EUROPEAN QUALIFIERS - 2014/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Stadion FK Partizan - Belgrade Tuesday 14 October 2014 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Serbia Group I - Matchday -10 Last updated 12/07/2021 17:08CET

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Previous meetings 2 Match background 3 Squad list 4 Head coach 6 Match officials 7 Competition facts 8 Match-by-match lineups 9 Team facts 10 Legend 12

1 Serbia - Albania Tuesday 14 October 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion FK Partizan, Belgrade

Previous meetings Head to Head 1968 UEFA European Championship Stage Date Match Result Venue Goalscorers reached Sprečo 44, Osim 48, 12/11/1967 PR (GS) Yugoslavia - Albania 4-0 Belgrade 82, Lazarević 56 14/05/1967 PR (GS) Albania - Yugoslavia 0-2 Zambata 22, 56

Final Qualifying Total tournament

Home Away Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L Pld W D L GF GA EURO Serbia 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 - - - - 2 2 0 0 6 0 Albania 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 - - - - 2 0 0 2 0 6 FIFA* Serbia ------Albania ------Friendlies Serbia ------3 2 1 0 7 4 Albania ------3 0 1 2 4 7 Total Serbia 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 - - - - 5 4 1 0 13 4 Albania 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 - - - - 5 0 1 4 4 13 * FIFA World Cup/FIFA Confederations Cup

2 Serbia - Albania Tuesday 14 October 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion FK Partizan, Belgrade Match background

Serbia meet Albania for the first time as an independent nation in UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying Group I, though the results of meetings in the days of the former Yugoslavia may prove encouraging for the home side. Match background • Serbia are meeting Albania at senior level for the first time since independence, though Yugoslavia twice beat Albania in 1968 UEFA European Championship qualifying. • Those sides met in preliminary round Group 4. Rajko Mitić's Yugoslavia were 2-0 winners in Tirana on 15 May 1967 and then beat Loro Boriçi's Albania 4-0 in Belgrade on 12 November the same year. They went on to reach the final, where they lost to Italy in a replay – 3-1 in Rome following a 1-1 draw in the Italian capital two days earlier. • Albanian and Serbian clubs have met in four UEFA club competition matches. Both nations' clubs have identical records (W1 D2 L1), though the Albanian club was victorious in both ties: KS Flamurtari beat FK Partizan 3-2 on aggregate in the 1987/88 UEFA Cup first round, while away goals proved to be the difference as KS Besa got the better of FK Bežanija in the 2007/08 UEFA Cup. • The most recent encounter between Serbian and Albanian sides came on 24 March 2012, when Serbia beat Albania 3-0 in a UEFA European Under-17 Championship elite round match in Vienna, Austria.

3 Serbia - Albania Tuesday 14 October 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion FK Partizan, Belgrade Squad list

Serbia Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - Vladimir Stojković 28/07/1983 31 M. Haifa - 1 0 0 0 55 - - Željko Brkić 09/07/1986 28 Udinese - 0 0 0 0 10 - Crvena - Predrag Rajković 31/10/1995 18 - 0 0 0 0 1 - zvezda Defenders - Duško Tošić 19/01/1985 29 Gençlerbirliği - 0 0 0 0 12 1 - Branislav Ivanović 22/02/1984 30 Chelsea - 1 0 0 0 72 8 - Nenad Tomović 30/08/1987 27 Fiorentina - 0 0 0 0 15 - - Aleksandar Kolarov 10/11/1985 28 Man. City - 1 0 0 0 48 5 - Matija Nastasić 28/03/1993 21 Man. City - 1 0 0 0 14 - - Nikola Maksimović 25/11/1991 22 Torino - 0 0 0 0 4 - - Stefan Mitrović 22/05/1990 24 Freiburg - 1 0 0 0 3 - Midfielders - Zdravko Kuzmanović 22/09/1987 27 Internazionale - 1 0 0 0 47 6 CSKA - Zoran Tošić 28/04/1987 27 - 1 1 0 0 58 9 Moskva Eintracht - Aleksandar Ignjovski 27/01/1991 23 - 0 0 0 0 6 - Frankfurt - Nemanja Gudelj 16/11/1991 22 AZ - 1 0 0 0 4 - Genclerbirligi - Radosav Petrović 08/03/1989 25 - 0 0 0 0 39 1 Spor - Nemanja Matić 01/08/1988 26 Chelsea - 1 0 0 0 13 - - Miloš Jojić 19/03/1992 22 Dortmund - 0 0 0 0 3 1 - Lazar Marković 02/03/1994 20 Liverpool - 1 0 0 0 14 2 Forwards - Danko Lazović 17/05/1983 31 Partizan - 1 0 0 0 44 11 - Dušan Tadić 20/11/1988 25 Southampton - 1 0 0 0 26 6 - Filip Djordjević 28/09/1987 27 Lazio - 1 0 0 0 13 4 - Filip Djuričić 30/01/1992 22 Mainz - 0 0 0 0 15 4 - Aleksandar Mitrović 16/09/1994 20 Anderlecht - 1 0 0 0 7 1 Coach - Dick Advocaat 27/09/1947 67 - 1 0 0 0 1 -

