Nickname(s) | Kuq e Zinjtë (The Red and Blacks) Shqiponjat (The Eagles) | |||
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Association | Federata Shqiptare e Futbollit (FSHF) | |||
Confederation | UEFA | |||
Most caps | Millan Vaso (15) | |||
Top scorer | Ilir Përnaska (9) | |||
FIFA code | ALB | |||
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First international | ||||
Greece 1–0 Albania (Bucharest, Romania; 25 June 1969) | ||||
Last international | ||||
Italy 4–0 Albania (Foggia, Italy; 19 June 1997} | ||||
Biggest win | ||||
Albania 6–0 Turkey (Bucharest, Romania; 28 June 1969) | ||||
Biggest defeat | ||||
Bulgaria 1–0 Albania (Athens, Greece; 7 July 1971) |
Medal record | ||
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Balkan Youth Championship U23 | ||
1969 | Team | |
1970 | Team | |
1974 | Team | |
1976 | Team |
The Albania national under-23 football team represents Albania in international football at this age level and is controlled by Albanian Football Association, the governing body for football in Albania. The team competed in the UEFA European Under-23 Championship and Balkan Youth Championship, but after the rule change in 1975, the event had an age limit of 21.