Albanian women's national soccer team

Albania
Shqipëria

Nickname (s)

"Kuq e zinjtë" ("The Red-Blacks")

Association

Federata Shqiptare e Futbollit

confederacy

UEFA

Technical sponsor

Macron

Head coach

Armir Grima

captain

Albina Rrahmani

Home stadium

Elbasan Arena

FIFA code

ALB

FIFA rank

75th (1325 points)
(as of August 14, 2020)

First jersey

Second jersey

Balance sheet

47 games
14 wins
3 draws
30 losses

statistics

First international match Albania 1-0 Macedonia ( Pogradec , Albania ; May 5, 2011 )

Biggest win Macedonia 1: 4 Albania ( Struga , Macedonia ; November 10, 2011 )

Biggest defeat Albania 0:11 Norway ( Durrës , Albania ; September 13, 2014 )

(As of April 6, 2018)

The Albanian women's national football team represents Albania in international women's football . The selection is subordinate to the Albanian Association.

history

The selection is one of the youngest members of the women's national teams of the European Football Association ( UEFA ).

The first international match took place on May 5, 2011 against Macedonia in Pogradec and was won 1-0 by a goal from Aurora Serenaj . The game is not listed by FIFA , but is mentioned by UEFA .

Tournament balance sheet

World Championship

1991 - 2011 : did not participate (first game only in 2011)
2015 : not qualified
2019 : not qualified

European Championship

1984 - 2013 : did not participate (first game only in 2011, after qualification for the EM 2013)
2017 : not qualified

Olympic games

1996 - 2012 : did not participate (first game only in 2011)
2016 : not qualified
2020 : not qualified

Current squad

The following players were in the squad for pre-qualification for the 2019 Women's World Cup in France :

Goal women : Marigona Zani , Viona Rexhepi

Defenders : Albina Rrahmani , Arbenita Curraj , Arbiona Bajraktari , Lavdije Begolli , Luci Gjini , Denisa Proto , Erida Bajrakurti , Cyme Lulaj

Midfielders : Suada Jashari , Geldona Morina , Ezmeralda Franja , Lavdije Begolli , Megi Doci , Greis Domi , Kujtime Kurbogaj , Dafina Memedov , Endrina Elezaj , Sara Maliqi , Qendresa Krasniqi

Strikers : Furtuna Velaj , Saranda Hashani , Uendi Muja , Zylfije Bajramaj

Games against national teams from German-speaking countries

All results from an Albanian point of view.

Switzerland

In qualifying for the 2019 World Cup , Albania met Switzerland for the first time .

date	place	Result	occasion
15th September 2017	Elbasan	1: 4	World Cup qualification 2019
November 28, 2017	Biel / Bienne	1: 5	World Cup qualification 2019

Individual evidence

↑ Women's world rankings. In: fifa.com. FIFA , August 14, 2020, accessed on August 14, 2020 (teams without a place and points are provisional because no more than five games have been played or the teams have been inactive for more than 18 months).
↑ de.fifa.com: FIFA results list (period adjustable)
↑ de.uefa.com: Seranaj meets article dated May 6, 2011 at the debut of Albania's women

Web links

[1] Women's world rankings. In: fifa.com. FIFA , August 14, 2020, accessed on August 14, 2020 (teams without a place and points are provisional because no more than five games have been played or the teams have been inactive for more than 18 months).

[2] .fifa.com: FIFA results list (period adjustable)

[3] .uefa.com: Seranaj meets article dated May 6, 2011 at the debut of Albania's women