4 Serbia - Albania Tuesday 14 October 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion FK Partizan, Belgrade

Albania Current season Overall Qual. FT Team No. Player DoB Age Club D Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers - 25/09/1977 37 Skënderbeu - 0 0 0 0 5 - - 23/11/1987 26 Partizan - 0 0 0 0 - - - 10/03/1989 25 Lazio - 2 0 0 0 20 - Defenders - 11/10/1982 32 Qarabağ - 2 0 0 0 44 2 - 12/02/1986 28 Giannina - 2 0 0 0 49 - - Debatik Çurri 28/12/1983 30 Tirana - 1 0 0 0 44 1 - Mërgim Mavraj 09/06/1986 28 Köln - 2 0 0 0 19 1 - 20/02/1994 20 Empoli - 2 0 0 0 9 - Midfielders - 27/07/1983 31 Lazio - 2 0 0 0 78 1 - Emilian Vila 12/03/1988 26 Partizani - 0 0 0 0 26 3 - 28/03/1991 23 Basel - 2 0 0 0 2 - - 27/03/1990 24 Grasshoppers - 2 0 0 0 9 - - 16/01/1984 30 Zürich - 2 0 0 0 6 - - 05/08/1989 25 St Gallen - 2 1 0 0 5 1 - Ergys Kaçe 08/07/1993 21 PAOK - 1 0 0 0 11 - - Alban Meha 26/04/1986 28 Paderborn - 0 0 0 0 6 2 - Herolind Shala 01/02/1992 22 Odd - 0 0 0 0 - - Forwards - Edmond Kapllani 31/07/1982 32 FSV Frankfurt - 0 0 0 0 41 6 - 19/01/1984 30 Hapoel Acre - 0 0 0 0 48 11 - 11/01/1991 23 Slavia Praha - 2 1 0 0 6 1 - 27/07/1990 24 Split - 2 0 0 0 6 - - 03/12/1991 22 Litex - 0 0 0 0 6 1 1860 - 20/11/1987 26 - 1 0 0 0 13 3 München Coach - Giovanni de Biasi 16/06/1956 58 - 2 0 0 0 25 -

5 Serbia - Albania Tuesday 14 October 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion FK Partizan, Belgrade Head coach Dick Advocaat Date of birth: 27 September 1947 Nationality: Dutch Playing career: ADO Den Haag (twice), Roda JC, VVV Venlo, Chicago Sting, Sparta Rotterdam, K. Berchem Sport, FC Utrecht Coaching career: DSVP, HFC Haarlem, FC Dordrecht, Netherlands (twice), PSV Eindhoven, Rangers FC, VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach, United Arab Emirates, South Korea, FC Zenit St Petersburg, AZ Alkmaar (twice), Belgium, Russia, Serbia • A combative midfielder, Advocaat's playing career lasted 18 years and included three seasons in the North American Soccer League with Chicago Sting. • Twice served as assistant coach to Rinus Michels with the Dutch national team, where he earned the nickname Little General. Then took charge himself and led the Oranje to the 1994 FIFA World Cup quarter-finals in the United States. • Won the Dutch Cup and Eredivisie with PSV (1995-98) before moving to Scotland and picking up domestic treble in the first of four seasons with Rangers. He then opted for a second spell with the Netherlands and led team to UEFA EURO 2004 semi-finals. Two years later he was in charge of South Korea at the World Cup finals. • Returned to club football with Zenit, winning the Russian title in 2007 and the UEFA Cup – where he defeated former club Rangers – and UEFA Super Cup a year later. Left in August 2009, becoming Belgium coach two months later before agreeing to coach AZ Alkmaar for the rest of the season. • Took charge of Russia in May 2010, clinching a place at UEFA EURO 2012 with a 6-0 defeat of Andorra on the last day of qualifying. In April 2012 he announced his decision to depart after that summer's finals and subsequently agreed a return to PSV. Returned to Alkmaar in October 2013 on a a short-term basis until the season's end and in July 2014 was confirmed as Serbia coach. Date of birth: 16 June 1956 Nationality: Italian Playing career: Treviso FC, FC Internazionale Milano, AC Reggiana 1919, Pescara Calcio, Brescia Calcio, US Città di Palermo, Vicenza Calcio, Bassano Virtus 55 ST Coaching career: FC Pro Vasto, Carpi FC 1909, Cosenza Calcio, SPAL 1907, Modena FC, Brescia Calcio, Torino FC (three times), Levante UD, Udinese Calcio, Albania • Served apprenticeship as an academy coach and on the lower rungs of the Italian football ladder before making his name overseeing back-to-back promotions at Modena – guiding them from the third division to in 2002. It ended a 38-year absence from the top flight. • Helped Modena survive first season among the elite before moving to Brescia, where he stayed two years before embarking on a tumultuous spell at Torino in 2005. • Arrived with Torino picking up the pieces after bankruptcy and exceeded expectations by steering them back to Serie A in his first campaign, only to be replaced by Alberto Zaccheroni three days before the start of the next term. He was reappointed within seven months, leading the Granata to safety. • Spent 2007/08 at Levante, winning plaudits despite relegation, then returned for a third stint at Torino with five games of the season remaining and saved them from relegation again. Sacked that December, he had a two-month reign at Udinese in 2009/10 before finding more constancy as Albania boss. • A one-time midfielder with a handful of top-flight playing campaigns under his belt, De Biasi was installed in December 2011 as successor to Josip Kuže. He signed a new deal running until the end of UEFA EURO 2016 qualifying in November 2013.

