Kosovo national under-19 football team

Kosovo Under-19
Nickname(s)	Dardanët (Dardanians)
Association	Federata e Futbollit e Kosovës (FFK)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Ramiz Krasniqi
Captain	Rotation
Most caps	As FIFA member; Flamur Gashi; Gentrit Limani (9)
Top scorer	As FIFA member; Leotrim Kryeziu (3)
Home stadium	Adem Jashari Olympic Stadium
FIFA code	KVX
First international
	As FIFA member; Austria 1–0 Kosovo ; (Mittersill, Austria; 3 October 2017)
Biggest win
	As FIFA member; Kosovo 3–0 Lithuania ; (Saalfelden, Austria; 9 October 2017)
Biggest defeat
	As FIFA member; Portugal 5–0 Kosovo ; (Porto, Portugal; 21 March 2018) Records of biggest win/defeat are for competitive matches only

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
U18	2000 to 2001	Not a FIFA member									Not a FIFA member
U19	2002 to 2015	Not a FIFA member									Not a FIFA member
	2016 to 2017	Could not enter									—
	2018	Did not qualify									6	3	0	3	7	11
	2019	Did not qualify									3	0	2	1	1	4
	2020	Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic									—
	2021	Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic									—
	2022	Did not qualify									3	0	0	3	0	7
	2023	To be determined
	2024
	2025
Total		—	0/18	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	12	3	2	7	8	22

Fixtures and results

2021

6 October 2022 UEFA U-19 Q	Norway	3–0	Kosovo	Sandefjord, Norway
13:00	Fiabema 44' (pen.), 66', 75'	Report		Stadium: Sandefjord Arena Referee: Amine Kourgheli (Belarus)

9 October 2022 UEFA U-19 Q	Georgia	1–0	Kosovo	Larvik, Norway
16:00	O. Mamageishvili 52'	Report		Stadium: Fram Stadion Referee: Amine Kourgheli (Belarus)

12 October 2022 UEFA U-19 Q	Kosovo	0–3	Wales	Sandefjord, Norway
15:00		Report	Hughes 16' (pen.), 57' Harris 45+3'	Stadium: Bugårdsparken Referee: Michal Ocenáš (Slovakia)

16 December Hybrid friendly	North Macedonia	1–0	Kosovo	Skopje, North Macedonia
	Abazi 63'	Report		Stadium: Petar Miloševski Training Centre

18 December Hybrid friendly	North Macedonia	3–3	Kosovo	Skopje, North Macedonia
	Trpcevski ?' Krstevski 74' (pen.) Todorovski 78'	Report	Sjarina 57', 72' Kadriu 70'	Stadium: Petar Miloševski Training Centre

2022

26 March Friendly	Albania	0–2	Kosovo	Rrogozhinë, Albania
15:00		Report	Maloku 28' Tovërlani 55'	Stadium: Egnatia Arena

28 March Friendly	Albania	v	Kosovo	Rrogozhinë, Albania
				Stadium: Egnatia Arena

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Albania, on 26 and 28 March 2022.^[7]
All caps and goals as of 12 October 2021 after match against Wales, only competitive matches are included.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club^[a]
1GK	Laurence Shala	(2004-09-11) 11 September 2004 (age 19)	2	0	West Ham United
1GK	Altin Gjokaj	(2005-11-11) 11 November 2005 (age 17)	0	0	Besa Pejë

2DF	Altin Mehaj	(2004-01-01) 1 January 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Besa Pejë
2DF	Uliks Spahiu	(2004-01-14) 14 January 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Besa Pejë
2DF	Blerjon Avdimetaj	(2004-03-30) 30 March 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Besa Pejë
2DF	Donart Lubishtani	(2004-04-17) 17 April 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Inter Milan
2DF	Gent Rexhepi	(2004-10-14) 14 October 2004 (age 18)	0	0	Neuchâtel Xamax
2DF	Drin Bajraktari	(2005-07-19) 19 July 2005 (age 18)	0	0	Ferizaj

3MF	Dion Ajvazi	(2004-02-10) 10 February 2004 (age 19)	2	0	Hertha BSC
3MF	Milot Ajeti	(2004-01-29) 29 January 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Gjilani
3MF	Arianit Hasani	(2004-02-24) 24 February 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Llapi
3MF	Leart Haskaj	(2004-02-24) 24 February 2004 (age 19)	0	0	1899 Hoffenheim
3MF	Etnik Brruti	(2004-03-04) 4 March 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Besa Pejë
3MF	Ermir Rashica	(2004-03-24) 24 March 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Trepça '89
3MF	Arlind Maloku	(2004-06-01) 1 June 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Ballkani
3MF	Rinor Tovërlani	(2004-06-05) 5 June 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Llapi
3MF	Orges Mehmeti	(2004-06-21) 21 June 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Ferizaj
3MF	Rion Selimi	(2005-11-24) 24 November 2005 (age 17)	0	0	Dukagjini
3MF	Andi Kadriu	unknown	0	0	Trepça '89

