Albania at the UEFA European Championship
Albania have qualified twice for the UEFA European Championship — in 2016 and 2024. On both occasions, they directly qualified after securing a top two spot in their qualifying group. Euro 2016 was the side's first ever appearance at a major tournament finals.[1] In both appearances so far, they failed to progress past the group stage. They also had an historical qualification attempt during the 1964 European Nations' Cup reaching their the round of 16 the reason being Albania got past the both leg's against Greece, for political reasons forfeited their two matches. In the Round of 16 Albania came on short against Denmark despite their second leg win At the end Albania ranked 9th in Europe.[2] [3] [4]
Euro 2016
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Albania squad – UEFA Euro 2016
Group stage
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Albania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Romania | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
| Albania | 0–1 | Switzerland |
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| Romania | 0–1 | Albania |
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Attendance: 49,752[7]
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
- Ranking of third-placed teams
| Pos | Grp | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B |  Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | E |  Republic of Ireland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 | |
| 3 | F |  Portugal | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | C |  Northern Ireland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | D |  Turkey | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 6 | A | Albania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 3 |
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) Higher number of points obtained; 2) Superior goal difference; 3) Higher number of goals scored; 4) Fair play conduct; 5) Position in the UEFA national team coefficient ranking system.
Rules for classification: 1) Higher number of points obtained; 2) Superior goal difference; 3) Higher number of goals scored; 4) Fair play conduct; 5) Position in the UEFA national team coefficient ranking system.
Euro 2024
Albania squad – UEFA Euro 2024 | ||
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Group stage
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Italy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Croatia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 | |
| 4 | Albania | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 |
Source: UEFA
Overall record
| UEFA European Championship record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Campaign | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1960 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||
 1964 | Did not qualify | 1964 | Round of 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | |||||||||
| 1968 | 1968 | 3rd | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||
 1972 | 1972 | 4th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | ||||||||||
 1976 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||||
| 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1984 | Did not qualify | 1984 | 5th | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | |||||||||
 1988 | 1988 | 4th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 17 | ||||||||||
 1992 | 1992 | 5th | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 21 | ||||||||||
 1996 | 1996 | 6th | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | ||||||||||
 2000 | 2000 | 5th | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | ||||||||||
| 2004 | 2004 | 4th | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | ||||||||||
 2008 | 2008 | 5th | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | ||||||||||
  2012 | 2012 | 5th | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | ||||||||||
| 2016 | Group stage | 18th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Squad | 2016 | 2nd | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | |
 2020 | Did not qualify | 2020 | 4th | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 14 | |||||||||
| 2024 | Group stage | 21st | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Squad | 2024 | 1st | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 | |
 2028 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||||
| 2032 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Best: Group stage | 2/17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | Total | 14/17 | 111 | 26 | 26 | 59 | 100 | 177 | |
| Albania's European Championship record | |
|---|---|
| First match | Albania 0–1 Switzerland (Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens, France; 11 June 2016) |
| Biggest win | Romania 0–1 Albania (Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon, France; 19 June 2016) |
| Biggest defeat | France 2–0 Albania (Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France; 15 June 2016) |
| Best result | Group stage (2016, 2024) |
| Worst result | |
See also
Association football portal
References
- ^ "Albania make history in Armenia". UEFA. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ^ http://www.panorama.com.al/sport/shqiperia-ne-fazen-finale-nuk-eshte-hera-e-pare/#gsc.tab=0
- ^ http://www.panorama.com.al/sport/dr-armillotta-ka-te-drejte/#gsc.tab=0
- ^ https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/teams/2--albania/
- ^ "Full Time Summary – Albania v Switzerland" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
- ^ "Full Time Summary – France v Albania" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ "Full Time Summary – Romania v Albania" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ "Full Time Report – Italy v Albania" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
- ^ "Full Time Report – Croatia v Albania" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
- ^ "Full Time Report – Albania v Spain" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
