Kosovo women's national football team

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This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Kosovo national football team.

Kosovo
Nickname(s)Dardanët (Dardanians)
AssociationFederata e Futbollit e Kosovës (FFK)
ConfederationUEFA (Europe)
Head coachAfërdita Fazlija
CaptainValentina Limani
Most capsAs FIFA member
Blerta Shala
Valentina Limani (21)
Top scorerAs FIFA member
Besjana Reçica
Modesta Uka (5)
Home stadiumAdem Jashari Olympic Stadium
FIFA codeKVX[1]
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
FIFA ranking
CurrentNR (15 March 2024)[2]
Highest97 (December 2017)
Lowest126 (July 2019)
First international
 Kosovo 0–5 Poland 
(Alanya, Turkey; 1 March 2017)
Biggest win
 Luxembourg 0–5 Kosovo 
(Bissen, Luxembourg; 9 November 2019)
Biggest defeat
 Greece 6–0 Kosovo 
(Tirana, Albania; 8 April 2017)
 France 6–0 Kosovo 
(Alanya, Turkey; 28 February 2018)

The Kosovo women's national football team (Albanian: Kombëtarja e futbollit të femrave të Kosovës, Serbian: Женска фудбалска репрезентација Косова/Ženska fudbalska reprezentacija Kosova) represents Kosovo in international women's football and is controlled by the Football Federation of Kosovo.

History

In 2010, the national team is established. On 6 February 2013, FIFA gave the permission to play international friendly games against other member associations.[3]

On 3 May 2016 at the UEFA Congress in Budapest, Kosovo were accepted into UEFA after members voted 28–24 in favor of Kosovo.[4]

Match record

On 1 March 2017. Kosovo played its first international match as FIFA member, in the framework of a tournament against Poland. The match ended in a 0–5 defeat.[5] On 9 January 2017, the national team for the first time was able to enter tournaments organized by FIFA and will play their first competitive matches in the qualification rounds for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[6]

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1995 to 1999 Part of Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro —
2003 to 2007 Team did not exist —
2011 to 2015 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member
France 2019 Did not qualify 3 0 0 3 3 12
Australia New Zealand 2023 To be determined — — — — — —
Total — 0/9 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 3 12

UEFA Women's Championship

UEFA Women's Championship record Qualification record
Year Round Pos Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1993 to 1997 Part of Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro —
2001 to 2009 Team did not exist —
Sweden 2013 Not a UEFA member Not a UEFA member
Netherlands 2017 Could not enter —
England 2021 To be determined 3 2 0 1 4 6
Total — 0/13 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 4 6

Non-FIFA Tournament

In 2017. Kosovo was invited for first time to the Turkish Women's Cup. They were sorted into a group with Poland, Romania and Turkey[7] and ended the last with 3 defeats.[8]

Year Round Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Turkey 2017 Group stage 3 0 0 3 2 12 —
Turkey 2018 4 1 1 2 2 9 Squad
Total 2/2 7 1 1 5 4 21 —

Fixtures and results

Further information: Kosovo women's national football team results

The following is a list of matches in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

2019

30 August UEFA Women's Euro
2021 qualifying		 Kosovo  2–0  Turkey Pristina, Kosovo
20:00 Uka 33'
L. Syla 39'		 Report Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium
Referee: Emilie Dokset (Norway)
3 September UEFA Women's Euro
2021 qualifying		 Slovenia  5–0  Kosovo Dravograd, Slovenia
Prašnikar 14', 62'
Zver 41', 56'
Kolbl 48'		 Report Stadium: Dravograd Sports Centre
Referee: Rasa Imanalijeva (Lithuania)
8 October UEFA Women's Euro
2021 qualifying		 Estonia  1–2  Kosovo Tartu, Estonia
18:15 (19:15 EEST) Loo 22' (pen.) Report Uka 41', 56' Stadium: Tamme Stadium
Referee: Iuliana Demetrescu (Romania)
9 November Friendly Luxembourg  0–5  Kosovo Bissen, Luxembourg
16:00 Report Reçica
Memeti
unknown o.g.'
Ejupi 		Stadium: Terrain ZAC Klengbousbierg
Attendance: 384

