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| Nickname(s) | Kuqezinjtë (The Red and Blacks) Shpresat e Shqipërisë (Albania's Hopes) | ||||||||||||||
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| Association | Federata Shqiptare e Futbollit (FSHF) | ||||||||||||||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Alban Bushi | ||||||||||||||
| Captain | Medon Berisha | ||||||||||||||
| Most caps | Shaqir Tafa (24) | ||||||||||||||
| Top scorer | Odise Roshi (11) | ||||||||||||||
| Home stadium | Elbasan Arena Loro Boriçi Stadium | ||||||||||||||
| FIFA code | ALB | ||||||||||||||
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| First international | |||||||||||||||
 Yugoslavia 1–0 Albania  (Thessaloniki, Greece; 25 June 1976)[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Biggest win | |||||||||||||||
Albania 7–1 Romania  (Tirana, Albania; April 12, 1978)[2] | |||||||||||||||
| Biggest defeat | |||||||||||||||
 Germany 8–0 Albania  (Cologne, Germany; March 23, 2001) | |||||||||||||||
| UEFA U-21 Championship | |||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 1984) | ||||||||||||||
| Best result | Quarter-finals, 1984 | ||||||||||||||
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The Albania national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Albania and is controlled by the Football Association of Albania. The team competes in the European Under-21 Football Championship, which is held every two years.
Following the realignment of UEFA's youth competitions in 1976, the Albanian under-21 team was formed.