Albania national football team

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Albania

Nickname(s)	Kuq e Zinjtë (Red and Blacks)
Association	Football Association of Albania
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Josip Kuže
Captain	Altin Lala
Most caps	Foto Strakosha (73)
Top scorer	Alban Bushi (14)
Home stadium	Qemal Stafa
FIFA code	ALB
FIFA ranking	95
Highest FIFA ranking	62 (August 2006)
Lowest FIFA ranking	124 (August 1997)
Elo ranking	89
Home colours Away colours
First international
Albania 2–3 Yugoslavia (Tirana, Albania; October 7, 1946)
Biggest win
Vietnam 0–5 Albania (Norcia, Italy; December 2, 2003)
Biggest defeat
Hungary 12–0 Albania (Budapest, Hungary; September 24, 1950)

The Albania national football team is the national football team of Albania and is controlled by the Football Association of Albania. Although not considered as one of the strongest footballing sides in Europe, Albanians are passionate about their football and the national team has occasionally managed to perform well against more illustrious opponents.

Founded on June 6, 1930, Albania had to wait 16 years to play the first international match, debuting against Yugoslavia in 1946. In 1932, Albania had already joined FIFA (during the congress June 12 — June 16) and in 1954, it was one of the founding members of UEFA. Albania had been invited to play in 1934 World Cup, but owing to organizing difficulties, it didn't take part.

In addition to the senior football team, Albania also has teams of U21, U19, U17 and U15 level. One of the most successful is the feeder of the senior team, the U21 level. In the finals of the Euro 1984 U21 championship, they went all the way to the quarter-finals, only to be knocked out by Italy 2–0 on aggregate. They became the only Albanian team in any level to qualify for a competitive tournament. Currently Albania does not have a women's team.

Most of the matches of Albanian national team have been played in Qemal Stafa. The stadium was built around the 1930s as a multi-use stadium. Today, it is mostly used for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 19,200 spectators with 15,000 seats. Albania has also used the Loro-Boriçi stadium in Shkodra, where they have had some successful matches, like beating Russia 3–1 in a home Euro 2004 qualifying match. There is a rumour that the Football Association of Albania is planning to build a stadium in Tirana with a capacity of around 30,000.^{[citation needed]}

Albania has an official supporters' association, the Tifozat Kuq e Zi who self-finance their activities using help from FSHF to arrange traveling and stadium visits for the matches.^[1]

In December 2007, Albanian Football Federation president Armand Duka announced Arie Haan would replace Croatia's Otto Barić as Albania head coach. He signed a two-year contract on January 4, 2008.^[2]

Albania started their 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying campaign against Sweden on September 6, 2008. They have been drawn in Group 1 with Sweden, Portugal, Denmark, Hungary and Malta. They currently have 2 more games, 1 home and 1 away.

On March 14, 2008, Albania was suspended from international football (FIFA and UEFA), due to heavy political interference in the FA. The suspension lasted 46 days.^[3][4][5]

Contents 1 Albania all time record against all nations 2 History 2.1 FIFA World Cup 1966 Qualification 2.2 UEFA Euro 1984 Qualifications 2.3 FIFA World Cup 1986 Qualification 2.4 FIFA World Cup 1998 Qualification 2.5 UEFA Euro 2004 Qualifications 2.6 FIFA World Cup 2006 Qualification 2.7 UEFA Euro 2008 Qualification 3 Current squad 3.1 Recent call-ups 3.2 Coaching staff 4 FIFA World Cup qualification (Group 1) 5 Recent matches 6 Players 6.1 Most appearances 6.2 Top goalscorers 7 Honours 7.1 Senior team 7.2 Albania U-23 7.3 Albania U-21 7.4 Albania U-18 7.5 Albania U-17 7.6 Albania U-16 7.7 Albania U-15 7.8 Albania U-14 8 World Cup record 9 European Championship record 10 See also 11 References 12 External links