6 Serbia - Albania Tuesday 14 October 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion FK Partizan, Belgrade Match officials

Referee Martin Atkinson (ENG) Assistant referees Michael Mullarkey (ENG) , Stephen Child (ENG) Additional assistant referees Anthony Taylor (ENG) , Craig Pawson (ENG) Fourth official Peter Kirkup (ENG) UEFA Delegate Harry M. Been (NED) UEFA Referee observer Lutz Michael Fröhlich (GER)

Referee UEFA EURO Name Date of birth UEFA matches matches Martin Atkinson 31/03/1971 5 64

Martin Atkinson Referee since: 1986 First division: 2004 FIFA badge: 2006

Tournaments: N/A

Finals N/A

UEFA European Championship matches featuring the two countries involved in this match No such matches refereed Other matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Stage Date Competition Home Away Result Venue reached 18/07/2007 UCL 1QR NK Domžale KF Tirana 1-0 Domzale

7 Serbia - Albania Tuesday 14 October 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion FK Partizan, Belgrade Competition facts

8 Serbia - Albania Tuesday 14 October 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion FK Partizan, Belgrade Match-by-match lineups Serbia

European Qualifiers Matchday 2 (11/10/2014) Armenia 1-1 Serbia Goals: 1-0 Arzumanyan 73, 1-1 Z. Tošić 89 Serbia: Stojković, Nastasić, Ivanović, Z. Tošić, Gudelj (74 A. Mitrović), F. Djordjević (69 Lazović), Tadić, Kolarov, S. Mitrović, Matić, L. Marković (26 Kuzmanović) Matchday 3 (14/10/2014) Serbia-Albania Matchday 4 (14/11/2014) Serbia-Denmark Matchday 5 (29/03/2015) Portugal-Serbia Matchday 6 (13/06/2015) Denmark-Serbia Matchday 7 (04/09/2015) Serbia-Armenia Matchday 9 (08/10/2015) Albania-Serbia Matchday 10 (11/10/2015) Serbia-Portugal Albania

European Qualifiers Matchday 1 (07/09/2014) Portugal 0-1 Albania Goals: 0-1 Balaj 52 Albania: Berisha, Lenjani (75 Lila), Hysaj, Cana, Agolli, Kukeli (66 Kaçe), Xhaka, Mavraj, Balaj (82 Cikalleshi), Roshi, Abrashi Matchday 2 (11/10/2014) Albania 1-1 Denmark Goals: 1-0 Lenjani 38, 1-1 Vibe 81 Albania: Berisha, Lila (87 Çurri), Lenjani, Hysaj, Cana, Agolli, Kukeli, Xhaka (82 Rama), Mavraj, Balaj (69 Cikalleshi), Abrashi Matchday 3 (14/10/2014) Serbia-Albania Matchday 5 (29/03/2015) Albania-Armenia Matchday 7 (04/09/2015) Denmark-Albania Matchday 8 (07/09/2015) Albania-Portugal Matchday 9 (08/10/2015) Albania-Serbia Matchday 10 (11/10/2015) Armenia-Albania

9 Serbia - Albania Tuesday 14 October 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion FK Partizan, Belgrade Team facts

