Albania have qualified twice for the UEFA European Championship — in 2016 and 2024. On both occasions, they directly qualified after securing a top two spot in their qualifying group. Euro 2016 was the side's first ever appearance at a major tournament finals.[1] In both appearances so far, they failed to progress past the group stage. They also had an historical qualification attempt during the 1964 European Nations' Cup reaching their the round of 16 the reason being Albania got past the both leg's against Greece, for political reasons forfeited their two matches. In the Round of 16 Albania came on short against Denmark despite their second leg win At the end Albania ranked 9th in Europe.[2] [3] [4]
See main article: UEFA Euro 2016.
See main article: UEFA Euro 2016 Group A.
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See main article: UEFA Euro 2024.
See main article: UEFA Euro 2024 Group B.
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| UEFA European Championship record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 1960 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 1964 | Did not qualify | 1964 | Round of 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 1968 | 1968 | 3rd | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 1972 | 1972 | 4th | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1976 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1980 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984 | Did not qualify | 1984 | 5th | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988 | 1988 | 4th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 1992 | 1992 | 5th | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 6th | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | 2000 | 5th | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | 2004 | 4th | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 2008 | 2008 | 5th | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
  2012 | 2012 | 5th | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Group stage | 18th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Squad | 2016 | 2nd | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Did not qualify | 2020 | 4th | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Group stage | 21st | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Squad | 2024 | 1st | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
  2028 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 2032 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | Best: Group stage | 2/17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | Total | 14/17 | 111 | 26 | 26 | 59 | 100 | 177 | ||||||||||||||||
| Albania's European Championship record | |
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| First match | 0–1 (Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens, France; 11 June 2016) |
| Biggest win | 0–1 (Parc Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon, France; 19 June 2016) |
| Biggest defeat | 2–0 (Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France; 15 June 2016) |
| Best result | Group stage (2016, 2024) |
| Worst result | |