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and is controlled by the Football Association of Albania. The under-20 squad is often cited as a feeder squad to the under-21 squad. Most of the player picked for this team are U-21 internationals already. Because there is no under-20 competition at

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level, Albania's under-20 side has generally only competed when it has qualified for the

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, which is held every 2 years. Qualification for this competition is achieved in view of performance at the preceding summer's

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have never played a game with the U-20 squad and the team was only formed after an invitation to play in

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. Then Albania under-20 participated in the next tournament

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in Mersin,

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. In 2017 the

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decided to "reborn" the under-20 side by assigning a

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against Georgia under-20 side on 14 November 2017 at David Petriashvili Stadium in

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History

2009 Mediterranean Games

Group D

Squad

The following players were called up and participated in the 2009 Mediterranean Games football tournament, which began on 25 June in

. ''COACH:'' Artan Bushati

2013 Mediterranean Games

Preliminary round - Group A

Classification stage - 5–8 matches

Classification stage - 7th place match

Players

Current squad

* The following players were called up for the friendly match. * Match date: 12 June 2021 * Opposition:

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for Albania U20 squad within the past 12 months. ;Notes *^INJ Withdrew due to injury *^PRE Preliminary squad / standby *^RET Retired from international football *^SUS Suspended from national team

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff:Kombëtarja U-21 (Albania national under-21 team)

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Tournament history

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Mediterranean Games - Football

References

External links

FIFA U-20 World Cup website

Official FA Albania site
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