Kosovo women's national football team

The Kosovo women's national football team (Albanian: Kombëtarja e futbollit të femrave të Kosovës, Serbian: Женска фудбалска репрезентација Косова/Ženska fudbalska reprezentacija Kosova) represents Kosovo in international women's football and is controlled by the Football Federation of Kosovo.

Kosovo

Nickname(s)	Dardanët (Dardanians)
Association	Federata e Futbollit e Kosovës (FFK)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Afërdita Fazlija
Captain	Edona Kryeziu
Most caps	As FIFA member Blerta Shala (22)
Top scorer	As FIFA member Besjana Reçica Modesta Uka (5)
Home stadium	Adem Jashari Olympic Stadium
FIFA code	KVX[1]
First colours Second colours Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current	109 16 (18 December 2020)[2]
Highest	97 (December 2017)
Lowest	126 (July 2019)
First international
Kosovo 0–5 Poland  (Alanya, Turkey; 1 March 2017)
Biggest win
Luxembourg 0–5 Kosovo  (Bissen, Luxembourg; 9 November 2019)
Biggest defeat
Greece 6–0 Kosovo  (Tirana, Albania; 8 April 2017)  France 6–0 Kosovo  (Alanya, Turkey; 28 February 2018)  Kosovo 0–6 Netherlands  (Prishtina, Kosovo; 27 October 2020)  Netherlands 6–0 Kosovo  (Breda, Netherlands; 1 December 2020)

History

In 2010, the national team is established. On 6 February 2013, FIFA gave the permission to play international friendly games against other member associations.[3]

On 3 May 2016 at the UEFA Congress in Budapest, Kosovo were accepted into UEFA after members voted 28–24 in favor of Kosovo.[4]

Team image

Nicknames

The Kosovo women's national football team has been known or nicknamed as the "Dardanët (Dardanians)".

Home stadium

The Kosovo women's national football team plays their home matches on the Adem Jashari Olympic Stadium.

Competitive record

On 1 March 2017. Kosovo played its first international match as FIFA member, in the framework of a tournament against Poland. The match ended in a 0–5 defeat.[5] On 9 January 2017, the national team for the first time was able to enter tournaments organized by FIFA and will play their first competitive matches in the qualification rounds for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[6]

FIFA Women's World Cup

Finals record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1995 to 1999	Part of Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro									—
2003 to 2007	Team did not exist									—
2011 to 2015	Not a FIFA member									Not a FIFA member
2019	Did not qualify									3	0	0	3	3	12
2023	To be determined									—	—	—	—	—	—
Total	—	0/9	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0	3	3	12

UEFA Women's Championship

Finals record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1993 to 1997	Part of Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro									—
2001 to 2009	Team did not exist									—
2013	Not a UEFA member									Not a UEFA member
2017	Could not enter									—
2021	Did not qualify									10	3	1	6	6	29
Total	—	0/13	0	0	0	0	0	0		10	3	1	6	6	29

Non-FIFA tournament

In 2017, Kosovo was invited for first time to the Turkish Women's Cup. They were sorted into a group with Poland, Romania and Turkey[7] and ended in last place with 3 defeats.[8]

Turkish Women's Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
2017	Group stage	3	0	0	3	2	12	N/A
2018		4	1	1	2	2	9	Squad
Total	2/2	7	1	1	5	4	21	—

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Afërdita Fazlija
Assistant coach(es)
	Sanije Krasniqi
	Veton Çitaku
Goalkeeping coach	Besart Ismajli
Physiotherapist(s)
	Filloretë Berisha
	Sabit Hajra
Doctor	Enver Hoxha
Device manager	Taulant Ahmetaj

