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 performed badly, 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.

Albania

Nickname(s)	Kuq e Zinjtë (The Red and Blacks) Shqiponjat (The Eagles)
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	80 15 (4/2023)
Home colours Away colours
First international
Albania 4 - 13 Greece (Braga, Portugal; 7 November 2003)
Biggest win
San Marino 0 - 11 Albania (Ciorescu, Moldova; 17 January 2015)
Biggest defeat
Portugal 18 - 6 Albania (Braga, Portugal; 8 November 2003)
FIFA World Cup
Appearances	0
European Championship
Appearances	0

Competition history

FIFA Futsal World Cup

See also: FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup record											Qualification record
Year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Year	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2004	Did not qualify										2004	3rd	2	0	0	2	10	31
2008	Did not qualify										2008	2nd	3	2	0	1	9	9
2012	Did not qualify										2012	2nd	3	1	1	1	7	8
2016	Did not qualify										2016	2nd	3	2	0	1	11	6
2020	Did not qualify										2020		6	2	1	3	17	16
2024	Did not qualify										2024		3	1	0	2	5	9
Total	—	0/6	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		Total	5/5	17	7	2	8	54	70

Notes

UEFA Futsal Championship

See also: UEFA Futsal Championship

UEFA Futsal Championship record											Qualification record
Year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Year	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2005	Did not qualify										2005	2nd	2	1	1	0	9	7
2007	Did not qualify										2007	4th	3	0	0	3	8	16
2010	Did not qualify										2010	3rd	3	1	0	2	5	8
2012	Did not qualify										2012	2nd	3	2	0	1	11	17
2014	Did not qualify										2014	4th	3	0	0	3	6	17
2016	Did not qualify										2016	3rd	3	1	0	2	15	9
2018	Did not qualify										2018		6	3	1	2	24	19
2022	Did not qualify										2022		9	3	0	6	35	24
2026	To be determined										2026	To be determined
Total	—	0/9	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		Total	8/9	26	10	2	14	86	96

Notes

Mediterranean Cup

See also: Mediterranean Futsal Cup

Albania's only participation in a major tournament in futsal came at the 2010 Mediterranean Futsal Cup held in Libya.

In this tournament, the Albanians secured 11th place after a poor start in their group, losing all of their matches. They were able to beat Cyprus 3–4 despite being 3–0 down on the result in the Classification 9th–16th round. After a close loss to rivals Greece (1–2), they beat Algeria in their rematch for 11th place (1–3), securing their second and final win at this tournament. This represents Albania's last participation in a major or regional futsal tournament to date.

Mediterranean Cup Record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	DIF
Libya 2010	Classification 9th–16th	6	2	0	4	12	22	-10
Total	0/1	6	2	0	4	12	22	-10

*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Fixtures and results

2020

Albania v San Marino

29 January 2020 Futsal Euro 2022 Q	Albania	4–1	San Marino	Varna, Bulgaria
17:30 EET	Kaca  4:20 Selmanaj  18:33, 22:19 Rexhepaj  31:06	Report	Belloni  12:48	Stadium: Palace of Culture and Sports Referee: Petar Radojcic (Serbia) and Yiangos Yiangou (Cyprus)

Andorra v Albania

30 January 2020 Futsal Euro 2022 Q	Andorra	1–0	Albania	Varna, Bulgaria
17:30 EET	Massana Valls  29:59	Report		Stadium: Palace of Culture and Sports Referee: Grigori Ošomkov (Estonian) and Petar Radojcic (Serbia)

Bulgaria v Albania

1 February 2020 Futsal Euro 2022 Q	Bulgaria	1–4	Albania	Varna, Bulgaria
20:00 EET	Stanković  31:00	Report	Halimi  00:47, 38:38, Karaja  15:43, Selmanaj  26:04	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.
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
1	1GK	Klodian Rrapi	(1983-08-27) August 27, 1983			Tirana
12	1GK	Cristiano da Silva	(1989-02-17) February 17, 1989	6	0	Prishtina Futsal
2	2DF	Kemal Gashi	(1986-08-09) August 9, 1986	0	0	FC Liburn
3	2DF	Narcis Alibegu	(1990-04-09) April 9, 1990	0	0	FC Liburn
4	2DF	Rej Karaj	(1997-07-07) July 7, 1997	0	0	Elledì Carmagnola
8	2DF	Azem Brahimi	(1988-06-13) June 13, 1988	3	1	Prishtina Futsal
13	2DF	Ermir Kryeziu	(1996-02-23) February 23, 1996	0	0	FC Liburn
14	2DF	Roald Halimi	(1988-07-01) July 1, 1988	5	1	Sporting Altamarca
5	4FW	Duio	(1990-11-15) November 15, 1990	3	0	Era-Pack Chrudim
6	4FW	Almir Hasaj	(1995-11-30) November 30, 1995	0	0	Futsal Villorba
7	4FW	Besnik Rexhepaj	(1992-04-16) April 16, 1992	0	0	Sporting Altamarca
9	4FW	Endrit Kaca	(1990-01-02) January 2, 1990	0	0	Tirana
10	4FW	Mentor Mejzini	(1984-08-30) August 30, 1984	3	3	FC Liburn
11	4FW	Halim Selmanaj	(1992-10-02) October 2, 1992	3	2	FC Liburn

Notes

External links

• Federata Shqiptarë Futbollit