Kosovo national under-19 football team
| Nickname(s) | Dardanët (Dardanians) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Federata e Futbollit e Kosovës (FFK) | |||
| Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | |||
| Head coach | Albert Bunjaku | |||
| Captain | Rotation | |||
| Most caps | Dior Gerbovci (13) | |||
| Top scorer | Eliot Bujupi Leotrim Kryeziu (5) | |||
| Home stadium | FFK National Educational Camp | |||
| FIFA code | KVX[1] | |||
| ||||
| First international | ||||
| Austria 1–0 (Mittersill, Austria; 3 October 2017) | ||||
| Biggest win | ||||
| Unofficial 7–1 Saxony (Hajvalia, Kosovo; 4 June 2025) Official Ukraine 0–4 (Ta' Qali, Malta; 18 November 2023) | ||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||
| Portugal 5–0 (Porto, Portugal; 21 March 2018) | ||||
The Kosovo national under-19 football team (Albanian: Kombëtarja e futbollit të Kosovës nën 19 vjeç; Serbian: Фудбалска репрезентација Косова до 19. године, romanized: Fudbalska reprezentacija Kosova do 19. godine) is the national under-19 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 records
UEFA European Championship
| UEFA European Championship record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Era | Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
| FIFA | 1951 to 1954 | Part of Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro | — | |||||||||||||||
| UEFA | 1955 to 1980 | |||||||||||||||||
| U18 | 1981 to 1999 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2000 to 2001 | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | ||||||||||||||||
| U19 | 2002 to 2015 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016 to 2017 | Could not enter | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | |||||||||||
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2020 | Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||||
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2024 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Total | — | 0/18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 40 | |||
Fixtures and results
2023
| 15 November UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | 1–1 | Slovakia | Ta' Qali, Malta | |
| 14:30 | Bujupi 48' (pen.) | Report | Hájovský 22' | Stadium: Centenary Stadium Referee: Robert Schröder (Germany) |
| 18 November UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Ukraine | 0-4 | Ta' Qali, Malta | |
| 10:30 | Gashijan 22', 79' Bujupi 64' Rama 90+2' |
Report | Stadium: Centenary Stadium Referee: Chrysovalantis Theouli (Cyprus) |
| 21 November UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Malta | 2–2 | Ta' Qali, Malta | |
| 14:30 | Fenech 6' Caruana 82' (pen.) |
Report | Bujupi 39' (pen.) Gerbovci 42' |
Stadium: Centenary Stadium Referee: Vassilis Fotias (Greece) |
2024
| 20 March UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | 1–0 | Austria | Gornja Radgona, Slovenia | |
| 16:00 | Schöller 49' (o.g.) | Report | Stadium: Gornja Radgona Stadium Referee: Andreas Argyrou (Cyprus) |
| 23 March UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Spain | 2–1 | Gornja Radgona, Slovenia | |
| 16:00 | Muñoz 34' Fortuny 51' |
Report | Bujupi 77' | Stadium: Gornja Radgona Stadium Referee: Andreas Argyrou (Cyprus) |
| 26 March UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | Slovenia | 2–0 | Lendava, Slovenia | |
| 12:00 | Čuber Potočnik 40' Jevšenak 87' |
Report | Stadium: Lendava Sports Park Referee: Dominik Stary (Czech Republic) |
| 6 June Friendly | Albania | 2–0 | Rrogozhinë, Albania | |
| Report | Sulejmani 6', 9' | Stadium: Egnatia Arena |
| 8 June Friendly | Albania | 2–5 | Rrogozhinë, Albania | |
| Sulejmani 45' Tosku 77' |
Report | Selishta 10', 27' Hoti 12' Suplja ??' Gashi ??' |
Stadium: Egnatia Arena |
| 4 September Friendly | 2–2 | Latvia | Esslingen am Neckar, Germany | |
| 17:00 | Cena 20', 34' | Ivulāns 2' Radzenieks 45+1' |
Stadium: Sportpark Esslingen |
Players
Current squad
- The following players were called up for the UEFA Euro 2025 qualifying matches against Austria, Spain and Faroe Islands, on 13, 16 and 19 November 2024.[7]
- Caps and goals are correct as of 19 November 2024, after the match against Faroe Islands, only matches as FIFA member are included.
