Kosovar national soccer team

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Kosovo
Kosova
Nickname (s) "Dardanët"
(Dardanen)
"Kaltër e Bardhët"
(The blue and white)
Association Federata e Futbollit e Kosovës
confederacy UEFA
Technical sponsor SwitzerlandSwitzerland 14fourteen (since 2018)
Head coach SwitzerlandSwitzerland Bernard Challandes (since 2018)
Assistant coach KosovoKosovo Muharrem Sahiti
captain Samir Ujkani
Record scorer Vedat Muriqi (8)
Record player Amir Rrahmani (27)
Home stadium Fadil Vokrri Stadium , Pristina
FIFA code KOS (note) 
FIFA rank 115th (1174 points)
(as of July 16, 2020)
First jersey
Second jersey
Third jersey
Balance sheet
31 games
13 wins
6 draws
12 losses
statistics
First international match Kosovo 2-0 Faroe Islands ( Frankfurt am Main , Germany ; June 3, 2016 )
KosovoKosovo FaroeseFaroe Islands
Biggest win Malta 0-5 Kosovo ( Attard , Malta ; November 17, 2018 )
MaltaMalta KosovoKosovo
Biggest defeat Kosovo 6-0 Croatia ( Shkodra , Albania ; October 6, 2016 )
KosovoKosovo CroatiaCroatia
(As of November 17, 2019)

The Kosovo national football team ( Albanian  Futbollit Përfaqësuesja kosovare e , Serbian Фудбалска репрезентација Косова Fudbalska Reprezentacija Kosova ) is the national team of the Football Federation of Kosovo (FFK) and represents the Kosovo in international comparisons in football . The FFK became the 55th member of UEFA on May 3, 2016 . The admission as the 210th member of FIFA took place on May 13, 2016. Kosovo has never qualified for a world or European championship.

Participation of Kosovo in soccer world championships

Participation in Kosovo in European football championships

  • 1960 to 2004 - was part of Yugoslavia
  • 2008 to 2012 - was not a UEFA member
  • 2016 - did not participate

history

Foundation and first unofficial test matches

The team was founded after the fall of Yugoslavia and played seven unofficial test matches between 1993 and 2010. Most of the games were played with players of Kosovar Albanian origin who were otherwise eligible to play for other football associations.

On the way to becoming a UEFA and FIFA member

On May 21, 2012, the FIFA Executive Committee decided to allow Kosovar football teams to host friendly matches against other national teams. This decision met with fierce opposition from the Serbian Football Association , but also from UEFA, as it was taken without consulting them. On July 17, 2012, the FIFA Executive Committee decided to postpone the debate on the implementation of the May decision to September 2012. At that time, too, no decision was made, but in December the Executive Committee decided that Kosovar clubs and all selections, except the men's senior team, could play friendly matches against other FIFA members.

On January 13, 2014, an emergency committee of the FIFA allowed Kosovar clubs and association teams to play international friendly matches against FIFA member associations. However, the hoisting of the national flag, the national anthem and jerseys with the national badge were prohibited. The first of these permitted friendly matches against a FIFA member took place on March 5, 2014 in Mitrovica against Haiti . The game ended 0-0 in front of around 17,000 spectators at the Adem Jashari Stadium . The game has been called historic by the media.

The UEFA decided on 3 May 2016 in Budapest, Kosovo receive officially the 55th member. He was accepted as the 210th member of FIFA on May 13, 2016.

The first official international match as a FIFA member was won 2-0 against the Faroe Islands on June 3, 2016 in the Frankfurter Volksbank Stadium as part of a friendly . On July 14, 2016, the team was listed for the first time in the FIFA world rankings ; she rose to rank 190.

On September 10, 2018, Kosovo won their first competitive game in the newly renovated Fadil Vokrri Stadium in Pristina with a 2-0 win over the Faroe Islands in the 2018/19 UEFA Nations League .

