Albania has the following national youth football teams: *

Albania national under-23 football team The Albania national under-23 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 team competed in the UEFA Europe ...

Albania national under-21 football team The Albania national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Albania and is controlled by the Football Association of Albania. The team competes in the European Under-21 Football Championship, which is held every two ye ...

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 The Albania national under-19 football team represents Albania in international football at this age level in the UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship and the FIFA U-20 World Cup, as well as any other under-19 international football tourna ...

Albania national under-18 football team The Albania national under-18 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 U18 football team is a feeder ...

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. It ...

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 t ...

* Albania national under-15 football team The Albania national youth football team are the national under-23, under-21, under-20, under-19, under-18, under-17 and under-16

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and are controlled by the

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. The youth teams of Albania participate in tournaments sanctioned by both

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and also participates in world, regional, and local international tournaments. Youth international campaigns normally begin in August and end in the following July. The Albania national under-23 football team represents

in international

at this age level and is controlled by

, the governing body for football in Albania. The team competed in the

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& Balkan Youth Championship, but after the rule change in 1975s, the event had an age limit of 21. The Albania national under-21 football team competes in the

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, which is held every two years. The Albania national under-20 football team is often cited as a feeder squad to the under-21 squad. Most of the player picked for this team became U-21 internationals. Because there is no under-20 competition at

level, Albania's under-20 side generally only competes when it qualified for the

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, which is held every 2 years. Qualification for this competition is achieved in view of performance at the preceding summer's

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have never played a game with the U-20 squad and the team was only formed after an invitation to play in

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in Pescara,

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. Then they participated also in the

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. The Albania national under-19 football team competes at this age level in the

, as well as any other under-19 international football tournaments. Before 2002, the event was classified as a U-18 tournament and at this level Albania competed with the Albania national under-18 football team, which it only plays in the

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es, recently against

on 19 May 2011, when they last played a match. The Albania national under-17 football team competes in the

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and the

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, as well as any other under-17 international football tournaments. Before 2002, the event was classified as a U-16 tournament and at this level Albania competed with the Albania national under-16 football team, which it only plays in the

es. The Albania national under-15 football team founded in 2009 competes in

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Albania national under-21 squad

Current squad

COACH:

Alban Bushi Alban Bushi (born 20 August 1973) is an Albanian professional football coach and former player who is the current manager of Albania under-21 and under-20 team. He is nicknamed "Loku". During his playing career he played as a striker. Bushi ...

The following players were called up for the

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match against Northern Ireland U21 on 10 November 2017. ''Caps and goals as of 10 November 2017''

Recent call-ups

Following players have been called up in the previous 12 months and are still eligible to represent Under 21 team. * ^INJ = Withdrew due to the injury. * ^MOV = Withdrew to play for

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Coaching staff

Current coaching staff:

Albania national under-20 squad

COACH:

The following players were called up for the double

against

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on 21 & 26 January 2018. ''Caps and goals as of 14 November 2017''

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for Albania U20 squad within the past 12 months. ;Notes *^INJ Withdrew due to injury *^PRE Preliminary squad / standby *^RET Retired from international football *^SUS Suspended from national team

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff:

Albania national under-19 squad

Current squad

COACH:

Erjon Bogdani Erjon Bogdani (born 14 April 1977) is an Albanian professional football coach and former player. He is nicknamed "Bogu" or "Er-Bomber". Regarded as one of the most successful Albanian players of all time, Bogdani began his career at Partizani ...

The following players were called up to participate in the

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from 4–10 October 2017. ''Caps and goals as of 10 October 2017''

Recent call-ups

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Coaching staff

Current coaching staff:

Albania national under-18 squad

The following players were named in the last squad for the

against

on 19 May 2011 (When they last played a match). Players in italics have played internationally at a higher level.

Albania national under-17 squad

Current squad

COACH: Džemal Mustedanagić The following players were called up to participate in the

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from 19–25 October 2017. ''Caps and goals as of 25 October 2017''.

Recent call-ups

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Coaching staff

Current coaching staff:

Albania national under-16 squad

Current squad

COACH: Džemal Mustedanagić The following players participated in the 2017 Mercedez Benz Aegean Cup International Youth Tournament in

. ''Caps and goals as of 23 November 2017''.

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff:

Albania national under-15 squad

COACH: Eqerem Memushi The following players were called up for the double

es against Montenegro U15 on 28 & 30 September 2017.

Recent call-ups

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

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff:Kombëtarja U-15 (Albania national under-15 team)
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References

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UEFA European U-19 C'ship
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Albania U-17 profile
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Football in Albania Youth sport in Albania National youth association football teams

Albania national under-21 squad

Current squad

Recent call-ups

Coaching staff

Albania national under-20 squad

Recent call-ups

Coaching staff

Albania national under-19 squad

Current squad

Recent call-ups

Coaching staff

Albania national under-18 squad

Albania national under-17 squad

Current squad

Recent call-ups

Coaching staff

Albania national under-16 squad

Current squad

Coaching staff

Albania national under-15 squad

Recent call-ups

Coaching staff

See also

References

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