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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Main article: UEFA Euro 2016

Group stage

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2016 Group A

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
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Albania 0–1  Switzerland
Report
  • Schär 5'
Attendance: 33,805[5]
France 2–0 Albania
 Report
Attendance: 63,670[6]
Romania 0–1 Albania
Report
Attendance: 49,752[7]
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.

Euro 2024

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2024

Group stage

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Main article: UEFA Euro 2024 Group B

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
Italy 2–1 Albania
 Report
Attendance: 60,512[8]
Croatia 2–2 Albania
 Report
Attendance: 46,784[9]
Albania 0–1 Spain
Report
Attendance: 46,586[10]
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)

Overall record

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UEFA European Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Campaign Position Pld W D L GF GA
France 1960 Did not enter Did not enter
Spain 1964 Did not qualify 1964 Round of 16 4 3 0 1 7 4
Italy 1968 1968 3rd 4 0 1 3 0 12
Belgium 1972 1972 4th 6 1 1 4 5 9
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976 Did not enter Did not enter
Italy 1980
France 1984 Did not qualify 1984 5th 8 0 2 6 4 14
West Germany 1988 1988 4th 6 0 0 6 2 17
Sweden 1992 1992 5th 7 1 0 6 2 21
England 1996 1996 6th 10 2 2 6 10 16
Belgium Netherlands 2000 2000 5th 10 1 4 5 8 14
Portugal 2004 2004 4th 8 2 2 4 11 15
Austria Switzerland 2008 2008 5th 12 2 5 5 12 18
Poland Ukraine 2012 2012 5th 10 2 3 5 7 14
France 2016 Group stage 18th 3 1 0 2 1 3 Squad 2016 2nd 8 4 2 2 10 5
Europe 2020 Did not qualify 2020 4th 10 4 1 5 16 14
Germany 2024 Group stage 21st 3 0 1 2 3 5 Squad 2024 1st 8 4 3 1 12 4
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028 To be determined To be determined
Italy Turkey 2032
Total Best: Group stage 2/17 6 1 1 4 4 8 — Total 14/17 111 26 26 59 100 177

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Albania make history in Armenia". UEFA. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Shqipëria në fazën finale? Nuk është hera e parë!".
  3. ^ ""Dr. Armillotta ka të drejtë"".
  4. ^ "The official website for European football".
  5. ^ "Full Time Summary – Albania v Switzerland" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  6. ^ "Full Time Summary – France v Albania" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Full Time Summary – Romania v Albania" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Full Time Report – Italy v Albania" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Full Time Report – Croatia v Albania" (PDF). UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  10. ^ "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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