Albania national football team results (2020–present)

This is a list of Albania national football team results from 2020 to 2029.

Fixtures and results

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2020

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27 March[a] Friendly San Marino   Cancelled   Albania Serravalle, San Marino
Stadium: San Marino Stadium
30 March[b] Friendly Slovenia   Cancelled   Albania Koper, Slovenia[c]
20:45 (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Bonifika Stadium[c]
4 September 2020–21 UEFA Nations League Belarus   0–2   Albania Minsk, Belarus
20:45 (CEST; UTC+03:00) Report Cikalleshi   23'
Bare   78'
Stadium: Dinamo Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kristoffer Karlsson (Sweden)
7 September 2020–21 UEFA Nations League Albania   0–1   Lithuania Tirana, Albania
20:45 (CEST; UTC+02:00) Report Kazlauskas   51' Stadium: Arena Kombëtare
Attendance: 0
Referee: Serhiy Boyko (Ukraine)
7 October Friendly Armenia   Cancelled   Albania Yerevan, Armenia
Stadium: Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium
11 October 2020–21 UEFA Nations League Kazakhstan   0–0   Albania Almaty, Kazakhstan
15:00 (CEST; UTC+06:00) Report Stadium: Central Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Dumitru Muntean (Moldova)
14 October 2020–21 UEFA Nations League Lithuania   0–0   Albania Vilnius, Lithuania
18:00 (CEST; UTC+03:00) Report Stadium: LFF Stadium
Attendance: 696
Referee: Karim Abed (France)
11 November Friendly Albania   Cancelled   Gibraltar Elbasan, Albania
19:00 (CET; UTC+01:00) Stadium: Elbasan Arena
11 November Friendly (Brotherly derby) Albania   2–1   Kosovo Elbasan, Albania
16:00 (CET; UTC+01:00) Balaj   31'
Uzuni   65'
Report
Report (UEFA)
Muriqi   85' (pen.) Stadium: Elbasan Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hüseyin Göçek (Turkey)
15 November 2020–21 UEFA Nations League Albania   3–1   Kazakhstan Tirana, Albania
18:00 (CET; UTC+01:00) Cikalleshi   16'
Ismajli   23'
Manaj   63' (pen.)
Report Abiken   25' Stadium: Arena Kombëtare
Attendance: 0
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández (Spain)
18 November 2020–21 UEFA Nations League Albania   3–2   Belarus Tirana, Albania
16:00 (CET; UTC+01:00) Cikalleshi   20', 27' (pen.)
Manaj   44'
Report Skavysh   35'
Ebong   80'
Stadium: Arena Kombëtare
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)

2021

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25 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Andorra   0–1   Albania Andorra la Vella, Andorra
20:45 Report (FIFA)[dead link]
Report (UEFA)
Lenjani   41' Stadium: Estadi Nacional
Attendance: 0
Referee: Volen Chinkov (Bulgaria)
28 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Albania   0–2   England Tirana, Albania
18:00 Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Kane   38'
Mount   63'
Stadium: Arena Kombëtare
Attendance: 0
Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)
31 March 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification San Marino   0–2   Albania Serravalle, San Marino
20:45 Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Manaj   63'
Uzuni   85'
Stadium: San Marino Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Kai Erik Steen (Norway)
5 June Friendly Wales   0–0   Albania Cardiff, Wales
18:00 Report Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Neil Doyle (Republic of Ireland)
8 June Friendly Czech Republic   3–1   Albania Prague, Czech Republic
20:15 Schick   18'
Masopust   68'
Čelůstka   89'
Report Cikalleshi   42' Stadium: Stadion Letná
Referee: Peter Kralović (Slovakia)
2 September 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Poland   4–1   Albania Warsaw, Poland
20:45 Lewandowski   12'
Buksa   44'
Krychowiak   54'
Linetty   89'
Report (FIFA)[dead link]
Report (UEFA)
Cikalleshi   25' Stadium: PGE Narodowy
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
8 September 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Albania   5–0   San Marino Elbasan, Albania
20:45 Manaj   32'
Laçi   58'
Broja   61'
Hysaj   68'
Uzuni   80'
Report (FIFA)[dead link]
Report (UEFA)
Stadium: Elbasan Arena
Referee: Lukas Fähndrich (Switzerland)
9 October 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification Hungary   0–1   Albania Budapest, Hungary
20:45 Report (FIFA)[dead link]
Report (UEFA)
Broja   80' Stadium: Puskás Aréna
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
12 November 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification England   5–0   Albania London, England
20:45 (19:45; UTC±0) Maguire   9'
Kane   18', 33', 45+2'
Henderson   28'
Report (FIFA)[dead link]
Report (UEFA)
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)

