Albania women's national football team

Albania
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Kuqezinjtë (The Red and Blacks)
AssociationFederata Shqiptare e Futbollit (FSHF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachArmir Grima
CaptainAlbina Rrahmani
Most capsSara Maliqi (58)[1]
Top scorerMegi Doçi (12)
Home stadiumArena Kombëtare
FIFA codeALB
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current 73 Steady (16 August 2024)[2]
Highest59 (December 2013)
Lowest81 (December 2015)
First international
 Albania 1–0 Macedonia 
(Pogradec, Albania; 5 May 2011)[3]
Biggest win
 Albania 5–0 Armenia 
(Tirana, Albania; 21 October 2021)
Biggest defeat
 Albania 0–11 Norway 
(Durrës, Albania; 13 September 2014)

The Albania women's national football team (Albanian: Kombëtarja e futbollit të femrave të Shqipërisë) represents the country of Albania in international football and is controlled by the Albanian Football Association which is headquartered in the city of Tirana. The team is affiliated with UEFA and competes in the two major professional tournaments, the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European Championship.

Women's football was long met with skepticism in Albania, and the first recorded tournament took place as late as 2007, before the FSHF formed the Albanian Women's National Championship in 2009, which is the only women's league in the country. The rise in popularity of the sport among women led to the formation of the Albania national team in 2011, and they made their debut in a friendly match against Macedonia that ended in a 1–0 win. The current head coach is Armir Grimaj, replacing Altin Rraklli who was in charge from the formation in 2011 until 2016.

  1. ^ "Mbrojtësja e Kombëtares Sara Maliqi tërhiqet nga futbolli i luajtur. FSHF e falënderon për kontributin në futbollin e vajzave". fshf.org (in Albanian). Albanian Football Association. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  2. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Albania matches". Kirill. 16 August 2010. Archived from the original on 20 August 2010. Retrieved 16 August 2010.