Kosovo national under-17 football team

Kosovo Under-17
Nickname(s)	Dardanët (Dardanians)
Association	Federata e Futbollit e Kosovës (FFK)
Confederation	UEFA (Europe)
Head coach	Besnik Kollari
Captain	Valon Zumberi
Most caps	As FIFA member; Valon Zumberi (6)
Top scorer	As FIFA member Albin Prapashtica; Florian Hysenaj; Milot Avdyli; Oltion Bilalli; Valon Zumberi (1);
Home stadium	Olympic Stadium Adem Jashari
FIFA code	KVX[1]
First international
	As FIFA member; Netherlands 3–1 Kosovo ; (Budapest, Hungary; 10 October 2017)
Biggest win
	As FIFA member; Switzerland 0–1 Kosovo ; (Paphos, Cyprus; 29 October 2018); Kosovo 1–0 Cyprus ; (Pegeia, Cyprus; 1 November 2018)
Biggest defeat
	As FIFA member; Netherlands 3–1 Kosovo ; (Budapest, Hungary; 10 October 2017); Kosovo 1–3 Hungary ; (Budapest, Hungary; 16 October 2017) Records of first international and biggest win/defeat are for competitive matches only

The Kosovo national under-17 football team (Albanian: Kombëtarja e futbollit të Kosovës nën 17 vjeç, Serbian: Фудбалска репрезентација Косова до 17. године/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

On 6 February 2013, FIFA was given permission to play international friendly games against other member associations.[2]

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.[3] On 10 October 2017, Kosovo made his debut on UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifications with a 3–1 away defeat in against Netherlands.[4]

UEFA European Championship record											Qualification record
Era	Year	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad	Year	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Under-16	1982 to 1999	Part of Yugoslavia Under-16									—
Under-16	2000 to 2001	Not a UEFA member									Not a UEFA member
Under-17	2002 to 2015	Not a UEFA member									Not a UEFA member
	2016 to 2017	Could not enter									—
	2018	Did not qualify									2018	4th	3	0	0	3	2	8
	2019	Did not qualify									2019[lower-alpha 1]	[lower-alpha 2]	3	2	0	1	3	2
	2020	Did not qualify									2020	4th	3	0	1	2	2	7
Total		—	0/38	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	Total		9	2	1	6	7	17

Notes

Kosovo U17 has participated in qualifying round and elite round.
Kosovo U17 during the qualifying round was ranked the 1st.

Fixtures and results

For all past match results of the national team, see single-season articles and the team's results page

2018

26 October 2019 UEFA U-17 Q	Scotland	2–1	Kosovo	Paphos, Cyprus
14:00 (15:00 EEST)	Fiorini 28' Winter 77'	Report	Limanii 71'	Stadium: Stelios Kyriakides Stadium Referee: Alexandru Tean (Moldova)

29 October 2019 UEFA U-17 Q	Switzerland	0–1	Kosovo	Paphos, Cyprus
14:00 (15:00 EET)		Report	Zumberi 63'	Stadium: Stelios Kyriakides Stadium Referee: Alexandru Tean (Moldova)

1 November 2019 UEFA U-17 Q	Kosovo	1–0	Cyprus	Pegeia, Cyprus
14:00 (15:00 EET)	Avdyli 63'	Report		Stadium: Peyia Municipal Stadium Referee: Ferenc Karakó (Hungary)

2019

25 March 2019 UEFA U-17 Q	Kosovo	0-2	Ukraine	Nyon, Switzerland
11:00		Report	Batahov 19' V'Yunnik 27'	Stadium: Colovray Sports Centre Referee: Gal Leibovitz (Israel)

28 March 2019 UEFA U-17 Q	Spain	1-0	Kosovo	Nyon, Switzerland
14:00	Moreno 54'	Report		Stadium: Colovray Sports Centre Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria)

31 March 2019 UEFA U-17 Q	Greece	2-0	Kosovo	Nyon, Switzerland
14:00	Tzolis 19' (pen.), 42'	Report		Stadium: Colovray Sports Centre Referee: Gal Leibovitz (Israel)

Players

Current squad

The following players have been called up for the 2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifications.[5]
All caps and goals as of 1 November 2018 after match against Cyprus, only competitive matches are included.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	David Nreca-Bisinger	(2002-01-18) 18 January 2002	3	0	Sonnenhof Großaspach
1	1GK	Rijad Bytyqi	(2003-01-28) 28 January 2003	3	0	Roni 19

2	2DF	Bekim Limanii	(2002-07-28) 28 July 2002	4	3	Milano
15	2DF	Leuart Avdyli	(2002-04-14) 14 April 2002	3	0	Kurda
6	2DF	Altin Maliqi	(2002-09-14) 14 September 2002	3	0	Karlsruher SC
14	2DF	Erdin Dushi	(2002-10-07) 7 October 2002	3	0	Vushtrria
5	2DF	Ardi Ajdini	(2002-11-04) 4 November 2002	1	0	2 Korriku

4	3MF	Valon Zumberi (Captain)	(2002-11-24) 24 November 2002	6	1	Hamburger SV
20	3MF	Edin Huseini	(2002-01-07) 7 January 2002	3	0	1860 Munich
16	3MF	Florind Lokaj	(2002-06-08) 8 June 2002	3	0	Vålerenga
19	3MF	Leorant Marmullaku	(2002-09-24) 24 September 2002	3	0	Dukagjini
21	3MF	Rigon Spahiu	(2003-02-18) 18 February 2003	3	0	Württemberg
7	3MF	Mohamed Bekaj	(2002-04-25) 25 April 2002	2	0	1860 Munich
17	3MF	Diar Halili	(2003-07-02) 2 July 2003	2	0	2 Korriku

10	4FW	Milot Avdyli	(2002-07-28) 28 July 2002	3	1	Kurda
8	4FW	Taulant Kiçmari	(2003-03-23) 23 March 2003	3	0	2 Korriku
9	4FW	Oltion Bilalli	(2002-01-03) 3 January 2002	2	1	Beselidhja
11	4FW	Veton Tusha	(2002-12-29) 29 December 2002	2	0	Vardar
19	4FW	Lirim Hoxha	(2002-03-04) 4 March 2002	1	0	Stuttgarter Kickers

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Besnik Kollari
Assistant coach	Fadil Berisha
Goalkeeping coach	Bahri Berisha
Physiotherapist	Gëzim Zogu
Doctor	Gëzim Murseli

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.com. 6 February 2013.
"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.
"Kombëtarja U17 zhvilloi stërvitjen e fundit para nisjes për Qipro" [National U17 team held the latest exercise before departing for Cyprus] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 24 November 2018.

External links

Official website (in Albanian and English)
Kosovo U17 News about the team

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[2019UEFAU17Q-5] Kosovo U17 has participated in qualifying round and elite round.

[2019UEFAU17Qrank-6] Kosovo U17 during the qualifying round was ranked the 1st.

[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.com. 6 February 2013.

[3] "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.

[4] "Kombëtarja U17 humbi nga Holanda" [National U17 team lost from the Netherlands] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 10 October 2017.

[7] "Kombëtarja U17 zhvilloi stërvitjen e fundit para nisjes për Qipro" [National U17 team held the latest exercise before departing for Cyprus] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 24 November 2018.