Albania national futsal team

Albania
Nickname(s)Kuq e Zinjtë (The Red and Blacks)
Shqiponjat (The Eagles)
AssociationFederata Shqiptare e Futbollit (FSHF)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachErind Resuli
CaptainRoald Halimi
Most capsRoald Halimi (20)
Top scorerRoald Halimi (11)
FIFA codeALB
FIFA ranking 87 Decrease 1 (8 May 2026)[1]
Home colours
Away colours
First international
Albania Albania 4 - 13 Greece Greece
(Braga, Portugal; 7 November 2003)
Biggest win
San Marino San Marino 0 - 11 Albania Albania
(Ciorescu, Moldova; 17 January 2015)
Biggest defeat
Portugal Portugal 18 - 6 Albania Albania
(Braga, Portugal; 8 November 2003)
FIFA World Cup
Appearances0
European Championship
Appearances0

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
Chinese Taipei 2004 Did not qualify Chinese Taipei 2004[a] 3rd 20021031
Brazil 2008 Did not qualify Brazil 2008[b] 2nd 320199
Thailand 2012 Did not qualify Thailand 2012[c] 2nd 311178
Colombia 2016 Did not qualify Colombia 2016[d] 2nd 3201116
Lithuania 2020 Did not qualify Lithuania 2020[e] [f] 62131716
Uzbekistan 2024 Did not qualify Uzbekistan 2024 310259
Total — 0/6 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Total 5/5 17 7 2 8 54 70
Notes
  1. ↑ Participated in Group 6 of the European Qualifying Tournament
  2. ↑ Participated in Group 7 of the European Qualifying first round
  3. ↑ Participated in Group D of the European Preliminary Round
  4. ↑ Participated in Group C of the European Preliminary Round
  5. ↑ Participated in Group C of the European Preliminary Round, finishing 2nd and qualifying for the main round
  6. ↑ 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
Czech Republic 2005 Did not qualify Czech Republic 2005[a] 2nd 211097
Portugal 2007 Did not qualify Portugal 2007[b] 4th 3003816
Hungary 2010 Did not qualify Hungary 2010[c] 3rd 310258
Croatia 2012 Did not qualify Croatia 2012[d] 2nd 32011117
Belgium 2014 Did not qualify Belgium 2014[e] 4th 3003617
Serbia 2016 Did not qualify Serbia 2016[f] 3rd 3102159
Slovenia 2018 Did not qualify Slovenia 2018[g] [h] 63122419
Netherlands 2022 Did not qualify Netherlands 2022[i] 93063524
LatviaLithuaniaSlovenia 2026 To be determined LatviaLithuaniaSlovenia 2026[j] 4th 61051023
Total — 0/9 0 0 0 0 0 0 — Total 9/9 32 11 2 19 96 119
Notes
  1. ↑ Participated in Group B of the preliminary round
  2. ↑ Participated in Group A of the preliminary round
  3. ↑ Participated in Group C of the preliminary round
  4. ↑ Participated in Group E of the preliminary round
  5. ↑ Participated in Group F of the preliminary round
  6. ↑ Participated in Group D of the preliminary round
  7. ↑ Participated in Group D of the preliminary round, finishing 1st and qualifying for the main round
  8. ↑ Participated in Group 2 of the main round, finishing 4th
  9. ↑ Participated in Group D of the preliminary round, finishing 1st and qualifying for the Qualifying Group Stage finish 4th
  10. ↑ Participated in Group 6 of the main round, finishing 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 2010Classification 9th–16th62041222-10
Total0/162041222-10
*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 Goal 4:20
Selmanaj Goal 18:33, 22:19
Rexhepaj Goal 31:06		 Report Belloni Goal 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 Goal 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 Goal 31:00 Report Halimi Goal 00:47, 38:38, Karaja Goal 15:43, Selmanaj Goal 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 to the squad for the 2028 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualifying matches against Cyprus, San Marino and Latvia on 9, 10 and 12 April 2026 respectively.[2][3]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Fidan Misini (1993-09-08) 8 September 1993 Football Federation of Kosovo FC Liqeni
12 1GK Valdrin Mjeku (1995-11-07) 7 November 1995 Football Federation of Kosovo Mabetex Prishtina
2 2DF Fabiano Tafa (2004-04-09) 9 April 2004 Hellenic Football Federation A.O.T. Alimos Futsal
8 2DF Azem Brahimi (captain) (1988-06-13) 13 June 1988 Football Federation of Kosovo FC Liqeni
10 2DF Arbër Shkodra (1993-09-30) 30 September 1993 Football Federation of Kosovo FC Liqeni
13 2DF Ermir Kryeziu (1996-02-23) 23 February 1996 Football Federation of Kosovo FC Prishtina 01
14 2DF Arif Limani (1996-09-21) 21 September 1996 Football Federation of Kosovo FC Prishtina 01
3 4FW Fatlum Pishtani (1998-05-17) 17 May 1998 Football Federation of Kosovo Drenica Futsal
4 4FW Endrit Kaca (1990-02-01) 1 February 1990 Albanian Football Federation FK Tirana
5 4FW Flamur Tahiri (1999-08-11) 11 August 1999 Swedish Football Association Skoftebyns IF
6 4FW Shqipron Brahimi (1994-01-30) 30 January 1994 Football Federation of Kosovo FC Liqeni
7 4FW Artan Junuzi (1996-12-13) 13 December 1996 Football Federation of Macedonia KMF Forca
9 4FW Qendrim Bakija (2000-06-11) 11 June 2000 Royal Belgian Football Association GS Hoboken Ster
11 4FW Halim Selmanaj (1992-10-02) 2 October 1992 Football Federation of Kosovo FC Prishtina 01

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the squad within the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Dzenis Berjasevic (2001-07-04) 4 July 2001 Kosovo FC Prishtina 01 v.  Turkey, 18 December 2025
DF Ermir Doci (1994-06-20) 20 June 1994 Albania FK Tirana v.  Turkey, 18 December 2025
DF Geraldo Shehu (1997-07-29) 29 July 1997 Belgium ZVC United Wellen v.  Turkey, 18 December 2025
FW Blend Hyseni (1999-10-28) 28 October 1999 Kosovo Mabetex Prishtina v.  Turkey, 18 December 2025
FW Egzon Hasani (1995-12-06) 6 December 1995 Kosovo Mabetex Prishtina v.  Turkey, 18 December 2025

INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
PRE Preliminary squad.
RET Retired from international futsal.

References

  1. ↑ "The FIFA Futsal Men's World Ranking". 8 May 2026. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "Para-eliminatoret e Botërorit 2028/ Kombëtarja e Futsallit nis sot përgatitjet, trajneri Resuli fton 14 futbollistë" (in Albanian). FSHF. 5 April 2026. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Albania Squad". UEFA. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
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