Players

Current squad

• The following players were called up for the UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying matches against Russia and the Netherlands, on 27 November and 1 December 2020, respectively.[9]
• All caps and goals as of 27 November 2020 after match against Russia, only matches as FIFA member are included.^[c]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Florentina Kolgeci (vice-captain)	30 October 2000	15	0	Mitrovica
12	GK	Erda Podvorica	3 June 2000	0	0	Malisheva
16	GK	Lavdie Behramaj	1 May 1999	0	0	Vllaznia Shkodër
2	DF	Edona Kastrati	12 August 1999	5	0	Vicenza
3	DF	Viola Avduli	22 November 1999	3	0	Zürich U21
5	DF	Liridona Syla	5 February 1986	20	1	Mitrovica
11	DF	Edona Kryeziu (captain)	3 October 1995	22	0	Mitrovica
19	DF	Albulena Fejza	24 September 2002	0	0	Mitrovica
20	DF	Lumbardha Misini	3 May 2003	1	0	Vizioni
4	MF	Fatlinda Ramaj	1 October 2000	1	0	A&N
6	MF	Donjeta Halilaj	12 March 2000	9	0	Mitrovica
7	MF	Qendresa Bajra	11 May 1992	13	2	Mitrovica
8	MF	Blerta Shala	3 December 1998	25	1	Mitrovica
10	MF	Argnesa Rexhepi	23 November 2000	1	0	Unknown
14	MF	Feride Kastrati	23 May 1993	12	0	Apolonia Fier
15	MF	Donika Grajqevci	14 November 2002	2	0	Carl Zeiss Jena
17	MF	Erëleta Memeti	30 June 1999	9	1	SC Freiburg
18	MF	Loreta Lulaj	24 June 2003	2	0	Bayern Munich
21	MF	Anjeza Rexhepi	8 August 2001	2	0	A&N
22	MF	Verona Berisha	5 April 2000	4	0	Mitrovica
23	MF	Modesta Uka	23 May 1999	11	5	Sturm Graz
9	FW	Kaltrina Biqkaj	5 August 2000	23	3	Mitrovica

Recent call-ups

• The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months and are still available for selection.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Aleyna Agalar	9 May 2004	0	0	Kosova VR Prishtinë	v.  Netherlands, 27 October 2020
GK	Delvina Durmishi	28 November 1996	0	0	A&N	v.  Estonia, 18 September 2020
GK	Besarta Leci	14 October 1993	12	0	VfL Sindelfingen	v.  Slovenia, 10 March 2020 ^CLUB
DF	Agnesa Gashi	21 May 1998	3	0	A&N	v.  Netherlands, 27 October 2020
DF	Laureta Temaj	13 June 2002	1	0	SV Alberweiler	v.  Netherlands, 27 October 2020
DF	Herolinda Zyba	4 November 1995	0	0	A&N	v.  Estonia, 18 September 2020
DF	Fjolla Shala	20 March 1993	15	0	Breiðablik	v.  Slovenia, 10 March 2020 ^CLUB
DF	Flutura Agaj	24 December 1994	3	0	Schlieren	v.  Slovenia, 10 March 2020 ^CLUB
MF	Erjona Emërllahu	21 July 2001	3	0	A&N	v.  Netherlands, 27 October 2020
MF	Marigonë Tahiri	25 February 1999	9	0	Mitrovica	v.  Netherlands, 27 October 2020 ^INJ
MF	Shkurte Zeqiri	2 July 2001	0	0	A&N	v.  Estonia, 18 September 2020
MF	Fortesa Berisha	20 June 2003	0	0	Malisheva	v.  Estonia, 18 September 2020
MF	Besarta Hisenaj	21 October 1998	6	0	SG 99 Andernach	v.  Slovenia, 10 March 2020 ^CLUB
MF	Alberina Syla	4 September 1997	3	0	Eintracht Frankfurt III	v.  Slovenia, 10 March 2020 ^CLUB
FW	Besjana Reçica	13 April 1996	10	5	1.FFC Recklinghausen 2003	v.  Netherlands, 27 October 2020
FW	Fleta Musaj	7 May 2000	2	0	A&N	v.  Netherlands, 27 October 2020
FW	Blerta Smaili	8 May 2002	2	0	VfL Sindelfingen	v.  Netherlands, 27 October 2020
FW	Leonora Ejupi	7 February 2000	14	3	Arminia Bielefeld	v.  Slovenia, 10 March 2020 ^CLUB
FW	Flaka Asllanaj	14 May 2001	2	1	MSV Duisburg	v.  Slovenia, 10 March 2020 ^EDU
FW	Besijana Pireci	18 October 1999	0	0	Austria Wien	v.  Russia, 6 March 2020 ^PRE

Notes

• ^PRE =Preliminary squad.
• ^CLUB =It is not part of the current squad after the club has not allowed her to join.
• ^SUSP =Is not available in the next game due to suspended.
• ^INJ =It is not part of the current squad due to injury.
• ^EDU =It is not part of the current squad due to school exam obligations.

Previous squads

Turkish Women's Cup

• 2018 Turkish Women's Cup squad

Records

Individual records

• Active players in bold, statistics correct as of 2020.