[edit] Albania all time record against all nations

Against	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	GF	GA	GD	% Won
Algeria	2	2	0	0	5	0	+5	100%
Andorra	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	50%
Armenia	2	0	1	1	1	4	-3	0%
Austria	6	0	0	6	1	17	-16	0%
Azerbaijan	4	3	1	0	5	2	+3	75%
Bahrain	1	0	0	1	0	3	-3	0%
Belarus	2	0	1	1	4	6	-2	0%
Belgium	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	50%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2	1	1	0	2	0	+2	50%
Bulgaria	11	2	4	5	8	15	-7	18.18%
China PR	2	0	1	1	3	4	-1	0%
Cuba	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0%
Cyprus	3	0	1	2	3	5	-2	0%
Czech Republic	5	2	0	3	6	10	-4	40%
Denmark	7	1	0	6	2	17	-15	0%
England	4	0	0	4	1	12	-11	0%
Estonia	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	50%
Finland	7	2	1	4	6	8	-2	28.57%
France	2	0	0	2	0	6	-6	0%
FYR Macedonia	6	1	1	4	4	10	-6	16.66%
Georgia	10	3	1	6	8	16	-8	30%
Germany	17	0	2	15	12	45	-33	0%
Greece	13	4	3	6	10	13	-3	30.76%
Hungary	5	0	1	4	0	18	-18	0%
Iceland	2	1	0	1	1	2	-1	50%
Kazakhstan	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2	100%
Latvia	5	0	5	0	6	6	0	0%
Liechtenstein	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100%
Lithuania	3	1	0	2	3	5	-2	33.33%
Luxembourg	3	2	1	0	5	0	+5	66.66%
Malta	7	4	2	1	12	3	+9	57.14%
Mexico	1	0	0	1	0	4	-4	0%
Moldova	2	2	0	0	6	2	+4	100%
Netherlands	4	0	0	4	1	7	-6	0%
Northern Ireland	8	1	2	5	4	13	-9	12.5%
Norway	2	0	1	1	3	4	-1	0%
Poland	11	1	3	7	7	14	-7	9.09%
Portugal	5	0	1	4	4	12	-8	0%
Republic of Ireland	4	0	1	3	2	6	-4	0%
Romania	13	2	1	10	7	38	-31	15.38%
Russia	2	1	0	1	4	5	-1	50%
San Marino	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100%
Slovenia	4	0	2	2	0	3	-3	0%
Spain	5	0	0	5	2	24	-22	0%
Sweden	4	1	1	2	4	6	-2	25%
Switzerland	4	0	1	3	3	7	-4	0%
Turkey	8	3	2	4	11	8	+3	37.5%
Ukraine	4	0	1	3	2	6	-4	0%
Vietnam	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5	100%
Wales	2	0	1	1	1	3	-2	0%
Yugoslavia	5	0	1	4	4	13	-9	0%
Total	231	48	47	136	195	409	-214	22.34%

[edit] History

The early years oversaw a notably successful Balkan Cup in the 1946 campaign. Albania won the cup after overcoming Yugoslavia on level points but a better goal difference. The final match was played and won against Romania 1–0. Four days earlier, Albania had already beaten Bulgaria 3–1. Interestingly, Albania wasn't expected to participate, but the withdrawal of Greece from the tournament offered Albania a chance to join in the re-established post-war cup.

After taking part for the first time in European Championships in 1963, for edition 1964, in the 1968 European qualifiers, they managed a 0–0 draw against West Germany, which eliminated West Germany from qualification. During that era, Albania boasted arguably its greatest ever footballer, Panajot Pano.

The 1986 FIFA World Cup qualifiers brought further notable results with a 2–2 draw away to Poland and a 2–0 win over eventual semi-finalists Belgium.

The qualifiers for the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifiers saw Albania forced to play some home games on neutral venues due to civil unrest at home. However, they achieved a 4–1 win over Turkey in an away friendly match in 1998 — the only time Albania have scored more than 3 goals in a full international match (although they did win 5–0 at home to Montenegro on September 22, 1946 in an unofficial international).

During the 2004 European qualifiers, Albania managed a 3–1 win against Russia in Shkodër. The 2006 World Cup qualifiers qualifiers saw Albania's results still further, the highlight being a 2–1 victory against the reigning European Champions, Greece.