2022

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26 March Friendly Spain   2–1   Albania Cornellà de Llobregat, Spain
19:45 F. Torres   75'
Olmo   90'
Report Uzuni   85' Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Referee: Trustin Farrugia Cann (Malta)
29 March Friendly Albania   0–0   Georgia Tirana, Albania
18:00 Report Stadium: Arena Kombëtare
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)
2 June 2022–23 UEFA Nations League Albania   Cancelled[d]   Russia Tirana, Albania
20:45 Report Stadium: Arena Kombëtare
6 June 2022–23 UEFA Nations League Iceland   1–1   Albania Reykjavík, Iceland
20:45 (18:45; UTC±0) Þorsteinsson   49' Report Seferi   30' Stadium: Laugardalsvöllur
Attendance: 4,033
Referee: Craig Pawson (England)
10 June 2022–23 UEFA Nations League Albania   1–2   Israel Tirana, Albania
20:45 Broja   45+2' (pen.) Report Solomon   57', 73' Stadium: Arena Kombëtare
Attendance: 18,100
Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)
13 June 2022–23 UEFA Nations League Russia   Cancelled[d]   Albania Moscow, Russia
20:45 (21:45; UTC+3) Report Stadium: VTB Arena
13 June Friendly Albania   0–0   Estonia Tirana, Albania
18:00 Report Stadium: Arena Kombëtare
Referee: Philip Farrugia (Malta)
24 September 2022–23 UEFA Nations League Israel   2–1   Albania Tel Aviv, Israel
20:45 (21:45; UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Attendance: 29,200
Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)
27 September 2022–23 UEFA Nations League Albania   1–1   Iceland Tirana, Albania
20:45 Lenjani   35' Report Anderson   90+7' Stadium: Arena Kombëtare
Attendance: 8,800
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (Spain)
26 October Friendly Saudi Arabia   1–1   Albania Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
16:30 Al-Shehri   43' (pen.) Report Balaj   47' Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Adel Al Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)
9 November Friendly Qatar   1–0   Albania Marbella, Spain
18:30 Ali   37' (pen.) Report Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Marbella
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jason Barcelo (Gibraltar)
16 November Friendly Albania   1–3   Italy Tirana, Albania
20:45 Ismajli   16' Report Di Lorenzo   20'
Grifo   25', 64'
Stadium: Arena Kombëtare
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Genc Nuza (Kosovo)
19 November Friendly (Brotherly derby) Albania   Canceled[4]   Kosovo Germany or Switzerland
Note: The match was canceled due to lack of logistics as no suitable stadium was found to play the match.[4]
19 November Friendly Albania   2–0   Armenia Tirana, Albania
17:30 Skuka   28'
Asllani   64' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Arena Kombëtare
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (North Macedonia)

