Albania
UEFA. Played 402 since 22 Aug 1946: won 113, drawn 84, lost 205. Elo 1671, ranked 69 in the world; peak 1734 in 2025.
Coming fixtures
- 2026-11-12 19:45AlbaniavFinlandGroup C1 · Arena KombëtareAlbania 56% · Draw 24% · Finland 20%Expected goals 1.8–1.0Likeliest 1–1 (12%)Preview & head to head
- 2026-11-15 17:00BelarusvAlbaniaGroup C1 · Illovszky Rudolf Stadion Belarus 37% · Draw 27% · Albania 36%Expected goals 1.3–1.3Likeliest 1–1 (13%)Preview & head to head
Latest results
- 2026-10-06WAlbania2–1San MarinoUEFA Nations League · Group C1 · Tirana99%
- 2026-10-03LFinland2–1AlbaniaUEFA Nations League · Group C1 · Helsinki49%
- 2026-09-29WSan Marino0–3AlbaniaUEFA Nations League · Group C1 · Serravalle98%
- 2026-09-26WAlbania2–0BelarusUEFA Nations League · Group C1 · Tirana75%
- 2026-06-06LAlbania0–1LuxembourgUpsetFriendly · Tirana88%
- 2026-06-03LAlbania0–1IsraelFriendly · Tirana66%
- 2026-03-31LUkraine1–0AlbaniaFriendly · Valencia35%
- 2026-03-26LPoland2–1AlbaniaFIFA World Cup qualification · Warsaw27%
- 2025-11-16LAlbania0–2EnglandFIFA World Cup qualification · Tirana18%
- 2025-11-13WAndorra0–1AlbaniaFIFA World Cup qualification · Encamp94%
Squad
*The following players were called up for the 2026–27 UEFA Nations League matches against Belarus, San Marino and Finland, to be played between 26 September and 6 October 2026. *
- Players
- 23
- Average age
- 26.9
- Caps between them
- 653
Where they play
2 at home · 20 abroad in 12 other countries
- Albania 2
- Italy 5
- Turkey 4
- Russia 2
- Croatia 1
- England 1
- Greece 1
- Poland 1
- Saudi Arabia 1
- Spain 1
- Switzerland 1
- United Arab Emirates 1
- United States 1
Average club rating 1590 (ClubElo; 17 of 23 players' clubs rated, mainly European). Highest-rated club: Rayo Vallecano, ranked 71 by ClubElo.
| No. | Player | Age | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| 1 | Simon SimoniLuzern(Switzerland) | 22 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Alain TahoInter U23(Italy) | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Mario DajsinaniEgnatia | 27 | 4 | 0 |
| Defenders | ||||
| 2 | Klisman CakeAkhmat Grozny(Russia) | 27 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Mario MitajGenoa(Italy) | 23 | 37 | 0 |
| 4 | Elseid HysajUnattached | 32 | 103 | 2 |
| 6 | Berat GjimshitiAl-Diriyah(Saudi Arabia) | 33 | 77 | 1 |
| 13 | Naser AlijiDinamo City | 32 | 19 | 0 |
| 15 | Marash KumbullaRayo Vallecano(Spain) | 26 | 27 | 0 |
| 18 | Ardian IsmajliTorino(Italy) | 30 | 51 | 3 |
| 22 | Stavro PiloAEK Athens(Greece) | 25 | 5 | 0 |
| Midfielders | ||||
| 5 | Luis HasaFrosinone(Italy) | 22 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Kristjan AsllaniAl Jazira(United Arab Emirates) | 24 | 46 | 8 |
| 9 | Anis MehmetiIpswich Town(England) | 25 | 9 | 1 |
| 10 | Ernest MuçiTrabzonspor(Turkey) | 25 | 21 | 4 |
| 16 | Juljan ShehuWidzew Łódź(Poland) | 28 | 15 | 0 |
| 17 | Taulant SeferiKayserispor(Turkey) | 29 | 28 | 3 |
| 20 | Ylber RamadaniÇorum(Turkey) | 30 | 53 | 1 |
| 21 | Arbër HoxhaDinamo Zagreb(Croatia) | 28 | 29 | 2 |
| Forwards | ||||
| 7 | Rey ManajSivasspor(Turkey) | 29 | 49 | 13 |
| 11 | Myrto UzuniAustin FC(United States) | 31 | 52 | 7 |
| 14 | Cristian ShpendiCesena(Italy) | 23 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | Mirlind DakuSpartak Moscow(Russia) | 28 | 20 | 1 |
Squad, caps and goals from Wikipedia: Albania national football team (CC BY-SA); page last edited 30 Oct 2026. Read daily.