- Players in bold have been called up or have played at least one full international match with national senior team.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Lindsay Gutaj | 15 February 2007 | 0 | 0 | Borussia Mönchengladbach |
| 12 | GK | Miran Qela | 13 December 2006 | 8 | 0 | 1860 Munich |
| 2 | MF | Jerin Hadergjonaj | 30 May 2006 | 4 | 0 | Malisheva |
| 3 | DF | Leon Parduzi | 10 December 2006 | 5 | 0 | Karlsruher SC |
| 4 | DF | Andi Demiri | 10 November 2006 | 2 | 0 | Lille |
| 5 | DF | Indrit Mavraj | 23 January 2006 | 6 | 0 | Genoa |
| 19 | DF | Drin Lakna | 18 August 2007 | 3 | 0 | Grasshopper |
| 6 | MF | Elvaris Suplja | 28 February 2006 | 5 | 1 | Terranuova |
| 8 | MF | Edion Gashi | 22 January 2006 | 9 | 1 | Schalke 04 |
| 10 | MF | Dior Gerbovci | 22 February 2006 | 13 | 3 | Grasshoppers |
| 13 | MF | Endi Halili | 12 July 2006 | 2 | 0 | AF Elbasani |
| 15 | MF | Luan Lleshi | 14 January 2006 | 8 | 0 | Feronikeli |
| 21 | MF | Dardan Destani | 15 October 2006 | 4 | 0 | Basel |
| 7 | FW | Elvir Gashijan | 5 August 2006 | 10 | 3 | Llapi |
| 9 | FW | Eliot Bujupi (captain) | 3 July 2006 | 8 | 5 | VfB Stuttgart II |
| 11 | FW | Deli Hajdini | 2 October 2006 | 3 | 0 | VfB Stuttgart |
| 14 | FW | Adam Hasani | 5 September 2008 | 3 | 0 | Sampdoria |
| 17 | FW | Amar Demolli | 16 July 2006 | 4 | 0 | Prishtina |
| 20 | FW | Lirim Jashari | 21 April 2006 | 7 | 0 | VfL Bochum |
| 22 | FW | Leart Hoti | 16 July 2006 | 4 | 1 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Nuredin Rexhepi | 19 January 2006 | 3 | 0 | FC Ingolstadt | v. Latvia, 4 September 2024 |
| DF | Erion Rexhepi | 24 January 2006 | 3 | 0 | Bayern Munich | v. Latvia, 4 September 2024 |
| DF | Luis Karaqi | 29 June 2006 | 2 | 0 | Hannover 96 | v. Latvia, 4 September 2024 |
| DF | Dejvid Kabashi | 6 August 2006 | 2 | 0 | Luzern | v. Latvia, 4 September 2024 |
| DF | Valon Cena | 23 May 2007 | 1 | 2 | Borussia Dortmund | v. Latvia, 4 September 2024 |
| MF | Faton Ademi | 19 May 2006 | 2 | 0 | Alemannia Aachen | v. Austria, 13 November 2024 |
| MF | Denis Suka | 14 February 2006 | 1 | 0 | Sturm Graz | v. Latvia, 4 September 2024 |
| MF | Leon Dusi | 16 April 2006 | 1 | 0 | Västra Frölunda | v. Latvia, 4 September 2024 |
| MF | Artan Latifi | 9 May 2007 | 0 | 0 | Mainz 05 | v. Latvia, 4 September 2024 |
| FW | Baton Hajrizaj | 31 January 2006 | 1 | 0 | Astoria Walldorf | v. Latvia, 4 September 2024 |
| FW | Alisan Morina | 2 November 2006 | 1 | 0 | Winterthur | v. Latvia, 4 September 2024 |
| FW | Florent Aliqki | 18 June 2006 | 0 | 0 | 1. FC Heidenheim | v. Latvia, 4 September 2024 |
See also
- Men's
- Women's
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.
- ^ "Kombëtarja U19 e Kosovës gati për ndeshjet kualifikuese për Evropianin 2025" [Kosovo national U19 team ready for Euro 2025 qualifying matches] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 1 November 2024.
External links
- Official website (in Albanian and English)
- Kosovo U19 News about the team