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	Leard Sadriu
Most caps	As FIFA member; Flamur Gashi; Gentrit Limani (9)
Top scorer	As FIFA member; Leotrim Kryeziu (3)
Home stadium	Olympic Stadium Adem Jashari
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/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

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

Competition records

UEFA European Championship

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
FIFA Youth Tournament	1951 to 1954	Part of Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro									—
UEFA Youth Tournament	1955 to 1980										—
Under-18	1981 to 1999										—
Under-18	2000 to 2001	Not a UEFA member									Not a UEFA member
Under-19	2002 to 2015	Not a UEFA member									Not a UEFA member
	2016 to 2017	Could not enter									—
	2018	Did not qualify									2018^[a]	^[b]	6	3	0	3	7	11
	2019	Did not qualify									2019	4th	3	0	2	1	1	4
	2020	To be determined									2020	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total		—	0/18	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	Total		9	3	2	4	8	15

Notes

^ Kosovo U19 has participated in qualifying round and elite round.
^ Kosovo U19 during the qualifying round was ranked the 2nd and during te elite round was ranked the 4th.

Fixtures and results

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

2019

13 November 2020 UEFA U-19 Q	Russia	1–1	Kosovo	Cardiff, Wales
14:00	Shkolik 12'	Report	Aliu 11'	Stadium: Cardiff Athletics Stadium Referee: Volen Chinkov (Bulgaria)

16 November 2020 UEFA U-19 Q	Poland	4–1	Kosovo	Cardiff, Wales
14:00	Nawrocki 40', 42' Białek 45+2' Bida 90+3'	Report	Berisha 88'	Stadium: Cardiff Athletics Stadium Referee: Volen Chinkov (Bulgaria)

19 November 2020 UEFA U-19 Q	Kosovo	0–2	Wales	Newport, Wales
		Report	Pinchard 45+1' Williams 76'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Referee: Ville Nevalainen (Finland)

2020

11 November 2021 UEFA U-19 Q	Italy	v	Kosovo	Slovakia
		Report

14 November 2021 UEFA U-19 Q	Slovakia	v	Kosovo	Slovakia
		Report

17 November 2021 UEFA U-19 Q	Kosovo	v	Cyprus	Slovakia
		Report

Players

Current squad

The following players have been called up for the 2020 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifications.^[3]
All caps and goals as of 19 November 2019 after match against Wales, only competitive matches are included.

Players in bold are call 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	1GK	Petrit Terziu	(2001-12-03) 3 December 2001 (age 22)	3	0	Gjilani
12	1GK	Florent Demiri	(2002-07-28) 28 July 2002 (age 21)	0	0	Servette

5	2DF	Leard Sadriu (Captain)	(2001-04-22) 22 April 2001 (age 23)	6	0	Shkëndija
2	2DF	Altin Bytyçi	(2001-01-14) 14 January 2001 (age 23)	3	0	Međimurje
6	2DF	Bujar Pllana	(2001-10-29) 29 October 2001 (age 22)	3	0	Trepça'89
21	2DF	Hajdin Salihu	(2002-01-18) 18 January 2002 (age 22)	2	0	Llapi
16	2DF	Endrit Demolli	(2001-05-04) 4 May 2001 (age 23)	1	0	Flamurtari
14	2DF	Gentrit Halili	(2001-12-14) 14 December 2001 (age 22)	1	0	Ferizaj
13	2DF	Valon Zumberi	(2002-11-24) 24 November 2002 (age 21)	0	0	Hamburger SV

10	3MF	Albin Krasniqi	(2001-06-03) 3 June 2001 (age 22)	4	0	Ferizaj
17	3MF	Granit Berisha	(2001-05-22) 22 May 2001 (age 23)	3	1	Union Saint-Gilloise
8	3MF	Qëndrim Zyba	(2001-01-03) 3 January 2001 (age 23)	3	0	Prishtina
19	3MF	Blendi Morina	(2001-05-26) 26 May 2001 (age 23)	3	0	Slaven Belupo
4	3MF	Kevin Halabaku	(2001-11-29) 29 November 2001 (age 22)	3	0	Sion
15	3MF	Arlind Shabani	(2001-10-16) 16 October 2001 (age 22)	2	0	Struga

7	4FW	Adonis Aliu	(2001-03-01) 1 March 2001 (age 23)	3	1	2 Korriku
9	4FW	Artan Asani	(2001-01-22) 22 January 2001 (age 23)	3	0	Sion
11	4FW	Albin Prapashtica	(2001-09-08) 8 September 2001 (age 22)	3	0	2 Korriku
24	4FW	Veton Tusha	(2002-12-29) 29 December 2002 (age 21)	3	0	Unattached
22	4FW	Leonardo Uka	(2001-01-26) 26 January 2001 (age 23)	2	0	Grasshoppers

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

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.
^ "Krasniqi publikon listën e futbollistëve për kualifikimet në Uells" [Krasniqi publishes the list of footballers for the qualifications in Wales] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 7 November 2019.

External links

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

[2018UEFAU19Q-3] Kosovo U19 has participated in qualifying round and elite round.

[2018UEFAU19Qrank-4] Kosovo U19 during the qualifying round was ranked the 2nd and during te elite round was ranked the 4th.

[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.

[5] "Krasniqi publikon listën e futbollistëve për kualifikimet në Uells" [Krasniqi publishes the list of footballers for the qualifications in Wales] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 7 November 2019.

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