The Albania national under-17 football team represents Albania in international football at this age level in the UEFA European Under-17 Championship, as well as any other under-17 international football tournaments. It is controlled by Albanian Football Association, the governing body for football in Albania.
Albania U17 has never qualified in an Under-17 major tournament, managing four times, their first Elite Round came in 2003 the "elite round" twice in 2012, 2014 under the coach Džemal Mustedanagić in both cases and nine years later in 2023. Despite not Qualifying in the past Albania U17 hosted the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, which was held in Tirana – capital city of the country.
History Before 2002, the event was classified as a U-16 tournament.
Champions Runners-up Third place Tournament played fully or partially on home soil
UEFA European Under-17 Championship recordUEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification recordManager(s)YearRoundPosition* 2002did not qualify3003411Ilir Spahiu 2003did not qualify622287Spahiu 2004did not qualify3003310Spahiu 2005did not qualify310287Spahiu 2006did not qualify3003110Ramadan Shehu 2007did not qualify301227Shpëtim Duro 2008did not qualify3012110Duro 2009did not qualify3012314Ardian Mema 2010did not qualify3003211Mema 2011did not qualify301215Džemal Mustedanagić 2012did not qualify6213511Mustedanagić 2013did not qualify310226Mustedanagić 2014did not qualify611437Mustedanagić 2015did not qualify310256Mustedanagić 2016did not qualify301218Mustedanagić 2017did not qualify300315Mustedanagić 2018did not qualify310252Mustedanagić 2019did not qualify310229Mustedanagić 2020Tournament was cancelled301206Elvin Beqiri 2021Tournament was cancelledTournament was cancelledErvin Bulku 2022did not qualify3012410Bulku 2023did not qualify613258Bulku 2024did not qualify310239Ardian Behari 2025Group4th3003012521268Andrea Tedesco 2026did not qualify5023412Fatjon Tafaj 2027To be determinedTo be determinedArmand Dama 2028To be determinedTo be determined 2029To be determinedTo be determinedTotal30030128814175779199 *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Recent results
Players Current squad The following players will be called up for the friendly matches against Montenegro on 25 and 28 September 2026.
Caps and goals correct as of 28 September 2026, after the match against Montenegro.
Recent call-ups The following players have been recently called up and are still eligible to represent the under-17 side:
Notes U19 = Was called up from national under-19 squad.
Coaching staff Current coaching staff: PositionName Head Coach Armand Dama Assistant Coach Fatjon Muhameti Goalkeeping Coach Florian Ristani Team doctor Theodhor Mile Physiotherapists Roxhens Tomorri Athletic preparator Lorin Xhaferaj Videoanalystic Luis Hysaj Team manager David Grudaj
See also
Albania national football team 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 under-18 football team Albania national under-16 football team Albania national under-15 football team Albania national football team results Albania national youth football team Albanian Superliga Football in Albania List of Albania international footballers UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship
References
External links Albania national under-17 football team profile at Soccerway Under-17 - Albania – UEFA.com