 3 June 2000	0	0	Internacional Tirana	v. Iran, 12 August 2016
DF	Leonat Vitija	(2000-08-22) 22 August 2000	0	0	Prishtina	v. Andorra, 17 May 2016
DF	Denis Paja		0	0	Vllaznia Shkodër	v. Andorra, 17 May 2016
DF	Stefan Abara	(1999-08-04) 4 August 1999	6	0	Olympiacos	2016 UEFA Euro U-17 Q., 27 October 2015
DF	Arlind Demaj	(1999-01-22) 22 January 1999	4	0	Fiorentina	2016 UEFA Euro U-17 Q., 27 October 2015
DF	Anio Poçi	(1999-03-13) 13 March 1999	4	0	Aris Thessaloniki	2016 UEFA Euro U-17 Q., 27 October 2015
DF	Lirim Kastrati	(1999-02-02) 2 February 1999	3	1	Roma	2016 UEFA Euro U-17 Q., 27 October 2015
DF	Amer Duka	(1999-01-21) 21 January 1999	2	0	Teuta Durrës	2016 UEFA Euro U-17 Q., 27 October 2015

MF	Roy Syla		0	0	Barnet	2017 UEFA Euro U-17 Q., 25 October 2016 ^PRE
MF	Mario Qerimi		0	0	Empoli	2017 UEFA Euro U-17 Q., 25 October 2016 ^PRE
MF	Dorian Zhuri	(2000-10-09) 9 October 2000	0	0	Toulouse	2017 UEFA Euro U-17 Q., 25 October 2016 ^PRE
MF	Albion Marku		0	0	Shkëndija Tiranë	2017 UEFA Euro U-17 Q., 25 October 2016 ^PRE
MF	Drini Halili	(2000-06-12) 12 June 2000	0	0	GAK	v. Iran, 12 August 2016
MF	Kristo Shehu	(2000-03-01) 1 March 2000	0	0	Panathinaikos	v. Iran, 12 August 2016
MF	Alessio Parisio	(2000-01-18) 18 January 2000	0	0	Cagliari	v. Iran, 12 August 2016
MF	Kipjon Peti	(2000-07-29) 29 July 2000	0	0	Tirana	v. Iran, 12 August 2016
MF	Geri Selita		0	0	Besa Kavajë	v. Iran, 12 August 2016
MF	Aleksis Ndoj	(2000-01-24) 24 January 2000	0	0	Platanias	v. Iran, 12 August 2016
MF	Ralf Rizvani	(2001-04-21) 21 April 2001	0	0	Cesena	v. Andorra, 17 May 2016
MF	Paolo Mataj		0	0	Apollon Smyrni	v. Andorra, 17 May 2016
MF	Edmir Selimi		0	0	Winterthur	v. Andorra, 17 May 2016
MF	Drilon Sadiku		0	0	Beveren	v. Andorra, 17 May 2016
MF	Marino Leci		0	0	Apollon Smyrni	v. Andorra, 17 May 2016
MF	Elvi Berisha	(1999-03-02) 2 March 1999	3	1	Tirana	2016 UEFA Euro U-17 Q., 27 October 2015
MF	Frenci Qeros	(1999-01-07) 7 January 1999	3	0	Inter	2016 UEFA Euro U-17 Q., 27 October 2015
MF	Geron Toçka	(1999-08-16) 16 August 1999	3	0	Iraklis Thessaloniki	2016 UEFA Euro U-17 Q., 27 October 2015
MF	Sokol Ymeraj	(1999-03-13) 13 March 1999	3	0	Internacional Tirana	2016 UEFA Euro U-17 Q., 27 October 2015
MF	Vangjel Gjerko	(1999-05-26) 26 May 1999	3	0	Skënderbeu Korçë	2016 UEFA Euro U-17 Q., 27 October 2015
MF	Kristi Kullaj	(1999-01-02) 2 January 1999	2	0	Zulte Waregem	2016 UEFA Euro U-17 Q., 27 October 2015
MF	Flavio Dylgjeri	(2000-02-10) 10 February 2000	0	0	Dinamo Tirana	2016 UEFA Euro U-17 Q., 27 October 2015

FW	Ersi Mehmeti		0	0	Parma	2017 UEFA Euro U-17 Q., 25 October 2016 ^PRE
FW	Enis Daja		0	0	Akademia Futbollit	2017 UEFA Euro U-17 Q., 25 October 2016 ^PRE
FW	Xhelal Terziqi	(2000-10-26) 26 October 2000	0	0	Twente	v. Iran, 12 August 2016
FW	Rikardo Spaneshi		0	0	Pavia	v. Andorra, 17 May 2016
FW	Aleksandros Tereziu		0	0	Asteras Tripoli	v. Andorra, 17 May 2016
FW	Ismet Sinani	(1999-05-31) 31 May 1999	2	0	Milan	2016 UEFA Euro U-17 Q., 27 October 2015
FW	Aleksander Micani	(1999-05-14) 14 May 1999	2	0	Toulouse	2016 UEFA Euro U-17 Q., 27 October 2015
FW	Klajdi Burba	(1999-02-15) 15 February 1999	1	0	Viking	2016 UEFA Euro U-17 Q., 27 October 2015

^PRE = Preliminary squad.