Recently, the U19 team, also known as Shpresat (The Team of Hopes), managed to qualify for the Elite round in the Euro U19 2008, to be held in Czech Republic. In qualifying, they lost against Spain (2–0), beat Serbia (2–1) and drew with Lichtenstein (0–0).^[6]

[edit] FIFA World Cup 1966 Qualification

The first time that Albania competed for a place in the world's elite, for the 1966 World Cup in England, was in a match against Netherlands on 24 May 1964. Drawn in Group 5 with the Dutch were also Northern Ireland and Switzerland. Albania's only point in the qualification round came from a 1–1 draw at home to Northern Ireland in Tirana, which denied Northern Ireland a place in the Finals.

May 24, 1964, Rotterdam, Netherlands -  Netherlands 2 - 0  Albania

October 25, 1964, Tirana, Albania -  Albania 0 - 2  Netherlands

April 11, 1965, Tirana, Albania -  Albania 0 - 2  Switzerland

May 2, 1965, Geneva, Switzerland -  Switzerland 1 - 0  Albania

May 7, 1965, Belfast, Northern Ireland -  Northern Ireland 4 - 1  Albania

November 24, 1965, Tirana, Albania -  Albania 1 - 1  Northern Ireland

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1	Switzerland	9	6	4	1	1	7	3
2	Northern Ireland	8	6	3	2	1	9	5
3	Netherlands	6	6	2	2	2	6	4
4	Albania	1	6	0	1	5	2	12

Switzerland qualified.

[edit] UEFA Euro 1984 Qualifications

In the 1984 European Championship qualifiers, Albania finished in last place in their group of five teams. In 8 matches, Albania got 2 points, with 2 draws, 6 losses, and no wins. On the other hand, Albania made some power nations nervous. They lost 0–1 away to Turkey with the goal being scored in the 86th minute. In the next two games, Albania tied Northern Ireland to a scoreless draw and lost 1–2 to Germany, both home games. In the last three matches, Albania tied Turkey, in Qemal Stafa, also losing to Austria 2–1 in Tirana. The last game of the competition was an away game to Germany. After 22 minutes, Albania went ahead 0–1 with a goal by Genc Tomori. However, they were tied one minute later, and eventually lost 2–1 with the last goal being scored in the 79th minute.

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
West Germany	11	8	5	1	2	15	5
Northern Ireland	11	8	5	1	2	8	5
Austria	9	8	4	1	3	15	10
Turkey	7	8	3	1	4	8	16
Albania	2	8	0	2	6	4	14

Group matches

September 22, 1982, Austria 5 - 0 Albania October 27, 1982, Turkey 1 - 0 Albania December 15, 1982, Albania 0 - 0 Northern Ireland March 30, 1983, Albania 1 - 2 West Germany

April 27, 1983, Northern Ireland 1 - 0 Albania May 11, 1983, Albania 1 - 1 Turkey June 8, 1983, Albania 1 - 2 Austria November 20, 1983, West Germany 2 - 1 Albania

[edit] FIFA World Cup 1986 Qualification

In a 4-team group, Albania got 4 points with one win and 2 draws. After losing to Belgium in Brussels, Albania were visitors in eventual group winners Poland. There, Albania got its first point in a shocking 2–2 draw. Less than two months later, Albania was host to group runner-ups Belgium in Tirana, defeating them with a clear 2–0 win. After losing to Greece away and Poland at home, Albania got its last point in its last game against neighbour rivals Greece in a 1–1 draw.

October 17, 1984, Brussels, Belgium -  Belgium 3 - 1 Albania 

October 31, 1984, Mielec, Poland -  Poland 2 - 2 Albania 

December 22, 1984, Tirana, Albania -  Albania 2 - 0 Belgium 

February 27, 1985, Athens, Greece -  Greece 2 - 0 Albania 

May 30, 1985, Tirana, Albania -  Albania 0 - 1 Poland 

October 30, 1985, Tirana, Albania -  Albania 1 - 1 Greece 

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Poland	8	6	3	2	1	10	6	4
2	Belgium	8	6	3	2	1	7	3	4
3	Albania	4	6	1	2	3	6	9	-3
4	Greece	4	6	1	2	3	5	10	-5

Poland qualified. Belgium advanced to the UEFA Play-offs.

[edit] FIFA World Cup 1998 Qualification

In the 1998 World Cup, Albania was drawn in a 6-team group which included Germany, Portugal, Ukraine, Northern Ireland and Armenia, Albania got 4 points, but showed again that it can battle with the big powers. Its two matches with Germany saw them lose 2–3 at neutral ground and a 3–4 unfortunate defeat in Hannover. Albania got a 1–0 win against Northern Ireland and a 1–1 tie against Armenia.