UEFA European Championship records: Serbia History 2012 – did not qualify 2008 – did not qualify 2004 – did not qualify (as Serbia and Montenegro) 2000 – quarter-finals (as Yugoslavia) 1996 – did not participate (as Yugoslavia) 1992 – qualified, unable to compete (as Yugoslavia) 1988 – did not qualify (as Yugoslavia) 1984 – group stage (as Yugoslavia) 1980 – did not qualify (as Yugoslavia) 1976 – fourth place (as Yugoslavia) 1972 – did not qualify (as Yugoslavia) 1968 – runners-up (as Yugoslavia) 1964 – did not qualify (as Yugoslavia) 1960 – runners-up (as Yugoslavia) Final tournament win 0-1: Norway v Yugoslavia, 18/06/00 1-0: Yugoslavia v England, 05/06/68 4-5: France v Yugoslavia, 06/07/60 Final tournament loss 6-1: Netherlands v Yugoslavia, 25/06/00 5-0: Denmark v Yugoslavia, 16/06/84 Qualifying win 7-0: Yugoslavia v Faroe Islands, 16/05/91 Qualifying loss 1-4: Yugoslavia v England, 11/11/87 3-0: three times, most recently Italy v Serbia, 12/10/10 Final tournament appearances 7: Dragan Stojković 5: Dragan Džajić 4: 8 players Final tournament goals 5: Savo Milošević 4: Dragan Džajić 2: Milan Galić 2: Dražan Jerković Overall appearances 32: Dejan Stanković 21: Dragan Džajić 20: Savo Milošević 19: Predrag Mijatović Overall goals 10: Darko Pancev 10: Savo Milošević 10: Nikola Žigić 9: Zlatko Vujović 8: Dragan Džajić

UEFA European Championship records: Albania History 2012 – did not qualify 2008 – did not qualify 2004 – did not qualify

10 Serbia - Albania Tuesday 14 October 2014 - 20.45CET (20.45 local time) Match press kit Stadion FK Partizan, Belgrade

2000 – did not qualify 1996 – did not qualify 1992 – did not qualify 1988 – did not qualify 1984 – did not qualify 1980 – did not qualify 1976 – did not qualify 1972 – did not qualify 1968 – did not qualify 1964 – did not qualify 1960 – did not participate Qualifying win 3-0: five times, most recently Luxembourg v Albania, 06/06/07 Qualifying defeat 9-0: Spain v Albania, 19/12/90 Overall appearances 29: Fotaq Strakosha 29: Altin Lala 25: 25: Klodia Duro 23: Alban Bushi 23: Altin Rraklli Overall goals 5: Edmond Kapllani 4: Sokol Kushta 4: Alban Bushi 4: Altin Rraklli 4: 4: Igli Tare

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:: Previous meetings

Goals for/against: Goal totals include the outcome of disciplinary decisions (e.g. match forfeits when a 3-0 result is determined). Goals totals do not include goals scored during a penalty shoot-out after a tie ended in a draw

:: Squad list

Qual.: Total European Qualifiers appearances/goals for UEFA EURO 2020 only. FT: Total UEFA EURO 2020 appearances/goals in final tournament only. Overall: Total international appearances/goals. DoB: Date of birth Age: Based on the date press kit was last updated D: Disciplinary (*: misses next match if booked, S: suspended)

:: Team facts

EURO finals: The UEFA European Championship was a four-team event in 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 (when the preliminary round and quarter-finals were considered part of qualifying).

From 1980 it was expanded to an eight-team finals and remained in that format in 1984, 1988 and 1992 until 1996, when the 16-team format was adopted. UEFA EURO 2016 was the first tournament to be played as a 24-team finals.

Records of inactive countries A number of UEFA associations have been affected by dissolution or splits of member associations. For statistical purposes, the records of these inactive countries have been allocated elsewhere: therefore, all Soviet Union matches are awarded to Russia; all West – but not East Germany – matches are awarded to Germany; all Yugoslavia and Serbia & Montenegro matches are awarded to Serbia; all Czechoslovakia matches are allocated to both the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Abandoned/forfeited matches For statisical purposes, when a match has been started and then abandoned but later forfeited, the result on the pitch at the time of abandonment is counted. Matches that never started and were either cancelled or forfeited are not included in the overall statistics. Competitions Other abbreviations (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties No.: Number og: Own goal ag: Match decided on away goals P: Penalty agg: Aggregate Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition Pts: Points D: Drawn R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth Res.: Result ET: Extra Time sg: Match decided by silver goal GA: Goals against t: Match decided by toss of a coin GF: Goals for W: Won gg: Match decided by golden goal Y: Booked L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow cards) Nat.: Nationality N/A: Not applicable Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.

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