2020

6 March[a] UEFA Women's Euro
2021 qualifying		 Kosovo  0–5  Russia Wiesbaden, Germany[a]
18:00 Report F. Shala 1' (o.g.)
Korovkina 33'
Smirnova 47', 53'
Fedorova 50'		 Stadium: Brita-Arena[a]
Referee: Henrikke Nervik (Norway)
10 March UEFA Women's Euro
2021 qualifying		 Kosovo  0–3  Slovenia Pristina, Kosovo
18:00 Report Begič 14'
Predanič 37'
Milović 90+3'		 Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium
Referee: Lois Otte (Belgium)
18 September UEFA Women's Euro
2021 qualifying		 Kosovo  v  Estonia Pristina, Kosovo
Report Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium
23 October[b] UEFA Women's Euro
2021 qualifying		 Turkey  v  Kosovo Malatya, Turkey
Report Stadium: Malatya Arena
27 October[b] UEFA Women's Euro
2021 qualifying		 Kosovo  v  Netherlands Pristina, Kosovo
Report Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium
27 November[b] UEFA Women's Euro
2021 qualifying		 Russia  v  Kosovo Neutral location[a]
Report
1 December[b] UEFA Women's Euro
2021 qualifying		 Netherlands  v  Kosovo Netherlands
Report

Players

Current squad

The following players have been called up for the UEFA Women's Euro 2021 qualifying matches against  Russia and  Slovenia, on 6 and 10 March 2020.[9]
All caps and goals as of 10 March 2020 after match against  Slovenia, only matches as FIFA member are included.[c]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Besarta Leci (1993-10-14) 14 October 1993 (age 30) 12 0 Germany VfL Sindelfingen
12 1GK Florentina Kolgeci (2000-10-30) 30 October 2000 (age 23) 11 0 Kosovo Mitrovica
16 1GK Lavdie Behramaj (1999-05-01) 1 May 1999 (age 25) 0 0 Kosovo Feronikeli
5 2DF Liridona Syla (1986-02-05) 5 February 1986 (age 38) 17 1 Kosovo Mitrovica
2 2DF Fjolla Shala (1993-03-20) 20 March 1993 (age 31) 15 0 Iceland Breiðablik
21 2DF Fluter Agaj (1994-12-24) 24 December 1994 (age 29) 3 0 Switzerland Schlieren
3 2DF Edona Kastrati (1999-08-12) 12 August 1999 (age 24) 1 0 Italy Cittadella
8 3MF Blerta Shala (1998-12-03) 3 December 1998 (age 25) 21 1 Kosovo Mitrovica
11 3MF Edona Kryeziu (Vice-captain) (1995-10-03) 3 October 1995 (age 28) 18 0 Kosovo Mitrovica
14 3MF Feride Kastrati (1993-05-23) 23 May 1993 (age 31) 11 0 Kosovo Feronikeli
17 3MF Erëleta Memeti (1999-06-30) 30 June 1999 (age 24) 6 1 Germany VfL Wolfsburg
6 3MF Besarta Hisenaj (1998-10-21) 21 October 1998 (age 25) 6 0 Germany Hessen Wetzlar
19 3MF Alberina Syla (1997-09-04) 4 September 1997 (age 26) 3 0 Germany 1. FFC Frankfurt
10 4FW Valentina Limani (Captain) (1997-02-02) 2 February 1997 (age 27) 21 2 Germany 1. FFC Frankfurt
9 4FW Kaltrina Biqkaj (2000-08-05) 5 August 2000 (age 23) 19 2 Kosovo Mitrovica
7 4FW Leonora Ejupi (2000-02-07) 7 February 2000 (age 24) 14 3 Germany Arminia Bielefeld
23 4FW Modesta Uka (1999-05-23) 23 May 1999 (age 25) 10 5 Austria Sturm Graz
4 4FW Donjeta Halilaj (2000-03-12) 12 March 2000 (age 24) 5 0 Kosovo Mitrovica
18 4FW Fleta Musaj (2000-05-07) 7 May 2000 (age 24) 0 0 Kosovo A&N