2023

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27 March UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Poland   1–0   Albania Warsaw, Poland
20:45
Report Stadium: Stadion Narodowy
Attendance: 56,227
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
17 June UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Albania   2–0   Moldova Tirana, Albania
20:45
Report Stadium: Arena Kombëtare
Attendance: 20,944
Referee: Dennis Higler (Netherlands)
20 June UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Faroe Islands   1–3   Albania Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
20:45 (19:45 UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Tórsvøllur
Attendance: 2,507
Referee: Chrysovalantis Theouli (Cyprus)
7 September UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Czech Republic   1–1   Albania Prague, Czech Republic
20:45
Report
Stadium: Eden Arena
Attendance: 18,641
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
10 September UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Albania   2–0   Poland Tirana, Albania
20:45
Report Stadium: Arena Kombëtare
Attendance: 21,900
Referee: José María Sánchez (Spain)
12 October UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Albania   3–0   Czech Republic Tirana, Albania
20:45
Report Stadium: Arena Kombëtare
Attendance: 20,917
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
17 October Friendly Albania   2–0   Bulgaria Tirana, Albania
16:30
Report Stadium: Arena Kombëtare
Referee: Mervan Bejtullahu (Kosovo)
17 November UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Moldova   1–1   Albania Chişinău, Moldova
20:45 (21:45 UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Zimbru Stadium
Attendance: 9,537
Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)
20 November UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Albania   0–0   Faroe Islands Tirana, Albania
20:45 Report Stadium: Arena Kombëtare
Attendance: 21,456
Referee: Sven Jablonski (Germany)

2024

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22 March Friendly Albania   0–3   Chile Parma, Italy
20:45 UTC+1 Report
Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Luca Pairetto (Italy)
25 March Friendly Sweden   1–0   Albania Solna, Sweden
19:00 UTC+1 Nilsson   62' Report Stadium: Friends Arena
Referee: Marcel Bîrsan (Romania)
3 June Friendly Albania   3–0   Liechtenstein Szombathely, Hungary
19:00 UTC+2
Report Stadium: Haladás Sportkomplexum
Attendance: 200
Referee: Bence Csonka (Hungary)
7 June Friendly Albania   3–1   Azerbaijan Szombathely, Hungary
18:00 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Haladás Sportkomplexum
Referee: Mihály Káprály (Hungary)
15 June UEFA Euro 2024 Italy   2–1   Albania Dortmund, Germany
21:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Westfalenstadion
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
19 June UEFA Euro 2024 Croatia   2–2   Albania Hamburg, Germany
15:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Volksparkstadion
Referee: François Letexier (France)
24 June UEFA Euro 2024 Albania   0–1   Spain Düsseldorf, Germany
21:00 CEST Report
Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
Referee: Glenn Nyberg (Sweden)
7 September 2024–25 UEFA Nations League Ukraine   v   Albania TBD[e]
20:45 Report
14 October 2024–25 UEFA Nations League Georgia   v   Albania Georgia
18:00 (20:00 UTC+4) Report

Notes and references

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Notes

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  1. ^ The San Marino v Albania match, originally scheduled for 27 March 2020 at the San Marino Stadium, Serravalle was canceled on 17 March due to the coronavirus.[1]
  2. ^ The Slovenia v Albania match, originally scheduled for 30 March 2020 at the Bonifika Stadium, Koper was canceled on 17 March due to the coronavirus.[1]
  3. ^ a b The match was originally planned to take place as a home at the Stadio Friuli in Udine, but due to coronavirus, the match will take place as a away at Bonifika Stadium in Koper.[2]
  4. ^ a b On 2 May 2022, UEFA announced that Russia were suspended and automatically relegated to League C due to their country's invasion of Ukraine.[3]
  5. ^ Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine are required to play their home matches at neutral venues until further notice.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "UEFA postpones EURO 2020 by 12 months". UEFA. 17 March 2020. All UEFA competitions and matches (including friendlies) for clubs and national teams for both men and women have been put on hold until further notice. The UEFA EURO 2020 play-off matches and international friendlies, scheduled for the end of March, will now be played in the international window at the start of June, subject to a review of the situation
  2. ^ "Ndeshja e Shqipërisë zhvendoset në Koper të Sllovenisë" [Albania's match moves to Koper, Slovenia] (in Albanian). Koha Ditore. 9 March 2020.
  3. ^ "UEFA decisions for upcoming competitions relating to the ongoing suspension of Russian national teams and clubs". UEFA. 2 May 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Anulohet vëllazërorja me Kosovën, Shqipëria luan miqësore me Kombëtaren që na bekoi në Europian" [The friendly match with Kosovo is cancelled, Albania plays a friendly with the national team that blessed us in the European] (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. 19 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Decisions from today's extraordinary UEFA Executive Committee meeting". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
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