Albania at the UEFA European Championship

Albania have only qualified once for a UEFA European Championship — the 2016 edition. They directly qualified after securing the second spot in their qualifying group; this meant they would appear on a major tournament finals for the first time in their history.^[1] For the draw of the end stage that took place on 12 December 2015, they were seeded in Pot 4.^[2]

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) Host.

Albania  v   Switzerland

11 June 2016 15:00

Albania	0–1	Switzerland
	Report	Schär  5'

Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens Attendance: 33,805[3] Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Spain)

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France  v  Albania

15 June 2016 21:00

France	2–0	Albania
Griezmann  90' Payet  90+6'	Report

Stade Vélodrome, Marseille Attendance: 63,670[4] Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)

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Romania  v  Albania

19 June 2016 21:00

Romania	0–1	Albania
	Report	Sadiku  43'

Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Décines-Charpieu Attendance: 49,752[5] Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

Overview

UEFA European Championship record									UEFA European Championship Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D *	L	GF	GA	Position	Pld	W	D *	L	GF	GA
1960	Did Not Participate
1964	Did Not Qualify								First round	4	3	0	1	7	4
1968									3/3	4	0	1	3	0	12
1972									4/4	6	1	1	4	5	9
1976	Did Not Participate
1980
1984	Did Not Qualify								5/5	8	0	2	6	4	14
1988									4/4	6	0	0	6	2	17
1992									5/5	7	1	0	6	2	21
1996									5/6	10	2	2	6	10	16
2000									5/6	10	1	4	5	8	14
2004									4/5	8	2	2	4	11	15
2008									5/7	12	2	5	5	12	18
2012									5/6	10	2	3	5	7	14
2016	Group Stage	18th	3	1	0	2	1	3	2/5	8	4	2	2	10	5
2020	To Be Determined
Total	Best: Group Stage	1/15	3	1	0	2	1	3	Total	93	18	22	53	78	159

^* Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Albania's European Championship record
First Match	Albania  0–1   Switzerland (11 June 2016; Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens, France)
Biggest Win	Romania  0–1  Albania (19 June 2016; Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon, France)
Biggest Defeat	France  2–0  Albania (15 June 2016; Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France)
Best Result	Group stage at the UEFA Euro 2016
Worst Result	Group stage at the UEFA Euro 2016

References

1. "Albania make history in Armenia". UEFA. 11 Oct 2015. Retrieved 12 Dec 2015.
2. "UEFA EURO 2016 draw pots take shape". UEFA. 14 Oct 2015. Retrieved 14 Oct 2015.
3. "Full Time Summary – Albania v Switzerland" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
4. "Full Time Summary – France v Albania" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
5. "Full Time Summary – Romania v Albania" (PDF). UEFA.org. Union of European Football Associations. 19 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2016.