Albania have qualified twice for the UEFA European Championship — in 2016 and 2024. On both occasions, they directly qualified after securing a top two spot in their qualifying group. Euro 2016 was the side's first ever appearance at a major tournament finals.[1]

Euro 2016

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France (H) 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 7 Advance to knockout phase
2   Switzerland 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3  Albania 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
4  Romania 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Albania 0–1  Switzerland
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  • Schär 5'
Attendance: 33,805[2]
France 2–0 Albania
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Attendance: 63,670[3]
Romania 0–1 Albania
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Attendance: 49,752[4]
Ranking of third-placed teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 B  Slovakia 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 Advance to knockout phase
2 E  Republic of Ireland 3 1 1 1 2 4 −2 4
3 F  Portugal 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 3
4 C  Northern Ireland 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 3
5 D  Turkey 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
6 A  Albania 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: 1) Higher number of points obtained; 2) Superior goal difference; 3) Higher number of goals scored; 4) Fair play conduct; 5) Position in the UEFA national team coefficient ranking system.

Euro 2024

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2  Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
4  Albania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 15 June 2024. Source: UEFA
Italy Match 4 Albania
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Croatia Match 15 Albania
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Albania Match 27 Spain
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Overall record

UEFA European Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Campaign Position Pld W D L GF GA
France 1960 Did not enter Did not enter
Spain 1964 Did not qualify 1964 Round of 16430174
Italy 1968 1968 3rd4013012
Belgium 1972 1972 4th611459
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1976 Did not enter Did not enter
Italy 1980
France 1984 Did not qualify 1984 5th8026414
West Germany 1988 1988 4th6006217
Sweden 1992 1992 5th7106221
England 1996 1996 5th102261016
Belgium Netherlands 2000 2000 5th10145814
Portugal 2004 2004 4th82241115
Austria Switzerland 2008 2008 5th122551218
Poland Ukraine 2012 2012 5th10235714
France 2016 Group stage18th310213Squad 2016 2nd8422105
Europe 2020 Did not qualify 2020 4th104151614
Germany 2024 Qualified 2024 1st8431124
United Kingdom Republic of Ireland 2028 To be determined To be determined
Italy Turkey 2032
Total Best: Group stage 2/17 3 1 0 2 1 3 — Total 14/17 111 26 26 59 100 177

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Albania make history in Armenia". UEFA. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Full Time Summary – Albania v Switzerland" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Full Time Summary – France v Albania" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Full Time Summary – Romania v Albania" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
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