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Albania
Nickname(s)	Kuq e Zinjtë (The Red and Blacks); Shqiponjat (The Eagles)
Association	Federata Shqiptare e Futbollit (FSHF)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Erind Resuli
Captain	Roald Halimi
Most caps	Roald Halimi (20)
Top scorer	Roald Halimi (11)
FIFA code	ALB
FIFA ranking	80 15 (4/2023)
Home colours	Away colours
First international
	Albania 4 - 13 Greece ; (Braga, Portugal; 7 November 2003)
Biggest win
	San Marino 0 - 11 Albania ; (Ciorescu, Moldova; 17 January 2015)
Biggest defeat
	Portugal 18 - 6 Albania ; (Braga, Portugal; 8 November 2003)
FIFA World Cup
Appearances	0
European Championship
Appearances	0

The Albanian national futsal team represents Albania in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Albanian Football Association. The team debuted in the 2005 UEFA Futsal Championship qualifiers. They won the first match 8–6 against England, and then they drew to Cyprus, but failed to qualify because of goal difference. In the 2007 UEFA Futsal Championship qualifiers, Albania performed badly, losing all of its matches and finishing last in its group. In the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualifiers, Albania was drawn against Slovenia, Greece, and Malta. They ended up in second place, winning two matches and losing only one. In the end, Slovenia topped the group and advanced to the two-legged play-offs.

Competition history

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad	Year	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2004	Did not qualify									2004^[a]	3rd	2	0	0	2	10	31
2008	Did not qualify									2008^[b]	2nd	3	2	0	1	9	9
2012	Did not qualify									2012^[c]	2nd	3	1	1	1	7	8
2016	Did not qualify									2016^[d]	2nd	3	2	0	1	11	6
2020	Did not qualify									2020^[e]	^[f]	6	2	1	3	17	16
2024	Did not qualify									2024		3	1	0	2	5	9
Total	—	0/6	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	Total	5/5	17	7	2	8	54	70

Notes

^ Participated in Group 6 of the European Qualifying Tournament
^ Participated in Group 7 of the European Qualifying first round
^ Participated in Group D of the European Preliminary Round
^ Participated in Group C of the European Preliminary Round
^ Participated in Group C of the European Preliminary Round, finishing 2nd and qualifying for the main round
^ Participated in Group 5 of the European Main Round, finishing 4th

UEFA Futsal Championship

UEFA Futsal Championship record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad	Year	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2005	Did not qualify									2005^[a]	2nd	2	1	1	0	9	7
2007	Did not qualify									2007^[b]	4th	3	0	0	3	8	16
2010	Did not qualify									2010^[c]	3rd	3	1	0	2	5	8
2012	Did not qualify									2012^[d]	2nd	3	2	0	1	11	17
2014	Did not qualify									2014^[e]	4th	3	0	0	3	6	17
2016	Did not qualify									2016^[f]	3rd	3	1	0	2	15	9
2018	Did not qualify									2018^[g]	^[h]	6	3	1	2	24	19
2022	Did not qualify									2022^[i]		9	3	0	6	35	24
2026	To be determined									2026	To be determined
Total	—	0/9	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	Total	8/9	26	10	2	14	86	96

Notes

^ Participated in Group B of the preliminary round
^ Participated in Group A of the preliminary round
^ Participated in Group C of the preliminary round
^ Participated in Group E of the preliminary round
^ Participated in Group F of the preliminary round
^ Participated in Group D of the preliminary round
^ Participated in Group D of the preliminary round, finishing 1st and qualifying for the main round
^ Participated in Group 2 of the main round, finishing 4th
^ Participated in Group D of the preliminary round, finishing 1st and qualifying for the Qualifying Group Stage finish 4th

Mediterranean Cup

Albania's only participation in a major tournament in futsal came at the 2010 Mediterranean Futsal Cup held in Libya.

In this tournament, the Albanians secured 11th place after a poor start in their group, losing all of their matches. They were able to beat Cyprus 3–4 despite being 3–0 down on the result in the Classification 9th–16th round. After a close loss to rivals Greece (1–2), they beat Algeria in their rematch for 11th place (1–3), securing their second and final win at this tournament. This represents Albania's last participation in a major or regional futsal tournament to date.

Mediterranean Cup Record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	DIF
Libya 2010	Classification 9th–16th	6	2	0	4	12	22	-10
Total	0/1	6	2	0	4	12	22	-10

*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Fixtures and results

2020

29 January 2020 Futsal Euro 2022 Q	Albania	4–1	San Marino	Varna, Bulgaria
17:30 EET	Kaca 4:20 Selmanaj 18:33, 22:19 Rexhepaj 31:06	Report	Belloni 12:48	Stadium: Palace of Culture and Sports Referee: Petar Radojcic (Serbia) and Yiangos Yiangou (Cyprus)

30 January 2020 Futsal Euro 2022 Q	Andorra	1–0	Albania	Varna, Bulgaria
17:30 EET	Massana Valls 29:59	Report		Stadium: Palace of Culture and Sports Referee: Grigori Ošomkov (Estonian) and Petar Radojcic (Serbia)

1 February 2020 Futsal Euro 2022 Q	Bulgaria	1–4	Albania	Varna, Bulgaria
20:00 EET	Stanković 31:00	Report	Halimi 00:47, 38:38, Karaja 15:43, Selmanaj 26:04	Stadium: Palace of Culture and Sports Referee: Stefan Vrijens (Belgium) and Petar Radojcic (Serbia)

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the UEFA Futsal Euro 2022 qualifying.^[2]^[a]
All caps and goals as of 1 February 2020 after match against Bulgaria, only competitive matches are included.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club^[a]
1	1GK	Klodian Rrapi	(1983-08-27) August 27, 1983 (age 41)			Tirana
12	1GK	Cristiano da Silva	(1989-02-17) February 17, 1989 (age 35)	6	0	Prishtina Futsal

2	2DF	Kemal Gashi	(1986-08-09) August 9, 1986 (age 38)	0	0	FC Liburn
3	2DF	Narcis Alibegu	(1990-04-09) April 9, 1990 (age 34)	0	0	FC Liburn
4	2DF	Rej Karaj	(1997-07-07) July 7, 1997 (age 27)	0	0	Elledì Carmagnola
8	2DF	Azem Brahimi	(1988-06-13) June 13, 1988 (age 36)	3	1	Prishtina Futsal
13	2DF	Ermir Kryeziu	(1996-02-23) February 23, 1996 (age 28)	0	0	FC Liburn
14	2DF	Roald Halimi	(1988-07-01) July 1, 1988 (age 36)	5	1	Sporting Altamarca

5	4FW	Duio	(1990-11-15) November 15, 1990 (age 34)	3	0	Era-Pack Chrudim
6	4FW	Almir Hasaj	(1995-11-30) November 30, 1995 (age 29)	0	0	Futsal Villorba
7	4FW	Besnik Rexhepaj	(1992-04-16) April 16, 1992 (age 32)	0	0	Sporting Altamarca
9	4FW	Endrit Kaca	(1990-01-02) January 2, 1990 (age 34)	0	0	Tirana
10	4FW	Mentor Mejzini	(1984-08-30) August 30, 1984 (age 40)	3	3	FC Liburn
11	4FW	Halim Selmanaj	(1992-10-02) October 2, 1992 (age 32)	3	2	FC Liburn