The Albania national under-19 football team represents Albania in international football at this age level in the UEFA European Under-19 Championship and the FIFA U-20 World Cup, as well as any other under-19 international football tournaments. It is controlled by Albanian Football Association, the governing body for football in Albania.
History Before 2002, the event was classified as a U-18 tournament.
UEFA European Under-19 Championship recordUEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification recordManager(s)YearRoundPosition * 2002did not qualify3012214Petrit Haxhia 2003did not qualify3003116Haxhia 2004did not qualify301213Haxhia 2005did not qualify6213714Haxhia 2006did not qualify300328Haxhia 2007did not qualify320154Ramadan Shehu 2008did not qualify612349Shehu 2009did not qualify3003110Shehu 2010did not qualify310248Nevil Dede 2011did not qualify301218Shehu 2012did not qualify311141Skënder Gega 2013did not qualify310236Foto Strakosha 2014did not qualify302123Strakosha 2015did not qualify300327Altin Lala 2016did not qualify310238Arjan Bellaj 2017did not qualify310234Bellaj 2018did not qualify300319Erjon Bogdani 2019did not qualify300305Bogdani 2020Tournament was cancelled3003411Dede 2021Tournament was cancelledTournament was cancelledArmando Cungu 2022did not qualify311157Cungu 2023did not qualify200218Cungu 2024did not qualify300316Ervin Bulku 2025did not qualify300308Julian Ahmataj 2026did not qualify301204Ahmataj 2027To be determined3111105Fatjon Tafaj 2028To be determinedTo be determined 2029To be determinedTo be determinedTotal7712125467182
WAFF U-19 ChampionshipYear ResultPldWDLGFGA 2024 Group stages311134Total 3 1 1 1 3 4
Recent results
Players Current squad The following players were called up for the friendly matches. Match dates: 30 September–2 October 2026 Opposition: Caps and goals correct as of: 2 October 2026, after the match against Lithuania Players in bold have been called up or have played at least one full international match with national senior team.
Recent call-ups Following are listed players called up in the previous 12 months that are still eligible to represent Under 19 team.
Notes A = Was called up from national senior squad. U21 = Was called up from national under-21 squad.
Coaching staff Current coaching staff: PositionNameHead coach Fatjon TafajAssistant coach Agron KërçovaGoalkeeping coach Elvis KotorriTeam doctor Mehmet BuzmexhaniPhysiotherapists Tedi MaqellariAthletic preparator Ardit GjikolaVideo analyst Martin LulgjurajTeam manager Sajdi GashiEquipment manager Osman Bulku
See also Albania men's national football team Albania men's national under-23 football team Albania men's national under-21 football team Albania men's national under-20 football team Albania men's national under-18 football team Albania men's national under-17 football team Albania men's national under-16 football team Albania men's national under-15 football team Albania women's national football team Albania women's national under-19 football team Albania women's national under-17 football team Albania national football team results Albania national youth football team Albanian Superliga Football in Albania List of Albania international footballers
References
External links Albania under-19 football team at UEFA.com Albania under-19 at Soccerway