The Albania national under-23 football team represents
Albania
Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...
in international
football at this age level and is controlled by
Albanian Football Association
The Albanian Football Association ( sq, Federata Shqiptare e Futbollit; FSHF) is the governing body of football in Albania. The association is based in Tirana, Albania. It organises the national football leagues of the Albanian Superliga, the F ...
, the governing body for football in Albania. The team competed in the
UEFA European Under-23 Championship
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Balkan Youth Championship
Balkan Youth Championship was a competition held in the 1968-1981 period among youth team of Balkan countries: from 1968 to 1975 it was disputed among Under-23 teams, whereas, starting from 1976 until 1981, it was disputed among Under-21 footba ...
, but after the rule change in 1975s, the event had an age limit of 21.
History
Balkan Youth Championship
Albania Under-23 participated in the
Balkan Youth Championship
Balkan Youth Championship was a competition held in the 1968-1981 period among youth team of Balkan countries: from 1968 to 1975 it was disputed among Under-23 teams, whereas, starting from 1976 until 1981, it was disputed among Under-21 footba ...
tournaments from 1969 until 1976 when the age limit rule changed to the under-21 and then Albania participated with the
Albania national under-21 football team. In two first tournament 1969 & 1970, Albania U23 was ranked 3rd out 5 national teams participations in both occasions. Then in the 1971 & 1972 tournament they were ranked in the 4th place in both cases. They withdrew from the 1973 tournament and in the 1974 edition, Albania U23 managed to reach the final after winning Group B against
Turkey U23 &
Greece U23. In the final they lost 1–0 against
Romania U23.
UEFA European Under-23 Championship
Albania U23 participated in 2 out 3 UEFA European Under-23 Championship in
1972
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1974 where they were eliminated in both cases in the qualifying stages.
Europe U-23 Championship 1974
RSSSF
1991 Mediterranean Games
Group stage – Group B
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1997 Mediterranean Games
Group stage – Group B
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Players individual records
Top appearances
Top goalscorers
Competitive record
UEFA European Under-23 Championship Record
Balkan Youth Championship Record
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Mediterranean Games - Football
See also
* Albania national football team
The Albania national football team ( sq, Kombëtarja e futbollit të Shqipërisë) represents Albania in men's international football, and is governed by the Albanian Football Association, the governing body for football in Albania.
Albania com ...
* Albania national under-21 football team
* Albania national under-20 football team
The Albania national under-20 football team, also known as Albania U20(s), is the national under-20 football team of Albania and is controlled by the Football Association of Albania.
The under-20 squad is often cited as a feeder squad to the ...
* Albania national under-19 football team
* Albania national under-18 football team
* Albania national under-17 football team
The Albania national under-17 football team represents Albania in international football at this age level in the FIFA U-17 World Cup and the UEFA European Under-17 Championship, as well as any other under-17 international football tournaments. I ...
* Albania national under-16 football team
The Albania national under-16 football team represents Albania in international football at this age level and is controlled by Albanian Football Association, the governing body for football in Albania.
The Albania U16 football team is a feeder ...
* Albania national under-15 football team
The Albania national under-15 football team is the national under-15 football team of Albania and is controlled by the Football Association of Albania and was founded in 2009.
History
The Albania under-15 were founded in 2009 for participating in ...
* Albania national football team results
* Albania national youth football team
Albania has the following national youth football teams:
* Albania national under-23 football team
* Albania national under-21 football team
* Albania national under-20 football team
* Albania national under-19 football team
* Albania national u ...
* Albanian Superliga
* Football in Albania
* List of Albania international footballers
The Albania national football team has represented Albania in international association football since 1946. The Albanian Football Association (Federata Shqiptare e Futbollit; FSHF) was founded in 1930 and became a member of the Fédération Inter ...
References
External links
Tournament archive
at UEFA
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UEFA U-23 European Championship
at RSSSF
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European national under-23 association football teams
Football in Albania