Albania women's national football team
The Albania women's national football team (Albanian: Kombëtarja e Femrave) represents the country of Albania in international football and is controlled by the Albanian Football Association which is headquartered in the city of Tirana. The team is affiliated with UEFA and competes in the two major professional tournaments, the FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European Championship.
| Nickname(s) | Kuq e Zinjtë (The Red and Blacks) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Albanian Football Association | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Armir Grima | ||
| Captain | Albina Rrahmani | ||
| Most caps | Luçije Gjini (39) | ||
| Top scorer | Megi Doçi (11) | ||
| Home stadium | Air Albania Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | ALB | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 73 (15 March 2024) | ||
| Highest | 59 (December 2013) | ||
| Lowest | 81 (December 2015) | ||
| First international | |||
| Albania 1–0 Macedonia (Pogradec, Albania; 5 May 2011) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Albania 5–0 Armenia (Tirana, Albania; 21 October 2021) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Albania 0–11 Norway (Durrës, Albania; 13 September 2014) | |||
Women's football was long met with skepticism in Albania, and the first recorded tournament took place as late as 2007, before the FSHF formed the Albanian Women's National Championship in 2009, which is the only women's league in the country. The rise in popularity of the sport among women led to the formation of the Albania national team in 2011, and they made their debut in a friendly match against Macedonia that ended in a 1–0 win. The current head coach is Armir Grimaj, replacing Altin Rraklli who was in charge from the formation in 2011 until 2016.