Kosovo national futsal team
Nickname(s) | Dardanët (Dardanians) | |||
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Association | Federata e Futbollit të Kosovës (FFK) | |||
Confederation | UEFA (Europe) | |||
Head coach | Ramadan Cimili | |||
Asst coach | Fazli Berisha | |||
Captain | Vahid Krashiqi | |||
Most caps | List
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Top scorer | Ramadan Alaj (7) | |||
Home stadium | Palace of Youth and Sports | |||
FIFA code | KVX[1] | |||
FIFA ranking | 58 0 (12 May 2020)[2] | |||
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First international | ||||
Finland 1–3 Kosovo (Zadar, Croatia; 29 August 2016) | ||||
Biggest win | ||||
Kosovo 7–0 Turkey (Zadar, Croatia; 31 August 2016) | ||||
Biggest defeat | ||||
Ukraine 7–1 Kosovo (Skopje, North Macedonia; 24 October 2019) |
The Kosovo national futsal team (Albanian: Kombëtarja e futsallit të Kosovës) represents Kosovo in international men's futsal. It is controlled by the Football Federation of Kosovo.
Competitive record
FIFA Futsal World Cup
On 12 December 2018, in Nyon, it was decided that Kosovo should be part in Group B of the 2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification, together with Andorra, Belarus and Norway.[3] On 30 January 2019, Kosovo made their debut on FIFA Futsal World Cup qualifications with a 5–0 away defeat against Belarus.[4]
FIFA Futsal World Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Year | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
1989 to 1996 | Part of Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro | — | |||||||||||||||||
2000 to 2012 | Not a FIFA member | Not a FIFA member | |||||||||||||||||
2016 | Could not enter | — | |||||||||||||||||
2020 | Did not qualify | 2020[a] | [b] | 6 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 29 | 12 | ||||||||||
Total | — | 0/9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Total | 1/8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 |
- Notes
- ^ Kosovo has participated in preliminary round and main round.
- ^ Kosovo during the preliminary round was ranked the 2nd.
UEFA Futsal Championship
On 21 October 2016, in Nyon, it was decided that Kosovo should be part in Group E of the UEFA Futsal Euro 2018 qualifying, together with Cyprus, Denmark and Norway.[5] On 30 January 2017, Kosovo made his debut on UEFA Futsal Euro qualifying with a 1–5 away win against Norway that was simultaneously also the first-ever competitive win.[6]
UEFA Futsal Championship record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Year | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ||
1996 to 1999 | Part of Serbia and Montenegro | — | |||||||||||||||||
2001 to 2016 | Not a UEFA member | Not a UEFA member | |||||||||||||||||
2018 | Did not qualify | 2018 | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | ||||||||||
Total | — | 0/11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Total | 1/11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 |
Non-FIFA Tournament
Kosovo has so far only participated in one international tournament in Futsal Week 2016, an international futsal tournament.[7]
Year | Round | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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2016 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 |
Total | 1 title | 1/1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 |
Fixtures and results
- For all past match results of the national team, see single-season articles and the team's results page
2019
30 January 2020 FIFA Futsal WCQ | Belarus | 5–0 | Kosovo | Minsk, Belarus |
18:30 | Olshevski 6:41 Rukovci 8:27 (o.g.) Scherbich 10:16 (2pen.) Zhigalko 21:10 Goli 25:24 (o.g.) |
Report | Stadium: SCA Sports Hall Referee: Daniel Matkovic (Switzerland) and Eduards Fatkulins (Latvia) |
31 January 2020 FIFA Futsal WCQ | Kosovo | 5–1 | Norway | Minsk, Belarus |
17:00 | Rukovci 3:05 Alaj 18:58, 22:07, 34:35 (pen.) Topilla 37:20 |
Report | Wiseth 33:21 | Stadium: SCA Sports Hall Referee: Eduards Fatkulins (Latvia) and Victor Berg-Audic (France) |
2 February 2020 FIFA Futsal WCQ | Andorra | 3–5 | Kosovo | Minsk, Belarus |
09:15 | Rodríguez-Sierra 3:09 Pérez 35:11, 39:27 |
Report | Alaj 5:00, 28:20, 32:29 (pen.) Gjinovci 10:37 Topilla 24:25 |
Stadium: SCA Sports Hall Referee: Eduards Fatkulins (Latvia) and Shota Kukhilava (Georgia) |
24 October 2020 FIFA Futsal WCQ | Ukraine | 7–1 | Kosovo | Skopje, North Macedonia |
Stadium: Jane Sandanski Arena Referee: Marc Birkett (England), Julien Lang (France) |
25 October 2020 FIFA Futsal WCQ | Kosovo | 7–5 | North Macedonia | Skopje, North Macedonia |
Stadium: Jane Sandanski Arena Referee: Daniel Matkovic (Switzerland), Marc Birkett (England) |
27 October 2020 FIFA Futsal WCQ | Slovenia | 7–1 | Kosovo | Skopje, North Macedonia |
20:00 | Report | Stadium: Jane Sandanski Arena Referee: Julien Lang (France), Daniel Matkovic (Switzerland) |
Players
Current squad
