List of international matches for the Kosovar national football team

The list below contains all international matches for the Kosovar men's national football team . Kosovo played their first unofficial international match on October 14, 1993 against Albania . Another 12 unofficial internationals were played between 2002 and 2015, before Kosovo played its first official international against the Faroe Islands on June 3, 2016 .

International match overview

Legend

Erg. = Result
n / a = after extension
i. E. = on penalties
abort = game abort
H = home game
A = away game
* = Play on a neutral place
Background color green = victory
Background color yellow = tie
Background color red = defeat

No.	date	Erg.	opponent		venue	occasion	comment
-	02/14/1993	1: 3	Albania Albania	A.	Tirana ( ALB )	Friendly match	unofficial international match
-	07.09.2002	0: 1	Albania Albania	H	Pristina	Friendly match	unofficial international match
-	11/02/2005	0: 1	Northern Cyprus Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus	A.	North Nicosia ( TRNC )	Friendly match	unofficial international match
-	03/11/2005	4: 1	Sápmi	*	North Nicosia ( TRNC )	Friendly match	unofficial international match
-	04/23/2006	7: 1	Monaco Monaco	*	Cap-d'Ail ( FRA )	Friendly match	unofficial international match
-	06/15/2007	1-0	Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia	*	Ankara ( TUR )	Friendly match	unofficial international match
-	02/17/2010	2: 3	Albania Albania	H	Pristina	Friendly match	unofficial international match
-	05.03.2014	0-0	Haiti Haiti	H	Mitrovica	Friendly match	unofficial international match
-	05/21/2014	1: 6	Turkey Turkey	H	Mitrovica	Friendly match	unofficial international match
-	05/25/2014	1: 3	Senegal Senegal	*	Geneva ( SUI )	Friendly match	unofficial international match
-	07.09.2014	1-0	Oman Oman	H	Pristina	Friendly match	unofficial international match
-	10/10/2015	2-0	Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea	H	Pristina	Friendly match	unofficial international match
-	11/13/2015	2: 2	Albania Albania	H	Pristina	Friendly match	unofficial international match
01.	06/03/2016	2-0	Faroese Faroe Islands	*	Frankfurt am Main ( GER )	Friendly match	First official international game First international game against the Faroe Islands First win First goal by Albert Bunjaku First game on neutral ground First official international game under Albert Bunjaki
02.	09/05/2016	1: 1	Finland Finland	A.	Turku ( FIN )	World Cup 2018 qualification	First participation in the World Cup qualification. First international match against Finland. First draw. First draw in a competitive game. First official away game
03.	10/06/2016	0: 6	Croatia Croatia	H	Shkodra ( ALB )	World Cup 2018 qualification	First international match against Croatia. First defeat. First defeat in a competitive game. First official home game. Biggest defeat
04th	10/09/2016	0: 3	Ukraine Ukraine	*	Krakow ( POL )	World Cup 2018 qualification	First international match against Ukraine
05.	11/12/2016	0: 2	Turkey Turkey	A.	Antalya ( TUR )	World Cup 2018 qualification	First official international match against Turkey
06th	March 24, 2017	1: 2	Iceland Iceland	H	Shkodra ( ALB )	World Cup 2018 qualification	First international match against Iceland
07th	06/11/2017	1: 4	Turkey Turkey	H	Shkodra ( ALB )	World Cup 2018 qualification
08th.	02/03/09/2017	0: 1	Croatia Croatia	A.	Zagreb ( CRO )	World Cup 2018 qualification
09.	05.09.2017	0: 1	Finland Finland	H	Shkodra ( ALB )	World Cup 2018 qualification
10.	06.10.2017	0: 2	Ukraine Ukraine	H	Shkodra ( ALB )	World Cup 2018 qualification
