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Play and Rebuild Together Tournament
Turneu "Luajmë dhe Rindërtojmë së Bashku"
Tournament details
CountryAlbania
Venue(s)Arena Kombëtare
Date10 January 2020 (2020-01-10)
Teams4
Final positions
ChampionsItaly Italy (veterans)
Runner-upGreece Greece (veterans)
Semifinalists
  • Albania Albania (veterans)
  • Turkey Turkey (veterans)
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored4 (1.33 per match)
Attendance6,100 (2,033 per match)

The Play and Rebuild Together Tournament (Albanian: Turneu "Luajmë dhe Rindërtojmë së Bashku") was a charity international football tournament contested by the men's national veterans' teams. It took place in Albania on 10 January 2020 and the profits gathered from these meetings went to those affected by 2019 Albania earthquake.

Squads

The four men's national veterans' teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of over 11 players, including one or two goalkeepers.

Albania (veterans)

Albania Albania (veterans)

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Albania ALB Foto Strakosha
4 DF Albania ALB Armend Dallku
6 MF Kosovo KOS Besnik Hasi
7 MF Albania ALB Edvin Murati
8 FW Albania ALB Alban Bushi
9 DF Albania ALB Ervin Bulku
10 FW Albania ALB Altin Rraklli
11 DF Albania ALB Adrian Aliaj
12 GK Albania ALB Arjan Beqaj
13 MF Albania ALB Ervin Skela
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Albania ALB Altin Lala
15 MF Albania ALB Redi Jupi
16 MF North Macedonia MKD Artim Shaqiri
17 FW Albania ALB Igli Tare
18 MF Albania ALB Klodian Duro
21 MF North Macedonia MKD Nderim Nexhipi
22 FW Albania ALB Erjon Bogdani
24 DF Albania ALB Debatik Curri
28 DF Albania ALB Nevil Dede

Greece (veterans)

Greece Greece (veterans)
  • Coach: Greece Charalampos Zelenitsas
  • Reference:

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Greece GRE Fanis Katergiannakis
— GK Greece GRE Georgios Bantis
— DF Greece GRE Ilias Kotsios
— DF Greece GRE Leonidas Vokolos
— DF Greece GRE Nikos Goulis
— DF Greece GRE Stratos Apostolakis
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Greece GRE Giannis Skopelitis
— MF Greece GRE Giorgos Karagounis
— MF Germany GER Kostas Ipirotis
— MF Greece GRE Kostas Kiassos
— FW Greece GRE Dimitris Papadopoulos
— FW Greece GRE Theofanis Gekas

Italy (veterans)

Italy Italy (veterans)

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Italy ITA Antonio Chimenti
2 DF Italy ITA Cristian Zaccardo
3 DF Italy ITA Max Tonetto
4 MF Italy ITA Luigi Di Biagio
5 DF Italy ITA Francesco Colonnese
6 MF Italy ITA Dario Marcolin
7 FW Italy ITA Mauro Esposito
8 MF Italy ITA Giampiero Maini
No. Pos. Nation Player
9 FW Italy ITA Massimo Agostini
10 FW Italy ITA Benito Carbone
11 MF Italy ITA Massimo Bonanni
14 DF Italy ITA Gabriele Grossi
17 MF Italy ITA Damiano Tommasi
19 DF Italy ITA Massimo Paganin
20 MF Italy ITA Simone Perrotta

Turkey (veterans)

Turkey Turkey (veterans)

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Turkey TUR Serdar Kulbilge
— DF Turkey TUR Bülent Korkmaz
— DF Turkey TUR Emre Aşık
— DF Turkey TUR Faruk Atalay
— DF Turkey TUR Omer Bulut
— MF Turkey TUR Cihan Haspolatlı
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Turkey TUR Mehmet Aurélio
— MF Turkey TUR Tuncay Şanlı
— MF Turkey TUR Volkan Arslan
— FW Turkey TUR Hasan Kabze
— FW Turkey TUR Mehmet Yılmaz
— FW Turkey TUR Ümit Karan

Results

Albania (veterans) Albania v Italy Italy (veterans)
10 January 2020 (2020-01-10) First semi-final Albania (veterans) Albania 1–1
(2–3 p)		 Italy Italy (veterans) Tirana, Albania
18:10 Bogdani 34' Report Esposito 10' Stadium: Arena Kombëtare
Referee: Mario Shabanaj (Albania)
Penalties
Greece (veterans) Greece v Turkey Turkey (veterans)
10 January 2020 (2020-01-10) Second semi-final Greece (veterans) Greece 1–0 Turkey Turkey (veterans) Tirana, Albania
19:00 Karagounis 32' (pen.) Report Stadium: Arena Kombëtare
Italy (veterans) Italy v Greece Greece (veterans)
10 January 2020 (2020-01-10) Final Italy (veterans) Italy 1–0 Greece Greece (veterans) Tirana, Albania
19:35 Kotsios 23' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Arena Kombëtare
Referee: Emanuela Rusta (Albania)

Goalscorers

Rank Player Goals scored
1 Albania Erjon Bogdani 1
Greece Giorgos Karagounis
Greece Ilias Kotsios (own goal)
Italy Mauro Esposito
By penalty shoot-out
1 Albania Adrian Aliaj 1
Italy Benito Carbone
Italy Dario Marcolin
Albania Ervin Skela
Italy Massimo Bonanni

References

  1. "Futbolli më shumë se një lojë! Legjendat e Shqipërisë, Greqisë, Italisë dhe Turqisë bashkë zemrat për tërmetin" [More than a game of football! Legends of Albania, Greece, Italy and Turkey together hearts for earthquake] (in Albanian). Albanian Football Association. 10 January 2020.
  2. "Luajmë dhe rindërtojmë sëbashku! Yjet e Shqipërisë, Italisë, Greqisë dhe Turqisë më 10 janar në Air Albania Stadium në mbështetje të familjeve të prekura nga tërmeti" [Play and rebuild together! Stars of Albania, Italy, Greece and Turkey on January 10 at Air Albania Stadium in support of earthquake affected families] (in Albanian). Albanian Football Association. 29 December 2019.
  3. ""Luajmë dhe rindërtojmë së bashku", zbulohet lista e Shqipërisë" ["Play and rebuild together", the list of Albania is revealed] (in Albanian). SuperSport Albania. 5 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Turneu i bamirësisë/Shqipëria nuk ia del, Italia shkon në finale pas triumfit me penallti (VIDEO)" [Charity tournament/Albania fails, Italy goes to finals after penalties (VIDEO)] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 10 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Formacionet" [Line-ups] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 10 January 2020.
  6. "Δίπλα στους πληγέντες του σεισμού στην Αλβανία ο ΠΣΑΠ" [PSAP next to the victims of the earthquake in Albania]. A-Sports.gr (in Greek). 14 January 2020.
  7. "Türkiye dönüşüme örnek olacak" [Turkey will set an example for transformation] (in Turkish). Milliyet. 12 January 2020.
Friendly association football tournaments in 2020
 « 2019 2021 » 
Play and Rebuild Together TournamentAlbania Tirana (10 January)
Florida CupUnited States Orlando (15–18 January)
Federation Cup Moldova (15 February − 7 March)
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