UEFA Womens Nations League | 02/21 17:00 | 1 | Albania Women vs Ukraine Women | - | View | |
UEFA Womens Nations League | 02/25 17:00 | 2 | Czech Republic Women vs Albania Women | - | View | |
UEFA Womens Nations League | 04/04 17:00 | 3 | Albania Women vs Croatia Women | - | View | |
UEFA Womens Nations League | 04/08 17:00 | 4 | Croatia Women vs Albania Women | - | View | |
UEFA Womens Nations League | 05/30 17:00 | 5 | Ukraine Women vs Albania Women | - | View | |
UEFA Womens Nations League | 06/03 17:00 | 6 | Albania Women vs Czech Republic Women | - | View |
Total | Home | Away | |
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Matches played | 9 | 5 | 4 |
Wins | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Draws | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Losses | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Goals for | 13 | 8 | 5 |
Goals against | 22 | 9 | 13 |
Clean sheets | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Failed to score | 3 | 2 | 1 |
The Albania women's national football team (Albanian: Kombëtarja e futbollit të femrave të Shqipërisë) 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.
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.
The Albanian women's national football team was formed in 2011 and made their debut in a friendly against Macedonia FYR on 5 May 2011 at the Gjorgji Kyçyku Stadium. The match ended 1–0 with Albania's first win and midfielder Aurora Seranaj scoring the first goal for Albania. The national team ended the year with their second win against Macedonia FYR away in Struga.
On 15 May 2012, Albania faced Montenegro in Bar and won 4–2. Three days later, the Albanian team won again with a rematch against Montenegro, winning 4–3 at the Loro Boriçi Stadium in Shkodër. On 22 May, Albania encountered Macedonia FYR again, winning 2–0 with 2 goals from Suada Jashari. The national team had so far been undefeated in 5 games, with 15 goals scored, and 6 goals conceded. On 29 August, The Albania national team participated in an unofficial football tournament held in Drama. The national team drew 1–1 with Amazons Drama and lost 0–3 to Greece.