October 9, 1996, Tirana, Albania -  Albania 0 - 3 Portugal 

November 9, 1996, Tirana, Albania -  Albania 1 - 1 Armenia 

December 14, 1996, Belfast, Northern Ireland -  Northern Ireland 2 - 0 Albania 

March 29, 1997, Granada, Spain -  Albania 0 - 1 Ukraine 

April 2, 1997, Granada, Spain -  Albania 2 - 3 Germany 

June 7, 1997, Porto, Portugal -  Portugal 2 - 0 Albania 

August 20, 1997, Kiev, Ukraine -  Ukraine 1 - 0 Albania 

September 6, 1997, Yerevan, Armenia -  Armenia 3 - 0 Albania 

September 10, 1997, Zürich, Switzerland -  Albania 1 - 0 Northern Ireland 

October 11, 1997, Hannover, Germany -  Germany 4 - 3 Albania 

Rank	Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Germany	22	10	6	4	0	23	9	12
2	Ukraine	20	10	6	2	2	10	6	4
3	Portugal	19	10	5	4	1	12	4	8
4	Armenia	8	10	1	5	4	8	17	-9
5	Northern Ireland	7	10	1	4	5	6	10	-4
6	Albania	4	10	1	1	8	7	20	-13

[edit] UEFA Euro 2004 Qualifications

The 2004 Qualifications for the European competition was of some success for Albania. This was the season when Albania was undefeated at home. Tying two and winning two, but with 0 points on the road. Albania started the undefeated run with a 1–1 draw against eventual winners of the group, Switzerland. Then a back to back encounter with Russia, saw the lose 4–1 in Russian soil, but when they returned, they paid them back by beating them 3–1. This game was the biggest for Albania. After missing a penalty, Albania scored first after just 20 minutes, but Russia tied 56 minutes later. Then after a lot of pressure from Albania, Russia conceded 2 goals in just 3 minutes. In the two other home games, Albania tied Republic of Ireland 0–0 and beat Georgia 3–1. Away Albania got 0 points, but managed to score 4 goals.

October 12, 2002, Tirana, Albania -  Albania 1 - 1 Switzerland 

October 16, 2002, Moscow, Russia -  Russia 4 - 1 Albania 

March 29, 2003, Tirana, Albania -  Albania 3 - 1 Russia 

April 2, 2003, Tirana, Albania -  Albania 0 - 0 Republic of Ireland 

June 7, 2003, Dublin, Ireland -  Republic of Ireland 2 - 1 Albania 

June 11, 2003, Geneva, Switzerland -  Switzerland 3 - 2 Albania 

September 6, 2003, Tbilisi, Georgia -  Georgia 3 - 0 Albania 

September 10, 2003, Tirana, Albania -  Albania 3 - 1 Georgia 

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Switzerland	8	4	3	1	15	11	15
Russia	8	4	2	2	19	12	14
Republic of Ireland	8	3	2	3	10	11	11
Albania	8	2	2	4	11	15	8
Georgia	8	2	1	5	8	14	7

Switzerland qualified. Russia and Ireland advanced to the Play-offs.

[edit] FIFA World Cup 2006 Qualification

Albania kicked off the qualification for a place in Germany 2006 World Cup with a bang. Two months after Greece beat Portugal to win the European championship, Albania defeated Greece 2–1 in a match which Albania scored goals in the 2' and 11' minute. This was an early knock out from the World Cup 2006 in Germany for the Greeks. Albania went on to disappoint by losing to Georgia away and Denmark at home, before returning to winning ways by beating Kazakhstan 0–1. February and March 2005 would be the toughest part of the qualification for Albania since they had to play Ukraine, Turkey, and Greece, losing all three of those ties. Later Albania would beat Georgia 3–2 and Kazakhstan 2–1. The last positive result for Albania in this tournament would be a 2–2 draw away at Ukraine. At the end, Albania got 13 points and topped Georgia and Kazakhstan. The 13-point mark set a new record for group matches.

