Albania men football review
1997
Games played: 7
Won: 1
Games drawn: 0
Lost: 6
Goals scored
6
Goals against
14
Season rank
116
up from
118
Games summary
| Won | Lost | Drawn | Played | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home games: | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Away games: | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
*log points are used instead of rank position since it provides a better performance overview
Albania men's performance
1997
| Competion | Won | Lost | Drawn | Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIFA WC 1998 Prel. Comp. UEFA | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| Ukraine on 29 Mar at Granada lost 0-1 (Ranked: 49) | ||||
| Germany on 2 Apr at Granada lost 2-3 (Ranked: 2) | ||||
| Portugal on 7 Jun at Porto lost 2-0 (Ranked: 30) | ||||
| Ukraine on 20 Aug at Kyiv lost 1-0 (Ranked: 49) | ||||
| Armenia on 5 Sep at Yerevan lost 3-0 (Ranked: 105) | ||||
| Northern Ireland on 10 Sep at Zurich won 1-0 (Ranked: undefined) | ||||
| Germany on 11 Oct at Hanover lost 4-3 (Ranked: 2) | ||||
Albania men vs closest rivals
1997
These rivalries are computed from log positions and does not neccessarily include traditional rivalries
*log points are used instead of rank position since it provides a better performance overview
Albania
improved to 116 from 118 at the start of the year
Faroe Islands
improved to 117 from 136 at the start of the year
Tajikistan
improved to 118 from 163 at the start of the year
Moldova
ended on 131 after starting the year on 117
Albania men historic rank
Albania men historic overview
| Country | Won | Lost | Drawn | Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Armenia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Austria | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| China | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cuba | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Denmark | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| East Germany | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| England | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Finland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| France | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Georgia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Germany | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Greece | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| Hungary | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Ireland | 1 | 7 | 2 | 10 |
| Latvia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Macedonia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Malta | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Moldova | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Netherlands | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Poland | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| Portugal | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Romania | 2 | 8 | 1 | 11 |
| Spain | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sweden | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Turkey | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Ukraine | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Wales | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| West Germany | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Yugoslavia | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |