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/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 | Besnik Kollari | |||
| Captain | Rotation | |||
| Most caps | As FIFA member Valon Zumberi (6) | |||
| Top scorer | As FIFA member
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| Home stadium | Olympic Stadium Adem Jashari | |||
| FIFA code | KVX[1] | |||
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| First international | ||||
As FIFA member Netherlands 3–1 Kosovo  (Budapest, Hungary; 10 October 2017) | ||||
| Biggest win | ||||
As FIFA member Switzerland 0–1 Kosovo (Paphos, Cyprus; 29 October 2018) Kosovo 1–0 Cyprus  (Pegeia, Cyprus; 1 November 2018) | ||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||
| As FIFA member Netherlands 3–1 Kosovo (Budapest, Hungary; 10 October 2017) Kosovo 1–3 Hungary  (Budapest, Hungary; 16 October 2017) | ||||
History
On 6 February 2013, FIFA was given permission to play international friendly games against other member associations.[2]
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.[3] On 10 October 2017, Kosovo made his debut on UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifications with a 3–1 away defeat in against Netherlands.[4]
| UEFA European Championship record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Era | Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Year | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
| Under-16 |  1982 to  1999 |
Part of Yugoslavia Under-16 | — | |||||||||||||||||
 2000 to  2001 |
Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | ||||||||||||||||||
| Under-17 |  2002 to  2015 | |||||||||||||||||||
 2016 to  2017 |
Could not enter | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 |
Did not qualify | 2018 |
4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||||
 2019 |
Did not qualify | 2019[lower-alpha 1] |
[lower-alpha 2] | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||
 2020 |
Did not qualify | 2020 |
4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Total | — | 0/38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Total | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 17 | ||||
- Notes
- Kosovo U17 has participated in qualifying round and elite round.
- Kosovo U17 during the qualifying round was ranked the 1st.
Fixtures and results
- For all past match results of the national team, see single-season articles and the team's results page
2018
| 26 October 2019 UEFA U-17 Q | Scotland  | 2–1 | Kosovo | Paphos, Cyprus |
| 14:00 (15:00 EEST) | Fiorini  28'Winter 77' |
Report | Limanii 71' |
Stadium: Stelios Kyriakides Stadium Referee: Alexandru Tean (Moldova) |
| 29 October 2019 UEFA U-17 Q | Switzerland | 0–1 | Kosovo | Paphos, Cyprus |
| 14:00 (15:00 EET) | Report | Zumberi 63' |
Stadium: Stelios Kyriakides Stadium Referee: Alexandru Tean (Moldova) |
| 1 November 2019 UEFA U-17 Q | Kosovo | 1–0 | Cyprus | Pegeia, Cyprus |
| 14:00 (15:00 EET) | Avdyli 63' |
Report | Stadium: Peyia Municipal Stadium Referee: Ferenc Karakó (Hungary) |
2019
| 25 March 2019 UEFA U-17 Q | Kosovo | 0-2 |  Ukraine | Nyon, Switzerland |
| 11:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Colovray Sports Centre Referee: Gal Leibovitz (Israel) |
| 28 March 2019 UEFA U-17 Q | Spain  | 1-0 | Kosovo | Nyon, Switzerland |
| 14:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Colovray Sports Centre Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria) |
| 31 March 2019 UEFA U-17 Q | Greece  | 2-0 | Kosovo | Nyon, Switzerland |
| 14:00 | Report | Stadium: Colovray Sports Centre Referee: Gal Leibovitz (Israel) |
2021
| March 2021 UEFA U-17 Q | Portugal  | v | Kosovo | Portugal |
| March 2021 UEFA U-17 Q | Czech Republic | v | Kosovo | Portugal |
| March 2021 UEFA U-17 Q | Kosovo | v |  Montenegro | Portugal |
Players
Current squad
The following players have been called up for the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifications.[5]
All caps and goals as of 1 November 2018 after match against Cyprus, only competitive matches are included.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1 | GK | David Nreca-Bisinger | 18 January 2002 | 3 | 0 |  Sonnenhof Großaspach |
| 1 | GK | Rijad Bytyqi | 28 January 2003 | 3 | 0 | Roni 19 |
| 2 | DF | Bekim Limanii | 28 July 2002 | 4 | 3 | Milano |
| 15 | DF | Leuart Avdyli | 14 April 2002 | 3 | 0 | Kurda |
| 6 | DF | Altin Maliqi | 14 September 2002 | 3 | 0 | Karlsruher SC |
| 14 | DF | Erdin Dushi | 7 October 2002 | 3 | 0 | Vushtrria |
| 5 | DF | Ardi Ajdini | 4 November 2002 | 1 | 0 | 2 Korriku |
| 4 | MF | Valon Zumberi (Captain) | 24 November 2002 | 6 | 1 | Hamburger SV |
| 20 | MF | Edin Huseini | 7 January 2002 | 3 | 0 | 1860 Munich |
| 16 | MF | Florind Lokaj | 8 June 2002 | 3 | 0 |  Vålerenga |
| 19 | MF | Leorant Marmullaku | 24 September 2002 | 3 | 0 | Dukagjini |
| 21 | MF | Rigon Spahiu | 18 February 2003 | 3 | 0 | Württemberg |
| 7 | MF | Mohamed Bekaj | 25 April 2002 | 2 | 0 | 1860 Munich |
| 17 | MF | Diar Halili | 2 July 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 Korriku |
| 10 | FW | Milot Avdyli | 28 July 2002 | 3 | 1 | Kurda |
| 8 | FW | Taulant Kiçmari | 23 March 2003 | 3 | 0 | 2 Korriku |
| 9 | FW | Oltion Bilalli | 3 January 2002 | 2 | 1 | Beselidhja |
| 11 | FW | Veton Tusha | 29 December 2002 | 2 | 0 |  Vardar |
| 19 | FW | Lirim Hoxha | 4 March 2002 | 1 | 0 | Stuttgarter Kickers |
Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Besnik Kollari |
| Assistant coach | Fadil Berisha |
| Goalkeeping coach | Bahri Berisha |
| Physiotherapist | Gëzim Zogu |
| Doctor | Gëzim Murseli |
| Technical director | Michael Nees |
References
- Dryomin, Mark; Tabeira, Martin; Lozano, Carles; Jeffree, Iain (2 June 2016). "FIFA Country Codes". rsssf.com. RSSSF.
Kosovo (KVX)
- "FIFA Circular no.1342" (PDF). FIFA.com. 6 February 2013.
- "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.
- "Kombëtarja U17 zhvilloi stërvitjen e fundit para nisjes për Qipro" [National U17 team held the latest exercise before departing for Cyprus] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 24 November 2018.
External links
- Official website (in Albanian and English)
- Kosovo U17 News about the team
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