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Albania national under-17 football team
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Albania Under-17 |
| Nickname | Kuqezinjtë (The Red and Blacks) |
| Shqiponjat (The Eagles) | |
| Badge | Stema e Fanellës së Kombëtares.svg |
| Badge_size | 150px |
| Association | Federata Shqiptare e Futbollit (FSHF) |
| Confederation | UEFA |
| Coach | Fatjon Tafaj |
| Captain | Gabriel Kulla |
| Most caps | Adi Kurti (16) |
| Top scorer | Gabriel Kulla (8) |
| Home Stadium | Elbasan Arena |
| Loro Boriçi Stadium | |
| FIFA Trigramme | ALB |
| pattern_la1 | _alb2023–24h |
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| pattern_sh1 | _alb2023–24h |
| pattern_so1 | _alb2023–24h |
| pattern_la2 | _alb2023–24v |
| pattern_b2 | _alb2023–24v |
| pattern_ra2 | _alb2023–24v |
| pattern_sh2 | _alb2023–24v |
| pattern_so2 | _alb2023–24v |
| pattern_la3 | _alb2023–24a |
| pattern_b3 | _alb2023–24a |
| pattern_ra3 | _alb2023–24a |
| pattern_sh3 | _alb2023–24a |
| pattern_so3 | _alb2023–24a |
| filetype | svg |
| First game | 4–0 |
| (Vác, Hungary; 24 September 2001) | |
| Largest win | 0–6 |
| (Tatabánya, Hungary; 23 October 2012) | |
| Largest loss | 0–7 |
| (Riihimäki, Finland; 25 September 2008) | |
| U17WC apps | 0 |
| U17WC best | – |
| Regional name | UEFA European Under-17 Championship |
| Regional cup apps | 1 |
| Regional cup first | 2025 |
| Regional cup best | Group Stage (2025) |
the men's team
Shqiponjat (The Eagles) Loro Boriçi Stadium (Vác, Hungary; 24 September 2001) (Tatabánya, Hungary; 23 October 2012) (Riihimäki, Finland; 25 September 2008)
The Albania national under-17 football team represents Albania in international football at this age level in the UEFA European Under-17 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.
Albania U17 has never qualified in an Under-17 major tournament, managing four times, their first Elite Round came in 2003 the "elite round" twice in 2012, 2014 under the coach Džemal Mustedanagić in both cases and nine years later in 2023. Despite not Qualifying in the past Albania U17 will host the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, which will be held in Tirana – capital city of the country.
History
Before 2002, the event was classified as a U-16 tournament.
Champions Runners-up Third place Tournament played fully or partially on home soil
| UEFA European Under-17 Championship record | UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification record | Manager(s) | Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN 2002 | did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | Ilir Spahiu | |||||||||
| POR 2003 | did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | Spahiu | |||||||||
| FRA 2004 | did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | Spahiu | |||||||||
| ITA 2005 | did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | Spahiu | |||||||||
| LUX 2006 | did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | Ramadan Shehu | |||||||||
| BEL 2007 | did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | Shpëtim Duro | |||||||||
| TUR 2008 | did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | Duro | |||||||||
| GER 2009 | did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | Ardian Mema | |||||||||
| Liechtenstein 2010 | did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | Mema | |||||||||
| SRB 2011 | did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Džemal Mustedanagić | |||||||||
| Slovenia 2012 | did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | Mustedanagić | |||||||||
| SVK 2013 | did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Mustedanagić | |||||||||
| MLT 2014 | did not qualify | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | Mustedanagić | |||||||||
| BUL 2015 | did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | Mustedanagić | |||||||||
| AZE 2016 | did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | Mustedanagić | |||||||||
| CRO 2017 | did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | Mustedanagić | |||||||||
| ENG 2018 | did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | Mustedanagić | |||||||||
| IRE 2019 | did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | Mustedanagić | |||||||||
| EST 2020 | Tournament was cancelled | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | Elvin Beqiri | |||||||||
| CYP 2021 | Tournament was cancelled | Tournament was cancelled | Ervin Bulku | ||||||||||||||
| ISR 2022 | did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | Bulku | |||||||||
| HUN 2023 | did not qualify | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | Bulku | |||||||||
| CYP 2024 | did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | Ardian Behari | |||||||||
| ALB 2025 | Group | 4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | Andrea Tedesco | ||
| EST 2026 | did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Fatjon Tafaj | |||||||||
| Latvia 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 86 | 14 | 16 | 56 | 77 | 193 |
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Recent results
Anđelić Gjokaj Kulla Kulla Rodrigues Ünüvar Ouarghi Nash Beerens Vogli Śledziński Falkiewicz Kulla Mide Cabral Soares Staff Mike Oteng-Mensah Coulibaly N'Guessan Giammattei Perillo Guaglianone Donato Pisati Fabbri Petrone Bota Niculcea Okanović Kotar Matjašec Miličić Frigan Zhilkaidar
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification matches against Netherlands, Croatia and Kazakhstan on 11, 14 and 17 November 2025; respectively.
Caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2025, after the match against Kazakhstan.
Recent call-ups
The following players have been recently called up and are still eligible to represent the under-17 side:
;Notes
- U19 = Was called up from national under-19 squad. A = Was called up from national senior squad.
- CLUB = It is not part of the current squad after the club has not allowed him to join.
- INJ = The player is not part of the current squad due to injury.
- PRE = Preliminary squad/standby.
- SUS = It is not available in next match due to red card suspension.
- U21 = Was called up from national under-21 squad.
- WD = Player withdrew from the squad due to non-injury issue.---
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff:
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head Coach | Albania Fatjon Tafaj |
| Assistant Coach | ALB Fatjon Muhameti |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Albania Florian Ristani |
| Team doctor | Albania Theodhor Mile |
| Physiotherapists | Albania Roxhens Tomorri |
| Athletic preparator | Albania Lorin Xhaferaj |
| Videoanalystic | Albania Luis Hysaj |
| Team manager | Albania David Grudaj |
References
References
- "Adi Kurti".
- "Gabriel Kulla".
- https://shqiptarja.com/lajm/kampionati-europian-u17-do-te-mbahet-ne-tirane-rama-gjera-te-paimagjinueshme-vite-me-pare
- "U-17 Euro Qualification 2002 table". BeSoccer.
- "U-17 Euro Qualification 2003 table". BeSoccer.
- "U-17 Euro Qualification 2004 table". BeSoccer.
- "U-17 Euro Qualification 2005 table". BeSoccer.
- "U-17 Euro Qualification 2006 table". BeSoccer.
- "U-17 Euro Qualification 2007 table". BeSoccer.
- "U-17 Euro Qualification 2008 table". BeSoccer.
- "U-17 Euro Qualification 2009 table". BeSoccer.
- "U-17 Euro Qualification 2010 table". BeSoccer.
- (8 November 2025). "Raundi i parë i kualifikueseve të Euro 2026 U-17/ Kombëtarja nis nesër grumbullimin në Kroaci, trajneri Tafaj fton 20 lojtarë". Federata Shqiptare e Futbollit.
- "Kombëtarja U-17". [[FSHF]].org.
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