Kosovo national under-17 football team
| Nickname(s) | Dardanët (Dardanians) | |||
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| Association | Federata e Futbollit e Kosovës (FFK) | |||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | |||
| Head coach | Arsim Abazi | |||
| Captain | Rotation | |||
| Home stadium | FFK National Educational Camp | |||
| FIFA code | KVX[1] | |||
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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.
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 FR 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 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Total | — | 0/38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 22 | 54 | |||
Fixtures and results
2022
| 5 October 2023 UEFA U-17 Q | Italy | 5–2 | 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 | Podujevo, Kosovo | |
| 13:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Zahir Pajaziti Stadium Referee: Luca Cibelli (Switzerland) |
| 11 October 2023 UEFA U-17 Q | 1–1 | Finland | Pristina, Kosovo | |
| 13:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan) |
2024
| 9 October 2024 2025 Euro Qualifying Round 1 | 2–4 | Ukraine | Cegeka Arena, Genk | |
| 14:00 |
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Report |
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Referee: Andreas Argyrou (Cyprus) |
| 12 October 2024 2025 Euro Qualifying Round 1 | Belgium | 2–1 | Cegeka Arena, Genk | |
| 19:00 |
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Report |
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Referee: Andreas Argyrou (Cyprus) |
| 15 October 2024 2025 Euro Qualifying Round 1 | Kazakhstan | 4–4 | Académie Robert Louis-Dreyfus, Liège | |
| 15:00 |
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Report | Referee: Jacob Karlsen (Denmark) |
Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
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| 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. 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.
- ^ "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.
External links
- Official website (in Albanian and English)
- Kosovo U17 News about the team