Kosovo football clubs in European competitions

On 3 May 2016, Kosovo became a full member of UEFA, the governing body of association football in Europe.[1][2] Kosovo football clubs can qualify for UEFA's two of the three main continental competitions, the UEFA Champions League since the 2017–18 season and the UEFA Europa Conference League since the 2021–22 season.

Kosovo football clubs in European competitions
Kosovo football clubs that participate in European competitions play their home matches at the Fadil Vokrri Stadium in Pristina
Seasons played
  • CL; Eight seasons (2017–)
  • EL; Five seasons (2017–2020; 2024–)
  • ECL; Four seasons (2021–)
Top scorerList of top scorers
First entry
Latest entry

Kosovo football clubs has also been able to qualify for the UEFA Europa League from 2017–18 season to 2020–21 season, but due to the change by UEFA of the way of qualifying in competitions based on the country coefficient, then Kosovo football clubs are not able to participate in this competition due to the low country coefficient.

UEFA rankings

Country coefficient
Main article: UEFA coefficient § Current ranking
As of 19 July 2023[3][4]
Ranking Member association
(L: League, C: Cup)		 Coefficient Teams[upper-alpha 1] Places in 2025–26 season
2024 2023 Mvmt 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 Total UCL[upper-alpha 2] UEL UECL Total
3435 +1  Latvia (L, C) 2.250 1.375 2.625 2.750 0.500 9.500 41034
3534 +1  Liechtenstein (C) 2.500 0.500 0.000 6.500 0.000 9.500 10011
3633 +3  Kosovo (L, C) 1.500 1.833 2.333 2.875 0.625 9.166 4 1 0 3 4
3739 +2  Armenia (L, C) 2.750 1.375 1.875 2.375 0.750 9.125
3830 +8  Kazakhstan (L, C) 3.375 1.000 2.875 1.125 0.625 9.000

Club coefficient
As of 28 August 2022[5][6]
Ranking Club Coefficient
Nat'l UEFA
2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 Total Country Part
1 192 Drita —[upper-alpha 3] DNQ 1.500 DNQ 2.000 1.500 1.500 6.500 2.058
2 298 Prishtina 0.250 1.000 0.500 0.500 2.000 DNQ 4.000 2.058
3 353 Ballkani DNQ 2.500 2.500 2.058
4 370 Llapi DNQ 1.000 1.000 2.000 2.058
5 371 Gjilani DNQ 1.000 DNQ 1.000 2.000 2.058
6 372 Feronikeli DNQ 1.500 DNQ 1.500 2.058
7 NR[upper-alpha 4] Trepça '89 0.500 DNQ 0.500 2.058

Competitions

UEFA Champions League
Performances by clubs
ClubPldWDLWin %
Drita 6303050.00
Prishtina 4202050.00
Feronikeli 4211050.00
Ballkani 4112025.00
Trepça '89 2002000.00
Total 208210040.00
Season Team Round Opponent Home Away Agg.
2017–18 Trepça '89 1Q Víkingur Gøta 1–4 1–2 2–6
2018–19 Drita PR FC Santa Coloma 2–0 (a.e.t.)
Lincoln Red Imps 4–1 (a.e.t.)
1Q Malmö 0–3 0–2 0–5
2019–20 Feronikeli PR Lincoln Red Imps 1–0
FC Santa Coloma 2–1
1Q The New Saints 0–1 2–2 2–3
2020–21 Drita PR Inter d'Escaldes 2–1
Linfield 0–3 (awarded)
2021–22 Prishtina PR Folgore 2–0
Inter d'Escaldes 2–0
1Q Ferencváros 1–3 0–3 1–6
2022–23 Ballkani 1Q Žalgiris 1–1 0–1 (a.e.t.) 1–2
2023–24 1Q Ludogorets Razgrad 2–0 0–4 2–4
2024–25 1Q UE Santa Coloma — — —