11.	09.10.2017	0: 2	Iceland Iceland	A.	Reykjavík ( ISL )	World Cup 2018 qualification	Last international match under Albert Bunjaki
12.	11/13/2017	4: 3	Latvia Latvia	H	Mitrovica	Friendly match	First international match against Latvia. First home game in Kosovo. International match under interim coach Muharrem Sahiti
13.	March 24, 2018	1-0	Madagascar Madagascar	*	Franconville ( FRA )	Friendly match	First international match against Madagascar. First official international match against a CAF team. First international match under Bernard Challandes
14th	03/27/2018	2-0	Burkina Faso Burkina Faso	*	Franconville ( FRA )	Friendly match	First international match against Burkina Faso
15th	05/29/2018	3-0	Albania Albania	*	Zurich ( SUI )	Friendly match	First official international match against Albania
16.	07.09.2018	0-0	Azerbaijan Azerbaijan	A.	Baku ( AZE )	UEFA Nations League 2018/19	First international match against Azerbaijan. First participation in the UEFA Nations League
17th	09/10/2018	2-0	Faroese Faroe Islands	H	Pristina	UEFA Nations League 2018/19	First official international match in the newly renovated Fadil Vokrri Stadium. First victory in a competitive match
18th	10/11/2018	3: 1	Malta Malta	H	Pristina	UEFA Nations League 2018/19	First international match against Malta
19th	14.10.2018	1: 1	Faroese Faroe Islands	A.	Tórshavn ( FRO )	UEFA Nations League 2018/19
20th	11/17/2018	5-0	Malta Malta	A.	Attard ( MLT )	UEFA Nations League 2018/19	First away win Highest win
21st	November 20, 2018	4-0	Azerbaijan Azerbaijan	H	Pristina	UEFA Nations League 2018/19	Biggest home win Promotion of the Kosovar national soccer team to League C
22nd	03/21/2019	2: 2	Denmark Denmark	H	Pristina	Friendly match	First international match against Denmark
23.	03/25/2019	1: 1	Bulgaria Bulgaria	H	Pristina	EM 2020 qualification	First participation in the European Championship qualification. First international match against Bulgaria
24.	07.06.2019	1: 1	Montenegro Montenegro	A.	Podgorica ( MNE )	EM 2020 qualification	First international match against Montenegro
25th	06/10/2019	3: 2	Bulgaria Bulgaria	A.	Sofia ( BGR )	EM 2020 qualification
26th	07.09.2019	2: 1	Czech Republic Czech Republic	H	Pristina	EM 2020 qualification	First international match against the Czech Republic
27.	09/10/2019	3: 5	England England	A.	Southampton ( ENG )	EM 2020 qualification	First international match against England
28.	10/10/2019	1-0	Gibraltar Gibraltar	H	Pristina	Friendly match	First international match against Gibraltar
29	October 14, 2019	2-0	Montenegro Montenegro	H	Pristina	EM 2020 qualification
30th	11/14/2019	1: 2	Czech Republic Czech Republic	A.	Prague ( CZE )	EM 2020 qualification
31.	11/17/2019	0: 4	England England	H	Pristina	EM 2020 qualification
32.	01/12/2020	0: 1	Sweden Sweden	*	Doha ( QAT )	Friendly match	First international match against Sweden
33.	June 2020	-: -	North Macedonia North Macedonia	A.	Skopje ( MKD )	EM 2020 qualification	First international match against North Macedonia Play-off of the Nations League
34.	03.09.2020	-: -	Moldova Republic Moldova	A.	Chișinău ( MDA )	UEFA Nations League 2020/21	First international match against Moldova
35.	09/06/2020	-: -	Greece Greece	H	Pristina	UEFA Nations League 2020/21	First international match against Greece
36.	10/10/2020	-: -	Slovenia Slovenia	H	Pristina	UEFA Nations League 2020/21	First international match against Slovenia
37.	13/10/2020	-: -	Greece Greece	A.	Athens ( GRE )	UEFA Nations League 2020/21
38.	11/13/2020	-: -	Slovenia Slovenia	A.	Ljubljana ( SLO )	UEFA Nations League 2020/21
39.	11/16/2020	-: -	Moldova Republic Moldova	H	Pristina	UEFA Nations League 2020/21
As of June 7, 2020

