Kosovo national futsal team
| Nickname(s) | Dardanët (Dardanians) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Football Federation of Kosovo (FFK) | ||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | ||
| Head coach | Hector Souto | ||
| Asst coach | Fazli Berisha | ||
| Captain | Jeton Rukovci | ||
| Home stadium | Palace of Youth and Sports | ||
| FIFA code | KVX[a] | ||
| FIFA ranking | 64 1 (4 April 2025)[3] | ||
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| First international | |||
| Finland 1–3 (Zadar, Croatia; 29 August 2016) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| 7–0 Turkey (Zadar, Croatia; 31 August 2016) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Ukraine 7–1 (Skopje, North Macedonia; 24 October 2019) 1–7 Slovenia (Skopje, North Macedonia; 27 October 2019) | |||
The Kosovo national futsal team (Albanian: Kombëtarja e futsallit të Kosovës; Serbian: Футсал репрезентација Косова, romanized: Futsal reprezentacija Kosova) represents Kosovo in international men's futsal. It is controlled by the Football Federation of Kosovo, the governing body for football in Kosovo, which also controls futsal.
History
Permitting by FIFA to play friendlies
On 6 February 2013, FIFA gave the permission to play international friendly games against other member associations.[4] 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.[5] On 3 May 2016, at the Ordinary Congress. Kosovo were accepted into UEFA after members voted 28–24 in favor of Kosovo.[6][7] Ten days later, Kosovo was accepted in FIFA during their 66th congress in Mexico with 141 votes in favour and 23 against.[8]
Competitive record
FIFA Futsal World Cup
On 12 December 2018, in Nyon, it was decided that Kosovo should be part in Group B of the 2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification, together with Andorra, Belarus and Norway.[9] On 30 January 2019, Kosovo made their debut on FIFA Futsal World Cup qualifications with a 5–0 away defeat against Belarus.[10]
| FIFA Futsal World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1989 to 1996 | Part of Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro | |||||||||||||||
| 2000 to 2012 | Not a FIFA member | |||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Could not enter | |||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 28 | |||||||||
| 2024 | Did not qualify | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | |||||||||
| Total | — | 0/9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 33 | 44 | |
UEFA Futsal Championship
On 21 October 2016, in Nyon, it was decided that Kosovo should be part in Group E of the UEFA Futsal Euro 2018 qualifying, together with Cyprus, Denmark and Norway.[11] On 30 January 2017, Kosovo made his debut on UEFA Futsal Euro qualifying with a 1–5 away win against Norway that was simultaneously also the first-ever competitive win.[12]
| UEFA Futsal Championship record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1996 to 1999 | Part of Serbia and Montenegro | |||||||||||||||
| 2001 to 2016 | Not a UEFA member | |||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Did not qualify | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | |||||||||
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 16 | ||||||||||
| 2026 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
| Total | — | 0/11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 20 | |
Non-FIFA Tournament
Kosovo has so far participated in three international tournaments. first at the Futsal Week 2016, an international futsal tournament.[13] In which they won this tournament after beating Finland and Turkey in the Groupstage. They also participated at the 2021 Continental Futsal Championship in Thailand.
| Tournament | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Futsal Week Tournament[14] | Champions | 1st | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 |
| 2021 Continental Futsal Championship | Group stage | 4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 14 |
| 2023 April Cup Futsal Week | Group stage | 3th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| Total | 1 title | 3/3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 31 |
Fixtures and results
2021
| 25 July 2021 Continental Futsal Championship | Uzbekistan | 6–3 | Bangkok, Thailand | |
| 15:00 UTC+7 | Choriev 1', ?, 38' Rakhmatov 2' Ropiev 22' Erkinov 36' |
Report | Salihu 6' Dervishaj 8', 17' |
Stadium: Show DC Mall |
| 26 July 2021 Continental Futsal Championship | 6–6 | Thailand | Bangkok, Thailand | |
| 17:15 UTC+7 | Salihu 4' Mazreku 20', 23' Rukovci 31' Dervishaj 40', 40+? |
Report | Thueanklang 15', 36' Musa 17' Kaewwilai 32' Srisubsaeng 36' Wichian 38' |
Stadium: Show DC Mall |
| 27 July 2021 Continental Futsal Championship | 1–2 | Mozambique | Bangkok, Thailand | |
| 15:00 UTC+7 | Rukovci 40' | Report | Francisco 4' Jona 20' |
Stadium: Show DC Mall |
2022
| 8 April 2024 World Cup qualification | Bulgaria | 0–2 | Varna, Bulgaria | |
| 19:00 (18:00 EEST) | Report | Maxharraj 16:48 Salihu 26:17 |
Stadium: Palace of Culture and Sports Referee: Dario Pezzuto (Italy) |
| 9 April 2024 World Cup qualification | 4–1 | Scotland | Varna, Bulgaria | |
| 16:30 (15:30 EEST) | Maxharraj 2:41, 8:23, 35:11 Hajdini 27:04 |
Report | Steedman 13:25 | Stadium: Palace of Culture and Sports Referee: Georgios Kazakos (Cyprus) |
