Back منتخب ألبانيا لكرة القدم الشاطئية Arabic Tim nasional sepak bola pantai Albania ID Nazionale maschile di beach soccer dell'Albania Italian Seleção Albanesa de Futebol de Areia Portuguese Сборная Албании по пляжному футболу Russian Đội tuyển bóng đá bãi biển quốc gia Albania Vietnamese
| Nickname(s) | Kuq e Zinjtë (The Red and Blacks) Shqiponjat (The Eagles) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Federata Shqiptare e Futbollit | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Ergys Kadiu | ||
| Captain | Blendi Gockaj | ||
| FIFA code | ALB | ||
| BSWW ranking | NR (8 April 2024)[1] | ||
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| First international | |||
 Albania 3–3 Kosovo  (Velipojë, Albania; 1 June 2012) unofficial | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Albania 5–2 Malta  (Pescara, Italy; 5 September 2015) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Libya 14–3 Albania (Pescara, Italy; 4 September 2015) | |||
The Albania national beach soccer team represents Albania in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Shoqata Sportive Minifutbolli Shqiptar] (Albanian MiniFootball Association), The Albania national team made their debut in a friendly match in 2012 against an unofficial Kosovan team whom, at the time, were not yet sanctioned by FIFA to take part in official international matches. A rarity in beach soccer, but more commonly found in friendlies, the match was ended as a draw.[2] Albania followed this up with their competitive debut in 2015 at the Mediterranean Beach Games. The squad contains many of the same players who also play for the Albania national futsal team.[3]
- ^ "BSWW world ranking". beachsoccer.com. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Beach SOCCER RESULTS". Archived from the original on 2018-11-13. Retrieved 2017-02-18.
- ^ "Albania - Futsal World Cup".