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.
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 |
| Romania | 0–1 | Albania |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Attendance: 49,752[4]
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
Overall record
| UEFA European Championship record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
References
- "Albania make history in Armenia". UEFA. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- "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.
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