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff:^[2]

Position	Name
Head Coach	Džemal Mustedanagić
Assistant Coach	Ilir Biturku
Goalkeeping Coach	Dritan Kristidhi
Physiotherapists	Ferdinand Bardhi

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
2002	Did Not Qualify							Qualifying round^[3] 4/4	3	0	0	3	4	11
2003								Second qualifying round^[4] 4/4	6	2	2	2	8	7
2004								First qualifying round^[5] 4/4	3	0	0	3	3	10
2005								Qualifying round^[6] 3/4	3	1	0	2	8	7
2006								Qualifying round 4/4	3	0	0	3	1	10
2007								Qualifying round 4/4	3	0	1	2	2	7
2008								Qualifying round^[7] 4/4	3	0	1	2	1	10
2009								Qualifying round 4/4	3	0	1	2	3	14
2010								Qualifying round 4/4	3	0	0	3	2	11
2011								Qualifying round 3/4	3	0	1	2	1	5
2012								Elite round 3/4	6	2	1	3	5	11
2013								Qualifying round 3/4	3	1	0	2	2	6
2014								Elite round 4/4	6	1	1	4	3	7
2015								Qualifying round 3/4	3	1	0	2	5	6
2016								Qualifying round 4/4	3	0	1	2	1	8
2017	To Be Determined							Qualification 0/4	0	0	0	0	0	0
2018	To Be Determined
Total: 0/15	Best: –							Total	54	8	9	37	49	130

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

References

↑ Të dielën grumbullohet kombëtarja U-17 FSHF.org
↑ Kombëtarja U-17 (Albania national under-17 team) FSHF.org
↑ UEFA European U-17 C'ship - 2002 en.archive.uefa.com
↑ UEFA European U-17 C'ship - 2003 en.archive.uefa.com
↑ UEFA European U-17 C'ship - 2004 en.archive.uefa.com
↑ UEFA European U-17 C'ship - 2005 en.archive.uefa.com
↑ UEFA European U-17 C'ship - 2008 en.archive.uefa.com

External links

Albania national under-17 football team profile at Soccerway
Under-17 - Albania – UEFA.com

Albania national football team

General	Albanian Football Association History Coaches Captains

Venues	Home venues Elbasan Arena Qemal Stafa Stadium Loro Boriçi Stadium

Statistics	All-time record Records Head to head European Championship record

Results	2010–present Albania v Yugoslavia (1946) Serbia v Albania (2014)

Players	All-time players World Cup and European Championship squads Other categories

European Championships	Summary 2016

Other tournaments	Balkan Cup 1946 1947 1948 Malta (Rothmans) International Tournament 1998 2000

Other FSHF teams	U23 team U21 team U20 team U19 team U18 team U17 team U16 team U15 team Women Women Under-19

Football in Albania

Albanian Football Association

National teams

men:	Albania U23 U21 U20 U19 U18 U17 U16 U15

women:	Albania U19

League system

men:	Albanian Superliga First Division Second Division Third Division

women:	National Championship

Domestic cups

men:	Albanian Cup Albanian Supercup Independence Cup (pre-season) SuperSport Trophy (pre-season)

women:	Women's Cup

Awards

Lists

Men's clubs
Women's clubs
Male players
Female players
Expatriate footballers
Managers
Referees
Venues
Records

National under-17 football teams of Europe (UEFA)

Active	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Faroe Islands Finland France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland Israel Italy Kazakhstan Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia San Marino Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales

Defunct	Czechoslovakia East Germany USSR Yugoslavia

FIFA U-16 World Championship / U-17 World Cup

Tournaments	China 1985 Canada 1987 Scotland 1989 Italy 1991 Japan 1993 Ecuador 1995 Egypt 1997 New Zealand 1999 Trinidad and Tobago 2001 Finland 2003 Peru 2005 South Korea 2007 Nigeria 2009 Mexico 2011 UAE 2013 Chile 2015 India 2017 TBA 2019

Qualification	AFC CAF CONCACAF CONMEBOL OFC UEFA

Squads	1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

Team appearances Records and statistics

UEFA European U-16 and U-17 Championship

Under-16 era, 1982–2001

Tournaments	Italy 1982 West Germany 1984 Hungary 1985 Greece 1986 France 1987 Spain 1988 Denmark 1989 East Germany 1990 Switzerland 1991 Cyprus 1992 Turkey 1993 Republic of Ireland 1994 Belgium 1995 Austria 1996 Germany 1997 Scotland 1998 Czech Republic 1999 Israel 2000 England 2001

Qualification	1982 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Squads	1982 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001

Under-17 era, 2002–present

Tournaments	Denmark 2002 Portugal 2003 France 2004 Italy 2005 Luxembourg 2006 Belgium 2007 Turkey 2008 Germany 2009 Liechtenstein 2010 Serbia 2011 Slovenia 2012 Slovakia 2013 Malta 2014 Bulgaria 2015 Azerbaijan 2016 Croatia 2017 England 2018

Qualification	2002 2003 2004 (First, Second) 2005 (First, Elite) 2006 (First, Elite) 2007 (First, Elite) 2008 (First, Elite) 2009 (First, Elite) 2010 (First, Elite) 2011 (First, Elite) 2012 (First, Elite) 2013 (First, Elite) 2014 (First, Elite) 2015 2016 2017 2018

Squads	2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National sports teams of Albania

Basketball M M U-20 W Football M W Youth M U-23 M U-21 M U-20 M U-19 M U-18 M U-17 M U-16 M U-15 W U-19 Futsal Tennis Volleyball M F Handball

Olympics Paralympics European Games European Games

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Albania national under-17 football team

History

2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

Group 1

Recent results

2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification

Group 4

Players

Current squad

Recent call-ups

Coaching staff

Competitive Record

UEFA European Under-17 Championship

See also

References

External links