September 4, 2004, Tirana, Albania -  Albania 2 – 1 Greece 

September 8, 2004, Tbilisi, Georgia -  Georgia 2 – 0 Albania 

October 9, 2004, Tirana, Albania -  Albania 0 – 2 Denmark 

October 13, 2004, Almaty, Kazakhstan -  Kazakhstan 0 – 1 Albania 

February 9, 2005, Tirana, Albania -  Albania 0 – 2 Ukraine 

March 26, 2005, Istanbul, Turkey -  Turkey 2 – 0 Albania 

March 30, 2005, Piraeus, Greece -  Greece 2 – 0 Albania 

June 4, 2005, Tirana, Albania -  Albania 3 – 2 Georgia 

June 8, 2005, Copenhagen, Denmark -  Denmark 3 – 1 Albania 

September 3, 2005, Tirana, Albania -  Albania 2 – 1 Kazakhstan 

October 8, 2005, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine -  Ukraine 2 – 2 Albania 

October 12, 2005, Tirana, Albania -  Albania 0 – 1 Turkey 

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ukraine	12	7	4	1	18	7	+11	25
Turkey	12	6	5	1	23	9	+14	23
Denmark	12	6	4	2	24	12	+12	22
Greece	12	6	3	3	15	9	+6	21
Albania	12	4	1	7	11	20	-9	13
Georgia	12	2	4	6	14	25	-11	10
Kazakhstan	12	0	1	11	6	29	-23	1

Ukraine qualified. Turkey advanced to the UEFA Play-offs (see ranking of runners-up).

[edit] UEFA Euro 2008 Qualification

In the matches for the 2008 European qualifiers campaign, Albania have managed very good results as well as good team play in some matches comparing to previous outings in such tournaments. Starting with the 2–2 away draw to Belarus, two wins against Luxembourg home and away (2–0, 0–3) and a 0–0 draw away to Bulgaria have been the most cherished results. Great matches have been played against Netherlands in both legs, although allegedly dubious referee decisions have marred Albania's performances,^[7][8] ending up in two losses (2–1, 0–1). Other set-backs have also been suffered after drawing 0–0 against Slovenia and losing 0–2 to Romania in both matches played at home. Albania ended hopes of qualifying mathematically when they failed to win over Slovenia away and managed a yet again 0–0 draw. In the penultimate match at home against Bulgaria, Albania excelled playing wonderfully, but ended up in a very unlucky draw. After going ahead with dominating football, they conceded in the dying minutes and later missed a penalty. In the last match at home, Albania was hugely disappointing losing 2–4 against Belarus. Contrary to the popular belief that this would be the easiest match during the campaign, Albania not only missed a chance to break the points-record of all competitions but also produced a very lethargic performance in a rainy night. Albania's Euro campaign ended with a disaster match, losing 6–1 away to Romania which eventually resulted in the resignation of the coach Otto Barić and his assistant.^[9]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Romania 12 9 2 1 26 7 +19 29  Netherlands 12 8 2 2 15 5 +10 26  Bulgaria 12 7 4 1 18 7 +11 25  Belarus 12 4 1 7 17 23 −6 13  Albania 12 2 5 5 12 18 −6 11  Slovenia 12 3 2 7 9 16 −7 11  Luxembourg 12 1 0 11 2 23 −21 3

ALB BLR BUL LUX NED ROU SVN Albania — 2–4 1–1 2–0 0–1 0–2 0–0 Belarus 2–2 — 0–2 0–1 2–1 1–3 4–2 Bulgaria 0–0 2–1 — 3–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 Luxembourg 0–3 1–2 0–1 — 0–1 0–2 0–3 Netherlands 2–1 3–0 2–0 1–0 — 0–0 2–0 Romania 6–1 3–1 2–2 3–0 1–0 — 2–0 Slovenia 0–0 1–0 0–2 2–0 0–1 1–2 —

Notes on the tie-breaking situation:

• Albania and Slovenia are tied on their head-to-head records, and are thus ranked by their overall goal difference in the group:
  • Albania – 2 pts, 0GD, 0GF, 0 away goals (0–0 H vs Slovenia, 0–0 A vs Slovenia) – Overall GD = −6
  • Slovenia – 2 pts, 0GD, 0GF, 0 away goals (0–0 H vs Albania, 0–0 A vs Albania) – Overall GD = −7

