Kosovo national under-17 football team
The Kosovo national under-17 football team (Albanian: Kombëtarja e futbollit të Kosovës nën 17 vjeç; Serbian: Фудбалска репрезентација Косова до 17. године, romanized: Fudbalska reprezentacija Kosova do 17. godine) is the national under-17 football team of Kosovo and is controlled by the Football Federation of Kosovo.
| Nickname(s) | Dardanët (Dardanians) | |||
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| Association | Federata e Futbollit e Kosovës (FFK) | |||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | |||
| Head coach | Arsim Abazi | |||
| Captain | Rotation | |||
| FIFA code | KVX[1] | |||
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History
Permitting by FIFA to play friendlies
On 6 February 2013, FIFA gave the permission to play international friendly games against other member associations.[2] Whereas, on 13 January 2014, there was a change of this permit that forbade Kosovo to play against the national teams of the countries of the former Yugoslavia. Club teams were also allowed to play friendlies and this happened after a FIFA Emergency Committee meeting. However, it was stipulated that clubs and representative teams of the Football Federation of Kosovo may not display national symbols as flags, emblems, etc. or play national anthems. The go-ahead was given after meetings between the Football Association of Serbia and Sepp Blatter.
Membership in UEFA and FIFA
In September 2015 at an UEFA Executive Committee meeting in Malta was approved the request from the federation to the admission in UEFA to the next Ordinary Congress to be held in Budapest.[3] On 3 May 2016, at the Ordinary Congress. Kosovo were accepted into UEFA after members voted 28–24 in favor of Kosovo.[4][5] Ten days later, Kosovo was accepted in FIFA during their 66th congress in Mexico with 141 votes in favour and 23 against.[6]
Competition record
UEFA European Championship
On 26 January 2017, in Nyon, it was decided that Kosovo should be part in Group 9 of the 2018 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification, together with Hungary, Netherlands and Wales.[7] On 10 October 2017, Kosovo made his debut on UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifications with a 3–1 away defeat in against Netherlands.[8]
| UEFA European Championship record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||||
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| Era | Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
| U16 | 1982 to 1999 | Part of SFR Yugoslavia and Yugoslavia | — | |||||||||||||||
| 2000 to 2001 | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | ||||||||||||||||
| U17 | 2002 to 2015 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016 to 2017 | Could not enter | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 2019 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 2021 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | did not qualify | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | ||||||||||||
| 2024 | To be determined | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | — | 0/38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 34 | |||
Fixtures and results
2022
| 5 October 2023 UEFA U-17 Q | Italy | 5–2 | Kosovo | Pristina, Kosovo |
| 16:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan) |
| 8 October 2023 UEFA U-17 Q | Greece | 5–0 | Kosovo | Podujevo, Kosovo |
| 13:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Zahir Pajaziti Stadium Referee: Luca Cibelli (Switzerland) |
| 11 October 2023 UEFA U-17 Q | Kosovo | 1–1 | Finland | Pristina, Kosovo |
| 13:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan) |
Players
Current squad
- The following players were called up for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification.[9]
- Match dates: 5–11 October 2022
- Opposition: Italy, Greece and Finland
- Caps and goals correct as of: 11 October 2022, after the match against Finland
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Aruel Klinaku | 6 February 2006 | 1 | 0 | St. Gallen | |
| GK | Erion Salihu | 1 January 2006 | 2 | 0 | Ferizaj | |
| DF | Nart Ahmeti | 5 January 2006 | 3 | 0 | De Graafschap | |
| DF | Amar Demolli | 16 July 2006 | 2 | 0 | KF Kurda | |
| DF | Edi Haziri | 16 March 2006 | 3 | 0 | FC Augsburg | |
| DF | Idol Jashari | 30 January 2006 | 2 | 0 | Shkolla Roni | |
| DF | Amar Kashtanjeva | 15 April 2006 | 2 | 0 | Fortuna Düsseldorf | |
| DF | Blendrit Krasniqi | 31 January 2006 | 1 | 0 | Prishtina | |
| DF | Luan Lleshi | 14 January 2006 | 3 | 1 | KF Erzeni Shijak | |
| DF | Leo Tafaj | 11 January 2006 | 3 | 0 | Servette | |
| MF | Elvir Gashijani | 5 August 2006 | 3 | 1 | KF 2 Korriku | |
| MF | Aurel Limani | 14 April 2006 | 3 | 0 | KF Ulpiana | |
| MF | Fatjon Mulaj | 23 January 2006 | 3 | 1 | FC Phoenix Banjë | |
| MF | Elvaris Suplja | 28 February 2006 | 2 | 0 | Sassuolo | |
| MF | Beart Zhubi | 27 May 2006 | 2 | 0 | KF 2 Korriku | |
| FW | Art Berisha | 24 April 2006 | 2 | 0 | HJK | |
| FW | Medin Gashi | 1 February 2006 | 3 | 0 | KF Vushtrria | |
| FW | Fanol Lutolli | 1 March 2006 | 3 | 0 | SSV Jahn Regensburg | |
| FW | Granit Pllana | 28 September 2006 | 1 | 0 | Ternana Calcio | |
Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Arsim Abazi |
| Assistant coach | |
| Fadil Berisha | |
| Fatos Vishi | |
| Goalkeeping coach | Valmir Bytyqi |
| Physiotherapist | Gëzim Zogu |
| Doctor | Gëzim Murseli |
Head-to-head records against other countries
- As of 14 April 2021
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
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| Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Hungary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Scotland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Wales | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0.00 |
| 11 Countries | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 22 | −15 | 15.38 |
See also
- Men's
- Women's
Notes and references
Notes
- ^ The club listed is the club for which the player last played a competitive match prior to the call-up.
References
- Dryomin, Mark; Tabeira, Martin; Lozano, Carles; Jeffree, Iain (2 June 2016). "FIFA Country Codes". RSSSF.
Kosovo (KVX)
- "FIFA Circular no.1342" (PDF). FIFA. 6 February 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 June 2019.
- "UEFA shqyrton në mars të vitit të ardhshëm anëtarësimin e Kosovës" [UEFA reviews in March next year Kosovo's membership] (in Albanian). Voice of America. 19 September 2015.
- "Football Federation of Kosovo joins UEFA". UEFA. 3 May 2016.
- "Kosovo accepted as member of Uefa after Congress vote". The Guardian. 3 May 2016.
- "Zyrtare: Kosova pranohet në FIFA, jemi të barabartë me të gjitha vendet e botës" [Official: Kosovo is admitted to FIFA, we are equal to all countries in the world] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 13 May 2016.
- "Kosova në grup me Holandën, Uellsin e Hungarinë" [Kosovo in group with Netherlands, Wales and Hungary] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 26 January 2017. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- "Kombëtarja U17 humbi nga Holanda" [National U17 team lost from the Netherlands] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 10 October 2017.
- "FFK organizatore e turneut kualifikues U17 për Evropianin 2023" (in Albanian). Federata e Futbollit e Kosovës. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
External links
- Official website (in Albanian and English)
- Kosovo U17 News about the team