| 11 April 2024 World Cup qualification | 1–2 | Armenia | Varna, Bulgaria | |
| 16:30 (15:30 EEST) | Kelmendi 19:20 | Report | Kelmendi 1:03 (o.g.) Vitinho 7:08 |
Stadium: Palace of Culture and Sports Referee: Yiangos Yiangou (Cyprus) |
| 18 September 2024 World Cup qualification | Netherlands | 2–1 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
| 19:00 | Dahmani 34:23 Ben Khalou 35:22 |
Report | Rukovci 39:11 | Stadium: Topsportcentrum Referee: Kirill Naishouler (Finland |
| 7 October 2024 World Cup qualification | Ukraine | 3–1 | Salaspils, Latvia | |
| 18:00 | Cherniavskyi 14:19 Korsun 23:57 Melnyk 26:24 |
Report | Kastrati 1:21 | Stadium: Salaspils sporta nams Referee: Šarūnas Tamulynas (Lithuania) |
| 9 November 2024 World Cup qualification | 2–5 | Ukraine | Pristina, Kosovo | |
| 17:00 | Maxharraj 16:48 Salihu 33:31 |
Report | Cherniavskyi 5:28 Siryi 8:17 Mykytiuk 27:26 Fareniuk 30:55 Lebid 33:06 |
Stadium: Palace of Youth and Sports Referee: Dejan Veselič (Slovenia) |
2023
| 3 March 2024 World Cup qualification | 3–3 | Netherlands | Pristina, Kosovo | |
| 17:00 | Dervishaj 8:35, 28:52 Alaj 32:17 |
Report | Ben Khalou 30:54 Bouyouzan 38:24 Bouzit 38:51 |
Stadium: Palace of Youth and Sports Referee: Martina Piccolo (Italy) |
| 14 April April Cup Futsal Week | Slovenia | 6–1 | Poreč, Croatia | |
| 18:15 | Bukovec 10', 12' Suban 20' Berzelak 22' Hozjan 28' Totošković 35' |
Report | Kaçandolli 19' | Stadium: Finda Hall |
| 15 April April Cup Futsal Week | Montenegro | 4–4 (4–1 p) | Poreč, Croatia | |
| 16:00 | F. Kastrati 13', 32' Mazreku 34', 36' |
Report | Bulatović 3' Lolović 17' Puletić 36' (pen.), 38' (pen.) |
Stadium: Finda Hall |
Players
Current squad
- The following players have been called up for the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualifications.
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Kosovo versus other countries
- As of 11 April 2022
Head-to-head records are included only matches as FIFA member.
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Albania | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 50.00 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Austria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Belarus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0.00 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Denmark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Finland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 50.00 |
| Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0.00 |
| Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 0.00 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
| North Macedonia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 33.33 |
| Norway | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 100.00 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0.00 |
| Thailand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Turkey | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 100.00 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0.00 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 0.00 |
| 21 Countries | 28 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 91 | 93 | −2 | 42.86 |
See also
- Men's
- Women's
Notes and references
Notes
References
- ^ Dryomin, Mark; Tabeira, Martin; Lozano, Carles; Jeffree, Iain. "FIFA Country Codes". RSSSF.
Kosovo (KVX)
- ^ "Football Federation of Kosovo (KOS)". Union of European Football Associations.
- ^ "The FIFA Futsal Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2025. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on August 2, 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kombëtarja e futsallit mësoi kundërshtarët e kualifikimeve të Botërorit" [National futsal team taught opponents of the World Cup qualifications] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 12 December 2018. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
Kombëtarja e Kosovës në futsall është përfshirë në grupin 3 për parakualifikimet e Kampionatit Botëror 2020. Në shortin e tërhequr sot në selinë e UEFA-s, Kosova u përfshi në grup me Norvegjinë, Bjellorusinë dhe Andorrën
- ^ "Bjellorusia u tregua më cilësore se Kosova në futsall" [Belarus was more qualitative than Kosovo in futsal] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 30 January 2019.
Kombëtarja e Kosovës në futsall ka debutuar me humbje në ciklin e saj të parë të parakualifikimeve për Kampionatin Botëror. Në ndeshjen e parë në kuadër të Grupit B, Kosova është mundur nga Bjellorusia, me rezultat të thellë, 5:0
- ^ "UEFA Futsal EURO preliminary & main round draws". UEFA. 21 October 2016.
Group E: Norway, Denmark, Cyprus (hosts), Kosovo
- ^ "Kosova debuton me fitore në futsall (Foto)" [Kosovo debuts with victory in futsal (Photo)] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 30 January 2017.
Norvegjia-Kosova 1:5 (1:3)
- ^ "Përfaqësuesja e Kosovës në futsall përfundon e para turneun në Kroaci" [Kosovo national futsal team finished first the tournament in Croatia] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 3 September 2016.
- ^ "Futsal Week 2016". Futsal Planet. August 2016. Archived from the original on 3 October 2017.
External links
- Official website (in Albanian and English)
- Kosovo (futsal) News about the team