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
MF Qendresa Bajra (1992-05-11) 11 May 1992 (age 32) 13 2 Kosovo Mitrovica v.  Estonia, 8 October 2019
MF Marigone Tahiri (1999-02-25) 25 February 1999 (age 25) 7 0 Kosovo Mitrovica v.  Estonia, 8 October 2019
MF Verona Berisha (2000-04-05) 5 April 2000 (age 24) 6 0 Kosovo Mitrovica v.  Estonia, 8 October 2019
MF Egzona Zeka (1997-04-25) 25 April 1997 (age 27) 2 0 Kosovo Mitrovica v.  Estonia, 8 October 2019
FW Besjana Reçica (1996-04-13) 13 April 1996 (age 28) 10 5 Germany 1.FFC Recklinghausen 2003 v.  Slovenia, 10 March 2020EDU
FW Flaka Aslanaj (2001-05-14) 14 May 2001 (age 23) 2 1 Germany MSV Duisburg v.  Slovenia, 10 March 2020EDU
FW Besijana Pireci (1999-10-18) 18 October 1999 (age 24) 0 0 Austria Austria Wien v.  Russia, 6 March 2020PRE
FW Blerta Smaili (2002-05-08) 8 May 2002 (age 22) 0 0 Germany VfL Sindelfingen v.  Russia, 6 March 2020PRE
Notes
  • EDU = Not part of the current squad due to school exam obligations.
  • PRE = Preliminary squad.

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Kosovo Afërdita Fazlija
Assistant coach(es)
Kosovo Sanije Krasniqi
Kosovo Veton Çitaku
Goalkeeping coach Kosovo Besart Ismajli
Physiotherapist(s)
Kosovo Filloretë Berisha
Kosovo Sabit Hajra
Doctor Kosovo Enver Hoxha
Device manager Kosovo Taulant Ahmetaj

Head-to-head records against other countries

As of 9 November 2018
Head-to-head records are included only matches as FIFA member.
Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
 Albania 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 000.00
 Bulgaria 2 2 0 0 6 2 +4 100.00
 Estonia 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
 France 1 0 0 1 0 6 −6 000.00
 Greece 1 0 0 1 0 6 −6 000.00
 Kazakhstan 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
 Malta 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 000.00
 Montenegro 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 100.00
 North Macedonia 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 066.67
 Northern Ireland 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
 Poland 1 0 0 1 0 5 −5 000.00
 Romania 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 000.00
 Slovenia 1 0 0 1 0 5 −5 000.00
 Turkey 2 1 0 1 4 4 +0 050.00
 Ukraine 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 000.00
13 Countries 21 8 2 11 26 48 −22 038.10

See also

Men's
Women's

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ^
    The Kosovo v Russia match, originally scheduled for 4 October 2019, 18:00 CEST, at the Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, was postponed on 28 September due to security issues.[10] The match was later rescheduled to 6 March 2020. On 18 October, UEFA announced that both matches between Kosovo and Russia will be played at neutral venues.[11]
  2. ^
    All matches originally scheduled to be played in April and June 2020 were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[12] These matches were subsequently rearranged to take place between September and December 2020.
  3. ^
    Caps of the friendly matches against Bulgaria (25 and 28 February 2019), North Macedonia (8 April 2019) and Luxembourg (9 November 2019) are missing.

References

  1. ^ Dryomin, Mark; Tabeira, Martin; Lozano, Carles; Jeffree, Iain (2 June 2016). "FIFA Country Codes". rsssf.com. RSSSF. Archived from the original on 24 December 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2017. Kosovo (KVX)
  2. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  3. ^ "FIFA Circular no.1342" (PDF). FIFA.com. 6 February 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Kosovo accepted as member of UEFA after Congress vote". theguardian.com. The Guardian. 3 May 2016. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Kosova pësoi humbje nga Polonia". Football Federation of Kosovo. 1 March 2017. Archived from the original on 2 March 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  6. ^ "2019 Women's World Cup qualifying entries". UEFA. 9 January 2017. Archived from the original on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Women's national team participates in "Alanya Cup". Football Federation of Kosovo. 21 February 2017. Archived from the original on 2 March 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Vashat e Kosovës e përmbyllën pjesëmarrjen në turneun "Alanya Cup". Football Federation of Kosovo. 5 March 2017. Archived from the original on 4 April 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  9. ^ "Dardanet nisen për në Wiesbaden" [The Dardanians depart for Wiesbaden] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 3 March 2020. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Shtyhet ndeshja mes Kosovës dhe Rusisë". Albinfo.ch. 2 October 2019. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  11. ^ "UEFA Emergency Panel decision on Kosovo/Russia". UEFA.com. 18 October 2019. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  12. ^ "COVID-19: latest updates on UEFA competitions". UEFA. 17 March 2020.

External links

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