Canceled games

date	opponent		venue	occasion	comment
09/10/2014	Panama Panama	*	New York ( USA )	Friendly match
10/12/2014	Canada Canada	*	Chicago ( USA )	Friendly match
02.09.2015	Burkina Faso Burkina Faso	*	Pristina	Friendly match	The game was canceled because the Burkinabe national team only submitted a list of U-23 players to the FFK, which the Kosovar Association rejected.
05/28/2016	Central African Republic Central African Republic			Friendly match
02/02/2018	Azerbaijan Azerbaijan	*	Aksu ( TUR )	Friendly match	As Azerbaijan does not recognize Kosovo as an independent state, the game should take place in a neutral place. However, this was canceled as a result of the UEFA Nations League draw , as both teams met at the tournament (Division D). Instead, an international match against Denmark was scheduled for Kosovo in March 2019.
06/03/2018	Ivory Coast Ivory Coast	*	Wohlen ( SUI )	Friendly match	Internal problems on the part of the Ivorian national soccer team. For Kosovo, games were planned either against Moldova, the Congo or Iran.
06/03/2018	Iran Iran	*	Istanbul ( TUR )	Friendly match	The Kosovar association FFK refused the friendly game in Istanbul because they would not accept a game without spectators.
January 15, 2020	United States United States	*	Doha ( QAT )	Friendly match	The game was canceled after the US canceled training camp at the Aspire Academy due to the military conflict between the US and Iran .
As of June 7, 2020

statistics

Only the official international matches are taken into account in the statistics. (Record of the unofficial international matches (without test matches): 13 games, 5 wins, 2 draws, 6 defeats, 22:21 goals)

Legend

Sp. = Games
Sg. = Victories
Uts. = Tie
Ndl. = Defeats
Background color green = positive balance
Background color yellow = balanced balance
Background color red = negative balance

opponent

country	Continental Association	Sp.	Sg.	Uts.	Ndl.	Goal difference
Albania Albania	UEFA	1	1	0	0	3-0
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan	UEFA	2	1	1	0	4-0
Bulgaria Bulgaria	UEFA	2	1	1	0	4: 3
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso	CAF	1	1	0	0	2-0
Denmark Denmark	UEFA	1	0	1	0	2: 2
England England	UEFA	2	0	0	2	3: 9
Faroese Faroe Islands	UEFA	3	2	1	0	5: 1
Finland Finland	UEFA	2	0	1	1	1: 2
Gibraltar Gibraltar	UEFA	1	1	0	0	1-0
Gibraltar Gibraltar	UEFA	1	1	0	0	1-0
Greece Greece	UEFA	0	0	0	0	0-0
Croatia Croatia	UEFA	2	0	0	2	0: 7
Latvia Latvia	UEFA	1	1	0	0	4: 3
Madagascar Madagascar	CAF	1	1	0	0	1-0
Malta Malta	UEFA	2	2	0	0	8: 1
Moldova Republic Moldova	UEFA	0	0	0	0	0-0
Montenegro Montenegro	UEFA	2	1	1	0	3: 1
North Macedonia North Macedonia	UEFA	0	0	0	0	0-0
Sweden Sweden	UEFA	1	0	0	1	0: 1
Slovenia Slovenia	UEFA	0	0	0	0	0-0
Czech Republic Czech Republic	UEFA	2	1	0	1	3: 3
Turkey Turkey	UEFA	2	0	0	2	1: 6
Ukraine Ukraine	UEFA	2	0	0	2	0: 5

Continental Associations

Continental Association	Sp.	Sg.	Uts.	Ndl.	Goal difference
AFC (Asia)	0	0	0	0	0-0
CAF (Africa)	2	2	0	0	3-0
CONCACAF (North and Central America)	0	0	0	0	0-0
CONMEBOL (South America)	0	0	0	0	0-0
OFC (Oceania)	0	0	0	0	0-0
UEFA (Europe)	29	11	6th	12	43:47
total	31	13	6th	12	46:47

Remarks

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f 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.
↑ Since the Ukraine to Kosovo does not recognize as an independent state and therefore no representatives of the Balkan republic on Ukrainian soil (including the delegation of the Kosovo Football Federation FFK ) receives, the game took place in Krakow, Poland. It was the first time that a European association renounced its home right for political reasons.
↑ The game was canceled on September 2, 2017 due to heavy rain and continued on September 3, 2017.
↑ The game should take place regularly on March 26, 2020. On March 17th, 2020 it was announced that the game would be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic .

