Albania
Albania have never won a FIFA World Cup or UEFA European Championship.
Europe (UEFA) · No major trophy yet
Still waiting for a first title
Albania have never won a FIFA World Cup or UEFA European Championship.
Europe (UEFA) · No major trophy yet
Albania are one of 160 national teams who have never won a FIFA World Cup or their confederation's continental championship — the same two-tier standard tracked for every team on this site. Albania's first major finals appearance came at Euro 2016, where a 1-0 victory over Romania gave them their first finals win. They returned at Euro 2024 after winning their qualifying group, but again exited in the group stage. They have not reached a World Cup finals; Poland ended their 2026 qualifying campaign in the play-off semifinal.
| Confederation | Europe (UEFA) |
|---|---|
| Continental title tracked | UEFA European Championship |
| Best documented result | Albania's first major finals appearance came at Euro 2016, where a 1-0 victory over Romania gave them their first finals win. They returned at Euro 2024 after winning their qualifying group, but again exited in the group stage. They have not reached a World Cup finals; Poland ended their 2026 qualifying campaign in the play-off semifinal. |
To join the 51 nations already tracked here, Albania would need to win either the FIFA World Cup or the UEFA European Championship — the top continental honor in the Europe (UEFA) region. Both remain fully open: there's no ranking or seeding that rules a team out permanently, only qualification and results on the pitch.
The current chapter is the Nations League: Albania have nine points from four Group C1 games. Albania Now covers Asllani, Maran, the latest results and the November fixtures.
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No. Albania have never won a FIFA World Cup or the UEFA European Championship. Albania's first major finals appearance came at Euro 2016, where a 1-0 victory over Romania gave them their first finals win. They returned at Euro 2024 after winning their qualifying group, but again exited in the group stage. They have not reached a World Cup finals; Poland ended their 2026 qualifying campaign in the play-off semifinal.
Albania's first major finals appearance came at Euro 2016, where a 1-0 victory over Romania gave them their first finals win. They returned at Euro 2024 after winning their qualifying group, but again exited in the group stage. They have not reached a World Cup finals; Poland ended their 2026 qualifying campaign in the play-off semifinal.
The FIFA World Cup and the UEFA European Championship are the two competitions tracked on this site — both remain open to Albania.
Albania competes in Europe (UEFA). Its main continental championship is the UEFA European Championship.
We track the FIFA World Cup and each team's top senior men's continental championship. Regional, youth and club competitions are not included in this main ranking.
Trophy dates are checked against official competition information and the relevant football confederation.
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