The following players have been called up for the 2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualifications.[8][a]
All caps and goals as of 2 February 2019 after match against Andorra, only competitive matches are included.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club[a] |
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1 | GK | Alfred Prenqi | 14 June 1994 | 6 | 0 | Liburni Gjakovë |
12 | GK | Bajram Ramadani | 16 April 1991 | 3 | 0 | Liburni Gjakovë |
10 | DF | Ramadan Alaj (Vice-captain) | 9 February 1988 | 6 | 7 | Tirana |
11 | DF | Oso Gjinovci | 26 January 1991 | 6 | 2 | Prishtina 01 |
2 | DF | Dardan Topilla | 9 February 1994 | 6 | 2 | FC Prishtina |
4 | DF | Nexhip Selimi | 14 December 1988 | 6 | 1 | Liburni Gjakovë |
6 | DF | Shpend Brahimi | 20 October 1984 | 6 | 0 | FC Prishtina |
13 | DF | Jeton Rukovci | 18 July 1988 | 3 | 1 | FC Prishtina |
9 | FW | Fadil Goli | 11 January 1990 | 6 | 4 | unknown |
5 | FW | Arbër Dobroshi | 29 April 1991 | 6 | 1 | Liburni Gjakovë |
8 | FW | Vahid Krashiqi (Captain) | 26 February 1989 | 6 | 0 | Besa Pejë |
3 | FW | Drilon Paqarizi | 15 October 1992 | 3 | 0 | FC Prishtina |
14 | FW | Taulant Rasinovci | 5 August 1994 | 3 | 0 | Peja |
7 | FW | Mërgim Dervishaj | 6 October 1996 | 3 | 0 | FC Prishtina |
16 | FW | Melos Kelmendi | 15 September 1998 | 0 | 0 | Besa Pejë |
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 |
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GK | Nuhi Krasniqi | 2 December 1986 | 0 | 0 | Liburni Gjakovë | 2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualificationsPRE |
FW | Getard Hyseni | 3 June 1988 | 3 | 0 | Prishtina 01 | 2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualificationsPRE |
FW | Bardh Kelmendi | 6 April 1995 | 0 | 0 | Besa Pejë | 2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualificationsPRE |
- Notes
- PRE = Preliminary squad.
Personnel
Current technical staff
Position | Name |
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Head coach | Ramadan Cimili |
Assistant coach | Fazli Berisha |
Doctor | Nysret Ymeri |
Team manager | Rinor Havolli |
Kosovo versus other countries
- As of 2 February 2019
Head-to-head records are included only matches as FIFA member.
Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
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Albania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 0.00 |
Andorra | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 100.00 |
Belarus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0.00 |
Cyprus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
Denmark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
Finland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 50.00 |
North Macedonia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 0.00 |
Norway | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 100.00 |
Turkey | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 100.00 |
9 Countries | 13 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 46 | 38 | +8 | 53.85 |
See also
- Men's
- Women's
Notes and references
Notes
- ^ Playing positions, dates of birth and clubs of players are according UEFA's website.
References
- ^ Dryomin, Mark; Tabeira, Martin; Lozano, Carles; Jeffree, Iain (2 June 2016). "FIFA Country Codes". rsssf.com. RSSSF.
Kosovo (KVX)
- ^ "Futsal World Ranking". Futsal World Ranking. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ "Kombëtarja e futsallit mësoi kundërshtarët e kualifikimeve të Botërorit" [National futsal team taught opponents of the World Cup qualifications] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 12 December 2018. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
Kombëtarja e Kosovës në futsall është përfshirë në grupin 3 për parakualifikimet e Kampionatit Botëror 2020. Në shortin e tërhequr sot në selinë e UEFA-s, Kosova u përfshi në grup me Norvegjinë, Bjellorusinë dhe Andorrën
- ^ "Bjellorusia u tregua më cilësore se Kosova në futsall" [Belarus was more qualitative than Kosovo in futsal] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 30 January 2019.
Kombëtarja e Kosovës në futsall ka debutuar me humbje në ciklin e saj të parë të parakualifikimeve për Kampionatin Botëror. Në ndeshjen e parë në kuadër të Grupit B, Kosova është mundur nga Bjellorusia, me rezultat të thellë, 5:0
- ^ "UEFA Futsal EURO preliminary & main round draws". UEFA. 21 October 2016.
Group E: Norway, Denmark, Cyprus (hosts), Kosovo
- ^ "Kosova debuton me fitore në futsall (Foto)" [Kosovo debuts with victory in futsal (Photo)] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 30 January 2017.
Norvegjia-Kosova 1:5 (1:3)
- ^ "Përfaqësuesja e Kosovës në futsall përfundon e para turneun në Kroaci" [Kosovo national futsal team finished first the tournament in Croatia] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 3 September 2016.
- ^ "Kosovo (futsal squad)". UEFA. 30 January 2019.
External links
- Official website (in Albanian and English)
- Kosovo (futsal) News about the team
- Kosovo (futsal)'s UEFA profile