UEFA Europa League
Performances by clubs
ClubPldWDLWin %
Prishtina 9135011.11
Drita 4112025.00
Gjilani 2101050.00
Feronikeli 2002000.00
Llapi 0000!—
Total 173410017.65
Season Team Round Opponent Home Away Agg.
2017–18 Prishtina 1Q Norrköping 0–1 0–5 0–6
2018–19 PR Europa 5–0 1–1 6–1
1Q Fola Esch 0–0 (4–5 p) 0–0 0–0 (4–5 p)
Drita 2Q F91 Dudelange 1–1 1–2 2–3
2019–20 Prishtina PR St Joseph's 1–1 0–2 1–3
Feronikeli 2Q Slovan Bratislava 0−2 1−2 1−4
2020–21 Prishtina PR Lincoln Red Imps 0–3 (awarded)
Gjilani Tre Penne 3–1
1Q APOEL 0–2 (a.e.t.)
Drita 2Q Sileks 2–0
3Q Legia Warsaw 0–2
2021–22
2022–23
2023–24		 did not qualify
2024–25 Llapi 1Q Wisła Kraków — — —

UEFA Europa Conference League
Performances by clubs
ClubPldWDLWin %
Ballkani 241239050.00
Drita 10334030.00
Prishtina 4202050.00
Dukagjini 4202050.00
Gjilani 4112025.00
Llapi 4022000.00
Malisheva 0000!—
Total 5020921040.00
Season Team Round Opponent Home Away Agg.
2021–22 Llapi 1Q Shkupi 1–1 0–2 1–3
Drita Dečić 2–1 1–0 3–1
2Q Feyenoord 0–0 2–3 2–3
Prishtina Connah's Quay Nomads 4–1 2–4 6–5
3Q Bodø/Glimt 2–1 0–2 2–3
2022–23 Gjilani 1Q Liepāja 1–0 1–3 2–3
Llapi Budućnost Podgorica 2–2 0–2 2–4
Drita Inter Turku 3–0 0–1 3–1
2Q Antwerp 0–2 0–0 0–2
Ballkani La Fiorita 6–0 4–0 10–0
3Q KÍ 3–2 1–2 (a.e.t.) 4–4 (4–3 p)
PO Shkupi 1–0 2–1 3–1
GS Slavia Prague 0–1 2–3 4th
CFR Cluj 1–1 0–1
Sivasspor 1–2 4–3
2023–24 Gjilani 1Q Progrès Niederkorn 0–2 2–2 2-4
Dukagjini Europa 2–1 3–2 5–3
2Q Rijeka 0–1 1–6 1–7
Drita Viktoria Plzeň 1–2 0–0 1–2
Ballkani Larne 3–0 4–1 7–1
3Q Lincoln Red Imps 2–0 3–1 5–1
PO BATE Borisov 4–1 0–1 4–2
GS Dinamo Zagreb 2–0 0–3 4th
Viktoria Plzeň 0–1 0–1
Astana 1–2 0–0
2024–25 Malisheva 1Q Budućnost Podgorica — — —
Drita 2Q — — — —

Mitropa Cup
Performances by clubs
ClubPldWDLWin %
Prishtina 6213033.33
Total 6231033.33
Season Team Round Opponent Home Away Agg.
1983–84 Prishtina RR Eisenstadt 3–3 2–4 Runners-up[8]
Vasas 4–2 1–1
Teplice 2–0 1–1

Records

Top goalscorers
  • Players in bold are active in the Kosovo Superleague.
  • Penalty shootout goals after 120 minutes of play are not included.

Notes and references

Notes
  1. The number of teams from the association that can qualify in the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League or UEFA Europa Conference League.
  2. Beginning in the 2024–25 season, 1 additional team from each of the 2 associations with the highest 1-year association coefficient will be awarded a berth in the Champions League group stage.
  3. Kosovo was not a UEFA member until 3 May 2016.[1][2]
  4. In the last UEFA 5-year Club Ranking, it was in the 400th place.[7]

References
  1. "Football Federation of Kosovo joins UEFA". UEFA. 3 May 2016.
  2. "Kosovo accepted as member of Uefa after Congress vote". The Guardian. 3 May 2016.
  3. "UEFA Country Ranking 2024". kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  4. "Member associations – UEFA rankings – Country coefficients". UEFA. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  5. "UEFA 5-year Club Ranking 2023". kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  6. "Member associations - UEFA rankings - Club coefficients". UEFA. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  7. "UEFA 5-year Club Ranking 2022". kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  8. "Mitropa Cup 1983/84". RSSSF. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
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