Web links

Overview of international matches on eu-football.info (English)

Individual evidence

^ Thilo Neumann: Ukraine international match in Krakow 57 tickets sold. In: spiegel.de . Spiegel Online , October 10, 2016, accessed October 10, 2016 .
↑ CYRTARS: Kosova aranzhon dy ndeshje miqësore për muajin mars - GazetaOlle. GazetaOlle, February 14, 2018, accessed February 14, 2018 .
↑ Arrihet marrëveshja për miqësoren Shqipëri - Kosovë. GazetaOlle, April 13, 2018, accessed April 13, 2018 .
↑ Hidhet shorti për Ligën e Kombeve: Kosova në grup me Azerbajxhanin, Maltën dhe Ishujt Faroe. In: gazetaolle.com. January 24, 2018, accessed January 24, 2018 (Albanian).
↑ Anulohet ndeshja me Burkina Fason, Kosova mbetet pa miqësore. In: gazetaolle.com. August 28, 2015, Retrieved May 2, 2018 (Albanian).
↑ ZYRTARE: Ky eshte kundërshtari i i radhës Përfaqësueses së Kosovës! In: gazetaolle.com. January 14, 2018, accessed January 15, 2018 (Albanian).
↑ Zyrtare: Anulohet miqësorja mes Kosovës dhe Azerbajxhanit. In: telegrafi.com. January 24, 2018, accessed January 24, 2018 (Albanian).
↑ Anulohet përballja Kosovë - Bregu i Fildishtë, zëvendësohet me Kongon ose Moldavinë. In: koha.net. May 27, 2018, Retrieved May 31, 2018 (Albanian).
↑ FFK-ja sqaron opinionin për ndeshjen miqësore me Iranin. In: ffk-kosova.com. May 31, 2018, accessed May 31, 2018 (Albanian).
↑ @ussoccer statement on the # USMNT's 2020 January Camp. In: Twitter . January 4, 2020, accessed on March 25, 2020 .
↑ Miqësorja Kosovë-Amerikë nuk mund të ndodhë, SHBA'të anulojnë udhëtimin drejt Katarit. In: Gatters Metro. January 4, 2020, accessed March 25, 2020 (Albanian).

[fs-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f 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.

[2] Since the Ukraine to Kosovo does not recognize as an independent state and therefore no representatives of the Balkan republic on Ukrainian soil (including the delegation of the Kosovo Football Federation FFK ) receives, the game took place in Krakow, Poland. It was the first time that a European association renounced its home right for political reasons.

[4] The game was canceled on September 2, 2017 due to heavy rain and continued on September 3, 2017.

[8] The game should take place regularly on March 26, 2020. On March 17th, 2020 it was announced that the game would be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic .

[3] Thilo Neumann: Ukraine international match in Krakow 57 tickets sold. In: spiegel.de . Spiegel Online , October 10, 2016, accessed October 10, 2016 .

[5] CYRTARS: Kosova aranzhon dy ndeshje miqësore për muajin mars - GazetaOlle. GazetaOlle, February 14, 2018, accessed February 14, 2018 .

[6] Arrihet marrëveshja për miqësoren Shqipëri - Kosovë. GazetaOlle, April 13, 2018, accessed April 13, 2018 .

[7] Hidhet shorti për Ligën e Kombeve: Kosova në grup me Azerbajxhanin, Maltën dhe Ishujt Faroe. In: gazetaolle.com. January 24, 2018, accessed January 24, 2018 (Albanian).

[9] Anulohet ndeshja me Burkina Fason, Kosova mbetet pa miqësore. In: gazetaolle.com. August 28, 2015, Retrieved May 2, 2018 (Albanian).

[10] ZYRTARE: Ky eshte kundërshtari i i radhës Përfaqësueses së Kosovës! In: gazetaolle.com. January 14, 2018, accessed January 15, 2018 (Albanian).

[11] Zyrtare: Anulohet miqësorja mes Kosovës dhe Azerbajxhanit. In: telegrafi.com. January 24, 2018, accessed January 24, 2018 (Albanian).

[12] Anulohet përballja Kosovë - Bregu i Fildishtë, zëvendësohet me Kongon ose Moldavinë. In: koha.net. May 27, 2018, Retrieved May 31, 2018 (Albanian).

[13] FFK-ja sqaron opinionin për ndeshjen miqësore me Iranin. In: ffk-kosova.com. May 31, 2018, accessed May 31, 2018 (Albanian).

[14] @ussoccer statement on the # USMNT's 2020 January Camp. In: Twitter . January 4, 2020, accessed on March 25, 2020 .

[15] Miqësorja Kosovë-Amerikë nuk mund të ndodhë, SHBA'të anulojnë udhëtimin drejt Katarit. In: Gatters Metro. January 4, 2020, accessed March 25, 2020 (Albanian).