Nations League chances: Group C1
| Team | Promoted | Play-off B/C | Stays in C | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 46% | 29% | 25% | 12.3 |
| Belarus | 29% | 33% | 38% | 11.3 |
| Finland | 25% | 38% | 37% | 10.8 |
| San Marino | – | – | 100% | 0.1 |
The rest of the league phase played out 10,000 times with FixtureShark’s model (IP1, built on Elo ratings). Ties split by goal difference and goals scored, not head-to-head.
Tournament history
Nations League: 5 appearances
Furthest round reached, finals tournaments and Nations League only (qualifiers are not shown).
Rating over time
Head to head
Albania v Georgia: played 17, won 4, drawn 4, lost 9; goals 14–24. First met 14 Dec 1994, last 14 Oct 2024.
- 2024-10-14WGeorgia0–1AlbaniaUpsetUEFA Nations League · Group B1 · Tbilisi22%
- 2024-09-10LAlbania0–1GeorgiaUEFA Nations League · Group B1 · Tirana53%
- 2022-03-29DAlbania0–0GeorgiaFriendly · Tirana65%
- 2015-11-16DAlbania2–2GeorgiaFriendly · Tirana79%
- 2013-02-06LAlbania1–2GeorgiaFriendly · Tirana64%
- 2012-02-29LGeorgia2–1AlbaniaFriendly · Tbilisi34%
- 2009-06-10DAlbania1–1GeorgiaFriendly · Tirana61%
- 2006-03-22DAlbania0–0GeorgiaFriendly · Tirana64%
- 2005-06-04WAlbania3–2GeorgiaFIFA World Cup qualification · Tirana65%
- 2004-09-08LGeorgia2–0AlbaniaFIFA World Cup qualification · Tbilisi45%
- 2003-09-10WAlbania3–1GeorgiaUEFA Euro qualification · Tirana46%
- 2003-09-06LGeorgia3–0AlbaniaUEFA Euro qualification · Tbilisi24%
- 1999-10-09WAlbania2–1GeorgiaUEFA Euro qualification · Tirana48%
- 1998-09-05LGeorgia1–0AlbaniaUEFA Euro qualification · Tbilisi13%
- 1998-02-08LAlbania0–3GeorgiaMalta International Tournament · Attard23%
Latest 15 of 17 meetings.
Record by competition
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 123 | 28 | 16 | 79 |
| Friendly | 121 | 45 | 30 | 46 |
| UEFA Euro qualification | 109 | 24 | 26 | 59 |
| UEFA Nations League | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 |
| Balkan Cup | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Malta International Tournament | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| UEFA Euro | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Prime Minister's Cup | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Top scorers
- Erjon Bogdani 11
- Sokol Çikalleshi 10
- Sokol Kushta 9
- Rey Manaj 9
- Igli Tare 7
- Armando Sadiku 7
- Altin Rraklli 6
- Alban Bushi 6
- Hamdi Salihi 6
- Ervin Skela 5
Goals in games whose scorers are recorded in the source (most competitive games, not every friendly), so totals can be lower than official records.
Shoot-outs count as draws in records and ratings. Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.