football players and managers, whom were not just Albanian. One example is with Switzerland's former coach, Ottmar Hitzfeld, who was astonished by how many Albanian fans turned up and how enthusiastic they were in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match between Switzerland and Albania where the Swiss won 2–0 thanks to goals from Gökhan Inler and Kosovo-born Xherdan Shaqiri. He didn't believe that there was 12,000 Albanian fans in the stands which was more than how many Swiss fans turned up for the game. He stated that "Albanian fans are fantastic and the most passionate fans I have ever seen". During that campaign, TKZ attended all games Albania played apart from a match against Cyprus in Nicosia and were also large in numbers in the away games to Slovenia in Maribor and Norway in Oslo. Media coverage Current Previous Results and fixtures 2022 2023 Coaching staff Current coaching staff Players Current squad The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Italy and Armenia, on 16 and 19 November 2022. Caps and goals are correct as of 19 November 2022 after the match against Armenia. Recent call-ups The following players have also been called up for the team within the last 12 months and are still available for selection. Notes PRE = Preliminary squad/standby. U21 = Was called up from national U21 squad. CLUB = It is not part of the current squad after the club has not allowed him to join. INJ = It is not part of the current squad due to injury. Previous squads UEFA Euro 2016 squad Records . Players in bold are still active with Albania. Most appearances Top goalscorers Competitive record FIFA World Cup UEFA European Championship UEFA Nations League By competitions Other tournaments Mediterranean Games FIFA Rankings As of 26 July 2020 Source: Best Ranking Worst Ranking Best Mover Worst Mover Honours Balkan Cup: Champions (1): 1946 Malta International Football Tournament: Champions (1): 2000 UEFA Nations League Promotion (1): 2020–21 UEFA Nations League C Head-to-head record after match against Armenia Notes and references Notes See also Albanian Football Association Football in Albania Albania national youth 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-17 football team Albania national under-16 football team Albania national under-15 football team References External links Official