Albania at the UEFA European Championship

Albania have only qualified once for a UEFA European Championship — the 2016 edition. They directly qualified after securing the second spot in their qualifying group; this meant they would appear on a major tournament finals for the first time in their history.^[1] For the draw of the end stage that took place on 12 December 2015, they were seeded in Pot 4.^[2]

Euro 2016

Main article: UEFA Euro 2016

Albania squad – UEFA Euro 2016

1 Berisha 2 Lila 3 Lenjani 4 Hysaj 5 Cana (c) 6 Veseli 7 Agolli 8 Basha 9 Memushaj 10 Sadiku 11 Gashi 12 Shehi 13 Kukeli 14 Xhaka 15 Mavraj 16 Cikalleshi 17 Aliji 18 Ajeti 19 Balaj 20 Kaçe 21 Roshi 22 Abrashi 23 Hoxha Coach: De Biasi

Group stage

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 phase
2	Switzerland	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5	Advance to knockout phase
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) Host.

Albania v Switzerland

11 June 2016
15:00

Albania	0–1	Switzerland
	Report	Schär 5'

Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens
Attendance: 33,805^[3]
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)

France v Albania

15 June 2016
21:00

France	2–0	Albania
Griezmann 90' Payet 90+6'	Report

Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 63,670^[4]
Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)

Romania v Albania

19 June 2016
21:00

Romania	0–1	Albania
	Report	Sadiku 43'

Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu
Attendance: 49,752^[5]
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

Overview

UEFA European Championship record									UEFA European Championship Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D *	L	GF	GA	Position	Pld	W	D *	L	GF	GA
1960	Did Not Participate
1964	Did Not Qualify								First round	4	3	0	1	7	4
1968									3/3	4	0	1	3	0	12
1972									4/4	6	1	1	4	5	9
1976	Did Not Participate
1980	Did Not Participate
1984	Did Not Qualify								5/5	8	0	2	6	4	14
1988									4/4	6	0	0	6	2	17
1992									5/5	7	1	0	6	2	21
1996									5/6	10	2	2	6	10	16
2000									5/6	10	1	4	5	8	14
2004									4/5	8	2	2	4	11	15
2008									5/7	12	2	5	5	12	18
2012									5/6	10	2	3	5	7	14
2016	Group Stage	18th	3	1	0	2	1	3	2/5	8	4	2	2	10	5
2020	To Be Determined
Total	Best: Group Stage	1/15	3	1	0	2	1	3	Total	93	18	22	53	78	159

^* Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Albania's European Championship record
First Match	Albania 0–1 Switzerland (11 June 2016; Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens, France)
Biggest Win	Romania 0–1 Albania (19 June 2016; Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon, France)
Biggest Defeat	France 2–0 Albania (15 June 2016; Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France)
Best Result	Group stage at the UEFA Euro 2016
Worst Result	Group stage at the UEFA Euro 2016

References

↑ "Albania make history in Armenia". UEFA. 11 Oct 2015. Retrieved 12 Dec 2015.
↑ "UEFA EURO 2016 draw pots take shape". UEFA. 14 Oct 2015. Retrieved 14 Oct 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.

Countries at the UEFA European Championship

Team appearances Teams with no appearances

Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic¹ Denmark England France Germany¹ Greece Hungary Iceland Italy Latvia Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia¹ Scotland Serbia¹ Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales

¹ Considered a successor team by FIFA, or have competed under another name(s).

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