Albania national football team
The Albanian national football team (Albanian Kombëtarja ) is the national team of Federata Shqiptare e Futbollit, the Football Association of Albania. She is active internationally since 1930. So far, they only reached respectable results against stronger opponents and could still qualify for no finals of a World or European Championships. In 1946, Albania was able to celebrate the only title in the Balkans Cup.
The most valuable victory for the Albanian national team was probably the 2-1 victory over the then European champions Greece on September 4, 2004 in World Cup qualifying in - Qemal Stafa Stadium in Tirana. The Albanian national team was gone after 10 minutes with a 2-0 lead.
The team is in the official FIFA world rankings currently on the 58th Place ( October 2013 ). In July 2013, it reached the 37th rank its previous best position, including in particular the 1-0 win in the World Cup qualifier against Norway and the following 4-1 win against Lithuania had contributed.
- 2.1 Extended squad
- 2.2 record players and goal scorers
- 2.3 Coaches
- 3.1 internationals against Germany
Tournaments
World cup
Survey
The qualification for the 1966 World Cup was the first qualifying round, took part in the Albania. But the team failed to Switzerland, Northern Ireland and the Netherlands. The only point in the group was a 1-1 draw at home against Northern Ireland.
1970 Albania's participation by FIFA was not accepted. Since 1974, Albania has been apart from the 1978 tournament participated in all World Cup qualifications.
Also qualifying for the 1974 World Cup went to Albania not successful, because only success was a 1-0 home victory over Finland, otherwise it sat only defeats. A Respectable succeeded Albania again only in December 1984, when the later one of the World Cup Belgium defeated in the World Cup qualifier 2-0. In addition, a 1-1 draw at home against Poland succeeded.
Albania was able to hold the first time in the table in the qualification for the 2006 World Cup, when they reached 5th place with 13 points in 12 games out of 7 teams. In the case of point wins against Denmark and Turkey about 20 points would have been enough to achieve the relegation place 2 in the group. In qualifying for the 2014 World Cup in a group with Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, Slovenia and Cyprus, Albania was a good start and was in between on the second place in the table, but caught up in the last four games, just one point.
Qualifying Finals 2014
European
The first participation in a major tournament to qualify for the European Championship 1964 in Albania for a first round bye in the second round, 1-0 / 0:4 failed over to Denmark.
In the qualifying round for the 1968 European Championship Albania met Yugoslavia and Germany, where the first three games were all significantly lost and only in the last game scored a point profit. The 0-0 draw in Tirana in December 1967, from a German perspective the shame of Tirana, in effect, prevented the qualification of Germany for the European Championship in 1968, as Yugoslavia in the neighboring Balkan country better get along and won.
In qualifying for the European Championship in 1972 they played against Germany, Poland and Turkey, with at least twice gains access point in a 1-1 draw against Poland and a 3-2 over Turkey. Nevertheless, Albania landed on the last group space.
In qualifying for the Euro 2016 Albania encounters Portugal, Denmark, Serbia and Armenia. In addition, EM- hosts France was assigned to the group, but occurs only played friendly matches against group opponents.
Balkan Cup
In the Balkans Cup Albania participated only in 1946, 1947 and 1948. While the team was able to win the tournament in its first participation, it occupied at the following sweeps twice to fifth place, which in 1947 the last, in 1948 the third last rank meant.
Team
Extended squad
As of February 2, 2014
Record players and goal scorers
As of January 17, 2014
Coach
The Albanian footballer legend Loro Boriçi charge of the national team of Albania, among other teams in the period between 1957 until 1976. From 1982 to 1990 trained Shyqyri Rreli the Albanians. During his tenure, for example, falls 2-0 home win over Albania Belgium in qualifying for the FIFA World Cup 1986 in Mexico.
Of 21 December 2002 to 9 May 2006, Hans -Peter Briegel was the coach of the Albanian team. The first game of his line was a qualifying match for EURO 2004 against Russia. Although Russia was the clear favorite, the Albanian national team won in Loro Boriçi Stadium in Shkodra 3-1. Another success under Briegel was the 2-1 home win against the fresh European champions Greece on 4 September 2004 in qualifying for the 2006 World Cup with goals from Edvin Murati and Adrian Aliaj.
On Briegel followed Otto Barić, but after failing European Championship qualifier back in late 2007. Also unsuccessfully looked the Dutchman Arie Haan January 2008 to April 2009 as a coach. In the following May Josip Kuže took over as coach. In October 2011 they separated from it after the less successful performance in qualifying for the European Football Championship in 2012.
Since December 2011 Gianni De Biasi is coach of the Albanian national football team.
International matches against German -speaking national football teams
Internationals against Germany
Both countries met each other previously only in European and World Championship qualifiers. Albania has been able to win a match against Germany, the only draw, however, is responsible for the only non- qualification for a major tournament in Germany and therefore received as a disgrace of Tirana in the football history.
It is noteworthy that the German national team won all discharged during this period only games with a goal difference 1983-2001. Due to unrest in Albania the international match in 1997 was moved from Tirana to Granada.