[edit] Current squad

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club GK Arjan Beqaj August 25, 1975 (1975-08-25) (age 33) 36 0 Anorthosis GK Isli Hidi October 15, 1980 (1980-10-15) (age 28) 9 0 Larnaca GK Samir Ujkani July 5, 1988 (1988-07-05) (age 21) 1 0 Calcio DF Elvin Beqiri September 27, 1980 (1980-09-27) (age 28) 40 0 Vllaznia Shkodër DF Armend Dallku October 16, 1984 (1984-10-16) (age 24) 31 2 Vorskla Poltava DF Debatik Curri December 28, 1983 (1983-12-28) (age 25) 21 1 Vorskla Poltava DF Kristi Vangjeli September 5, 1985 (1985-09-05) (age 23) 16 0 Aris MF Altin Lala (captain) November 18, 1975 (1975-11-18) (age 33) 69 3 Hannover MF Ervin Skela (vice-captain) November 17, 1976 (1976-11-17) (age 32) 59 10 Energie Cottbus 10 MF Klodian Duro December 21, 1977 (1977-12-21) (age 31) 58 3 Apollon Limassol 5 MF Lorik Cana July 27, 1983 (1983-07-27) (age 25) 36 1 Marseille MF Ervin Bulku March 3, 1981 (1981-03-03) (age 28) 18 0 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih MF Ansi Agolli October 11, 1982 (1982-10-11) (age 26) 9 0 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih MF Dorian Bylykbashi August 8, 1980 (1980-08-08) (age 28) 3 0 Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih FW Erjon Bogdani April 14, 1977 (1977-04-14) (age 32) 50 10 Chievo FW Edmond Kapllani July 31, 1982 (1982-07-31) (age 26) 23 6 Augsburg FW Besart Berisha July 29, 1985 (1985-07-29) (age 23) 14 1 Burnley FW Hamdi Salihi January 19, 1984 (1984-01-19) (age 25) 11 1 Ried

[edit] Recent call-ups

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club DF Andi Lila February 12, 1986 (1986-02-12) (age 23) 5 0 Tirana DF Admir Teli June 2, 1981 (1981-06-02) (age 28) 4 0 Karabakh DF Endrit Vrapi May 23, 1982 (1982-05-23) (age 27) 7 0 Elbasani MF Gjergji Muzaka September 26, 1984 (1984-09-26) (age 24) 0 0 Tirana MF Gilman Lika January 13, 1987 (1987-01-13) (age 22) 4 0 Hacettepe MF Jahmir Hyka March 8, 1988 (1988-03-08) (age 21) 7 1 Mainz 05 MF Elis Bakaj June 25, 1987 (1987-06-25) (age 22) 3 0 Dinamo Tirana MF Emiljano Vila March 12, 1988 (1988-03-12) (age 21) 1 0 Dinamo Zagreb FW Xhevahir Sukaj October 5, 1987 (1987-10-05) (age 21) 1 0 Vllaznia Shkodër FW Migen Memelli April 25, 1980 (1980-04-25) (age 29) 1 0 Tirana

[edit] Coaching staff

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Head Coach	Josip Kuže
Assistant Coach	Džemal Mustedanagić
Goalkeeping Coach	Ilir Bozhiqi
Team Doctor	Arben Celiku
Physios	Stijn Vandenbroucke
	Ylli Mihali

[edit] FIFA World Cup qualification (Group 1)

Team v • d • e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Denmark 6 5 1 0 13 2 +11 16  Hungary 6 4 1 1 8 2 +6 13  Portugal 6 2 3 1 8 4 +4 9  Sweden 6 2 3 1 6 2 +4 9  Albania 8 1 3 4 4 8 −4 6  Malta 8 0 1 7 0 21 −21 1

Albania  – 9 Sep 0 – 1 3 – 0 1 – 2 0 – 0 Denmark  3 – 0 – 14 Oct 3 – 0 5 Sep 10 Oct Hungary  2 – 0 0 – 0 – 3 – 0 9 Sep 5 Sep Malta  0 – 0 0 – 3 0 – 1 – 0 – 4 9 Sep Portugal  0 – 0 2 – 3 10 Oct 14 Oct – 0 – 0 Sweden  14 Oct 0 – 1 2 – 1 4 – 0 0 – 0 –