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{{Infobox National football team | |
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Name = Kosovo | |
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Badge = Kosovo FA.gif | |
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Nickname = Kuqezinjët<br> (''Red and Blacks'') | |
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Association = [[Football Federation of Kosovo]] | |
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Coach = [[Edmond Rugova]] | |
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FIFA Trigramme = (not affiliated) | |
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First game = {{flagicon|Albania}} [[Albania national football team|Albania]] 3 - 1 Kosovo {{flagicon|Kosovo}}<br /> ([[Tirana]], [[Albania]]; [[14 February]], [[1993]]) | |
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Largest win = {{flagicon|Kosovo}} Kosovo 7 - 1 [[Monaco national football team|Monaco]] {{flagicon|Monaco}}<br /> ([[Cap d'Ail]], [[France]]; [[April 22]], [[2006]]) | |
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Largest loss = {{flagicon|Albania}} [[Albania national football team|Albania]] 3 - 1 Kosovo {{flagicon|Kosovo}}<br /> ([[Tirana]], [[Albania]]; [[14 February]], [[1993]]) | |
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Regional name = [[European Football Championship|European Championship]] | |
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The '''Kosovo national football team''' represents [[Kosovo]] in international men's [[Football (soccer)|football]]. Controlled by the [[Football Federation of Kosovo]]<ref>[http://www.ffk-kosova.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=19&Itemid=39 Kosovo national team info by FFK]</ref>, the governing body for football in Kosovo, they are unranked in the [[FIFA World Rankings]] as the Football Federation of Kosovo is not yet a member of [[FIFA]] nor [[UEFA]]. |
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The Kosovo national football team was formed following the break-up of the former [[Yugoslavia]], and has played a number of [[Friendly match|friendly]] matches. Most of these friendly matches were played against football clubs, although a number were played against national teams of other countries. The team is currently coached by [[Edmond Rugova]]<ref>[http://www.albaniasoccer.com/al/index.php?id=1937 Edmond Rugova named coach of Kosovo national football team (AlbaniaSoccer)]</ref>, who took charge in September 2006. |
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The Kosovo team wears red and black shirt colours, similar to the [[Albania national football team]] shirts, but with different designs. Pending the final status of Kosovo sometime in 2007, the national flag, uniforms, and colours are yet to be decided. |
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Players like [[Lorik Cana]], [[Arjan Beqaj]], [[Armend Dallku]], [[Debatik Curri]], [[Besart Berisha]], [[Besnik Hasi]]<ref>[http://www.futbolli.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3343 Besnik Hasi to lead the Kosovo national football team against Saudi Arabia (Futbolli.com)]</ref>, [[Mehmet Dragusha]] and others who have played for the Albania national football team might be eligible to play for the Kosovo team if they choose to do so and if there is an agreement between the Football Federation of Kosovo, the [[Football Association of Albania]] and UEFA. |
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==Match Record== |
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Kosovo has played a number of international matches. The last international match was a 1-0 win over [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]]<ref>[http://www.futbolli.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3359 Kosovo 1:0 Saudi Arabia (Futbolli.com)]</ref>, played in [[Ankara]], [[Turkey]], on June 15, 2007. It was the first time that Kosovo played a team that has taken part in the [[FIFA World Cup]] and the winning goal was scored by [[Kristian Nushi]] from the penalty spot on the 84th minute. The biggest win for Kosovo is the 7-1 defeat of [[Monaco national football team|Monaco]]<ref>[http://www.albaniasoccer.com/en/index.php?id=337 Kosovo defeated Monaco by a score of 7-1 (AlbaniaSoccer)]</ref>, who hosted the event on April 24, 2006. The team that played against Monaco was led by the former Kosovo national team coach, Muharrem Sahiti, who after the match stated that: "I am very pleased with the team's performance even though we had predicted a stronger opponent. However, I want to emphasize that our players have been fantastic. The fact that we do not play many international matches may have inspired the players to give it their all this time"<ref>{{cite web | author=AlbaniaSoccer | title=Salihi's statement after the Monaco friendly | year=2006 | url=http://www.albaniasoccer.com/en/index.php?id=337}}</ref>. |
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Previously, Kosovo played two matches against [[Albania national football team|Albania]] and lost in both of them: 0-1 at home, and 3-1 away. In two other matches the Kosovo national football team played against Turkey, winning one and losing one: the first match was won by Kosovo 3-0 while the second was a 2-1 defeat, with both matches played in same stadium, but on different dates. The games against Turkey were, however, played with a team consisting of 34-35 year-old seniors. Turkey and [[Albania national football team|Albania]] on the first match played with their B teams. |
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In 2005 they partecipated to the [[KTFF 50th Anniversary Cup]] in Northern Cyprus, finishing second on three. They lost 1-0 against the host and won 4-1 against Sàpmi. |
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|Jun 15 2007||[[Turkey]]|| {{flagicon|UN}} Kosovo ||{{fb|Saudi Arabia}}|| 1 - 0 |
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|Nov 28 2006||[[Kosovo]]|| {{flagicon|UN}} Kosovo ||Albanians in Macedonia|| 4 - 1 |
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|Apr 22 2006||[[France]]|| {{flagicon|UN}} Kosovo ||{{fb|Monaco}}|| 7 - 1 |
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|Nov 3 2005||[[Northern Cyprus]]|| {{flagicon|UN}} Kosovo ||{{fb|Sápmi}}|| 4 - 1 |
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|Nov 2 2005||[[Northern Cyprus]]|| {{flagicon|UN}} Kosovo ||{{fb|TRNC}}|| 0 - 1 |
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|Sep 6 2002||[[Kosovo]]|| {{flagicon|UN}} Kosovo ||{{fb|Albania}}|| 0 - 1 |
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|Feb 14 1993||[[Albania]]|| {{flagicon|UN}} Kosovo ||{{fb|Albania}}|| 1 - 3 |
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==Sources== |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.ffk-kosova.com/eng/ Football Federation of Kosovo] Official website |
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*[http://roonba.50webs.com/kosova.htm International results from Roon Ba] |
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*[http://kosovareport.blogspot.com/2006/02/fifa-receives-kosovo-football.html FIFA receives Kosovo football delegation] KosovaReport 21 February 2006 |
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{{International football}} |
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{{UEFA teams}} |
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{{Non-FIFA teams}} |
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[[Category:European national and official selection-teams not affiliated to FIFA]] |
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[[Category:Football in Kosovo]] |
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[[Category:Sport in Kosovo]] |
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[[de:Kosovarische Fußballauswahl]] |
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[[fr:Équipe du Kosovo de football]] |
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[[ja:サッカーコソボ代表]] |
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Revision as of 16:21, 31 January 2008
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