Most capped players # Player Year(s) Caps

Top goalscorers # Player Year(s) Goals Caps

Manager history

• Afërdita Fazlija (–present)

Results and fixtures

• The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixtures

2020

6 March^[a] UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying	Kosovo	0–5	Russia	Wiesbaden, Germany^[a]
18:00		Report	F. Shala  1' (o.g.) Korovkina  33' Smirnova  47', 53' Fedorova  50'	Stadium: Brita-Arena^[a] Referee: Henrikke Nervik (Norway)

10 March UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying	Kosovo	0–3	Slovenia	Pristina, Kosovo
18:00		Report	Begič  14' Predanič  37' Milović  90+3'	Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium Referee: Lois Otte (Belgium)

18 September UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying	Kosovo	2–0	Estonia	Pristina, Kosovo
19:00	Himanen  8' (o.g.) Biqkaj  28'	Report		Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Olivia Tschon (Austria)

23 October^[b] UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying	Turkey	0–0	Kosovo	Manavgat, Turkey
		Report		Stadium: Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex Attendance: 0 Referee: Stacey Pearson (England)

27 October^[b] UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying	Kosovo	0–6	Netherlands	Pristina, Kosovo
		Report		Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sandra Braz Bastos (Portugal)

27 November^[b] UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying	Russia	3–0	Kosovo	Manavgat, Turkey
17:00 (19:00 TRT)	Fedorova  6', 12' Abdullina  9'	Report		Stadium: Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex Referee: Ewa Augustyn (Poland)

30 November^[b] UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying	Netherlands	6–0	Kosovo	Breda, Netherlands
18.30	Snoeijs  49', 75', 84' Roord  51', 83' Martens  58'	Report		Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion Attendance: 0

Head-to-head record

As of 19 November 2020
Head-to-head records are included only matches as FIFA member.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Albania	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1	000.00
Bulgaria	2	2	0	0	6	2	+4	100.00
Estonia	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00
France	1	0	0	1	0	6	−6	000.00
Greece	1	0	0	1	0	6	−6	000.00
Kazakhstan	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Luxembourg	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5	100.00
Malta	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Montenegro	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	100.00
Netherlands	1	0	0	1	0	6	−6	000.00
North Macedonia	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	066.67
Northern Ireland	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Poland	1	0	0	1	0	5	−5	000.00
Russia	2	0	0	2	0	8	−8	000.00
Romania	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	000.00
Slovenia	2	0	0	2	0	8	−8	000.00
Turkey	3	1	1	1	4	4	+0	033.33
Ukraine	2	0	0	2	1	6	−5	000.00
13 Countries	27	10	3	14	33	65	−32	037.04

See also

National teams

Men's

• Footballers
• Football team
• Results
• Under-21 football team
• Under-19 football team
• Under-17 football team
• Futsal team
• Results

Women's

• Football team
• Results
• Under-19 football team
• Under-17 football team

Notes and references

Notes

1. ^
   The Kosovo v Russia match, originally scheduled for 4 October 2019, 18:00 CEST, at the Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, was postponed on 28 September due to security issues.[10] The match was later rescheduled to 6 March 2020. On 18 October, UEFA announced that both matches between Kosovo and Russia will be played at neutral venues.[11]
2. ^
   All matches originally scheduled to be played in April and June 2020 were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[12] These matches were subsequently rearranged to take place between September and December 2020.
3. ^
   Caps of the friendly matches against Bulgaria (25 and 28 February 2019), North Macedonia (8 April 2019) and Luxembourg (9 November 2019) are missing.

References

1. Dryomin, Mark; Tabeira, Martin; Lozano, Carles; Jeffree, Iain (2 June 2016). "FIFA Country Codes". rsssf.com. RSSSF. Archived from the original on 24 December 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2017. Kosovo (KVX)
2. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
3. "FIFA Circular no.1342" (PDF). FIFA.com. 6 February 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
4. "Kosovo accepted as member of UEFA after Congress vote". theguardian.com. The Guardian. 3 May 2016. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
5. "Kosova pësoi humbje nga Polonia". Football Federation of Kosovo. 1 March 2017. Archived from the original on 2 March 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
6. "2019 Women's World Cup qualifying entries". UEFA. 9 January 2017. Archived from the original on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
7. "Women's national team participates in "Alanya Cup". Football Federation of Kosovo. 21 February 2017. Archived from the original on 2 March 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
8. "Vashat e Kosovës e përmbyllën pjesëmarrjen në turneun "Alanya Cup". Football Federation of Kosovo. 5 March 2017. Archived from the original on 4 April 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
9. "Dardanet filluan përgatitjet për ndeshjet me Turqinë dhe Holandën" [The Dardanians began preparations for the matches with Turkey and the Netherlands] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 20 October 2020.
10. "Shtyhet ndeshja mes Kosovës dhe Rusisë". Albinfo.ch. 2 October 2019. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
11. "UEFA Emergency Panel decision on Kosovo/Russia". UEFA.com. 18 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
12. "COVID-19: latest updates on UEFA competitions". UEFA. 17 March 2020.

External links

• Official website (in Albanian and English)
• Kosovo (women) News about the team