4FW	Eridon Maloku	(2004-01-21) 21 January 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Drita
4FW	Rinor Jahmurataj	(2004-02-17) 17 February 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Besa Pejë
4FW	Erion Sadriu	unknown	0	0	Ferizaj

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^[a]	Latest call-up
GK	Arnis Ajeti	(2003-07-09) 9 July 2003 (age 20)	1	0	2 Korriku	2022 UEFA U-19 Q

DF	Ardi Morina	(2003-03-03) 3 March 2003 (age 20)	3	0	Zürich U21	2022 UEFA U-19 Q^U21
DF	Aulon Shabani	(2003-06-27) 27 June 2003 (age 20)	3	0	Llapi	2022 UEFA U-19 Q
DF	Adhurim Mjekiqi	(2004-10-09) 9 October 2004 (age 18)	3	0	Sarpsborg 08	2022 UEFA U-19 Q
DF	Rigon Spahiu	(2003-02-18) 18 February 2003 (age 20)	2	0	1. FC Heidenheim	2022 UEFA U-19 Q
DF	Diar Halili	(2003-07-02) 2 July 2003 (age 20)	2	0	Porto	2022 UEFA U-19 Q
DF	Andi Namoni	(2003-01-16) 16 January 2003 (age 20)	1	0	Prishtina	2022 UEFA U-19 Q
DF	Valton Ibrahimi	(2003-02-22) 22 February 2003 (age 20)	1	0	Besa Pejë	2022 UEFA U-19 Q

MF	Behar Neziri	(2003-01-06) 6 January 2003 (age 20)	3	0	Bayern Munich	2022 UEFA U-19 Q^U21
MF	Bleron Ademi	(2003-03-24) 24 March 2003 (age 20)	3	0	St. Pauli	2022 UEFA U-19 Q
MF	Leonard Shala	(2003-05-31) 31 May 2003 (age 20)	3	0	Ballkani	2022 UEFA U-19 Q
MF	Art Smakaj	(2003-02-04) 4 February 2003 (age 20)	2	0	Lokomotiva	2022 UEFA U-19 Q
MF	Erlis Xhemajli	(2003-07-10) 10 July 2003 (age 20)	2	0	Gjilani	2022 UEFA U-19 Q
MF	Dienit Isufi	(2003-02-05) 5 February 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Drita	2022 UEFA U-19 Q

FW	Egzon Fazliu	(2003-05-30) 30 May 2003 (age 20)	3	0	Drenica	2022 UEFA U-19 Q
FW	Fatjon Bunjaku	(2003-10-14) 14 October 2003 (age 19)	3	0	Trepça	2022 UEFA U-19 Q
FW	Eduart Ibrahimi	(2003-01-20) 20 January 2003 (age 20)	1	0	Arminia Bielefeld	2022 UEFA U-19 Q
FW	Florent Hyseni	(2003-03-23) 23 March 2003 (age 20)	1	0	Trepça	2022 UEFA U-19 Q
Notes ^U21 = Was called up from national under-21 squad.

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Ramiz Krasniqi
Assistant coach	Nazmi Rama
Goalkeeping coach	Xhelal Karabegu
Physiotherapist	Isuf Maraj
Doctor	Milazim Gjocaj
Device manager	Esad Halimi

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.com. 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.
^ "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.
^ "Krasniqi publikon listën e futbollistëve për dy miqësoret me Shqipërinë" [Krasniqi publishes the list of footballers for the two friendlies with Albania] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 21 March 2022.

External links

Official website (in Albanian and English)
Kosovo U19 News about the team

[cnote_a] 
The club listed is the club for which the player last played a competitive match prior to the call-up.

[1] Dryomin, Mark; Tabeira, Martin; Lozano, Carles; Jeffree, Iain (2 June 2016). "FIFA Country Codes". rsssf.com. RSSSF. Kosovo (KVX)

[2] "FIFA Circular no.1342" (PDF). FIFA. 6 February 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 June 2019.

[3] "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.

[4] "Football Federation of Kosovo joins UEFA". UEFA. 3 May 2016.

[5] "Kosovo accepted as member of Uefa after Congress vote". The Guardian. 3 May 2016.

[6] "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.

[7] "Krasniqi publikon listën e futbollistëve për dy miqësoret me Shqipërinë" [Krasniqi publishes the list of footballers for the two friendlies with Albania] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 21 March 2022.

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