Albania national football team
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| Association | Football Association of Albania | |
| Confederation | UEFA | |
| Coach | Gianni De Biasi | |
| Most caps | Altin Lala (78) | |
| Top scorer | Erjon Bogdani (19) | |
| FIFA ranking | 64 | |
| First game | October 7, 1946 Albania 2–3 Yugoslavia  (Tirana, Albania; October 7, 1946)[1] |
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| World Cup | ||
| Appearances | 0 | |
Albania national football team is the national football team of Albania. Although it never played any matches, the Albanian national football team existed before FSHF was created. This is witnessed by the registration of the team in the Balkan Cup tournament of 1929-1931, which started in 1929 (although Albania eventually retired from the competition, before the competition started).[4] FSHF was founded on June 6, 1930, and Albania had to wait 16 years to play its first international match, debuting against Yugoslavia in 1946. In 1932, Albania joined FIFA (during the congress June 12 — June 16) and in 1954, it was one of the founding members of UEFA.
Most appearances [change]
| Pos | Player | Apps | Goals | Career |
| 1 | Foto Strakosha | 73 | 0 | 1990-2005 |
| 2 | Altin Lala | 70 | 3 | 1998-present |
| 3 | Igli Tare | 68 | 10 | 1997-2007 |
| 4 | Alban Bushi | 67 | 14 | 1995-2007 |
| 5 | Altin Haxhi | 65 | 3 | 1995-2007 |
| 6 | Altin Rraklli | 63 | 11 | 1992-2005 |
| 7 | Rudi Vata | 59 | 5 | 1990-2001 |
| 8 | Ervin Skela | 53 | 9 | 2000-present |
| 9 | Klodian Duro | 50 | 3 | 2000-present |
| 10 | Arjan Xhumba | 48 | 0 | 1992-2002 |
Top scorers [change]
| Pos | Player | Goals | Apps | Career |
| 6 | Erjon Bogdani | 19 | 79 | 1996-present |
| 1 | Alban Bushi | 14 | 67 | 1995-2007 |
| 2 | Altin Rraklli | 11 | 63 | 1992-2005 |
| 3 | Igli Tare | 10 | 68 | 1997-2007 |
| 4 | Sokol Kushta | 10 | 1987-1996 | |
| 5 | Ervin Skela | 9 | 53 | 2000-2011 |
| 6 | Adrian Aliaj | 8 | 2002-2006 | |
| 8 | Loro Borici | 6 | 1946-1958 | |
| 9 | Bledar Kola | 6 | 1994-2001 | |
| 9 | Edmond Kapllani | 6 | 2004-present |
References [change]
- ↑ Kirill (16 August 2010). "Albania matches". Kirill. Archived from the original on 20 August 2010. http://eloratings.net/Albania.htm. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
