Albania national football team facts for kids
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| Nickname(s) | Kuq e Zinjtë (The Red and Blacks) Shqiponjat (The Eagles) |
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| Association | Federata Shqiptare e Futbollit (FSHF) | |||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | |||
| Head coach | Christian Panucci | |||
| Captain | Mërgim Mavraj | |||
| Most caps | Lorik Cana (93) | |||
| Top scorer | Erjon Bogdani (18) | |||
| Home stadium | Various | |||
| FIFA code | ALB | |||
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| FIFA ranking | ||||
| Current | 61  1 (7 February 2019) |
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| Highest | 22 (August 2015) | |||
| Lowest | 124 (August 1997) | |||
| Elo ranking | ||||
| Current | 79 20 (3 March 2019) |
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| Highest | 34 (13 October 1946) | |||
| Lowest | 118 (14 & 18 December 1994) | |||
| First international | ||||
Unofficial Albania 5–0 Montenegro  (Shkodër, Albania; 22 August 1946) Official Albania 2–3 Yugoslavia  (Tirana, Albania; 7 October 1946) |
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| Biggest win | ||||
 Albania 6–1 Cyprus  (Tirana, Albania; 12 August 2009) |
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| Biggest defeat | ||||
 Hungary 12–0 Albania (Budapest, Hungary; 24 September 1950) |
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| European Championship | ||||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2016) | |||
| Best result | Group stage (2016) | |||
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Albania national football team is the national football team of Albania. Although it never played any matches, the Albanian national football team existed before FSHF was created. This is witnessed by the registration of the team in the Balkan Cup tournament of 1929-1931, which started in 1929 (although Albania eventually retired from the competition, before the competition started).[4] FSHF was founded on June 6, 1930, and Albania had to wait 16 years to play its first international match, debuting against Yugoslavia in 1946. In 1932, Albania joined FIFA (during the congress June 12 — June 16) and in 1954, it was one of the founding members of UEFA.
Most appearances
| Pos | Player | Apps | Goals | Career |
| 1 | Foto Strakosha | 73 | 0 | 1990-2005 |
| 2 | Altin Lala | 70 | 3 | 1998-present |
| 3 | Igli Tare | 68 | 10 | 1997-2007 |
| 4 | Alban Bushi | 67 | 14 | 1995-2007 |
| 5 | Altin Haxhi | 65 | 3 | 1995-2007 |
| 6 | Altin Rraklli | 63 | 11 | 1992-2005 |
| 7 | Rudi Vata | 59 | 5 | 1990-2001 |
| 8 | Ervin Skela | 53 | 9 | 2000-present |
| 9 | Klodian Duro | 50 | 3 | 2000-present |
| 10 | Arjan Xhumba | 48 | 0 | 1992-2002 |
Top scorers
| Pos | Player | Goals | Apps | Career |
| 6 | Erjon Bogdani | 19 | 79 | 1996-present |
| 1 | Alban Bushi | 14 | 67 | 1995-2007 |
| 2 | Altin Rraklli | 11 | 63 | 1992-2005 |
| 3 | Igli Tare | 10 | 68 | 1997-2007 |
| 4 | Sokol Kushta | 10 | 1987-1996 | |
| 5 | Ervin Skela | 9 | 53 | 2000-2011 |
| 6 | Adrian Aliaj | 8 | 2002-2006 | |
| 8 | Loro Borici | 6 | 1946-1958 | |
| 9 | Bledar Kola | 6 | 1994-2001 | |
| 9 | Edmond Kapllani | 6 | 2004-present |
Images for kids
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Loro Boriçi captained the team in winning the 1946 Balkan Cup.
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Lorik Cana is Albania's most capped player of all time. He captained the French Olympique de Marseille as well as the team.
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A choreography of Tifozat Kuq e Zi in the national team's first match at Elbasan Arena against Denmark in October 2014.
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Construction of Arena Kombëtare in the city center, 2019
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Edoardo Reja, the current manager of the Albania national football team.
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Lorik Cana is the most capped player in the history of Albania with 93 caps.
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