Squad

position Surname society birth
date		 Calls Gates
goal
Arijanet Muric EnglandEngland Nottingham Forest 0Nov 7, 1998 8th 0
Visar Bekaj KosovoKosovo FC Prishtina May 24, 1997 2 0
Samir Ujkani ItalyItaly Torino FC 05th July 1988 26th0 0
Defense Amir Rrahmani ItalyItaly Hellas Verona Feb. 24, 1994 27 5
Mërgim Vojvoda BelgiumBelgium Standard Liege 0Feb. 1, 1995 22nd0 1
Fidan Aliti SwedenSweden Kalmar FF 0Oct 8, 1994 19th0 0
Leart Paqarada GermanyGermany SV Sandhausen 0Oct 8, 1994 19th 1
Benjamin Kololli SwitzerlandSwitzerland FC Zurich May 15, 1992 14th 3
Ibrahim Dresevic NetherlandsNetherlands SC Heerenveen Jan. 24, 1997 02 0
Arbenit Xhemajli SwitzerlandSwitzerland Neuchâtel Xamax Apr 23, 1998 1 0
midfield
Florent Hasani HungaryHungary Diósgyőri VTK 30th Mar 1997 3 1
Anel Rashkaj FinlandFinland Seinäjoen JK Aug 19, 1989 10 0
Besar Halimi GermanyGermany SV Sandhausen Dec 12, 1994 10 1
Florent Muslija GermanyGermany Hannover 96 0July 6, 1998 30 0
Herolind Shala NorwayNorway Vålerenga IF Oslo 0Feb. 1, 1992 17th0 0
Idriz Voca SwitzerlandSwitzerland FC Luzern May 15, 1997 100 0
Bersant Celina EnglandEngland Swansea City 0Sep 9 1996 18th0 2
Valon Berisha ItalyItaly Lazio Rome 0Feb. 7, 1993 18th0 3
Florent Hadergjonaj EnglandEngland Huddersfield Town July 31, 1994 50 0
attack
Milot Rashica GermanyGermany Werder Bremen June 28, 1996 24 4th
Vedat Muriqi TurkeyTurkey Fenerbahçe Istanbul Apr 24, 1994 10 2
Atdhe Nuhiu EnglandEngland Sheffield Wednesday July 29, 1989 10 1
Elbasan Rashani NorwayNorway Odds BK 0May 9, 1993 6th0 3
Edon Zhegrova SwitzerlandSwitzerland FC Basel 31 Mar 1999 15th 2
Arbër Zeneli FranceFrance Stade Reims Feb 25, 1995 18th 7th
As of January 13, 2020

Record player

(As of January 12, 2020)

Record player
Games player Period Gates
0029 Amir Rrahmani 2014 – active 05
0027 Milot Rashica 2016 – active 04th
0026th Samir Ujkani 2014 – active 00
24 Mërgim Vojvoda 2017 – active 01
23 Besar Halimi 2015 – active 01
23 Vedat Muriqi 2016 – active 08th
21st Fidan Aliti 2017 - active 00
20th Valon Berisha 2016 – active 03
20th Bersant Celina 2014 – active 02
19th Hekuran Kryeziu 2015 – active 00
19th Leart Paqarada 2014 – active 01
18th Arbër Zeneli 2016 – active 07th
Record shooters
Gates player Period Games
8th Vedat Muriqi 2016 – active 23
7th Arbër Zeneli 2016 – active 18th
5 Amir Rrahmani 2014 – active 28
4th Elba Rashani 2015 – active 12
4th Milot Rashica 2016 – active 0027
3 Valon Berisha 2016 – active 20th
3 Albert Bunjaku 2014-2016 0006th
3 Benjamin Kololli 2016 – active 16
3 Atdhe Nuhiu 2017 – active 17th
2 4 players

Source: eu-football.info

Trainer

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

(Annotation)The code for Kosovo officially issued by FIFA is KVX. However, since he was accepted as a member, KOS is officially used in the games.
  1. ↑ Incl. an unofficial game that was allowed by FIFA.
  2. ↑ The FIFA / Coca-Cola World Ranking. In: fifa.com. July 16, 2020, accessed July 21, 2020 .
  3. ↑ a b Kosovar Football Association becomes a UEFA member. In: de.uefa.org. UEFA, May 3, 2016, accessed May 22, 2016 .
  4. ↑ a b FIFA Congress moves football forward, first General Secretary appointed. In: de.fifa.com. FIFA, May 13, 2016, accessed May 22, 2016 .
  5. ^ Discussion about games against Kosovo. In: derstandard.at. Der Standard , May 24, 2012, accessed July 22, 2012 .
  6. ↑ Appointment of the chairperson of the ethics committee and adoption of the new ethics regulations. In: de.fifa.com. FIFA press release, July 17, 2012, accessed July 22, 2012 .
  7. ↑ FIFA Emergency Committee confirms friendlies with the participation of clubs and associations from Kosovo. In: de.fifa.com. FIFA press release, January 13, 2014, accessed March 3, 2014 .
  8. ↑ Kosovo in the first international match 0-0 against Haiti. In: augsburger-allgemeine.de. Augsburger Allgemeine, March 5, 2014, accessed March 5, 2014 .
  9. ↑ Kosovo in the first international match 0-0 against Haiti. In: sueddeutsche.de. Süddeutsche Zeitung, March 5, 2014, accessed on August 7, 2020 .
  10. ^ SID : Kosovo wins first official international match. In: rp-online.de. RP Digital, June 3, 2016, accessed June 4, 2016 .
  11. ↑ Historical evening: Kosovo celebrates its first competitive game victory. In: Aargauer Zeitung . September 11, 2018, accessed September 12, 2018 .
  12. ↑ a b In addition, 2 games for Albania, including one against Kosovo
  13. ↑ a b c In addition, 2 games for Albania before Kosovo was accepted into FIFA
  14. ↑ Also 20 games for Albania before Kosovo was accepted into UEFA
  15. ↑ In addition, 20 games for Norway before Kosovo was accepted into FIFA
  16. ↑ In addition, 6 games without a goal for Switzerland between 2009 and 2010
  17. ↑ Kosovar national football team ( English ) eu-football.info. Retrieved June 24, 2019.